🏛️NSF Proposal Review Meeting on Materials Research Insights
The National Science Foundation announces a meeting for the Proposal Review Panel for Materials Research focusing on evaluating program performance and progress at the University of Washington's MRSEC. The meeting will include both open and closed sessions, facilitating discussions and recommendations pertinent to ongoing research efforts in materials science.
Learn More🧥FTC Receives Petition for Digital Labeling in Apparel Industry
Please take notice that the Federal Trade Commission ("Commission") received a petition for rulemaking from the American Apparel & Footwear Association and has published that petition online at https://www.regulations.gov. The Commission invites written comments concerning the petition. Publication of this petition is pursuant to the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure and does not affect the legal status of the petition or its final disposition.
Learn More🏥NIH Notice of Closed Meeting for Cooperative Agreement Grants
The Department of Health and Human Services announces a closed meeting of the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences to evaluate cooperative agreement applications. The meeting will focus on discussions that involve reviewing confidential trade secrets and personal information related to grant applications, underscoring the importance of privacy in the materials being considered.
Learn More📈SEC Proposes Rule for Franklin XRP Fund Listing
The SEC has published a notice regarding a proposed rule change to list and trade shares of the Franklin XRP Fund as Commodity-Based Trust Shares. This development seeks to enhance investor access to XRP while ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, aiming to address concerns related to investor protection and market manipulation.
Learn More💼NIH Notice
The Department of Health and Human Services announces a closed meeting hosted by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to review contract proposals associated with the Small Business Innovation Research program, focusing on adjuvant development for vaccines. The meeting will ensure confidentiality for proprietary information discussed.
Learn More🚀FAA Announces Public Comment Period for SpaceX Falcon 9 Operations
In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA) and FAA Order 1050.1F, Environmental Impacts: Policies and Procedures, the FAA is announcing the availability of and requesting comment on the Draft Environmental Assessment for SpaceX Falcon 9 Operations at Space Launch Complex 40, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (Draft EA).
Learn More🔒NRC Updates on Systems of Records Under Privacy Act 1974
Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974 and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular No. A-108, to ensure the system of records notices remain accurate, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff reviews each notice on a periodic basis. As a result of this review, the NRC is republishing 13 of its system of records notices with minor corrective, clarifying, and administrative changes. These minor modifications include updating authorities, system managers, retention schedules, and various other minor updates, as well as edits that are intended to improve clarity of the notices but that are not intended to modify the systems themselves. None of the modifications the NRC is making meet the threshold criteria established by OMB for either a new or altered system of records.
Learn More🏥Notice of NIH Meeting on Grant Evaluation for Infectious Diseases
The Department of Health and Human Services announces a closed meeting of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Special Emphasis Panel. The meeting aims to review and evaluate grant applications, with implications for confidential commercial information and personal privacy.
Learn More🏥Notice of Closed Meeting for Contract Evaluations by NIH
The Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development announces a closed meeting to review contract proposals related to various health programs. Discussions will involve sensitive information, ensuring confidentiality regarding trade secrets and personal data associated with the proposals under consideration.
Learn More🚢Comments Requested on Marine Highway Program Funding Reinstatement
The Maritime Administration (MARAD) invites public comments on our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to renew an information collection in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The proposed collection OMB 2133-0541 (United States Marine Highway Program) (the Program) will be used to evaluate and review applications being submitted for grant award consideration. The James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 made substantive changes to the Program, including eliminating the requirement for MARAD to designate projects before they are eligible to compete from grants. As a result, on August 28, 2023, MARAD discontinued this collection. The Maritime Administration intends to reinstate this collection to facilitate operation of the Program, which provides funding to develop, expand, or promote marine highway transportation or shipper use of marine highway transportation, this collection is being reinstated. We are required to publish this notice in the Federal Register to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies.
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