📦Notice Regarding New Postal Products and Service Agreement Impact
The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing for the Commission's consideration concerning a negotiated service agreement. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps.
Learn More🐋Permit Issued for Commercial Marine Photography - Business Implications
Notice is hereby given that a permit has been issued to Humble Bee Wild Ltd (subsidiary of Humble Bee Films Ltd), 8 Elmdale Road, Bristol, BS8 1SL, United Kingdom, (Responsible Party: Natasha Busjeet) to conduct commercial and educational photography on humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae).
Learn More🛂New Social Media Identifier Collection for Immigration Forms Regulations
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment upon this proposed new collection of information. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the information collection notice is published in the Federal Register to obtain comments regarding the nature of the information collection, the categories of respondents, the estimated burden (i.e. the time, effort, and resources used by the respondents to respond), the estimated cost to the respondent, and the actual information collection instruments. This collection of information is necessary to comply with section 2 of the Executive order (E.O.) entitled "Protecting the United States from Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats", which directs implementation of uniform vetting standards and requires the collection of all information necessary for a rigorous vetting and screening of all grounds of inadmissibility or bases for the denial of immigration-related benefits. In a review of information collected for admission and benefit decisions, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) identified the need to collect social media identifiers ("handles") and associated social media platform names from applicants to enable and help inform identity verification, national security and public safety screening, and vetting, and related inspections.
Learn More📄IRS Notice on Partner Liability Assumption and Comment Request
The Internal Revenue Service, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The IRS is soliciting comments concerning final regulations in TD 9207 relating assumption of partner liabilities.
Learn More📈Cboe's Proposed Rule Change for Bitcoin Options Expirations
The Securities and Exchange Commission is reviewing a proposed rule change by Cboe Exchange to add P.M.-settled options for the Cboe Bitcoin U.S. ETF Index and its mini version. This proposal aims to provide more flexible expirations, including daily and quarterly, enhancing trading opportunities and risk management for market participants.
Learn More🐬Proposed Authorization for Marine Mammal Harassment in Lubec Project
NMFS has received a request from Maine Department of Transportation (ME DOT) for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to Lubec Harbor Project in Lubec, Maine. Pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS is requesting comments on its proposal to issue an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to incidentally take marine mammals during the specified activities. NMFS is also requesting comments on a possible one-time, 1-year renewal that could be issued under certain circumstances and if all requirements are met, as described in Request for Public Comments at the end of this notice. NMFS will consider public comments prior to making any final decision on the issuance of the requested MMPA authorization and agency responses will be summarized in the final notice of our decision.
Learn More📦New Aluminum Import Duties and Regulations for Businesses Impacting 2025
The President issued Proclamation 10895 "Adjusting Imports of Aluminum into the United States," (Aluminum Presidential Proclamation) on February 10, 2025, imposing specified rates of duty on imports of aluminum. In Proclamation 10895, the President authorized and directed the Secretary of Commerce to publish modifications to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) so that it conforms to the amendments and effective dates in the proclamation. The revised HTSUS is set out in Annex 1 to this notice.
Learn More📊Proposed Market Data Fees by Long-Term Stock Exchange
The Securities and Exchange Commission has published a notice regarding a proposed rule change by the Long-Term Stock Exchange, Inc., focusing on establishing new market data fees. This includes fees for proprietary data feeds such as Depth of Book and Top of Book, with the aim of amending the existing fee schedule effective February 14, 2025. The SEC is inviting public comments on this proposal.
Learn More🚀Cancellation of Advisory Committee Meeting on Space Commerce
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration published a notice in the Federal Register concerning a public meeting of the Advisory Committee on Excellence in Space. The notice is in the Federal Register of January 29, 2025, in FR Doc. 2025-01885, on page 8387. The meeting scheduled for Wednesday, March 5, 2025, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (ET) is cancelled.
Learn More🌲Preliminary Results of Antidumping Review on Softwood Lumber Products
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain softwood lumber products (softwood lumber) from Canada. The period of review (POR) is January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023. Commerce preliminarily determines that the producers/exporters subject to this review made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value.
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