Proposed Rule 22 Aug 2025 regulatory compliance, small business, government procurement, administrative practice and procedure, financial assistance, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, intergovernmental relations, investigations, federal government, small businesses, authority delegations (government agencies), individuals with disabilities, sba, investment companies, government property, loan programs-business, grant programs-business, size standards

📈Proposed Changes to Small Business Size Standards by SBA

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA or the Agency) proposes to increase its monetary based small business size definitions (commonly referred to as "size standards") for 263 industries (259 receipts based and four assets based). SBA proposes to retain receipts based size standards for 237 industries and 12 subindustries ("exceptions") and remove one exception. SBA's proposal relied on its recently revised "Size Standards Methodology" (Revised Methodology). SBA seeks comments on its proposed changes to size standards and data sources it evaluated to develop the proposed size standards. SBA also invites comments on its proposed policy of not lowering any size standards, except for excluding dominant firms from qualifying as small. In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(4), a summary of this rule may be found at www.regulations.gov.

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Notice 22 Aug 2025 california, nagpra, cultural resources, indigenous rights, nps, nocr

🪙Notice of Disposition Under NAGPRA

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Department of the Air Force (DAF), Vandenberg Space Force Base (SFB) intends to carry out the disposition of human remains and associated funerary objects removed from Federal land to the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians of the Santa Ynez Reservation, California (SYBCI) who has priority for disposition in this notice.

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Notice 22 Aug 2025 business compliance, osha, labor regulations, certification, nrtl, product safety

⚙️OSHA Notice on CSA Group NRTL Recognition Expansion

In this notice, OSHA announces the application of CSA Group & Testing Certification Inc., for expansion of the recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) and presents the agency's preliminary finding to grant the application.

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Notice 22 Aug 2025 sec, regulation, financial markets, etf, cryptocurrency, staking, ether, vaneck

⚖️SEC Proposes Rule Change for VanEck Ethereum ETF Staking

The SEC has published a notice regarding Cboe BZX Exchange's proposed rule change to amend regulations for the VanEck Ethereum ETF, allowing for the staking of ether. This proposed change aims to enhance the fund's revenue potential by enabling staking activities through trusted providers, contributing to improved tracking of investor returns and network security.

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Notice 22 Aug 2025 endangered species, environmental impact, habitat conservation, hawai'i, utility operations

🌿Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Kaua'i Habitat Conservation

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) has received an incidental take permit (ITP) application from the Kaua[revaps]i Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC; applicant), associated with KIUC's proposed habitat conservation plan (proposed HCP) submitted pursuant to the Endangered Species Act. The applicant seeks an ITP from the Service to authorize the incidental take of nine species expected to result from KIUC's operation and modification of existing and future powerlines and lighting activities on the island of Kaua[revaps]i as well as implementation of a conservation strategy. In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act, this notice announces the availability of a draft environmental impact statement. With this notice, we also make available the proposed HCP submitted by the applicant and invite public comments.

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Proposed Rule 22 Aug 2025 compliance, federal regulations, administrative practice and procedure, claims, child welfare, disability benefits, public policy, loan programs, privacy, unemployment compensation, wages, black lung benefits, income taxes, government employees, taxes, railroad retirement, child support, debt collection, finances, railroad unemployment insurance

📃Regulations on Public Disclosure of Delinquent Debtors

The Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 (DCIA) authorizes Federal agencies to publicly disseminate information regarding the identity of persons owing delinquent nontax debts to the United States for the purpose of collecting the debts. The Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service (Fiscal Service), proposes to promulgate this rule to establish the minimum procedures Federal agencies must follow prior to publicly disseminating information regarding the identity of delinquent debtors and the standards for determining when use of this debt collection tool is appropriate.

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Notice 22 Aug 2025 regulatory compliance, federal regulations, transparency, civil rights, records management

📑Notice of Civil Rights Cold Case Records Release Determination

The Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board previously reviewed and made formal disclosure determinations on records related to civil rights cold case incident 2024-003-011 in which the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) proposed postponements. NARA provided additional information about seven postponements that led the Review Board to make new formal determinations on July 30, 2025. By issuing this notice, the Review Board complies with the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Act of 2018 that requires the Review Board to publish in the Federal Register its determinations on the disclosure or postponement of records in the Collection no more than 14 days after the date of its decision.

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Notice 22 Aug 2025 regulatory compliance, healthcare, fda, medical devices, dental, premarket notification, animal studies

🦷FDA Guidance on Animal Studies for Dental Bone Grafting Devices

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a final guidance entitled "Animal Studies for Dental Bone Grafting Material Devices--Premarket Notification (510(k)) Submissions." This guidance document provides recommendations for animal study design and animal study information to include to support a 510(k) submission for dental bone grafting material devices. This guidance may help manufacturers comply with some special controls for dental bone grafting material devices. The recommendations reflect current review practices and are intended to promote consistency and facilitate efficient review of these submissions.

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Notice 22 Aug 2025 public meeting, navy, federal advisory committee, department of defense, naval academy

📅Notice of Meeting

The DoD is publishing this notice to announce that the following Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the U.S. Naval Academy Board of Visitors, hereafter "Board," will take place.

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Notice 22 Aug 2025 compliance, federal regulation, transportation, railroads, safety management

🚆Proposed Information Collection Activities by Federal Railroad Administration

Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its implementing regulations, this notice announces that FRA is forwarding the Information Collection Request (ICR) summarized below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The ICR describes the information collection and its expected burden. On June 20, 2025, FRA published a notice providing a 60-day period for public comment on the ICR. FRA received no comments in response to the notice.

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