Employment Initiatives, Compliance Requirements 21 Jan 2025 information collection, employment, public comments, department of labor, older workers

📋DOL Notice on Older Workers Study Impact Evaluation and Comments Request

The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Chief Evaluation Office (CEO)-sponsored information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). Public comments on the ICR are invited.

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Financial Assistance, Regulatory Affairs, Economic Development 21 Jan 2025 compliance, agriculture, financial assistance, grants, rural development, loans
Regulatory Compliance, Environmental Standards 21 Jan 2025 environmental regulation, environmental protection, epa, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, incorporation by reference, business compliance, clean water act, water pollution control, npdestesting

🚧EPA's Proposed Clean Water Act Methods

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to promulgate new methods and update the tables of approved methods for the Clean Water Act. The Clean Water Act requires the EPA to promulgate test procedures for the analysis of pollutants. Promulgating new methods and updating the tables of approved methods increases the quality and consistency of data collected for the purposes of the Clean Water Act. In this rule, the EPA proposes to add new EPA methods for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) congeners, and add methods previously published by voluntary consensus bodies that industries and municipalities would use for reporting under the EPA's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit program. The EPA also proposes to withdraw the seven Aroclor (PCB mixtures) parameters. In addition, the EPA is proposing to simplify the sampling requirements for two volatile organic compounds, and make a series of minor corrections to existing tables of approved methods. This proposed rule does not mandate when a parameter must be monitored or establish a discharge limit.

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Compliance, Financial Management 21 Jan 2025 securities exchange, business costs, nasdaq, financial regulation, regulatory fees
Regulatory Requirement, Financial Assistance 21 Jan 2025 regulatory compliance, insurance, export, export-import bank, application

📑Comment Request for EXIM Short-Term Export Credit Insurance Application

The Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM), as a part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal Agencies to comment on the proposed information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

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Compliance, Regulatory 21 Jan 2025 antidumping, china, import regulations, trade compliance, u.s., magnesium

📊Amended Antidumping Duty Results for Pure Magnesium from China

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is amending the final results of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on pure magnesium from the People's Republic of China (China). The period of review is May 1, 2022, through April 30, 2023.

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Regulatory Compliance, Financial Compliance 21 Jan 2025 compliance, taxation, chemical substances, internal revenue service, superfund tax, potassium bicarbonate

💼IRS Notice on Tax Classification for Potassium Bicarbonate

This notice of filing announces that a petition has been filed requesting that potassium bicarbonate be added to the list of taxable substances. This notice of filing also requests comments on the petition. This notice of filing is not a determination that the list of taxable substances is modified.

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Compliance, Regulatory Action 21 Jan 2025 compliance, regulation, civil penalties, antitrust, hsr act, merger
Compliance, Regulatory Requirements 21 Jan 2025 compliance, regulations, cybersecurity, homeland security, rail transportation

🚆DHS Ratifies Security Directives Impacting Critical Rail Operations

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is publishing official notice that the Transportation Security Oversight Board (TSOB) has ratified Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Security Directive 1580-21-01B, Security Directive 1582-21-01B, Security Directive 1580/82-2022-01A, and Security Directive 1580/82-2022-01C applicable to owners and operators of critical rail entities (owners/ operators). Security Directive 1580-21-01B and Security Directive 1582- 21-01B extended the requirements of 1580-21-01 and 1582-21-01 series for an additional year, with minor revisions. Security Directive 1580/ 82-2022-01A and Security Directive 1580/82-2022-01C extend the performance-based requirements of the 1580/82-2022-01 series for an additional year and amends them to strengthen their effectiveness and address emerging cyber threats.

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Financial Assistance, Compliance 21 Jan 2025 small business, alaska, loan application, disaster assistance, kwigillingok

🌪️SBA Announces Disaster Loan Opportunities for Kwigillingok Nonprofits

This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the Native Village of Kwigillingok (FEMA-4857-DR), dated January 10, 2025. Incident: Severe Storm and Flooding.

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