🌱Incidental Take Permit Application for Polk County Fire Station
We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce receipt of an application from Polk County Board of County Commissioners (applicant) for an incidental take permit (ITP) under the Endangered Species Act. The applicant requests the ITP to take the federally listed sand skink and blue-tailed mole skink incidental to the construction of a fire station in Polk County, Florida. We request public comment on the application, which includes the applicant's proposed habitat conservation plan (HCP), and on the Service's preliminary determination that the proposed permitting action may be eligible for a categorical exclusion pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Department of the Interior's (DOI) NEPA regulations, and the DOI Departmental Manual. To make this preliminary determination, we prepared a draft screening form and NEPA statement for HCPs, which is available for public review. We invite comment from the public and local, State, Tribal, and Federal agencies.
Learn More🎣Pacific Mackerel Harvest Specifications for 2025-2027
NMFS proposes to implement annual harvest specifications and management measures for Pacific mackerel in the U.S. exclusive economic zone (EEZ) off the West Coast for the fishing year July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, and the fishing year July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027. These specifications include overfishing limits (OFL), allowable biological catch (ABC), annual catch limits (ACL), harvest guidelines (HG), and annual catch targets (ACT) for each respective fishing year. If the fishery attains the ACT for either fishing year, 8,143 metric tons (mt) for 2025-2026 or 9,448 mt for 2026-2027, the directed fishery will close, reserving the 1,000-mt difference between the HG and ACT as a set-aside for incidental landings in other coastal pelagic species (CPS) fisheries and other sources of mortality. The HG is 9,143 mt for 2025-2026 and 10,448 mt for 2026-2027. This rulemaking is made pursuant to the CPS Fishery Management Plan (FMP), and is intended to conserve and manage the Pacific mackerel stock off the U.S. West Coast.
Learn More⚡New Rules for Voluntary Agreements Under Defense Production Act
This interim final rule codifies standards and procedures the Department of Energy will follow when developing and carrying out voluntary agreements and plans of action under the Defense Production Act. The Defense Production Act provides a defense from antitrust laws with respect to any action taken to develop or carry out any voluntary agreement or plan of action when certain criteria are met. The rule will apply the Defense Production Act's long-standing provisions and will be set out in a new and dedicated part in the Code of Federal Regulations.
Learn More⚡Combined Notice of Natural Gas Pipeline Rate and Refund Reports
The Department of Energy's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued a notice regarding natural gas pipeline rate filings, detailing Docket Numbers, applicants, descriptions of rate filings, and commenting procedures. Businesses are invited to intervene or protest these proceedings in compliance with established regulations.
Learn More💰Alaska EIDL Declaration Offers Financial Aid to Affected Businesses
This is a notice of an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) declaration for the State of Alaska dated August 20, 2025. Incident: Bear Creek Fire Group and Nenana Ridge Complex Fire.
Learn More📄Proposed Changes to Labor Organization Reporting Requirements
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the U.S. Department of Labor is soliciting public comments regarding the proposal to amend the currently approved information collection request under OMB Control Number 1245-0003, specifically its proposal to revise the filing thresholds for the Form LM-2, Form LM-3, and Form LM-4 Labor Organization Annual Reports required under Section 201 of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA). Additionally, the Department is proposing to amend the definition of "minor child" on the Form LM-30 Labor Organization Officer and Employee Report.
Learn More⚖️Antidumping Duty Order on Carbon Alloy Steel Wire Rod from China
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) order on carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod (steel wire rod) from the People's Republic of China (China) would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping, at the levels indicated in the "Final Results of Sunset Review" section of this notice.
Learn More💰SEC Proposal to Increase Options Limits for Bitcoin ETFs
The SEC has published a notice regarding BOX Exchange LLC's proposed rule change to amend Position Limits for options on Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust ETF, Bitwise Bitcoin ETF, and Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF. This change aims to enhance market liquidity and encourages competitive trading environments, benefiting participants trading these options.
Learn More🎣Notice on Control Date for Northeastern Recreational Fisheries
This advance notice of proposed rulemaking seeks comment on the benefits or disadvantages of the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) potentially recommending future restrictions for the federally permitted recreational for-hire fisheries for summer flounder, scup, black sea bass, and bluefish. The Council requested NMFS establish a control date while managers consider if, and how, participation may be affected through the ongoing Recreational Sector Separation and Data Collection Amendment. NMFS is informing the public of the new control date to promote awareness of the potential changes to eligibility criteria for future access and to discourage speculative entry into the Federal for-hire fisheries.
Learn More📄Proposed Rule on DoD Funding Disclosure in Technical Publications
DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement a section of the William M. Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 that provides a requirement to disclose DoD funds in public documents resulting from research or development.
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