Regulatory Requirements, Business Operations 7 Jan 2025 postal service, business regulations, logistics, negotiated service agreements, shipping

📦USPS Notice on New Priority Mail Express Service Agreement

The Postal Service gives notice of filing a request with the Postal Regulatory Commission to add a domestic shipping services contract to the list of Negotiated Service Agreements in the Mail Classification Schedule's Competitive Products List.

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Regulatory Requirements, Compliance 7 Jan 2025 regulatory compliance, fda, gender differences, clinical trials, medical devices

⚖️FDA Guidance on Sex Differences in Clinical Evaluations Available

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry entitled "Study of Sex Differences in the Clinical Evaluation of Medical Products." Clinical trials and non-interventional studies of medical products should be designed to enroll sufficient numbers of females and males to reflect the prevalence of the disease or condition for which the medical product is being investigated to help ensure the generalizability of results and facilitate exploration of potential differences in effects by sex. This guidance provides recommendations for increasing enrollment of females in clinical trials, analyzing and interpreting sex-specific data, and including sex-specific information in regulatory submissions of medical products. When finalized, this guidance will replace the guidance entitled "Guideline for the Study and Evaluation of Gender Differences in the Clinical Evaluation of Drugs" issued in July 1993.

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Regulatory Compliance, Environmental Standards 7 Jan 2025 compliance, environmental protection, epa, administrative practice and procedure, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, intergovernmental relations, air pollution control, environmental regulations, hazardous substances, perchloroethylene, dry cleaning, hazardous air pollutants

♻️EPA's Final Rule on Perchloroethylene Emission Standards for Dry Cleaners

This action finalizes the Clean Air Act (CAA) technology review (TR) conducted for the commercial and industrial dry cleaning facilities using perchloroethylene (PCE) as the cleaning solvent (PCE Dry Cleaning) source categories regulated under National Emission Standards for Hazardous air Pollutants (NESHAP). This final rule does not finalize the changes made at proposal and makes no amendments to the current NESHAP given the recently finalized action under the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA) which has instituted a 10-year phaseout of the use of PCE for dry cleaning.

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Compliance, Regulatory 7 Jan 2025 regulatory compliance, fda, guidance, tobacco products, analytical testing

📊FDA Guidance on Analytical Testing Methods for Tobacco Products

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, Agency, or we) is announcing the availability of a final guidance for industry entitled "Validation and Verification of Analytical Testing Methods Used for Tobacco Products." The guidance provides information and recommendations related to the validation and verification of analytical test methods, including analytical testing of tobacco product constituents, ingredients, and additives, as well as stability testing of tobacco products. This guidance is intended to help industry produce more consistent and reliable analytical data used to support regulatory submissions for finished tobacco products. This guidance finalizes the draft guidance of the same title issued in December 2021.

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Compliance, Regulatory Requirements, Environmental Impact 7 Jan 2025 department of energy, energy regulation, environmental assessment, virginia, licensing, hydroelectric project
Compliance, Financial Impact 7 Jan 2025 fisheries, pacific cod, fishing regulations, alaskan waters, marine management

🐟2025 Pacific Cod Reallocation in Alaska

NMFS is reallocating the projected unused amount of Pacific cod total allowable catch (TAC) from vessels using jig gear, to catcher vessels less than 60 feet (18.3 meters (m)) length overall (LOA) using hook-and-line or pot gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) management area. This action is necessary to allow the A season apportionment of the 2025 total allowable catch of Pacific cod to be harvested.

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Compliance, Regulatory, Financial 7 Jan 2025 business regulation, department of energy, federal energy regulatory commission, electric rate filings, compliance filings
Economic Development, Professional Events 7 Jan 2025 economic development, meeting venues, international events, g20, business proposals, state department, hospitality

🌐U.S. Cities Invited to Propose Hosting G20 Meetings in 2026

The Office of the Chief of Protocol at the Department of State invites U.S. cities to present proposals to host a series of meetings for the U.S. G20 2026 host year.

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Compliance, Employment Initiatives, Government Regulation 7 Jan 2025 information collection, workforce development, teacher residency, education policy, department of education

📚Evaluation of Teacher Residencies

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Department is proposing a new information collection request (ICR).

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Compliance, Regulatory Requirements 7 Jan 2025 agriculture, epa, business regulation, environmental compliance, pesticide registration

🌱EPA Notice

EPA has received applications to register new uses for pesticide products containing currently registered active ingredients. Pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA is hereby providing notice of receipt and opportunity to comment on these applications.

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