🌊Critical Habitat Designations and Their Business Implications
We, NMFS, designate critical habitat for five threatened Indo- Pacific coral species, Acropora globiceps, A. retusa, A. speciosa, Fimbriaphyllia paradivisa (formerly Euphyllia paradivisa), and Isopora crateriformis, pursuant to section 4 of the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Final critical habitat includes 18 specific areas encompassing approximately 237 square kilometers (km\2\; 92 square miles, mi\2\) of marine habitat in American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Pacific Remote Island Areas, and Hawai[revaps]i. We have considered economic, national security, and other relevant impacts of the designations, but are not excluding any areas from the critical habitat designations due to anticipated impacts.
Learn More📄Selective Service System Forms Notice for OMB Clearance
The Selective Service System has submitted forms for reinstating expired collection clearance to comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act. The notice outlines the purpose and requirements related to updating registrant information. Responses involving changes in name or address are required from registrants, and comments on the reinstatement should be submitted to the agency.
Learn More💹Nasdaq Proposes Trading Shares of Grayscale Avalanche Trust (AVAX)
The SEC is considering a proposed rule change from Nasdaq to list and trade shares of the Grayscale Avalanche Trust. This proposal, focusing on AVAX, raises essential regulatory questions and invites public comment to assess its alignment with securities regulations. The outcome may significantly affect the trading and investment landscape for digital assets.
Learn More🛢️New Special Permits for Hazardous Materials Transportation
In accordance with the procedures governing the application for, and the processing of, special permits from the Department of Transportation's Hazardous Material Regulations, notice is hereby given that the Office of Hazardous Materials Safety has received the application described herein.
Learn More⛏️Petition for Modification of Mine Safety Standards by Mach Mining, LLC
This notice is a summary of a petition for modification submitted to the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) by Mach Mining, LLC.
Learn More🖼️Import Notice for Culturally Significant Objects for Exhibition
Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: I hereby determine that certain objects being imported from abroad pursuant to agreements with their foreign owners or custodians for temporary display in the exhibition "Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955-1985" at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, District of Columbia; the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center, Los Angeles, California; the Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, Mississippi; and at possible additional exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, are of cultural significance, and, further, that their temporary exhibition or display within the United States as aforementioned is in the national interest. I have ordered that Public Notice of these determinations be published in the Federal Register.
Learn More⛏️MSHA Notice
This notice is a summary of a petition for modification submitted to the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) by M- Class Mining, LLC.
Learn More💧USGS Invites Comments on Water Availability Data Collection
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS, we) is proposing a new information collection.
Learn More⛽PHMSA Seeks Comments on Pipeline Safety Information Collection Renewals
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13, PHMSA invites public comments on PHMSA's intention to request Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to renew twelve information collections that are scheduled to expire in 2026. PHMSA has reviewed each information collection and considers them vital to maintaining pipeline safety. As such, PHMSA will request renewal from OMB, without change, for each information collection.
Learn More📈Proposed Rule Change to Amend Short Term Options Program
The Securities and Exchange Commission published a notice regarding an amendment to the Short Term Option Series Program, allowing for the listing of up to two Monday and Wednesday expirations for qualifying individual stocks and Exchange-Traded Fund Shares. This change aims to enhance trading flexibility and investor options in the options market.
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