Notice 1 Jul 2025 business compliance, irs, treasury, tax regulation, administrative costs

💼IRS Information Collection Notice

The Department of the Treasury will submit the following information collection requests to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. The public is invited to submit comments on these requests.

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Notice 1 Jul 2025 regulatory compliance, business operations, atf, doj, explosives

💥Proposed Collection for Explosives Transactions and Regulatory Updates

The Department of Justice (DOJ), The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

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Notice 1 Jul 2025 regulations, transportation, fmcsa, commercial drivers, massachusetts, cdl

🚚CDL Skills Test Exemption Application by Massachusetts State Police

FMCSA requests public comment on the Massachusetts Department of State Police's request for an exemption to conduct modified commercial driver's license (CDL) skills test exams on the island of Martha's Vineyard. According to the applicant, the island of Martha's Vineyard does not have the infrastructure for applicant drivers to demonstrate the two sets of lane changes required by the CDL skills test.

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Proposed Rule 1 Jul 2025 compliance, regulations, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, department of labor, coal, mine safety and health, coal mining, mine safety, msha, ventilation plans

🏗️MSHA Proposes Changes to Ventilation Plan Approval Criteria

MSHA proposes to revise requirements for the contents in mine ventilation plans to eliminate the authority given to the District Manager to require additional provisions. The current standard may violate statutory authority; the Appointments Clause, by vesting significant regulatory authority in District Managers; and the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), by skipping notice and comment.

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Rule 1 Jul 2025 regulatory compliance, transportation, incorporation by reference, natural gas, phmsa, pipeline safety, astm standards

🚧Update on Pipeline Safety

This DFR amends the PSRs to incorporate by reference the updated industry standard ASTM A578/A578M, Standard Specification for Straight-Beam Ultrasonic Examination of Rolled Steel Plates for Special Applications. This updated standard will maintain or improve public safety, prevent regulatory confusion, reduce compliance burdens on stakeholders, and satisfy a mandate in the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (NTTAA) of 1995.

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Proposed Rule 1 Jul 2025 regulatory compliance, health, osha, occupational safety and health, occupational safety, respirators, inorganic arsenic

🛡️New OSHA Regulations on Inorganic Arsenic Respiratory Protections

This proposed rule revises some substance-specific respirator requirements to allow different types of respirators to be used under OSHA's Inorganic Arsenic standard and better aligns this standard with OSHA's Respiratory Protection standard.

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Notice 1 Jul 2025 regulation, transportation, exemption, federal motor carrier safety administration, hours of service, propane

⛽NPGA Seeks Exemption for Hours of Service Regulations in 2025

FMCSA requests public comment on the application from the National Propane Gas Association (NPGA) for an exemption from various hours-of-service (HOS) requirements between December 15 and March 15 each year to enable the propane industry to better prepare and respond to emergencies threatening human health and safety during winter. The applicant requests the exemption to allow drivers to drive up to 12 hours per day and be on duty up to 15 hours per day, without weekly limits, and to replace the 34-hour restart with a 24-hour restart, with prior notice by NPGA to FMCSA.

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Proposed Rule 1 Jul 2025 compliance, regulation, transportation, motor carriers, safety, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, motor vehicle safety, pipeline, hazardous materials, hazardous materials transportation, business efficiency, packaging and containers, railroad safety

⚠️New Proposed Rule on 10-Year Cylinder Requalification in Transport

PHMSA proposes adopting the provisions of Department of Transportation (DOT) special permit (SP) 14175 into the hazardous materials regulations to authorize a 10-year requalification period when using the ultrasonic examination (UE) testing method for DOT specification 3A and 3AA used for flammable and non-flammable, nonpoisonous gas service. The proposed adoption reflects advances in testing technology and would relieve the burden of performing more frequent cylinder requalification.

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Rule 1 Jul 2025 compliance, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, penalties, rail industry, safety regulations, federal railroad administration, department of transportation, railroad safety

🚂Updates to Rear End Marking Device Regulations for Railroads

This rule makes administrative updates to FRA's rear end marking device regulations, including updating addresses in those regulations.

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Rule 1 Jul 2025 compliance, regulation, incorporation by reference, natural gas, pipeline safety, public safety, astm standards

📦Pipeline Safety Standards Update

This DFR amends the pipeline safety regulations to incorporate by reference the updated industry standard ASTM F2817, Standard Specification for Poly (Vinyl Chloride) (PVC) Gas Pressure Pipe and Fittings for Maintenance or Repair. This updated standard will maintain or improve public safety, prevent regulatory confusion, reduce compliance burdens on stakeholders, and satisfy a mandate in the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act (NTTAA) of 1995.

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