Compliance, Professional Events 17 Jan 2025 regulations, alaska, safety advisory, energy resources, offshore oil, u.s. coast guard

⚓Apply for National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee Membership

The Coast Guard is re-soliciting applications from persons interested in membership on the National Offshore Safety Advisory Committee (Committee) to fill a vacant position representing entities engaged in offshore oil exploration and production on the Outer Continental Shelf adjacent to Alaska. The Committee advises the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security on matters relating to activities directly involved with, or in support of, the exploration of offshore mineral and energy resources, to the extent that such matters are within the jurisdiction of the U.S. Coast Guard.

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Compliance, Employment Initiatives, Regulatory Requirements 17 Jan 2025 compliance, immigration, uscis, employment authorization, tps, el salvador, temporary protected status

🌎Extension of TPS for El Salvador

Through this notice, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announces that the Secretary of Homeland Security is extending the designation of El Salvador for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months, beginning on March 10, 2025, and ending on September 9, 2026. This extension allows eligible TPS beneficiaries to retain TPS though September 9, 2026, so long as they otherwise continue to meet eligibility requirements for TPS.

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Financial Assistance, Compliance, Infrastructure Development 17 Jan 2025 financial assistance, infrastructure, buy america, department of transportation, housing projects, transit-oriented development

🏗️Public Interest Waiver for Transit-Oriented Development Housing Projects

In order to expeditiously deliver projects and provide meaningful infrastructure results while ensuring the appropriate application of domestic content standards, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is issuing waiver for the domestic preference requirements for manufactured products applicable to certain transit- oriented development (TOD) housing projects that receive credit assistance through the Build America Bureau (the Bureau) under the Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) and Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing (RRIF) credit programs.

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Regulatory Compliance, International Business 17 Jan 2025 business compliance, foreign assets control, sanctions, ofac, venezuela

🌍OFAC Sanctions Notice

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons whose property and interests in property have been unblocked and who have been removed from the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List.

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Compliance, Regulatory Requirements 17 Jan 2025 regulations, pharmaceuticals, fda, comment period, accelerated approval, biologics

📄FDA Extends Comment Period for Accelerated Approval Guidance

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) is extending the comment period for the draft guidance for industry entitled "Expedited Program for Serious Conditions--Accelerated Approval of Drugs and Biologics" that appeared in the Federal Register of December 6, 2024. In the notice of availability for the draft guidance, FDA requested comments on the draft guidance. The Agency is taking this action in response to requests for an extension to allow interested persons additional time to submit comments.

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Regulatory Compliance, Cultural Heritage 17 Jan 2025 regulation, native american, repatriation, cultural heritage, harvard, n agpra, museum

🏺Notice of Repatriation of Cultural Item by Harvard Museum

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University (PMAE) intends to repatriate a certain cultural item that meets the definition of a sacred object and that has a known lineal descendant.

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Regulatory Requirements, Compliance 17 Jan 2025 regulatory compliance, healthcare, reporting, fda, adverse events, food and drug, submission guidelines

📋FDA Adverse Event Reporting

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, the Agency, or we) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the Agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), Federal Agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension of an existing collection of information, and to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This notice solicits comments on information collection associated with FDA's adverse event reports and product experience reports for FDA-regulated products.

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Compliance, Financial Assistance 17 Jan 2025 compliance, regulations, housing, loans, hud, financial institutions, tribal

🏡Extension of Compliance Date for Section 184 Housing Program

This document extends the compliance date for HUD's final rule entitled "Strengthening the Section 184 Indian Housing Loan Guarantee Program" (the final rule). HUD is extending the compliance date from March 1, 2025, to December 31, 2025 to provide additional time for HUD to develop and implement a comprehensive handbook, to prepare new forms, and to allow Tribes, lenders, servicers, and other participants time to conform their policies, procedures, and systems to comply with the final rule.

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Regulatory Requirements, Environmental Compliance 17 Jan 2025 arizona, agriculture, environmental protection, epa, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, incorporation by reference, intergovernmental relations, air pollution control, air quality, particulate matter, emissions control

🌱EPA Proposes New Air Quality Regulations for Arizona Agriculture

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing an approval and a limited approval and limited disapproval of a State Implementation Plan (SIP) submission made by the State of Arizona to address emissions of particulate matter 10 micrometers in diameter or smaller (PM<INF>10</INF>) from agricultural operations. The SIP submission includes an amended statute, two definition rules, and two rules regulating crop and animal operations in Pinal County, Arizona. We are proposing action on local rules to regulate these emission sources under the Clean Air Act (CAA or "Act"). We are taking comments on this proposal and plan to follow with a final action.

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Grant Opportunities, Compliance Requirements 17 Jan 2025 compliance, business and industry, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, elementary and secondary education, colleges and universities, grant programs-education, grants, funding, grant programs-indians, department of education, indian education, indians-education, professional development, scholarships and fellowships

🎓Analysis of Indian Education Grant Program Regulations and Implications

The Department of Education (Department) amends the regulations that govern the Professional Development (PD) program, authorized under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (ESEA), to establish priorities, requirements, and a definition for the program, including a priority for educator retention projects.

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