Regulatory Requirements, Industry Standards 16 Jan 2025 agriculture, regulatory compliance, usda, poultry, consumer trends, standards

🍗USDA Seeks Comments on Poultry Standards Revisions by 2025

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is seeking public comment on revisions to the United States Classes, Standards, and Grades for Poultry (the Poultry Standards). The last minor revision to the Poultry Standards occurred in 2018, but the last substantial revision prior to that occurred in 1998. Since then, poultry production and quality assessment methods have changed significantly, as have consumer preferences.

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Compliance, Regulatory Requirements 16 Jan 2025 compliance, michigan, repatriation, nagpra, cultural heritage, universities

🏺Notice of Repatriation from Michigan State University Under NAGPRA

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Michigan State University intends to repatriate a certain cultural item that meets the definition of an unassociated funerary object and that has a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.

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Regulatory Changes, Competitive Analysis 16 Jan 2025 postal service, logistics, shipping, priority mail, negotiation, contract

📦USPS Notice on Priority Mail and Ground Advantage Contract Changes

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 Compliance, Environmental Impact 16 Jan 2025 regulatory compliance, flood insurance, business implications, fema, nelson county

🌊Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations for Nelson County, KY

On July 15, 2024, FEMA published in the Federal Register a proposed flood hazard determination notice that contained an erroneous table. This notice provides corrections to that table to be used in lieu of the erroneous information. The table provided here represents the proposed flood hazard determinations and communities affected for Nelson County, Kentucky and Incorporated Areas.

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Regulatory Requirements, Business Operations 16 Jan 2025 regulatory compliance, business operations, postal service, shipping services

📦Notice of New Priority Mail Services Contract by Postal Service

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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Compliance, Employment Initiatives 16 Jan 2025 fmcsa, regulatory exemption, motor carrier safety, american trucking associations, employee training

🚛FMCSA Grants Training Exemption for Commercial Vehicle Inspectors

FMCSA grants a limited 5-year exemption to the American Trucking Associations (ATA) on behalf of motor carriers, intermodal equipment providers (IEPs), and individuals, from the requirements that an individual must complete 1 year of training, experience, or a combination thereof prior to being qualified to conduct annual commercial motor vehicle (CMV) inspections and to conduct brake-related inspection, repair and maintenance tasks on CMVs. The exemption covers individuals who successfully complete a training program that is self- certified by the training provider as consistent with a set of recommended practices (RPs) developed by the ATA's Technology and Maintenance Council (TMC) and motor carriers and IEPs who rely on these training programs and individuals to satisfy FMCSA's rules. The Agency has determined that granting the exemption from the requirements for 1 year of training, experience, or a combination thereof for individuals who successfully complete, and educators who provide, a performance- based inspector training program consistent with the TMC RPs, would likely achieve a level of safety equivalent to or greater than the level of safety provided by the regulatory requirements.

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Regulatory Compliance, Cultural Resource Management 16 Jan 2025 business compliance, land management, alaska, nagpra, native american ancestry, cultural resources

⚖️Notice of Intended Disposition under NAGPRA in Alaska

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Chugach National Forest intends to carry out the disposition of human remains removed from Federal or Tribal lands to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization with priority for disposition in this notice.

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Regulatory Compliance, Business Operations 16 Jan 2025 postal service, negotiated service agreements, shipping, priority mail, business contracts

📦Notice of New Postal Service Negotiated Shipping 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 Compliance, Trade Restrictions 16 Jan 2025 agriculture, import regulations, guatemala, animal health, screwworm, aphis, honduras

🚫Guatemala and Honduras Added to Screwworm Regulation List

We are advising the public that we have added Guatemala and Honduras to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) list maintained on the APHIS website of regions considered affected with screwworm. We took this action because of the confirmation of screwworm in these regions.

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Regulatory Compliance, Transportation, Energy Efficiency 16 Jan 2025 regulatory compliance, transportation, csx, federal railroad administration, product safety plan

🚂CSX's Petition for Product Safety Plan

This document provides the public with notice that, on November 11, 2024, CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSX) submitted a petition for FRA approval of its Product Safety Plan (PSP) for the Trip Optimizer Air Brake Control product (also referred to as "TO Air Brake Control" or "Air Brake Control"). As this petition involves a railroad's PSP, FRA is publishing this notice and inviting public comment on the document.

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