Arms Sales, Regulatory Compliance, Defense Industry 8 Jan 2025 defense contracting, taiwan, arms sales, military exports, u.s. government

💼Proposed $75 Million Arms Sale to Taiwan

The DoD is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.

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Regulatory Compliance, Environmental Impact 8 Jan 2025 endangered species, regulatory compliance, incidental take permit, fishery survey, northeast usa

🌊Draft Environmental Assessment Notice for Incidental Take Permit

NMFS announces the availability of the Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) on the effects of issuing an Incidental Take Permit (ITP) (No. 27490) to the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth School for Marine Science and Technology (SMAST), pursuant to the Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973, as amended, for the incidental take of ESA- listed sea turtles and sturgeon associated with the otherwise lawful fisheries survey activities within and adjacent to the Massachusetts/ Rhode Island Wind Energy Area. The duration of the requested permit is 10 years. NMFS is requesting comment on the draft EA.

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Regulatory Changes, Business Incentives 8 Jan 2025 regulatory compliance, securities, options trading, fee discount, miami
Regulatory Compliance, Risk Management 8 Jan 2025 compliance, risk management, flood insurance, fema, hazard determination, community impact

🌊New FEMA Flood Hazard Changes Impacting Business Compliance

This notice lists communities where the addition or modification of Base Flood Elevations (BFEs), base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) boundaries or zone designations, or the regulatory floodway (hereinafter referred to as flood hazard determinations), as shown on the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), and where applicable, in the supporting Flood Insurance Study (FIS) reports, prepared by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for each community, is appropriate because of new scientific or technical data. The FIRM, and where applicable, portions of the FIS report, have been revised to reflect these flood hazard determinations through issuance of a Letter of Map Revision (LOMR), in accordance with Federal Regulations. The currently effective community number is shown in the table below and must be used for all new policies and renewals.

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Compliance, Professional Events 8 Jan 2025 land use, bureau of land management, colorado, public meetings, rocky mountain, resource advisory council

📅Rocky Mountain RAC Announces 2025 Meeting Dates and Details

In accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 and the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Colorado's Rocky Mountain Resource Advisory Council (RAC) is announcing its 2025 meeting dates.

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Regulatory Compliance, Financial Implications 8 Jan 2025 regulatory, financial services, cboe, securities exchange, fees
Regulatory Compliance, Financial Impact 8 Jan 2025 business compliance, department of energy, federal energy regulatory commission, solar energy, energy storage, exempt wholesale generator
Compliance, Economic Development, Risk Management 8 Jan 2025 regulatory compliance, homeland security, flood insurance, property management, community planning

🌊Changes in Flood Hazard Determinations

New or modified Base (1-percent annual chance) Flood Elevations (BFEs), base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) boundaries or zone designations, and/or regulatory floodways (hereinafter referred to as flood hazard determinations) as shown on the indicated Letter of Map Revision (LOMR) for each of the communities listed in the table below are finalized. Each LOMR revises the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), and in some cases the Flood Insurance Study (FIS) reports, currently in effect for the listed communities.

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Compliance, Regulatory Change 8 Jan 2025 compliance, trading, securities, financial regulation, nscc
Compliance, Economic Development, Professional Events 8 Jan 2025 regulation, transportation, business impact, infrastructure, coast guard, drawbridge, ospreys, bridges

⚓Proposed Drawbridge Regulation Changes Impacting Business Traffic

The Coast Guard proposes to change the operating schedule that governs the Blackburn Point Bridge across the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GICW), mile 63.1, at Osprey, FL. The Casey Key Association has requested the Coast Guard consider changing the operating schedule to reduce drawbridge openings during the weekday peak traffic periods to assist with alleviating roadway congestion. We invite your comments on this proposed rulemaking.

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