🏥FDA Revokes EUA for Cepheid COVID-19 Diagnostic Device
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the revocation of the Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) (the Authorization) issued to Cepheid for the Xpert Xpress SARS-CoV-2 test. FDA revoked the Authorization under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) as requested by the Authorization holder. The revocation, which includes an explanation of the reason for revocation, is reprinted at the end of this document.
Learn More⛽Pipeline Safety
PHMSA is publishing this notice to solicit public comments on a request for one (1) special permit segment extension submitted by Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company, LLC (TGP), a subsidiary of Kinder Morgan, Inc. TGP is seeking relief from compliance with certain requirements in the Federal pipeline safety regulations. At the conclusion of the 30-day comment period, PHMSA will review the comments received from this notice as part of its evaluation to grant or deny the special permit request.
Learn More🪙Proposed Rule Change for Sprott Physical Copper Trust Trading
The SEC has announced a proposed rule change allowing NYSE Arca to list and trade shares of the Sprott Physical Copper Trust. This trust aims to invest primarily in physical copper, providing investors with a regulated investment option in the copper market. The initiative will enhance trading opportunities and may influence copper prices in broader markets.
Learn More💰NIH Center for Scientific Review
The Department of Health and Human Services announces closed meetings for the NIH Center for Scientific Review to evaluate grant applications in various fields including health and science. These virtual sessions, featuring multiple committees, aim to assess applications that could benefit from federal funding, particularly for small businesses involved in innovative research and development.
Learn More🛢️Analysis of TCO's Special Permit Request in Pipeline Safety
PHMSA is publishing this notice to solicit public comments on a request for one (1) special permit segment extension submitted by Columbia Gas Transmission System (TCO), a subsidiary of TC Energy. TCO is seeking relief from compliance with certain requirements in the Federal pipeline safety regulations. At the conclusion of the 30-day comment period, PHMSA will review the comments received from this notice as part of its evaluation to grant or deny the special permit request.
Learn More📈SEC Notice for Joint Investment Applications by BDCs
The SEC has issued a notice regarding an application for an order that allows certain business development companies and closed-end management investment companies to co-invest in portfolio companies. The application aims to permit joint transactions typically prohibited by regulations under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Interested parties may request a hearing regarding this application.
Learn More⚖️Temporary Scheduling of Benzimidazole-Opioids for Public Safety
The Acting Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration is issuing this notice of intent to publish a temporary order to schedule seven benzimidazole-opioid substances in schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. When it is finalized, the temporary scheduling order will impose the regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal sanctions applicable to schedule I controlled substances on persons who handle (manufacture, distribute, reverse distribute, import, export, engage in research, conduct instructional activities or chemical analysis, or possess) or propose to handle these seven specified substances.
Learn More🎣2025-2027 Regulations for Golden and Blueline Tilefish Fisheries
This final rule implements and informs the public of specifications for the 2025 fishing year for the golden tilefish and the blueline tilefish fishery north of the North Carolina/Virginia border and projects specifications for golden tilefish in 2026 and 2027. This action is necessary to establish allowable harvest levels and other management measures to prevent overfishing while allowing optimum yield, consistent with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) and the Tilefish Fishery Management Plan (Tilefish FMP).
Learn More🏗️Procurement List Updates
This action adds service(s) to the Procurement List that will be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and deletes product(s) and service(s) from the Procurement List previously furnished by such agencies.
Learn More💼IRS Requests Comments on SIMPLE IRA Plan Forms for Businesses
The Internal Revenue Service, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The IRS is soliciting comments concerning Form 5304-SIMPLE, Savings Incentive Match Plan for Employees of Small Employers (SIMPLE)--Not for Use With a Designated Financial Institution; Form 5305-SIMPLE, Savings Incentive Match Plan for Employees of Small Employers (SIMPLE)--for Use With a Designated Financial Institution; Notice 98-4, Simple IRA Plan Guidance.
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