Regulatory Notice 3 Jan 2025 bureau of land management, information collection, paperwork reduction act, permits, federal regulations

📜Notice of Information Collection for Free Use Permits by BLM

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to renew an information collection.

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Regulatory, Economic Development, Energy Sector 3 Jan 2025 oil and gas, bureau of land management, regulatory requirements, coastal plain, alaska, lease sale

🛢️Coastal Plain Lease Sale Notice

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is changing the oil and gas lease sale bid opening date, previously published in the Federal Register on December 10, 2024, for 12 tracts in the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

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Compliance, Financial Assistance, Business Incentive 3 Jan 2025 small business, federal acquisition, contracting, mentor-protégé program, government procurement, regulations, puerto rico

💼New FAR Rule Incentivizes Puerto Rican Small Businesses in 2025

DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement regulatory changes made by the Small Business Administration to add incentives for certain United States territories under the Small Business Administration mentor-prot[eacute]g[eacute] program.

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Compliance, Regulatory Changes 3 Jan 2025 debarment, government contracts, compliance, suspension, government procurement, federal acquisition regulation

⚖️FAR Amendments Enhancing Compliance for Federal Contractors

DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing a final rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to improve consistency between the procurement and nonprocurement procedures on suspension and debarment, based on the recommendations of the Interagency Suspension and Debarment Committee.

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Compliance, Regulatory Requirements, Professional Events 3 Jan 2025 groundwater withdrawals, public hearing, water regulations, environmental justice, susquehanna river, pennsylvania

📢Upcoming Public Hearing on Water Regulations and Permits - 2025

The Susquehanna River Basin Commission will hold a public hearing on January 30, 2025. The Commission will hold this hearing in person and telephonically. At this public hearing, the Commission will hear testimony on the projects listed in the Supplementary Information section of this notice. The Commission will also hear testimony on a proposed general permit, GP-04 relating to Into Basin Diversions of Water and a proposed Dry Cooling Resolution to update the 2015 Dry Cooling Resolution previously adopted by the Commission. Such projects and actions are intended to be scheduled for Commission action at its next business meeting, tentatively scheduled for March 13, 2025, which will be noticed separately. The public should note that this public hearing will be the only opportunity to offer oral comments to the Commission for the listed projects and actions. The deadline for the submission of written comments is February 10, 2025.

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Compliance, Regulatory Requirements 3 Jan 2025 regulatory compliance, business operations, public comments, postal service

📬Notice on New Postal Products

The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing for the Commission's consideration concerning a negotiated service agreement. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps.

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