Compliance, Legal Proceedings, International Trade 10 Jan 2025 international trade, food industry, exclusion order, patent law, legal proceedings

📦Commission Notice on Rescission Proceeding for Plastic Food Trays

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has determined to institute a rescission proceeding and to temporarily suspend enforcement of a limited exclusion order ("LEO") issued in the underlying investigation.

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Compliance, Regulatory 10 Jan 2025 compliance, advisory committee, fda, electronic products, radiation safety

⚖️FDA Requests Nominations for Radiation Safety Advisory Committee Members

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requesting nominations for voting members to serve on the Technical Electronic Product Radiation Safety Standards Committee (TEPRSSC) in the Center for Devices and Radiological Health. Nominations will be accepted for current and upcoming vacancies effective January 1, 2025, with this notice. FDA seeks to include the views of women and men, members of all racial and ethnic groups, and individuals with and without disabilities on its advisory committees and, therefore, encourages nominations of appropriately qualified candidates from these groups.

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Compliance, Environmental Regulation 10 Jan 2025 compliance, endangered species, oregon, habitat conservation, forest management

🌱Final Environmental Impact Statement for Elliott State Forest

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) announces the availability of a final environmental impact statement (FEIS) for the evaluation of incidental take permit applications and a supporting habitat conservation plan (HCP) developed by the Oregon Department of State Lands (ODSL; applicant). The applicant seeks incidental take permits from FWS and the National Marine Fisheries Service (together, the Services) to authorize the incidental take of three species expected to result from research and management activities on the Elliott State Research Forest in Coos and Douglas Counties, Oregon. With this notice, we also make available the final Elliott State Research Forest Habitat Conservation Plan submitted by the applicant.

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Regulatory Compliance, Trade Impact, Environmental Policy 10 Jan 2025 trade, business regulation, transportation, imports, wildlife, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, injurious wildlife, freshwater mussels, crayfish, fish

🐠Proposed Rule on Injurious Wildlife Affecting Trade and Business

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) proposes to add all species of freshwater mussels from two genera, Asian pond mussels (Sinanodonta species) and golden mussels (Limnoperna species), to the list of injurious mollusks. Additionally, the Service proposes to add marbled crayfish (Procambarus virginalis) to the list of injurious crustaceans. Listing these taxa as injurious will prohibit the importation of any live animal, larvae, viable egg, or hybrid of these taxa into the United States, except as specifically authorized. These listings would also prohibit shipment of any live animal, larvae, viable egg, or hybrid of these species between the continental United States, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any territory or possession of the United States, except as specifically authorized. The action is necessary to protect wildlife and wildlife resources by preventing the introduction and subsequent establishment of these foreign aquatic invertebrates into ecosystems of the United States.

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Regulatory Change, Financial Implications 10 Jan 2025 market data, regulatory compliance, fee schedule, miami international securities exchange, proprietary data feeds
Regulatory, Compliance, Trade 10 Jan 2025 international trade, antidumping, trade regulations, usitc, solar panels, southeast asia

⚖️Notice of Final Phase Investigations on Solar Panels Imports

The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of the final phase of antidumping and countervailing duty investigation Nos. 701-TA-722-725 and 731-TA-1690-1693 (Final) pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 ("the Act") to determine whether an industry in the United States is materially injured or threatened with material injury, or the establishment of an industry in the United States is materially retarded, by reason of imports of crystalline silicon photovoltaic products (solar panels) from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam, provided for in statistical reporting numbers 8541.42.0010 and 8541.43.0010 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States. Crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assemabled into modules, may also be imported under subheadings 8501.71, 8501.72, and 8501.80 and statistical reporting number 8507.20.8010, preliminarily determined by the Department of Commerce ("Commerce") to be subsidized and sold at less-than-fair-value.

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Regulatory Opportunities, Business Development 10 Jan 2025 grain inspection, business opportunities, us grain standards act, north dakota, agricultural marketing service, indiana

🌾Notice for Grain Standards Act Designation in Indiana & North Dakota

The United States Grain Standards Act (USGSA) designations for two official agencies, Ohio Valley Grain Inspection, Inc. (Ohio Valley Grain Inspection) and North Dakota Grain Inspection Service, Inc. (North Dakota Grain Inspection Service), will end on the dates listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below. The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is requesting designation applications from private entities or state governmental agencies that would like to provide official inspection and weighing services for the areas presently served by these two agencies. In addition to this request for applications, AMS seeks comments on the quality of services provided by Ohio Valley Grain Inspection and North Dakota Grain Inspection Service. AMS is also amending the description of the Fargo, North Dakota area that was offered for designation in the July 18, 2024 edition of the Federal Register.

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Regulatory Compliance, Financial Impact 10 Jan 2025 compliance, inflation adjustment, treasury department, banking regulations, civil money penalties

💰Inflation Adjustments for Civil Money Penalties Effective 2025

This document announces changes to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's (OCC) maximum civil money penalties as adjusted for inflation. The inflation adjustments are required to implement the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, as amended by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015.

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Regulatory Compliance, Health Policy 10 Jan 2025 compliance, health regulations, cdc, vaccine schedules, immunization

💉CDC ACIP Meeting Notice

In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces the following meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). This meeting is open to the public. Time will be available for public comment.

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Regulatory Compliance, Business Implications 10 Jan 2025 environmental impact, land use, oregon, livestock management, grazing permits

🌾Availability of Bridge Creek Grazing Permits Environmental Impact Statement

In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended, and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended (FLPMA), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Bridge Creek Area Allotment Management Plans.

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