Rule 20 May 2025 reporting and recordkeeping requirements, user fees, estate tax, irs, estate taxes, treasury, compliance, financial regulation

💰Update on Estate Tax Closing Letter User Fee Regulation

This document contains interim final regulations relating to the imposition of a user fee on authorized persons requesting the issuance of IRS Letter 627, also referred to as an estate tax closing letter. These regulations reduce the amount of the user fee imposed on a request for the issuance of an estate tax closing letter. The Independent Offices Appropriations Act of 1952 authorizes the charging of user fees. The text of the interim final regulations also serves as the text of the proposed regulations set forth in the notice of proposed rulemaking on this subject in the Proposed Rules section of this edition of the Federal Register.

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Rule 20 May 2025 household appliances, commercial appliances, administrative practice and procedure, intergovernmental relations, confidential business information, imports, small businesses, business impact, energy conservation, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, compliance, regulation

❌Withdrawal of Energy Standards for Commercial Refrigerators

Pursuant to the Congressional Review Act, this document withdraws a disapproved final rule that was published in the Federal Register on January 21, 2025. The final rule would have established amended energy conservation standards for commercial refrigerators, freezers, and refrigerator-freezers.

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Rule 20 May 2025 aviation, faa, payson az, airspace, compliance, regulation

✈️Class E Airspace Amendment in Payson, AZ

This action amends the Class E airspace at Payson, AZ. This action is the result of an airspace review conducted due to the decommissioning of the Payson non directional beacon (NDB). This action also updates the name and geographic coordinates of the airport to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database. This action brings the airspace into compliance with FAA orders and supports instrument flight rule (IFR) procedures and operations.

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Notice 20 May 2025 information collection, public comment, nrc, compliance, nuclear regulation

📄NRC Seeks Comments on Information Collection Renewal for Alternatives

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) invites public comment on the renewal of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for an existing collection of information. The information collection is entitled, NRC Online Form, "Request for Alternative."

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Notice 20 May 2025 legal, postal regulation, business operations, hearings, compliance

📅Notice of Prehearing Conference from Postal Regulatory Commission

The Commission is providing notice that a prehearing videoconference is being rescheduled and providing other case management information.

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Rule 20 May 2025 pipeline safety, environmental policy, regulatory change, petroleum, gulf of america, transportation, natural gas, carbon dioxide

🌊Editorial Change

As directed by the Executive order of January 20, 2025, "Restoring Names that Honor American Greatness," PHMSA is amending its regulations to change the name of the body of water known previously as the "Gulf of Mexico" to the "Gulf of America."

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Notice 20 May 2025 information collection, veterans affairs, federal regulation, compliance, loan analysis

📄Notice of Agency Information Collection Activity on Loan Analysis

Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed revision of a currently approved collection, and allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice.

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Rule 20 May 2025 airworthiness, aviation, faa, astm, compliance, regulation

✈️FAA Accepts ASTM Standards for Normal Category Aircraft Compliance

This document announces the availability of ASTM International (ASTM) consensus standards for use as an FAA-accepted MOC to the applicable airworthiness standards for normal category airplanes. The FAA accepts ASTM F3264-24, "Standard Specification for Normal Category Aeroplanes Certification," with changes identified in this document.

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Notice 20 May 2025 energy regulation, valley link, federal energy regulatory commission, business impact, compliance

⚡Notice of Section 206 Proceeding for Valley Link Transmission

The Department of Energy, through the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, has initiated an investigation into Valley Link's proposed pricing to determine if it is unjust or unlawful. Interested parties have the opportunity to file interventions or comments regarding this matter, with certain deadlines for participation.

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Notice 20 May 2025 cryptocurrency, securities, finance, compliance, business, regulation

📈SEC Announces Extended Review of Osprey Bitcoin Trust Listing

The SEC has announced an extension for reviewing the proposed rule change to list and trade shares of the Osprey Bitcoin Trust, providing additional time for consideration of regulatory and market implications associated with cryptocurrency investment strategies. The decision will affect how businesses engage with commodity-based trust shares in the evolving financial landscape.

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