⚡Combined Notice of Natural Gas Pipeline Filings by DOE
The notice from the Department of Energy informs stakeholders about recent filings related to natural gas pipeline rate complaints and compliance requirements. It outlines procedures for interventions and protests, facilitating public engagement and participation in the regulatory process. This includes details on specific cases and deadlines for comments and filings, promoting transparency and active participation in energy regulation.
Learn More🎆Safety Zone Regulation for Ashland 4th of July Fireworks
The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone for the Ashland 4th of July Firework Display to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during this event in Ashland, WI. During the enforcement period, entry into, transiting, or anchoring within the safety zone is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port (COTP) Marine Safety Unit Duluth or a designated representative.
Learn More🏢Updates to HUBZone Program Regulations and Business Implications
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is correcting a final rule that was published in the Federal Register on December 17, 2024. The rule clarified and improved policies surrounding a comprehensive revision to the HUBZone Program regulations published in 2019, among other changes. This document is making several technical corrections to the final regulations.
Learn More🌲Alpine County Resource Advisory Committee Meeting Notice
The Alpine County Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will hold a public meeting according to the details shown below. The committee is authorized under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self- Determination Act (the Act) and operates in compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The purpose of the committee is to improve collaborative relationships and to provide advice and recommendations to the Forest Service concerning projects and funding consistent with Title II of the Act, as well as make recommendations on recreation fee proposals for sites on the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest within Alpine County, consistent with the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act.
Learn More🛢️Tennessee Gas Pipeline Project Notice
The Department of Energy's notice details the Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company's request for authorization to upgrade Compressor Station 245 and abandon redundant units. It provides deadlines for public participation through protests and motions to intervene, emphasizing the importance of compliance with regulatory requirements for the upcoming project.
Learn More🎣Amendment 125 Enhances Small Boat Access to Pacific Cod in Alaska
The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) submitted amendment 125 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (BSAI FMP) to the Secretary of Commerce for review. If approved, amendment 125 would modify the BSAI Pacific cod jig sector to allow catch from catcher vessels (CV) using hook-and-line or pot gear that are less than or equal to 55 feet (ft) (16.8 meters (m)) length overall (LOA) harvesting Pacific cod in the BSAI during the jig gear A season to accrue to the jig sector allocation. Amendment 125 would promote the goals and objectives of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), BSAI FMP, and other applicable laws.
Learn More✈️NTSB Sunshine Act Meeting on Aviation Investigation Report
The National Transportation Safety Board will hold a public meeting to discuss the investigation report regarding the in-flight separation of an exit door on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282. The meeting is open for public attendance and will be available via webcast. For more information, attendees can contact designated NTSB personnel.
Learn More⛴️Coast Guard Issues Bulk Fuel Exemption Permit for Alaska
Commander, Seventeenth Coast Guard District, has issued a permit exempting two vessels from requirements in the Code of Federal Regulations when transporting cargo, including bulk fuel, within Alaska. Permits temporarily waive vessel inspection requirements to facilitate the movement of cargo, including bulk fuel, to remote Alaskan sites when inspected cargo vessels are not reasonably available. Sundog Charters Inc., the operator of M/V SUPPLIER (O.N. 1205481) and M/V TRANSPORTER (O.N. 1321256), received a single permit allowing one of the vessels to conduct on-going bulk fuel deliveries of up to a total of 8,000 gallons of heating oil, diesel, gasoline and aviation gasoline carried in approved portable tanks on deck, between Kodiak and remote sites around the island. The permit expires on 06 March 2026. This notification of issuance of a permit promotes the Coast Guard's marine safety mission and the flow of essential cargo to remote sites.
Learn More🚫U.S. Trade Commission Issues Exclusion Order for Pharmaceutical Violations
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission has found a violation of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, in the above-captioned investigation by respondents Ascletis Pharma Inc. of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China; Ascletis Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. of Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province, China; Ascletis Bioscience Co., Ltd. of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China; and Gannex Pharma Co., Ltd. of Shanghai, China (collectively, "Corporate Respondents"), based on their misappropriation of certain asserted trade secrets. The Commission has determined to issue a seven-year limited exclusion order ("LEO") prohibiting the unlicensed entry into the United States of certain selective thyroid hormone receptor-beta agonists, processes for manufacturing or relating to same, and products containing same, imported by or on behalf of the Corporate Respondents, and a cease and desist order ("CDO") against each of the Corporate Respondents. The investigation is terminated.
Learn More🧪Administrative Review of Sodium Nitrite Antidumping Duties
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is conducting an administrative review of the antidumping duty order on sodium nitrite from India. The period of review (POR) is August 17, 2022, through January 31, 2024. Commerce preliminarily determines that Deepak Nitrite Limited (Deepak) did not make sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value during the POR. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.
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