📊SEC Rule 17j-1
The Securities and Exchange Commission has submitted a request for extending Rule 17j-1, addressing conflicts of interest among investment company personnel. The rule mandates specific procedures, including the adoption of codes of ethics, reporting obligations, and oversight measures aimed at protecting fund investors from potential abuses.
Learn More📄Overview of Recent Filings for Natural Gas Pipeline Regulations
The U.S. Department of Energy has issued a Combined Notice detailing filings from Cameron Interstate Pipeline and Gillis Hub Pipeline concerning annual revenue sharing, operational imbalances, and cash-out reports. The notice emphasizes the need for public comment and interventions on these filings, which play a significant role in regulatory compliance and operations.
Learn More💧Federal Energy Notice on Qualifying Conduit Hydropower Facility
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has issued a preliminary determination for the Goleta Water District's proposed Ellwood Hydroelectric Energy Recovery Project in California. The project aims to utilize existing non-federally owned conduits for hydropower generation without the need for a federal license, thus streamlining its development process and aligning with municipal water usage.
Learn More🍯Correction of Antidumping Duty on Raw Honey from Vietnam
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) published notice in the Federal Register of April 14, 2025, in which Commerce published the affirmative antidumping duty (AD) final results in the administrative review of raw honey from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam) for the period of review (POR) August 25, 2021, through May 31, 2023. Commerce incorrectly identified certain companies which it found were not entitled to a separate rate. Additionally, in that notice, Commerce failed to correctly provide the complete names for certain separate rate companies.
Learn More⚖️Preliminary Antidumping Duty Results for Steel Plates from Italy
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily finds that certain carbon and alloy steel cut-to-length plate (CTL plate) from Italy was sold at less than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR), May 1, 2023, through April 30, 2024. We invite interested parties to comment on these preliminary results.
Learn More🏥Proposed Rule to Close Medicaid Tax Loophole Affects Businesses
This proposed rule is intended to address a loophole in a regulatory statistical test applied to State proposals for Medicaid tax waivers. The test is designed to ensure, as required by statute, that non-uniform or non-broad -based health care-related taxes, authorized under a waiver, are generally redistributive. The inadvertent loophole currently allows some health care-related taxes, especially taxes on managed care organizations, to be imposed at higher tax rates on Medicaid taxable units than non-Medicaid taxable units, contrary to statutory and regulatory intent for health care-related taxes to be generally redistributive. The proposed provisions would better implement the statutory requirements by adding additional safeguards to ensure that tax waivers that exploit the loophole because they pass the current statistical test, but are not generally redistributive, are not approvable.
Learn More🔋DOE Seeks Nominations for Industrial Technology Advisory Committee
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is soliciting nomination for candidates to the Industrial Technology Innovation Advisory Committee (Committee). Nominations will be considered to fill membership vacancies and maintain balance in points of view to fulfill the Committee's mission.
Learn More💳CFPB Withdraws Proposed Rule on Electronic Fund Transfers
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) is withdrawing a proposed interpretive rule, Electronic Fund Transfers Through Accounts Established Primarily for Personal, Family, or Household Purposes Using Emerging Payment Mechanisms. The Bureau will not take any further action on this proposed interpretive rule.
Learn More🔒CISA's New Vendor Engagement Registration Process
The Office of the Chief Acquisition Executive (OCAE) within Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) submits the following information for a new Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance. CISA previously published this ICR in the Federal Register on June 24, 2024, for a 60-day public comment period. One comment was received by CISA. The purpose of this notice is to allow additional 30-days for public comments.
Learn More💰NIH Grant Application Review Meetings and Opportunities
The Department of Health and Human Services announces closed meetings of the National Institutes of Health's Center for Scientific Review to evaluate grant applications. These meetings will focus on various health and scientific disciplines, providing essential insights for researchers and businesses in the health sector.
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