🚧Rescinding Preliminary Engineering Project Repayment Regulation
This final rule rescinds a portion of the regulations issued on May 10, 2001, Federal-Aid Project Agreement, which required that State Departments of Transportation (DOTs) repay FHWA Federal funds provided for preliminary engineering for a project if right-of-way acquisition for, or actual construction of, the road for which this preliminary engineering is undertaken is not started in ten years.
Learn More🚛Proposed Rule for Rescinding Trailer Retrofitting Requirements
FMCSA proposes to rescind the requirements for retroreflective sheeting on semitrailers and trailers manufactured prior to December 1, 1993, which is the compliance date for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) conspicuity rules applicable to trailer manufacturers. The retrofitting requirements were adopted by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) on March 31, 1999, and require that motor carriers engaged in interstate commerce install retroreflective tape or reflex reflectors on the sides and rear of semitrailers and trailers that were manufactured prior to December 1, 1993, have an overall width of 2,032 mm (80 inches) or more, and a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 kg (10,001 pounds) or more. With the passage of more than 30 years since the NHTSA requirements were implemented, FMCSA believes the vast majority of trailers currently in use on the Nation's highways were manufactured after 1993 so the retrofitting rule is no longer necessary. This proposal would eliminate obsolete regulatory text without compromising safety.
Learn More🚌FMCSA Proposes Removal of Obsolete Water Carrier References
FMCSA proposes to remove all obsolete references to "water carriers" in the FMCSA regulations (FMCSRs). FMCSA does not specifically regulate water carriers except to the extent that such carriers also engage in motor carrier operations. In such cases, the existing FMCSRs provide appropriate coverage of the carrier's motor carrier operations.
Learn More🚗Proposed Regulatory Changes to FMVSS No. 210 by NHTSA
NHTSA is proposing to remove unnecessary regulatory text from Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 210, Seat belt assembly anchorages.
Learn More🇺🇸Arms Sales Notification
The DoD is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.
Learn More🎣NOAA to Hold Public Meeting on Fish Stock Assessments
NMFS will convene the Management Track Assessment Peer Review Meeting for the purpose of reviewing black sea bass, bluefish, scup, and summer flounder stocks. The Management Track Assessment Peer Review is a formal scientific peer-review process for evaluating and presenting stock assessment results to managers for fish stocks in the offshore U.S. waters of the northwest Atlantic. Assessments are prepared by the lead stock assessment scientist and reviewed by an independent panel of stock assessment experts. The public is invited to attend the presentations and discussions between the review panel and the scientists who have participated in the stock assessment process.
Learn More🚫FDA Issues 5-Year Debarment Order Against Evan Asher Field
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is issuing an order under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) debarring Evan Asher Field for a period of 5 years from importing or offering for import any drug into the United States. FDA bases this order on a finding that Mr. Field was convicted of one felony count under Federal law. The factual basis supporting Mr. Field's conviction, as described below, is conduct relating to the importation into the United States of a drug or controlled substance. Mr. Field was given notice of the proposed debarment and was given an opportunity to request a hearing to show why he should not be debarred. As of April 25, 2024 (30 days after receipt of the notice), Mr. Field had not responded. Mr. Field's failure to respond and request a hearing constitutes a waiver of his right to a hearing concerning this matter.
Learn More🌍U.S. Department of State
The U.S. Department of State issued a determination regarding assistance for migrants lacking legal status in the U.S. This decision is rooted in the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962, aligning with U.S. foreign policy interests aimed at facilitating voluntary returns to their home countries. The notice will be published in the Federal Register.
Learn More✈️FAA Airworthiness Directive Impacts Airbus Canada Airplanes Compliance
The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2025-07- 04, which applied to all Airbus Canada Limited Partnership Model BD- 500-1A11 airplanes. AD 2025-07-04 required a review and disposition of all existing repairs and damage assessments for affected structure, corrective actions if necessary, and the prohibition of certain repair engineering orders (REOs). Since the FAA issued AD 2025-07-04, the FAA determined that the list of acceptable generic repair engineering orders (GREOs) specified in table 1 to paragraph (h)(3) of AD 2025-07- 04 was added in error. This AD continues to require review and disposition of all existing repairs and damage assessments for affected structure, which includes GREOs that were identified in AD 2025-07-04, corrective actions if necessary, and the prohibition of certain REOs. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.
Learn More🚚FMCSA Repeals Obsolete Motor Carrier Routing Regulations
FMCSA repeals the for-hire motor carrier routing regulations which concern servicing municipalities and unincorporated communities. These regulations are unlawful because they exceed FMCSA's statutory authority following the transfer of rules from the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) in 1995, which were carried over to FMCSA in 2000.
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