Notice 25 Aug 2025 small business, financial assistance, alaska, economic injury, loans, disaster relief

💰Alaska EIDL Declaration Offers Financial Aid to Affected Businesses

This is a notice of an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) declaration for the State of Alaska dated August 20, 2025. Incident: Bear Creek Fire Group and Nenana Ridge Complex Fire.

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Notice 25 Aug 2025 compliance, reporting requirements, department of labor, financial disclosure, labor organization, thresholds

📄Proposed Changes to Labor Organization Reporting Requirements

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the U.S. Department of Labor is soliciting public comments regarding the proposal to amend the currently approved information collection request under OMB Control Number 1245-0003, specifically its proposal to revise the filing thresholds for the Form LM-2, Form LM-3, and Form LM-4 Labor Organization Annual Reports required under Section 201 of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA). Additionally, the Department is proposing to amend the definition of "minor child" on the Form LM-30 Labor Organization Officer and Employee Report.

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Notice 25 Aug 2025 international trade, antidumping duty, united states, trade regulation, steel industry

⚖️Antidumping Duty Order on Carbon Alloy Steel Wire Rod from China

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) order on carbon and certain alloy steel wire rod (steel wire rod) from the People's Republic of China (China) would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping, at the levels indicated in the "Final Results of Sunset Review" section of this notice.

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Notice 25 Aug 2025 financial services, options trading, market liquidity, cryptocurrency, etfs, sec regulations

💰SEC Proposal to Increase Options Limits for Bitcoin ETFs

The SEC has published a notice regarding BOX Exchange LLC's proposed rule change to amend Position Limits for options on Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust ETF, Bitwise Bitcoin ETF, and Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF. This change aims to enhance market liquidity and encourages competitive trading environments, benefiting participants trading these options.

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Proposed Rule 25 Aug 2025 commerce, regulation, fisheries, business implications, noaa, recreational fishing, control date

🎣Notice on Control Date for Northeastern Recreational Fisheries

This advance notice of proposed rulemaking seeks comment on the benefits or disadvantages of the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) potentially recommending future restrictions for the federally permitted recreational for-hire fisheries for summer flounder, scup, black sea bass, and bluefish. The Council requested NMFS establish a control date while managers consider if, and how, participation may be affected through the ongoing Recreational Sector Separation and Data Collection Amendment. NMFS is informing the public of the new control date to promote awareness of the potential changes to eligibility criteria for future access and to discourage speculative entry into the Federal for-hire fisheries.

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Proposed Rule 25 Aug 2025 government contracts, contracting, government procurement, defense, acquisition regulations, funding disclosure

📄Proposed Rule on DoD Funding Disclosure in Technical Publications

DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement a section of the William M. Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 that provides a requirement to disclose DoD funds in public documents resulting from research or development.

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Rule 25 Aug 2025 compliance, regulation, fisheries, alaska, noaa, groundfish, cdq

🎣Correction to 2025-2026 Fisheries Harvest Specifications in Alaska

On March 18, 2025, NMFS published the final rule to implement the 2025 and 2026 harvest specifications, apportionments, and prohibited species catch (PSC) allowances for the groundfish fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area (BSAI). Following publication, errors were identified in table 21, which provides notice of allocations of groundfish and apportionments of PSC limits for the Community Development Quota (CDQ) groups. This rule corrects the errors in table 21.

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Notice 25 Aug 2025 sec, trading, financial regulations, bitcoin, options, box exchange, etfs

📈SEC Proposes Increased Position Limits for iShares Bitcoin ETF Options

The Securities and Exchange Commission has published a notice regarding the proposed amendment to BOX Rule 3120, suggesting an increase in position and exercise limits for iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF options. This change is intended to foster a more competitive and liquid market for these financial instruments, aligning with the trend of increasing trading activity in bitcoin-related products.

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Notice 25 Aug 2025 compliance, federal regulation, small business, investment, privacy act, records management

📑SBA Modifies Small Business Investment Company Information System

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) proposes to modify its system of records, titled Small Business Investment Company Information System (SBICIS) (SBA SBICS 40), to update its inventory of records systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended. Publication of this notice complies with the Privacy Act and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-108 and Circular A-130. System of Records Notice (SORN) titled, Small Business Investment Company Information System (SBA SBICS 40), serves as a centralized and automated framework for the organization, retrieval, and analysis of information which supports the SBA's oversight and risk management roles for the SBIC program and SBA's technical assistance to and related support of any Capital Assistance Program (defined below).

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Notice 22 Aug 2025 trading, regulations, securities, nyse, market transparency

📈NYSE Proposes Amendments to Auction Reference Price Calculations

The NYSE American LLC has proposed changes to Rule 7.35E to enhance the calculation of the Auction Reference Price for various auctions. This aims to improve the accuracy of pricing by reflecting more recent trading activity, thus promoting greater transparency in the auction process and the overall marketplace. The proposed amendments are set to be implemented by the end of 2025, pending SEC approval.

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