Rule 25 Feb 2025 administrative practice and procedure, environmental protection, pesticide regulation, environmental compliance, food manufacturing, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, pesticides and pests, agriculture, agricultural commodities, epa

🌱Exemption from Pesticide Tolerance for Burkholderia Rinojensis

This regulation establishes an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of Inactivated Burkholderia rinojensis strain A396 cells and spent fermentation media in or on all food commodities when used in accordance with label directions and good agricultural practices. Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc., submitted a petition to EPA under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), requesting an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance. This regulation eliminates the need to establish a maximum permissible level for residues of Inactivated Burkholderia rinojensis strain A396 cells and spent fermentation media under FFDCA when used in accordance with this exemption.

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Rule 25 Feb 2025 administrative practice and procedure, environmental protection, agricultural commodities, pesticides, regulatory compliance, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, pesticides and pests, food manufacturers, epa, agricultural producers

🌾Beauveria Bassiana Strain BW149 Exemption Regulation Summary

This regulation establishes an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of Beauveria bassiana strain BW149 in or on all food commodities when used in accordance with label directions and good agricultural practices. BioWorks, Inc., submitted a petition to the EPA under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA), requesting an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance. This regulation eliminates the need to establish a maximum permissible level for residues of Beauveria bassiana strain BW149 under FFDCA when used in accordance with good agricultural practices.

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Rule 18 Feb 2025 compliance, endangered species, transportation, imports, administrative practice and procedure, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, business impact, exports, noaa, endangered and threatened species, marine regulations, coral

🐠New Regulations Affecting Businesses Due to Coral Reclassification

In accordance with the memorandum of January 20, 2025, from President Donald J. Trump, entitled "Regulatory Freeze Pending Review," published in the Federal Register on January 28, 2025, this action delays the effective date of the final rule NMFS published in the Federal Register on December 17, 2024, regarding the reclassification of the pillar coral (Dendrogyra cylindrus) on the Federal List of Threatened and Endangered Species.

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Rule 18 Feb 2025 compliance, small business administration, government contracting, government procurement, administrative practice and procedure, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, financial regulations, penalties, small businesses, individuals with disabilities, government property, loan programs-business, grant programs-business, hubzone

🏢HUBZone Program Updates

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.

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Rule 18 Feb 2025 compliance, sec, regulations, securities, electronic filing, administrative practice and procedure, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, financial statements, business reporting

📜Technical Amendments to SEC Rules

The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") is adopting technical amendments to various rules and forms under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These amendments correct errors that are technical in nature, including typographical errors and erroneous cross-references in various Commission rules and forms.

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Rule 10 Feb 2025 postal service, government employees, debt collection, administrative practice and procedure, wages, employee regulations, claims, compliance

💼Amendments to Debt Collection Act for Postal Service Employees

This amends the rules of practice prescribed by the Judicial Officer for ease of understanding and to reflect current practice.

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Proposed Rule 5 Feb 2025 mailing standards, administrative practice and procedure, first class mail, postal service, regulatory compliance, usps marketing mail

📬USPS Proposes Optional 5-Digit/3-Digit Sortation Rules

The Postal Service is proposing to amend Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM[supreg]) to change the standards for First Class Mail[supreg] and USPS Marketing Mail[supreg] flats from a "required" 5-digit, 3-digit, and ADC preparation to an "optional" preparation.

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Rule 4 Feb 2025 regulatory compliance, spent fuel storage, safety standards, administrative practice and procedure, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, nuclear energy, intergovernmental relations, penalties, radiation protection, whistleblowing, hazardous waste, security measures, indians, nuclear industry, holtec international

🛡️Holtec HI-STORM UMAX Storage System Compliance Updates

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its spent fuel storage regulations by revising the Holtec International HI- STORM UMAX Canister Storage System listing within the "List of approved spent fuel storage casks" to include Revision 1 to Amendment Nos. 0 through 2 to Certificate of Compliance (CoC) No. 1040. Revision 1 to Amendment Nos. 0 through 2 updates the CoC appendix A technical specifications for radiation protection and the associated bases information to clearly articulate the basis for the dose rate limits for the closure lids, modify the dose rate limit values and the description of the location of the dose rate measurements, and make other editorial changes.

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Regulatory Compliance, Financial Impact 21 Jan 2025 compliance, administrative practice and procedure, privacy act, federal government, freedom of information, privacy, government employees, courts, regulatory updates, ceq, foia

📜Analysis of CEQ FOIA and Privacy Act Regulations Impact on Businesses

The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) is finalizing its Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) regulations to incorporate amendments to the FOIA set forth in the FOIA Improvement Act of 2016; to conform to guidance for Federal agencies from the Department of Justice; to make them easier for the public to understand and use; and to better reflect CEQ's current policy and practice. These final regulations reaffirm CEQ's commitment to providing the fullest possible disclosure of records to the public. In addition, CEQ is amending its regulations implementing the Privacy Act of 1974 (the Privacy Act) to make them easier for the public to understand and use and to better reflect CEQ's current policy and practice. These final regulations also make administrative changes, including reorganizing, renumbering, and renaming the sections of CEQ's current FOIA and Privacy Act regulations. CEQ considered all of the public comments received on its proposed rule and made changes in response in this final rule.

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Compliance, Trade Regulations 21 Jan 2025 imports, administrative practice and procedure, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, business compliance, trade regulations, tariffs, freight, exports, trade agreements, bonds, low-value shipments, customs

📦New Rules on Low-Value Shipments Affecting Trade Compliance

This document proposes amendments to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations pertaining to the administrative exemption for certain low-value shipments not exceeding $800. Specifically, CBP proposes to make merchandise that is subject to specified trade or national security actions ineligible for this administrative exemption and to require that certain shipments claiming this exemption provide the 10-digit Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS) classification of the merchandise.

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