📝CFPB Notice on Modified System of Records under Privacy Act
The purpose of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) Advisory Boards and Committees system of record is to collect and maintain information on Bureau advisory committee members and applicants, and those that may interact with the Bureau regarding the committees. The records are used for administration of the advisory committees, including the evaluation of potential committee members for eligibility to serve on Bureau committees and preparation of minutes and reports of Bureau advisory committee meetings, events, or programs. The information will also be used for administrative purposes to ensure quality control, performance, and improving management processes.
Learn More🔬NSF Advisory Committees Renewed for Continued Business Opportunities
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced the renewal of several advisory committees, determining this action as necessary for the public interest and compliance with U.S. law. These committees play a vital role in advising NSF on key research priorities and initiatives over the next two years, enhancing support for scientific development and collaboration.
Learn More⚒️OSHA Revokes Certain Construction Safety Regulations to Streamline Processes
This final rule revokes 29 CFR 1911.10, which required the Assistant Secretary for Occupational Safety and Health (Assistant Secretary), who heads OSHA, to consult with the Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health (ACCSH) in the formulation of rules to promulgate, modify, or revoke standards applicable to construction work, and 29 CFR 1912.3, the general OSHA regulations governing ACCSH. This final rule also makes corresponding changes to 29 CFR 1911.11, 29 CFR 1911.15, 29 CFR 1912.8, and 29 CFR 1912.9. OSHA is revoking 29 CFR 1911.10 and 29 CFR 1912.3 because these regulations impose requirements on the Assistant Secretary that are more burdensome than those mandated by statute, and compliance with these regulations would needlessly delay the Secretary of Labor's (Secretary) regulatory agenda. These changes will ensure that ACCSH is able to advise the Secretary on potential regulatory actions without adversely affecting the agency's regulatory timeline.
Learn More🏥Marketplace Integrity and Affordability Regulations Overview
This final rule revises standards relating to denial of coverage for failure to pay past-due premium; excludes Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients from the definition of "lawfully present;" establishes the evidentiary standard HHS uses to assess an agent's, broker's, or web-broker's potential noncompliance; revises the Exchange automatic reenrollment hierarchy; revises standards related to the annual open enrollment period and special enrollment periods; revises standards relating to failure to file and reconcile, income eligibility verifications for premium tax credits and cost-sharing reductions, annual eligibility redeterminations, de minimis thresholds for the actuarial value for plans subject to essential health benefits (EHB) requirements, and income-based cost-sharing reduction plan variations. This final rule also revises the premium adjustment percentage methodology and prohibits issuers of coverage subject to EHB requirements from providing coverage for specified sex-trait modification procedures as an EHB.
Learn More🌿FDA Seeks Nominations for Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requesting nominations for members to serve on the Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee (TPSAC), in the Center for Tobacco Products. FDA seeks to include the views of qualified individuals on its advisory committees, and therefore encourages nominations of appropriately qualified candidates. Specifically, TPSAC is seeking to fill 5 vacancies with physicians, dentists, scientists, or health care professionals practicing in the area of oncology, pulmonology, cardiology, toxicology, pharmacology, addiction, engineering, or any other relevant specialty. Included in the 5 vacancies is 1 vacancy for a representative of the general public, and 1 vacancy for an employee of a state or local government or of the Federal Government.
Learn More🏥FDA Seeks Nominations for Consumer Representatives on Advisory Committees
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) is requesting that any consumer organizations interested in participating in the selection of voting and/or nonvoting consumer representatives to serve on its advisory committees or panels notify FDA in writing. FDA is also requesting nominations for voting and/or nonvoting consumer representatives to serve on advisory committees and/or panels for which vacancies currently exist or are expected to occur in the near future. Nominees recommended to serve as a voting or nonvoting consumer representative may be self-nominated or may be nominated by a consumer organization. FDA seeks to include the views of individuals on its advisory committee selected without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, age, or sex.
Learn More📜Termination of 14 Federal Advisory Committees by the Commerce Department
In accordance with Executive Order 14217, Commencing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy, the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Commerce has determined that the purposes for which the 14 following Discretionary Federal Advisory Committees were established have been fulfilled, and the committees have been terminated: Bureau of Economic Analysis Advisory Committee (Bureau of Economic Analysis); Federal Economic Statistics Advisory Committee (Bureau of Economic Analysis); 2030 Census Advisory Committee (U.S. Census Bureau); Bureau of the Census Scientific Advisory Committee (U.S. Census Bureau); Census Bureau National Advisory Committee on Racial, Ethnic, and Other Populations (U.S. Census Bureau); Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness (International Trade Administration); Civil Nuclear Trade Advisory Committee (International Trade Administration); Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Advisory Committee (International Trade Administration); United States Investment Advisory Council (International Trade Administration); United States Manufacturing Council (International Trade Administration); Advisory Committee on Excellence in Space (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration); Climate Services Advisory Committee (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration); Marine and Coastal Area-Based Management Advisory Committee (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration); and Marine Fisheries Advisory Committee (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration).
Learn More💰NIH Notice of Closed Meetings on Grant Applications and Funding
The Department of Health and Human Services announces closed meetings of the National Institutes of Health's Center for Scientific Review. These meetings will assess various grant applications, which may pertain to areas such as infectious diseases, cancer research, and innovative tools for health investigation.
Learn More📊USDA Revises Information Collection for Advisory Committees
This notice announces the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) intention to revise to the currently approved through October 31, 2027, Advisory Committee and Research and Promotion Background Information AD-755 and Supplemental Lists--Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), Commodity (Research and Promotion and Marketing Order) specific questionnaire. The revised form will be changed to Advisory Committee or Commodity Board Background Information and include the supplemental information that will allow applicants to answer questions in more detail of their foreign citizenship identification (passport number, passport expiration date, and issuing country). In addition, if an applicant is a foreign national, identify if this person resided in the United States (U.S.) for 3 years or more continuous years. The revised form will meet the required U.S. Office of Management and Budget's Statistical Policy Directive No. 15 of standards for maintaining, collecting, and presenting Federal data. The primary objective is to determine the qualifications, suitability and availability of a candidate to serve on advisory committees and/or commodity boards. Lastly, the AD-755 Form and supplemental questionnaire are being digitized to allow applicants to access and complete the application form electronically.
Learn More📉USDA Updates Tobacco Grading and Inspections Regulations
This direct final rule amends regulations that govern tobacco price support services established under the Agricultural Act of 1949. The Fair and Equitable Tobacco Reform Act of 2004 eliminated the price support and quota system for tobacco produced in the United States. In alignment with Executive Order 14192, AMS is removing and, where appropriate, amending regulations that have expired authorizing statutes and govern non-operational programs.
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