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🔒USDA Revises Privacy Act Regulations Affecting Business Compliance

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is amending its Privacy Act regulations to exempt a system of records, Smuggling Interdiction and Trade Compliance (SITC) National Information Communication Activity System (SNICAS), USDA/APHIS-21, from certain provisions of the Privacy Act. USDA is further amending its Privacy Act regulations to reflect an administrative change to the list of system of records that are exempt from certain provisions of the Privacy Act.

🌲USDA Withdraws Notice for Old-Growth Forest Land Management Plan

The United States Department of Agriculture is withdrawing its notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Land Management Plan Direction for Old-Growth Forest Conditions Across the National Forest System.

🌲Final Approval of Revised Land Management Plan in Idaho

Heath Perrine, Acting Forest Supervisor for the Nez Perce- Clearwater National Forests, Northern Region, signed the final Record of Decision (ROD) for the Revised Land Management Plan (LMP) for the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests. The final ROD documents the rationale for approving the Revised LMP and is consistent with the Reviewing Officers' responses to objections and instructions.

📊USDA NASS Data Collection Review and Compliance Notice

💼2025 Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment - Labor Impact

The U.S. Department of Labor (Department) is publishing this final rule to adjust for inflation the civil monetary penalties assessed or enforced by the Department, pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990 as amended by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (Inflation Adjustment Act). The Inflation Adjustment Act requires the Department to annually adjust its civil money penalty levels for inflation no later than January 15 of each year. The Inflation Adjustment Act provides that agencies shall adjust civil monetary penalties notwithstanding section 553 of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). Additionally, the Inflation Adjustment Act provides a cost- of-living formula for adjustment of the civil penalties. Accordingly, this final rule sets forth the Department's 2025 annual adjustments for inflation to its civil monetary penalties.

🌾USDA Extends Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops Applications

The Farm Service Agency (FSA) is announcing changes to the available funding, payment limitation, and application deadline for Marketing Assistance for Specialty Crops (MASC).

🌱EPA Notice

EPA has received applications to register new uses for pesticide products containing currently registered active ingredients. Pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA is hereby providing notice of receipt and opportunity to comment on these applications.

🧬FDA Guidance on Heritable Genomic Alterations in Animals

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a final guidance for industry #187B entitled "Heritable Intentional Genomic Alterations in Animals: The Approval Process." This guidance clarifies FDA's requirements and recommendations for developers of intentional genomic alterations (IGAs) in animals. The guidance is one of two companion documents. "Heritable Intentional Genomic Alterations in Animals: The Approval Process" describes how the FDA approval process applies to heritable IGAs in animals. The companion final guidance, GFI #187A entitled "Heritable Intentional Genomic Alterations in Animals: Risk-Based Approach," describes FDA's risk-based regulatory approach to the oversight of heritable IGAs in animals.

🚫USDA Withdraws Proposed SNAP Quality Control Rule for 2025

This document informs the public that FNS is withdrawing the proposed rule titled, "Provisions to Improve the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program's Quality Control System," that published in the Federal Register on September 19, 2023, and its correction on December 19, 2023. This rule proposed amendments to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) regulations to strengthen and improve the integrity and accuracy of the SNAP quality control (QC) system as requested by the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018.

💰Deadline Extension for Section 313A Guarantees Funding Opportunity

The Rural Utilities Service (RUS or the Agency), a Rural Development agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), is announcing the extension and reopening of the Guarantees for Bonds and Notes Issued for Utility Infrastructure Purposes Program (the 313A Program) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 application window through January 31, 2025.