🚫Denial of Subzone Status for Ryder Integrated Logistics in FTZ 222
The Department of Commerce's Foreign-Trade Zones Board has denied an application from Ryder Integrated Logistics, Inc. for subzone status in Foreign-Trade Zone 222 in Hope Hull, Alabama. The application was evaluated against set criteria but ultimately was found not to meet approval standards following public comment review and regulatory compliance checks.
Learn More🚂GAR Takes Over Operations for Georgiana & Andalusia Railroad
Georgiana & Andalusia Railroad, LLC is set to replace Three Notch Railway, L.L.C. as the operator on two rail lines in southern Alabama. The transaction includes the purchase of track and rail-related improvements, lease assumptions, and the agreement with involved parties. The changes aim to ensure continuous rail service and compliance with regulatory obligations.
Learn More⚰️Notice of Inventory Completion Under NAGPRA at Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge (NWR), has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.
Learn More🏭Proposed Modification to Consent Decree for Environmental Remediation
The Department of Justice has lodged a proposed modification to a Consent Decree concerning additional remedial actions required at the Olin McIntosh Superfund Site. This follows new findings by the EPA and opens the floor for public comments regarding the changes, impacting the responsible parties' compliance obligations.
Learn More⛏️Upcoming Coal Lease Sale in Alabama by Bureau of Land Management
Notice is hereby given that Federal coal resources in lands in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, will be offered for competitive lease by sealed bid in accordance with the provisions of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended. The lease sale will cover tracts described in two Lease-by-Applications, and separate bids must be submitted for Lease- by-Application (LBA) ALES-055797 and/or ALES-056519 coal resources.
Learn More🏡Notice of Incidental Take Permit Applications in Alabama
We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce receipt of four separate applications from each of the following applicants for an incidental take permit (ITP) under the Endangered Species Act (ESA): Lindsey and Associates, LLC; Seahaven Farms, LLC; Emmer Holdings, LLC; and Greg Smith (applicant/applicants). Each applicant requests an ITP to take the federally listed Alabama beach mouse incidental to the construction of single-family homes in Baldwin County, Alabama. We request public comment on the applications, which include each applicants' proposed habitat conservation plans (HCPs) and on the Service's preliminary determination that the proposed permitting actions may be eligible for a categorical exclusion pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Department of Interior's (DOI) NEPA regulations, and the DOI Departmental Manual (DM). To make these preliminary determinations, we prepared a draft screening form and NEPA statement for each application, which are available for public review. We invite comment from the public and local, State, Tribal, and Federal agencies.
Learn More📅Notice of Public Business Meeting for Alabama Advisory Committee
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (Commission) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act that the Alabama Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will hold a public business meeting via Zoom at 1 p.m. CT on Thursday, September 11, 2025. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the Committee's upcoming briefings.
Learn More🌬️EPA Proposes Revision to Alabama Air Permit Regulations
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a revision to the Alabama State Implementation Plan (SIP) submitted by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) on December 20, 2023. The proposed SIP revision consists of minor changes to certain air permit regulations that have been revised by the State agency since EPA last approved those provisions. EPA is proposing to approve the SIP revision pursuant to the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act).
Learn More🐭Incidental Take Permits for Alabama Beach Mouse Conservation Plans
We, the Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce receipt of an application from Lydia Carpenter and one from Joshua Milligan 1031, LLC (applicant/applicants) for two separate incidental take permits (ITP) pursuant to the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the National Environmental Policy Act under the approved General Conservation Plan (GCP) and final environmental impact statement (FEIS) for the Alabama beach mouse. A GCP is a mechanism that meets the definition of a conservation plan in the ESA and enables the programmatic permitting and conservation process to address a defined suite of proposed activities over a defined planning area. Each applicant requests an ITP to take the federally listed Alabama beach mouse incidental to the construction of a single-family home in Baldwin County, Alabama. We request public comment on these applications, which include the applicants' proposed habitat conservation plan (HCP) and on the Service's preliminary determination that the proposed permitting action may qualify under the terms of the Alabama beach mouse GCP. We certify that the applications received are statutorily complete and include the necessary information to enroll in the GCP.
Learn More🏺Notice of Inventory Completion at Birmingham Museum of Art
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Birmingham Museum of Art (BMA) has completed an inventory of associated funerary objects and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.
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