Rule 3 Jul 2025 compliance, agriculture, regulations, environmental protection, usda, administrative practice and procedure, grant programs, natural resources, environmental impact statements, housing, loan programs, nepa, environmental policy, science and technology, utilities, buildings and facilities, national forests, federal projects

🌱USDA Interim Final Rule on NEPA Regulations Revisions

This interim final rule modifies the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and removes various USDA agency regulations for implementing NEPA. USDA is taking this action in response to the Council on Environmental Quality's rescission of its NEPA implementing regulations (which USDA's NEPA regulations were designed to supplement), statutory changes to NEPA, executive orders, and case law. Comments are voluntarily requested on this action to inform USDA's decision-making.

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Rule 2 Jul 2025 regulatory compliance, administrative practice and procedure, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, manufactured housing, department of energy, energy conservation, housing standards, buildings and facilities, enforcement procedures

🏠Energy Conservation Standards Compliance Date Amendments Explained

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is publishing this rule to amend the compliance date for its manufactured housing energy conservation standards. Previously, manufacturers had to comply with these standards on and after July 1, 2025, for Tier 2 homes and 60 days after the issuance of enforcement procedures for Tier 1 homes. DOE is delaying the Tier 2 compliance date to allow DOE more time to consider the proposed enforcement procedures and comments submitted, and to evaluate appropriate next steps that provide clarity for manufacturers and other stakeholders.

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Rule 9 Jun 2025 federal regulations, safety, aircraft, business compliance, homeland security, penalties, law enforcement, security measures, terrorism, alcohol and alcoholic beverages, federal buildings and facilities, arms and munitions, crime, government employees, gambling, explosives, law enforcement officers, buildings and facilities, civil disorders, tobacco, government property, government property management, animals, property protection

🏛️New Regulations for Protection of Federal Property

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) adopts this regulation to govern the protection of Federal property. DHS developed this regulation in consultation with the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA). Consistent with DHS' statutory authority, these regulations provide charging options for violations occurring on and adjacent to Federal property, update prohibited conduct to incorporate advancing technology, provide clearer public notice, and apply the regulations more uniformly to property owned, operated or secured by the Federal Government. This final rule makes no substantive changes from the proposed rule that was published in the Federal Register on January 15, 2025.

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Proposed Rule 24 Apr 2025 u.s., reporting and recordkeeping requirements, compliance, manufactured housing, buildings and facilities, housing standards, regulation, energy conservation, doe, administrative practice and procedure

🏠Proposed Amendments to Energy Standards for Manufactured Housing

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is publishing a notice of proposed rulemaking to amend the compliance date for its manufactured housing energy conservation standards. Currently, manufacturers must comply with these standards on and after July 1, 2025, for Tier 2 homes and 60 days after the issuance of enforcement procedures for Tier 1 homes. DOE is proposing to delay the Tier 2 compliance date to allow DOE more time to consider the proposed enforcement procedures and comments submitted, and to evaluate appropriate next steps that provide clarity for manufacturers and other stakeholders.

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Compliance, Regulatory 15 Jan 2025 compliance, regulations, safety, aircraft, business operations, penalties, law enforcement, security measures, terrorism, security, alcohol and alcoholic beverages, federal buildings and facilities, arms and munitions, crime, government employees, gambling, explosives, law enforcement officers, buildings and facilities, civil disorders, tobacco, search warrants, government property, government property management, animals, federal property

🏛️Proposed Regulations for Federal Property Protection and Compliance

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), in consultation with the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), proposes to promulgate regulations for the protection of Federal property. Within DHS, Federal Protective Service (FPS) maintains responsibility for the protection of buildings, grounds, and property owned, occupied, or secured by the Federal government. The proposed rule would adopt and revise the language of related-GSA regulations, consistent with DHS' statutory authority, to provide charging options for violations occurring on and adjacent to Federal property, update prohibited conduct to incorporate advancing technology, provide clearer public notice, and apply the regulations uniformly to all Federal property.

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