🚫Notice of Sanctions Actions Against Iran by the State Department
The Department of State is publishing the names of one or more persons that have been placed on the Department of Treasury's List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN List) administered by the Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) based on the Department of State's determination, in consultation with other departments, as appropriate, that one or more applicable legal criteria of the Executive Order reimposing certain sanctions with respect to Iran were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them.
Learn More🇺🇸Business Implications of Official Language Designation
Executive Order 14224 declares English as the official language of the United States, emphasizing its role in promoting unity, culture, and civic engagement. This decision seeks to streamline communication within government operations while acknowledging the American tradition of multilingualism. The order aims to empower new Americans through the adoption of English, facilitating their full participation in society.
Learn More🚫Executive Order on Duties for Illicit Drugs Across Northern Border
Executive Order 14226 amends previous orders to address the flow of illicit drugs across the northern border, revising duty-free treatment policies for certain articles. It emphasizes compliance with new tariff processing requirements and clarifies that the order does not create enforceable rights against the U.S. government, ensuring effective regulation related to drug trafficking.
Learn More✉️Notice of International Product Change in Postal Services
The Postal Service gives notice of filing a request with the Postal Regulatory Commission to add a Priority Mail Express International, Priority Mail International & First-Class Package International Service contract to the list of Negotiated Service Agreements in the Competitive Product List in the Mail Classification Schedule.
Learn More🎣Notice of Amendment 35 to Pacific Coast Fishery Management Plan
NMFS announces that the Pacific Fishery Management Council (referred to as "the Council") has submitted amendment 35 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (PCGFMP) to the Secretary of Commerce for review. If approved, amendment 35 would define stocks that are in need of conservation and management, consistent with the provisions and guidelines of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act). Amendment 35 would define stocks for eight species within the fishery management unit. These species were prioritized because they are scheduled for stock assessments in 2025 or in 2027. Amendment 35 is necessary for NMFS to make stock status determinations, which in turn will help prevent overfishing, rebuild overfished stocks, and achieve optimum yield. Amendment 35 is administrative in nature and does not change harvest levels or timing and location of fishing, nor does it revise the goals and objectives or the management frameworks of the PCGFMP.
Learn More📊Proposed Market Data Fees by Long-Term Stock Exchange
The Securities and Exchange Commission has published a notice regarding a proposed rule change by the Long-Term Stock Exchange, Inc., focusing on establishing new market data fees. This includes fees for proprietary data feeds such as Depth of Book and Top of Book, with the aim of amending the existing fee schedule effective February 14, 2025. The SEC is inviting public comments on this proposal.
Learn More📄IRS Notice on Partner Liability Assumption and Comment Request
The Internal Revenue Service, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The IRS is soliciting comments concerning final regulations in TD 9207 relating assumption of partner liabilities.
Learn More🛂New Social Media Identifier Collection for Immigration Forms Regulations
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment upon this proposed new collection of information. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the information collection notice is published in the Federal Register to obtain comments regarding the nature of the information collection, the categories of respondents, the estimated burden (i.e. the time, effort, and resources used by the respondents to respond), the estimated cost to the respondent, and the actual information collection instruments. This collection of information is necessary to comply with section 2 of the Executive order (E.O.) entitled "Protecting the United States from Foreign Terrorists and Other National Security and Public Safety Threats", which directs implementation of uniform vetting standards and requires the collection of all information necessary for a rigorous vetting and screening of all grounds of inadmissibility or bases for the denial of immigration-related benefits. In a review of information collected for admission and benefit decisions, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) identified the need to collect social media identifiers ("handles") and associated social media platform names from applicants to enable and help inform identity verification, national security and public safety screening, and vetting, and related inspections.
Learn More🐋Permit Issued for Commercial Marine Photography - Business Implications
Notice is hereby given that a permit has been issued to Humble Bee Wild Ltd (subsidiary of Humble Bee Films Ltd), 8 Elmdale Road, Bristol, BS8 1SL, United Kingdom, (Responsible Party: Natasha Busjeet) to conduct commercial and educational photography on humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae).
Learn More📊CFPB Proposes Rule on Data Broker Practices - Comment Period Extended
On December 13, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published in the Federal Register a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) requesting comment on the CFPB's proposal to amend Regulation V, which implements the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The proposed rule would implement the FCRA's definitions of consumer report and consumer reporting agency as well as certain of the FCRA's provisions governing when consumer reporting agencies may furnish, and users may obtain, consumer reports. The NPRM provided a comment period that was set to close on March 3, 2025. To allow interested persons more time to consider and submit their comments, the CFPB has determined that an extension of the comment period until April 2, 2025, is appropriate.
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