Compliance, Training Evaluation 17 Jan 2025 business compliance, fema, emergency management, private sector, training evaluation

📊FEMA Seeks Comments on National Training Evaluation Collection Forms

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public to take this opportunity to comment on a revision of a currently approved information collection. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks comments concerning the consolidation of all previous instruments into two evaluation forms to be shared by three FEMA offices to evaluate training programs.

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Compliance, Regulatory Changes 17 Jan 2025 environmental protection, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, incorporation by reference, business compliance, intergovernmental relations, ozone, air pollution control, volatile organic compounds, air quality, nitrogen dioxide, environmental regulations, alaska, particulate matter, lead, sulfur oxides, carbon monoxide

🌍New EPA Updates to Alaska Air Quality Regulations Announced

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is updating the materials that are incorporated by reference (IBR) into the Alaska State Implementation Plan (SIP). The regulations affected by this update have been previously submitted by the State of Alaska and approved by the EPA. In this final rule, the EPA is also notifying the public of corrections and clarifying changes in the Code of Federal Regulations tables that identify the materials incorporated by reference into the Alaska SIP. This update affects the materials that are available for public inspection at the National Archives and Records Administration and the EPA Regional Office.

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Regulatory Compliance, Cultural Resource Management 17 Jan 2025 arizona, business compliance, forest service, nagpra, cultural resources

⚖️NAGPRA Notice

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Prescott National Forest (PNF) intends to carry out the disposition of human remains removed from Federal or Tribal lands to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization with priority for disposition in this notice.

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Compliance, Regulatory Requirements 17 Jan 2025 environmental regulation, information collection, epa, tsca, business compliance, chemical management

🏭EPA Notice on Chemical Risk Evaluation and Public Comment Requested

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted an information collection request (ICR), TSCA Existing Chemical Risk Evaluation and Management; Generic ICR for Interview and Focus Groups, (EPA ICR Number 2584.03 and OMB Control Number 2070-0219) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. This is a proposed extension of the ICR, which is currently approved through February 28, 2025. Public comments were previously requested via the Federal Register on May 15, 2024. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.

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Regulatory Requirements, Environmental Impact 17 Jan 2025 epa, business compliance, environmental regulations, federal agencies, clean air act
Compliance, Financial Assistance, Economic Development 16 Jan 2025 procurement, business compliance, federal transit administration, federal guidance, third-party contracting

🏗️New FTA Third-Party Contracting Guidance for Businesses

The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has made available on its website the final updated Third-Party Contracting Guidance Circular (C 4220.1G). The updated circular reflects statutory and regulatory changes that have occurred since the last update, provides additional non-binding guidance, and supersedes the previous Third-Party Contracting Guidance Circular C 4220.1F. This notice responds to the comments FTA received on the proposed circular, which was published in the Federal Register on November 27, 2024.

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Regulatory Requirements, Cultural Compliance 16 Jan 2025 business compliance, nagpra, cultural heritage, tribal relations, nebraska

🏞️NAGPRA Notice

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Nebraska National Forests and Grasslands intends to carry out the disposition of human remains and an associated funerary object removed from Federal or Tribal lands to the lineal descendants, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian organization with priority for disposition in this notice.

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Regulatory Compliance, Trade Policy 16 Jan 2025 reporting and recordkeeping requirements, business compliance, commerce department, national security, exports, export regulations, terrorism, entity list

🛑New Export Regulations

In this rule, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) amends the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by adding 16 entities to the Entity List, under the destinations of China, People's Republic of (China) (14) and Singapore (2). These entities have been determined by the U.S. Government to be acting contrary to the national security or foreign policy interests of the United States.

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Compliance, Regulatory Requirements, Environmental Impact 16 Jan 2025 environmental regulation, epa, business compliance, clean air act, utah, title v permit, coal power plant

🌍EPA Title V Permit Issued to Deseret Generation in Utah

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final permit decision under title V of the Clean Air Act (CAA) to Deseret Bonanza and Transmission Co-operative (Deseret) for the operation of Deseret's Uintah County, Utah, Bonanza Power Plant (Bonanza).

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Compliance, Regulatory Updates 16 Jan 2025 regulatory changes, administrative practice and procedure, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, business compliance, immigration, employer responsibilities, adoption and foster care, legal obligations

📋Regulatory Update on Adjustment of Status for Business Employers

On May 12, 2006, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) published an interim final rule titled "Eligibility of Arriving Aliens in Removal Proceedings To Apply for Adjustment of Status and Jurisdiction To Adjudicate Applications for Adjustment of Status" The rule amended DHS and DOJ regulations governing applications for adjustment of status filed by paroled "arriving aliens" seeking to become lawful permanent residents and removed certain provisions. In that rule, DHS removed a paragraph from its regulations and redesignated the paragraph that followed to close the gap. DHS inadvertently failed to make a conforming amendment to a related regulatory provision to reflect the redesignation. This document describes the oversight and corrects the CFR. This action makes no substantive changes.

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