❌Withdrawal of Energy Standards for Commercial Refrigerators
Pursuant to the Congressional Review Act, this document withdraws a disapproved final rule that was published in the Federal Register on January 21, 2025. The final rule would have established amended energy conservation standards for commercial refrigerators, freezers, and refrigerator-freezers.
Learn More⚡Notice of Section 206 Proceeding for Valley Link Transmission
The Department of Energy, through the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, has initiated an investigation into Valley Link's proposed pricing to determine if it is unjust or unlawful. Interested parties have the opportunity to file interventions or comments regarding this matter, with certain deadlines for participation.
Learn More🌾USDA Terminates Federal Advisory Committees
On February 19, 2025, the President issued the Executive Order (E.O.), "Commencing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy," which set forth the Administration's policy of reducing the size of the Federal Government in order to minimize waste, fraud, abuse, and inflation and to promote American freedom and innovation. The President's order directed the termination of several Federal advisory committees and ordered the identification of additional Federal Advisory Committees for termination.
Learn More🏥Proposed Rule to Close Medicaid Tax Loophole Affects Businesses
This proposed rule is intended to address a loophole in a regulatory statistical test applied to State proposals for Medicaid tax waivers. The test is designed to ensure, as required by statute, that non-uniform or non-broad -based health care-related taxes, authorized under a waiver, are generally redistributive. The inadvertent loophole currently allows some health care-related taxes, especially taxes on managed care organizations, to be imposed at higher tax rates on Medicaid taxable units than non-Medicaid taxable units, contrary to statutory and regulatory intent for health care-related taxes to be generally redistributive. The proposed provisions would better implement the statutory requirements by adding additional safeguards to ensure that tax waivers that exploit the loophole because they pass the current statistical test, but are not generally redistributive, are not approvable.
Learn More⚡Electric Rate Filings Notice and Changes in Status for Energy Companies
The Department of Energy's notice details various filings associated with changes in status for multiple energy companies. It includes information about applicants, filing dates, and the process for public engagement, highlighting the dynamic regulatory environment impacting the energy sector.
Learn More🏺NAGPRA Notice on Repatriation by Field Museum
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Field Museum intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition of objects of cultural patrimony and that have a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.
Learn More🍏FDA Extends Comment Period for Food Labeling Regulations
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is extending the comment period for the proposed rule entitled "Food Labeling: Front- of-Package Nutrition Information" that appeared in the Federal Register of January 16, 2025. We are taking this action in response to requests for an extension to allow interested parties additional time to submit comments.
Learn More🚢FMC Notice
The Federal Maritime Commission (Commission) has received a petition from a controlled carrier requesting an exemption from the statutory requirement to provide 30 days' notice of a reduction in its tariff rates and seeks public comment.
Learn More🚢Notice on Use of Foreign-Built Small Passenger Vessel in U.S. Trade
The Secretary of Transportation, as represented by the Maritime Administration (MARAD), is authorized to make determinations regarding the coastwise use of foreign built; certain U.S. built; and U.S. and foreign rebuilt vessels that solely carry no more than twelve passengers for hire. MARAD has received such a determination request and is publishing this notice to solicit comments to assist with determining whether the proposed use of the vessel set forth in the request would have an adverse effect on U.S. vessel builders or U.S. coastwise trade businesses that use U.S.-built vessels in those businesses. Information about the requestor's vessel, including a description of the proposed service, is in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below.
Learn More📦Notice of Priority Mail Negotiated Service Agreement Filing
The Postal Service gives notice of filing a request with the Postal Regulatory Commission to add a domestic shipping services contract to the list of Negotiated Service Agreements in the Mail Classification Schedule's Competitive Products List.
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