🚫Order Denying Export Privileges for Prince Bediako
The Department of Commerce has denied export privileges to Prince Bediako for seven years due to a conviction for smuggling vehicles from the U.S. to Ghana. The order restricts Bediako and associated entities from participating in U.S. export transactions, aiming to uphold federal export control laws and prevent evasion of the order.
Learn More❌Revocation of Executive Order on Competition - Impacts on Business Law
Executive Order 14337 revokes the previous Executive Order 14036 aimed at promoting competition in the American economy. The order outlines general provisions regarding departmental authority and clarifies that it does not create enforceable rights against the U.S. government. This revocation signals a shift in regulatory approach to competition policy without specifying new directives or initiatives.
Learn More⚖️EPA Guidance on Criminal Enforcement Referrals Explained
This notice describes the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) plans to address regulatory offenses that give rise to criminal liability under the recent executive order on Fighting Overcriminalization in Federal Regulations.
Learn More⚖️Treasury Guidance on Criminal Enforcement Referrals for Businesses
Pursuant to the recent executive order, "Fighting Overcriminalization in Federal Regulations," this notice announces plans to address criminally liable regulatory offenses, including factors to be considered in deciding whether to refer alleged violations of criminal regulatory offenses to the Department of Justice.
Learn More📊SEC Closed Meeting Agenda
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will hold a closed meeting to discuss significant topics including the initiation and settlement of injunctive actions and administrative proceedings. Attendance will be limited to SEC officials and certain staff members, and the outcomes may impact regulatory compliance and enforcement matters affecting businesses.
Learn More⚖️Executive Order on Fighting Overcriminalization in Regulations
Executive Order 14294 addresses the overcriminalization in federal regulations, emphasizing the need to reduce regulatory burdens on individuals and businesses. It promotes a shift towards civil rather than criminal enforcement of regulatory offenses, aiming for greater clarity in regulation and protection for innocent parties. The order mandates reports and transparency in criminal regulatory offenses to enhance public understanding and compliance.
Learn More⚖️CFPB Proposed Rule
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) is proposing to rescind the amendments it adopted to the Rules of Practice for Adjudication Proceedings (Rules of Practice) on February 22, 2022, and March 29, 2023.
Learn More⚖️Antitrust Notice
The Department of Justice released a notice regarding the Rust Foundation's changes in membership, indicating that SixtyFPS GmbH and Watchful Inc. have withdrawn from the cooperative research project. The notice also reaffirms the group's ongoing commitment to adhere to antitrust provisions under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act. Additional notifications regarding membership changes are anticipated.
Learn More🛑OFAC Sanctions Notice
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons that have been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) based on OFAC's determination that one or more applicable legal criteria 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⚖️Notice of Inventory Completion under NAGPRA
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Arizona State Office 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.
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