Regulatory Requirements, Financial Reporting 10 Jan 2025 business regulation, railroad, financial implications, surface transportation, cost of capital

🚂Analysis of Railroad Cost of Capital Regulations for 2024

The Board is instituting a proceeding to determine the railroad industry's cost of capital for 2024. The decision solicits comments on the following issues: the railroads' 2024 current cost of debt capital, the railroads' 2024 current cost of preferred equity capital (if any), the railroads' 2024 cost of common equity capital, and the 2024 capital structure mix of the railroad industry on a market value basis.

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Regulatory Compliance, Public Health Strategy 10 Jan 2025 business regulation, fda, health, food safety, public health, antimicrobial resistance

🏥FDA Seeks Comments for NARMS 2026-2030 Strategic Plan

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, we, or Agency) is soliciting comments from the public regarding the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS) 2026-2030 Strategic Plan. Comments received will help inform the development of a draft 2026-2030 Strategic Plan, to be discussed at a public meeting in spring 2025. Specific questions and information requests are included in this notice to help guide input from interested parties.

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Compliance, Regulatory Requirements 8 Jan 2025 compliance, business regulation, penalties, erisa, pension, pbgc

⚖️PBGC Announces Civil Penalty Adjustments for 2025 Compliance

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation is required to amend its regulations annually to adjust for inflation the maximum civil penalty for failure to provide certain notices or other material information and for failure to provide certain multiemployer plan notices.

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Compliance, Regulatory Requirements 7 Jan 2025 agriculture, epa, business regulation, environmental compliance, pesticide registration

🌱EPA Notice

EPA has received applications to register new uses for pesticide products containing currently registered active ingredients. Pursuant to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), EPA is hereby providing notice of receipt and opportunity to comment on these applications.

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Compliance, Regulatory, Defense 7 Jan 2025 compliance, china, business regulation, defense, national security, military

⚔️Notice of Chinese Military Companies and Its Business Implications

The Deputy Secretary of Defense has determined that the entities listed in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this notice qualify as "Chinese military companies" in accordance with the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021.

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Compliance, Regulatory Changes 7 Jan 2025 business regulation, postal service, shipping, usps, negotiated service agreement

📦USPS Priority Mail Express Contract Changes Impacting Businesses

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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Regulatory, Competitive Products 7 Jan 2025 business regulation, postal service, negotiated service agreements, shipping

📦Postal Service Announces Priority Mail and Ground Advantage Changes

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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Compliance, Regulatory, Financial 7 Jan 2025 business regulation, department of energy, federal energy regulatory commission, electric rate filings, compliance filings
Regulatory Compliance, Legal Matters 6 Jan 2025 compliance, business regulation, usa, legal issues, export control
Regulatory Changes, Business Compliance 6 Jan 2025 business regulation, postal service, shipping, usps, negotiated agreements

📦USPS Product Change Notice

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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