Notice 18 Feb 2025 compliance, business regulation, research, pharmaceutical industry, controlled substances, drug enforcement

💊Notice of Application for Bulk Manufacturing of Controlled Substances

Scottsdale Research Institute, has applied to be registered as a bulk manufacturer of basic class(es) of controlled substance(s). Refer to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION listed below for further drug information.

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Notice 14 Feb 2025 business regulation, virtual meeting, fishing industry, fishery management, north pacific

🐟North Pacific Fishery Management Council Virtual Meeting Notice

The North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) Scallop Plan Team will meet on March 4, 2025.

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Presidential Document 14 Feb 2025 compliance, business regulation, foreign policy, economic competitiveness, fcpa

✈️Executive Order on Pausing FCPA Enforcement for Economic Upturn

Executive Order 14209 aims to pause enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) to align U.S. foreign policy with economic competitiveness. It mandates a review of FCPA investigations and enforcement, emphasizing the need for discretion to facilitate American commerce abroad while safeguarding national security interests.

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Notice 12 Feb 2025 compliance, business regulation, federal, financial institutions, appraisal

🏢Notice of Appraisal Subcommittee Special Closed Meeting Analysis

The Appraisal Subcommittee of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council convened a Special Closed Meeting to discuss State Compliance Reviews and a personnel matter, emphasizing regulatory discussions that may affect business operations in the financial and real estate sectors. The meeting took place virtually and centered on compliance issues relevant to industry stakeholders.

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Notice 12 Feb 2025 international trade, steel, business regulation, u.s. international trade commission, antidumping duties

⚖️Five-Year Review of Antidumping Duties on Hot-Rolled Steel

The Commission hereby gives notice of the scheduling of full reviews pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 ("the Act") to determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty and countervailing duty orders on hot-rolled steel products from China, India, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand, and Ukraine would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time. The Commission has determined to exercise its authority to extend the review period by up to 90 days.

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Notice 11 Feb 2025 compliance, agriculture, usda, trade, business regulation, privacy act, aphis

📋Delay in USDA Privacy Act System of Records Effective Date

This document delays the effective date of the January 10, 2025, modified system of records notice, titled "Smuggling Interdiction and Trade Compliance (SITC) National Information Communication Activity System (SNICAS), USDA/APHIS-21," in accordance with the memorandum of January 20, 2025, from the President titled, "Regulatory Freeze Pending Review". The effective date of the exemptions in the notice are delayed until April 11, 2025. The notice modified the system to exempt it from certain provisions of the Privacy Act.

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Notice 6 Feb 2025 international trade, business regulation, usitc, shapewear, patent infringement

📦USITC Investigation on Shapewear Patent Infringements

Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on December 31, 2024, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Spanx, LLC of Atlanta, Georgia. A supplement to the complaint was filed on January 22, 2025. The complaint, as supplemented, alleges violations of section 337 based upon the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of certain shapewear garments by reason of the infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 9,179,713 ("the '713 patent"); U.S. Patent No. 9,930,916 ("the '916 patent"); U.S. Patent No. 10,455,866 ("the '866 patent"); U.S. Patent No. D707,920 ("the '920 patent"); U.S. Patent No. D796,780 ("the '780 patent"); and U.S. Patent No. D796,784 ("the '784 patent"). The complaint further alleges that an industry in the United States exists or is in the process of being established as required by the applicable Federal Statute. The complainant requests that the Commission institute an investigation and, after the investigation, issue a general exclusion order, or in the alternative a limited exclusion order, and cease and desist orders.

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Notice 6 Feb 2025 business regulation, postal service, negotiated service agreements, shipping

📦USPS Notice on New Priority Mail Express and Ground Advantage Contract

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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Notice 6 Feb 2025 international trade, business regulation, trade commission, solar energy, patent infringement

☀️Notice on Solar Cells Regulatory Update Involving Adani and Mundra

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission ("Commission") has determined not to review an initial determination ("ID") (Order No. 8) granting an unopposed motion to terminate the investigation as to respondent Adani Green Energy Ltd. based on withdrawal of the complaint, and to amend the complaint to add respondent Mundra Solar PV Ltd.

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Notice 6 Feb 2025 business regulation, postal service, logistics, negotiated service agreements, shipping

📦USPS Announces Priority Mail Express Service Agreement 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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