😷OSHA Proposes Update to Medical Evaluation Requirements for Respirators
OSHA is proposing to remove some medical evaluation requirements in the Respiratory Protection Rule for certain types of respirators. This proposed change would only impact filtering facepiece respirators and loose-fitting powered air-purifying respirators.
Learn More🛡️OSHA Proposes Changes to Methylene Chloride Respirator Rules
This proposed rule revises some substance-specific respirator requirements to allow different types of respirators to be used under OSHA's Methylene Chloride standard and better aligns this standard with OSHA's Respiratory Protection standard. It also includes two technical corrections.
Learn More🚛Proposed Rule on Hazardous Materials Regulations by DOT
This NPRM proposes adopting the provisions of Department of Transportation (DOT) Special Permit (SP) 12412 and DOT-SP 11646 into the hazardous materials regulations. These revisions would provide greater regulatory flexibility and eliminate the need for special permit renewal requests, reducing paperwork burdens and facilitating commerce while maintaining an equivalent level of safety.
Learn More⚖️Review of Antidumping Duties on Ferrovanadium from China & South Africa
The Commission hereby gives notice that it has instituted reviews pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 ("the Act"), as amended, to determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty orders on ferrovanadium from China and South Africa would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury. Pursuant to the Act, interested parties are requested to respond to this notice by submitting the information specified below to the Commission.
Learn More📜VA Notice on Educational Assistance Program Policy Changes
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is informing the public of efforts to implement Section 213 of the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvements Act (Dole Act), which requires VA to make notice and justification for changes in policy and guidance available to students, educational institutions, and the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives.
Learn More📊CPS Demographic Data Collection - Comments Requested by Census Bureau
The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of our information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment on the proposed extension of the Current Population Survey Basic Demographics, prior to the submission of the information collection request (ICR) to OMB for approval.
Learn More📊IRS Information Collection Requests and Compliance Implications for Business
The Department of the Treasury will submit the following information collection requests to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. The public is invited to submit comments on these requests.
Learn More🧬Requirements for Patent Applications with Nucleotide Sequence Disclosures
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, invites comments on the extension and revision of an existing information collection: 0651- 0024 (Requirements for Patent Applications Containing Nucleotide Sequence and/or Amino Acid Sequence Disclosures). The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 days for public comments preceding submission of the information collection to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
Learn More🚫OFAC Sanctions Actions
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📬USPS Proposal
The Commission is acknowledging a recent Postal Service filing concerning material changes to Mail Classification Schedule product descriptions within First-Class Mail, USPS Marketing Mail, and Periodicals. This document invites public comment on the advance review portion of the Postal Service's filing and takes other administrative steps.
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