🦺Proposed Changes to OSHA’s Cadmium Regulations and Respirators
This proposed rule revises some substance-specific respirator requirements to allow different types of respirators to be used under OSHA's Cadmium standards and better aligns these standards with OSHA's Respiratory Protection standard.
Learn More🏥OSHA Withdraws MSD Column Proposal for Injury Records
OSHA is withdrawing the proposal to amend the OSHA 300 Log by adding a column that employers would use to record work-related musculoskeletal disorders. Withdrawal of the proposal does not change any employer's obligation to complete and retain occupational injury and illness records under OSHA's regulations. Withdrawal of the proposal also does not change the recording criteria or definitions used for these records.
Learn More🧊Proposed Rule on Hazardous Materials and Refrigerants Transportation
This NPRM proposes to adopt a special permit into the hazardous materials regulations to streamline the transportation of small refrigerating machines that contain limited quantities of certain flammable gases, including common household appliances such as refrigerators, window-mounted air-conditioning units, and dehumidifiers.
Learn More🚂Port Harbor Railroad Operation Exemption Granted by STB
The Surface Transportation Board has issued a notice regarding Port Harbor Railroad's lease and operation exemption for a rail line within Madison County, Illinois. The exemption allows Port Harbor to continue its operations under a new lease without interchange commitments. The agreement, following prior extensions, indicates ongoing commercial changes and regulatory compliance.
Learn More🌲West Virginia Resource Advisory Committee Meeting Notice
The West Virginia Resource Advisory Committee (RAC) will hold a public meeting according to the details shown below. The committee is authorized under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self- Determination Act (the Act) and operates in compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). The purpose of the committee is to improve collaborative relationships and to provide advice and recommendations to the Forest Service concerning projects and funding consistent with Title II of the Act, as well as make recommendations on recreation fee proposals for sites on the Monongahela National Forest within Greenbrier, Pocahontas, Randolph, Tucker, and Webster Counties, consistent with the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act.
Learn More💰Natural Gas Pipeline Rate Filings and Compliance Updates
The Department of Energy's regulatory notice details multiple Natural Gas Pipeline Rate and Refund Report filings, along with opportunities for public comment and intervention. It specifies applicants, filing descriptions, and effective dates, while also providing guidance for engaging in proceedings to ensure stakeholder participation in regulatory processes.
Learn More💰Upcoming NIH Closed Meetings for Grant Evaluations in Health Services
The Department of Health and Human Services announces closed meetings of the Center for Scientific Review to evaluate grant applications related to health services and systems. These meetings, scheduled for July 2025, will focus on reviewing and discussing potential funding opportunities for small businesses in the health sector.
Learn More🎣2025 Salmon Fisheries Management Measures Correction by NOAA
NMFS established fishery management measures for the ocean salmon fisheries off Washington, Oregon, and California for the season beginning May 16, 2025, and anticipated to end May 15, 2026 (the 2025 ocean salmon fishing season), under the authority of the Magnuson- Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA). The final rule, published in the Federal Register on May 16, 2025, included an error in the management measures for commercial ocean salmon fisheries in the area from Humbug Mountain, Oregon, to the U.S./Mexico border. This action edits formatting and corrects an error by adding the text that was unintentionally omitted from the May 16, 2025, rule.
Learn More🔓OFAC Sanctions
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of persons whose property and interests in property are being unblocked and removed from the List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN List).
Learn More💉Meeting Notice for the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices
In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announces an amendment to the following meeting of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). The meeting is open to the public.
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