💳New ACH Refund Functionality Streamlines Customs Refund Process
This document announces that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is making the availability of electronic refunds via Automated Clearinghouse (ACH) more accessible by deploying a new functionality, the ACH Refund Authorization tab, in the Automated Commercial Environment Secure Data Portal (ACE Portal).
Learn More🏦RUS Electric Borrowers
The Rural Utilities Service (RUS or the Agency), an agency of the Rural Development (RD) mission area within the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), published a final rule with comment in the Federal Register on July 18, 2025, to revise its Accounting Requirements for RUS Electric Borrowers. These changes incorporate the guidance communicated with RUS Bulletin 1767B-1A and include adding new utility plant categories, adding new accounts to the Uniform System of Accounts (USoA), deleting obsolete accounts, and providing clarifying instructions and definitions for the new accounts. These changes provide uniformity and consistency for all RUS awardees. Through this action, RUS is confirming the final rule as it was published.
Learn More📈DHS Proposes New Weighted Selection Process for H-1B Petitions
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to amend its regulations governing the process by which U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) selects H-1B registrations for unique beneficiaries for filing of H-1B cap-subject petitions (or H-1B petitions for any year in which the registration requirement is suspended). DHS proposes to implement a weighted selection process that would generally favor the allocation of H-1B visas to higher skilled and higher paid aliens, while maintaining the opportunity for employers to secure H-1B workers at all wage levels, to better serve the Congressional intent for the H-1B program.
Learn More💼New H-1B Visa Entry Restrictions Due to Labor Market Abuse
Proclamation 10973 addresses the abuse of the H-1B visa program, highlighting its impact on American workers and national security. It mandates new restrictions on nonimmigrant worker entries, especially for specialty occupations, requiring a significant payment from employers to ensure compliance and to prioritize high-skilled, high-paid foreign workers.
Learn More📊Implications of NASS Data Collection Requirements for Businesses
The Department of Agriculture is seeking approval for new data collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act, focusing on data security requirements for accessing confidential agricultural data. This includes enhancements to the application process for researchers and implications for compliance with federal identity verification protocols.
Learn More🏛️National Register of Historic Places
The National Park Service is soliciting electronic comments on the significance of properties nominated before August 30, 2025, for listing or related actions in the National Register of Historic Places.
Learn More✈️FAA Announces Renewal of Small Unmanned Aircraft Registration Requirements
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to renew an information collection. The collection involves inputting minimal information into a database to register small, unmanned aircraft. Aircraft registration is necessary to ensure personal accountability among all users of the National Airspace System (NAS). Aircraft registration also allows the FAA and law enforcement agencies to address non-compliance by providing the means for identifying an aircraft's owner and operator. This collection also permits individuals to de-register or update their record in the registration database.
Learn More✈️FAA Petition for Exemption by Liberty University School of Aeronautics
This notice contains a summary of a petition seeking relief from specified requirements of Federal Aviation Regulations. The purpose of this notice is to improve the public's awareness of, and participation in, the FAA's exemption process. Neither publication of this notice nor the inclusion nor omission of information in the summary is intended to affect the legal status of the petition or its final disposition.
Learn More💼Federal Reserve Notice on Nonbanking Activity Proposals
The Federal Reserve System has announced proposals allowing certain companies to engage in nonbanking activities under the BHC Act. Public comments on compliance are invited, with implications for business leaders considering investments or expansions in these areas. The notice facilitates transparency and engagement with stakeholders regarding regulatory proposals.
Learn More📊Federal Reserve's Semiannual Regulatory Agenda Overview
The Board is issuing this agenda under the Regulatory Flexibility Act and the Board's Statement of Policy Regarding Expanded Rulemaking Procedures. The Board anticipates having under consideration regulatory matters as indicated below during the period July 2025 through December 2025. The next agenda will be published in fall 2025.
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