Compliance Requirements, Financial Implications 17 Jan 2025 compliance, administrative practice and procedure, penalties, civil penalties, ftc, trade practices, inflation, regulatory updates

⚖️FTC Civil Penalty Increases Effective January 17, 2025

The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC" or "Commission") is implementing adjustments to the civil penalty amounts within its jurisdiction to account for inflation, as required by law.

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Compliance, Regulatory Requirements, Health Services 17 Jan 2025 compliance, regulations, government, health, maternal and child health, survey

📊Maternal and Child Health Survey Instrument Compliance Notice

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, HRSA submitted an Information Collection Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. Comments submitted during the first public review of this ICR will be provided to OMB. OMB will accept further comments from the public during the review and approval period. OMB may act on HRSA's ICR only after the 30-day comment period for this notice has closed.

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Compliance, Regulatory Requirements 17 Jan 2025 compliance, regulations, aviation, faa, safety, incorporation by reference, navigation (air), airports, air traffic control, airport operations

✈️FAA Updates Standard Instrument Approach Procedures Effective 2025

This rule establishes, amends, suspends, or removes Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPS) and associated Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure procedures (ODPs) for operations at certain airports. These regulatory actions are needed because of the adoption of new or revised criteria, or because of changes occurring in the National Airspace System, such as the commissioning of new navigational facilities, adding new obstacles, or changing air traffic requirements. These changes are designed to provide safe and efficient use of the navigable airspace and to promote safe flight operations under instrument flight rules at the affected airports.

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Compliance, Regulatory Requirements 17 Jan 2025 compliance, healthcare, regulations, chemicals, imports, administrative practice and procedure, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, exports, telemedicine, dea, controlled substances, prescription drugs, drug traffic control

💊New DEA Regulations on Telemedicine and Special Registration

The Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2008 (the "Ryan Haight Act") generally requires an in-person medical evaluation prior to the issuance of a prescription of controlled substances but provides an exception to this in-person medical evaluation requirement where the practitioner is engaged in the "practice of telemedicine" within the meaning of the Ryan Haight Act. These proposed regulatory changes would establish a Special Registration framework and authorize three types of Special Registration. This proposed rulemaking also provides for heightened prescription, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements. DEA believes such changes are necessary to effectively expand patient access to controlled substance medications via telemedicine while mitigating the risks of diversion associated with such expansion. A summary of this rule may be found at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/DEA-2023-0029.

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Compliance, Regulatory Requirements 17 Jan 2025 compliance, california, native american, national park service, repatriation, cultural heritage

📜Notice of Intended Repatriation at California State University

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the California State University, Sacramento intends to repatriate certain cultural items that meet the definition of unassociated funerary objects and that have a cultural affiliation with the Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.

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Compliance, Grant Opportunities 17 Jan 2025 compliance, financial assistance, health, human services, native american programs

📝Comment Request on ACF’s Grant Reporting Framework and Requirements

The Administration for Children and Families' (ACF) Administration for Native Americans (ANA) is requesting a 3-year extension to the Ongoing Progress Report (OPR) and the Objective Work Plan (OWP) (Office of Management and Budget (OMB) #0970-0452, expiration September 30, 2026). Changes are proposed only to the report.

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Compliance, Regulatory 17 Jan 2025 compliance, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, income taxes, internal revenue service, tax regulations, taxable income, foreign currency

📊Amendments to Tax Regulations on Currency Gains and Losses

This document includes corrections to a final regulation (Treasury Decision 10016) published in the Federal Register on Wednesday, December 11, 2024. Treasury Decision 10016 contained final regulations relating to the determination of taxable income or loss and foreign currency gain or loss with the respect to a qualified business unit.

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Regulatory Requirements, Environmental Compliance 17 Jan 2025 compliance, marine mammals, noaa, texas, marine geophysical survey, mmpa

🐬Compliance Regulations for Marine Surveys in Gulf of Mexico

In accordance with the regulations implementing the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) as amended, notification is hereby given that NMFS has issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to the University of Texas at Austin (UT) to incidentally harass marine mammals during survey activities associated with a marine geophysical survey in coastal waters off Texas in the northwest (NW) Gulf of Mexico (GOM).

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Regulatory Changes 17 Jan 2025 compliance, healthcare, regulations, fda, tobacco products

❌FDA Withdraws Direct Final Rule on Regulatory Hearing Provisions

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) published in the Federal Register of September 20, 2024, a direct final rule amending the Scope section of our regulation that provides for a regulatory hearing before the Agency. The comment period closed December 4, 2024. FDA is withdrawing the direct final rule because the Agency received significant adverse comment.

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Regulatory Compliance, Consumer Trends 17 Jan 2025 compliance, customs duties and inspection, imports, administrative practice and procedure, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, claims, research, freight, exports, excise taxes, surety bonds, grains, labeling, advertising, trade practices, scientific equipment, alcohol and alcoholic beverages, vinegar, wine, liquors, spices and flavorings, electronic funds transfers, fruit juices, packaging and containers, food additives, warehouses, treaties, cosmetics, beer, consumer information, alcohol industry, labeling regulations

🍷New Alcohol Facts Labeling Regulation

The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) proposes to require disclosure of per-serving alcohol, calorie, and nutrient content information in an "Alcohol Facts" statement on all alcohol beverage labels subject to TTB's regulatory authority under the Federal Alcohol Administration Act (FAA Act). This rulemaking responds to the Department of the Treasury's February 2022 report on "Competition in the Markets for Beer, Wine, and Spirits," which recommended that TTB revive or initiate rulemaking on alcohol content, nutritional content, and appropriate serving sizes for alcohol beverage labels. Pursuant to its authorities under both the FAA Act and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, TTB is also proposing mandatory alcohol content statements for certain types of malt beverages, beer, and wine that are not currently required to be labeled with an alcohol content statement. TTB proposes a compliance date of 5 years from the date that a final rule resulting from this proposal is published in the Federal Register.

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