🐻New Regs for Polar Bear Protection Affecting Oil and Gas Operations
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, are revising a portion of our regulations under the Marine Mammal Protection Act pertaining to incidental take of marine mammals. These regulations, codified at 50 CFR part 18, subpart J, authorize the nonlethal, incidental, unintentional take by harassment of small numbers of polar bears from the Southern Beaufort Sea stock and Pacific walruses during year-round oil and gas industry activities in the Beaufort Sea (Alaska and the Outer Continental Shelf) and adjacent northern coast of Alaska. Such take may result from oil and gas exploration, development, production, and transportation activities occurring through August 5, 2026. The revisions made by this final rule authorize incidental Level A harassment of polar bears in addition to the incidental Level B harassment of polar bears and Pacific walruses already authorized. No lethal take is authorized under this rule.
Learn More📞Proposed Information Collection for National Human Trafficking Hotline
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is requesting a 3-year extension of an approved information collection: National Human Trafficking Hotline (NHTH) Performance Indicators (Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Number: 0970-0598, expiration October 31, 2025). There are no changes requested to the form.
Learn More🚧Pipeline Safety Special Permit Request by Tennessee Gas Pipeline
PHMSA is publishing this notice to solicit public comments on a request for one (1) new special permit segment and two (2) special permit segment extensions submitted by Tennessee Gas Pipeline, LLC (TGP), a subsidiary of Kinder Morgan, Inc. TGP is seeking relief from compliance with certain requirements in the Federal pipeline safety regulations. At the conclusion of the 30-day comment period, PHMSA will review the comments received from this notice as part of its evaluation to grant or deny the special permit request.
Learn More♻️Proposed CERCLA De Minimis Contributor Settlement for Environmental Compliance
In accordance with of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended (CERCLA), notice is hereby given by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Region 7, of a proposed CERCLA De Minimis Contributor Administrative Settlement Agreement and Order on Consent, with Allied Plastics LLC, Cascade Asset Management LLC, OmniSource LLC, Schupan Recycling a/k/a Schupan & Sons Inc., and Universal Recycling Technologies LLC. This agreement pertains to the Recycletronics--Akron Farm Facility Superfund Site located at 16998 160 St., Akron, Iowa.
Learn More🏦Regulatory Notice on Bank Holding Company Mergers & Acquisitions
This notice from the Federal Reserve System outlines various bank holding companies seeking approval for formations, acquisitions, and mergers. It invites public comment on these proposals, emphasizes compliance with the Bank Holding Company Act, and details the application process, including required disclosures and deadlines for public input.
Learn More🌿Analysis of Pesticide-Use Proposal Regulatory Notice for Business Impact
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Forest Service is seeking comments from all interested individuals and organizations on the renewal of a currently approved information collection, Pesticide-Use Proposal.
Learn More🐬NOAA Issues Regulations for Incidental Taking of Marine Mammals
NMFS, upon request from the University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC), hereby issues regulations to govern the unintentional taking of marine mammals incidental to rocky intertidal monitoring surveys along the Oregon and California coasts over the course of 5 years (2025-2030). These regulations, which allow for the issuance of a Letter of Authorization (LOA) for the incidental take of marine mammals during the described activities and specified timeframes, prescribe the permissible methods of taking and other means of effecting the least practicable adverse impact on marine mammal species or stocks and their habitat, as well as requirements pertaining to the monitoring and reporting of such taking.
Learn More🌊Notice of Application for Non-Capacity License Amendment
The Department of Energy's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has accepted for filing an application from Pacific Gas & Electric Company for a non-capacity license amendment related to the Mokelumne River Hydroelectric Project. The notice invites public comments, motions to intervene, and responses from federal, state, and local agencies regarding the proposed project enhancements to mitigate environmental impacts.
Learn More🏥Unique Device Identifier Requirements for Combination Products
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry and FDA staff entitled "Unique Device Identifier (UDI) Requirements for Combination Products." This draft guidance is intended to assist industry and FDA staff in understanding how FDA's unique device identifier (UDI) requirements apply to combination products with device constituent parts.
Learn More🚧Pipeline Safety Special Permit Request by Southern Natural Gas
PHMSA is publishing this notice to solicit public comments on a request to reincorporate one (1) special permit segment submitted by Southern Natural Gas (SNG), a subsidiary of Kinder Morgan, Inc. SNG is seeking relief from compliance with certain requirements in the Federal pipeline safety regulations. At the conclusion of the 30-day comment period, PHMSA will review the comments received from this notice as part of its evaluation to grant or deny the special permit request.
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