📊Railroad Retirement Board Meeting Notice
The Railroad Retirement Board announces a virtual meeting of the Actuarial Advisory Committee on April 22, 2025, to discuss the 2025 Annual Report assumptions for the Railroad Retirement Act. The public is invited to submit statements or attend the meeting, emphasizing the importance of stakeholder engagement in projecting retirement sustainability.
Learn More🏛️Strengthening Suitability and Fitness of the Federal Workforce
The memorandum outlines a directive for the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to reassess and strengthen suitability determinations for federal employees based on post-appointment conduct. It establishes procedures for OPM to ensure compliance within executive agencies and mandates timely action on separations or corrective measures directed by the OPM. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of adhering to applicable laws and appropriations in the implementation of these regulations.
Learn More🚫OFAC Sanctions Notice and Its Implications for Businesses
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons and vessels 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. The vessels placed on the SDN List have been identified as property in which a blocked person has an interest.
Learn More✈️Proposed Airworthiness Directive for Airbus SAS Airplanes by FAA
The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Airbus SAS Model A300 B4-600, B4-600R, and F4-600R series airplanes; and Model A300 C4-605R Variant F airplanes (collectively called Model A300-600 series airplanes). This proposed AD was prompted by a determination that new or more restrictive airworthiness limitations are necessary. This proposed AD would require revising the existing maintenance or inspection program, as applicable, to incorporate new or more restrictive airworthiness limitations, as specified in a European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD, which is proposed for incorporation by reference (IBR). The FAA is proposing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.
Learn More🛢️Combined Notice of Natural Gas Pipeline Rate Filings by FERC
The Department of Energy's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has issued a combined notice detailing natural gas pipeline rate and refund report filings. It outlines specific dockets, applicants, and key dates for tariff amendments. Stakeholders are encouraged to intervene and participate in the proceedings by adhering to established filing protocols.
Learn More💊Implications of New Nonprescription Drug Regulations for Businesses
In accordance with the memorandum of January 20, 2025, from the President, entitled "Regulatory Freeze Pending Review," the effective date of the final rule, entitled "Nonprescription Drug Product With an Additional Condition for Nonprescription Use," (ACNU) was delayed until March 21, 2025. Additional time is needed for review; therefore, the delay is extended for an additional 60 days.
Learn More📈Nasdaq Proposes Changes to Fee Structure and Incentives
Nasdaq announces a proposed rule change aimed at amending fee structures, introducing new fee credits, and adjusting existing requirements for trading on the Exchange. These amendments are intended to encourage liquidity and enhance market quality, ultimately fostering a competitive trading environment for participants.
Learn More⚛️NRC License Amendment Hearing Opportunity for American Centrifuge
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff accepted and docketed an application for the amendment of Special Nuclear Materials (SNM) License No. SNM-2011, submitted by American Centrifuge Operating, LLC, dba ACO dated December 19, 2024. The license amendement request (LAR) would authorize the applicant to modify its NRC license SNM-2011 for the American Centrifuge Plant, located in Piketon, Ohio to account for continued operations (Phase III) for a period of up to 9 years beyond its current authorization expiration date of June 30, 2025. Because the amendment request contains sensitive unclassified non-safeguards information (SUNSI), an order imposes procedures to obtain access to SUNSI for contention preparation by persons who file a hearing request or petition for leave to intervene.
Learn More🚛FMCSA Notice on Drug Testing Exemption Renewal Application
FMCSA announces that it has received an application from DISA Entertainment Compliance Solutions (DECS), formerly known as Motion Picture Compliance Solutions, to renew its exemption from the requirement that an employer must not employ a driver who is subject to drug and alcohol testing to perform safety-sensitive functions prior to conducting a full query of the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse (Clearinghouse) on behalf of its members that employ commercial driver's license (CDL) holders. Under the requested exemption, DECS would conduct a limited query of the Clearinghouse before one of its member employers hires a driver for a project. If the limited query indicates that information about the driver exist in the Clearinghouse, the driver would not be permitted to perform safety-sensitive functions unless and until a full query subsequently shows that the driver is not prohibited from operating a commercial motor vehicle (CMV). FMCSA requests public comment on DECS' application for an exemption.
Learn More📚Executive Order 14242
Executive Order 14242 aims to improve educational outcomes by transferring authority from the federal government to states and local communities. The order highlights failures in federal education oversight, advocating for the closure of the Department of Education and promoting local control. It emphasizes the need for accountability and compliance in federal funding programs and the return of educational authority to state governance.
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