Rule 21 Feb 2025 compliance, regulations, accessibility, telecommunications, communications equipment, television, cable television, closed captioning, video programming

♿FCC Regulation on Accessibility of Video Programming and Captioning

In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved, for a period of three years, an information collection associated with implementing the requirement that manufacturers of covered apparatus and multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs) make closed captioning display settings readily accessible to individuals who are deaf and hard of hearing, adopted by the Commission on July 18, 2024, in the Accessibility of User Interfaces, and Video Programming Guides and Menus Third Report and Order (Order). This document is consistent with the Order, which stated that the Commission would publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the compliance date of the "readily accessible" rule and revise the rule accordingly.

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Notice 21 Feb 2025 compliance, sec, securities regulation, investment companies, business development companies

📈SEC Notice on Exemption for Investment Companies and Share Classes

This document details the SEC's notice regarding an application from AMG Comvest Senior Lending Fund and Comvest Credit Managers, LLC, seeking exemption under the Investment Company Act to permit closed-end management investment companies to issue various classes of shares with different fees. It outlines the application process and contacts for further information.

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Notice 21 Feb 2025 compliance, environmental impact, maritime, public participation, texas, louisiana, oil export, deepwater port

🌊Deepwater Port License Application for Blue Marlin LLC Overview

The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) and the Maritime Administration announce the start of the comment period and the public meeting for the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for the BMOP LLC (BMOP) deepwater port license application for the export of oil from the United States to nations abroad. The BMOP application proposes the ownership, construction, operation, and eventual decommissioning of an offshore oil export deepwater port that would be located within and adjacent to the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) in West Cameron Lease Blocks (WC) 509 and 508 and East Cameron (EC) Block 263. Following the existing Stingray pipeline, the DWP will be approximately 99 statute miles off the coast of Cameron Parish, Louisiana, with an approximate water depth of 162 feet. The deepwater port would allow for loading Very Large Crude Carriers (VLCCs) and other sized crude oil cargo carriers via a Catenary Anchor Leg Mooring (CALM).

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Notice 21 Feb 2025 compliance, business regulation, treasury, foreign policy, sanctions, ofac

🚫Notice of Sanctions Against Russian Federation Entities

The Department of State is publishing the names of one or more persons that have been placed on the Department of Treasury's List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN List) administered by the Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) based on the Department of State's determination, in consultation with other departments, as appropriate, that one or more applicable legal criteria of the Executive Order regarding blocking property with respect to specified harmful foreign activities of the Government of the Russian Federation 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.

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Notice 21 Feb 2025 compliance, foreign relations, treasury, sanctions, economic policy, russia

🚫Notice of Sanctions Against Individuals Due to Russian Government Activities

The Department of State is publishing the names of one or more persons that have been placed on the Department of Treasury's List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN List) administered by the Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) based on the Department of State's determination, in consultation with other departments, as appropriate, that one or more applicable legal criteria of the Executive Order regarding blocking property with respect to specified harmful foreign activities of the Government of the Russian Federation 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.

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Notice 21 Feb 2025 compliance, international trade, regulation, china, antidumping duty, import/export, malaysia, monosodium glutamate

📦Preliminary Determination on MSG Antidumping Duty Circumvention

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that imports of monosodium glutamate (MSG) completed in Malaysia using glutamic acid produced in the People's Republic of China (China) are circumventing the antidumping duty (AD) order on MSG from China. Interested parties are invited to comment on this preliminary determination.

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Notice 21 Feb 2025 compliance, healthcare, regulation, vermont, licensing, drug enforcement administration, new hampshire

🚫Revocation of DEA Registrations

The Drug Enforcement Administration issued orders to revoke Jason Weakley R.N., A.P.R.N.'s DEA registrations due to expired state licenses in Vermont and New Hampshire. The findings indicate a lack of authority to handle controlled substances, underscoring the critical need for compliance with state laws in the healthcare sector.

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Notice 21 Feb 2025 compliance, trade regulations, foreign policy, sanctions, u.s. law, russian government, economic sanctions

🚫Department of State Sanctions on Russian Entities Overview

The Department of State is publishing the names of one or more persons that have been placed on the Department of Treasury's List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN List) administered by the Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) based on the Department of State's determination, in consultation with other departments, as appropriate, that one or more applicable legal criteria of the Executive Order regarding blocking property with respect to specified harmful foreign activities of the Government of the Russian Federation 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.

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Notice 21 Feb 2025 compliance, pharmaceuticals, foreign-trade zone, new jersey, merck, production authorization

💊Merck Authorized for Production in Foreign-Trade Zone 49

The Foreign-Trade Zones Board has authorized Merck, Sharp & Dohme LLC to conduct production activities for pharmaceutical products within FTZ 49 in Rahway, New Jersey. This decision follows a review process, indicating compliance with federal regulations and allowing for enhanced operational support in the pharmaceutical sector.

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Notice 21 Feb 2025 compliance, medicare, health care, medicaid, accreditation, outpatient physical therapy

🏥QUAD A Accreditation Approval for Outpatient Physical Therapy

This notice acknowledges the approval of an application from the American Association for Accreditation of Ambulatory Surgery Facilities dba QUAD A for continued recognition as a national accrediting organization for Outpatient Physical Therapy programs that wish to participate in the Medicare or Medicaid programs.

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