Rule 19 May 2025 environmental protection, epa, regulatory changes, administrative practice and procedure, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, incorporation by reference, natural gas, penalties, environmental compliance, freedom of information, confidential business information, government employees, courts, petroleum, greenhouse gases, emissions reporting

🌍Congressional Review Act Revocation of Waste Emissions Charge

Congress has passed and the President has signed a joint resolution of disapproval under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) final rule titled, "Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions" (2024 WEC Final Rule). The 2024 WEC Final Rule implemented and facilitated compliance with the requirements of the Waste Emissions Charge in the Clean Air Act's (CAA) Methane Emissions Reduction Program. Under the joint resolution and by operation of the CRA, the 2024 WEC Final Rule now has no legal force or effect. Because the rule has been nullified, the EPA is removing it from the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). This action is exempt from notice-and-comment rulemaking because it is ministerial in nature.

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Rule 9 May 2025 compliance, administrative practice and procedure, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, pharmaceuticals, fda regulations, confidential business information, labeling, animal health, drug approvals, veterinary medicine, animal drugs

🐾FDA Final Rule on New Animal Drug Regulations Effective May 2025

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect application-related actions for new animal drug applications (NADAs), abbreviated new animal drug applications (ANADAs), and conditionally approved new animal drug applications (CNADAs) during January, February, and March 2025. The animal drug regulations are also being amended to improve their accuracy and readability.

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Rule 7 May 2025 regulation, imports, administrative practice and procedure, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, intergovernmental relations, small businesses, energy conservation, household appliances, confidential business information, doe, consumer products, miscellaneous gas products

🔥Withdrawal of Coverage Determination for Miscellaneous Gas Products

DOE is withdrawing its prior determination that miscellaneous gas products ("MGPs"), which include decorative hearths and outdoor heaters, qualify as covered products under Part A of Title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended ("EPCA").

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Rule 2 May 2025 commerce, steel, business and industry, imports, administrative practice and procedure, national security, investigations, import regulations, tariffs, confidential business information, classified information, aluminum, section 232

🏗️New Section 232 Tariff Inclusion Procedures for Steel and Aluminum

On February 10, 2025, the President issued Proclamations 10895, "Adjusting Imports of Aluminum into The United States" (Aluminum Proclamation), and 10896, "Adjusting Imports of Steel into the United States" (Steel Proclamation), imposing specified rates of duty on imports of aluminum and steel articles and certain derivative steel and aluminum articles, respectively (collectively, the Inclusions Proclamations). The Inclusions Proclamations also required the Secretary of Commerce to establish a process for including additional derivative aluminum and steel articles within the scope of the ad valorem duties. The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), in this interim final rule (IFR), establishes the process for including additional derivative aluminum and steel articles within the scope of the ad valorem duties authorized by the President under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, as amended (Section 232). This IFR also removes the aluminum and steel exclusions process authorized by clause 3 of the March 18, 2018, Presidential Proclamations 9704 and 9705 (collectively, the Exclusions Proclamations).

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Proposed Rule 18 Apr 2025 regulatory compliance, imports, administrative practice and procedure, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, intergovernmental relations, small businesses, energy conservation, household appliances, confidential business information, doe, consumer products, portable electric spas

🚫Proposed Withdrawal of Energy Standards for Portable Electric Spas

DOE is proposing to withdraw its prior determination that portable electric spas ("PESs") qualify as covered products under Part A of Title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended ("EPCA").

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Rule 15 Apr 2025 regulation, imports, administrative practice and procedure, business compliance, intergovernmental relations, small businesses, department of energy, energy conservation, household appliances, confidential business information, energy efficiency, showerheads

🚿Repeal of Showerhead Definition

As part of its implementation of an Executive order, the U.S. Department of Energy repeals the definition of a showerhead.

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Rule 2 Apr 2025 compliance, securities, banking, treasury, financial regulation, confidential business information, banks, data reporting, repo market, nccbr

📈New Compliance Requirements for Non-Centrally Cleared Repo Transactions

The Office of Financial Research (the "Office") within the U.S. Department of the Treasury ("Treasury") is extending the compliance date for certain financial companies to report to the Office certain non-centrally cleared bilateral transactions in the U.S. repurchase agreement ("repo") market. This data collection requires daily reporting to the Office by certain brokers, dealers, and other financial companies with large exposures to non-centrally cleared bilateral repo ("NCCBR") transactions.

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Rule 31 Mar 2025 regulatory compliance, countervailing duties, international trade, antidumping, business and industry, administrative practice and procedure, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, investigations, u.s. department of commerce, freedom of information, confidential business information

⚖️Corrections to Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Regulations

On December 19, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) revised the annexes of the trade remedy regulations to modernize the administration of the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) laws. This amendment corrects inadvertent errors in dates and regulatory language.

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Rule 31 Mar 2025 compliance, countervailing duties, international trade, antidumping, business and industry, imports, administrative practice and procedure, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, business operations, trade regulation, investigations, confidential business information

⚖️Regulatory Corrections for Antidumping Duty Compliance

On December 16, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) issued a final rule amending its antidumping and countervailing duty regulations. However, certain regulatory language in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) was inadvertently deleted, an incorrect punctuation mark was used, and a letter was left off a word. This correction restores the deleted language to the relevant regulation and corrects the typographical errors.

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Proposed Rule 13 Mar 2025 energy, regulation, imports, administrative practice and procedure, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, business compliance, intergovernmental relations, small businesses, energy conservation, household appliances, confidential business information, doe, consumer products

🔥Proposed Withdrawal of Determination for Miscellaneous Gas Products

As part of its implementation of the Executive Order, "Unleashing American Energy" (Jan. 20, 2025), the U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") is reviewing existing agency actions to ensure, among other things, that all regulatory requirements related to energy are grounded in clearly applicable law and that the American people's freedom to choose from a variety of goods and appliances is not restricted. As a result of this review, DOE is proposing to withdraw its prior determination that miscellaneous gas products ("MGPs"), which are comprised of decorative hearths and outdoor heaters, qualify as covered products under Part A of Title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, as amended ("EPCA"). After further consideration of the relevant statutory authority and available information, DOE is proposing to withdraw its determination that MGPs are covered products under EPCA for which DOE is authorized to establish test procedures and energy conservation standards.

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