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🏗️EDA Seeks Comments on Construction Investment Requirements

The Department of Commerce is soliciting public comments regarding the information collection requirements for the Economic Development Administration's construction investments necessary for supporting essential public infrastructure. This feedback period aims to evaluate the effectiveness of these requirements in facilitating economic development and capital attraction, particularly through the Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance Programs.

🏡HUD Delays HOME Investment Partnerships Program Rule Implementation

On January 6, 2025, HUD published the "HOME Investment Partnerships Program: Program Updates and Streamlining" final rule (HOME Final Rule) in the Federal Register. The HOME Final Rule provides for the rule to take effect on February 5, 2025. Consistent with the President's January 20, 2025, memorandum titled "Regulatory Freeze Pending Review", this notice announces that HUD is delaying the effective date for the HOME Final Rule until April 20, 2025.

🎉Executive Order for America's 250th Birthday Celebration

Executive Order 14189 establishes a task force to plan and execute a grand celebration for America's 250th anniversary of independence. The order outlines responsibilities for various government officials and agencies to coordinate activities, ensuring a significant national recognition of this historic occasion. Additionally, it addresses the protection of monuments and the inclusion of notable historical figures in the National Garden of American Heroes.

🏗️Great Lakes Seaway Development Corporation Public Meeting Announced

This notice announces the public meeting of the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation Advisory Board.

🌊Federal Recognition of Lumbee Tribe

The memorandum emphasizes the historical and cultural significance of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina and outlines a directive for the Secretary of the Interior to formulate a plan for the tribe's federal recognition. This recognition could lead to full access to federal benefits, enhancing the tribe's economic standing and opening avenues for development and funding.

🏭Approval of Subzone Status for Premium Guard in Weirton, WV

The Foreign-Trade Zones Board has approved subzone status for Premium Guard, Inc., located in Weirton, West Virginia, enhancing its operational capabilities. The approval is subject to existing activation limits set by FTZ 240 and adheres to the FTZ Act and regulations, granting the company favorable trade conditions.

📈Approval of Subzone Status for Wurth Electronics in Watertown, SD

⚡Kram Hydro 10 Initiates Hydropower Project Permit Application

⚡Executive Order 14154

Executive Order 14154 aims to bolster the American economy by removing regulatory barriers to energy production and exploration. The order emphasizes increasing domestic energy resource development, simplifying permitting processes, and safeguarding consumer choice. It seeks to strengthen the U.S. position as a global energy leader while enhancing job creation and reducing energy costs for businesses and consumers.

✈️Notice on AIP Property Release at Idaho Falls Regional Airport

Notice is being given that the FAA is considering a request from the City of Idaho Falls, Idaho to waive the AIP property requirements and dispose of approximately 0.617 acres of airport property located at Idaho Falls Regional Airport, in Idaho Falls, Idaho.