Rule 14 Apr 2025 regulatory compliance, environmental protection, government contracts, administrative practice and procedure, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, mineral resources, air pollution control, penalties, investigations, environmental impact statements, oil and gas, oil pollution, oil and gas exploration, pipelines, rights-of-way, sulfur, continental shelf, outer continental shelf, bureau of ocean energy management, public lands-rights-of-way, marine archaeology

🐚Removal of Marine Archaeology Protection Rule

Under the Congressional Review Act, Congress passed, and the President signed, a joint resolution disapproving the final "Protection of Marine Archaeology Resources" rule published by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) on September 3, 2024. That rule required lessees and operators to submit an archaeological report with any oil and gas exploration or development plan they submit to BOEM for approval of proposed activities on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). Under the joint resolution and by operation of the Congressional Review Act, the "Protection of Marine Archaeological Resources" rule has no force or effect.

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Notice 14 Feb 2025 regulatory compliance, epa, environmental impact statements, clean air act, infrastructure projects

🌍Notice of Environmental Impact Statements by the EPA

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announces the availability of Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) for various projects, including LNG and mining initiatives. The public is invited to comment on these statements, which evaluate significant environmental effects and compliance with federal regulations. The notice details associated deadlines and contact information for relevant inquiries.

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Compliance Requirements, Financial Impact 13 Jan 2025 regulations, environmental protection, government contracts, securities, administrative practice and procedure, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, mineral resources, penalties, investigations, environmental impact statements, oil and gas, oil pollution, civil penalties, surety bonds, boem, oil and gas exploration, department of the interior, pipelines, rights-of-way, sulfur, offshore, continental shelf

⚖️2025 Civil Penalties Adjustments for Offshore Energy Operations

This final rule implements the 2025 inflation adjustments to the maximum daily civil monetary penalties in the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management's (BOEM) regulations for violations of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) and the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA). These inflation adjustments are made pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (Improvements Act) and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) memorandum M-25-02. The 2025 adjustment multiplier of 1.02598 accounts for 1 year of inflation from October 2023 through October 2024.

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Financial Assistance, Regulatory Requirements 3 Jan 2025 credit, fair housing, flood insurance, manufactured homes, environmental impact statements, home improvement, loan programs, grant programs-housing and community development, compliance, rural housing, usda, financial assistance, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, housing, administrative practice and procedure, business and industry, conflict of interests, low and moderate income housing, rural areas, loan programs-housing and community development, mortgages

🏠USDA Updates Rules for Manufactured Housing Financing Options

The Rural Housing Service (RHS or the Agency), a Rural Development (RD) agency of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), is amending the current regulations for the Single Family Housing (SFH) Direct Loan Program and the SFH Guaranteed Loan Program. The intent of this final rule is to allow the Agency to give borrowers increased purchase options within a competitive market and increase adequate housing along with an enhanced customer experience with the SFH programs.

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