📊GSA Seeks Comments on Improving Customer Experience Regulations
The General Services Administration (GSA) has under OMB review the following proposed Information Collection Request "Improving Customer Experience (OMB Circular A-11, Section 280 Implementation)" for approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA).
Learn More🏫Call for Comments on Accrediting Agencies Under Review
This notice provides information to members of the public on submitting written comments for accrediting agencies currently undergoing review for the purpose of recognition by the U.S. Secretary of Education.
Learn More⚡GreenGenStorage Hydro Project Licensing Notice and Deadlines
The Department of Energy has issued a notice regarding GreenGenStorage, LLC's original license application for the Mokelumne Pumped Storage Project. The document outlines the project's specifications, location, and the procedural schedule for environmental analysis and project licensing, providing stakeholders with essential timelines and compliance requirements.
Learn More🎓Notice of Corrections to Indian Education Grants Applications
On January 17, 2025, the Department of Education (Department) published in the Federal Register a notice inviting applications (NIA) for the fiscal year (FY) 2025 Indian Education Discretionary Grants Programs; Professional Development Program--Native American Teacher Retention Initiative competition. The Department is correcting the NIA by changing the date of the pre-application webinar; extending the deadline for transmittal of applications, together with the intergovernmental review deadline; amending the Background information; changing the header of a requirement; adjusting certain selection criteria and point values; and editing the performance measure. All other information in the NIA remains the same.
Learn More🛡️Executive Order 14251
Executive Order 14251 addresses exclusions from federal labor-management relations programs for agencies engaged in national security work. It revises the labor regulations applicable to these entities, emphasizing considerations for national security that reshape employee relations and operational oversight in relevant departments and subdivisions.
Learn More🏛️Impact of Historic Preservation Program Comment on Housing & Transportation
The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) has approved a program comment that provides all federal agencies with an alternative way to review effects to historic properties for certain housing-related, building-related, and transportation infrastructure- related undertakings.
Learn More⚒️Draft Environmental Assessment for Freedom Mine Coal Lease
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE) announce that a draft environmental assessment (EA) is available for public review and comment for the Coteau Property Company's emergency Federal coal lease- by-application (LBA) for Freedom Mine, serial number NDM-111186, and mining plan modifications for NDM-091535 and the proposed NDM-111186. The BLM and OSMRE also announce that a public hearing will be held to receive comments on the draft EA, Fair Market Value (FMV), Maximum Economic Recovery (MER), and on factors that may affect the FMV and MER determinations of the coal resources contained in the proposed LBA lease tracts. The BLM and OSMRE take these actions in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended, and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended.
Learn More🏥Amended Notice of Meeting by the National Advisory Board on NIH
The National Institutes of Health announces an amendment to the timing of a meeting for the National Advisory Board on Medical Rehabilitation Research. The meeting will take place on May 5-6, 2025, at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development in Bethesda, MD. The meeting remains open to the public and was previously published in the Federal Register.
Learn More💰NIH Notice of Upcoming Closed Meetings for Grant Applications
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has announced closed meetings of the Center for Scientific Review to evaluate grant applications. These meetings will discuss various scientific research areas and are crucial for businesses seeking federal funding opportunities in health and medical imaging.
Learn More🚧Business Implications of Mass Influx Immigration Finding
The Department of Homeland Security has issued a finding regarding a mass influx of aliens at the southern border, necessitating a federal response to safeguard public safety and national security. The finding enables state and local law enforcement to assist in immigration enforcement under specified conditions, potentially affecting immigration policy enforcement across all states.
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