Rule 30 May 2025 government contracts, transportation, federal regulations, infrastructure, funding, grant programs-transportation, highways and roads, engineering, state departments

🚧Rescinding Preliminary Engineering Project Repayment Regulation

This final rule rescinds a portion of the regulations issued on May 10, 2001, Federal-Aid Project Agreement, which required that State Departments of Transportation (DOTs) repay FHWA Federal funds provided for preliminary engineering for a project if right-of-way acquisition for, or actual construction of, the road for which this preliminary engineering is undertaken is not started in ten years.

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Rule 30 May 2025 small business, transportation, federal regulations, infrastructure, grant programs-transportation, highways and roads, highways, intermodal transportation

🚧Final Rule on Rescinding Regulations for National Projects

This final rule rescinds the rule and regulations issued on October 24, 2008, Projects of National and Regional Significance Evaluation and Rating.

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Proposed Rule 30 May 2025 transportation, federal regulations, infrastructure, highway safety, fhwa

🚧FHWA Withdraws Highway Safety Improvement Program NPRM

FHWA withdraws its February 21, 2024, notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM), which proposed to update FHWA's Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) regulations. FHWA will proceed to formally withdraw the proposed rule from FHWA's upcoming Spring 2025 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions ("Unified Agenda").

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Proposed Rule 30 May 2025 transportation, motor carriers, federal regulations, business compliance, motor vehicle safety, highway safety, fuel systems

⛽FMCSA Proposes Changes to Auxiliary Fuel Tank Regulations

FMCSA proposes to add an exception to the prohibition on gravity and syphon feeds for auxiliary pumps with a fuel tank capacity of less than 5 gallons mounted on the trailer chassis frame or trailer bed, for purposes other than operation of the motor vehicle, that are operational only when the motor vehicle is not in motion. This proposal is in response to a petition for rulemaking from the Truck Trailer Manufacturers Association (TTMA). The proposed change would provide relief from a regulatory requirement without impacting safety.

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Rule 30 May 2025 compliance, transportation, motor carriers, federal regulations, administrative practice and procedure, fmcsa, freight forwarders, highways and roads, motor carrier regulations

🚚FMCSA Repeals Obsolete Motor Carrier Routing Regulations

FMCSA repeals the for-hire motor carrier routing regulations which concern servicing municipalities and unincorporated communities. These regulations are unlawful because they exceed FMCSA's statutory authority following the transfer of rules from the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) in 1995, which were carried over to FMCSA in 2000.

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Notice 30 May 2025 federal regulations, business compliance, housing, urban development, affordable housing

🏡HUD Proposes Information Collection for HOME Investment Program

HUD is seeking approval from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the information collection described below. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act, HUD is requesting comments from all interested parties on the proposed collection of information. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment.

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Proposed Rule 30 May 2025 government contracts, transportation, federal regulations, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, business compliance, infrastructure, highway safety, grant programs-transportation, highways and roads, traffic regulations, funding programs

🛣️Impact of Rescinding Forest Highway Program Regulations

FHWA proposes to rescind the regulations issued regarding the Forest Highway Program.

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Notice 30 May 2025 small business, federal regulations, procurement, disability employment, business opportunity

📉Analysis of Procurement List Deletions and Business Impacts

This action deletes product(s) and service(s) to the Procurement List that were furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.

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Proposed Rule 30 May 2025 compliance, government contracts, transportation, federal regulations, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, infrastructure, highway safety, grant programs-transportation, highways and roads, traffic regulations, highways

🏗️Proposed Rule to Rescind Bridge Regulations on Federal Dams

FHWA is proposing to rescind the rule and regulations issued on October 10, 1974, Bridges on Federal Dams.

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Rule 29 May 2025 federal regulations, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, business compliance, security measures, harbors, coast guard, waterways, marine safety, navigation (water), safety zone, maritime operations, corpus christi

🚢Temporary Safety Zone Established in Corpus Christi Bay for 2025 Training

The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for navigable waters off the port side of the USS Lexington in Corpus Christi Bay, while the United States Army conducts jump training. The safety zone is needed to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from potential hazards created by this exercise. Entry of vessels or persons into this zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port, Sector Corpus Christi.

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