Employment Initiatives, Compliance Requirements, Professional Events 10 Jan 2025 federal regulations, department of defense, labor market, wage surveys, wage committee, advisory meetings

📊2025 Federal Advisory Committee Meetings on Wage Standards

The DoD is publishing this notice to announce that the following Federal Advisory Committee meetings of the Department of Defense Wage Committee (DoDWC) will take place.

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Compliance, Financial Assistance, Regulatory Requirements 10 Jan 2025 healthcare, cms, information collection, federal regulations, rural community hospitals

🏥CMS Proposes Information Collection on Rural Hospital Program

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is announcing an opportunity for the public to comment on CMS' intention to collect information from the public. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), Federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information (including each proposed extension or reinstatement of an existing collection of information) and to allow 60 days for public comment on the proposed action. Interested persons are invited to send comments regarding our burden estimates or any other aspect of this collection of information, including the necessity and utility of the proposed information collection for the proper performance of the agency's functions, the accuracy of the estimated burden, ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected, and the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology to minimize the information collection burden.

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Compliance Requirements, Regulatory Impact 8 Jan 2025 information collection, federal regulations, wage reporting, employer compliance, social security administration
Compliance, Regulatory 8 Jan 2025 compliance, transportation, federal regulations, fmcsa, electronic logging devices, vendor registration

📋FMCSA Notice on ELD Vendor Registration and Compliance Requirements

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FMCSA announces its plan to submit the Information Collection Request (ICR) described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for its review and approval and invites public comment. FMCSA requests approval to renew an ICR titled, "Electronic Logging Device (ELD) Vendor Registration." This ICR is necessary for ELD vendors to register their ELDs with the Agency.

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Compliance, Infrastructure Development, Economic Development 6 Jan 2025 federal regulations, natural gas, energy, infrastructure, pennsylvania, compliance, environmental assessment
Regulatory Compliance, Information Collection 6 Jan 2025 notice of information collection, department of defense, federal regulations, parking permit, public comment

📄Proposed Information Collection Notice from the Department of Defense

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the WHS announces a proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and ways to minimize the burden of the information collection on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

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Compliance, Regulatory Requirements 3 Jan 2025 compliance, transportation, railroad industry, drug testing, alcohol testing, federal regulations

🚦Drug and Alcohol Testing Regulations Impacting Business for 2025

This notification of determination announces FRA's minimum annual random drug and minimum annual random alcohol testing rates for covered service, maintenance-of-way (MOW), and mechanical (MECH) employees for calendar year 2025.

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Regulatory Notice 3 Jan 2025 bureau of land management, information collection, paperwork reduction act, permits, federal regulations

📜Notice of Information Collection for Free Use Permits by BLM

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to renew an information collection.

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Compliance, Employment Initiatives, Labor Market Trends 3 Jan 2025 merit systems protection board, reasonable accommodations, federal regulations, employment law, privacy act

♿MSPB's New Regulations on Reasonable Accommodations for 2025

In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974 (Privacy Act), the U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) proposes to establish a modified system of records titled "MSPB--3, Reasonable Accommodations." This system of records includes information that MSPB collects, maintains, and uses on applicants for employment, MSPB employees, and participants in MSPB programs who request and/or receive reasonable accommodations from MSPB for disability, medical, pregnancy- related, or religious reasons.

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Compliance Requirements, Regulatory Standards 3 Jan 2025 compliance, health services, drug testing, federal regulations, laboratories

⚖️HHS Compliance Standards for Certified Drug Testing Facilities

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) notifies Federal agencies of the laboratories and Instrumented Initial Testing Facilities (IITFs) currently certified to meet the standards of the Mandatory Guidelines for Federal Workplace Drug Testing Programs (Mandatory Guidelines) using Urine and the laboratories currently certified to meet the standards of the Mandatory Guidelines using Oral Fluid.

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