📊OMB Review Notice on Cost Accounting Standards Administration
Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act, the Regulatory Secretariat Division has submitted to OMB a request to review and approve an extension of a previously approved information collection requirement regarding cost accounting standards administration.
Learn More⚡Halia Energy Seeks Authorization for U.S.-Canada Electricity Export
Halia Energy LLC (the Applicant or Halia Energy) has applied for authorization to transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada pursuant to the Federal Power Act.
Learn More💬CDC Invites Comments on Proposed Suicide Prevention Data Collection
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of its continuing effort to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information, invites the general public and other federal agencies the opportunity to comment on a continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed information collection project titled Performance Monitoring of CDC's Comprehensive Suicide Prevention Program. This program will allow CDC to monitor awardee's progress, identify trends, and translate and disseminate information about successful suicide prevention and control strategies.
Learn More📊Public Comment on National Science Foundation Data Access Renewal
The National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) within the National Science Foundation (NSF), as the Standard Application Process (SAP) Program Management Office designated by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), is seeking approval to renew the SAP Portal information collection as a Common Form, OMB control number 3145-0271, to permit other federal agency users to streamline the information collection in coordination with OMB. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment on the proposed SAP Portal information collection as a Common Form, prior to the submission of the information collection request (ICR) to OMB for approval. In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, NCSES is providing opportunity for public comment on this action. After obtaining and considering public comment, NCSES will prepare the submission requesting that OMB renew this information collection for three years.
Learn More📜Revised Rules for Postal Service Contract Appeals - Business Implications
This document amends the rules of practice that govern all proceedings before the Postal Service Board of Contract Appeals (Board), for ease of understanding and to reflect current practice.
Learn More🚚Renewal of Information Collection
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, "Hours of Service (HOS) of Drivers Regulations." The HOS regulations require a motor carrier to install, and requires each of its drivers subject to the record of duty status (RODS) rule to use, an electronic logging device (ELD) to report the driver's RODS. The RODS is critical to FMCSA's safety mission because it helps enforcement officials determine if commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers are complying with the HOS rules limiting driver on-duty and driving time and requiring periodic off-duty time.
Learn More🌊Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations and Business Implications
Comments are requested on proposed flood hazard determinations, which may include additions or modifications of any Base Flood Elevation (BFE), base flood depth, Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) boundary or zone designation, or regulatory floodway on the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), and where applicable, in the supporting Flood Insurance Study (FIS) reports for the communities listed in the table below. The purpose of this notice is to seek general information and comment regarding the preliminary FIRM, and where applicable, the FIS report that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has provided to the affected communities. The FIRM and FIS report are the basis of the floodplain management measures that the community is required either to adopt or to show evidence of having in effect in order to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).
Learn More🏞️NPS Adoption of Categorical Exclusions Under NEPA Regulations
The National Park Service (NPS) is notifying the public and documenting the adoption of categorical exclusions (CEs) under section 109 of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The number of CEs adopted from each agency is as follows: five from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), four from the National Telecommunications Information Administration (NTIA), one from the Presidio Trust, six from the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), two from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), one from the National Resource Conservation Service (NRCS), seven from the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), three from the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), one from the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR), one from the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSMRE), one from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), and one from the United States Geological Survey (USGS). In accordance with section 109, this notice identifies the types of actions to which the NPS will apply the CEs, the considerations that the NPS will use in determining the applicability of the CEs, and the consultation between the agencies on the use of the CEs, including application of extraordinary circumstances.
Learn More🌾USDA Requests Comments on Crop Insurance Information Collection
This notice announces a public comment period on the information collection requests (ICRs) associated with the interpretations of provisions of the Act or any regulation codified in the Code of Federal Regulations, and interpretations of policy provisions not codified in the Code of Federal Regulations or any procedure used in the administration of the Federal crop insurance program.
Learn More🔒Executive Order 14306
Executive Order 14306 aims to strengthen U.S. cybersecurity through amendments to previous orders. It highlights persistent threats, particularly from foreign adversaries, and mandates actions involving the establishment of guidance for secure software development and AI vulnerability management to bolster national defense in the digital domain.
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