🏞️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📡FCC Notice on Lifeline and ACP Eligibility Verification Program
In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended ("Privacy Act"), this document announces a new computer matching program the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC" or "Commission" or "Agency") and the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC) will conduct with the Minnesota Department of Human Services. The purpose of this matching program is to verify the eligibility of applicants to and subscribers of Lifeline, and the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), both of which are administered by USAC under the direction of the FCC. More information about these programs is provided in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below.
Learn More🏛️Open Federal Advisory Committee Meeting
Under the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972, the Government in the Sunshine Act of 1976, the Department of Defense announces that the following Federal advisory committee meeting will take place.
Learn More🏛️New Regulations for Protection of Federal Property
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) adopts this regulation to govern the protection of Federal property. DHS developed this regulation in consultation with the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA). Consistent with DHS' statutory authority, these regulations provide charging options for violations occurring on and adjacent to Federal property, update prohibited conduct to incorporate advancing technology, provide clearer public notice, and apply the regulations more uniformly to property owned, operated or secured by the Federal Government. This final rule makes no substantive changes from the proposed rule that was published in the Federal Register on January 15, 2025.
Learn More📄Notice on Information Collection by the Census Bureau
The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of our information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment on the proposed extension without change of a currently approved collection of the Certification of Identity (Form BC-300) as a Common Form, prior to the submission of the information collection request (ICR) to OMB for approval.
Learn More📋Indian Affairs Public Health Needs Assessment Information Collection Notice
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs (AS-IA) is proposing to renew an information collection.
Learn More⚒️Public Hearing on Warrior Met Coal Mines EIS in Alabama
In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA), and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended (FLPMA), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the availability of the draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Warrior Met Coal Mines. The BLM is also announcing that a public hearing will be held to receive comments on the Draft EIS, fair market value (FMV), maximum economic recovery (MER), and on factors that may affect the FMV and MER determinations of the coal resources contain in the proposed lease by application (LBA) lease tracts.
Learn More🌊FEMA Proposed Collection for National Flood Insurance Program
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public to take this opportunity to comment on a revision of a currently approved information collection. In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice seeks comments concerning the Office of the Flood Insurance Advocate's (OFIA) Ask the Advocate web form and the removal of two instruments that are no longer needed.
Learn More🎓Federal Need Analysis Methodology Updates and Business Implications
The Secretary announces the annual updates to the tables used in the statutory Federal Need Analysis Methodology (Need Analysis) that determines a student's Student Aid Index (SAI) for award year (AY) 2026-27 for student financial aid programs, Assistance Listing Numbers (ALN) 84.007, 84.033, 84.063, 84.268, and 84.379. The intent of this notice is to alert the financial aid community and the broader public to these required annual updates used in the determination of student aid eligibility.
Learn More🚂FRA Notice of Petition for Compliance Waiver Extension
This document provides the public notice that Canadian National Railway Company (CN) petitioned FRA for relief from certain regulations concerning extraterritorial dispatching.
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