⛽Overview of Natural Gas Pipeline Rate Filings and Regulations
The document outlines various filings by natural gas companies to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), including compliance filings and rate adjustments. It provides details on each filing, including docket numbers, applicants, descriptions, effective dates, and deadlines for public comments, emphasizing the regulatory landscape affecting the natural gas industry.
Learn More📜Business Implications of Executive Order on Regulatory Accountability
Executive Order 14215 emphasizes the need for enhanced accountability and oversight of independent regulatory agencies. It mandates that all significant regulatory actions be reviewed by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs before publication. This order aims to ensure that regulations effectively align with the administration's policies, reinforcing accountability in the executive branch.
Learn More🛒Proposed Additions and Deletions to Government Procurement List
The Committee is proposing to add product(s) to the Procurement List that will be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and deletes product(s) and service(s) previously furnished by such agencies.
Learn More🌍Environmental Assessment for Tioga Pathway Project by National Fuel
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has issued an environmental assessment for the Tioga Pathway Project proposed by National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation. The assessment evaluates the project's potential environmental impacts, focusing on proposed infrastructure enhancements, including new pipelines and facilities, and outlines the public commentary process regarding these developments.
Learn More📜Impact of New CBA Regulations for Businesses and Federal Agencies
This memorandum from the President addresses the limitations on collective bargaining agreements finalized in the last month of a prior administration. It establishes policies to prevent last-minute agreements that might hinder the effectiveness and authority of the incoming administration, promoting a more efficient management of executive branch operations.
Learn More🧪Current HHS-Certified Laboratories for Federal Drug Testing
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.
Learn More🛢️Notice of Request for Project Authorization by Columbia Gas Transmission
The Department of Energy’s Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has issued a notice regarding Columbia Gas Transmission, LLC’s request for authorization to abandon facilities at the Terra Alta Storage Field. The document outlines public participation methods, including protest and intervention options, with a deadline for comments set for April 8, 2025.
Learn More✈️FAA Airworthiness Directive for Saab AB Airplanes
The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2017-21- 05, which applied to certain Saab AB Model 340A (SAAB/SF340A) and SAAB 340B airplanes. AD 2017-21-05 required revising the existing maintenance or inspection program, as applicable, to incorporate airworthiness limitations, including new inspection tasks for the drag brace support fitting of the main landing gear (MLG) and tasks related to the corrosion prevention and control program (CPCP). This AD was prompted by a determination that new or more restrictive airworthiness limitations are necessary. This AD continues to require the actions in AD 2017-21-05 and requires revising the existing maintenance or inspection program, as applicable, to incorporate new or more restrictive airworthiness limitations, as specified in a European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD, which is incorporated by reference (IBR). The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.
Learn More🌊Scoping Period Extended for Columbia River SEIS
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation (Co-Lead Agencies) are extending the scoping period and re-scheduling public meetings for the notice of intent entitled "Notice of Intent to Prepare a Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for the Columbia River System Operations," published in the Federal Register on December 18, 2024. The scoping period is now scheduled to end May 9, 2025 and public meetings will now be held the week of April 7, 2025.
Learn More🌾Flax Revenue and Crop Insurance Regulatory Update
The Federal Crop Insurance Corporation (FCIC) is reopening the comment period for 30 days to allow the public additional time to provide comments on our regulation that allowed revenue coverage for flax under the Small Grain Crop Insurance Provisions, combined written agreement deadlines in the Dry Bean Crop Insurance Provisions to match other insurance policies, expanded the availability of enterprise and optional units for some specialty and perennial crops, and made clarifications and corrections to the Area Risk Protection Insurance, Basic Provisions; Common Crop Insurance Policy, Basic Provisions; and several Crop Provisions published on November 27, 2024 and effective on November 30, 2024.
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