⚒️Regulatory Proposal for Conveyor Belt Approval in Underground Mines
MSHA is proposing to revise 30 CFR part 75 by removing outdated requirements for the approval process for conveyor belts used in underground coal mines. These revisions would streamline the current requirements for underground coal operators while maintaining the same level of protections for miners who work with such equipment.
Learn More🏠HUD Notice
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 30 days of public comment.
Learn More🏠VA Loan Reporting Interface
Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension of a currently approved collection, and allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice.
Learn More🌾USDA Agricultural Trade Promotion Program Overview and Comment Request
The Department of Agriculture seeks public comment on an information collection related to the Agricultural Trade Promotion Program, designed to support U.S. agricultural entities affected by tariffs. The program aims to reimburse trade mitigation activities and enhance market development for agricultural exports.
Learn More📊USDA SNAP Database Regulation
Pursuant to the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974 and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular No. A-108, notice is hereby given that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) proposes to create a new system of records (SOR) entitled USDA/FNS-15, "National Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Information Database." This system is owned, administered, and secured by the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS). The primary purposes of this system are to validate the accuracy of eligibility determinations and strengthen SNAP and government program integrity.
Learn More📝SSA Information Collection Activities
The Social Security Administration calls for public comments on information collection activities impacting businesses, including forms required for verifying employee earnings discrepancies and tax information. The notice emphasizes the importance of accurate data gathering for efficient benefits processing and allows for public input to enhance collection methods and reduce respondent burden.
Learn More⚡Notice of Public Meeting for Energy Workforce Advisory Board
This notice announces an open virtual meeting for members and the public of the 21st Century Energy Workforce Advisory Board (EWAB). The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register.
Learn More🥛Impact of Dairy Donation Program Rescission on Dairy Businesses
This action removes from AMS' regulations the implementing regulations for the Dairy Donation Program and makes conforming amendments to the implementing regulations for the Milk Donation Reimbursement Program. The Dairy Donation Program is no longer funded by Congress; therefore, AMS has no authority to take further action under the Dairy Donation Program and its implementing regulations are obsolete. Removing the regulations will provide transparency and may reduce confusion for dairy processors and other stakeholders.
Learn More📊Revised Standards for Employment Programs through Pathways to Work
The Administration for Children and Families (ACF), within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), oversees the Pathways to Work Evidence Clearinghouse (Pathways to Work). ACF seeks comments on proposed revisions to existing standards and on new standards for including and rating the quality of program cost studies in the "Protocol for the Pathways to Work Evidence Clearinghouse: Methods and Standards, Version 2.0".
Learn More💰HUD Notice on Student Loan Repayment Program Modifications
Pursuant to the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the Department of the Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (OCHCO) is issuing a public notice of its intent to modify the Privacy Act system of records titled "Student Loan Repayment Program."
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