Regulatory, Economic Development, Professional Event 28 Jan 2025 regulatory compliance, energy, meeting, hydroelectric, historic preservation, project
Compliance, Financial Impact 16 Jan 2025 administrative practice and procedure, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, business compliance, colleges and universities, inflation adjustment, penalties, alaska, indians, civil penalties, public lands, indians-lands, historic preservation, nagpra, indians-law, hawaiian natives, human remains, cemeteries, treaties, indians-claims, museums, regulation updates, citizenship and naturalization

⚖️2025 Civil Penalties Adjustments for Businesses Under NAGPRA

This rule revises U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) regulations implementing the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) to provide for annual adjustments of civil penalties to account for inflation under the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 and Office of Management and Budget guidance. The purpose of these adjustments is to maintain the deterrent effect of civil penalties and to further the policy goals of the underlying statute. This rule also updates the mailing address for the NAGPRA Program.

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Compliance, Economic Development 16 Jan 2025 compliance, environmental protection, administrative practice and procedure, wildlife, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, natural resources, penalties, fishing, business regulations, fishing industry, historic preservation, recreation and recreation areas, marine resources, national marine sanctuary, papahānaumokuākea, coastal zone

🌊Business Implications of Papahānaumokuākea National Marine Sanctuary Regulations

NOAA is designating Papah[amacr]naumoku[amacr]kea National Marine Sanctuary (sanctuary) to protect nationally significant biological, cultural, and historical resources and to manage this special place as part of the National Marine Sanctuary System. The sanctuary consists of an area of approximately 582,570 square statute miles (439,910 square nautical miles) of Pacific Ocean waters surrounding the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands and the submerged lands thereunder. NOAA is establishing the terms of designation for the sanctuary and the regulations to implement the national marine sanctuary designation. NOAA has also published a final environmental impact statement (final EIS) in coordination with the State of Hawai[revaps]i, final management plan, and Record of Decision.

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Regulatory Compliance, Economic Development, Professional Events 16 Jan 2025 energy, regulation, vermont, hydropower, historic preservation, project development
Regulatory Requirements, Grant Opportunities 13 Jan 2025 compliance, public comment, real estate, tourism, historic preservation, national park service

🏛️Public Comment Opportunity on Historic Places Nominations

The National Park Service is soliciting electronic comments on the significance of properties nominated before January 4, 2025, for listing or related actions in the National Register of Historic Places.

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