🛢️Intertek USA, Inc. Accredited as Commercial Laboratory for Petroleum Testing
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that Intertek USA, Inc. (Yabucoa, PR), has been accredited to test petroleum and certain petroleum products for customs purposes for the next three years as of May 11, 2023.
Learn More🇵🇷Renewal Notice for Puerto Rico Advisory Committee by Civil Rights Commission
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (Commission) is publishing this notice to announce the renewal of the Puerto Rico Advisory Committee (Committee). The Commission has determined that the renewal of the Committee is necessary and in the public's interest, and the Commission has consulted with the General Services Administration's Committee Management Secretariat regarding the Committee's renewal.
Learn More⚡Approval for Expansion of Subzone 7F for Puerto Rico Energy LLC
The Department of Commerce has approved the expansion of Subzone 7F for Puerto Rico Energy LLC located in Carolina, Puerto Rico. This decision, processed in accordance with the Foreign-Trade Zones Act, adheres to the activation limits set by the FTZ Board and invites public comments regarding the expansion.
Learn More🧪Bureau Veritas Granted Accreditation as Commercial Gauger and Laboratory
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that Bureau Veritas Commodities and Trade, Inc. (Penuelas, PR), has been approved to gauge petroleum and certain petroleum products and accredited to test petroleum and certain petroleum products for customs purposes for the next three years as of September 3, 2024.
Learn More📅Notice of Public Meeting by Puerto Rico Advisory Committee on Civil Rights
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (Commission), and the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), that a meeting of the Puerto Rico Advisory Committee to the Commission will convene by virtual web conference on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, at 3:30 p.m. Atlantic Time/Eastern Time. The purpose is to continue discussion on their project on the civil rights impacts of the Insular Cases in Puerto Rico.
Learn More💵Proposed Medicare Payment Updates for Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities
This rulemaking proposes to update the prospective payment rates, the outlier threshold, and the wage index for Medicare inpatient hospital services provided by Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities (IPFs), which include psychiatric hospitals and excluded psychiatric units of an acute care hospital or critical access hospital. This rulemaking also proposes to revise the payment adjustment factors for teaching status and for IPFs located in rural areas. These proposed changes would be effective for IPF discharges occurring during the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026. We are proposing to make changes to measures used in the Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Quality Reporting (IPFQR) Program, to update and codify the Extraordinary Circumstances Exception policy, and to solicit feedback through requests for information on future changes to the IPFQR Program.
Learn More🏥Proposed Payment Changes for Skilled Nursing Facilities in 2026
This proposed rule would change and update policies and payment rates used under the Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF) Prospective Payment System (PPS) for FY 2026. This rulemaking also proposes to update the requirements for the SNF Quality Reporting Program and the SNF Value-Based Purchasing Program.
Learn More🏥Proposed Medicare Payment System Updates for Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities
This proposed rule would update the prospective payment rates for inpatient rehabilitation facilities (IRFs) for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2026. As required by statute, this proposed rule includes the proposed classification and weighting factors for the IRF prospective payment system's case-mix groups and a description of the methodologies and data used in computing the prospective payment rates for FY 2026. It also continues the second year of the 3-year phaseout of the rural adjustment, which began in FY 2025. Additionally, the proposed rule includes updates to the IRF Quality Reporting Program (QRP).
Learn More🏥Proposed Changes to Medicare Hospital Payment Systems for 2026
This proposed rule would revise the Medicare hospital inpatient prospective payment systems (IPPS) for operating and capital- related costs of acute care hospitals; make changes relating to Medicare graduate medical education (GME) for teaching hospitals; update the payment policies and the annual payment rates for the Medicare prospective payment system (PPS) for inpatient hospital services provided by long-term care hospitals (LTCHs); update and make changes to requirements for certain quality programs; and make other policy-related changes.
Learn More🏘️Waivers for CDBG-DR Funds in Puerto Rico Disaster Recovery
This notice governs Community Development Block Grant-- Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds allocated to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico pursuant to the Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017, and the Further Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2018, for major disasters occurring in 2017. In response to a request by the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, this notice provides waivers and alternative requirements of certain sections of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, as amended (URA), and waivers of certain sections of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (HCDA) to acquire disaster-damaged properties and assist in the recovery of the Commonwealth.
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