🎣Regulatory Changes for Pacific Coast Groundfish Fisheries Management
This final rule announces routine inseason adjustments to management measures in commercial and recreational groundfish fisheries. This action is intended to allow commercial and recreational fishing vessels to access more abundant groundfish stocks while protecting overfished and depleted stocks.
Learn More⏳Delay of Effective Date for Reservoir Project Lands Regulation
In accordance with the memorandum of January 20, 2025, from President Donald J. Trump, entitled "Regulatory Freeze Pending Review," this action delays the effective date of the direct final rule published on January 16, 2025, to May 16, 2025.
Learn More🚆Norfolk Southern's Proposed Acquisition of Norfolk & Portsmouth Belt Line
Norfolk Southern Corporation and Norfolk Southern Railway Company (collectively, Applicants) are seeking Board approval to acquire control of Norfolk & Portsmouth Belt Line Railroad Company (NPBL). In this decision, the Board is publishing notice of the proposed procedural schedule, inviting public comments on that schedule, and designating 2023 as the year to be used for the impact analysis.
Learn More💧Preliminary Permit Application for Western Navajo Pumped Storage Project
The Department of Energy accepted a preliminary permit application for the Western Navajo Pumped Storage Project, proposing new hydropower facilities in Arizona. The project aims to study feasibility and includes substantial infrastructure, such as reservoirs and a powerhouse. The project location is on federal land held in trust for the Navajo Nation, engaging various stakeholders and allowing public comments on the proposal.
Learn More📉Treasury Direct Final Rule on Eliminating Unnecessary Regulations
Pursuant to an Executive order, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) is conducting a review of existing regulations, with the goal of reducing regulatory burden by revoking or revising existing regulations that meet the criteria set forth in the Executive order. In support of that objective, this direct final rule streamlines titles 12 and 31 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) by removing regulations that are no longer necessary or no longer have any current or future applicability.
Learn More🐬Incidental Harassment Authorization for Geotechnical Surveys in St. George, Alaska
In accordance with the regulations implementing the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) as amended, notification is hereby given that NMFS has issued an incidental harassment authorization (IHA) to the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to incidentally harass marine mammals during geotechnical drilling in St. George, Alaska.
Learn More🚿Repeal of Showerhead Definition
As part of its implementation of an Executive order, the U.S. Department of Energy repeals the definition of a showerhead.
Learn More🛡️Reforming Foreign Defense Sales
Executive Order 14268 aims to enhance the speed and accountability of foreign defense sales to bolster U.S. military capabilities and partner collaboration. Key policies focus on improved transparency, streamlined decision-making, and strengthened defense industrial base, promoting efficiency and competitiveness in defense exports.
Learn More🚚Regulatory Update on Driver Qualification Files Compliance Requirements
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), FMCSA announces its plan to submit the Information Collection Request (ICR) described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for its review and approval and invites public comment. FMCSA requests approval to revise and renew an ICR titled "Driver Qualification Files." The ICR estimates the burden commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers and motor carriers incur to comply with the reporting and recordkeeping tasks required for motor carriers to maintain driver qualification (DQ) files. The Agency's regulations pertaining to maintaining DQ files are unchanged and impose no increased information collection (IC) burden on individual drivers and motor carriers. The December 23, 2024, Federal Register notice contained incorrect estimates for burden hours and respondents. The Agency corrects these errors.
Learn More⚖️Camin Cargo Control Approved as Commercial Gauger by CBP
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that Camin Cargo Control, Inc. (Baytown, TX), has been approved to gauge petroleum and certain petroleum products for customs purposes for the next three years as of April 16, 2024.
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