🌲Forest Service Withdraws Notice on Vegetation Management Project
The Forest Service is withdrawing its notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement for the Twin Vegetation Management and Restoration Project on the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District.
Learn More🎣Alaska Sablefish Fishing Regulations Under IFQ Program Open March 2025
NMFS is opening directed fishing for sablefish with fixed gear managed under the Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program and the Community Development Quota (CDQ) Program. The season will open 1200 hours, Alaska local time (A.l.t.), March 20, 2025, and will close 1200 hours, A.l.t., December 7, 2025. This period is the same as the 2025 commercial halibut fishery opening dates adopted by the International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC), except the hours are not the same. The IFQ and CDQ halibut season dates are the same as specified by a separate publication in the Federal Register of annual management measures, which should be referenced for the halibut specific open and closure times.
Learn More📡FCC Seeks Comments on Information Collection
As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collections. Comments are requested concerning: whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information shall have practical utility; the accuracy of the Commission's burden estimate; ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and ways to further reduce the information collection burden on small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees. The FCC may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number. No person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information subject to the PRA that does not display a valid OMB control number.
Learn More🎣Public Hearings on Trawl Catch Share Program by Pacific Council
The Pacific Fishery Management Council (Pacific Council) will convene two public hearings regarding the trawl catch share program review.
Learn More🍗USDA Extends Comment Period on Poultry Standards Regulations
This document extends the comment period of the January 16, 2025, notice and request for comments on revisions to the United States Classes, Standards, and Grades for Poultry (the Poultry Standards). The last minor revision to the Poultry Standards occurred in 2018, but the last substantial revision prior to that occurred in 1998. Since then, poultry production and quality assessment methods have changed significantly, as have consumer preferences.
Learn More🦪Framework Adjustment 39
NMFS proposes to approve and implement Framework Adjustment 39 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan (FMP) that establishes specifications and other management measures for fishing years 2025 and 2026, including fishing effort allocation into access areas, modifying when areas open to optimize yield and minimize bycatch, and closures to protect juvenile scallops. Vessels with a limited access general category B permit may transit outside of the Northern Gulf of Maine with scallops onboard. Research set-aside program regulations are clarified. This action is necessary to prevent overfishing and improve resource yield-per-recruit and management of the fishery.
Learn More📈SEC Extends Review for Ethereum ETF Options Trading Proposal
The SEC has announced a longer review period for a proposed rule change that would allow the listing and trading of options on the Grayscale Ethereum Trust ETF, Grayscale Ethereum Mini Trust ETF, and Bitwise Ethereum ETF. This extension provides the Commission with additional time to consider the implications of the proposed rule change.
Learn More⚖️Commission Notice on Hydrodermabrasion Investigation Termination
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission ("Commission") has determined not to review an initial determination ("ID") (Order No. 15) of the presiding administrative law judge ("ALJ") granting complainant's unopposed motion to, inter alia, terminate without prejudice the investigation based upon withdrawal of the complaint.
Learn More🏺University of Alabama at Birmingham NAGPRA Inventory Notice
In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and has determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the human remains and associated funerary objects and Indian Tribes or Native Hawaiian organizations in this notice.
Learn More📈Cboe EDGX Proposes Rule Amendments for Order Processing
The Cboe EDGX Exchange is proposing changes to Rule 21.8 regarding order display and processing. These amendments aim to optimize how fractional fills are handled and ensure that PMMs receive at least one contract when they have priority quotes at the National Best Bid and Offer (NBBO), facilitating improved market liquidity and trading operations.
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