📄FMCSA Notice on Waiver and Exemption Requirements Renewal
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FMCSA announces its plan to submit the Information Collection Request (ICR) described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. FMCSA requests approval to renew the ICR titled "Waiver and Exemption Requirements." The ICR estimates the burden applicants incur to comply with the reporting tasks required for requesting waivers and exemptions. A Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following information collection was published December 6, 2024, and the comment period ended February 4, 2025. There were no comments received in response to the 60-day Federal Register notice.
Learn More💰Final Rule on Late Contributions
The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (FRTIB) adopts as final, without changes, the proposed rule permitting the TSP record keeper to calculate gains and losses on late contributions, makeup contributions, loan payments even when the total amount on a late payment record or total agency contributions on a current payment record is less than $1.00.
Learn More📉Nasdaq Proposes Rule Change to Streamline Listing Fees Regulations
The Securities and Exchange Commission is considering a Nasdaq proposal to remove outdated provisions related to listing fees and standards. This change aims to enhance the clarity and efficacy of Nasdaq's regulatory framework, ultimately benefiting companies listed on the exchange by eliminating unnecessary complexities and promoting better compliance with current standards.
Learn More🦈2025 Commercial Fishing Quotas for Atlantic Sharks Adjusted
In this action, NMFS adjusts the base annual commercial quotas for the 2025 Atlantic shark commercial fishing year as allowable based on underharvests from the 2024 fishing year. The 2025 Atlantic shark commercial fishing year opened on January 1, 2025 under the base annual commercial quotas and default commercial retention limits. This action is necessary to provide additional fishing opportunities for commercial shark fishermen to harvest optimum yield from the Atlantic shark fisheries.
Learn More🚁FAA Special Conditions for Airbus EC175B Helicopter
These special conditions are issued for the Airbus Helicopters (Airbus) Model EC175B helicopter. This model helicopter will have a novel or unusual design feature when compared to the state of technology envisioned in the airworthiness standards for transport category helicopters. This design feature is a 30-minute all engines operating (AEO) power rating. This rating will be used for hovering at increased power for search and rescue missions. The applicable airworthiness regulations do not contain adequate or appropriate safety standards for this design feature. These special conditions contain the additional safety standards that the Administrator considers necessary to establish a level of safety equivalent to that established by the existing airworthiness standards.
Learn More🌊OPALCO Hydrokinetic Project License Application Notice
The Department of Energy announces Orcas Power & Light Cooperative's notice of intent to file a license application for the Rosario Strait Tidal Energy Project. This includes requests for waivers of regulations and solicits public comments on the draft application and associated plans, highlighting the project's potential and regulatory framework necessary for progress.
Learn More🚫OFAC Sanctions Notice
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons and vessels that have been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) based on OFAC's determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them. The vessel placed on the SDN List has been identified as property in which a blocked person has an interest. OFAC is additionally updating the entry on the SDN List for one person.
Learn More💼SEC Notice on Investment Company Exemption for Share Classes
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a notice concerning an application from Monroe Capital BDC Advisors, LLC, seeking an exemption under the Investment Company Act to allow certain registered closed-end investment companies to issue multiple classes of shares with varying fees. Interested parties may request a hearing on this application.
Learn More🏦OCC Requests Comments on CRA Qualifying Activities Confirmation Process
The OCC, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites comment on a continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). In accordance with the requirements of the PRA, the OCC may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond to, an information collection unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number. The OCC is soliciting comment concerning the renewal of its information collection titled, "Community Reinvestment Act Qualifying Activities Confirmation Request Form."
Learn More🚿Executive Order on Showerhead Regulation Repeal
Executive Order 14264 aims to simplify regulations surrounding showerheads by repealing a complex, lengthy definition. The order emphasizes reducing overregulation to relieve economic burdens and personal freedoms, directing the Secretary of Energy to ensure compliance with the new approach. It seeks to streamline the industry by making the regulatory environment more manageable for manufacturers and consumers.
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