Rule 29 Jul 2025 regulations, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, security measures, harbors, coast guard, security zone, waterways, marine safety, navigation (water), palm beach

⚓️Security Zone Regulations for Intracoastal Waterway in Palm Beach

The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary security zone on the waters of the Lake Worth Lagoon, Intracoastal Waterway, and Atlantic Ocean near the Mar-A-Lago Club and the Southern Boulevard Bridge in Palm Beach, Florida (FL). This rule is substantially like the "east zone" security zone published elsewhere in the Coast Guard's regulations. The Coast Guard will only enforce this rule when the President of the United States, members of the First Family, or other persons under the protection of the Secret Service are present or expected to be present. This action is necessary to protect the official party, public, and surrounding waterways from terrorist acts, sabotage or other subversive acts, accidents, or other events of a similar nature.

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Notice 29 Jul 2025 compliance, regulations, trade, e-commerce, customs

📦DHS Notice on E-Commerce Data Collection and Compliance

The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). The information collection is published in the Federal Register to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies.

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Proposed Rule 29 Jul 2025 compliance, nuclear, regulations, spent fuel, storage, safety, business impact

⚛️Proposed Amendments to Spent Fuel Storage Regulations by NRC

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to amend its spent fuel storage regulations by revising the TN Americas LLC, NUHOMS[supreg] EOS Dry Spent Fuel Storage System listing within the "List of approved spent fuel storage casks" to include Amendment No. 4 to Certificate of Compliance No. 1042. Amendment No. 4 would change the certificate of compliance to incorporate a method to determine new loading patterns, introduce a steel plate composite option, introduce the use of MAVRIC software for a confirmatory run of the HSM-MX dose rates, make technical specification changes for consistency and terminology clarification, make various updated final safety analysis report editorial corrections for consistency and clarification, add measured exposures from past loading campaigns, allow use of a blended Portland cement, change the use of the MX- Loading Crane, and clarify the scenarios under which the maximum heat loads can be reduced.

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Notice 29 Jul 2025 snap, food assistance, agriculture, regulations, public comments

🥦Comments Invited on SNAP Employment and Training Experience Collection

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice invites the general public and other public agencies to comment on this proposed information collection. This is a new information collection for the contract of the project titled "Understanding Participant Experiences in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Employment and Training (E&T)." The purpose of this collection is to help FNS develop a comprehensive understanding of how SNAP participants experience the SNAP E&T program and to identify actionable recommendations to help programs improve their customer service and efficiently connect participants with training and services that meet their needs.

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Rule 29 Jul 2025 regulations, business operations, maritime, coast guard, security zones, seattle, puget sound

🚢Coast Guard Enforces Security Zones for Seattle's Fleet Week

The Coast Guard will enforce Seattle's Seafair Fleet Week moving vessels security zones from July 29, 2025 through August 5, 2025, to safeguard these vessels from destruction, loss, or injury from sabotage or other subversive acts, accidents, or events or a similar nature. The regulation for these security zones identifies all navigable waters within 500 yards of the designated participating vessels for the Parade of Ships in Elliott Bay, Seattle, Washington as the regulated areas for this event. During the enforcement periods no person or vessel may enter or remain in the established security zones without authorization from the Captain of the Port Sector Puget Sound (COTP) or their designated representative(s). The COTP has granted general permission for vessels to enter the outer 400 yards of the security zones provided they operate at the minimum speed necessary to maintain course unless required to maintain speed by the navigation rules.

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Notice 28 Jul 2025 regulations, aviation, transportation, antitrust, aeromexico, delta

✈️DOT Withdraws Antitrust Immunity for Delta and Aeromexico Joint Venture

The United States Department of Transportation has issued a Supplemental Order to Show Cause tentatively withdrawing the approval of and grant of antitrust immunity (ATI) for alliance agreements concerning the joint venture (JV) between Delta Air Lines, Inc. (Delta) and Aerovias de Mexico, S.A. de C.V. (Aeromexico).

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Notice 28 Jul 2025 regulations, indian gaming, national indian gaming commission, tribal gaming, gaming ordinance

🎰Notice of Approved Class III Tribal Gaming Ordinance by NIGC

The purpose of this notice is to inform the public of the approval of Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Class III gaming ordinance by the Chairman of the National Indian Gaming Commission.

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Notice 28 Jul 2025 regulations, maritime, dot, awards, merchant marine

🏅Request for Comments on Merchant Marine Medals Information Collection

The Maritime Administration (MARAD) invites public comments on our intention to request Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to renew an information collection in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The proposed collection OMB 2133-0506 (Merchant Marine Medals and Awards) is used to by MARAD personnel to process and verify requests for service awards. There are no changes to this collection since the last renewal. We are required to publish this notice in the Federal Register to obtain comments from the public and affected agencies.

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Notice 28 Jul 2025 compliance, regulations, nuclear regulatory commission, research reactors, operator licensing

🔬Draft NUREG Update for Research and Test Reactor Licensing Standards

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for public comment a draft NUREG, NUREG-1478, Revision 3, "Operator Licensing Examiner Standards for Research and Test Reactors." This draft NUREG establishes the policies, procedures, and practices for the development, administration, and grading of written examinations and operating tests used for examining licensees and applicants for reactor operator and senior reactor operator licenses at research and test reactor facilities. It also provides procedures and guidance for maintaining operators' licenses and for the NRC to conduct requalification examinations when necessary. Draft NUREG-1478, Revision 3, introduces electronic systems and technology, includes current research and test reactor regulations, adjusts grading criteria for accuracy, and streamlines the examination standards by organizing them in topic-based sections for ease of use.

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Notice 28 Jul 2025 compliance, regulations, indiana, repatriation, cultural heritage, university, nagra

🏺Notice of Inventory Completion by Indiana University under NAGPRA

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Indiana University 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.

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