Compliance, Regulatory Requirements 17 Jan 2025 compliance, regulations, aviation, safety, aircraft, aviation safety, incorporation by reference, business impact, federal aviation administration, air transportation

🚁Proposed FAA Airworthiness Directive for Airbus Helicopters

The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for Airbus Helicopters Model AS350B, AS350BA, AS350B1, AS350B2, AS350B3, AS350D, AS355E, AS355F, AS355F1, AS355F2, AS355N, and AS355NP helicopters. This proposed AD was prompted by a report of a sliding door that was locked in the open position detaching from the helicopter during flight. This proposed AD would require modifying certain upper rail rollers, installing a label on each sliding door, and prohibit installing affected upper rail rollers or a door having an affected upper rail roller. These actions are specified in a European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) AD, which is proposed for incorporation by reference. The FAA is proposing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.

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Regulatory Requirements, Trade Agreements 17 Jan 2025 regulations, trade, business impact, antidumping duties, international trade commission, pipeline industry

📈ITC Review on Antidumping Duties for Japanese Line Pipe

The Commission hereby gives notice that it will proceed with a full review pursuant to the Tariff Act of 1930 to determine whether revocation of the antidumping duty order on certain welded large diameter line pipe from Japan would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time. A schedule for the review will be established and announced at a later date.

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Compliance, Regulatory Requirements 17 Jan 2025 compliance, regulations, department of energy, energy conservation, cwaf, commercial heating, thermal efficiency

🔧New DOE Regulations on Commercial Warm Air Furnaces

On June 2, 2023, the U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE" or the "Department") published a test procedure final rule which established test procedures for commercial warm air furnaces ("CWAFs"). On August 1, 2023, the Air-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute ("AHRI") filed a petition for review of the final rule in the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. In a February 6, 2024, order, the Fourth Circuit granted a voluntary remand of the final rule to the Department of Energy ("DOE") to determine whether establishment of the test procedure for the thermal efficiency two ("TE2") metric is supported by the specific provisions applicable to CWAFs under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act ("EPCA"). More specifically, DOE agreed in this voluntary remand to not enforce the TE2 test procedure unless and until the Department determines that the TE2 test procedure is consistent with the amended industry test procedure, or determines, supported by clear and convincing evidence, that the amended industry test procedure fails to satisfy the statutory requirements. This document provides DOE's determination that the amended industry test procedure fails to satisfy EPCA's statutory requirements.

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Regulatory Compliance, Financial Implications 16 Jan 2025 food grades and standards, dairy, regulations, usda, food labeling, butterfat testing, business savings, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, agricultural marketing

🧈New USDA Rule on Butterfat Testing

This final rule adopts amendments to the plant records requirement for the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) Dairy Grading and Inspection Program. The amendments allow butterfat tests to be performed at an in-house or approved third party laboratory and add a requirement for plants to maintain and make such records available for examination by a United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) inspector. These amendments increase efficiency by conforming to current industry practice.

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Compliance, Regulatory 16 Jan 2025 supply chain, regulations, technology, compliance, commerce, foreign adversaries

⚖️Corrections to U.S. Department of Commerce ICTS Regulations 2025

The Department of Commerce is correcting a final rule that appeared in the Federal Register on December 6, 2024. This final rule revises the regulations on the Department of Commerce's review of transactions involving information and communications technology and services designed, developed, manufactured, or supplied by persons owned by, controlled by, or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of a foreign adversary that may pose undue or unacceptable risk to the United States or U.S. persons. That rule inadvertently omitted instructions to update certain regulatory language included in the rule. This document corrects the omissions in the December 6, 2024 rule.

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Regulatory Compliance, Competitive Strategy 16 Jan 2025 postal service, negotiated service agreements, business impact, regulations, shipping

📦USPS Notice

The Postal Service gives notice of filing a request with the Postal Regulatory Commission to add a domestic shipping services contract to the list of Negotiated Service Agreements in the Mail Classification Schedule's Competitive Products List.

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Compliance, Regulatory Requirements 16 Jan 2025 archaeology, repatriation, regulations, compliance, nagpra, tennessee

⚖️NAGPRA Repatriation Notice for Tennessee Archaeological Findings

In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Tennessee Department of Conservation and Environment, Division of Archaeology (TDEC-TDOA) 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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Compliance, Consumer Trends, Regulatory Information 16 Jan 2025 fda, cannabis, regulations, cbd, veterinary medicine, animal health

🐾FDA Seeks Input on Cannabis-Derived Products in Veterinary Use

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, the Agency, or we) is soliciting comments from the public, particularly veterinarians, related to the use of cannabis-derived products (CDPs) in animals, with an emphasis on cannabidiol (CBD) products and general trends associated with those products, including information about: usage trends (e.g., product selection, indications, etc.), quality standards, benefits of use, potential drug interactions, adverse events and safety problems, and toxicological concerns. This information will enhance the Center for Veterinary Medicine's (CVM's) knowledge of potential safety signals associated with these products, in addition to aiding our understanding of veterinarians' experiences related to the use of CDPs for their animal patients.

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Regulatory Compliance, Business Impact 16 Jan 2025 postal service, business agreements, regulations, logistics, shipping

📦USPS Notice on Priority Mail Service Changes and Agreements (2025)

The Postal Service gives notice of filing a request with the Postal Regulatory Commission to add a domestic shipping services contract to the list of Negotiated Service Agreements in the Mail Classification Schedule's Competitive Products List.

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Compliance, Financial Assistance 16 Jan 2025 regulations, licensing, compliance, investment, financial services, small business administration

📋SBA Transfers Licensing Responsibilities for Small Business Investment

This document provides the public with notice that the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) has transferred the responsibilities previously assigned to the Agency Licensing Committee related to the licensing of Small Business Investment Companies and transferred those responsibilities to the Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief of Staff through the Agency's internal clearance process.

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