Regulatory Compliance, Environmental Impact 8 Jan 2025 endangered species, regulatory compliance, incidental take permit, fishery survey, northeast usa

🌊Draft Environmental Assessment Notice for Incidental Take Permit

NMFS announces the availability of the Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) on the effects of issuing an Incidental Take Permit (ITP) (No. 27490) to the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth School for Marine Science and Technology (SMAST), pursuant to the Endangered Species Act (ESA) of 1973, as amended, for the incidental take of ESA- listed sea turtles and sturgeon associated with the otherwise lawful fisheries survey activities within and adjacent to the Massachusetts/ Rhode Island Wind Energy Area. The duration of the requested permit is 10 years. NMFS is requesting comment on the draft EA.

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Regulatory Notice 8 Jan 2025 regulatory compliance, small business, investment, new york, sba
Regulatory Requirements, Financial Implications 8 Jan 2025 regulatory compliance, foreign-trade zones, production activity, texas, steel products, import duties
Regulatory Compliance, Economic Development 8 Jan 2025 regulatory compliance, natural gas, department of energy, federal energy regulatory commission, florida gas transmission
Regulatory Requirements, Compliance 8 Jan 2025 regulatory compliance, business impact, flood insurance, fema, flood management, hazard determinations

🌊Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations and Business Implications

Comments are requested on proposed flood hazard determinations, which may include additions or modifications of any Base Flood Elevation (BFE), base flood depth, Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) boundary or zone designation, or regulatory floodway on the Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), and where applicable, in the supporting Flood Insurance Study (FIS) reports for the communities listed in the table below. The purpose of this notice is to seek general information and comment regarding the preliminary FIRM, and where applicable, the FIS report that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has provided to the affected communities. The FIRM and FIS report are the basis of the floodplain management measures that the community is required either to adopt or to show evidence of having in effect in order to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).

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Compliance, Regulatory Requirements 8 Jan 2025 regulatory compliance, healthcare, public health, nhsn, data collection, cdc

🏥CDC Proposes New Data Collection on High-Consequence Pathogens

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as part of its continuing effort to reduce public burden and maximize the utility of government information, invites the general public and other federal agencies the opportunity to comment on a proposed and/or continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This notice invites comment on a proposed information collection project titled Pathogens of High Consequence, which assesses the incidence and prevalence of select high consequence pathogens of public health importance in acute care hospitals. In addition to the nine diseases approved for collection, the following three additional diseases are being added to the form: Influenza A (H5), Marburg, and Oropouche.

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Compliance, Regulatory, Medical Research 7 Jan 2025 regulatory compliance, healthcare, fda, medical research, clinical trials, tissue biopsies

🧬FDA Guidance on Tissue Biopsies in Clinical Trials for Businesses

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) and the Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) are announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry, clinical investigators, institutions, and institutional review boards (IRBs) entitled "Considerations for Including Tissue Biopsies in Clinical Trials." This guidance provides recommendations regarding considerations for tissue biopsies that may be conducted in adults and in children as part of clinical trials evaluating investigational medical products and/or that are conducted or supported by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

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Compliance, Shipping Services 7 Jan 2025 regulatory compliance, postal service, shipping, priority mail, service agreement

📦Notice of USPS Priority Mail and Ground Advantage Contract Changes

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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Regulatory Changes, Shipping Services 7 Jan 2025 regulatory compliance, postal service, shipping, priority mail, business contracts

📦Notice on New Priority Mail Express and USPS Shipping Services Agreement

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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Regulatory Requirements, Financial Implications 7 Jan 2025 regulatory compliance, postal service, negotiated service agreements, shipping, business implications

📦Notice on USPS Priority Mail and Ground Advantage Agreement Update

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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