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🏗️DFARS Amendments 2024

DoD is amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to make needed editorial changes.

⚖️FinCEN Final Rule

FinCEN is publishing this final rule to reflect inflation adjustments to its civil monetary penalties as mandated by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, as amended. This rule adjusts certain maximum civil monetary penalties within the jurisdiction of FinCEN to the amounts required by that Act.

🛡️CISA's New Incident Reporting Requirements

The Cybersecurity Division (CSD) within the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) will submit the following information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance. CISA previously published this information collection request (ICR) in the Federal Register on October 7, 2024, for a 60-day public comment period. Three (3) comments were received by CISA. One unrelated public comment was submitted. The purpose of this notice is to allow additional 30-days for public comments.

📊Proposed Changes to Cost Accounting Standards Impacting Businesses

The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), Cost Accounting Standards Board (CAS Board or the Board), is releasing this advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) to elicit public comments on proposed changes to the Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) on conformance to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) related to CAS 404, Capitalization of Tangible Assets, and CAS 411, Accounting for Acquisition Costs of Material, to GAAP. This ANPRM follows issuance of a Staff Discussion Paper 85 FR 58399 (September 18, 2020).

🎰Land Acquisition Notification for Koi Nation

The Director, Bureau of Indian Education, exercising authority by delegation of the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs, made a final agency determination to acquire in trust 68.60 acres, more or less, of land known as the Shiloh Site in Sonoma County, California, for the Koi Nation of Northern California for gaming and other purposes.

🔒Security Directives Ratified by DHS for Pipeline Operators

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is publishing official notice that the Transportation Security Oversight Board (TSOB) ratified Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Security Directive Pipeline-2021-01D and Security Directive Pipeline-2021-02E, applicable to owners and operators of critical hazardous liquid and natural gas pipeline infrastructure (owner/operators). Security Directive Pipeline-2021-01D, issued on May 29, 2024, extended the requirements of the Security Directive Pipeline-2021-01 series for an additional year, with minor revisions. Security Directive Pipeline- 2021-02E, issued on July 26, 2024, extended the requirements of the Security Directive Pipeline-2021-02 series for an additional year, with amendments to strengthen their effectiveness and provide additional clarity.

📊FHFA Seeks Comments on Diversity and Inclusion Data Collection

In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA or the Agency) is seeking public comments concerning an information collection known as "Minority and Women Inclusion," which has been assigned control number 2590-0014 by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). FHFA intends to submit the information collection to OMB for review and approval of a three-year extension of the control number, which is due to expire on March 31, 2025.

⚖️Notice on Natural Gas Pipeline Rate Filing Compliance Requirements

🧬FDA Workshop on Cell Therapies

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, the Agency, or we) is announcing the following virtual public workshop entitled "Cell Therapies and Tissue-Based Products: A Public Workshop on Generating Scientific Evidence to Facilitate Development." The purpose of this workshop is to discuss the current state of the science for development and testing of certain cellular therapies and tissue-based products. In particular, FDA is convening this public workshop with relevant stakeholders to discuss best practices on generating scientific data necessary to further facilitate the development of cellular therapies, including stem cell products.

🚛FMCSA Requests Comments on Grote Industries' Safety Exemption Renewal

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) requests public comment on the application from Grote Industries, LLC (Grote) for a renewal of its exemption allowing motor carriers to install amber brake-activated pulsating warning lamps on the rear of trailers and van body trucks in addition to the steady-burning brake lamps required by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs). Grote currently holds an exemption for the period December 7, 2020, through December 2, 2025, and requests a five-year renewal of the exemption. FMCSA requests public comment on Grote's request to renew the exemption.