🌊Proposed Safety Zone on Ohio River
The Coast Guard is proposing to establish a temporary safety zone for the Ohio River, from mile marker 2 to mile marker 3. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on the navigable waters during an operation to install aerial transverse wirelines. We invite your comments on this proposed rulemaking.
Learn More🌰Imported Walnuts Regulation Changes by USDA
This direct final rule stays the regulation governing imports of walnuts in order to align it with regulations prescribed under the Federal marketing order regulating the handling of walnuts grown in California. This action is required under the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, as amended.
Learn More🌊Temporary Safety Zone Regulation for Wrightsville Beach, NC
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for certain waters of the Atlantic Ocean near the Wrightsville Beach, NC waterfront. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on these navigable waters during an air show, consisting of civilian and military aircraft flyovers, on October 02, 2025. This rule prohibits persons and vessels from being in the safety zone unless authorized by the Captain of the Port, Sector North Carolina or a designated representative.
Learn More🥔Final Rule on Increased Potato Assessment Rates for 2024-2025
This final rule implements a recommendation from the Idaho- Eastern Oregon Potato Committee (Committee) to increase the assessment rate established for the 2024-2025 fiscal period and subsequent fiscal periods from $0.002 to $0.003 per hundredweight of potatoes handled under the marketing order. The assessment rate will remain in effect indefinitely unless modified, suspended, or terminated.
Learn More🍷Refund Procedures for Craft Beverage Modernization Act Explained
The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) is making permanent, with two changes, temporary regulations published in the Federal Register on September 23, 2022, relating to reduced excise tax rates and tax credits for imported distilled spirits, wines, and beer. These regulatory amendments implement changes made to the Internal Revenue Code by the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020, which amended the Craft Beverage Modernization Act provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. This rule finalizes the procedures for industry members to claim limited reduced tax rates and tax credits for imported alcohol products that are entered for consumption in the United States. Specifically, this rule finalizes provisions in a temporary rule that outlines the process for foreign producers to assign reduced tax rates and tax credits to importers, and for importers to accept and apply the assigned tax benefits to imported products. This final rule clarifies that only the foreign producer who produces the product may assign the applicable tax benefits on distilled spirits, wine, or beer to U.S. importers, and extends by one calendar quarter the timeframe for those foreign producers to submit these assignments to TTB.
Learn More💵New IRS Regulations on Qualified Tips and Tax Deductions
This document contains proposed regulations that identify occupations that customarily and regularly received tips on or before December 31, 2024, and provide a definition of "qualified tips" for purposes of the income tax deduction for qualified tips. These proposed regulations affect individuals who receive tips as part of their occupation.
Learn More🏥Medicare Advantage Regulations
This final rule implements Medicare Advantage disclosure requirement changes.
Learn More🍉USDA Proposes Realignment of Watermelon Research and Promotion Board
This proposed rule invites comments on realigning the representation on the National Watermelon Promotion Board (Board) prescribed in the Watermelon Research and Promotion Plan (Plan) by adjusting several production districts and reducing the number of importers on the Board. This action would contribute to effective administration of the program.
Learn More🚤Proposed Special Local Regulation for Clinch River in Oak Ridge, TN
The Coast Guard is proposing to establish a special local regulation for certain waters of the Clinch River. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on these navigable waters near Oak Ridge, TN, during a regatta from December 12 through December 13, 2025. This proposed rulemaking would prohibit persons and vessels from being in the regulated area unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Sector Ohio Valley or a designated representative. We invite your comments on this proposed rulemaking.
Learn More🚤Temporary Safety Regulation for Tennessee River Rowing Event
The Coast Guard is establishing a special local regulation for certain waters of the Tennessee River. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on these navigable waters near Florence, AL, during a rowing event on September 27, 2025. This regulation prohibits persons and vessels from being in the safety zone unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Sector Ohio Valley or a designated representative.
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