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⛴️CBP Extends Vessel Entrance and Clearance Automation Test to 2027

This notice announces that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is extending the Vessel Entrance and Clearance Automation Test. This test allows participants to submit the vessel entry and clearance data required on CBP Forms 26, 226, 1300, 1302, 1303, 1304, and 3171, and to make certain entry and clearance requests and reports, to CBP electronically through the Vessel Entrance and Clearance System (VECS).

📡Notice of Intent to Grant Patent License to Dayton Photonics Systems

The Department of the Army hereby gives notice of its intent to grant to Dayton Photonics Systems LLC, a company having its principal place of business at 1800 E Whipp Road, Dayton, Ohio 45440, an exclusive license.

🚆FRA Approves Test Program for Zero-Emission Rail Vehicles

FRA is issuing this notice to approve a petition from Georgia Central Railway, L.P. (GC) and Heart of Georgia Railroad, Inc. (HOG) (collectively, Petitioners), subsidiaries of Genesee and Wyoming (G&W), for a Test Program designed to test self-propelled, zero-emission, battery-electric rail vehicles and their associated computer and telemetry technology systems, and to evaluate the effectiveness of the system and new operational approaches to rail vehicle technology in the short-haul movement of containers. The approval grants limited, temporary suspension of certain FRA rules necessary to facilitate the conduct of the Test Program, including an exemption for certain safety appliance laws (collectively, Impacted FRA Safety Standards).

🗳️U.S. Election Assistance Commission Sunshine Act Meeting Overview

Public Meeting: U.S. Election Assistance Commission.

🤝Z-Wave Alliance Membership Changes and Antitrust Implications

The Department of Justice announces membership changes within the Z-Wave Alliance under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act. New members have joined, while several have withdrawn, along with name changes for existing members. The venture continues to invite new members and will provide notifications regarding future changes to its membership.

⚖️Executive Order 14166

Executive Order 14166 addresses the national security concerns regarding foreign adversary controlled applications, particularly TikTok. It outlines compliance requirements for businesses and temporarily defers enforcement of related regulations to allow for evaluation of national security risks while balancing platform usage by millions of Americans. The order seeks to establish a path that upholds U.S. security interests without abrupt operational disruptions.

💡NSF Advisory Committee Meeting on Technology and Innovation - Feb 2025

🎉USAID Notice on 2025 Digital Development Awards Applications

The U.S. Agency for International Development's Innovation, Technology, and Research Hub invites the general public to review this new information collection. This survey is administered by the USAID Innovation, Technology, and Research Hub's Technology Division. Responses to this survey will be used to select the winners of the 2025 Digital Development Awards once the application opens next year. The Digital Development Awards recognize and celebrate USAID-funded projects and activities that harness the power of digital technology to promote inclusive growth.

⚖️Investigation of Samsung for Patent Infringement on Mobile Devices

Notice is hereby given that a complaint was filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission on December 17, 2024, under section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, on behalf of Maxell, Ltd of Kyoto, Japan. Supplements to the Complaint were filed on December 26, 2024 and January 6, 2025. The complaint, as supplemented, alleges violations of section 337 based upon the importation into the United States, the sale for importation, and the sale within the United States after importation of certain mobile electronic devices by reason of the infringement of certain claims of U.S. Patent No. 8,130,280 (the " '280 patent"); U.S. Patent No. 11,490,004 (the " '004 patent"); U.S. Patent No. 11,750,915 (the " '915 patent"); U.S. Patent No. 11,509,953 (the " '953 patent"); U.S. Patent No. 12,108,103 (the " '103 patent"); and U.S. Patent No. 11,445,241 (the " '241 patent"). The complaint, as supplemented, further alleges that an industry in the United States exists as required by the applicable Federal Statute. The complainant requests that the Commission institute an investigation and, after the investigation, issue a limited exclusion order and cease and desist order.

📡FCC Regulation Update on 5.9 GHz Band Compliance for Businesses

The Federal Communications Commission (Commission) is correcting a final rule that appeared in the Federal Register on December 13, 2024. The document addressed the transition of 5.9 GHz Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) operations from Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC)-based technology to cellular-vehicle-to- everything (C-V2X)-based technology.