💼Impact of World Intellectual Property Day 2025 on Businesses
The proclamation for World Intellectual Property Day underscores the importance of safeguarding U.S. intellectual property to foster innovation. It highlights the Administration's ongoing efforts to protect American creators and their contributions to economic growth, alongside initiatives in emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, automation, and cybersecurity. The commitment to defend against IP theft strengthens U.S. competitiveness globally.
Learn More🏍️NHTSA Seeks Comments on Motorcycle Crash Avoidance Technologies
In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), this notice announces that the Information Collection Request (ICR) summarized below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval. This document describes a new collection of information for which NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval titled "Motorcycle Crash Avoidance Technology Review." The new information collection would be a one-time, voluntary, and anonymous survey of motorcycle riders to obtain consumer-reported feedback and perspectives on the use and availability of advanced crash avoidance motorcycle technologies. A Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following information collection was published on June 12, 2024. Three comments were received during the comment period. This 30-day notice includes a summary of those comments and responses. NHTSA has addressed these comments, but there are no resulting changes to the estimated burden.
Learn More📄Selective Service Announces New Privacy Act System of Records
Pursuant to the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the Selective Service System (SSS) is issuing a public notice of its intent to create a Privacy Act System of Records titled, "Enterprise Content Management System". This System of Records notice (SORN) describes the platform that will manage the document workflow and processing automation of the SSS. The focus of the system is to enable document capture, OCR (where applicable), access, visibility and routing for status & completion, document archiving and destruction, and retrieval based upon the document type and workflow required. These data services include data file storage and processing as well as input from a variety of electronic and paper sources. The ECM includes hardware, software applications, data, communications, and personnel. This newly established system will be included in the SSS inventory of record systems.
Learn More🔋Open Meeting Notice for Industrial Technology Innovation Advisory Committee
This notice announces an open virtual meeting of the Industrial Technology Innovation Advisory Committee (ITIAC). The Federal Advisory Committee Act requires that public notice of this meeting be announced in the Federal Register.
Learn More📺USITC Terminates Investigation on Video Device Patent Settlement
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. International Trade Commission ("Commission") has determined to ratify the prior Commission actions in this investigation and to grant a joint motion to terminate the investigation in its entirety based on settlement and patent agreements.
Learn More🔒Notice on Changes to Homeland Security Technology Consortium Membership
The Department of Justice provides notice of changes in membership for the Homeland Security Technology Consortium, previously known as the Border Security Technology Consortium. Notable new and withdrawn members are listed, with ongoing membership availability and intentions to file future notifications disclosed.
Learn More⚙️IEEE Standards Update
The Department of Justice released a notice regarding the IEEE's new and revised standards under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. This includes the filing of written notifications that stipulate significant changes to standards development activities, indicating ongoing evolution in industry regulations and compliance requirements.
Learn More⚓Changes in Membership of Maritime Sustainment Consortium Notified
The Department of Justice announces changes in the Maritime Sustainment and Technology Innovation Consortium's membership under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act. This includes additions and withdrawals of various organizations, with ongoing openness for new members and a commitment to report further changes.
Learn More🚛Exemption Granted for Pulsating Brake Lights in CMV Operations
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announces its decision to grant an application from Coffeyville Resources Crude Transportation, USDOT #1236378, (Coffeyville) for an exemption to allow it to operate commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) equipped with a module manufactured by Intellistop, Inc. (Intellistop). The Intellistop module is designed to pulse the required rear clearance, identification, and brake lamps from a lower-level lighting intensity to a higher-level lighting intensity 4 times in 2 seconds when the brakes are applied and then return the lights to a steady- burning state while the brakes remain engaged. FMCSA has determined that granting the exemption to Coffeyville would likely achieve a level of safety equivalent to, or greater than, the level of safety achieved by the regulation.
Learn More🏭Executive Order on Clean Coal Industry and Economic Growth
Executive Order 14261 focuses on reinvigorating the American coal industry by removing regulatory barriers, promoting coal exports, and emphasizing the importance of coal for national energy security. It outlines policies to enhance coal production, support job creation, and assess coal resources on federal lands. The order aims to align federal actions to prioritize coal, particularly in the face of increasing electricity demands from new technologies.
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