Notice 16 Jul 2025 small business, financial assistance, texas, sba, disaster relief

🌩️Texas Disaster Declaration Amendment

This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Texas (FEMA-4879-DR), dated July 6, 2025. Incident: Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding.

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Notice 16 Jul 2025 small business administration, financial assistance, economic injury loan, texas, public assistance, disaster assistance

🌧️Amendment to Presidential Disaster Declaration for Texas Businesses

This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Texas (FEMA- 4879-DR), dated July 6, 2025. Incident: Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding.

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Notice 16 Jul 2025 small business, financial aid, texas, disaster assistance, economic recovery

🌪️Texas Disaster Assistance Amendment for Small Businesses

This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of TEXAS (FEMA- 4879-DR), dated July 6, 2025. Incident: Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding.

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Notice 16 Jul 2025 environmental regulation, epa, air quality, texas, clean air act, operating permits, valero refining

🌬️EPA Ruling on Valero Refining's Clean Air Act Permit Petition

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) former Acting Administrator signed an Order dated January 07, 2025, granting in part and denying in part a petition dated August 20, 2024, from Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services, Caring for Pasadena Communities, Lone Star Chapter of the Sierra Club, and Environmental Integrity Project (the Petitioners). The petition requested that the EPA object to a Clean Air Act (CAA) title V operating permit issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) to Valero Refining-Texas, L.P., for its Valero Houston Refinery located in Harris County, Texas.

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Notice 15 Jul 2025 environmental impact, natural gas, texas, maritime administration, lng, deepwater port, marine infrastructure

🌊Notice of Intent for ST LNG Deepwater Port Development Project

The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), in coordination with the Maritime Administration (MARAD), will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) as part of the environmental review of the ST LNG, LLC (ST LNG or Applicant) deepwater port license application. The application proposes the ownership, construction, operation, and eventual decommissioning of an offshore natural gas export deepwater port, known as the ST LNG Deepwater Port Development Project, which would be in Federal waters approximately 10.4 nautical miles (19.2 kilometers) offshore Matagorda, Texas in water depths of approximately 65 to 75 feet (20 to 22 meters). The deepwater port would allow for the loading of liquefied natural gas (LNG) trading carriers. This Notice of Intent (NOI) requests public participation in the scoping process, provides information on how to participate, and announces an informational open house and public meeting. Pursuant to the criteria provided in the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 (DWPA), as amended, Texas is the designated Adjacent Coastal State (ACS) for this application.

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Notice 15 Jul 2025 compliance, endangered species, environmental impact, regulation, texas, business, wildlife service

🌵5-Year Status Reviews of Endangered Species Notification

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, are conducting 5-year status reviews of 3 plant species under the Endangered Species Act. A 5-year status review is based on the best scientific and commercial data available at the time of the review; therefore, we are requesting submission of any such information that has become available since the last reviews for the species.

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Notice 14 Jul 2025 compliance, regulation, finance, securities exchange, texas

🏦SEC Commences Review of Texas Stock Exchange Registration Application

The Securities and Exchange Commission is reviewing the application filed by Texas Stock Exchange LLC for registration as a national securities exchange. This includes examining the proposed trading system, governance structure, and feedback from public comments, aiming to ensure compliance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

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Notice 10 Jul 2025 federal regulation, transportation, infrastructure, highway projects, texas, business

🚧Final Federal Agency Actions on Texas Highway Projects

The FHWA, on behalf of the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), is issuing this notice to announce actions taken by TxDOT and other Federal agencies that are final agency actions. The actions relate to various proposed highway projects in the State of Texas. These actions grant licenses, permits, and approvals for the projects.

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Notice 10 Jul 2025 regulations, texas, accreditation, customs, petroleum, laboratory, gauging

⚖️AmSpec LLC Accredited as Commercial Gauger and Laboratory

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that AmSpec LLC (Corpus Christi, TX), has been approved to gauge petroleum and certain petroleum products and accredited to test petroleum and certain petroleum products for customs purposes for the next three years as of July 23, 2024.

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Notice 10 Jul 2025 regulation, texas, accreditation, customs, petroleum, laboratory, gauging

🛢️Bureau Veritas Approved as Petroleum Gauger and Laboratory

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to CBP regulations, that Bureau Veritas Commodities and Trade, Inc. (Corpus Christi, TX), has been approved to gauge petroleum and certain petroleum products and accredited to test petroleum and certain petroleum products for customs purposes for the next three years as of September 4, 2024.

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