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Rule Change Brief

Environmental Protection Agency· Rule· 87 FR 29228

Air Plan Conditional Approval; Colorado; Revisions to Regulation Number 7 and Oil and Natural Gas RACT Requirements for 2008 8-Hour Ozone Standard for the Denver Metro/North Front Range Nonattainment Area

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is conditionally approving portions of State Implementation Plan (SIP) revisions submitted by the State of Colorado on May 14, 2018 and May 13, 2020. The revisions are to Colorado Air Quality Control Commission (Commission or AQCC) regulations of ozone precursor and…

Owner check — Compliance action: verify whether products, materials, permits, reporting, or customer notices need updating.

Commerce Department· Rule· 87 FR 29606

Amendments to National Marine Sanctuary Regulations

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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is amending the National Marine Sanctuaries program regulations. This interim final rule updates and reorganizes the existing regulations, eliminates redundancies across the sanctuary regulations, eliminates outmoded regulations, adopts standard boundary…

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Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled· Notice· 87 FR 29299

Procurement List; Proposed Deletions

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The Committee is proposing to delete product(s) and service(s) to the Procurement List that were furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.

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Energy Department· Proposed Rule· 87 FR 29576

Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure for Consumer Furnace Fans

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The U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") proposes to amend the test procedure for consumer furnace fans to: Clarify the scope of applicability; incorporate by reference the most recent version of industry test methods; establish a test method for furnace fans incapable of operating at the required external static…

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Federal Communications Commission· Proposed Rule· 87 FR 29248

Promoting Efficient Use of Spectrum Through Improved Receiver Interference Immunity Performance

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This document invites comments from all stakeholders in connection with the development of an up-to-date record on the role of receivers in spectrum management and how the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) might best promote improvements in receiver interference immunity performance that would…

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Transportation Department· Proposed Rule· 87 FR 29239

Proposed Amendment and Establishment of United States Area Navigation (RNAV) Routes; Northeast United States

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This action proposes to amend five low altitude United States Area Navigation (RNAV) routes (T-routes), and establish two T-routes in support of the VHF Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Minimum Operational Network (MON) Program. The purpose is to enhance the efficiency of the National Airspace System (NAS) by transitioning…

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Securities and Exchange Commission· Proposed Rule· 87 FR 29458

Special Purpose Acquisition Companies, Shell Companies, and Projections

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The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") is proposing rules intended to enhance investor protections in initial public offerings by special purpose acquisition companies ("SPACs") and in subsequent business combination transactions between SPACs and private operating companies. Specifically, we are…

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Labor Department· Notice· 87 FR 29391

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Notice for Health Reimbursement Arrangements Integrated With Individual Health Insurance Coverage

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The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA)-sponsored information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). Public comments on the ICR are invited.

Owner check — Labor/OSHA action: check workplace, payroll, certification, or contractor obligations against the source notice.

Labor Department· Notice· 87 FR 29391

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Requests to Approve Conformed Wage Classifications and Unconventional Fringe Benefit Plans Under the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts and Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act

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The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Wage and Hour Division (WHD)-sponsored information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). Public comments on the ICR are invited.

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Transportation Department· Notice· 87 FR 29437

BMW of North America, LLC, and Mazda North American Operations, Receipt of Petitions for Decision of Inconsequential Noncompliance

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BMW of North America, LLC (BMW), a subsidiary of BMW AG, Munich, Germany, and Mazda North American Operations (Mazda) have determined that certain replacement seat belt assemblies manufactured for installation in certain BMW, Mini, Rolls-Royce, and Mazda motor vehicles do not fully comply with Federal Motor Vehicle…

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Commerce Department· Notice· 87 FR 29285

Certain Carbon and Alloy Steel Cut-To-Length Plate From Germany: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2020-2021

The Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that certain carbon and alloy steel cut-to-length plate from Germany was not sold in the United States at less than normal value during the period of review (POR), May 1, 2020, through April 30, 2021.

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Transportation Department· Notice· 87 FR 29432

Establishment of the Corridor Identification and Development Program

On November 15, 2021, President Biden signed into law the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), which requires the Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) to establish a Corridor Identification and Development program to facilitate the development of intercity…

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Defense Department· Notice· 87 FR 29315

Information Collection; Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States

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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations, DoD, GSA, and NASA invite the public to comment on an extension concerning contractors performing private security functions outside the United States. DoD, GSA, and NASA invite comments on: Whether the…

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Defense Department· Notice· 87 FR 29315

Information Collection; Extraordinary Contractual Action Requests

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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations, DoD, GSA, and NASA invite the public to comment on an extension concerning extraordinary contractual action requests. DoD, GSA, and NASA invite comments on: Whether the proposed collection of information…

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Federal Communications Commission· Notice· 87 FR 29313

Information Collections Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget

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As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) invites the general public and other Federal Agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection.…

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Commerce Department· Notice· 87 FR 29280

Initiation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews

The Department of Commerce (Commerce) has received requests to conduct administrative reviews of various antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders with March anniversary dates. In accordance with Commerce's regulations, we are initiating those administrative reviews.

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Agriculture Department· Notice· 87 FR 29273

Inviting Applications for the Delta Health Care Services Grant Program

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This Notice of Funding Availability (Notice) announces that the Rural Business-Cooperative Service (Agency) is accepting fiscal year (FY) 2022 applications for the Delta Health Care Services (DHCS) grant program. The purpose of this program is to provide financial assistance to address the continued unmet health needs…

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Treasury Department· Notice· 87 FR 29441

Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of five individuals that have been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) based on OFAC's determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All…

Owner check — Sanctions/trade action: re-screen vendors, customers, owners, and foreign counterparties before transactions.

Treasury Department· Notice· 87 FR 29442

Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons that have been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) based on OFAC's determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All…

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Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled· Notice· 87 FR 29298

Procurement List; Additions and Deletions

This action adds product(s) and service(s)to the Procurement List that will be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.

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Small Business Administration· Notice· 87 FR 29424

Termination of Nonmanufacturer Rule Class Waiver

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is terminating a class waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule (NMR) for irradiation apparatus manufacturing, computerized axial tomography (CT/CAT) scanners manufacturing; CT/CAT (computerized axial tomography) scanners manufacturing; fluoroscopes manufacturing; fluoroscopic…

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Commerce Department· Notice· 87 FR 29286

Urea Ammonium Nitrate Solutions From the Russian Federation: Initiation of Antidumping Duty Changed Circumstances Review

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is initiating a changed circumstance review (CCR) to examine whether the Russian Federation (Russia) remains a market economy (ME) country for purposes of the antidumping duty (AD) law.

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