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Rule Change Brief

Justice Department· Rule· 91 FR 26913

Schedules of Controlled Substances: Placement of CUMYL-PEGACLONE in Schedule I

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With the issuance of this final rule, the Drug Enforcement Administration places 5-pentyl-2-(2-phenylpropan-2-yl)pyrido[4,3- b]indol-1-one (other names: CUMYL-PEGACLONE; SGT-151), including its salts, isomers, and salts of isomers whenever the existence of such salts, isomers, and salts of isomers is possible, in…

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Agriculture Department· Rule· 91 FR 26893

Domestic Dates Produced or Packed in Riverside County, California; Decreased Assessment Rate

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This final rule implements a recommendation from the California Date Administrative Committee (Committee) to decrease the assessment rate established for the 2024-2025 crop year and subsequent crop years from $0.15 to $0.05 per hundredweight for domestic dates produced or packed in Riverside County, California. The…

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Federal Maritime Commission· Proposed Rule· 91 FR 26976

Rulemaking Procedures

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The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC or the Commission) is proposing to revise its rulemaking procedures. The changes would: consolidate informal rulemaking and rulemaking petition requirements into subpart D, clarify ambiguities, remove unnecessary, overly restrictive requirements (such as ex parte requirements), and…

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Transportation Department· Notice· 91 FR 27135

Request Notice: Use of Foreign-Built Small Passenger Vessel in United States Coastwise Trade, M/V CALAIS

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The Secretary of Transportation, as represented by MARAD, is authorized to make determinations regarding the coastwise use of foreign built; certain U.S. built; and U.S. and foreign rebuilt vessels that solely carry no more than twelve passengers for hire. MARAD has received such a determination request and is…

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Transportation Department· Notice· 91 FR 27130

Request Notice: Use of Foreign-Built Small Passenger Vessel in United States Coastwise Trade, M/V MISS APALACHICOLA

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The Secretary of Transportation, as represented by MARAD, is authorized to make determinations regarding the coastwise use of foreign built; certain U.S. built; and U.S. and foreign rebuilt vessels that solely carry no more than twelve passengers for hire. MARAD has received such a determination request and is…

Owner check — Industry-specific action: operators in the named location or regulated activity should confirm dates, boundaries, and exemptions.

Transportation Department· Notice· 91 FR 27131

Request Notice: Use of Foreign-Built Small Passenger Vessel in United States Coastwise Trade, M/V REMEDY

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The Secretary of Transportation, as represented by MARAD, is authorized to make determinations regarding the coastwise use of foreign built; certain U.S. built; and U.S. and foreign rebuilt vessels that solely carry no more than twelve passengers for hire. MARAD has received such a determination request and is…

Owner check — Industry-specific action: operators in the named location or regulated activity should confirm dates, boundaries, and exemptions.

Transportation Department· Notice· 91 FR 27132

Request Notice: Use of Foreign-Built Small Passenger Vessel in United States Coastwise Trade, M/V TAXI DIVER

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The Secretary of Transportation, as represented by MARAD, is authorized to make determinations regarding the coastwise use of foreign built; certain U.S. built; and U.S. and foreign rebuilt vessels that solely carry no more than twelve passengers for hire. MARAD has received such a determination request and is…

Owner check — Industry-specific action: operators in the named location or regulated activity should confirm dates, boundaries, and exemptions.

Transportation Department· Notice· 91 FR 27133

Request Notice: Use of Foreign-Built Small Passenger Vessel in United States Coastwise Trade, S/V ALDEBARAN

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The Secretary of Transportation, as represented by MARAD, is authorized to make determinations regarding the coastwise use of foreign built; certain U.S. built; and U.S. and foreign rebuilt vessels that solely carry no more than twelve passengers for hire. MARAD has received such a determination request and is…

Owner check — Industry-specific action: operators in the named location or regulated activity should confirm dates, boundaries, and exemptions.

Transportation Department· Notice· 91 FR 27134

Request Notice: Use of Foreign-Built Small Passenger Vessel in United States Coastwise Trade, S/V DAMA LINDO

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The Secretary of Transportation, as represented by MARAD, is authorized to make determinations regarding the coastwise use of foreign built; certain U.S. built; and U.S. and foreign rebuilt vessels that solely carry no more than twelve passengers for hire. MARAD has received such a determination request and is…

Owner check — Industry-specific action: operators in the named location or regulated activity should confirm dates, boundaries, and exemptions.

Transportation Department· Notice· 91 FR 27129

Request Notice: Use of Foreign-Built Small Passenger Vessel in United States Coastwise Trade, S/V DEVINE SAILING

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The Secretary of Transportation, as represented by MARAD, is authorized to make determinations regarding the coastwise use of foreign built; certain U.S. built; and U.S. and foreign rebuilt vessels that solely carry no more than twelve passengers for hire. MARAD has received such a determination request and is…

Owner check — Industry-specific action: operators in the named location or regulated activity should confirm dates, boundaries, and exemptions.

Transportation Department· Notice· 91 FR 27128

Request Notice: Use of Foreign-Built Small Passenger Vessel in United States Coastwise Trade, S/V LA BATEAU

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The Secretary of Transportation, as represented by MARAD, is authorized to make determinations regarding the coastwise use of foreign built; certain U.S. built; and U.S. and foreign rebuilt vessels that solely carry no more than twelve passengers for hire. MARAD has received such a determination request and is…

Owner check — Industry-specific action: operators in the named location or regulated activity should confirm dates, boundaries, and exemptions.

Federal Communications Commission· Rule· 91 FR 26928

Modernizing Spectrum Sharing for Satellite Broadband

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In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or we) adopts a Report and Order (Order) that revises the spectrum sharing framework for Geostationary Orbit (GSO) and Non- Geostationary Orbit (NGSO) systems that currently relies on NGSO systems complying with Equivalent Power Flux Density (EPFD)…

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Environmental Protection Agency· Proposed Rule· 91 FR 26958

Begin Actual Construction in the New Source Review (NSR) Preconstruction Permitting Program

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing revisions to the New Source Review (NSR) air permitting regulations. These regulatory revisions would distinguish between construction of a stationary source and construction of non-emitting components or structures, while clarifying and codifying that the…

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Treasury Department· Proposed Rule· 91 FR 27140

Excepted Fertility Benefits

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This document contains proposed rules that would amend the regulations regarding excepted benefits under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, the Internal Revenue Code, and the Public Health Service Act to establish certain fertility benefits as a new category of limited excepted benefits. Excepted…

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Health and Human Services Department· Notice· 91 FR 27060

Azodicarbonamide (ADA); Request for Information

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is requesting information on the current uses and safety data of azodicarbonamide (ADA) in human food and as a food contact substance. We are requesting this information as part of our systematic process for conducting post- market assessments of chemicals in food. We are…

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Health and Human Services Department· Notice· 91 FR 27056

Biomarker Incubator: Urinary Kidney Safety Biomarkers; Request for Information

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The Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER) of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing a request for information regarding a regulatory science initiative. The aims of the initiative are to advance biomarker validation through the compilation of data from multiple sources and through a…

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Health and Human Services Department· Notice· 91 FR 27054

Butylated Hydroxytoluene (BHT); Request for Information

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is requesting information on the current uses and safety data for butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) in human food and as a food contact substance. We are requesting this information as part of our systematic process for conducting post-market assessments of chemicals in food.…

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Management and Budget Office· Notice· 91 FR 27051

Information Collection; Preaward Survey Forms (Standard Forms 1403, 1404, 1405, 1406, 1407, and 1408)

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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and OMB regulations, OFPP, DoD, GSA, and NASA invite the public to comment on an extension concerning preaward survey forms. OFPP, DoD, GSA, and NASA invite comments on: whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the…

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Federal Communications Commission· Notice· 91 FR 27045

Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission

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As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and 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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Transportation Department· Notice· 91 FR 27127

Notice of Petition for Extension of Waiver of Compliance

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This document provides the public notice that San Diego Trolley Incorporated (SDTI) petitioned FRA for an extension of relief from certain regulations related to its shared use property.

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Justice Department· Notice· 91 FR 27082

Privacy Act of 1974; Systems of Records

Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974 and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular No. A-108, notice is hereby given that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), a component within the United States Department of Justice (DOJ or Department), proposes to modify a system of records notice titled National Crime…

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Commerce Department· Notice· 91 FR 26989

Procedures To Apply for Company-Specific Onshoring Agreements To Obtain Tariff Adjustments for Pharmaceuticals and Pharmaceutical Ingredients Under Proclamation 11020

This notice announces the procedures for companies that manufacture pharmaceutical products to apply for company-specific agreements with the Department of Commerce (Commerce) to onshore manufacturing of pharmaceutical products and their ingredients. Companies that enter into such agreements are eligible for a reduced…

Owner check — Import/export action: check supplier, customer, duty, documentation, or shipping exposure before the effective date.

Agriculture Department· Notice· 91 FR 26985

Revision of Seven U.S. Grade Standards for Canned Tomato Products

The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is revising seven U.S. grade standards for canned tomato products. AMS is updating the color sections in the grade standards, replacing the two-term grading system (dual-nomenclature) with a single term, and making editorial changes. AMS is also changing the spelling of…

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