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Transportation Department· Rule· 91 FR 34162

Seamen's Claims; Administrative Action and Litigation

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MARAD is revising its regulations regarding the filing of claims and the administrative allowance or disallowance of claims filed by officers or members of crew employed on vessels owned, operated, or chartered by MARAD. The rule will correct numerous citations in accordance with the codification of title 46 of the…

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Federal Communications Commission· Proposed Rule· 91 FR 34201

Reforming the High-Cost Program for an All-IP Future, Connect America Fund: A National Broadband Plan for Our Future High-Cost Universal Support

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In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that kicks off a process to examine how the Commission can make some of its high-cost mechanisms even more efficient and effective into the future. Ensuring a predictable High-Cost Program for…

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Nuclear Regulatory Commission· Notice· 91 FR 34251

State of Indiana: NRC Staff Assessment of a Proposed Agreement Between the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the State of Indiana

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As required by Section 274e. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (AEA), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or Commission) is publishing the proposed Agreement for public comment (Appendix A). The NRC is also publishing the summary of a draft assessment by the NRC staff of the State of Indiana's…

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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation· Proposed Rule· 91 FR 34171

Bank Secrecy Act and Sanctions Compliance Standards for FDIC-Supervised Permitted Payment Stablecoin Issuers

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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) proposes to issue regulations pursuant to the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (GENIUS Act) that would implement appropriate Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and sanctions compliance standards applicable to FDIC-supervised permitted payment…

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Homeland Security Department· Proposed Rule· 91 FR 34352

Clarification of Discretionary Employment Authorization for Certain Aliens

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The Department of Homeland Security proposes to limit and clarify eligibility for discretionary employment authorization for aliens paroled into the United States temporarily for urgent humanitarian reasons or significant public benefit, who have been granted deferred action, or against whom a final order of removal…

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Transportation Department· Proposed Rule· 91 FR 34181

Establishment of Class E Airspace; Jefferson, TX

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This action proposes to establish Class E airspace at Jefferson, TX. The FAA is proposing this action as the result of new instrument procedures being established at Cypress River Airport, Jefferson, TX. This action would bring the airspace into compliance with FAA orders and support instrument flight rule (IFR)…

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Environmental Protection Agency· Proposed Rule· 91 FR 34480

Significant New Use Rules on Certain Chemical Substances (25-3.5e)

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EPA is proposing significant new use rules (SNURs) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for certain chemical substances that were the subject of premanufacture notices (PMNs) and are also subject to an Order issued by EPA pursuant to TSCA. The SNURs require persons who intend to manufacture (defined by…

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Treasury Department· Notice· 91 FR 34347

Agency Information Collection Activities: Information Collection Extension; Comment Request; Regulatory Capital Reporting for Institutions Subject to the Advanced Capital Adequacy Framework (FFIEC 101)

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In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the OCC, the Board, and the FDIC (the agencies) may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond to, an information collection unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control…

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Environmental Protection Agency· Notice· 91 FR 34233

Certain New Chemicals; Receipt and Status Information for November 2025, December 2025, and January 2026

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This document announces the Agency's receipt of new chemical submissions under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), including information about the receipt of a Premanufacture Notice (PMN), Significant New Use Notice (SNUN), Microbial Commercial Activity Notice (MCAN), and an amendment to a previously submitted…

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Commerce Department· Notice· 91 FR 34217

Hand Trucks and Certain Parts Thereof From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited Fourth Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) order on hand trucks and certain parts thereof (hand trucks) from the People's Republic of China (China) would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping, at the levels indicated in the "Final Results of…

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Commerce Department· Notice· 91 FR 34221

Monosodium Glutamate From the Republic of Indonesia and the People's Republic of China: Continuation of Antidumping Duty Orders

As a result of the determinations by the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) orders on monosodium glutamate (MSG) from Republic of Indonesia (Indonesia) and the People's Republic of China (China) would likely lead to the…

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Commerce Department· Notice· 91 FR 34226

Nominations to the Marine Mammal Scientific Review Groups

As required by the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), the Secretary of Commerce established three independent regional scientific review groups (SRGs) to provide advice on a range of marine mammal science issues. NMFS conducted a membership review of the Alaska, Atlantic, and Pacific SRGs, and is soliciting…

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Housing and Urban Development Department· Notice· 91 FR 34245

Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

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Pursuant to the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Public and Indian Housing, is issuing a public notice of its intent to modify a Privacy Act system of records titled, Enterprise Income Verification (EIV) by: (1) reinstating two routine…

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Postal Regulatory Commission· Notice· 91 FR 34259

Public Inquiry

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The Commission is acknowledging the filing of the explanation of its current methodology to value the Postal Service's universal service obligation (USO). This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps.

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Trade Representative, Office of United States· Notice· 91 FR 34269

Request for Comments on the Scope and Operation of a Mechanism To Promote Reciprocal Managed Trade With China

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USTR invites comments from interested parties to inform the development of negotiations with China aimed at optimizing bilateral trade in non-sensitive products in order to promote reciprocity and balance in the U.S.-China trade relationship. In particular, comment is sought on the types of non-sensitive products that…

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Commerce Department· Notice· 91 FR 34220

Van-Type Trailers and Subassemblies Thereof From Canada: Termination of Countervailing Duty Investigation

Based on a withdrawal of the countervailing duty (CVD) petition on van-type trailers and subassemblies thereof (van-type trailers) from Canada by the American Trailer Manufacturers Coalition (the petitioner), we are terminating this CVD investigation.

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