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Transportation Department· Proposed Rule· 91 FR 60068

Part 572; Anthropomorphic Test Devices; Test Device for Human Occupant Restraint 50th Percentile Adult Male Dummy (THOR-50M)

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This document supplements NHTSA's September 2023 notice of proposed rulemaking to amend NHTSA's regulations to include an advanced crash test dummy (the Test Device for Human Occupant Restraint (THOR) 50th percentile adult male) by requesting comment on specifying an additional spine configuration and an alternative…

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Agriculture Department· Rule· 91 FR 59981

Softwood Lumber Board Assessment Rate Clarification and Changes to Membership

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This final rule implements changes to the Softwood Lumber Research, Promotion, Consumer Education and Industry Information Order (Order). The changes include clarifying the assessment rate for softwood lumber imported into the United States and revising the membership of the Softwood Lumber Board (Board or SLB).

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Treasury Department· Rule· 91 FR 59987

Unsafe or Unsound Practices, Matters Requiring Attention; Correction

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The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) published a final rule in the Federal Register of September 1, 2026, to define the term "unsafe or unsound practice" for purposes of section 8 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and to revise the supervisory…

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General Services Administration· Proposed Rule· 91 FR 60063

General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation; GSAR Implementation of Executive Order 14275, Federal Supply Schedule Ordering Procedures

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GSA is proposing to amend the General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) to move Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) ordering procedures from the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to GSAR part 538. This rule would direct ordering activities to use the FSS ordering procedures established by GSA.

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Commerce Department· Proposed Rule· 91 FR 60238

Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan; Amendment 38; 2027-28 Biennial Specifications and Management Measures

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This rule proposes 2027-28 harvest specifications and management measures for groundfish caught in the U.S. exclusive economic zone seaward of Washington, Oregon, and California, consistent with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act or MSA) and the Pacific Coast Groundfish…

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Energy Department· Proposed Rule· 91 FR 60007

Revisions to the Office of Hearings and Appeals Procedural Regulations for the DOE Contractor Employee Protection Program

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The United States (U.S.) Department of Energy (DOE) publishes a proposed rule to amend its regulations, which set forth the policies and procedures for resolving questions concerning protections for DOE contractor employees alleging retaliation by their employers. The proposed revisions would clarify deadlines and…

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Federal Communications Commission· Notice· 91 FR 60128

FCC Seeks Comment on RF Exposure Issues Subject to D.C. Circuit Remand in Environmental Health Trust v. FCC

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In this document, the Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) seeks comment on certain RF exposure issues that were remanded to the FCC for further consideration by the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in Environmental Health Trust v. FCC, 9 F.4th 893 (D.C. Cir. 2021).

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Federal Communications Commission· Notice· 91 FR 60125

Information Collection 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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Health and Human Services Department· Rule· 91 FR 59988

Nonclinical Testing Terminology

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, Agency, or we) is issuing a direct final rule that substitutes references to "animal" tests or studies with "nonclinical" tests or studies, adds a definition of the terms "nonclinical test" and "nonclinical study," and makes other comparable or conforming amendments in certain…

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Transportation Department· Proposed Rule· 91 FR 60054

Capital Construction Fund Revision

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MARAD proposes to revise its regulations governing the filing of applications and administration of Capital Construction Fund (CCF) Program accounts. The proposed rule would (i) conform the regulations to recent statutory amendments extending CCF Program application to all U.S. built vessels engaged in United States…

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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation· Proposed Rule· 91 FR 60196

Merger Transactions

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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is inviting comment on a proposed rule that would fundamentally reform important aspects of the FDIC's approach to processing and evaluating merger transactions subject to the Bank Merger Act (BMA). Notable reforms under the proposed rule would include: accounting for…

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Health and Human Services Department· Proposed Rule· 91 FR 60036

Nonclinical Testing Terminology

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, Agency, or we) is proposing to substitute references to "animal" tests or studies with "nonclinical" tests or studies, add a definition of the terms "nonclinical test" and "nonclinical study," and make other comparable or conforming amendments in certain safety and reporting…

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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation· Proposed Rule· 91 FR 60018

State Bank Parity

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The FDIC is proposing amendments to its regulations to recognize parity between out-of-State State banks and national banks concerning the application of host State laws when State banks provide services outside of their chartering State. Under the proposed rule, when host State laws do not apply to a national bank,…

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Defense Department· Notice· 91 FR 60113

Arms Sales Notification

The DoD (referred to herein as "the Department," "Department of War" or "DoW") is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.

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Defense Department· Notice· 91 FR 60111

Arms Sales Notification

The DoD (referred to herein as "the Department," "Department of War" or "DoW") is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.

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Defense Department· Notice· 91 FR 60108

Arms Sales Notification

The DoD (referred to herein as "the Department," "Department of War" or "DoW") is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.

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Defense Department· Notice· 91 FR 60118

Arms Sales Notification

The DoD (referred to herein as "the Department," "Department of War" or "DoW") is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.

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Defense Department· Notice· 91 FR 60117

Arms Sales Notification

The DoD (referred to herein as "the Department," "Department of War" or "DoW") is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.

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Defense Department· Notice· 91 FR 60115

Arms Sales Notification

The DoD (referred to herein as "the Department," "Department of War" or "DoW") is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.

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Defense Department· Notice· 91 FR 60116

Arms Sales Notification

The DoD (referred to herein as "the Department," "Department of War" or "DoW") is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.

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Defense Department· Notice· 91 FR 60107

Arms Sales Notification

The DoD (referred to herein as "the Department," "Department of War" or "DoW") is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.

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Defense Department· Notice· 91 FR 60114

Arms Sales Notification

The DoD (referred to herein as "the Department," "Department of War" or "DoW") is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.

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Defense Department· Notice· 91 FR 60110

Arms Sales Notification

The DoD (referred to herein as "the Department," "Department of War" or "DoW") is publishing the unclassified text of an arms sales notification.

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Commerce Department· Notice· 91 FR 60084

Forged Steel Fluid End Blocks From Italy: Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2024

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that certain producers and exporters of forged steel fluid end blocks (FEBs) from Italy received countervailable subsidies during the period of review (POR) January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024.

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Federal Communications Commission· Notice· 91 FR 60124

Information Collection 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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Federal Communications Commission· Notice· 91 FR 60122

Information Collection 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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Federal Communications Commission· Notice· 91 FR 60124

Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority

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

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Federal Communications Commission· Notice· 91 FR 60131

Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority

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

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Treasury Department· Notice· 91 FR 60191

Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action

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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Commerce Department· Notice· 91 FR 60086

Steel Wire Garment Hangers From the People's Republic of China and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Circumvention of the Antidumping Duty Order on Steel Wire Garment Hangers From the People's Republic of China and the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders on Steel Wire Garment Hangers From the Socialist Republic of Vietnam

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily determines that imports of steel wire garment hangers (hangers), completed in Cambodia using: (1) steel wire or (2) steel wire and paper accessories, produced in the People's Republic of China (China) or the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam), are…

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