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Archived blog posts announcing selected Regulatory Alerts posted prior to Jan 20, 2017. All archived alerts available on Library of Congress archive.
EPA Seeks Early Comments on Cleaner Trucks Initiative
On Jan. 21, 2020, EPA issued an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) to announce its plans for a Cleaner Trucks Initiative (CTI). The new rulemaking would establish new emission standards for air pollution from on-highway…
USDA Seeks Comments on Proposed Rule to Protect from Undue and Unreasonable Preference Under the…
On Jan. 13, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) published a proposed rule to protect fair trade, financial integrity and competitive marketing for livestock, meat and poultry under the Packers…
FCC Announces Comment Period for Draft Proposal to Modernize Unbundling and Resale Rules
On January 6, 2020, the Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal Register that
would update the FCC’s unbundling and resale rules. In its proposal, the
FCC states that it…
FAA Seeks Comment on Remote Identification of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (Drones)
On December 31, 2019, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) published a proposed rule that would establish requirements for the remote identification of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) (i.e., drones) operating in the airspace of the…
USCIS Announces Earlier Registration & Lottery Process for H-1B Visas
On Jan. 9, 2020, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced the implementation of the H-1B visa registration process for H-1B cap subject individuals. The H-1B program allows companies in the U.S. to…
EPA Releases Working Approach Document to Review New Chemicals Under TSCA
On Jan. 2, 2020, EPA announced the availability of its revised document, “‘TSCA New Chemical Determinations: A Working Approach for Making Determinations under TSCA Section 5.’’ The initial version of this document was published in 2017,…
EPA Extends Comment Period for Its Draft Risk Evaluation for N-Methylpyrrolidone
On Jan. 3, 2020, the Environmental Protection Agency published a notice extending the comment period for its draft risk evaluation for N-methylpyrrolidone (NMP) to Jan. 21, 2020.
EPA published its draft risk evaluation for NMP on…
CSB Issues Proposal to Require Accidental Release Reporting
On Dec. 12, 2019, the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) published a proposed rulemaking to require reporting of accidental releases under the Clean Air Act. The proposal requires an owner or operator of a stationary…
EPA Seeks Input on Adding Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances to the Toxic Release Inventory
On Dec. 4, 2019, the Environmental Protection Agency published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking to seek information on a potential proposal to add certain per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to its list of toxic chemicals.…
USDA Extends Comment Period on Interim Final Rule to Establish a Domestic Hemp Production Program
On Dec.18, 2019, the United States Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service issued an extension of the comment period for its previously published interim final rule to establish a domestic hemp production program in the…