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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.
Copyright Office Proposes Rules Regarding the Noncommercial Use Exception to Unauthorized Uses of…
Title II of the Music Modernization Act sets out the requirements for someone other than the owner of the rights in a sound recording fixed before February 15, 1972, to make use of that recording for noncommercial purposes, including…
DOE Seeks Comments on Proposed Procedures for Use in New or Revised Energy Conservation Standards…
On February 13, 2019, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (DOE) announced a notice of proposed rulemaking to clarify the process rule that applies to the establishment of new or revised energy…
Army Corps and EPA Announce Opportunity for Public Hearing on the Revised Definition of “Waters of…
On February 7, 2019, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Army Corps) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the scheduling of a public hearing to provide parties the opportunity to comment in person on the proposed rule…
USDA Seeks Comments on Amendments to the Regulations Governing Meats, Prepared Meats, and Meat…
On February 5, 2019, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) issued a proposed rule to update out-of-date shields and grade markers associated with grading services, and outdated administrative references…
DOI Seeks Comments on Threatened Species Status for the West Coast Distinct Population Segment of…
On January 31, 2019, the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Fish and Wildlife Service issued a proposed rule to reopen the comment period for listing the West Coast Distinct Population Segment (DPS) of fisher. On October 7, 2014, the Service…
DOE Seeks Comments on Withdrawal of Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Furnaces and…
On January 29, 2019, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (DOE) issued an extension of the comment period for a notice of petition for rulemaking to withdraw energy efficiency standards for…
DOI Seeks Comments on a Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Construction and Operations…
On December 7, 2018, the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) issued a notice of availability for a draft environmental impact statement for the construction and operations plan submitted by Vineyard…
Draft Risk Evaluation for PV29 Peer Review Meetings
On November 30, 2018, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a notice to announce the peer review of its previously published draft risk evaluation for an existing chemical substance, Colour Index Pigment Violet 29 (PV29),…
EPA Provides an Exemption for Recalled Airbags in an Interim Final Rule
On November 30, 2018, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published an interim final rule to address the ongoing Takata airbag recalls by facilitating the removal and disposal of the airbag waste. The agency has provided a conditional…
USCIS Proposes Pre-Registration Requirement to H-1B Visa Lottery Process
On December 3, 2018, the U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) proposed to amend its regulations for applying for H-1B visas for temporary foreign workers in specialty occupations. There is currently a lottery for H-1B visas…