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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 Issues Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis for its Proposed TSCA Section 8(a)(7) Reporting…
On November 25, 2022, EPA published an Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (IRFA) and updated economic analysis, after completing a Small Business Advocacy Review (SBREFA) Panel for its previously proposed rule for reporting and…
EPA Issues Supplemental Notice of Proposed Changes to its Fees for the Administration of the Toxic…
On November 16, 2022, EPA published a proposal to modify and supplement its previously proposed updates and adjustments to its 2018 final rule for fees under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). EPA is authorized to collect fees for…
FWS Extends Comment Period on Proposal for Permits for Incidental Take of Eagles
On September 30, 2022, the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Fish and Wildlife Service published a proposed rule revising the regulations concerning the incidental take of eagles and eagle nests. The proposed rule would continue to…
IRS Requests Further Comments to Inform IRA Energy Guidance
On November 3, 2022, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued three notices requesting public comment on selected energy tax benefits found in the Inflation Reduction Act, Pub. L. 117-169 (IRA). The comments received will help inform…
NMFS Seeks Comments on Proposal to Designate Critical Habitat for the Nassau Grouper
On October 17, 2022, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Marine Fisheries Service published a proposed rule to designate critical habitat for the Nassau grouper. The area under consideration encompasses aquatic habitat located off…
USDA Seeks Comments, Announces Public Listening Sessions on Inflation Reduction Act Implementation
On October 28, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Business Cooperative and Rural Utilities Service (USDA) announced a request for information and input on how to implement newly allocated funding opportunities under the…
BOEM Seeks Comments on Two Proposed Guidance Documents for Submission of Offshore Wind Project Plans
On October 26, 2022, the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management published two proposed guidance documents pertaining to the requirements that lessees must include in their offshore wind construction and…
National Academies Seeks Nominations to New Committee on Offshore Wind Energy and Fisheries
On October 26, 2022, the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced the formation of a National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) standing committee on offshore wind energy…
DOL Publishes Independent Contractor Proposed Rule
On October 13, 2022, the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (DOL) proposed a rule that would determine whether a worker is an independent contractor or an employee under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Under the FLSA,…
IRS Requests Comment on Clean Energy Tax Incentives
On October 5, 2022, the Internal Revenue Service issued six notices requesting public comment on specified elements of the clean energy tax incentives found in the Inflation Reduction Act (Pub. L. 117-169). The agency requests comment…