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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.
DOI Releases Draft Environmental Justice Strategic Plan Update
On November 14, 2023, the Department of the Interior (DOI) published a draft update to its Environmental Justice Strategic Plan. The update outlines DOI’s “environmental justice vision, goals and objectives.”
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CANCELED – Consumer Product Safety Roundtable – November 15, 2023
The Office of Advocacy’s (Advocacy) Consumer Product Safety Roundtable on nursing pillows has been canceled.
The virtual roundtable was scheduled for November 15, 2023, at 1 PM ET on the Microsoft Teams platform.
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CPSC Proposes Rule to Establish Safety Standard for Residential Gas Furnaces and Boilers
On October 25, 2023, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) published a proposed rule to establish a safety standard for residential gas furnaces and boilers. In the proposed rule, CPSC announces its preliminary determination!-->…
EPA Requests Comments on Procedures for Chemical Risk Evaluation Under the Toxic Substances Control…
On October 30, 2023, EPA published a proposed rule to amend the procedural framework for conducting risk evaluations under TSCA. The purpose of risk evaluations is to determine whether a chemical substance presents an unreasonable risk of!-->…
EPA Requests Comments on Ban on Trichloroethylene
On October 31, 2023, EPA published a proposed rule to ban the manufacture (including import), processing, and distribution in commerce of TCE for all uses, with longer compliance timeframes and workplace controls (including an exposure!-->…
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Publishes a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Implement…
On October 31, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published a notice of proposed rulemaking to implement personal financial data rights under the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010. The proposed rule would require!-->…
CMS Proposes Rule to Establish Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities
On September 6, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a proposed rule to establish minimum staffing standards for long-term care facilities. The proposed rule would also require states to report the percent!-->…
Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council Extends Comment Period on Proposed Revisions for…
On September 22, 2023, the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council (FPISC) published a proposed rule in the Federal Register revising the criteria for mining projects to be eligible for coverage under Title 41 of the Fixing!-->…
EPA Issues Proposed Supplemental Rule on Ballast Water Discharges
On October 26, 2020, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed standards under the Vessel Incidental Discharge Act (VIDA). These standards applied to marine pollution control devices for discharges incidental to the normal!-->…
Fish & Wildlife Service Proposes Nonessential Experimental Population for Grizzly Bears in…
On September 29, 2023, the Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) published a proposed rule in the Federal Register establishing a nonessential experimental population (NEP) of the grizzly bear within the U.S. portion of the North Cascades!-->…