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On April 21, 2023, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) released its Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking public comment on rules governing discretionary denial of petitions brought before the Patent Trials and Appeals…

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration recently released a notice seeking public comment on the development of a National Spectrum Strategy. Specifically, NTIA seeks input from stakeholders, including small…

The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 (IIJA) directed the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to distribute $48 billion in funding through several different programs, to improve access to affordable,…

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) will host five virtual listening sessions to gather stakeholder input regarding implementation of five new broadband grant programs authorized by the Infrastructure…

On October 27, 2021 the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) along with the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Marine Fisheries Service (jointly “Services”), published a proposed rule rescinding the 2020…

On March 9, 2021, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) extended the comment period on two proposed rules to establish critical habitat for ringed and bearded seals. Both rules concern areas of marine…

On September 24, 2020, the United States Department of Commerce’s National Marine Fisheries Service published a request for comments on a list of rules the agency plans to review pursuant to Section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.…

On August 27, 2020 the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking on “foundational technologies” and asked for industry input as the agency crafts a definition for the…

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) within the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) is developing a framework that can be used to improve organizations' management of privacy risk for individuals arising from the…

On October 11, 2018, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) published a proposed rule to establish registration, record-keeping, and reporting requirements for domestic producers of shrimp and abalone.…