WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families has issued a rule (45 CFR Part 1355), published in the Federal Register on April 30, 2024, entitled "Designated Placement Requirements Under Titles IV-E and IV-B for LGBTQI+ Children." The rule was issued by Secretary Xavier Becerra. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY: This rule finalizes requirements under titles IV-E and IV-B for children in foster care who are LGBTQI+ (an umbrella  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on May 2, 2024, entitled "Intent to Amend the Worland Resource Management Plan and Prepare an Associated Environmental Assessment; Realty Action: Proposed Non-Competitive Direct Sale of 1.0 Acre of Public Lands in Washakie County, Wyoming." The notice was issued by Andrew Archuleta, State Director, BLM Wyoming. COMMENT DEADLINE: June 17, 2024 * * * SUMMARY  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on May 1, 2024, entitled "Availability of a Draft Environmental Assessment for Commercial Wind Lease Issuance on the Pacific Outer Continental Shelf, Oregon." The notice was issued by Richard Yarde, Pacific Regional Supervisor, Office of Environment. * * * SUMMARY: The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announces the availability of a draft e  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The U.S. Department of Defense has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on April 30, 2024, entitled "Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees - Defense Advisory Committee on Military Personnel Testing." The notice was issued by Aaron T. Siegel, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer. * * * SUMMARY: The DoD is publishing this notice to announce that it is renewing the Defense Advisory Committee on Military Personnel Testing (DAC-M  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The U.S. Department of Defense has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on April 30, 2024, entitled "Renewal of Department of Defense Federal Advisory Committees - Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services." The notice was issued by Aaron T. Siegel, Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer. * * * SUMMARY: The DoD is publishing this notice to announce that it is renewing the charter of the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services (  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The U.S. Department of Education has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on May 1, 2024, entitled "Applications for New Awards; Student Support Services Program." The notice was issued by Nasser H. Paydar, Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY: The Department of Education (Department) is issuing a notice inviting applications for new awards for fiscal year (FY) 2025 for the Student Support Services (SSS) Program  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on May 1, 2024, entitled "Current List of HHS-Certified Laboratories and Instrumented Initial Testing Facilities Which Meet Minimum Standards to Engage in Urine and Oral Fluid Drug Testing for Federal Agencies." The notice was issued by Anastasia D. Flanagan, Public Health Advisor, Division of Workplace Programs.   more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on May 1, 2024, entitled "Synergy in Science: Innovations in Autoimmune Disease Research and Care." The notice was issued by Lawrence A. Tabak, Principal Deputy Director. * * * SUMMARY: This symposium is sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH), and the title of this year's symposium  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on May 3, 2024, entitled "Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Gear Considerations." The notice was issued by Everett Wayne Baxter, Acting Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. COMMENT DEADLINE: July 31, 2024 * * * SUMMARY: NMFS announces the availability of a scoping document to consider changes to   more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Patent and Trademark Office has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on April 30, 2024, entitled "Request for Comments Regarding the Impact of the Proliferation of Artificial Intelligence on Prior Art, the Knowledge of a Person Having Ordinary Skill in the Art, and Determinations of Patentability Made in View of the Foregoing." The notice was issued by Katherine K. Vidal, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Business-Cooperative Service, Rural Housing Service and Rural Utilities Service have issued a rule, published in the Federal Register on May 1, 2024, entitled "Rural Development Regulations With the Unique Entity Identifier for Federal Awards." The rule was issued by Basil I. Gooden, Under Secretary, Rural Development. * * * SUMMARY: The Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBCS), Rural Housing Service (RHS), and Rural Utilities Se  more