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Federal Regulatory Agencies

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NRC Receives Application for Advanced Microreactor at University of Illinois
WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following news release:

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NRC Receives Application for Advanced Microreactor at University of Illinois

ROCKVILLE, Md. -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has received an application from the University of Illinois to build a next-generation research reactor on its UrbanaChampaign campus, marking a step forward in the development of advanced microreactor technology in the United States.

The application, submitted March 31, proposes a reactor based on NANO Nuclear Energy's KRONOS Micro Modular Reactor design. The system ... Show Full Article

FCC Public Safety & Homeland Security Bureau Issues Public Notice on Expanding Scope of Disaster Information Reporting System, Mandatory Disaster Response Initiative for Sinlaku
WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The Federal Communications Commission Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau issued the following public notice (Docket No. DA 26-371) on April 15, 2026:

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The Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB) of the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) is expanding its disaster data collection to include the U.S. Territory of Guam (Guam) in its entirety.

On April 13, 2026, PSHSB, in coordination with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), announced the activation of the Disaster Information Reporting System (DIRS) and the Mandatory Disaster ... Show Full Article

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Launches National Recall Fraud Effort as Part of Trump Administration's Anti-Fraud Initiative
WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following news release:

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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Launches National Recall Fraud Effort as Part of Trump Administration's Anti-Fraud Initiative

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Agency Seeks Public Input on How to Strengthen Tools to Detect and Deter Fraud and Abuse in Consumer Recalls

WASHINGTON -The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) today announced a national effort to tackle fraud and abuse in consumer product recalls. CPSC is seeking public input on how to better prevent recall fraud without making it harder for ... Show Full Article

SEC Approves Exemptive Order and Proposed Rule Change to Permit Customer Cross-Margining in the U.S. Treasury Market
WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following news release:

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SEC Approves Exemptive Order and Proposed Rule Change to Permit Customer Cross-Margining in the U.S. Treasury Market

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The Securities and Exchange Commission today issued a conditional exemptive order that permits customer cross-margining of cash market positions in U.S. Treasury securities cleared by a registered clearing agency and futures positions in U.S. Treasury securities cleared by a registered derivatives clearing organization.

The order provides for an exemption from the broker-dealer ... Show Full Article

FTC Testifies Before Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee
WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release:

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FTC Testifies Before Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee

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The Federal Trade Commission testified before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation today to highlight the agency's accomplishments in the last year and a half and its ongoing work to protect consumers and promote competition on behalf of the American people.

These accomplishments reflect the agency's continued work in support of the Trump-Vance administration's pro-consumer, pro-competition agenda, ... Show Full Article

FTC Takes Action Against Noncompete Agreements, Securing Protections for Workers
WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release:

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FTC Takes Action Against Noncompete Agreements, Securing Protections for Workers

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The Federal Trade Commission today ordered Rollins, Inc.-one of the largest pest-control companies in the United States-to stop enforcing noncompete agreements against more than 18,000 employees nationwide. The agency also sent warning letters to 13 other companies in the pest-control industry that employ many thousands more workers, urging the firms to review their employment agreements to ensure they do not contain ... Show Full Article

CFTC Approves Order to Further Strengthen U.S. Treasury Market Liquidity
WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following news release:

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CFTC Approves Order to Further Strengthen U.S. Treasury Market Liquidity

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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission approved an order to grant a limited exemption necessary for the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. and the Fixed Income Clearing Corporation to make their existing cross-margining arrangement available to certain customers with appropriate safeguards.

The order permits joint clearing members of CME and FICC that are dually registered as broker-dealers with the Securities ... Show Full Article