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*Maine Editor Tipoffs Newsletter for Monday November 11, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Congressional Research Service: 'Dual-Use Solar Photovoltaics - Emerging Applications & Issues for Congress' (Part 3 of 3)
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48197) on Oct. 3, 2024, entitled "Dual-Use Solar Photovoltaics - Emerging Applications and Issues for Congress:" (Continued from Part 2 of 3) * * * Federal Support for Dual-Use Solar PV Dual-Use Solar PV on Federal Lands The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) anticipates future development of dual-use solar PV on federal lands as part of its mission to support multiple uses of federal lands and  more

Interior National Park Service Issues Notice of Intended Repatriation: Yale Peabody Museum, Yale University in New Haven
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service posted a notice in the Federal Register on Nov. 12 signed by Melanie O'Brien, Manager, National NAGPRA Program. Notice of Intended Repatriation: Yale Peabody Museum, Yale University, New Haven, CT AGENCY: National Park Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Yale Peabody Museum, Yale University intends to repatriat  more

IRS Releases Public Communication From Maine Retirement Savings Board
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service has released the following public communication dated Nov. 4, 2024, from Maine Retirement Savings Board: * * * To: Mr. Tom Morgan Internal Revenue Service CC:PA:01:PR P.O. Box 7604 Ben Franklin Station Washington, DC 20044 RE: Notice 2024-65 Request for Comments Regarding Implementation of Saver's Match Contributions * * * Dear Mr. Morgan, The retirement savings shortfall is expected to create a $1.3 t  more

Senate Environment & Public Works Committee Issues Report on Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 118-227) on the Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act (S. 4367), which aims to provide for improvements to the rivers and harbors of the U.S. to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources. The report was advanced by Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, on Sept. 23, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose of the Legislation The objective of S. 4367 is to meet   more

U.S. Access Board Releases Public Communication From Wired Broadband
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- The U.S. Access Board has released the following public communication dated Nov. 4, 2024, from Wired Broadband Inc., Forest Hills, New York: * * * Before the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board Washington, D.C. In the Matter of: NPRM to revise accessibility guidelines for buildings and facilities covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Architectural Barriers Act to address accessibility of EV charging stations Docket No. ATBCB-2  more