WASHINGTON, May 14 (TNSFR) -- The American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) in New York has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and has determined their cultural affiliation with several Native American Tribes. The remains, representing at least 17 individuals, were excavated from Will County, Illinois, by George Langford between 1902 and 1913. These remains, along with five distinct lots of funerary objects, were later accessioned by the museum in 1919 and 1  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 (TNSFR) -- The American Museum of Natural History in New York, intends to repatriate five unassociated funerary objects to a coalition of federally recognized Indian Tribes with ancestral ties to burial sites in Will County, Illinois. The cultural items--identified as a pebble, a stone scraper, an arrowpoint, a glass ring, and a pottery sherd--were excavated between 1902 and 1913 by George Langford and gifted to the museum in 1919. These items, which date to periods ranging   more

WASHINGTON, May 14 (TNSFR) -- The Arkansas Archeological Survey, Fayetteville, has completed an inventory of associated funerary objects and has determined a cultural affiliation with the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma. The object, a Keno-trailed bottle, was excavated by Joe Walker Jr. in 1978 in Lonsdale, Arkansas, and was later donated to ARAS by Mrs. Wanda Hoffman. This object is associated with human remains that were previously repatriated to the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma in 2002. The object was   more

WASHINGTON, May 14 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has announced that multiple land survey plats and field notes in Idaho will be officially filed with the BLM's Idaho State Office in Boise 30 days from May 14, 2025. These surveys were conducted across a broad swath of Idaho's public lands to fulfill the administrative requirements of various federal agencies and to update boundary information that is critical for land management and infrastructure  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 (TNSFR) --The Cincinnati Museum Center, Ohio has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects, determining a cultural affiliation with several Native American tribes. These remains, representing at least 107 individuals, along with 1,148 lots of associated funerary objects, have been identified as originating from the Glenn/Oberting Mounds in Dearborn County, Indiana, and the Hawkins Ridge Mounds and Newtown Firehouse site in Hamilton County, Ohio.   more

WASHINGTON, May 14 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration (ITA) has issued preliminary results for its antidumping duty administrative review concerning forged steel fluid end blocks (FEBs) from Germany. This review covers the period from January 1, 2023, to December 31, 2023, and includes the German producer and exporter BGH Edelstahl Siegen GmbH (BGH). According to the preliminary determination, BGH sold FEBs in the U.S. market at less than normal value,  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration (ITA), has released preliminary results of the antidumping duty administrative review on forged steel fluid end blocks from Italy. This review covers the period from January 1, 2023, to December 31, 2023. The ITA found that certain Italian producers/exporters made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value during the period of review. The companies involved in this review are Lucchini Mam  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has issued a notice regarding Wedgewood Pharmacy LLC, Scottsdale, Arizona, application to be registered as an importer of controlled substances. The Scottsdale, Arizona-based company, located at 7631 East Indian School Road, Suite 201, has requested permission to import Etorphine HCL and Thiafentanil, both of which are classified under Schedule II of the Controlled Substances Act. Wedgewood Pharm  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration has announced that Pall Life Sciences PR LLC based in Fajardo Puerto Rico has applied to register as an importer of several Schedule II controlled substances including oxycodone hydromorphone methadone morphine and fentanyl. The company submitted the application on February 25 2025 seeking authorization to bring these substances into the United States under specific limitations outlined in federal law.   more

WASHINGTON, May 14 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to address an airworthiness concern regarding certain Boeing 787-9 and 787-10 aircraft. The FAA's proposed airworthiness directive (AD) comes in response to reports of a manufacturing issue that could compromise the safety of these aircraft. Specifically, the concern involves pressure deck splice fittings potentially made with an incorrect t  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published a notice regarding the determination of the regulatory review period for OMVOH (mirikizumab), a human biological product developed by Eli Lilly and Co. This product is approved for the treatment of moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis in adults. The determination, made in collaboration with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), establishes the regul  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a notice regarding the St. Cloud Hydroelectric Project, located on the Mississippi River in the City of St. Cloud, Minnesota. The City of St. Cloud has filed an application for a new major license for the project, designated as Project No. 4108-019, which has been accepted for filing and is now ready for environmental analysis. The St. Cloud Project, which has been operating in a run-of-river mode, spans Stearn  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has announced a scoping period to gather public input regarding the proposed amendment to the Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for the Supply Lateral Project, proposed by Golden Pass LNG Terminal LLC. Located in Jefferson County, Texas, this project involves the construction of a supplemental 1.1-mile, 42-inch-diameter supply lateral to support the Golden Pass LNG Terminal, which was originally authoriz  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 (TNSFR) -- The Field Museum in Chicago, Illinois, has announced its intention to repatriate three lots of cultural items of significance to the United Auburn Indian Community of the Auburn Rancheria of California. The items, which have been identified as objects of cultural patrimony, include two lots of modified stones and one lot of game pieces. These items were collected in the early 1900s during a two-year field expedition in California, with one lot of modified stones an  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 (TNSFR) -- The North Carolina State University Gregg Museum of Art & Design in Raleigh, has announced its intention to repatriate a beaded Kiowa cradleboard, dating from approximately 1880. This object of cultural patrimony was originally part of an estate collection from Chinqua-Penn, an estate in Reidsville, Rockingham County, North Carolina. The cradleboard was acquired through an estate transfer and subsequently became part of the museum's collection following a series of  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced the rescission of four informal guidance documents that were deemed to be burdensome and outdated, marking the beginning of a significant deregulatory initiative aimed at reducing unnecessary bureaucratic red tape. The move is part of HHS's broader commitment to streamline regulations and refocus on its core mission of improving public health. The decision follows President Donald J. Trump's Execu  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published a notice in the Federal Register regarding the modification of its system of records related to the Student Loan Repayment Program (SLRP). This modification, outlined by the Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer (OCHCO), is made in compliance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, and aims to enhance the functionality and efficiency of the existing system used for managing employee student l  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has announced the receipt of an application submitted by the British Broadcasting Corporation Natural History and Factual Productions Ltd. and BBC Studios Americas Inc. to obtain a one-year permit under the Marine Mammal Protection Act for the purpose of conducting commercial and educational filming activities involving three pinniped species in Antarctica. The application, filed by Res  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has issued a notice of intent to reestablish the General Conference Committee of the National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP), renewing its charter for a two-year term. Established in 1971 and operating under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the committee plays a central role in guiding the Department's coordination with the poultry industry and state governments on national po  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 (TNSFR) -- The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond, Virginia, has announced its intention to repatriate a sacred basket that is integral to traditional Native American religious practices. The basket, made from grasses, sedge root, bracken root, and redbud, was crafted in the late 19th century. It was purchased from Arthur W. Erickson in Santa Fe, New Mexico, in 1994 by Robert and Nancy Nooter and was subsequently donated to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in March 2016  more