WASHINGTON, May 17 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Arizona State Office has completed an inventory of Native American human remains and associated funerary objects and has established cultural affiliation with five federally recognized Indian Tribes in Arizona. As detailed in a notice issued by the National Park Service on May 16, 2025, the remains of at least nine individuals and 39 associated funerary items were removed from archaeological sites AZ CC:  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 (TNSFR) -- The Central Intelligence Agency has issued a notice regarding its 2025 decennial review of operational file designations under the CIA Information Act of 1984. This review is a mandated process that occurs every ten years, requiring the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (DCIA) to assess whether exemptions from the Freedom of Information Act applied to certain operational files remain justified or if portions of those files could be declassified in light   more

WASHINGTON, May 17 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration has preliminarily determined that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of float glass products from Malaysia during the period of investigation spanning January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023. This finding follows an investigation initiated on January 8, 2025, and involves key companies such as Jinjing Technology Malaysia Sdn. Bhd, which received a preliminary   more

WASHINGTON, May 17 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration has issued a decision approving duty-free entry for a series of advanced scientific instruments imported by prominent U.S. research institutions from Chinese manufacturers. The determination follows the Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Materials Importation Act of 1966, which allows duty exemptions for scientific instruments not produced domestically with equivalent value or capabilities. On Ap  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration has announced a preliminary affirmative determination that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of float glass products from the People's Republic of China. This determination covers the period of investigation from January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2023. The investigation specifically examined companies including Xinyi Group (Glass) Company Limited (Xinyi HK)   more

WASHINGTON, May 17 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration has issued a notice seeking public comment on potential alternatives to the use of Cohen's d test in analyzing export price differences among purchasers, regions, or time periods under the antidumping law. This action follows a recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which found that the current application of the Cohen's d test is unreasonable when the underlying data   more

WASHINGTON, May 17 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Patent and Trademark Office has issued a formal request for public comments on the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's (OECD) draft voluntary guidelines developed by its Working Party on Countering Illicit Trade (WP-CIT). These guidelines are designed to address the persistent and growing problem of counterfeit goods being trafficked through online marketplaces. In its notice published in the Federal Register on   more

WASHINGTON, May 17 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce has released the final results of its administrative reviews of anti-dumping and countervailing duty orders on certain hardwood plywood products originating from the People's Republic of China. These reviews covered the period from September 26, 2021, through December 31, 2022. Commerce determined that hardwood plywood from China was sold in the United States at less than normal value and that Chinese producers and/or exporters recei  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Education has issued a notice inviting applications for fiscal year 2025 under the Charter Schools Program--Grants for Credit Enhancement for Charter School Facilities. This competitive grant opportunity aims to assist eligible public and private nonprofit entities in providing charter schools with innovative financial solutions to acquire, construct, or renovate educational facilities by enhancing access to loans and bond financing. The prog  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education has issued a notice inviting applications for fiscal year 2025 under the Charter Schools Program (CSP)--Model Development and Dissemination (MDD) Grant Program. This discretionary grant opportunity, published in the Federal Register on May 16, 2025, aims to support eligible entities in developing and widely disseminating information about innovative and effective practices used by high-qu  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPA has issued a final rule approving revisions to the Texas State Implementation Plan submitted by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on July 9, 2021. The revisions incorporate updates to the state's Prevention of Significant Deterioration and Nonattainment New Source Review permitting programs, aligning them with the federal Project Emissions Accounting rule finalized by the EPA in November 2020. The changes allo  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has formally revoked its 2024 final rule establishing a waste emissions charge (WEC) for petroleum and natural gas systems, following a joint resolution of disapproval enacted under the Congressional Review Act. The final rule, initially designed to enforce compliance under the Clean Air Act's Methane Emissions Reduction Program, is now without legal effect and is being removed from the Code of Federal Regulations. This reg  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to address a potential safety issue affecting specific Airbus SAS airplane models. The proposed airworthiness directive (AD) targets Model A319-112 and -132, as well as Model A320-214, -232, -233, -251N, and -271N airplanes. The issue prompting this action involves rivet holes that may have been left unplugged following bracket relocation o  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration has issued a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking (SNPRM) to revise the Class E airspace configuration at Battle Mountain Airport in Battle Mountain, Nevada. This action updates a previous proposal published earlier this year, aiming to enhance the safety and management of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations at the airport. The modifications involve expanding, realigning, and reducing   more

WASHINGTON, May 17 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a new notice of proposed rulemaking to supersede Airworthiness Directive 2020-06-18, expanding safety measures to additional Airbus SAS aircraft models and reinforcing restrictions on trimmable horizontal stabilizer actuator (THSA) components. The proposal, published on May 19, 2025, would continue the requirements set forth in the 2020 directive while revising the scope to includ  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a final rule revoking Colored Federal Airway Amber 16 (A-16) in the northern United States, effective August 7, 2025, at 0901 UTC. This action results from the decommissioning of the White Rock Nondirectional Radio Beacon (NDB) located in White Rock, British Columbia, Canada, which previously served as a key navigational aid for the airway. The route extended between the White Ro  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a notice regarding the regulatory review period determination for the human biological product ELAHERE (mirvetuximab soravtansine-gynx), as published in the Federal Register on May 19, 2025. ELAHERE, developed by ImmunoGen, Inc., is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with folate receptor alpha positive, platinum-resistant epithelial ovarian, fallopian tube, or   more

WASHINGTON, May 17 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Reserve System has published notices regarding applications under the Change in Bank Control Act for the acquisition of shares in two bank holding companies. These notices involve parties seeking to acquire or retain controlling interests in banks located in Eldon, Missouri, and Bottineau, North Dakota. The first notice concerns Donnan R. Harrison III of Albany, Georgia; Peggy E. Harrison of Centennial, Colorado; Jill H. Mergelkamp of Barnett, Missouri;  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Reserve System has issued a notice concerning an application filed by Columbia Banking System, Inc., based in Tacoma, Washington, seeking approval to acquire Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc., along with its subsidiary, Pacific Premier Bank, N.A., both headquartered in Irvine, California. This transaction is subject to review under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, Regulation Y, and other relevant statutes and regulations that govern the formation, acqu  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Reserve System has announced a notice regarding First State Bancorp, Inc. Combined Retirement Benefit Plan of Caruthersville, Missouri, which has submitted a proposal to engage de novo in nonbanking activities. Specifically, the company seeks approval to extend credit and service loans through its wholly owned subsidiary, SEMO SAG, LLC, also based in Caruthersville, Missouri. This action is filed under section 4 of the Bank Holding Company Act and Regul  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued a notice regarding the preparation of an environmental assessment for the relicensing of the Narrows Hydroelectric Project No. 1403, operated by the Yuba County Water Agency (YCWA). The project, with a capacity of 12 megawatts, is situated on the Yuba River near the City of Marysville in Nevada County, California. YCWA submitted its relicensing application on November 14, 2023, and following regulatory pro  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has announced revised procedural schedules for the relicensing of two hydropower projects. One involves Oglethorpe Power Corporation's application to relicense the 904-megawatt Rocky Mountain Pumped Storage Project No. 2725. The other involves Spencer Mountain Hydropower, LLC's application to relicense the 0.64-megawatt Spencer Mountain Hydroelectric Project No. 2607. For the Oglethorpe Power Corporation project, FER  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families (ACF) has issued a request for public comment on proposed updates to its methodological framework guiding the Pathways to Work Evidence Clearinghouse. The notice, published on May 19, 2025, outlines draft changes in Version 2.0 of the "Protocol for the Pathways to Work Evidence Clearinghouse: Methods and Standards." These updates are designed to expand and refine the standards  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of the Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development has issued a notice announcing the allocation of an additional $102,414,000 in Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds appropriated by the Disaster Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2025. This funding is designated specifically for major disasters that occurred in January 2023. This announcement follows th  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Treasury Internal Revenue Service announced that Exxon Mobil Corporation has filed a petition requesting the addition of isodecyl alcohol to the list of taxable substances under the Superfund tax provisions. Exxon Mobil, a major exporter of isodecyl alcohol, submitted the petition on May 1, 2025, seeking recognition of this chemical as subject to the excise tax imposed under section 4672(a) of the Internal Revenue Code. The petition describes  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Treausury Internal Revenue Service has received a petition from Exxon Mobil Corporation seeking the addition of linear nonyl tri-mellitate to the list of chemical substances subject to the Superfund excise tax. Filed on May 1, 2025, the petition details that linear nonyl tri-mellitate is a plasticizer commonly used in automotive interiors and wire and cable applications due to its resistance to high temperatures and its durability against migr  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service has issued a notice confirming the filing of a petition by Exxon Mobil Corporation requesting that DIPE--di-isopropyl ether be added to the Superfund list of taxable substances under section 4672(a) of the Internal Revenue Code. The notice, published in the Federal Register on May 16, 2025, outlines the technical basis for this request and invites public comment before a final determination is made. Exxon  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Treasury Internal Revenue Service has announced that Exxon Mobil Corporation has filed a petition requesting that isodecyl benzoate be added to the list of substances taxable under the Superfund excise tax. Exxon Mobil, an exporter of isodecyl benzoate, submitted the petition on May 1, 2025, seeking official recognition of this chemical as a taxable substance under section 4672(a) of the Internal Revenue Code. Isodecyl benzoate is described a  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Treasury Internal Revenue Service has announced that Exxon Mobil Corporation has filed a petition requesting that isooctyl alcohol be added to the list of taxable chemical substances subject to the Superfund excise tax. The petition, submitted on May 1, 2025, proposes the inclusion of isooctyl alcohol, a branched alcohol commonly used in surfactants, based on its chemical composition and production process. According to the petition, isoocty  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service has announced the filing of a petition by Exxon Mobil Corporation seeking the addition of di-isononyl adipate (DINA) to the Superfund list of taxable chemical substances under section 4672(a) of the Internal Revenue Code. The notice, published in the Federal Register on May 16, 2025, initiates a public comment period and states that this action does not constitute a final decision on the substance's taxa  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. International Trade Commission has decided not to review an initial determination concerning an investigation into certain flash-spun non-woven materials and products containing them. The investigation, initiated based on a complaint filed by DuPont de Nemours, Inc., DuPont Safety & Construction, Inc., and DuPont Specialty Products USA, all of Wilmington, Delaware, involves allegations of trade secret misappropriation, wrongful use and exploitation of prop  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 (TNSFR) -- he U.S. International Trade Commission has announced receipt of a complaint titled "Certain Ink Cartridges and Components Thereof II, DN 3828," filed on behalf of Epson Portland Inc., Epson America, Inc., and Seiko Epson Corporation. The complaint alleges violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 relating to the importation, sale for importation, and sale within the United States after importation of certain ink cartridges and components. The complaint sp  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. International Trade Commission has announced the receipt of a complaint filed on behalf of Epson Portland Inc., Epson America, Inc., and Seiko Epson Corporation concerning alleged violations related to the importation and sale of certain ink cartridges and their components in the United States. The complaint, identified as Docket No. 3827 and filed on May 13, 2025, asserts that multiple companies based in China, including Dongguan Ocbestjet Digital Technol  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Justice has lodged a proposed Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio in the lawsuit titled Paddock Enterprises, LLC v. United States of America, Civil Action No. 5:22-cv-1558. The case involves claims and counterclaims between Paddock Enterprises, LLC and the federal government concerning liability for environmental contamination at the Jaite Paper Mill Site located within the Cuyahoga Valley Na  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (DOL ETA) has issued its annual notice detailing the Program Year (PY) 2025 allotments for employment and training activities under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Title I and the Wagner-Peyser Act Title III, as well as Workforce Information Grants to states. These funds are crucial for supporting workforce development, labor exchange services, and state-level employment data sys  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health has announced that the Council of Councils will hold its next public meeting on May 29, 2025, in a hybrid format, with both in-person and virtual participation options. The meeting will be hosted at NIH Building 35A on Convent Drive in Bethesda, Maryland. The open sessions will take place from 10:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. and again from 1:15 p.m. to 1:55 p.m., featuring updates on NIH progra  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health has announced a meeting of the National Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Advisory Council, scheduled for June 17, 2025. The session will include both open and closed segments and will take place virtually, hosted from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) offices on Democracy Boulevard in Bethesda, Maryland. The open portion will occur fro  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service has published a notice confirming that the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has completed an inventory of Native American human remains and a funerary object under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The university identified the remains of at least two individuals and one associated funerary item--a small mammal mandible fragment--originating from an area described as "12 mile  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture has formally announced the termination of seven discretionary federal advisory committees, aligning with Executive Order 14217 issued by the President on February 19, 2025, titled "Commencing the Reduction of the Federal Bureaucracy." The order directs federal agencies to streamline operations by eliminating bodies deemed no longer essential to agency functions, with a focus on minimizing governmental waste, fraud, abuse, and inf  more