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Federal Register Rules Tipoffs from TNS Newsletter for Friday June 13, 2025 ( 12 items )  

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Issues Rule on Renaming 'Gulf of Mexico' to 'Gulf of America'
WASHINGTON, June 12 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has issued a rule (Docket ID: BOEM-2025-0010) entitled "Restoring Names That Honor American Greatness: Gulf of America." The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has finalized a rule that amends regulations under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America. This change, prompted by Executive Order 14172 signed on January 20, 2025, replaces all reference  more

EPA Proposes Issues Proposed Rule on New Jersey Air Plan
WASHINGTON, June 12 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. The Environmental Protection Agency has issued a proposed rule entitled "Air Plan Approval; New Jersey; Memorandum of Agreement To Address NOX SIP Call Requirements." This proposed rule concerns a revision to New Jersey's State Implementation Plan, specifically an agreement between the Environmental Protection Agency and the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. This agreement aims to show how New Jersey will continue to meet its obligations   more

FAA Issues Final Rule on Bedford, Mass., Airspace
WASHINGTON, June 12 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a final rule regarding Bedford, Massachusetts airspace, titled "Amendment of Class D Airspace; Bedford, MA." This action updates the legal description of Class D airspace at Laurence G. Hanscom Field in Bedford, Massachusetts. The update involves correcting the airport name and replacing a reference to "Airport/Facility Directory" with "Chart Supplement" to align with current Federal Aviation Administration policy. It  more

FAA Issues Rule on Establishment of Class E Airspace Over Blue Hill, Maine
WASHINGTON, June 12 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration has issued a final rule (Docket No. FAA-2025-0129; Airspace Docket No. 25-ANE-2) entitled "Establishment of Class E Airspace; Blue Hill, ME." This rule establishes Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface for Blue Hill, Maine, specifically adding airspace for Blue Hill Memorial Hospital Heliport, located in Blue Hill, Maine. This action by the agency is necessary to ens  more

FAA Issues Rule on Morgantown Airspace Withdrawal
WASHINGTON, June 12 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration has issued a rule entitled "Amendment of Class D and Class E Airspace; Morgantown, WV: Withdrawal." This action withdraws a previously proposed rule concerning airspace modifications in Morgantown, West Virginia. The withdrawn proposed rule, published in the Federal Register on March 31, 2025, intended to modify Class D and Class E surface airspace, as well as Class E airspace extending upward f  more

FERC Initiates Holtwood Hydroelectric Project Relicensing
WASHINGTON, June 10 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has issued a notice published in the Federal Register entitled "Intent to File License Application for a New License and Commencing Pre-filing Process." BIF III Holtwood LLC submitted the filing proposing a continued operation of the project located on the Susquehanna River in Lancaster and York counties, Pennsylvania. This action follows regulations outlined in a rule (18 CFR part 5). The Commission is initiating informal  more

Homeland Security Federal Protective Service Issues Final Rule on Protection of Federal Property
WASHINGTON, June 12 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Protective Service has issued a final rule entitled "Protection of Federal Property." The regulation, effective Jan. 1, 2026, establishes guidelines for safeguarding federal buildings, grounds, and persons, developed in consultation with the General Services Administration. The rule strengthens the Department of Homeland Security's authority under the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to protect federal property, includ  more

Interior Department Issues Rule on Delay of Effective Date
WASHINGTON, June 12 (TNSFR) -- The Department of the Interior Office of Hearings and Appeals has issued an interim final rule (Docket No. DOI-2022-0010) entitled "Delay of Effective Date." This action provides a fourth notification to further delay the effective date of a rule that addresses practices before the department. The delay aligns with a memorandum from President Donald J. Trump calling for a regulatory freeze pending review of rules. The initial interim final rule, originally publis  more

Issues Rule on Foreign Private Issuer Eligibility
WASHINGTON, June 12 (TNSFR) -- The Securities and Exchange Commission has issued a rule entitled "Concept Release on Foreign Private Issuer Eligibility." This document serves as a concept release, seeking public comments on the definition of a foreign private issuer. The Commission is requesting public input on the definition of a foreign private issuer, a status that grants various accommodations from requirements applied to domestic companies. This review is prompted by developments within th  more

Surface Transportation Board Issues Rule on Final Offer Rate Review Removal
WASHINGTON, June 9 (TNSFR) -- The Surface Transportation Board has issued a rule (Docket Nos. EP 755; EP 665 Sub-No. 2) entitled "Final Offer Rate Review; Expanding Access to Rate Relief." This action rescinds a prior regulation that aimed to simplify the process for resolving smaller rate disputes. The board initially proposed the final offer rate review in September 2019, introducing a procedure for smaller rate cases. This rule, adopted in December 2022, modified specific federal regulations  more

USDA Food & Nutrition Service Issues Final Rule on Child Nutrition Programs
WASHINGTON, June 12 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service has issued a final rule entitled "Child Nutrition: Streamlining Plan Requirements for the Summer EBT Program and the Rural Non-Congregate Option in the Summer Food Service Program." This rule removes the Coordinated Services Plan requirement for the Summer Food Service Program and the Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer for Children Program. This decision follows feedback from states and other entities,  more

USDA Food & Nutrition Service Issues Interim Final Rule on School Meals Eligibility Verification
WASHINGTON, June 12 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Food and Nutrition Service has issued an interim final rule entitled "National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program: Elimination of the State Ameliorative Action Reporting Requirement for School Meals Eligibility Verification." This interim final rule eliminates a reporting requirement related to the verification process for school meal applications. While school districts must still verify a sample of applications f  more