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Federal Register Rules Tipoffs from TNS Newsletter for Saturday June 14, 2025 ( 13 items )  

Agricultural Marketing Service Issues Rule on Spearmint Oil Quantity
WASHINGTON, June 13 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service has issued a final rule (Doc. No. AMS-SC-24-0067) entitled "Order Regulating the Handling of Spearmint Oil Produced in the Far West; Revision of the Salable Quantity and Allotment Percentage for Class 3 (Native) Spearmint Oil for 2024-2025." This action revises the amount of Class 3 (native) spearmint oil that handlers may acquire from, or manage for, producers in Washington, Idaho, Oregon and parts  more

EPA Issues Rule on Del. Vehicle Emissions Program
WASHINGTON, June 13 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued a proposed rule entitled "Air Plan Approval; Delaware; Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program Certification." The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to approve a state implementation plan revision submitted by Delaware on February 14, 2024, addressing Clean Air Act requirements for a vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program in New Castle County, part of the Philadelphia-Wilmin  more

EPA Issues Rule on W.Va. Air Quality Plan Revisions
WASHINGTON, June 13 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued a proposed rule (EPA-R03-OAR-2024-0513; FRL-12075-01-R3) entitled "Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation Plans; West Virginia; Revisions to Regulation for Control of Ozone Season Nitrogen Oxide Emissions." EPA is proposing to approve revisions to West Virginia's air quality plan, submitted by the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection in Charleston on April 17, 2024, with supplemen  more

FAA Issues Rule on Bombardier Airplanes
WASHINGTON, June 13 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration has issued a final rule (Docket No. FAA-2025-0477) entitled "Airworthiness Directives; Bombardier Inc. Airplanes." This rule addresses an unsafe condition identified in Bombardier Inc. aircraft models. The rule becomes effective on July 17, 2025. This rule was prompted by the discovery of incorrect information in specific calculation tables within the airplane flight manual. These tables pertai  more

FAA Issues Rule on Class E Airspace Amendment in Hagerstown, Md.
WASHINGTON, June 13 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration has issued a rule (Docket No. FAA-2025-0606; Airspace Docket No. 25-AEA-6) entitled "Amendment of Class E Airspace; Hagerstown, MD." This acition affects airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface designated for Hagerstown, Maryland. This action involves updating a reference to a navigational aid in Hagerstown, Maryland. Previously, the aid was referred to as the St. Thomas Very H  more

FAA Issues Rule on Standard Instrument Approach Procedures
WASHINGTON, June 13 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration has issued a rule (Docket No. 31609; Amdt. No. 4169) entitled "Standard Instrument Approach, Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures; Miscellaneous Amendments." This final rule is effective June 12, 2025, and concerns various airports across the nation. This action involves establishing, amending, suspending, or removing instrument approach procedures and associated takeoff minimums   more

FDA Issues Proposed Rule on Reclassification of In Situ Hybridization Test Systems
WASHINGTON, June 13 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration has issued a proposed rule (Docket No. FDA-2025-N-1243) entitled "Hematology and Pathology Devices; Reclassification of In Situ Hybridization Test Systems for Use With a Corresponding Approved Oncology Therapeutic Product." This proposal aims to reclassify in situ hybridization test systems used alongside approved oncology therapeutic products from class III to class II medical devices su  more

HUD Issues Rule on Civil Monetary Penalty Adjustments for 2025
WASHINGTON, June 13 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of the General Counsel has issued a final rule (Docket No. FR-6513-F-01) entitled "Adjustment of Civil Monetary Penalty Amounts for 2025." This rule adjusts civil monetary penalties for inflation as mandated by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990 amended by the 2015 Act and removes an outdated regulation concerning penalty imposition procedures. The rule implements inflation-base  more

Justice Department Issues Notice on Open Group Membership Changes
WASHINGTON, June 13 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division has issued a notice entitled "National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993 - The Open Group LLC." This notice concerns modifications to the membership of the Open Group LLC. The changes involve both additions and withdrawals of various companies and organizations. The filing was made to extend the protections of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, which limits antitrust liabili  more

NHTSA Issues Rule on Fuel Economy Standards
WASHINGTON, June 13 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has issued an interpretive rule (Docket No. NHTSA-2025-0055) entitled "Resetting the Corporate Average Fuel Economy Program." The rule clarifies the agency's authority under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 and the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 specifying factors it cannot consider when setting fuel economy standards for passenger cars, light trucks, a  more

Susquehanna River Basin Commission Issues Notice on Approved Water Consumptive Uses
WASHINGTON, June 13 (TNSFR) -- The Susquehanna River Basin Commission has issued a notice entitled "Projects Approved for Consumptive Uses of Water." This notice provides a listing of projects that have received approvals by rule for their consumptive use of water within the Susquehanna River Basin. These approvals were granted by the commission during the period spanning May 1 through May 31, 2025 adhering to the Commission's established approval by rule process. The document details each proj  more

Veterans Affairs Department Issues Rule on Practitioner Data Bank Reporting
WASHINGTON, June 13 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has issued a final rule (RIN 2900-AR83) entitled "Reporting to the National Practitioner Data Bank." This action streamlines reporting practices for health care professionals within the agency by removing its own regulations and instead relying on those established by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs will supplement these federal rules with a Memorandum of Understandin  more

Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Issues Rule on Lower 37 GHz Band Spectrum Sharing
WASHINGTON, June 13 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Communications Commission Wireless Telecommunications Bureau has issued a rule (WT Docket No. 24-243, GN Docket No. 14-177; FCC 25-24; FR ID 293183) entitled "Lower 37 GHz and Use of Spectrum Bands Above 24 GHz for Mobile Radio Service." This rule establishes a framework for sharing 600 megahertz of high-frequency spectrum in the 37-37.6 GHz band, known as the Lower 37 GHz band, between federal and non-federal operators for fixed and mobile use. The fr  more