WASHINGTON, June 28 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs is preparing to repatriate 195 sacred objects to the Pueblo of Pojoaque, New Mexico. This action is being taken in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act affirming the importance of returning cultural items to their lineal descendants and culturally affiliated tribes. The 195 sacred objects comprise five individual cultural items and an additional 190 items. The initia  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 (TNSFR) -- The California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt, is preparing to return 9,241 cultural items to the Wiyot Tribe. These items identified as objects of cultural patrimony hold deep historical, traditional and cultural importance for the tribe. The university's decision stems from its commitment to the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The collection includes a diverse array of items such as groundstone, flaked stone, faunal remains, flora  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 (TNSFR) -- The California State University, Stanislaus, is preparing to repatriate three unassociated funerary objects to the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota. This action aligns with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, reflecting the university's commitment to returning cultural items to their rightful communities. The three unassociated funerary objects were removed from a site located in Hughes County, South Da  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection has issued a notice entitled "Tuna Tariff-Rate Quota for Calendar Year 2025 for Tuna Classifiable Under Subheading 1604.14.22, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the U.S." This notice announces the quota quantity for tuna in airtight containers for calendar year 2025. Each year, the tariff-rate quota for tuna, specifically described in subheading 1604.14.22 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the U  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services has issued a notice entitled "Applications for New Awards; Rehabilitation Training: Innovative Rehabilitation Training Program." This notice announces the availability of funds for projects focused on improving vocational rehabilitation services. The initiative seeks applications for projects that will develop innovative training methods for personnel involved in vocational re  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services has issued a final priority and requirements entitled "Innovative Rehabilitation Training Program." These guidelines may be used for funding competitions in fiscal year 2025 and subsequent years, aiming to foster improved training methods for rehabilitation professionals. The program's core purpose is to promote the development of innovative and enhanced methods for training p  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Communications Commission has issued a proposed rule (GN Docket No. 25-149) entitled "Review of Foreign Ownership Policies for Broadcast, Common Carrier and Aeronautical Radio Licensees." In this document, the FCC adopted a notice of proposed rulemaking to seek input on, or propose updates to, policies governing foreign ownership in common carrier and broadcast licensees. The notice of proposed rulemaking aims to establish clear expectations for the Co  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration has issued a notice entitled "Renewal Package From the State of Texas to the Surface Transportation Project Delivery Program and Proposed Second Renewed Memorandum of Understanding Assigning Environmental Responsibilities to the State." This notice pertains to the continuation of the Surface Transportation Project Delivery Program, which empowers the Federal Highway Administration to delegate and  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Reserve System has issued a notice entitled "Formations of, Acquisitions by and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies." This public announcement details applications submitted to the board for approval under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 and regulation Y. These applications involve companies seeking to become bank holding companies or to acquire assets, ownership, control or voting power of banks or existing bank holding companies and their subsidia  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Reserve System has issued a notice entitled "Change in Bank Control; Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or Bank Holding Company." This public notice concerns applications made under the Change in Bank Control Act. The applicants are seeking to acquire or retain shares in banks or bank holding companies. The Federal Reserve considers specific factors outlined in the act when reviewing these applications. The purpose is to ensure stability and proper overs  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 (TNSFR) -- The Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration has issued a notice involving an intent to prepare an environmental impact statement for the Kitsap Transit Fast Ferry Terminal Project, King County, Washington. This notice advises the public that the Federal Transit Administration and Kitsap Transit, as the local project sponsor and joint lead agency, plan to prepare an environmental impact statement. This statement will assess the proposed Kitsap T  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Foreign-Trade Zones Board has issued a notice entitled "Authorization of Production Activity; Lilly del Caribe, Inc.; Pharmaceutical Products; Carolina, Puerto Rico." This notice concerns Lilly del Caribe Inc., located in Carolina, Puerto Rico. On January 30, 2025, the company submitted a notification to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board proposing specific production activity at its facility within Subzone 7K. This action initiates the   more

WASHINGTON, June 27 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Foreign-Trade Zones Board has issued a notice entitled "Foreign-Trade Zone 24; Application for Subzone; PTubes, Inc. d/b/a Feinrohren PT; Waymart, Pennsylvania." This notice concerns an application submitted by the Eastern Distribution Center, Inc., the grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 24, requesting subzone status for a facility. The proposed subzone is for PTubes, Inc. d/b/a Feinrohren PT, a company located in Waymart, Pennsylvania.   more

WASHINGTON, June 27 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Foreign-Trade Zones Board has issued a notice entitled "Foreign-Trade Zone 193, Notification of Proposed Production Activity; Lithionics Battery, LLC; (Lithium-Ion Battery Systems and Accessories); Clearwater, Florida." This notice details a proposal for new production activity within Foreign-Trade Zone 193, Subzone 193C, located in Clearwater, Florida. The notification, submitted by Lithionics Battery, LLC, outlines plans to produc  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Foreign-Trade Zones Board has issued a notice entitled "Authorization of Production Activity." This notice details the approval for two separate pharmaceutical production activities within designated foreign-trade zones following a period of public comment and review. One authorization pertains to Lilly del Caribe Inc., located in Carolina, Puerto Rico. On January 30, 2025, the company submitted its proposal for pharmaceutical produ  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration has issued a notice entitled "Carbon and Alloy Steel Threaded Rod From India, Taiwan, Thailand and the People's Republic of China: Continuation of Antidumping Duty Orders and Countervailing Duty Order." This notice is a continuation of existing antidumping and countervailing duty orders on carbon and alloy steel threaded rod imported from India, Taiwan, Thailand and the People's Republic of China.   more

WASHINGTON, June 28 (TNSFR) -- In a flurry of regulatory activity, several Nasdaq-affiliated exchanges have announced key changes to their fee structures and trading rules reflecting the evolving landscape of index options and cryptocurrency-based products. The Securities and Exchange Commission published a series of Federal Register notices detailing immediate-effectiveness filings from Nasdaq GEMX LLC, Nasdaq ISE LLC and Nasdaq PHLX LLC. These notices reveal that the exchanges are amending th  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Marine Fisheries Service has issued a notice entitled "Endangered Species; File No. 28467." This notice details the issuance of a scientific research permit to the University of North Carolina Wilmington, located in Wilmington, North Carolina. The permit allows for the taking of Atlantic sturgeon and shortnose sturgeon for research purposes. The permit was issued on June 17, 2  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 (TNSFR) -- The National Science Foundation has issued a notice entitled "Request for Information on Key Technology Focus Areas for the National Science Foundation's Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships." The National Science Foundation is seeking input from various sectors, including academia, non-profits, philanthropy, state and local government, venture capital and the private sector. The purpose of this input is to help the agency assess and potentially  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 (TNSFR) -- The Newark Museum of Art has completed an inventory of human remains representing at least two individuals and has determined a cultural affiliation between these remains and the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians, the Seminole Tribe of Florida and the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma. This action is being taken in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. No associated funerary objects are present with these remains. One set of human remains  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology has issued a notice entitled "Proposed Withdrawal of Federal Information Processing Standards 198-1, The Keyed-Hash Message Authentication Code." The National Institute of Standards and Technology proposes to withdraw FIPS 198-1, which covers the Keyed-Hash Message Authentication Code. This withdrawal is being considered because the content is now more appropriate for a National Institu  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 (TNSFR) -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a notice entitled, "Pacific Gas and Electric Co.; Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2; Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement." The document concerns Supplement 62 to the Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants (NUREG-1437). This supplement addresses the proposed renewal of facility operating licenses (DPR-80 and DPR-82) for an additional two decades of operat  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 (TNSFR) -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a notice entitled "Southern Nuclear Operating Co. Inc.; Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2; Subsequent License Renewal Application." The document concerns an application from Southern Nuclear Operating Co. Inc. for an additional 20 years of operation for Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2. The plant's current renewed operating licenses expire on August 6, 2034 for Unit No. 1, and June 13, 2038,  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 (TNSFR) -- A wave of regulatory filings from NYSE-affiliated exchanges signals continued momentum in digital asset products exchange-traded funds and operational updates across the U.S. equity and options markets. The Securities and Exchange Commission published multiple notices in the Federal Register outlining immediate-effectiveness rule changes and extended review periods for proposals from MEMX LLC, NYSE American LLC and NYSE Arca, Inc. Among the notable developments,   more

WASHINGTON, June 28 (TNSFR) -- The Harvard University Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, is preparing to repatriate eight sacred objects and objects of cultural patrimony to the Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup Reservation. This action is being taken in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act underscoring the museum's commitment to returning culturally significant items. The items designated for repatriation include one club,   more

WASHINGTON, June 28 (TNSFR) -- The University of Oklahoma Sam Noble Museum of Natural History has completed an inventory of human remains representing at least 216 individuals and 258 associated funerary objects. The museum has determined a cultural affiliation between these remains and objects and the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma and the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes. The 258 associated funerary objects encompass a wide variety of items. These include numerous lots of stone projectile points, pott  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 (TNSFR) -- The University of Oklahoma Sam Noble Museum of Natural History has completed an inventory of an associated funerary object and determined a cultural affiliation between it and the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma and the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes. This action is in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The single associated funerary object is a lot of ceramic vessels. This item was removed from the Moore site (34Lf31) in LeFlore C  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 (TNSFR) -- The San Bernardino County Museum, Redlands, California, is preparing to repatriate human remains representing at least two individuals along with three associated funerary objects to the Tejon Indian Tribe. This action is being taken in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The human remains, consisting of two cranium caps and 11 bags of fragmented mandible and other fragmented bone, were found in Taft, specifically in the Los  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 (TNSFR) -- The San Jose State University has amended a notice of inventory completion concerning human remains and associated funerary objects. This adjustment expands the list of Native American tribes with whom these cultural items are affiliated ensuring a more comprehensive repatriation process. The original notice was published in January 2024, and the repatriation of the human remains and associated funerary objects has not yet occurred. This amendment serves to broade  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 (TNSFR) -- The Surface Transportation Board has issued a notice entitled "Quarterly Rail Cost Adjustment Factor." This notice concerns the adoption of the third-quarter 2025 Rail Cost Adjustment Factor along with a cost index as submitted by the Association of American Railroads. The Rail Cost Adjustment Factor serves as an index designed to reflect changes in railroad operational expenses for the country's largest railroad companies over a period. The Surface Transportatio  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 (TNSFR) -- The Turtle Bay Exploration Park, Redding, California, intends to repatriate a lot of Corneline D'aleppo glass trade beads to the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Shingle Springs Rancheria. This action is in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act demonstrating a commitment to returning unassociated funerary objects to their culturally affiliated tribes. The beads, mounted in a large frame, were acquired by the Redding Museu  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 (TNSFR) -- The University of California, Berkeley, is preparing to repatriate 14 lots of unassociated funerary belongings to the Wilton Rancheria. This action is in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act demonstrating the university's commitment to returning cultural items to their culturally affiliated tribes. These 14 lots of unassociated funerary belongings were removed from Site CA-SAC-18 in Sacramento County, California, by Francis A.  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 (TNSFR) -- The University of Colorado Denver has completed an inventory of human remains representing at least four individuals and has determined a cultural affiliation between these remains and several native American tribes. This action aligns with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act affirming the university's commitment to returning ancestral remains. No associated funerary objects are present with these remains. The collection consists of 40 bones  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 (TNSFR) -- The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has completed an inventory of human remains representing at least two individuals and 12 associated funerary objects. A cultural affiliation has been determined between these remains and objects and the Quapaw Nation. This repatriation effort is in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The human remains and associated funerary objects which are identified as faunal remains are from t  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 (TNSFR) -- The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology has completed an inventory of human remains representing at least eight individuals. The museum has determined a cultural affiliation between these remains and the Native Village of Barrow Inupiat Traditional Government. This repatriation effort is in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. No associated funerary objects are present with these remains. These e  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 (TNSFR) -- The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology has completed an inventory of human remains representing at least nine individuals and 37 associated funerary objects. A cultural affiliation has been determined between these remains and objects and the Native Village of Barrow Inupiat Traditional Government. This repatriation effort aligns with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The human remains, all adults with seven  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 (TNSFR) -- The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology is preparing to repatriate 272 unassociated funerary objects to the Native Village of Barrow Inupiat Traditional Government. This action is being taken in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act emphasizing the museum's commitment to returning cultural items to their culturally affiliated communities. The 272 unassociated funerary objects include a wide range o  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 (TNSFR) -- The University of Kentucky William S. Webb Museum of Anthropology is taking steps to repatriate ancestral human remains and funerary objects to several native American tribes. This action involves the physical remains of 492 individuals and 1,180 associated objects acknowledging their cultural connection to the Absentee-Shawnee Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma, Cherokee Nation, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Eastern Shawnee Tribe of Oklahoma, Shawnee Tribe and the   more

WASHINGTON, June 28 (TNSFR) -- The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, and the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology has completed an inventory of human remains representing at least 34 individuals. A cultural affiliation has been determined between these remains and the Native Village of Barrow Inupiat Traditional Government. This repatriation effort aligns with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. No associated funerary objects are present with th  more