WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has finalized an amendment to its regulations by rescinding an expired provision. This administrative adjustment removes a section of the Code of Federal Regulations that referenced a one-year grace period for the release of reprocessed geophysical data, a period that concluded in 2010. The change to the Interior Department's rules, administered by BOEM, aims to clean up the regulatory text by e  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to approve an update to Colorado's air quality plan that would streamline motor vehicle emissions inspections in the Denver metro area. The revision, submitted by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), modifies the state's inspection and maintenance (I/M) program. The core of the change involves the inspection process for older vehicles. Under the proposal, cars from model years 1975   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Communications Commission has approved a request that will allow KPTV in Portland, Oregon, to continue broadcasting on its current channel. The FCC's action amends its television allotment table, substituting channel 12 for channel 21 at the station's location. This rule change was made in response to a petition from Gray Television Licensee LLC, the operator of KPTV. According to a synopsis of the FCC's report and order, a staff engineering analysis c  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has granted a series of waivers to its federal housing rules aiming to streamline administrative processes and provide more effective aid. These adjustments respond to specific needs from local agencies and are intended to ensure programs can function efficiently especially in the wake of disasters. In response to challenges in states like California and Alabama, HUD waived a rule to allow local public housing a  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Office of Natural Resources Revenue has amended its regulations to align with a federal law. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB) altered how the Office of Natural Resources Revenue (ONRR) distributes money from offshore oil and gas production. ONRR has issued a direct final rule to amend its regulations at 30 CFR part 1219, ensuring consistency with the statute. The rule is effective immediately. This action by ONRR raises the  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement is updating its regulations for downhole commingling on the Outer Continental Shelf. This action aligns BSEE's review process for commingling requests with the requirements of the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" (OBBB), which was signed into law on July 4, 2025. The rule modifies a provision in 30 CFR part 250, specifying that BSEE will approve an operator's request to commingle hydroc  more