WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Citizenship and Immigration Services has released an interim rule amending its regulations to eliminate the automatic extension of employment authorization documents (EADs) for aliens who file to renew their EAD in specific categories. The purpose of this action is to prioritize the proper vetting and screening of aliens before a period of employment authorization or a EAD is granted. The previous practice allowed some alie  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. proposed a rule to define the term "unsafe or unsound practice" and to standardize their approach to issuing supervisory communications. This joint proposal aims to bring greater clarity and consistency to their enforcement and supervision authority under section 8 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDI Act). The agencies propose to define an "u  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation has proposed to reinstate the hearing procedures used when the agency conducts a discretionary rulemaking action under its authority to regulate unfair or deceptive practices in air transportation or the sale of air transportation. The proposed rulemaking seeks to return to the process established in a 2020 final rule, arguing the procedures increase transparency, provide for more robust public participation and strengthen the  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a final rule determining that the Mariposa County area in California met the 2015 ozone national ambient air quality standards by its Aug. 3, 2024, attainment date. This action fulfills EPA's statutory obligation under the Clean Air Act to determine the area's air quality status. The finding is based on complete, quality-assured, and certified ambient air quality monitoring data spanning calendar years 2021 through 2  more