WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission posted a notice in the Federal Register on Nov. 5 signed by Christopher Kirkpatrick, Secretary of the Commission. Market Risk Advisory Committee AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading Commission. ACTION: Notice of meeting. SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announces that on December 10, 2024, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time), the Market Risk Advisory Committee (MRAC or Committee) will hol  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48197) on Oct. 3, 2024, entitled "Dual-Use Solar Photovoltaics: Emerging Applications and Issues for Congress" by energy policy analyst Morgan Smith. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Solar photovoltaics (PV) is one potential renewable energy technology that may help the United States achieve its carbon reduction goals and commitments. However, solar PV uses more land per megawatt of generatio  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48197) on Oct. 3, 2024, entitled "Dual-Use Solar Photovoltaics - Emerging Applications and Issues for Congress:" (Continued from Part 2 of 3) * * * Federal Support for Dual-Use Solar PV Dual-Use Solar PV on Federal Lands The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) anticipates future development of dual-use solar PV on federal lands as part of its mission to support multiple uses of federal lands and  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: The U.S. Department of Defense has invested an additional $160 million of funds from the Biden-Harris Administration's bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act to advance America's microelectronics capabilities through the Microelectronics Commons, a collaborative national network of technology hubs. The October funding, following the award in September of $269 million for 33 new technical projects and the award of just und  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- The Environmental Protection Agency posted a rule in the Federal Register on Oct. 30 signed by Lisa Garcia, Regional Administrator, Region 2. Outer Continental Shelf Air Regulations Update To Include New Jersey State Requirements AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is finalizing an update of a portion of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) air regulations proposed in the Federal Register on Ju  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 24-583) on Nov. 8, 2024: * * * Re: Network Change Certification Received Verizon New York Inc. (Verizon), an incumbent local exchange carrier (LEC), has filed certification that public notice of network change(s) has been provided through its publicly accessible Internet site, as required by section 51.329(a)(2) of the rules of the Federal Communications   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-698) on the Counter-UAS Authority Security, Safety and Reauthorization Act (H.R. 8610), which aims to reauthorize and reform counter-unmanned aircraft system authorities, to improve transparency, security, safety and accountability related to such authorities. The report was advanced by Rep. Sam Graves, R-Missouri, on Sept. 20, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose of Legislation The pur  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 118-703) on the Veterans Affairs Peer Review Neutrality Act of 2023 (H.R. 5794), which aims to amend Title 38 of the U.S. Code to eliminate conflicts of interest in conduct of quality management and administrative investigations by the Veterans Health Administration. The report was advanced by Rep. Mike Bost, R-Illinois, on Sept. 23, 2024. * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) Hearings On March 21, 2024, the He  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development posted a notice in the Federal Register on Nov. 5 signed by Gary Cooper, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Native American Programs, Office of Public and Indian Housing. Tribal Intergovernmental Advisory Committee Membership AGENCY: Office of Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing, HUD. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: This notice announces the list of Committee Members of HUD's Tribal Intergovernmental   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN), former U.S. Ambassador to Japan and a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today joined Face the Nation on CBS to discuss the mandate of President Trump's landslide victory and American foreign policy in a Trump Administration. *Click the photo above or here to watch* Partial Transcript Hagerty on the sweeping mandate for President Trump's Administ  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on Oct. 11, 2024, entitled "Notice Pursuant to the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993-The Open Group, L.L.C." Notice is hereby given that, on August 21, 2024, pursuant to section 6(a) of the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, 15 U.S.C. 4301 et seq. ("the Act"), The Open Group, LLC ("TOG") has filed written notifications simu  more

ALBANY, New York, Nov. 9 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on Nov. 8, 2024: * * * Anthony Labriola and His Companies Must Finish Restoring the Protected Wetland Buffer Area Near the Carlls River That They Destroyed * * * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James and New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Interim Commissioner Sean Mahar today announced that they have secured over $121,000 in penalties from contractor Anthony  more

ALBANY, New York, Nov. 9 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on Nov. 8, 2024: NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James' Office of Special Investigation (OSI) today released its report on the death of Sofia Gomez (https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:*2F*2Fag.ny.gov*2Fsites*2Fdefault*2Ffiles*2Freports*2Fosi-sofia-gomez-report.pdf/1/010001930db094f9-8a66dff0-e7a0-4586-b563-920861f1dceb-000000/0Lgi94r0xtSRYC6d3Mq2zU  more

ALBANY, New York, Nov. 9 -- The office of the New York State Comptroller issued the following audit report (No. 2024M-102) on Nov. 8, 2024, entitled "Caledonia Joint Fire District - Board Oversight of Long-Term Planning." Here are excerpts: * * * Audit Objective Determine whether the Caledonia Joint Fire District (District) Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) and District officials properly planned for long-term financial and capital needs. * * * Key Findings Although the District has   more

ALBANY, New York, Nov. 9 -- The office of the New York State Comptroller issued the following audit report (No. B24-1-8) on Nov. 8, 2024, entitled "City of Lockport - Budget Review." Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose The purpose of our budget review was to provide an independent evaluation of the City's proposed budget for 2025. * * * Key Findings * Based on the results of our review, the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the proposed budget appear reasonable. * We expec  more

ALBANY, New York, Nov. 9 -- The office of the New York State Comptroller issued the following audit report (No. 2024M-37) on Nov. 8, 2024, entitled "Edgemont Union Free School District - Information Technology." Here are excerpts: * * * Audit Objective Determine whether Edgemont Union Free School District (District) officials disabled unnecessary user accounts in a timely manner. * * * Key Findings The IT Director did not disable unnecessary user accounts in a timely manner. As a result,  more

ALBANY, New York, Nov. 9 -- The office of the New York State Comptroller issued the following audit report (No. 2016M-415-F) on Nov. 8, 2024, entitled "Otisco Fire District - Audit Follow-Up." Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose of Review The purpose of our review was to assess the District's progress, as of July 2024, in implementing our recommendations in the audit report released in February 2017. * * * Background The Otisco Fire District (District) is a district corporation of the State,  more

ALBANY, New York, Nov. 9 -- The office of the New York State Comptroller issued the following audit report (No. 2024M-111) on Nov. 8, 2024, entitled "Town of Albion - Supervisor's Records and Reports." Here are excerpts: * * * Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Albion (Town) Town Supervisor (Supervisor) maintained complete and accurate accounting records and provided reliable financial reports to the Town Board (Board). * * * Key Findings The Supervisor did not follow basic a  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 -- The National Labor Relations Board issued the following weekly case summary for Oct. 28 - Nov. 1, 2024: * * * Summarized Board Decisions Michael Cetta, Inc. d/b/a Sparks Restaurant (02-CA-142626 and 02-CA-144852; 373 NLRB No. 129) (https://apps.nlrb.gov/link/document.aspx/09031d4583e7343a) New York, NY, November 1, 2024. In this compliance case, the Board ordered the Employer to pay discriminatees the backpay amounts in the General Counsel's compliance specification as   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration has released the following public communication dated Nov. 4, 2024, from the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health and National Employment Law Project, New York: * * * To: U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration 200 Constitution Avenue, NW Room Number N3626 Washington, D.C. 20210 Re: Request for an informal public hearing on Docket No. OSHA-2021-00  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 -- The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee issued a report (S.Rpt. 118-227) on the Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act (S. 4367), which aims to provide for improvements to the rivers and harbors of the U.S. to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources. The report was advanced by Sen. Thomas Carper, D-Delaware, on Sept. 23, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose of the Legislation The objective of S. 4367 is to meet   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- The U.S. Access Board has released the following public communication dated Nov. 4, 2024, from Wired Broadband Inc., Forest Hills, New York: * * * Before the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board Washington, D.C. In the Matter of: NPRM to revise accessibility guidelines for buildings and facilities covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Architectural Barriers Act to address accessibility of EV charging stations Docket No. ATBCB-2  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has released the following public communication dated Nov. 6, 2024, from Immigration Equality and 13 collaborators. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Daniel Delgado Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Immigration Policy Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans U.S. Department of Homeland Security telephone (202) 447-3459 * To: Sarah Flinn Assistant Director, Office of Policy, EOIR U.S. Department of Justice Re: Comment   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has released the following public communication dated Nov. 5, 2024, from LatinoJustice PRLDEF, New York. Here are excerpts: * * * To: Daniel Delgado Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Immigration Policy Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans U.S. Department of Homeland Security telephone (202) 447-3459 * Sarah Flinn Acting Assistant Director Office of Policy, EOIR U.S. Department of Justice telephone (703) 30  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has released the following public communication dated Nov. 6, 2024, from Legal Services NYC: * * * To: Daniel Delgado Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Immigration Policy Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans U.S. Department of Homeland Security * To: Sarah Flinn Assistant Director, Office of Policy, EOIR U.S. Department of Justice Comments by Legal Services NYC on the Final Rule by the Department of Homeland Sec  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 -- The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has released the following public communication on Nov. 6, 2024, from the Vera Institute of Justice, New York: * * * To: Daniel Delgado Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Immigration Policy Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans U.S. Department of Homeland Security (202) 447-3459 * Lauren Alder Reid Assistant Director, Office of Policy, EOIR U.S. Department of Justice (703) 305-0289 Re: Comment on the Final Rule   more