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  • Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 11820
    Reading Time:about a minute or two

    The U.S. Small Business Administration has amended the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Texas, originally dated February 19, 2021. This amendment includes more areas in Texas affected by the severe winter storms starting on February 11, 2021, offering Physical Damage and Economic Injury Loans to specific counties and Economic Injury Loans to several contiguous counties. The deadline to apply for Physical Loan applications is April 20, 2021, and for Economic Injury Loan applications, the deadline is November 19, 2021. The amendment does not change the remaining details of the original declaration.

    Simple Explanation

    The U.S. government added more places in Texas to a big help list after really bad winter storms, allowing people there to apply for special loans until November 2021 to fix damage or help their businesses.

  • Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 10114
    Reading Time:about a minute or two

    The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has issued a notice modifying a previous major disaster declaration concerning the State of Rhode Island. Initially declared on March 30, 2020, the amendment took effect on January 14, 2021. Paul F. Ford has been appointed as the new Federal Coordinating Officer, replacing W. Russell Webster. The notice also includes a list of various federal assistance programs available under the declaration.

    Simple Explanation

    Rhode Island had some big troubles, and the helpers from a group called FEMA first said they would help back in 2020. They made some changes in 2021, like giving a new person, Paul, the job of being in charge of the help, instead of another person named Russell, but they didn't say why they switched or how much money they would spend to help.

  • Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 8246
    Reading Time:less than a minute

    The U.S. Small Business Administration has amended an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) declaration for the State of Washington. This amendment specifies that the period of civil unrest, which qualifies for disaster loans, lasted from May 26, 2020, to January 28, 2021. The deadline to apply for an Economic Injury Loan is June 16, 2021. Further details can be obtained from A. Escobar at the Office of Disaster Assistance.

    Simple Explanation

    The U.S. Small Business Administration changed a rule about when businesses in Washington State can ask for help because of money problems during unrest last year. They have until June 16, 2021, to ask for this help.

  • Type:Presidential Document
    Citation:90 FR 8109
    Reading Time:about a minute or two

    The executive order, identified as Executive Order 14146, partially revokes certain sections of a previous order, Executive Order 13961, which was related to federal mission resilience. Specifically, sections 1, 3, 4, 5, and 7 of Executive Order 13961 are revoked, while the remaining sections are renumbered and amended. The changes do not affect existing legal authority or create any new rights or legal claims against the United States or its entities. This order ensures implementation is in line with existing laws and available budget.

    Simple Explanation

    The President decided to change some parts of an older rule about how the government stays ready for important tasks but kept the rest with some fixes; these changes don't make any new laws or rights against the country.

  • Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 10128
    Reading Time:about a minute or two

    The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has made changes to a major disaster declaration for Montana, originally declared on March 31, 2020. This amendment, which became effective on January 20, 2021, involves the appointment of Nancy J. Dragani as the new Federal Coordinating Officer, replacing Lee K. dePalo. This notice lists the categories of federal assistance available for reporting and fund claims related to the disaster.

    Simple Explanation

    FEMA made a change to Montana's disaster help by picking a new leader, Nancy, to take over from Lee, and they updated the list of possible help people can ask for.

  • Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 164
    Reading Time:about 28 minutes

    The Long-Term Stock Exchange, Inc. (LTSE) submitted a proposed rule change to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to amend the Rule Series 11.600. This amendment aims to align LTSE's compliance rules with a specific exemption granted by the SEC, known as the "Allocation Exemption," which adjusts how allocations and reporting are managed under the National Market System Plan. The proposed changes include defining "Allocation" and "Allocation Report," determining who is responsible for reporting allocations, and specifying what information needs to be reported. Comments from the public are being solicited to evaluate the impact and effectiveness of these proposed changes.

    Simple Explanation

    The Long-Term Stock Exchange wants to change some rules about how they share and report certain stock information to fit better with a special permission from another big group called the SEC. They're asking people to share their thoughts on these changes to see if they work well or not.

  • Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 11330
    Reading Time:about 25 minutes

    The U.S. Department of Labor has issued an amendment that extends the effective periods of Prohibited Transaction Exemptions (PTEs) for the Royal Bank of Canada and Northern Trust Corporation. These amendments allow certain entities to continue operations without disruption due to legal issues in France related to tax fraud convictions. The extension is until September 4, 2025, or until a final decision is made on their longer-term requests. Both RBC and Northern must adhere to specific conditions to utilize this extended relief.

    Simple Explanation

    The U.S. Department of Labor is letting two big banks, the Royal Bank of Canada and Northern Trust, have more time to deal with some complicated rules so they can keep working while they figure out some problems in another country. The banks must follow some special rules to keep this extra time until September 2025.

  • Type:Notice
    Citation:89 FR 97055
    Reading Time:about a minute or two

    The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), part of the Department of Homeland Security, has updated a disaster declaration for Tennessee originally issued in September 2023. On October 7, 2024, Darryl L. Dragoo was appointed as the new Federal Coordinating Officer for this disaster, replacing Leda M. Khoury. This change impacts the management of various assistance programs, such as disaster housing, crisis counseling, and unemployment assistance, which are identified by specific federal assistance catalog numbers. The update was filed on December 5, 2024, and is documented under FEMA's internal procedure.

    Simple Explanation

    FEMA, which helps people in emergencies, changed the leader for helping with a big disaster in Tennessee. Now Darryl L. Dragoo is in charge instead of Leda M. Khoury, but the reason for this change isn't explained.

  • Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 7919
    Reading Time:less than a minute

    The U.S. Small Business Administration has issued Amendment 1 to the Presidential disaster declaration for Louisiana related to Hurricane Delta, which occurred from October 6 to October 10, 2020. This amendment includes additional parishesβ€”Acadia, Caldwell, Cameron, Catahoula, East Feliciana, Evangeline, Jefferson Davis, Richland, and Unionβ€”as areas affected by the disaster. The deadline for physical loan applications is February 22, 2021, and for Economic Injury Disaster Loan applications, it is September 23, 2021. All other details in the original declaration remain the same.

    Simple Explanation

    The President is changing the rules to help more places in Louisiana get money to fix things after a big storm called Hurricane Delta. Some new areas are included, so more people can ask for help by certain deadlines.

  • Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 10118
    Reading Time:about a minute or two

    The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has updated a major disaster declaration for Colorado, initially declared in March 2020. This amendment took effect on January 20, 2021, and involves a change in the Federal Coordinating Officer, with Nancy J. Dragani being appointed in place of Lee K. dePalo. This notice also lists various federal assistance programs available for disaster recovery efforts, including loans, crisis counseling, legal services, and housing assistance. Robert J. Fenton, acting on behalf of FEMA, provided this notification.

    Simple Explanation

    FEMA has updated a big helper plan for people in Colorado, and they chose a new helper boss named Nancy to lead it. This plan helps people with things like getting loans and finding places to live after bad things happen, but it doesn't say why Nancy is the new boss or exactly how they'll use the money.

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