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The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement issued a correction to a previous rule regarding amendments to West Virginia's mining regulations under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act. The initial rule, published on March 18, 2024, had errors, including removing provisions that should not have been deleted and failing to list approved amendments. This correction, effective January 17, 2025, reintroduces the removed provisions and adds missing ones to the official regulations list.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has released a final rule to update its filing fees based on costs from Fiscal Year 2020. This update revises the fees FERC charges for various services and is effective as of March 29, 2021. The changes aim to ensure that fees reflect FERC's current expenses and have been verified as not being a major rule according to regulatory standards. The new fees will be communicated to Congress and are detailed in amendments to part 381 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

The notice from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) explains rules about off-the-record communications that relate to contested proceedings. According to Order No. 607, FERC employees must submit these communications, whether written or oral, to the Secretary of the Commission. Prohibited communications are not considered in decision-making unless fairness demands their inclusion. Exempt communications are included in the decisional record unless they are with certain cooperating agencies. A list of recent off-the-record communications can be accessed on FERC's website.

The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) issued a correction to an earlier rule published on February 25, 2025. This correction updates the words used in the rule regarding the removal of CEQ's regulations under the National Environmental Policy Act from the Code of Federal Regulations. The change clarifies the authority under which the amendments are made, referencing specific U.S. Code sections and an executive order. These updates become effective on April 11, 2025.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has decided to remove an outdated regulation from the Code of Federal Regulations, which was related to environmental quality improvements in water resource projects. This rule, originally published in 1980, was found to be redundant and focused on internal agency processes that don't impact the public. Its removal is intended to reduce confusion about current policies, particularly those related to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). This move is considered non-significant and not expected to have any financial impact on the public.

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has announced new civil monetary penalties for 2025, reflecting inflation adjustments in compliance with federal law. From January 15, 2025, to January 14, 2026, the fines for violating NEH’s lobbying restrictions will range from $25,132 to $251,322, while penalties for program fraud will have a maximum of $14,308. These adjustments factor in a 2.598% increase in the Consumer Price Index from October 2023 to October 2024. All updated penalties apply to violations occurring after November 2, 2015.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to grant the State of Utah authorization for revisions to its hazardous waste program under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). These changes meet all necessary requirements for final approval, and the EPA plans to enforce them through direct action, which is detailed in the "Rules and Regulations" section of the Federal Register. The EPA will also include Utah's authorized hazardous waste program in the Code of Federal Regulations. Comments on this proposal must be submitted by January 22, 2025. If no opposing comments are received, the rule will become effective as planned.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has updated the list of materials that are incorporated by reference into the Alaska State Implementation Plan (SIP). This change includes materials previously submitted by Alaska and approved by the EPA, along with some corrections and clarifications in related regulations. The update intends to help the public access these materials more easily by keeping them available at specific locations and online. The purpose of this action is purely administrative, aimed at keeping the legal framework up-to-date and does not add new regulations or requirements.

The Department of Health and Human Services has updated the name of the child support program from the Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) to the Office of Child Support Services (OCSS). This change aligns the program with its commitment to support entire families rather than just enforce child support. Additionally, the rule removes outdated terms and updates sections of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) to reflect the new name and facilitate modern Tribal processes and reporting for child support programs. These updates aim to enhance family self-sufficiency and clarity in regulations without imposing any financial impact.

In this proposed rule, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) aims to correct a past error regarding emission limits related to regional haze in the United States Virgin Islands. Originally published in 2012, the rule did not include certain required limits in the Code of Federal Regulations. This update will incorporate those limits without changing any previous decisions or reopening past determinations. The EPA is inviting public comments on this correction for transparency, focusing solely on confirming the specific limits intended to have been included.