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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced a notice about an application from The RBB Fund Trust and Tweedy, Browne Company LLC. They are seeking an exemption from specific requirements under the Investment Company Act of 1940. This would allow them to make changes to subadvisory agreements without needing shareholder approval. The notice includes details on how interested individuals can request a hearing regarding this application.

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking public comments on the renewal of an information collection related to permits for free use of vegetative and mineral materials. This action is in line with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and aims to minimize the public's burden. The permits are available for non-profit organizations and various government bodies, ensuring the materials are not used commercially. The BLM invites feedback on the necessity, accuracy, and potential improvements to this process, with comments due by March 4, 2025.

The Postal Service has announced that it filed a request with the Postal Regulatory Commission to add a new domestic shipping service contract to the list of Negotiated Service Agreements in the Mail Classification Schedule's Competitive Products List. This request was submitted on December 20, 2024, and involves adding the Priority Mail & USPS Ground Advantage® Contract 567 to the Competitive Product List. Documents related to this filing can be found on the Postal Regulatory Commission's website. For further information, Sean Robinson is listed as the contact person.

The Postal Regulatory Commission announced a Postal Service filing regarding the calculation of the assumed Federal income tax for competitive products income for the fiscal year 2024. This document opens the discussion to public comments, which are due by March 7, 2025, and provides guidelines for submitting comments via the Commission's website. A new docket, No. T2025-1, has been established to review this filing, and Jennaca D. Upperman has been appointed as the Public Representative to ensure the public's interests are considered in this matter.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has decided not to move forward with a proposed rule from April 2024, called "Reducing Barriers to HUD-Assisted Housing." This rule aimed to change regulations concerning applicants with criminal records or a history with the justice system for HUD housing programs. HUD will formally remove this proposal from their Spring 2025 plan and does not plan to issue a final rule on it. If HUD considers similar regulations in the future, they will issue a new proposed rule, complying with legal requirements.

The National Endowment for the Arts, part of the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities, announced a meeting of the National Council on the Arts. This meeting is scheduled for May 1, 2025, and will be conducted via videoconference. The open session, from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Eastern time, will discuss general agency business and be webcast for public viewing. The closed session, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m., will not be open to the public due to the discussion of sensitive information.

The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases has scheduled several closed meetings to discuss grant applications. These meetings, set for April 1, 2, and 7, 2021, will be held via telephone conference and video meeting at the National Institutes of Health. The discussions will include sensitive information, such as confidential trade secrets and personal data, and are closed to the public to protect privacy. The meetings will review grant applications related to obesity treatment, neuronal cilia research, and gastrointestinal clinical studies.

The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled is proposing to add certain products and services to its Procurement List. This list includes products like pizza slicers, salad savers, and pot lid stands, as well as services provided at various military and government locations across the United States. These items and services would be supplied by nonprofit agencies that employ individuals who are blind or have severe disabilities. The proposal invites public comments to be submitted by February 14, 2021.

The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke announced a change in the meeting date for their Special Emphasis Panel. Originally scheduled for January 26, 2021, the meeting will now take place on February 24, 2021, with the time remaining the same. This meeting, held at the National Institutes of Health in Rockville, Maryland, is closed to the public. The change was documented in the Federal Register on January 19, 2021, and it modifies the previous announcement made on December 8, 2020.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has concluded that no further measures are needed to address air quality issues from renewable fuels, as per the Clean Air Act (CAA). This decision follows a study, known as the "anti-backsliding study," which evaluated whether the renewable fuel volumes required under the CAA would worsen air quality due to changes in vehicle emissions. After inviting public comments on the proposed determination announced in June 2020, the EPA decided that existing measures are sufficient to manage the air quality impacts. The study and details about this decision can be found on the EPA's website.