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The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development has officially announced a new order of succession for the Government National Mortgage Association, also known as Ginnie Mae. This new order will determine who takes over if the Ginnie Mae President cannot perform the duties due to absence, disability, or a vacancy. The order lists specific officers who will step in, starting with the Principal Executive Vice President and followed by various Senior Vice Presidents. This announcement replaces the previous order of succession published in 2018.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) proposed a consent agreement with accessiBe Inc. and accessiBe Ltd., addressing alleged violations of unfair or deceptive practices. The agreement accuses accessiBe of falsely claiming their product, accessWidget, could make any website fully compliant with accessibility standards. Additionally, accessiBe did not disclose financial ties to publishers of third-party reviews, which misrepresented the product as unbiased and objective. The order mandates accessiBe to correct these practices, make transparent disclosures, and pay $1,000,000 in monetary relief to the FTC. Public comments on this agreement are invited until February 5, 2025.

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) filed a petition with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on February 5, 2021. They are asking FERC to issue a declaratory order that the California State Water Resources Control Board has waived its authority to certify the McCloud Pit-Hydroelectric Project under the Clean Water Act. Interested parties can comment on this petition until March 8, 2021. The petition and submission details are available on FERC's website.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced a proposed consent order with Mobilewalla Inc., a data broker accused of unlawfully collecting and selling consumers' sensitive location information without obtaining proper consent. The company allegedly violated multiple parts of the FTC Act by collecting and retaining precise location data and targeting consumers based on characteristics revealed by their location history, such as religion or medical conditions. The proposed order aims to restrict Mobilewalla's future data practices, mandating they verify consumer consent and avoid retaining sensitive data indefinitely. The public is invited to comment on this order until January 6, 2025, before the FTC makes a final decision.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has proposed a consent agreement with Amazon regarding allegations of misappropriated driver tips through its Amazon Flex program. Between late 2016 and August 2019, Amazon allegedly withheld nearly a third of tips that customers intended for drivers, amounting to approximately $61 million, despite claiming to pass 100% of tips to drivers. The agreement requires Amazon to pay back the full amount withheld and prohibits the company from changing its tipping practices without driver consent. The proposal is open for public comments until March 12, 2021, before final approval by the FTC.

The Health and Human Services Department is delaying the start date of a rule about affordable medications. This rule, initially set to start on January 22, 2021, will now take effect on March 22, 2021. The delay aligns with a presidential memo that asks for extra time to review recent rules. This rule requires health centers to provide insulin and epinephrine at reduced prices to low-income patients.

The Executive Order 14137 establishes a new order of succession for the Department of the Treasury if both the Secretary and Deputy Secretary are unable to perform their duties. The succession list starts with any Under Secretary and proceeds through several key officials, including the General Counsel and Chief of Staff, among others. The order specifies that individuals in acting positions cannot serve as Secretary, and the President has the discretion to deviate from this order. This Executive Order also revokes a previous order from August 2016 related to Treasury succession.

The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is reopening the comment period for a proposed rule to amend the Lamb Promotion, Research, and Information Order. This rule change involves requiring market agencies to fully collect and remit assessments on lamb sales. The comment period, initially closed on December 4, 2020, is now extended to March 24, 2021, providing more time for stakeholders to give input. AMS is particularly interested in feedback on allowing flexible remittance schedules for smaller market agencies to reduce their regulatory burden.

The executive order titled "Providing an Order of Succession Within the Department of Homeland Security" establishes a clear line of succession for the role of Secretary of Homeland Security in cases where the current Secretary and other top officials are unable to perform their duties. The order specifies that the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration, Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis, Director of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers, and Region 3 Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency will take over in this order. It also revokes a previous order from 2016 related to succession within the Department of Homeland Security. Additionally, the President retains the discretion to deviate from this order if necessary.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a provisionally accepted settlement with Cybex International, Inc. The settlement involves a civil penalty of $7,950,000 due to Cybex's failure to promptly report defects in their Arm Curl and Smith Press machines, which posed serious injury risks. Cybex has agreed to enhance its compliance program but does not admit to any wrongdoing. The public can submit comments or objections to this settlement until March 4, 2021.