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  • Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 11560
    Reading Time:about 2 minutes

    The U.S. Marshals Service, part of the Department of Justice, is planning to submit an information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget. This involves a new form, USM-649, used by state, local, and tribal agencies to request vulnerability assessments of government facilities. The public is invited to send comments until March 29, 2021, focusing on the necessity and efficiency of this information collection. It is estimated that 20 respondents will use this form annually, taking about 30 minutes each, leading to a total public burden of 10 hours per year.

    Simple Explanation

    The U.S. Marshals want to use a new form to help local police and others check if buildings are safe, and they are seeing if people agree with this idea. They think about 20 people will use this form each year, and it won't take too long to fill out.

  • Type:Notice
    Citation:89 FR 105628
    Reading Time:about 4 minutes

    The Department of Justice (DOJ) plans to start a program with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) called the Taxpayer Address Request (TAR), where the IRS will provide taxpayer mailing addresses to the DOJ. This information will help the DOJ locate people who owe debts to the United States to begin legal actions or collect the debts. The program is set to start on January 30, 2025, and will last for 18 months. The authority for this program comes from the Privacy Act of 1974, along with specific regulations that allow the IRS to share this information with the DOJ.

    Simple Explanation

    The Department of Justice wants to work with the IRS to get people's addresses so they can find and collect money from people who owe the government. They promise to follow privacy laws while doing this.

  • Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 8535
    Reading Time:about 4 minutes

    The Department of Justice (DOJ), through its Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), is proposing a renewal of a previously approved information collection. This renewal involves minor updates to the Form EOIR-40, which is used by noncitizens applying for suspension of deportation. The proposed changes include both typographical and substantive edits, such as replacing the term "alien" with "noncitizen" and updating the instructions for including personal information like phone numbers and passport photos. The public is invited to comment on these changes for 30 days, and the estimated annual burden for completing this form is roughly 845 hours, spread across 147 respondents.

    Simple Explanation

    The government wants to keep using a form that helps people who are not citizens stay in the country instead of being sent away. They made some small changes to the form, like using nicer words and fixing spelling, and they want everyone to share their thoughts about it.

  • Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 13881
    Reading Time:about a minute or two

    Promega Corporation has applied to the Drug Enforcement Administration to register as a bulk manufacturer of certain controlled substances. This notice invites comments or objections to the proposed registration by May 27, 2025. Comments must be submitted electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at regulations.gov. The substances will be manufactured as Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients for sale to customers, with no other uses authorized.

    Simple Explanation

    Promega Corporation wants permission to make certain special medicines in large amounts, and people can say what they think about this by May 27, 2025, on a website called regulations.gov.

  • Type:Notice
    Citation:86 FR 11330
    Reading Time:about 2 minutes

    The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has announced that Livwell Michigan, LLC has applied to be registered as a bulk manufacturer of controlled substances, specifically marihuana, listed under Schedule I. The DEA will evaluate this application based on specific regulations and guidelines to ensure it complies with laws and has measures in place to prevent misuse. The public and other manufacturers have until April 26, 2021, to submit comments or objections regarding this application. If approved, Livwell Michigan, LLC would be allowed to produce marihuana for use in scientific and medical research, but not for other purposes.

    Simple Explanation

    The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is thinking about giving permission to a company called Livwell Michigan, LLC to make a special kind of medicine from marihuana to help with science and doctor studies. People have until April 26, 2021, to say if they think it’s a good or bad idea, keeping in mind that this doesn’t mean the company will automatically get the green light.

  • Type:Notice
    Citation:89 FR 106593
    Reading Time:about a minute or two

    The U.S. Department of Justice has proposed a Consent Decree with The Manitowoc Company, Inc. and its subsidiaries for allegedly violating the Clean Air Act by selling heavy construction equipment with non-compliant diesel engines. As part of the settlement, the companies will pay a $42.6 million fine and undertake a project to address the environmental damage caused by emissions. The public is invited to comment on the proposed decree within 30 days, and details can be accessed online.

    Simple Explanation

    The government wants The Manitowoc Company to pay a big fine of $42.6 million because they sold machines with engines that made more pollution than allowed. People can say what they think about this plan in the next 30 days by looking at it online.

  • Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 14161
    Reading Time:about 4 minutes

    The Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women plans to submit a request for an extension of an existing information collection to the Office of Management and Budget. This request involves the OVW Notice of Funding Opportunity Template, a tool used to guide applications for grants under the Violence Against Women Act. The process affects entities like governments, schools, and organizations applying for funding. Community members are encouraged to give feedback on areas such as reducing the time burden and improving the collection's effectiveness until April 28, 2025.

    Simple Explanation

    The government wants to make sure it's doing a good job helping people who stop violence against women, and they're asking for ideas from everyone to make it better. They're checking how their forms and questions are used and want to make it easier and faster for people to fill them out.

  • Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 8224
    Reading Time:about a minute or two

    The Open Grid Alliance, Inc. (OGA) has updated its membership details, in line with the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. The notification, filed on October 11, 2024, indicates that Deutsche Telekom AG has withdrawn from the group. No other changes have occurred, and the group remains open to new members. Previous notifications about membership changes were also documented in the Federal Register on several occasions.

    Simple Explanation

    The Open Grid Alliance, a group that works together to make technology better, announced that Deutsche Telekom, a big phone and internet company, has decided to leave the group. Everything else in the group stays the same, and they are still welcoming new friends to join.

  • Type:Notice
    Citation:90 FR 13882
    Reading Time:about 7 minutes

    The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has decided to revoke Joely Keen's DEA registration because she is no longer authorized to handle controlled substances in Texas. Her licenses to practice as an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) and registered nurse in Texas have been revoked, and she lacks a necessary prescriptive authority agreement with a supervising physician. Without these, she cannot legally prescribe or dispense controlled substances, resulting in the loss of her DEA registration. The order becomes effective on April 28, 2025.

    Simple Explanation

    Joely Keen lost her special permission to give out certain medicines because she's no longer allowed to do that in Texas, and her special nurse licenses were taken away. This means she can't write prescriptions, and another special rule will make her permission officially gone on April 28, 2025.

  • Type:Notice
    Citation:89 FR 95237
    Reading Time:about a minute or two

    The Mobile Satellite Services Association (MSSA) submitted a notice about changes in its membership under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993. Apex Technology, Inc. from Los Angeles, and Ericsson AB from Stockholm have joined the MSSA. MSSA's membership remains open, and it will continue to update the authorities about any further changes. This notice was intended to update the previous submissions and limit any antitrust liability to actual damages under specific conditions.

    Simple Explanation

    The notice says that two companies have joined a group that works with satellites, and they want to let everyone know so there aren't any problems with rules about fair competition.