Search Results for keywords:"gender-neutral language"

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  • 2025-00703 — Procedural Rules
    Type:Rule
    Citation:90 FR 5610
    Reading Time:about 88 minutes

    The Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission has finalized revisions to its procedural rules to ensure that legal proceedings are fair, fast, and inexpensive. These revisions include updates to the Commission's electronic filing system, adopting gender-neutral language, and aligning with the American Bar Association's Model Rules of Professional Conduct. The changes aim to clarify procedures, improve consistency, and promote greater efficiency in handling cases. The new rules will apply beginning March 3, 2025, and will affect both new cases and ongoing proceedings, except where applying them would be unfair or impossible.

    Simple Explanation

    The people in charge of making rules for keeping miners safe decided to change some of their rules to make things happen faster and cost less money. They made changes like using more friendly words and using computers to do paperwork.

  • 2024-31242 — Practice and Procedure: Rules of General Application, Safeguards, Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Investigations, and Section 337 Adjudication and Enforcement
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    Type:Rule
    Citation:90 FR 225
    Reading Time:about 2 hours

    The United States International Trade Commission (ITC) has made amendments to its Rules of Practice and Procedure. The changes are designed to address technical corrections, clarify provisions, and ensure the rules are harmonized and consistent. These amendments are aimed at improving efficiency and reducing costs in the administration of agency proceedings and apply to future investigations and proceedings starting February 3, 2025. Some key updates include implementing gender-neutral language, eliminating paper copies in favor of e-filing, and refining confidentiality designations during the filing process.

    Simple Explanation

    The United States International Trade Commission is updating its rules to make them clearer and easier to follow, such as using gender-neutral words and allowing everyone to file papers online instead of on paper.