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White House Council on Environmental Quality Releases Draft NEPA Template Following CEQ’s Rescission of Longstanding Regulations

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Last week, several news outlets reported that the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) circulated a draft template dated April 8, 2025 among federal agencies to assist in updating their procedures for...more

Maynard Nexsen

FCC Launches Sweeping Deregulation Proceeding

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On March 12, 2025, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman, Brendan Carr, announced a “massive deregulation initiative” that puts all agency rules and guidance on the table for reconsideration. The agency is...more

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FDIC Seeking Comments on Industrial Bank Rule Changes

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The FDIC is seeking comment on proposed changes to its regulation governing parent companies of industrial banks and industrial loan companies—Part 354 of the FDIC Rules and Regulations....more

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California Privacy Protection Agency Releases First Draft Regulations of AI and Other Automated Decision Technology

On November 27, 2023, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) unveiled draft automated decisionmaking technology (ADMT) regulations that would set forth new consumer protections related to the profiling of consumers...more

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FTC Issues Long-Awaited Privacy-Focused Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

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On August 11, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (the FTC or the Commission) published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) to request public comment on the prevalence of “commercial surveillance and data security...more

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Federal PFAS Development: Preliminary Effluent Guidelines Program Plan 15

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The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has outlined additional steps that it plans to take to investigate and in some cases regulate the discharge of per- or polyfluoroalkyl compounds (“PFAS”) in certain...more

McDermott Will & Emery

EPA Approves Use of 10 Pesticide Products on Hemp

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December 19th, 2019, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its approval of 10 new pesticides for use on hemp products. EPA’s approval of nine biopesticides and one conventional pesticide provides greater...more

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CMS Ignores the Courts: 2020 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System Final Rule Includes 340B Rate Cuts Already Ruled...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently published the 2020 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) rule, which finalizes a proposed reduction in Medicare Part B reimbursement for certain...more

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Commission Rules Under Construction: COGCC Mission Change Whitepaper Released

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Many changes are on the horizon, as the Colorado Oil & Gas Conservation Commission’s (“COGCC”) rules are under construction. On November 1st, the COGCC released its Mission Change Whitepaper (“Whitepaper”)...more

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USDA Releases Proposed Domestic Hemp Regulations: Six Key Takeaways for Licensees

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Tuesday, October 29, 2019, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a draft of the much-anticipated interim rule on the Domestic Hemp Production Program under the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (the...more

UB Greensfelder LLP

FINRA’s Secret Power To Control Information

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In the past week, I ran across two discrete instances in which FINRA acts as a secret gatekeeper of sorts, exercising its own subjective judgment, without anyone knowing what, exactly, it is doing or why, employing...more

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2018 Recommended Aquatic Life Water Quality Criteria for Aluminum/U.S. EPA Draft Technical Support Document: National Association...

The National Association of Clean Water Agencies (“NACWA”) submitted September 13th comments on the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) document titled: Draft Technical Support Document: Implementing the...more

K&L Gates LLP

K&L Gates Triage: Digital Health Update: ONC Information Blocking Proposal Aims to Remove Barriers to Data Sharing

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The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) recently released a proposed rule aimed at promoting the interoperability of health information technology and enabling access to electronic...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

FCC’s OTARD Rule Proposal: Comment Period Open - Partner Gerry Lederer Discusses New Developments in PublicCEO

The Federal Communications Commission has proposed an expansion of its rules for Over-the-Air Reception Devices in what it says is an effort to spur the deployment of 5G infrastructure. The FCC’s recommended changes have...more

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West Virginia Oil & Gas Conservation Commission to Issue Emergency Rule for Horizontal Deep Wells

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At an April 23, 2019 public hearing, the Chairman of the West Virginia Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (“OGCC”) announced the Commission’s intention to introduce an emergency rule for setback/spacing standards for...more

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FDA Regulation of Cannabis

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Agency Notice Touts Authority to Regulate Products Containing Cannabis and Cannabis-derived Compounds - On April 4, 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a notice in the Federal Register that it...more

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