Category: Government

The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) is proposing to amend the rule under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 that provides an exemption from the statutory prohibition on registered investment advisers receiving compensation on the basis of a share of capital gains in or capital appreciation of an advisory client’s account. Specifically, the proposed…

This action proposes to modify the Class E airspace designated as a surface area, the Class E airspace area designated as an extension to a Class E surface area, and the Class E airspace area extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Gunnison-Crested Butte Regional Airport, Gunnison, CO. These actions would support the…

This is notice of an Administrative declaration of a disaster for the state of Connecticut dated October 2, 2026. Incident: Severe Storms and Flash Flooding.

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (hereafter “USPTO” or “Agency”) will submit the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. The USPTO invites comments on the…

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (hereafter “USPTO” or “Agency”), as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, invites comments on the extension and revision of an existing information collection: 0651-0068 (Patent and Trademark Resource Center Metrics). The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 days for public comments prior to submission…

In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (Privacy Act), the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) is issuing a final rule, exempting a new system of records entitled “Department of the Treasury, Treasury .032–Federal Program Waste, Fraud, and Abuse Tip Intake and Referral Records” from certain provisions of the Privacy Act. This system…

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is providing notice of the Agency’s intended approach for area designations for the 2024 primary annual fine particulate matter (PM2.5) National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) (the 2024 annual PM2.5 NAAQS) under Clean Air Act (CAA) section 107(d). Details regarding these designations, as well as the EPA’s notifications to…

The Hydrocarbons and Geothermal Energy Office (HGEO) of the Department of Energy (DOE) gives notice (Notice) of receipt of an application (Application), filed by Freedom LNG LLC (Freedom LNG) on September 11, 2026. Freedom LNG requests long-term, multi-contract authorization to export U.S.-sourced natural gas by pipeline to Mexico in a volume up to approximately 343…

The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission” or the “SEC”) is proposing new custody rules under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “Investment Company Act”) and amendments to related reporting and recordkeeping requirements to address how regulated investment companies may custody crypto securities and similar investments, and amendments to the custody rule and related…