WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco District, California, has completed an extensive inventory of ancestral remains and funerary objects and identified cultural affiliation to three Pomo Tribal Nations. The review confirms the remains of at least six Native American individuals, recovered from multiple archaeological sites in Sonoma County between 1975 and 1981, along with 7,871 associated burial objects spanning prehistoric villages, midden sites and h more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco District and the University of California Riverside have jointly announced plans to repatriate a small collection of Native American cultural items identified as unassociated funerary objects. The materials, totaling 33 items, consist entirely of soil and charcoal samples recovered from archaeological sites tied to the Warm Springs Dam investigations in Sonoma County, California, along with additional material from Pr more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco District, California, has announced its intent to transfer a vast collection of cultural materials unearthed during construction of the Warm Springs Dam in Sonoma County, marking one of the largest repatriation efforts initiated under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. Archaeological investigations tied to the dam and Lake Sonoma reservoir began in the late 1960s and accelerated across the 197 more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (TNSFR) -- Atomic Alchemy Inc., Idaho Falls, has transmitted the first part of a construction permit application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a four-unit reactor facility. The application details a non-power, light-water-cooled, pool-type Versatile Isotope Production Reactor (VIPR) facility. The company's submission, made pursuant to section 103 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and part 50 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, specifies tha more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (TNSFR) -- The Bixby Memorial Free Library, Vergennes, Vermont, has completed its inventory of Native American human remains and formally acknowledged cultural affiliation to the Stockbridge-Munsee Community of Wisconsin. The determination comes under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act and marks a significant step toward repatriating the remains of at least two individuals to a Tribal Nation with established historical ties to the region. The notice r more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services published a quarterly notice outlining manual instructions, interpretive regulations and other Federal Register notices related to the Medicare and Medicaid programs and other programs the agency manages. This output covers the documents issued during the previous 3-month period. The agency administers the Medicare and Medicaid programs, in addition to coordinating and over more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Chaco Culture National Historical Park, Nageezi, New Mexico, to repatriate sacred quartz crystal to the Pueblo of San Felipe. The object, a large quartz crystal, was recovered in late 2012 by park preservation employees during maintenance work at a structure known as Talus Unit 1, or LA2470, after being placed there by an unknown individual sometime between November 28 and December 3 of that year. While th more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce announced the selection of individuals to serve as members of its Performance Review Boards. These boards are responsible for reviewing performance appraisals and ratings of Senior Executive Service and Senior Leader members, and for making recommendations to the appointing authority on performance management issues like pay adjustments and bonuses. The appointments are effective immediately upon publication of this notice and servi more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (TNSFR) -- The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled announced an expansion of the federal Procurement List, approving the addition of a Base Supply Center service that will be furnished through a qualifying nonprofit organization. The action, published in the Federal Register, establishes that the Industries for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Inc. of West Allis, Wisconsin will serve as the designated mandatory source of supply for operation more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (TNSFR) -- The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled proposed adding three product and service requirements to its procurement list and deleting 14 existing requirements. The additions and deletions will impact which products and services federal agencies must acquire from nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, creating both opportunities and losses for these organizations. The three proposed addi more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (TNSFR) -- The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled issued a notice proposing sweeping changes to the federal Procurement List, outlining both new additions and planned deletions that would affect the production and service responsibilities of multiple nonprofit agencies across the United States. The proposal, released under the AbilityOne program authority, seeks to expand federally supported employment opportunities for workers who are blin more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (TNSFR) -- The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled issued a notice proposing a modification to the federal Procurement List involving a major service contract that would be reserved for nonprofit agencies employing people who are blind or have other severe disabilities. The change focuses on a contact center services requirement supporting the Defense Manpower Data Center under the General Services Administration Public Buildings Service Regi more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (TNSFR) -- The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled removed 27 specific products and services from the procurement list. This action concludes the inclusion of these items previously furnished by nonprofit agencies that employ persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities. This decision was made after determining that a range of items and work duties are no longer suitable for procurement by the Federal Government under the provisio more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of War (formerly the U.S. Department of Defense) announced that the National Security Agency intends to grant Spyris Federal Inc. a partially exclusive license for government-owned intellectual property related to automated document reasoning and search technology. The notice identifies U.S. Patent US10042928B1, titled "System and Method for Automated Reasoning with and Searching of Documents," as the invention proposed for licensing, and state more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of War (formerly the U.S. Department of Defense) released an arms sales notification outlining a proposed transfer of FGM-148F Javelin anti-tank missile systems to Bulgaria, including launch units, training support and long-term sustainment logistics. The notice, issued under Transmittal 24-72, details Bulgaria's request for 218 Javelin missiles -- including four fly-to-buy rounds -- and 107 Lightweight Command Launch Units, alongside simulator more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of War (formerly the U.S. Department of Defense) published an arms sales notification detailing a proposed transfer of precision artillery guidance hardware and support services to the Government of Denmark. The notice, designated Transmittal 24-77, outlines an $85 million package consisting of 5,832 M1156 Precision Guidance Kits, along with technical training, data, compatibility testing and logistics support. The program falls under statutory more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of War (formerly the U.S. Department of Defense) released an arms sales notification outlining a proposed amendment to an existing Foreign Military Sales case with Israel, expanding previous equipment orders to include a new quantity of Heavy Duty Tank Trailers. The notice, filed as Transmittal 24-73, elevates the total program value to $164.6 million, prompting congressional notification because the amended purchase exceeds statutory review th more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of War (formerly the U.S. Department of Defense) released details of a proposed foreign military sale involving the Government of Norway, outlining a planned acquisition of rocket artillery systems and associated munitions valued at an estimated $580 million. The notification, transmitted to Congress under statutory arms export reporting requirements, describes Norway's request to purchase sixteen M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems alo more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of War (formerly the U.S. Department of Defense) published an arms sales notification outlining a proposed $305 million training and support package for the Government of the Netherlands to enhance the readiness of its CH-47 and AH-64 helicopter fleet. The notification, issued under Transmittal 24-76, describes a program consisting entirely of non-major defense equipment, focused on aviation training and related logistics rather than the sale o more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a call for letters of interest for its State Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (SWIFIA) program, offering loans to state infrastructure financing authorities for water infrastructure projects. The program provides credit assistance to state entities established or designated by a state's governor to carry out requirements of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act or the Safe Drinking Water Act. To b more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the availability of approximately $6.5 billion in credit assistance, seeking letters of interest (LOIs) from prospective borrowers for its Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) program. The lending is expected to accelerate roughly $13 billion in overall water infrastructure investment across the U.S. The WIFIA program, authorized by congress in 2014, provides long-term, low-cost supplemental fina more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has finalized a Clean Air Act Tribal Minor New Source Review permit allowing Agua Caliente Tribal Corp., Palm Springs, California, to modify and operate a gasoline dispensing facility known as Agua Caliente Fuel Rancho Mirage. The approval, issued by EPA Region 9, applies to a fuel station and convenience store located on the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation in Rancho Mirage, California. The agency stated that the project s more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration issued a final rule that establishes, amends, suspends or removes standard instrument approach procedures (SIAPS) and associated takeoff minimums and obstacle departure procedures (ODPs) for aircraft operations at affected airports. These actions are necessary to update aviation safety standards due to revised criteria, alterations in the National Airspace System, the commissioning of navigationa more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Communications Commission launched an inquiry into the complex relationship between local television broadcast stations and national programmers to ensure local stations could effectively meet their public interest obligations. FCC seeks to identify any regulatory, contractual, or market barriers hindering local broadcasters from serving their local communities. Television broadcasters receive a license to use the public airwaves, which mandates that t more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration announced the availability of the agency's strategy document on innovative manufacturing technologies. This document outlines specific actions the FDA has taken and plans to take between fiscal years 2023 and 2027 to encourage the use of innovative manufacturing methods for drugs. The publication of this strategy fulfills a commitment made under the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA)  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration released a draft guidance for industry entitled "Q3E Guideline for Extractables and Leachables," along with a supporting document for Class 3 leachable monographs. The draft guidance and supporting materials were developed under the International Council for Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH). The purpose of this document is to establish a com more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration announced the availability of a draft guidance document entitled "Medical Gases--Current Good Manufacturing Practice." The guidance is intended to help manufacturers of medical gases comply with current good manufacturing practice (CGMP) regulations that become effective on Dec. 18, 2025. These regulations are specific to medical gases for human and animal use. The regulations set minimum more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has announced the designated reserve ratio (DRR) for the deposit insurance fund (DIF) at 2% for the 2026. The designation was carried out pursuant to the Federal Deposit Insurance (FDI) Act, which requires the agency to publish a notice setting the ratio for the coming year. The DIF is the source of funds used by the agency to protect bank depositors by guaranteeing their accounts up to the statutory limit should a financial ins more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (TNSFR) -- The Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma has announced its intention to repatriate a sacred ceremonial object connected to a known lineal descendant. The item, recorded as a fire stick used during a naming ceremony in Stroud, Oklahoma in 1963 at the Sac and Fox Nation, was donated to the museum in 2014 by anthropologist Carol Rachlin, who had worked closely with the Tribe during that period. The museum reports that the fire stick meets the criteria of a sacred object  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (TNSFR) -- The Heard Museum, Phoenix, Arizona has completed a formal inventory of human remains and funerary objects held in its collections and has confirmed cultural affiliation with the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of the Salt River Reservation. Acting under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, the museum reported that remains belonging to at least one Native American individual were identified, along with 31 associated funerary objects  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (TNSFR) -- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has calculated the Federal Medical Assistance Percentages (FMAP) and Enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentages (eFMAP) for 2027. These percentages will be effective for the four quarter-year periods beginning Oct. 1, 2026, through Sept. 30, 2027. The FMAP rates determine the amount of Federal matching funds for state expenditures related to medical assistance, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Continge more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued a final rule to update Medicare payment rates for home health agencies (HHAs) and revise several health-related policies. The rule sets routine updates to Medicare home health payment rates and includes a 2.4 percent payment update percentage for calendar year 2026. The final rule adjusts the home health base payment rate with a -1.023 percent permanent adjustment an more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs and Museum of Northern Arizona, Flagstaff, has completed an updated inventory of funerary objects from an archaeological site on the Hualapai Indian Reservation and confirmed cultural affiliation with the Hualapai Indian Tribe, according to a Notice of Inventory Completion filed through the National Park Service. The notice identifies four funerary objects associated with ancestral burials at site NA5998  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration has approved the duty-free entry for 23 foreign-made scientific instruments sought by universities and research institutes across the U.S. concluding that no instruments of equivalent scientific value are manufactured in the U.S. The approval, issued under the Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Materials Importation Act of 1966, was reached after ITA received no public comments on the matter. Th more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration is soliciting public comments to determine if instruments of equivalent scientific value to 12 foreign-made items are manufactured in the U.S. This request aligns with the Educational, Scientific and Cultural Materials Importation Act of 1966, which permits duty-free entry for certain scientific equipment when no comparable domestic alternative exists. Applications for duty-free entry for these ite more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (TNSFR) -- The International Trade Commission has determined that an industry in the U.S. is materially injured because of imports of corrosion-resistant steel products from 10 countries. These countries are Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, Netherlands, South Africa, Taiwan, Turkiye, United Arab Emirates, and Vietnam. This determination, made under the Tariff Act of 1930, followed findings by the U.S. Department of Commerce that the steel products were being sold in the U.S more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (TNSFR) -- The International Trade Commission adjusted the schedule for its review concerning crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into modules, from China and Turkiye. This investigation, designated No. 731-TA-1046 (Fourth Review), addresses an existing antidumping duty order. The schedule revision follows a lapse in appropriations that led to a cessation of the ITC's operations. The investigation was initially established with a timeline on Oct. more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (TNSFR) -- The Museum of Us, San Diego, California, has completed an inventory of funerary objects and formally identified cultural affiliation to the United Auburn Indian Community of the Auburn Rancheria of California, according to a Notice of Inventory Completion issued through the National Park Service and published in the Federal Register. The notice states that sixteen funerary objects, originating from archaeological sites historically referred to as Nicholas Mound in  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (TNSFR) -- The New York State Museum, Albany, has announced plans to repatriate hundreds of cultural items classified as unassociated funerary objects, according to a notice filed with the National Park Service under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The notice documents a total of 324 materials identified as burial-related objects affiliated with the Stockbridge-Munsee Community of Wisconsin. These items were recovered from the village of Waterford  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (TNSFR) -- Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California, has announced its intent to repatriate more than two hundred cultural items identified as unassociated funerary objects. The objects, totaling 207, were excavated from several sites in Sonoma County between the late 1970s and 1989 and are linked to Native burial contexts despite the absence of associated human remains. The university determined through consultation and review that the items meet the legal definitio more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (TNSFR) -- Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has completed an inventory of Native American human remains and funerary objects and identified cultural affiliation linking the materials to numerous Tribal Nations. The notice states that the remains of at least five individuals, along with two associated projectile points, were recovered from the Schacht Site in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, before entering University holdings in 1968. The materials were excavated  more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (TNSFR) -- The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation, Division of Archaeology, Nashville, has announced plans to repatriate culturally significant objects connected to Native American burial traditions in Davidson County, according to a notice issued under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The inventory lists thirteen funerary items considered unassociated due to the absence of human remains; however, archaeological context and cultura more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (TNSFR) -- The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Division of Archaeology, Nashville, has documented ancestral remains and funerary objects from Davidson County and confirmed cultural affiliation to Tribal Nations across the Southeast, according to a Notice of Inventory Completion released through the National Park Service. The inventory identifies the remains of at least 23 Native American individuals recovered from Site 40DV53, along with 360 associated bu more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (TNSFR) -- The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation Division of Archaeology, Nashville, has completed a large-scale inventory of Native American ancestral remains and burial objects and confirmed cultural affiliation linking them to eight Tribal Nations, according to a Notice of Inventory Completion released by the National Park Service. The notice documents the remains of at least 238 individuals and 449 associated funerary objects, recovered from multiple ar more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Air Force issued a notice announcing the individuals appointed to its Senior Executive Service Performance Review Board for 2025. Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 4314(c) (1-5), the department announces these appointments. This board is tasked with reviewing and evaluating performance scores for senior executives, then making recommendations to the authorizing official regarding the executives' performance. The notice also emphasizes that performance standards must b more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Trade Representative has extended 178 product exclusions from the tariffs imposed on China in the Section 301 investigation into technology transfer, intellectual property and innovation practices. The decision, which follows a trade and economic deal reached between President Trump and President Xi Jinping of China, extends the exclusions from their original expiration date of Nov. 29, 2025, through Nov. 9, 2026. The agency's determination was made in li more PR

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (TNSFR) -- The Utah Field House of Natural History State Park Museum, Vernal, has completed an official inventory of ancestral remains and determined cultural affiliation to the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray Reservation, according to a Notice of Inventory Completion published through the National Park Service. The review confirms the remains of at least 26 Native American individuals, alongside three funerary objects described as two mats and one woven cloak. These i more PR