WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following action in the Federal Register. * * * Disadvantaged Business Enterprise and Airport Concession Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program Revisions The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is finalizing amendments to its Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) and Airport Concession Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (ACDBE) program regulations. With few modifications, this final rule follows the interim final rule (IFR) published on October 3, 2025,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration issued the following action in the Federal Register. * * * Hazardous Materials: Incorporation of ASME Code Section XII and the National Board Inspection Code PHMSA is amending the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) to incorporate by reference and authorize the use of the 2015 edition of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section XII--Rules for Construction and Contin more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued the following action in the Federal Register. * * * Denial of Motor Vehicle Defect Petition, DP26-003 This notice sets forth the reasons for denying a Petition DP26-003 submitted on February 5, 2026 by Mr. James A. Palmer to NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation (ODI), under 49 U.S.C. 30162 and 49 CFR part 552. The Petitioner requested that the Agency initiate a safety defect investigation into model year (MY) 2006 Ni more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued the following action in the Federal Register. * * * Denial of Motor Vehicle Defect Petition, DP26-005 This notice sets forth the reasons for the denial of a petition, DP26-005, submitted by Mr. Nathaniel W. Bowe III to the Administrator of NHTSA by a letter dated May 30, 2026, under 49 U.S.C. 30162 and 49 CFR part 552. The Petition requests that the Agency initiate a safety defect investigation into allegations of inadv more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 (TNSFR) -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following action in the Federal Register. * * * Constellation Energy Generation, LLC; Christopher M. Crane Clean Energy Center; Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), as the lead agency, and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Dominance Financing (EDF), as a cooperating agency, are issuing an environmental assessment (EA) and finding of no significant impact (FONSI) evaluating the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Education Office of Federal Student Aid issued the following letter on Sept. 25, 2026: * * * DCL ID: GEN-26-04 Subject: Guidance to Educational Institutions on Swatting Threats Summary: This letter provides an overview and refresher for all educational institutions on the criminal nature of anonymized threats, in particular swatting. This includes procedures for responding to these incidents and available resources on this topic. Dear Colleague: The U.S. Departments of Education (ED) and Just more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Judge Directs Paramount, State AGs to Respond to Booker Letter Challenging Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger Settlement * WASHINGTON, D.C. - In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Cory Booker, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights, is drawing attention following Thursday's hearing on the proposed Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger for sending a letter to District  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries released the following testimony by George Roberts, governing board chairman of the Northwest Florida Water Management District, from a Sept. 16, 2026, hearing on the Restore Florida Water Independence Act (H.R. 9017): * * * My name is George Roberts, and I am the Governing Board Chairman of the Northwest Florida Water Management District. I am also Co-Owner and Vice-President of Roberts & Roberts, Inc., a construction company, President of Bay C more PR

WAYNE, New Jersey, Sept. 26 -- William Paterson University posted the following news: * * * President of Dominican Republic Visits William Paterson University * President of the Dominican Republic Luis Abinader accepts the medallion from University President Richard J. Helldobler. President Luis Abinader of the Dominican Republic visited William Paterson University on Friday, September 26 in conjunction with his attendance at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City. During his visit to the campus, University President Richar more PR

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Sept. 27 -- The High Meadows Environmental Institute at Princeton University posted the following news: * * * Researchers Develop First High-Resolution Map of Groundwater Across Brazil * Princeton researchers used machine learning to construct a map of groundwater levels across the entire 3.29-million-square-mile (8.5 million km2) expanse of Brazil, from its rainforests to its alternately dry and rainy savanna. It is the first national-scale high resolution overview of groundwater depth and could help scientists study more PR