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Fed Makes Available New Guidance on CRA Regulations

The Federal Reserve System releases an overview of the community development goals and opportunities available under the Community Reinvestment Act, including how various CRA regulations should be interpreted.

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EDA Revising Competitive Grant Rules

The Economic Development Administration will soon issue new guidelines designed to help promote cooperation among different entities to promote regional economic development.

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EDA Grant Rules Update Coming from Obama Administration

The Economic Development Administration will soon be issuing regulations designed to be the Obama administration’s last word when it comes to effectively using EDA grants as a tool for economic development. The rules will be designed to better coordinate EDA and other federal grant pro...

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RUS Redefines Community Facility Loans

The Rural Utilities Service is wrapping up work on final rules which are designed to expand the reach of the Community Facility Loans program.

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New Rules Affect Solar, Wind Energy Development

The Interior Department has developed final rules revising the competitive process for offering lands for solar and wind energy development. Current regulations limit the competitive process to responding to right-of-way applications.

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RUS Final Rule Addresses Unique Loan Program

The Department of Agriculture’s Rural Housing Service (RUS) offers a final rule that amends the current regulation for the Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program.

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OSHA Final Rule Addresses Silica Dust Exposure

The rule is intended to curb lung cancer, silicosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and kidney disease in America’s workers by limiting their exposure to respirable crystalline silica.

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'White Collar' Rule Nearing Finalization

The Department of Labor is moving closer to finalizing its so-called “White Collar” rule. The department on March 14 sent the final rule to the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review. Typically, OMB can take up to three months of review before the final rule is publ...

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System to Collect Job Corps Data

The Employment and Training Administration (DOL) seeks insights on revising the post-enrollment data collection system for Job Corps participants.

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EEOC Publishes NPRM on Section 501

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) describing specific actions that federal agencies must take to comply with their obligation to engage in affirmative action in employment for individuals with disabilities.

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