{"description":"Documents matching 'federal republic nigeria niger state'","count":193,"total_pages":10,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bterm%5D=federal+republic+nigeria+niger+state&format=json&page=2","results":[{"title":"Millennium Challenge Corporation Candidate Country Report for Fiscal Year 2026","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Millennium Challenge Act of 2003, as amended, requires the Millennium Challenge Corporation to publish a report that identifies countries that are \"candidate countries\" for Millennium Challenge Account assistance during Fiscal Year 2026. The report is set forth in full below.","document_number":"2025-16827","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/09/03/2025-16827/millennium-challenge-corporation-candidate-country-report-for-fiscal-year-2026","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-09-03/pdf/2025-16827.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-16827.pdf?1756817111","publication_date":"2025-09-03","agencies":[{"raw_name":"Millennium Challenge Corporation","name":"Millennium Challenge Corporation","id":287,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/millennium-challenge-corporation","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/287","parent_id":null,"slug":"millennium-challenge-corporation"}],"excerpts":"contained in Division F of the Department of <span class=\"match\">State</span>, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2024 (Pub. L. 118-47) (FY 2025 SFOAA). \n \n Candidate Countries \n \n 1. Afghanistan \n 2. Algeria \n 3. Angola \n 4. Armenia \n 5. Bangladesh \n 6. Belize \n 7. Benin \n 8. Bhutan \n 9. Bolivia \n 10. Botswana \n 11. Burundi \n 12. Cabo Verde \n 13. Cambodia \n 14. Cameroon \n 15. Central African <span class=\"match\">Republic</span> \n 16. Chad \n 17. Colombia \n 18. Comoros \n 19. Congo, Democratic <span class=\"match\">Republic</span> of the \n 20. Congo, <span class=\"match\">Republic</span> of the \n 21. Côte d'Ivoire \n 22. Djibouti \n 23"},{"title":"Tribal Consultation on the WIPO Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge","type":"Notice","abstract":"The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Department of Commerce, announces a Tribal Consultation, and requests written comments, regarding the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources (GRs) and Associated Traditional Knowledge (ATK) (hereinafter, the \"Treaty\") adopted by WIPO Member States in Geneva, Switzerland on May 24, 2024. The Tribal Consultation will consist of virtual webinars and a request for written comments on whether the United States should sign and implement the Treaty and any impacts of taking those actions. For purposes of this Notice, the words \"Tribe\" or \"Tribes\" are intended to refer to Tribal Nations, State recognized Tribes, other Tribes, and Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders.","document_number":"2025-01092","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/17/2025-01092/tribal-consultation-on-the-wipo-treaty-on-intellectual-property-genetic-resources-and-associated","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-17/pdf/2025-01092.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-01092.pdf?1737035124","publication_date":"2025-01-17","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","name":"Commerce Department","id":54,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commerce-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/54","parent_id":null,"slug":"commerce-department"},{"raw_name":"Patent and Trademark Office","name":"Patent and Trademark Office","id":402,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/patent-and-trademark-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/402","parent_id":54,"slug":"patent-and-trademark-office"}],"excerpts":"the Treaty: Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Central African <span class=\"match\">Republic</span>, Chile, Colombia, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic People's <span class=\"match\">Republic</span> of Korea, Dominican <span class=\"match\">Republic</span>, Eswatini, Gambia, Ghana, Indonesia, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Marshall Islands, Morocco, Namibia, Nicaragua, <span class=\"match\">Niger</span>, <span class=\"match\">Nigeria</span>, Niue, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, South Africa, Togo, United <span class=\"match\">Republic</span> of Tanzania, Uganda, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Zimbabwe. \n \n (\n https://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/t"},{"title":"Request for Comments and Testimony on the World Intellectual Property Organization Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge","type":"Notice","abstract":"The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Department of Commerce, requests input from all interested parties on the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge (hereinafter, \"the Treaty\") adopted by WIPO Member States in Geneva, Switzerland on May 24, 2024. In particular, the USPTO welcomes written comments, and will hold a hybrid hearing, on whether the United States should sign and implement the Treaty and any impacts of taking those actions. The text of the Treaty can be found on the WIPO website at: https://www.wipo.int/edocs/mdocs/tk/en/gratk_dc/ gratk_dc_7.pdf.","document_number":"2025-01090","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/17/2025-01090/request-for-comments-and-testimony-on-the-world-intellectual-property-organization-treaty-on","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-17/pdf/2025-01090.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-01090.pdf?1737035124","publication_date":"2025-01-17","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","name":"Commerce Department","id":54,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commerce-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/54","parent_id":null,"slug":"commerce-department"},{"raw_name":"Patent and Trademark Office","name":"Patent and Trademark Office","id":402,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/patent-and-trademark-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/402","parent_id":54,"slug":"patent-and-trademark-office"}],"excerpts":"the Treaty: Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Central African <span class=\"match\">Republic</span>, Chile, Colombia, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic People's <span class=\"match\">Republic</span> of Korea, Dominican <span class=\"match\">Republic</span>, Eswatini, Gambia, Ghana, Indonesia, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Marshall Islands, Morocco, Namibia, Nicaragua, <span class=\"match\">Niger</span>, <span class=\"match\">Nigeria</span>, Niue, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, South Africa, Togo, United <span class=\"match\">Republic</span> of Tanzania, Uganda, Uruguay, Vanuatu, and Zimbabwe. \n https://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/tr"},{"title":"Millennium Challenge Corporation Candidate Country Report for Fiscal Year 2025","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Millennium Challenge Act of 2003, as amended, requires the Millennium Challenge Corporation to publish a report that identifies countries that are \"candidate countries\" for Millennium Challenge Account assistance during Fiscal Year 2025. The report is set forth in full below.","document_number":"2024-20132","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/09/09/2024-20132/millennium-challenge-corporation-candidate-country-report-for-fiscal-year-2025","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-09-09/pdf/2024-20132.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-20132.pdf?1725626719","publication_date":"2024-09-09","agencies":[{"raw_name":"Millennium Challenge Corporation","name":"Millennium Challenge Corporation","id":287,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/millennium-challenge-corporation","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/287","parent_id":null,"slug":"millennium-challenge-corporation"}],"excerpts":"prohibitions on assistance to countries for FY 2024 under the Department of <span class=\"match\">State</span>, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2024 (FY 2024 SFOAA) contained in Division F of the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (Pub. L. 118-47). \n Candidate Countries: Low Income Category \n 1. Afghanistan * \n 2. Angola \n 3. Bangladesh \n 4. Benin \n 5. Bhutan \n 6. Bolivia \n 7. Burundi \n 8. Cabo Verde \n 9. Cambodia * \n 10. Cameroon \n 11. Central African <span class=\"match\">Republic</span> \n 12. Chad \n 13. Comoros \n 14. Congo, Dem. Rep. \n 15. Congo, Rep. \n 16. Cote"},{"title":"Millennium Challenge Corporation Selection Criteria and Methodology Report for Fiscal Year 2026","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Millennium Challenge Act of 2003, as amended, requires the Millennium Challenge Corporation to publish a report that identifies the criteria and methodology that MCC intends to use to determine which candidate countries may be eligible to be considered for assistance under the Millennium Challenge Act for fiscal year 2026. The report is set forth in full below.","document_number":"2025-19507","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/10/09/2025-19507/millennium-challenge-corporation-selection-criteria-and-methodology-report-for-fiscal-year-2026","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-10-09/pdf/2025-19507.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-19507.pdf?1759868104","publication_date":"2025-10-09","agencies":[{"raw_name":"Millennium Challenge Corporation","name":"Millennium Challenge Corporation","id":287,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/millennium-challenge-corporation","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/287","parent_id":null,"slug":"millennium-challenge-corporation"}],"excerpts":"Central African <span class=\"match\">Republic</span> \n 7. Chad \n 8. Comoros \n 9. Congo, Dem. Rep. \n 10. Eritrea \n 11. Ethiopia \n 12. Gambia, The \n 13. Guinea \n 14. Guinea-Bissau \n 15. Haiti \n 16. Kenya \n 17. Kyrgyz <span class=\"match\">Republic</span> \n 18. Lao PDR \n 19. Lesotho \n 20. Liberia \n 21. Madagascar \n 22. Malawi \n 23. Mali \n 24. Mauritania \n 25. Mozambique \n 26. Myanmar \n 27. Nepal \n 28. <span class=\"match\">Niger</span> \n 29. <span class=\"match\">Nigeria</span> \n 30. North Korea \n 31. Pakistan \n 32. Rwanda \n 33. Senegal \n 34. Sierra Leone \n 35. Solomon Islands \n 36. Somalia \n 37. South Sudan \n 38. Sudan \n 39. Syrian Arab <span class=\"match\">Republic</span> \n 40. Tajikistan"},{"title":"Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Seven Species of Pangolin","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), propose to list seven species of pangolin distributed throughout Asia and Africa as endangered under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). This determination also serves as our 12-month finding on a petition to list these species. After a review of the best available scientific and commercial information, we find that listing these species is warranted. Accordingly, we propose to list the Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla), Indian pangolin (Manis crassicaudata), Sunda pangolin (Manis javanica), Philippine pangolin (Manis culionensis), white-bellied pangolin (Phataginus tricuspis), black- bellied pangolin (Phataginus tetradactyla) and giant pangolin (Smutsia gigantea) as endangered species under the Act. Finalizing this rule as proposed would add these species to the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and extend the Act's protections to these species. We also propose to revise the entry for Temminck's ground pangolin, which is listed as an endangered species under the Act, to reflect the species' current common name spelling and to use the most recently accepted scientific name.","document_number":"2025-10288","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/06/17/2025-10288/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-endangered-species-status-for-seven-species-of","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-06-17/pdf/2025-10288.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-10288.pdf?1750077910","publication_date":"2025-06-17","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","name":"Interior Department","id":253,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/interior-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/253","parent_id":null,"slug":"interior-department"},{"raw_name":"Fish and Wildlife Service","name":"Fish and Wildlife Service","id":197,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/fish-and-wildlife-service","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/197","parent_id":253,"slug":"fish-and-wildlife-service"}],"excerpts":"pangolin (\n Phataginus tricuspis \n ) was historically distributed through western and central sub-Saharan Africa with a range across Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Togo, Benin, <span class=\"match\">Nigeria</span>, Cameroon, Central African <span class=\"match\">Republic</span>, South Sudan, Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Democratic <span class=\"match\">Republic</span> of the Congo, <span class=\"match\">Republic</span> of the Congo, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, northern Angola, and isolated locations in Tanzania and Zambia (Jansen et al., 2020, pp. 145-147). This species is semi-arboreal, using a variety of forested habitats including"},{"title":"Revision of Firearms License Requirements","type":"Rule","abstract":"On April 30, 2024, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published an interim final rule (Firearms IFR) that imposed new export license requirements for firearms and related ammunition and components. American firearms manufacturers estimated that these regulatory restrictions would cost them hundreds of millions of dollars per year in lost sales. BIS, informed by public comments on the Firearms IFR, has determined that the Firearms IFR should be rescinded in its entirety--with the only exception being to maintain new Export Control Classification Numbers (ECCNs). This final rule also amends the EAR by removing the Congressional notification requirement for certain semi-automatic firearms license applications. By restoring export controls on firearms to the state they were in at the end of the first Trump Administration, BIS is advancing the Administration's commitment to reducing regulatory burdens on industry and law-abiding firearms owners.","document_number":"2025-18992","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/09/30/2025-18992/revision-of-firearms-license-requirements","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-09-30/pdf/2025-18992.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-18992.pdf?1759149920","publication_date":"2025-09-30","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","name":"Commerce Department","id":54,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commerce-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/54","parent_id":null,"slug":"commerce-department"},{"raw_name":"Bureau of Industry and Security","name":"Industry and Security Bureau","id":241,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/industry-and-security-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/241","parent_id":54,"slug":"industry-and-security-bureau"}],"excerpts":"Donetsk People's <span class=\"match\">Republic</span> (DNR) and Luhansk People's <span class=\"match\">Republic</span> (LNR) regions of Ukraine and transfers (in-country) within the Crimea, DNR, and LNR regions of Ukraine for all items subject to the EAR, other than food and medicine designated as EAR99 and certain EAR99 or ECCN 5D992.c software for internet-based communications.\n \n \n 9 \n  See § 746.6 of the EAR for additional license requirements for exports and reexports to the Crimea region of Ukraine and the so-called Donetsk People's <span class=\"match\">Republic</span> (DNR) and Luhansk People's <span class=\"match\">Republic</span> (LNR) regions of Ukraine"},{"title":"Implementation of the Final Acts of the 2019 World Radiocommunication Conference","type":"Rule","abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) makes non-substantive, editorial revisions to the Commission's Table of Frequency Allocations (Allocation Table), primarily to reflect decisions from the Final Acts of the World Radiocommunication Conference 2019 (WRC-19 Final Acts). The purpose of this administrative action is to revise the Allocation Table by updating the International Table of Frequency Allocations (International Table) portion of the Allocation Table to reflect the International Telecommunication Union's (ITU's) Table of Frequency Allocations in its Radio Regulations (Edition of 2020) (Radio Regulations), and by making updates and corrections in the United States Table of Frequency Allocations (U.S. Table) portion of the Allocation Table.","document_number":"2023-14656","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/09/29/2023-14656/implementation-of-the-final-acts-of-the-2019-world-radiocommunication-conference","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-09-29/pdf/2023-14656.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-14656.pdf?1695905127","publication_date":"2023-09-29","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","name":"Federal Communications Commission","id":161,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-communications-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/161","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-communications-commission"}],"excerpts":"frequency 54 MHz in all other tables (instead of permitting the entries for the 50-54 MHz band in the combined table for Regions 2 and 3 and the non-<span class=\"match\">Federal</span> Table, and the 50-73 MHz band in the <span class=\"match\">Federal</span> Table, to span pages 19 and 20).\n \n • Remove the references to footnote US108 from the 3300-3500 and 3500-3550 MHz bands in the <span class=\"match\">Federal</span> Table and from the 3300-3450 and 3450-3600 MHz bands in the non-<span class=\"match\">Federal</span> Table and revise footnote G2 by deleting “(except as provided for in US108)” because footnote US108 no longer applies to the 3300-3550 MHz band."},{"title":"Diversity Visa Instructions for DV-2026","type":"Notice","abstract":"This public notice provides information on how to apply for the DV-2026 Program and is issued pursuant to the Immigration and Nationality Act.","document_number":"2024-22482","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/10/01/2024-22482/diversity-visa-instructions-for-dv-2026","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-10-01/pdf/2024-22482.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-22482.pdf?1727700338","publication_date":"2024-10-01","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF STATE","name":"State Department","id":476,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/state-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/476","parent_id":null,"slug":"state-department"}],"excerpts":"the E-DV website, \n dvprogram.state.gov. \n The Department of <span class=\"match\">State</span> does not send selectee notifications or letters by regular postal mail or by email. Any email notification or mailed letter <span class=\"match\">stating</span> that you have been selected to receive a DV that does not come from the Department of <span class=\"match\">State</span> is not legitimate. Any email communication you receive from the Department of <span class=\"match\">State</span> will direct you to review Entrant Status Check for new information about your application. The Department of <span class=\"match\">State</span> will never ask you to send money by mail or by services such"},{"title":"Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing the Giraffe","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), announce our 12-month finding on a petition to list the giraffe (including its subspecies) as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act or ESA). After a review of the best available scientific and commercial information, we find that the following listing actions are warranted: We propose to list all three subspecies of the northern giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)--the West African giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis peralta), the Kordofan giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis antiquorum), and the Nubian giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis camelopardalis)--as endangered species under Act. We also propose to list the reticulated giraffe (Giraffa reticulata) and the Masai giraffe (Giraffa tippelskirchi), both from east Africa, as threatened species with protective regulations issued under section 4(d) of the Act (\"4(d) rule\"). After a thorough review of the best scientific and commercial data available, we find that, based on the Act's section 4(a)(1) factors, it is not warranted at this time to list either subspecies of the southern giraffe (Giraffa giraffa)--the Angolan giraffe (Giraffa giraffa angolensis) and the South African giraffe (Giraffa giraffa giraffa)--but we are proposing, under the authority of section 4(e) of the Act, to treat both of these subspecies as threatened species based on their similarity of appearance to the West African giraffe, Kordofan giraffe, Nubian giraffe, reticulated giraffe, and Masai giraffe. If we finalize this rule as proposed, it would add all giraffes to the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife, under the authority of either section 4(a)(1) or 4(e) of the Act, and extend the Act's protections to these taxa.","document_number":"2024-26395","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/11/21/2024-26395/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-listing-the-giraffe","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-11-21/pdf/2024-26395.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-26395.pdf?1732110315","publication_date":"2024-11-21","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","name":"Interior Department","id":253,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/interior-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/253","parent_id":null,"slug":"interior-department"},{"raw_name":"Fish and Wildlife Service","name":"Fish and Wildlife Service","id":197,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/fish-and-wildlife-service","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/197","parent_id":253,"slug":"fish-and-wildlife-service"}],"excerpts":"Ethiopia \n Kenya \n Angola. \n \n \n Central African <span class=\"match\">Republic</span> \n Kenya \n Rwanda \n Botswana. \n \n \n Chad \n \n Tanzania \n Eswatini. \n \n \n Democratic <span class=\"match\">Republic</span> of the Congo \n \n Zambia \n Malawi. \n \n \n Ethiopia \n \n \n Mozambique. \n \n \n Kenya \n \n \n Namibia. \n \n \n <span class=\"match\">Niger</span> \n \n \n South Africa. \n \n \n South Sudan \n \n \n Zambia. \n \n \n Uganda \n \n \n Zimbabwe. \n \n \n Regulatory and Analytical Framework \n Regulatory Framework \n Section 4 of the Act (16 U.S.C. 1533) and the implementing regulations in title 50 of the Code of <span class=\"match\">Federal</span> Regulations set forth the procedures for determining"},{"title":"Millennium Challenge Corporation Candidate Country Report for Fiscal Year 2024","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Millennium Challenge Act of 2003, as amended, requires the Millennium Challenge Corporation to publish a report that identifies countries that are \"candidate countries\" for Millennium Challenge Account assistance during Fiscal Year 2024. The report is set forth in full below.","document_number":"2023-18891","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/09/01/2023-18891/millennium-challenge-corporation-candidate-country-report-for-fiscal-year-2024","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-09-01/pdf/2023-18891.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-18891.pdf?1693485919","publication_date":"2023-09-01","agencies":[{"raw_name":"Millennium Challenge Corporation","name":"Millennium Challenge Corporation","id":287,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/millennium-challenge-corporation","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/287","parent_id":null,"slug":"millennium-challenge-corporation"}],"excerpts":"countries for FY 2023 under the Department of <span class=\"match\">State</span>, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2023 (FY 2023 SFOAA) contained in Division K of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Pub. L. 117-103). \n Candidate Countries: Low Income Category \n 1. Afghanistan \n 2. Angola \n 3. Bangladesh \n 4. Benin \n 5. Bhutan \n 6. Bolivia \n 7. Burundi \n 8. Cabo Verde \n 9. Cameroon \n 10. Central African <span class=\"match\">Republic</span> \n 11. Chad \n 12. Comoros \n 13. Congo, Democratic <span class=\"match\">Republic</span> of the \n \n 14. Congo, <span class=\"match\">Republic</span> of the\n \n \n 15. Côte d'Ivoire \n 16. Djibouti"},{"title":"Import Restrictions Imposed on Categories of Archaeological and Ethnological Material of Nigeria","type":"Rule","abstract":"This document amends the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations to reflect the imposition of import restrictions on certain categories of archaeological and ethnological material from the Federal Republic of Nigeria (\"Nigeria\"). These restrictions are being imposed pursuant to an agreement between the United States and Nigeria that has been entered into under the authority of the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act. This document amends the CBP regulations by adding Nigeria to the list of countries which have a bilateral agreement with the United States that imposes cultural property import restrictions. This document also contains the Designated List that describes the types of archaeological and ethnological material to which the restrictions apply.","document_number":"2022-05681","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/03/17/2022-05681/import-restrictions-imposed-on-categories-of-archaeological-and-ethnological-material-of-nigeria","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-03-17/pdf/2022-05681.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2022-05681.pdf?1647434729","publication_date":"2022-03-17","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","name":"Homeland Security Department","id":227,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/homeland-security-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/227","parent_id":null,"slug":"homeland-security-department"},{"raw_name":"U.S. Customs and Border Protection","name":"U.S. Customs and Border Protection","id":501,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/u-s-customs-and-border-protection","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/501","parent_id":227,"slug":"u-s-customs-and-border-protection"},{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY","name":"Treasury Department","id":497,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/treasury-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/497","parent_id":null,"slug":"treasury-department"}],"excerpts":"to reflect the imposition of import restrictions on certain categories of archaeological and ethnological material from the <span class=\"match\">Federal</span> <span class=\"match\">Republic</span> of <span class=\"match\">Nigeria</span> (“<span class=\"match\">Nigeria</span>”). These restrictions are being imposed pursuant to an agreement between the United States and <span class=\"match\">Nigeria</span> that has been entered into under the authority of the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act. This document amends the CBP regulations by adding <span class=\"match\">Nigeria</span> to the list of countries which have a bilateral agreement with the United States that imposes cultural property import restrictions"},{"title":"Table of Frequency Allocations and Radio Regulations","type":"Rule","abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission's (Commission) Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) makes non- substantive editorial revisions to conform certain of the Commission's rules to the formatting requirements of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). The purpose of this administrative action is to implement formatting revisions to the Table of Frequency Allocations (Allocation Table) footnotes to comply with the standard CFR codification structure. This document also makes non-substantive, editorial revisions to the descriptions of the Radio Regulations of the International Telecommunication Union; the United States Table of Frequency Allocations; and the United States, Non-Federal Government, and Federal Government Footnotes, and adds descriptions of the Allocation Table and International Footnotes to clarify the descriptions of the contents and structure of the Allocation Table.","document_number":"2023-11972","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/06/07/2023-11972/table-of-frequency-allocations-and-radio-regulations","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-06-07/pdf/2023-11972.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-11972.pdf?1686055515","publication_date":"2023-06-07","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","name":"Federal Communications Commission","id":161,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-communications-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/161","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-communications-commission"}],"excerpts":"affecting both <span class=\"match\">Federal</span> and non-<span class=\"match\">Federal</span> operations. United States footnotes appear in both the <span class=\"match\">Federal</span> Table and the non-<span class=\"match\">Federal</span> Table.\n \n \n (iii) Any footnote in the format “NG” followed by one or more digits, \n e.g., \n NG2, denotes a stipulation applicable only to non-<span class=\"match\">Federal</span> operations. Non-<span class=\"match\">Federal</span> Government (non-<span class=\"match\">Federal</span>) footnotes appear solely in the non-<span class=\"match\">Federal</span> Table (column 5).\n \n \n (iv) Any footnote in the format “G” followed by one or more digits, \n e.g., \n G2, denotes a stipulation applicable only to <span class=\"match\">Federal</span> operations. <span class=\"match\">Federal</span> Government"},{"title":"Millennium Challenge Corporation Selection Criteria and Methodology Report for Fiscal Year 2024","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Millennium Challenge Act of 2003, as amended, requires the Millennium Challenge Corporation to publish a report that identifies the criteria and methodology that MCC intends to use to determine which candidate countries may be eligible to be considered for assistance under the Millennium Challenge Act for fiscal year 2024. The report is set forth in full below.","document_number":"2023-20163","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/09/19/2023-20163/millennium-challenge-corporation-selection-criteria-and-methodology-report-for-fiscal-year-2024","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-09-19/pdf/2023-20163.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-20163.pdf?1695041145","publication_date":"2023-09-19","agencies":[{"raw_name":"Millennium Challenge Corporation","name":"Millennium Challenge Corporation","id":287,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/millennium-challenge-corporation","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/287","parent_id":null,"slug":"millennium-challenge-corporation"}],"excerpts":"Burundi \n 6. Cambodia \n 7. Cameroon \n 8. Central African <span class=\"match\">Republic</span> \n 9. Chad \n 10. Comoros \n 11. Congo, Democratic <span class=\"match\">Republic</span> of the \n 12. Congo, <span class=\"match\">Republic</span> of \n 13. Eritrea \n 14. Ethiopia \n 15. Gambia, The \n 16. Guinea \n 17. Guinea-Bissau \n 18. Haiti \n 19. Korea, North \n 20. Kyrgyzstan \n 21. Lesotho \n 22. Liberia \n 23. Madagascar \n 24. Malawi \n 25. Mali \n 26. Mozambique \n 27. Myanmar \n 28. Nepal \n 29. Nicaragua \n \n 30. <span class=\"match\">Niger</span> \n 4 \n \n \n \n \n 4 \n  Note that, should events that began in July 2023 in <span class=\"match\">Niger</span> be assessed to trigger restrictions on foreign assistance"},{"title":"Revision of Firearms License Requirements","type":"Rule","abstract":"In this interim final rule (IFR), the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to enhance the control structure for firearms and related items. These changes will better protect U.S. national security and foreign policy interests, which include countering the diversion and misuse of firearms and related items and advancing human rights. This rule identifies semi-automatic firearms under new Export Control Classification Numbers (ECCNs); adds additional license requirements for Crime Control and Detection (CC) items, thereby resulting in additional restrictions on the availability of license exceptions for most destinations; amends license review policies so that they are more explicit as to the nature of review that will accompany different types of transactions and license exception availability (including adding a new list of high-risk destinations); updates and expands requirements for support documentation submitted with license applications; and better accounts for the import documentation requirements of other countries (such as an import certificate or other permit prior to importation) when firearms and related items are authorized under a BIS license exception. BIS is publishing this rule as an IFR to solicit comments from the public on additional changes to export controls on firearms and related items that would better protect U.S. national security and foreign policy interests.","document_number":"2024-08813","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/04/30/2024-08813/revision-of-firearms-license-requirements","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-04-30/pdf/2024-08813.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-08813.pdf?1714144516","publication_date":"2024-04-30","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","name":"Commerce Department","id":54,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commerce-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/54","parent_id":null,"slug":"commerce-department"},{"raw_name":"Bureau of Industry and Security","name":"Industry and Security Bureau","id":241,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/industry-and-security-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/241","parent_id":54,"slug":"industry-and-security-bureau"}],"excerpts":"items was transferred from the <span class=\"match\">State</span> Department's (<span class=\"match\">State</span>) United States Munitions List (USML) (\n see \n 22 CFR part 121) to the Commerce Control List (CCL), supplement no. 1 to part 774 of the EAR, maintained by BIS. \n See \n the January 23, 2020, BIS final rule, “Control of Firearms, Guns, Ammunition and Related Articles the President Determines No Longer Warrant Control Under the United States Munitions List (USML)” (85 FR 4136) (January 2020 EAR final rule; effective date: March 9, 2020) and the January 20, 2020, <span class=\"match\">State</span> final rule, “International Traffic"},{"title":"Diversity Visa Instructions for DV-2025","type":"Notice","abstract":"This public notice provides information on how to apply for the DV-2025 Program and is issued pursuant to the Immigration and Nationality Act.","document_number":"2023-21807","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/10/03/2023-21807/diversity-visa-instructions-for-dv-2025","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-10-03/pdf/2023-21807.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-21807.pdf?1696250819","publication_date":"2023-10-03","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF STATE","name":"State Department","id":476,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/state-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/476","parent_id":null,"slug":"state-department"}],"excerpts":"the E-DV website, \n dvprogram.state.gov. \n The Department of <span class=\"match\">State</span> does not send selectee notifications or letters by regular postal mail or by email. Any email notification or mailed letter <span class=\"match\">stating</span> that you have been selected to receive a DV that does not come from the Department of <span class=\"match\">State</span> is not legitimate. Any email communication you receive from the Department of <span class=\"match\">State</span> will direct you to review Entrant Status Check for new information about your application. The Department of <span class=\"match\">State</span> will never ask you to send money by mail or by services such"},{"title":"Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Listing the Atlantic Humpback Dolphin as an Endangered Species Under the Endangered Species Act","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"We, NMFS, have completed a comprehensive status review under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) for the Atlantic humpback dolphin (Sousa teuszii) in response to a petition from the Animal Welfare Institute, the Center for Biological Diversity, and VIVA Vaquita to list the species. Based on the best scientific and commercial information available, including the draft status review report, and taking into account efforts being made to protect the species, we have determined that the Atlantic humpback dolphin has a high risk of extinction throughout its range and warrants listing as an endangered species. This species occurs only in coastal Atlantic waters of western Africa. We are authorized to designate critical habitat within U.S. jurisdiction only, and we are not aware of any areas within U.S jurisdiction that may meet the definition of critical habitat under the ESA. Therefore, we are not proposing to designate critical habitat. We are soliciting public comments on our draft status review report and proposal to list this species.","document_number":"2023-07286","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/04/07/2023-07286/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-listing-the-atlantic-humpback-dolphin-as-an-endangered","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-04-07/pdf/2023-07286.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-07286.pdf?1680785124","publication_date":"2023-04-07","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE","name":"Commerce Department","id":54,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/commerce-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/54","parent_id":null,"slug":"commerce-department"},{"raw_name":"National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration","name":"National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration","id":361,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/361","parent_id":54,"slug":"national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration"}],"excerpts":"that are signatories to \n \n the Revised African Convention are: Angola, Mauritania, Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, <span class=\"match\">Nigeria</span>, Equatorial Guinea, Democratic <span class=\"match\">Republic</span> of the Congo, The Gambia, Guinea, Togo, Benin, Gabon, <span class=\"match\">Republic</span> of the Congo, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Côte d'Ivoire, and Ghana; this includes 17 out of the 19 range countries of \n S. teuszii \n (Austin 2023). As of February, 2022, 7 of these range countries (Angola, The Gambia, Benin, <span class=\"match\">Republic</span> of the Congo, Liberia, Côte d'Ivoire, and Ghana) have officially ratified the Revised African Convention (Austin"},{"title":"Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revision to the Section 4(d) Rule for the African Elephant","type":"Rule","abstract":"We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), are revising the rule for the African elephant (Loxodonta africana) promulgated under section 4(d) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA). The purposes are threefold: To increase protection for African elephants in light of the recent rise in international trade of live African elephants by establishing ESA enhancement permit requirements for international trade in live elephants and specific enhancement requirements for the import of wild-sourced elephants, as well as requirements to ensure that all proposed recipients of live African elephants are suitably equipped to house and care for them; to clarify the existing enhancement requirement during our evaluation of an application for a permit to import African elephant sport-hunted trophies; and to incorporate a Party's designation under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) National Legislation Project into the decision-making process for the import of live African elephants, African elephant sport-hunted trophies, and African elephant parts and products other than ivory and sport-hunted trophies. Amendments to the section 4(d) regulations in 2016 prohibited the import and export of African elephant ivory with limited exceptions. This final rule does not affect the regulations pertaining to African elephant ivory.","document_number":"2024-06417","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/04/01/2024-06417/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-revision-to-the-section-4d-rule-for-the-african","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-04-01/pdf/2024-06417.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-06417.pdf?1711716313","publication_date":"2024-04-01","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","name":"Interior Department","id":253,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/interior-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/253","parent_id":null,"slug":"interior-department"},{"raw_name":"Fish and Wildlife Service","name":"Fish and Wildlife Service","id":197,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/fish-and-wildlife-service","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/197","parent_id":253,"slug":"fish-and-wildlife-service"}],"excerpts":"classified as follows: \n \n Category One: \n Angola, Cameroon, the Democratic <span class=\"match\">Republic</span> of the Congo, Ethiopia, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Malawi, Namibia, <span class=\"match\">Nigeria</span>, Senegal, South Africa, United <span class=\"match\">Republic</span> of Tanzania, and Zimbabwe;\n \n \n Category Two: \n Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Chad, <span class=\"match\">Republic</span> of the Congo, Eritrea, Gabon, Guinea, Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, Sudan, Togo, and Zambia; and\n \n \n Category Three: \n The Central African <span class=\"match\">Republic</span>, Côte d'Ivoire, Eswatini, Ghana, Liberia, <span class=\"match\">Niger</span>, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, and Uganda.\n \n The Standing Committee"},{"title":"Millennium Challenge Corporation Candidate Country Report for Fiscal Year 2023","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Millennium Challenge Act of 2003 requires the Millennium Challenge Corporation to publish a report that identifies countries that are \"candidate countries\" for Millennium Challenge Account assistance during fiscal year 2023. The report is set forth in full below.","document_number":"2022-19267","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/09/07/2022-19267/millennium-challenge-corporation-candidate-country-report-for-fiscal-year-2023","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-09-07/pdf/2022-19267.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2022-19267.pdf?1662468321","publication_date":"2022-09-07","agencies":[{"raw_name":"Millennium Challenge Corporation","name":"Millennium Challenge Corporation","id":287,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/millennium-challenge-corporation","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/287","parent_id":null,"slug":"millennium-challenge-corporation"}],"excerpts":"countries for FY 2022 under the Department of <span class=\"match\">State</span>, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2022 (FY 2022 SFOAA) contained in Division K of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (Pub.L. 117-103). \n Candidate Countries: Low Income Category \n 1. Afghanistan \n 2. Angola \n 3. Bangladesh \n 4. Benin \n 5. Bhutan \n 6. Bolivia \n 7. Burundi \n 8. Cabo Verde \n 9. Cameroon \n 10. Central African <span class=\"match\">Republic</span> \n 11. Chad \n 12. Comoros \n 13. Congo, Democratic <span class=\"match\">Republic</span> of the \n 14. Congo, <span class=\"match\">Republic</span> of the \n 15. Côte d'Ivoire \n 16. Djibouti \n 17"},{"title":"Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revision to the Section 4(d) Rule for the African Elephant","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service or FWS), propose to revise the rule for the African elephant (Loxodonta africana) promulgated under section 4(d) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (ESA). The intended purposes are threefold: To increase protection for African elephants in light of the recent rise in international trade of live African elephants by establishing ESA enhancement permit requirements for international trade in live elephants and specific enhancement requirements for the import of wild- sourced elephants, as well as requirements to ensure that proposed recipients of live African elephants are suitably equipped to house and care for them; to clarify the existing enhancement requirement during our evaluation of an application for a permit to import African elephant sport-hunted trophies; and to incorporate a Party's designation under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) National Legislation Project into the decision-making process for the import of live African elephants, African elephant sport-hunted trophies, and African elephant parts and products other than ivory and sport-hunted trophies. We anticipate these measures will affect implementation in foreign countries of management measures that enhance African elephant conservation.","document_number":"2022-25010","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/11/17/2022-25010/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-revision-to-the-section-4d-rule-for-the-african","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-11-17/pdf/2022-25010.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2022-25010.pdf?1668606327","publication_date":"2022-11-17","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","name":"Interior Department","id":253,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/interior-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/253","parent_id":null,"slug":"interior-department"},{"raw_name":"Fish and Wildlife Service","name":"Fish and Wildlife Service","id":197,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/fish-and-wildlife-service","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/197","parent_id":253,"slug":"fish-and-wildlife-service"}],"excerpts":"follows: \n \n Category One: \n Angola, Cameroon, the Democratic <span class=\"match\">Republic</span> of the Congo, Ethiopia, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Malawi, Namibia, <span class=\"match\">Nigeria</span>, Senegal, South Africa, and Zimbabwe;\n \n \n Category Two: \n Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Chad, <span class=\"match\">Republic</span> of the Congo, Eritrea, Gabon, Guinea, Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, Sudan, United <span class=\"match\">Republic</span> of Tanzania (other than Zanzibar), Togo, and Zambia; and\n \n \n Category Three: \n The Central African <span class=\"match\">Republic</span>, Côte d'Ivoire, Eswatini, Ghana, Liberia, <span class=\"match\">Niger</span>, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Somalia, and Uganda.\n \n The Standing"}]}