{"description":"Documents matching 'vanuatu compliance'","count":143,"total_pages":8,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bterm%5D=vanuatu+compliance&format=json&page=2","results":[{"title":"Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; South Pacific Tuna Act","type":"Notice","abstract":"The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of our information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment preceding submission of the collection to OMB.","document_number":"2026-11778","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/11/2026-11778/agency-information-collection-activities-submission-to-the-office-of-management-and-budget-omb-for","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-11/pdf/2026-11778.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-11778.pdf?1781095525","publication_date":"2026-06-11","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":"economic zones (EEZs) of Pacific Island Parties to the Treaty (PIPs). The PIPs include Australia, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and <span class=\"match\">Vanuatu</span>. This collection of information is required to meet U.S. obligations under the Treaty. \n \n The South Pacific Tuna Act of 1988 (16 U.S.C. 973-973r) and U.S. implementing regulations (50 CFR part 300, subpart D) authorize the collection of information from U.S. purse seine"},{"title":"Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action","type":"Notice","abstract":"The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons and vessels that have been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) based on OFAC's determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them. The vessels placed on the SDN List have been identified as property in which a blocked person has an interest.","document_number":"2026-09251","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/11/2026-09251/notice-of-ofac-sanctions-action","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-11/pdf/2026-09251.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-09251.pdf?1778244313","publication_date":"2026-05-11","agencies":[{"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"},{"raw_name":"Office of Foreign Assets Control","name":"Foreign Assets Control Office","id":203,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/foreign-assets-control-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/203","parent_id":497,"slug":"foreign-assets-control-office"}],"excerpts":"was issued on April 24, 2026. See \n Supplementary Information \n for relevant dates.\n \n \n \n FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: \n \n OFAC: Associate Director for Global Targeting, 202-622-2420; Assistant Director for Licensing, 202-622-2480; Assistant Director for Sanctions <span class=\"match\">Compliance</span>, 202-622-2490; or \n https://ofac.treasury.gov/contact-ofac. \n \n \n \n \n SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: \n \n Electronic Availability \n \n The SDN List and additional information concerning OFAC sanctions programs are available on OFAC's website: \n https://ofac.treasury.gov. \n \n"},{"title":"Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action","type":"Notice","abstract":"The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons and vessels that have been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) based on OFAC's determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them. The vessels placed on the SDN List have been identified as property in which a blocked person has an interest.","document_number":"2026-03988","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/27/2026-03988/notice-of-ofac-sanctions-action","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-27/pdf/2026-03988.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-03988.pdf?1772113518","publication_date":"2026-02-27","agencies":[{"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"},{"raw_name":"Office of Foreign Assets Control","name":"Foreign Assets Control Office","id":203,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/foreign-assets-control-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/203","parent_id":497,"slug":"foreign-assets-control-office"}],"excerpts":"was issued on February 25, 2026. See \n SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION \n for relevant dates.\n \n \n \n FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: \n \n OFAC: Associate Director for Global Targeting, 202-622-2420; Assistant Director for Licensing, 202-622-2480; Assistant Director for Sanctions <span class=\"match\">Compliance</span>, 202-622-2490; or \n https://ofac.treasury.gov/contact-ofac. \n \n \n \n \n \n SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: \n Electronic Availability \n \n The SDN List and additional information concerning OFAC sanctions programs are available on OFAC's website: \n https://ofac.treasury.gov. \n \n"},{"title":"Identification of Foreign Countries Whose Nationals Are Eligible To Participate in the H-2A and H-2B Nonimmigrant Worker Programs","type":"Notice","abstract":"Under Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regulations, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) may generally only approve petitions for H-2A and H-2B nonimmigrant status for nationals of countries that the Secretary of Homeland Security, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, has designated by notice published in the Federal Register. Each such notice shall be effective for one year after its date of publication. This notice announces that the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of State, is identifying 88 countries whose nationals are eligible to participate in the H-2A program and 89 countries whose nationals are eligible to participate in the H-2B program for the coming year.","document_number":"2024-25790","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/11/08/2024-25790/identification-of-foreign-countries-whose-nationals-are-eligible-to-participate-in-the-h-2a-and-h-2b","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-11-08/pdf/2024-25790.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-25790.pdf?1730987198","publication_date":"2024-11-08","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"}],"excerpts":"addressing H-2 associated visa fraud, and the country's level of information sharing to combat immigration-related fraud), nonimmigrant visa overstay \n 3 \n \n rates for nationals of the country (including but not limited to H-2A and H-2B nonimmigrant visa overstay rates), and non-<span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with the terms and conditions of the H-2 visa programs by nationals of the country.\n \n \n \n 1 \n  With respect to all references to “country” or “countries” in this document, it should be noted that the Taiwan Relations Act of 1979, Public Law 96-8, Section 4(b)(1), provides"},{"title":"Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action","type":"Notice","abstract":"The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons and vessels that have been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) based on OFAC's determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them. The vessels placed on the SDN List have been identified as property in which a blocked person has an interest.","document_number":"2026-10259","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/05/22/2026-10259/notice-of-ofac-sanctions-action","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-05-22/pdf/2026-10259.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-10259.pdf?1779367509","publication_date":"2026-05-22","agencies":[{"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"},{"raw_name":"Office of Foreign Assets Control","name":"Foreign Assets Control Office","id":203,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/foreign-assets-control-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/203","parent_id":497,"slug":"foreign-assets-control-office"}],"excerpts":"action was issued on May 19, 2026. See \n Supplementary Information \n for relevant dates.\n \n \n \n FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: \n \n OFAC: Associate Director for Global Targeting, 202-622-2420; Assistant Director for Licensing, 202-622-2480; Assistant Director for Sanctions <span class=\"match\">Compliance</span>, 202-622-2490; or \n https://ofac.treasury.gov/contact-ofac. \n \n \n \n \n SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: \n Electronic Availability \n \n The SDN List and additional information concerning OFAC sanctions programs are available on OFAC's website: \n https://ofac.treasury.gov. \n \n Notice"},{"title":"Implementation of Fish and Fish Product Import Provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection Act-Notification of Comparability Findings and Implementation of Import Restrictions; Certification of Admissibility for Certain Fish Products","type":"Notice","abstract":"Under the authority of the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), the NMFS Assistant Administrator for Fisheries (Assistant Administrator) announces comparability finding determinations for all fisheries on the List of Foreign Fisheries (LOFF) for harvesting nations that export fish and fish products to the United States. Nations whose fisheries were denied comparability findings will be prohibited from importing fish and fish products from those fisheries into the United States beginning January 1, 2026. Until such time as the import restrictions imposed by this action are lifted or revised, trade restrictions on these products associated with the fisheries for which a comparability finding has been denied will continue and Certification of Admissibility will be required.","document_number":"2025-16776","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/09/02/2025-16776/implementation-of-fish-and-fish-product-import-provisions-of-the-marine-mammal-protection","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-09-02/pdf/2025-16776.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-16776.pdf?1756471548","publication_date":"2025-09-02","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":"lifted or revised, trade restrictions on these products associated with the fisheries for which a comparability finding has been denied will continue and Certification of Admissibility will be required. \n \n \n DATES: \n \n Comparability findings announced in this notice and <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with the import restrictions and Certification of Admissibility requirements described in this notice \n \n are required beginning January 1, 2026, and will remain in effect until December 31, 2029, or for such other period as NMFS may specify.\n \n \n \n FOR FURTHER INFORMATION"},{"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":"Gambia, Ghana, Indonesia, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Marshall Islands, Morocco, Namibia, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, South Africa, Togo, United Republic of Tanzania, Uganda, Uruguay, <span class=\"match\">Vanuatu</span>, Zimbabwe. \n \n (\n https://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/treaties/en/docs/pdf/gratk.pdf \n ).\n \n \n \n \n 6 \n  \n See, e.g., \n Article 18 of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (\n https://legal.un.org/ilc/texts/instruments/english/conventions/1_1_1969.pdf \n ).\n \n \n \n "},{"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":"Gambia, Ghana, Indonesia, Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Marshall Islands, Morocco, Namibia, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, South Africa, Togo, United Republic of Tanzania, Uganda, Uruguay, <span class=\"match\">Vanuatu</span>, and Zimbabwe. \n https://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/treaties/en/docs/pdf/gratk.pdf. \n \n \n \n \n 6 \n  See, \n e.g., \n Article 18 of the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties. \n https://legal.un.org/ilc/texts/instruments/english/conventions/1_1_1969.pdf. \n \n \n \n \n 7 \n  See"},{"title":"Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action","type":"Notice","abstract":"The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons and vessels that have been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) based on OFAC's determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them. The vessels placed on the SDN List have been identified as property in which a blocked person has an interest.","document_number":"2025-15240","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/12/2025-15240/notice-of-ofac-sanctions-action","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-12/pdf/2025-15240.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-15240.pdf?1754916344","publication_date":"2025-08-12","agencies":[{"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"},{"raw_name":"Office of Foreign Assets Control","name":"Foreign Assets Control Office","id":203,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/foreign-assets-control-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/203","parent_id":497,"slug":"foreign-assets-control-office"}],"excerpts":"action was issued on July 30, 2025. See \n SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION \n for relevant dates.\n \n \n \n FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: \n \n OFAC: Associate Director for Global Targeting, 202-622-2420; Assistant Director for Licensing, 202-622-2480; Assistant Director for Sanctions <span class=\"match\">Compliance</span>, 202-622-2490 or \n https://ofac.treasury.gov/contact-ofac \n .\n \n \n \n \n SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: \n Electronic Availability \n \n The SDN List and additional information concerning OFAC sanctions programs are available on OFAC's website: \n https://ofac.treasury.gov \n .\n "},{"title":"Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions","type":"Notice","abstract":"The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the name of one or more persons that have been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) based on OFAC's determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them.","document_number":"2025-20236","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/19/2025-20236/notice-of-ofac-sanctions-actions","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-19/pdf/2025-20236.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-20236.pdf?1763473507","publication_date":"2025-11-19","agencies":[{"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"},{"raw_name":"Office of Foreign Assets Control","name":"Foreign Assets Control Office","id":203,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/foreign-assets-control-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/203","parent_id":497,"slug":"foreign-assets-control-office"}],"excerpts":"Siamese Gioia Condo Sukhumvit 31, Sukhumvit Rd, North Klongton, Wattana, Bangkok, Thailand; 287-91 Moo 1 Sukhumvit 72 Alley Samrong Nuea, Mueang Samut Prakan, Thailand; Koror, Palau; DOB 24 Mar 1991; nationality Cambodia; alt. nationality <span class=\"match\">Vanuatu</span>; Gender Male; Passport N02404035 (Cambodia); alt. Passport RV0107373 (<span class=\"match\">Vanuatu</span>); Tax ID No. 100060 (Palau) (individual) [TCO] (Linked To: GRAND LEGEND INTERNATIONAL ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP CO. LTD.). \n Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(ii)(C) of E.O. 13581, as amended, for being owned or controlled by, or having"},{"title":"Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Listing Determinations for Ten Species of Giant Clams Under the Endangered Species Act","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"We, NMFS, have completed a comprehensive status review of seven species of giant clams (Hippopus hippopus, H. porcellanus, Tridacna derasa, T. gigas, T. mbalavuana, T. squamosa, and T. squamosina) in response to a petition to list these species as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Based on the best scientific and commercial data available, including the Status Review Report, and after taking into account efforts being made to protect these species, we have determined that H. porcellanus, T. mbalavuana, and T. squamosina are in danger of extinction throughout the entirety of their respective ranges, T. derasa and T. gigas are in danger of extinction in a significant portion of their respective ranges, and H. hippopus is likely to become an endangered species within the foreseeable future throughout a significant portion of its range. Therefore, we propose to list H. porcellanus, T. mbalavuana, T. squamosina, T. derasa, and T. gigas as endangered species and H. hippopus as a threatened species under the ESA. We have determined that the fluted clam, T. squamosa, is not currently in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range and is not likely to become so within the foreseeable future. Therefore, we find that T. squamosa does not meet the definition of a threatened or an endangered species under section 4(a) of the ESA. Further, we propose to exercise the discretionary authority of section 4(d) to extend the prohibitions of section 9 of the ESA to the proposed threatened species, H. hippopus. At this time, we do not propose to designate critical habitat for the three species proposed to be listed that occur within U.S. jurisdiction (H. hippopus, T. derasa, and T. gigas) because critical habitat for these species is not yet determinable. Using the authority of section 4(e) of the ESA, we also propose to list T. crocea, T. maxima, T. noae, and T. squamosa as threatened species due to the similarity of appearance of products derived from these species (e.g., meat, worked shell products, and pearls) to those derived from the six aforementioned species proposed to be listed based on their extinction risk. We propose a special rule to define activities that would and would not be prohibited with respect to these four species in order to mitigate the substantial enforcement challenge associated with this similarity of appearance concern. We solicit information to inform the final listing determination and to inform a future proposal for any determinable critical habitat.","document_number":"2024-14970","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/07/25/2024-14970/endangered-and-threatened-wildlife-and-plants-proposed-listing-determinations-for-ten-species-of","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-07-25/pdf/2024-14970.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-14970.pdf?1721825114","publication_date":"2024-07-25","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":"Australia, the Marshall Islands, <span class=\"match\">Vanuatu</span>, and Palau. Of these locations, only Australia has in place a total ban on the harvest of \n H. hippopus. \n The other countries have instituted a ban on the commercial export of giant clams, but subsistence harvest is still ongoing. In <span class=\"match\">Vanuatu</span>, \n H. hippopus \n is considered a prized subsistence food and is harvested regularly for household consumption and special occasions. Zann and Ayling (1988) reported that \n H. hippopus \n was overharvested on inhabited islands in <span class=\"match\">Vanuatu</span> and secure on only two reefs; it"},{"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":"Ghana \n 12. Honduras \n 13. India \n 14. Jordan \n 15. Kiribati \n 16. Lebanon \n 17. Micronesia, Fed. States \n 18. Morocco \n 19. Namibia \n 20. Nicaragua \n 21. Papua New Guinea \n 22. Philippines \n 23. Sao Tome and Principe \n 24. Sri Lanka \n 25. Tunisia \n 26. Uzbekistan \n 27. <span class=\"match\">Vanuatu</span> \n 28. Venezuela \n 29. Vietnam \n 30. Zimbabwe \n Countries With GNI per Capita Between $4,495 and $7,855 \n 1. Algeria \n 2. Armenia \n \n 3. Azerbaijan \n 2 \n \n \n \n \n 2 \n  Following the issuance of the FY 2026 Candidate Country Report, President Trump waived the United States Freedom"},{"title":"Identification of Foreign Countries Whose Nationals Are Eligible To Participate in the H-2A and H-2B Nonimmigrant Worker Programs","type":"Notice","abstract":"Under Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regulations, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) may generally only approve petitions for H-2A and H-2B nonimmigrant status for nationals of countries that the Secretary of Homeland Security, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, has designated by notice published in the Federal Register. Each such notice shall be effective for one year after its date of publication. This notice announces that the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of State, is identifying 87 countries whose nationals are eligible to participate in the H-2A program and 88 countries whose nationals are eligible to participate in the H-2B program for the coming year.","document_number":"2023-24210","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/11/09/2023-24210/identification-of-foreign-countries-whose-nationals-are-eligible-to-participate-in-the-h-2a-and-h-2b","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-11-09/pdf/2023-24210.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-24210.pdf?1699451123","publication_date":"2023-11-09","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"}],"excerpts":"addressing H-2 associated visa fraud, and the country's level of information sharing to combat immigration-related fraud), nonimmigrant visa overstay \n 3 \n \n rates for nationals of the country (including but not limited to H-2A and H-2B nonimmigrant visa overstay rates), and non-<span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with the terms and conditions of the H-2 visa programs by nationals of the country.\n \n \n \n 1 \n  With respect to all references to “country” or “countries” in this document, it should be noted that the Taiwan Relations Act of 1979, Public Law 96-8, Section 4(b)(1), provides"},{"title":"Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: DFARS Buy American Act Requirements (DFARS Case 2022-D019)","type":"Rule","abstract":"DoD is issuing a final rule amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to implement an Executive order addressing domestic preferences in DoD procurement.","document_number":"2024-01220","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/02/15/2024-01220/defense-federal-acquisition-regulation-supplement-dfars-buy-american-act-requirements-dfars-case","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-02-15/pdf/2024-01220.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-01220.pdf?1707918315","publication_date":"2024-02-15","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE","name":"Defense Department","id":103,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/defense-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/103","parent_id":null,"slug":"defense-department"},{"raw_name":"Defense Acquisition Regulations System","name":"Defense Acquisition Regulations System","id":97,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/defense-acquisition-regulations-system","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/97","parent_id":103,"slug":"defense-acquisition-regulations-system"}],"excerpts":"requirements at DFARS 225.101 to determine whether a manufactured end product is a domestic end product.\n \n 3. Framework for Enhanced Price Preference \n \n Comment: \n A respondent conveyed thoughts regarding the need to ensure <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with the domestic content framework to reduce DoD supply vulnerabilities and ensure contractor <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with the domestic content requirements for critical items, components, and the price preferences. Another respondent further expressed the need for guidance on how domestic content of critical components will be accounted"},{"title":"Identification of Foreign Countries Whose Nationals Are Eligible To Participate in the H-2A and H-2B Nonimmigrant Worker Programs","type":"Notice","abstract":"Under Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regulations, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) may generally only approve petitions for H-2A and H-2B nonimmigrant status for nationals of countries that the Secretary of Homeland Security, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, has designated by notice published in the Federal Register. Each such notice shall be effective for one year after its date of publication. This notice announces that the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of State, is identifying 86 countries whose nationals are eligible to participate in the H-2A program and 87 countries whose nationals are eligible to participate in the H-2B program for the coming year.","document_number":"2022-24539","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/11/10/2022-24539/identification-of-foreign-countries-whose-nationals-are-eligible-to-participate-in-the-h-2a-and-h-2b","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-11-10/pdf/2022-24539.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2022-24539.pdf?1668001524","publication_date":"2022-11-10","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"}],"excerpts":"addressing H-2 associated visa fraud, and the country's level of information sharing to combat immigration-related fraud), nonimmigrant visa overstay \n 2 \n \n rates for nationals of the country (including but not limited to H-2A and H-2B nonimmigrant visa overstay rates), and non-<span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with the terms and conditions of the H-2 visa programs by nationals of the country.\n \n \n \n 1 \n  With respect to all references to “country” or “countries” in this document, it should be noted that the Taiwan Relations Act of 1979, Public Law 96-8, Section 4(b)(1), provides"},{"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":"support OEE's efforts in combating diversion risks, which aids BIS in protecting U.S. national security and foreign policy interests. With respect to the <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> burden, BIS believes that the one-time reclassification expenses have already been absorbed by exporters because the Firearms IFR has been in place for more than a year. Removing the new ECCNs now would risk imposing additional <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> costs on the exporting community. For these reasons, BIS is retaining the new ECCNs.\n \n \n Comment 16: \n One commenter criticized the creation of the four"},{"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":"Laos \n 18. Lebanon \n 19. Mauritania \n 20. Micronesia, Federated States of \n 21. Mongolia \n 22. Morocco \n 23. Papua New Guinea \n 24. Philippines \n 25. Samoa \n 26. Sao Tome and Principe \n 27. Solomon Islands \n 28. Sri Lanka \n 29. Tunisia \n 30. Ukraine \n 31. Uzbekistan \n 32. <span class=\"match\">Vanuatu</span> \n 33. Vietnam \n Statutorily-Prohibited Countries \n 1. Burkina Faso \n 2. Burma \n 3. Cambodia \n 4. Eritrea \n 5. Guinea \n 6. Haiti \n 7. Iran \n 8. Korea, North \n 9. Mali \n 10. Nicaragua \n 11. South Sudan \n 12. Sri Lanka \n 13. Sudan \n 14. Syria \n 15. Zimbabwe \n \n Appendix C: Indicator"},{"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":"service in the countries listed in this footnote shall not cause harmful interference to existing or planned stations operating in accordance with the Table in countries other than those listed in this footnote.\n \n (i) 5.296A In Micronesia, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu and <span class=\"match\">Vanuatu</span>, the frequency band 470-698 MHz, or portions thereof, and in Bangladesh, Maldives and New Zealand, the frequency band 610-698 MHz, or portions thereof, are identified for use by these administrations wishing to implement International Mobile Telecommunications (IMT)—see Resolution"},{"title":"Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: DFARS Buy American Act Requirements (DFARS Case 2022-D019)","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to supplement the Federal Acquisition Regulation implementation of an Executive order addressing domestic preferences in DoD procurement.","document_number":"2023-12019","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/06/09/2023-12019/defense-federal-acquisition-regulation-supplement-dfars-buy-american-act-requirements-dfars-case","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-06-09/pdf/2023-12019.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-12019.pdf?1686228314","publication_date":"2023-06-09","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE","name":"Defense Department","id":103,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/defense-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/103","parent_id":null,"slug":"defense-department"},{"raw_name":"Defense Acquisition Regulations System","name":"Defense Acquisition Regulations System","id":97,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/defense-acquisition-regulations-system","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/97","parent_id":103,"slug":"defense-acquisition-regulations-system"}],"excerpts":"this proposed rule may need to adjust their supply chains. DoD does not have data on how many small business manufacturers may make such adjustments.\n \n This proposed rule includes new reporting, recordkeeping, or other <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> requirements for small businesses. Prior to this rule, small businesses already had to monitor <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> with contract requirements pertaining to the increased domestic content threshold implemented in the FAR for contracted items. This proposed rule makes conforming changes to align the DFARS with the FAR while incorporating"},{"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":"and submitting an import certificate when applying for a license for certain firearms and related items. Although BIS anticipates that this requirement could increase the burden under this collection to some degree, BIS believes that exporters, as part of their current <span class=\"match\">compliance</span> programs, already have processes in place to confirm whether the firearms and related items that are to be exported may be imported into these foreign countries. Therefore, this recordkeeping requirement likely reflects practices and processes exporters already have in"}]}