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Adoption of Updated EDGAR Filer Manual
The Securities and Exchange Commission is adopting revisions to the Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis, and Retrieval System (EDGAR) Filer Manual and related rules to reflect updates to the EDGAR system. The EDGAR system is scheduled to be upgraded to support this functionality on October 1, 2012.
Inland Waterways Navigation Regulations
This rule redefines the geographical points described in our regulations, which demarcate an area of the Detroit River in which certain vessels are restricted to speeds not greater than 12 statute miles per hour.
Allowing New Investment in Burma
The Deputy Secretary of State has determined that it would be contrary to the national security interests of the United States to continue to apply the sanction which authorizes and directs the President to prohibit U.S. persons from making new investment in Burma.
2017 and Later Model Year Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards
EPA and NHTSA, on behalf of the Department of Transportation, are issuing final rules to further reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve fuel economy for light-duty vehicles for model years 2017 and beyond.
Every Door Direct Mail-Retail
This final rule establishes the retail option of Every Door Direct Mail-Retail as a formal product offering within Mailing Services, and ends the market test period for this initiative.
Hazard Communication Standard
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is announcing that the Office of Management and Budget approved the revised information collection requirements contained in the Hazard Communication Standard.
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