Short Takes – 11-25-25 – Federal Register Edition

Sunshine Act Meetings. Federal Register CSB meeting notice – Summary: “The meetings are free and open to the public. These meetings will only be available via ZOOM. Close captions (CC) will be provided. At the close of each meeting, there will be an opportunity for public comment. To submit public comments for the record please email the agency at public@csb.gov.” FY 2026 quarterly meeting dates.

Protecting Against National Security Threats to the Communications Supply Chain Through the Equipment Authorization Program. Federal Register FCC final rule. Summary: “In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) clarifies that rules prohibiting authorization of covered equipment include modular transmitters and adopts a prohibition on authorization of devices that include modular transmitters that are covered equipment. The Commission also adopts a procedure to limit previously granted authorizations of covered equipment to prohibit the continued importation and marketing of such equipment. It further discusses the broad scope of the prohibition on authorization of equipment identified on the Covered List by clarifying the term “produced by” as used in the Commission's rules concerning covered equipment and clarifying the prohibition on modification to previously authorized covered equipment.”

Authorizations for Certain Activities at Liquefied Natural Gas Plants. Federal Register FERC notice of inquiry – Summary: “The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) seeks information and stakeholder perspectives to help the Commission explore whether, and if so how, to revise our Part 153, 157, and 380 regulations to establish procedures for authorizing activities at liquefied natural gas plants without case-specific authorization orders under sections 3 and 7 of the Natural Gas Act.”

Name of Information Collection: Flight Analog Projects (FAP) Crew Selection Questionnaire AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) . Federal Register NASA 60-day ICR renewal notice. Abstract: “This site contains a questionnaire to become a crew/experiment subject for Flight Analog Project (FAP) missions such as Pressure Chamber Analog, Mars Exploration Analog and other analog studies. The questionnaire is used to screen potential applicants for initial qualifications. In addition, the website where the questionnaire exists describes the FAP facilities and experiments conducted to inform and promote interest in public participating in different FAP missions.”

Delegation of Authority; Cyberspace and Digital Policy. Federal Register State Department delegation of authority notice. Summary: “By virtue of the authority vested in the Secretary of State by the laws of the United States, including section 1(a)(4) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act (22 U.S.C. 2651a(a)(4)) and the authorities hereinafter mentioned, I hereby delegate to the Ambassador at Large for Cyberspace and Digital Policy, to the extent authorized by law, the authorities and functions vested in the Secretary of State by 22 U.S.C. 2707”.

EO 14360 - Modifying the Scope of the Reciprocal Tariffs With Respect to Certain Agricultural Products. Federal Register.