• The Department of Justice (DOJ) is seeking comment by July 22 on a proposed rule to transfer marijuana from schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) to schedule III of the CSA, consistent with the view of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that marijuana has a currently accepted medical use as well as HHS’s views about marijuana’s abuse potential and level of physical or psychological dependence. Comments may be submitted electronically at https://www.regulations.gov, or by mail to: Drug Enforcement Administration, Attn: DEA Federal Register Representative/DPW, 8701 Morrissette Drive, Springfield, Virginia 22152. Read more from Forbes and NBC.
• The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is seeking comment by August 6 on a proposed rule to exempt a new system of records maintained by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) from certain requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974. The new system of records will cover criminal and non-criminal law enforcement investigatory material maintained by the NIH Division of Police, a component of NIH which performs criminal law enforcement as its principal function. The exemptions are necessary and appropriate to protect the integrity of law enforcement proceedings and records compiled in the course of NIH Division of Police activities, prevent disclosure of investigative techniques, and protect the identity of confidential sources involved in those activities. Comments may be submitted electronically at https://www.regulations.gov, or by mail to Daniel Hernandez, NIH Regulations Officer, Office of Management Assessment, National Institutes of Health, 6705 Rockledge Drive, (RK1) 601-U, Rockville, MD 20892-7901.
• The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is seeking comment by August 20 on a proposed amendment to its rules on interest rates for adjustable rate mortgage loans and hybrid adjustable rate mortgage loans. The proposed rule would ensure VA’s existing interest rate regulation reflects current statutory requirements regarding these loans, in a way that makes the loans a more viable, safe product for Veterans. The proposed rule would also solidify requirements for temporary buydown agreements to help Veterans temporarily reduce their interest rates and, in effect, lower their monthly mortgage payments for a specific period of time. Comments may be submitted electronically at https://www.regulations.gov.
• The United States Department of the Interior is seeking comment by September 13 on a proposed rule to create a conditional, time-limited opportunity for denied petitioners to re-petition for Federal acknowledgment as an Indian Tribe. Consultation sessions with federally recognized Indian Tribes will be held on August 19, 2024 and September 3, 2024. A listening session for present, former, and prospective petitioners will be held on September 5, 2024. Comments may be submitted electronically at https://www.regulations.gov, emailed to consultation@bia.gov, or mailed to the Department of the Interior, Office of the Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs, Attention: Office of Federal Acknowledgment, Mail Stop 4071 MIB, 1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240.

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