Substack Daily Updates – 12-27-24

Due to the holidays, it has been a light week for writing here, so I have consolidated my updates. This week I published the following on Chemical Facility Security News:

• End of Session Housekeeping – 118thCongress – 12-22-24 – Reports and bill texts published that head to the legislative bone yard – https://chemical-facility-security-news.blogspot.com/2024/12/end-of-session-housekeeping-118th.html

• Short Takes – 12-23-24 – Federal Register Edition – FCC, space launch services notice – State, spaceflight safety events notice – FRA, PTC rule comment extension – BIS, Australia Group decisions final rule – https://chemical-facility-security-news.blogspot.com/2024/12/short-takes-12-23-24.html

• OMB Approves CISA Restricted Transactions Notice – https://chemical-facility-security-news.blogspot.com/2024/12/omb-approves-cisa-restricted.html

• OMB Approves APHIS IFR on HPAI Compensation – Bird flu regulatory changes – https://chemical-facility-security-news.blogspot.com/2024/12/omb-approves-aphis-ifr-on-hpai.html

• Short Takes – 12-26-24 – Raw milk editorial – Drones and CBRN facilities – TWIC enrollment bill passed – Granger problem (2) – Double lunar lander mission – Trump certification problem – Russian vehicle shortages – https://chemical-facility-security-news.blogspot.com/2024/12/short-takes-12-26-24.html

• Transportation Chemical Incidents – Week of 11-23-24 – 301 incidents (288 highway, 12 air, 1 rail) – 3 serious incidents (3 Bulk release, 25 no release) – https://chemical-facility-security-news.blogspot.com/2024/12/transportation-chemical-incidents-week_27.html

• Short Takes – 12-27-24 – Johnson’s Speaker outlook – Bird flu mutations – Titanium knee – Parker Solar Probe phones home – https://chemical-facility-security-news.blogspot.com/2024/12/short-takes-12-27-24.html