The Federal Communications Commission is launching a voluntary labeling program for wireless consumer “Internet of Things” products that have been certified and tested to meet FCC IoT cybersecurity standards, the commission said in a final rule released July 29.

The Drug Enforcement Administration is temporarily adding two benzimidazole-opioids -- N-desethyl isotonitazene and N-piperidinyl etonitazene -- to Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, it said in a temporary scheduling order. The listing takes effect July 29, and will be in effect for up to three years.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says it has clarified and simplified the process to import dogs to the U.S. following concerns coming from industry partners and various countries that planned changes to the importation rules would make the importation process too complicated.

The Fish and Wildlife Service has given two South American bird species endangered species status under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. The final rule protecting the sira curassow (Pauxi koepckeae) and southern helmeted curassow (Pauxi unicornis) is effective Aug. 26, FWS said in a notice. Both species of large, ground-dwelling birds are found on the eastern side of the Andes Mountains, in narrowly defined areas in Peru and Bolivia.

Revenue from a 10% tariff on all U.S. imports could be offset by a tax cut, and together the two could result in an increase in incomes that would more than offset inflation caused by the tariff hike, according to an analysis released by the Coalition for a Prosperous America on July 24.

The National Customs Brokers & Forwarders Association of America, the International Air Transport Association and three other trade groups have asked House and Senate leaders to compel the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to delay the implementation of a rule that would affect the importation of dogs into the U.S.

The Federal Maritime Commission is working on a notice of proposed rulemaking that could put in place a permanent process under which shippers and other companies in the cargo logistics industry can file charge complaints with the FMC. The FMC said it hopes to issue the rule in June 2025.

The National Marine Fisheries Service is seeking information from fish importers and others on nations or entities entering into international fishery management agreements related to illegal, unreported or unregulated (IUU) fishing, according to a Federal Register notice. NMFS is also seeking information on vessels that have engaged in or are engaging in IUU fishing or practices that result in the "bycatch of protected living marine resources" on the high seas or within a nation’s exclusive economic zone, as well as information on any vessels that may have engaged in such activity targeting or incidentally catching sharks.

The Fish and Wildlife Service has listed the Pearl River map turtle (Graptemys pearlensis), a freshwater turtle species from the Pearl River drainage in Mississippi and Louisiana, as a threatened species with 4(d) protective regulations under the Endangered Species Act of 1973. The agency also listed the Alabama map turtle (Graptemys pulchra), Barbour’s map turtle (Graptemys barbouri), Escambia map turtle (Graptemys ernsti) and Pascagoula map turtle (Graptemys gibbonsi) as threatened species with 4(d) protective regulations under the Act because of their similar appearance to the Pearl River map turtle. These regulations prohibit importation and exportation without a permit. The restrictions will take effect Aug. 12.

The Fish and Wildlife Service is issuing a final rule listing the Mount Rainier white-tailed ptarmigan (Lagopus leucura rainierensis), a bird subspecies in Washington, as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. The listing includes a 4(d) rule for this species that prohibits importation and exportation without a permit. New import and export restrictions set by the agency’s final rule take effect Aug. 2.