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Notice2014-10-24Obama

Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Sudan

President Obama continued for one year the national emergency with respect to Sudan originally declared in 1997 and expanded in 2006, citing ongoing threats to U.S. national security and foreign policy. This routine continuation under the National Emergencies Act maintains existing sanctions and blocking authorities without expanding them.

Notice2014-10-21Obama

Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Situation in or in Relation to the Democratic Republic of the Congo

This notice continues for one year a national emergency originally declared in 2006 regarding the Democratic Republic of the Congo, maintaining sanctions that block property of persons contributing to the conflict. The continuation is based on a determination that the situation—including widespread violence and atrocities threatening regional stability—still poses an unusual and extraordinary threat to U.S. foreign policy.

Memo2014-10-17Obama

Providing an Order of Succession Within the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service

This memorandum establishes the order of succession for the Director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS), specifying which deputy directors and senior officials would assume acting duties if the Director dies, resigns, or becomes unable to serve. The order prioritizes the Deputy Director for Mediation Services and Field Programs, followed by the Deputy Director for National and International Programs, the Director of Field Operations, and the most senior Director of Mediation Services.

Memo2014-10-17Obama

Providing an Order of Succession Within the Social Security Administration

This memorandum establishes a new order of succession for the Social Security Administration, specifying which officials would act as Commissioner if both the Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner become unable to serve. It revokes the prior 2008 succession memorandum and lists five officials in priority order, with exceptions for acting officials and preservation of presidential discretion.

EO 136812014-10-17Obama

Improving the Security of Consumer Financial Transactions

This executive order mandates federal agencies adopt chip-and-PIN technology for government payment cards and terminals by early 2015, streamlines identity theft victim remediation through a centralized FTC website, and requires multi-factor authentication for federal digital services within 18 months.

Notice 129782014-10-16Obama

Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to Significant Narcotics Traffickers Centered in Colombia

President Obama extended for one year the national emergency declared in 1995 regarding significant narcotics traffickers centered in Colombia, allowing sanctions and related measures under Executive Order 12978 to remain in effect beyond their October 21, 2014 expiration date. The continuation is based on the ongoing threat these traffickers pose to U.S. national security, foreign policy, and economy.

EO 136802014-10-16Obama

Ordering the Selected Reserve and Certain Individual Ready Reserve Members of the Armed Forces to Active Duty

This executive order authorizes the mobilization of Selected Reserve and certain Individual Ready Reserve members to active duty to support Operation United Assistance, the U.S. military's humanitarian response to the 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa. The order delegates authority to the Secretary of Defense and Secretary of Homeland Security (for Coast Guard) to activate reserve units and essential individual members, and to later terminate their active service.

Proc 91942014-10-10Obama

Establishment of the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument

President Obama established the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument under the Antiquities Act, withdrawing approximately 346,177 acres of federal land from development, mining, and mineral leasing. The proclamation directs the Secretary of Agriculture to manage the monument through the Forest Service and prepare a management plan within 3 years, with consultation from the Secretary of the Interior and maximum public involvement.

EO 136792014-10-10Obama

Establishing an Emergency Board To Investigate a Dispute Between the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority and Its Locomotive Engineers Represented by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen

This executive order establishes a second emergency board to investigate an unresolved labor dispute between SEPTA and its locomotive engineers represented by BLET, after a first emergency board's recommendations were rejected. The board will select the most reasonable final offer from each party and report to the President, while maintaining a 60-day cooling-off period preventing strikes or lockouts.

Det2014-10-09Obama

Provision of U.S. Drug Interdiction Assistance to the Government of Brazil

President Obama certified that Brazil meets statutory requirements to receive U.S. assistance for aerial drug interdiction, finding that illicit drug trafficking poses an extraordinary threat to Brazil's national security and that Brazil has adequate procedures to protect innocent life during interdiction operations. The determination authorizes continued or expanded U.S. support for Brazil's counter-narcotics air interdiction program under Section 1012 of the FY1995 NDAA.

Proc 91882014-10-03Obama

To Modify the List of Beneficiary Developing Countries Under the Trade Act of 1974

This proclamation terminates Russia's designation as a beneficiary developing country under the Generalized System of Preferences, effective October 3, 2014, removing its duty-free trade privileges. The action modifies the Harmonized Tariff Schedule to reflect this change, following notification to Congress and Russia on May 7, 2014.

EO 136782014-10-03Obama

Conversion Authority for Criminal Investigators (Special Agents) of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives

This executive order grants the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) authority to non-competitively convert Schedule B criminal investigators (special agents) to career civil service appointments after three years of satisfactory service, bringing ATF in line with other federal law enforcement agencies. The Office of Personnel Management is directed to issue implementing regulations.

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