August 17, 2026 Express Update

The PPA Fall Energy Conference & Annual Meeting is six weeks away! Join hundreds of PPA members and industry stakeholders on September 29–October 1 in Lancaster, PA, for this year’s event. Don’t wait to reserve your room! The PPA hotel block is already more than 90% full, and the discounted room block expires September 7. Book […]

In a significant deregulatory move last week, the Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a final rule on August 11, 2026, making permanent the exemption of U.S. companies and U.S. persons from federal beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). The rule builds on an interim […]

On August 10, President Trump extended the Jones Act waiver for an additional 90 days, providing continued shipping flexibility for foreign ships transporting oil, energy products, and agricultural commodities to U.S. ports. The new waiver takes effect August 17 and follows the Administration’s previous 90-day extension issued in April. The Jones Act generally requires cargo […]

Since 1937, commercial drivers have been required to read and speak sufficient English to converse with the public, understand traffic signs, respond to inspectors, and complete reports. For a decade, however, violations of that requirement — 49 CFR 391.11(b)(2) — were cited but did not result in a driver being placed out of service (OOS). […]