Recent Department of Justice regulations affecting small businesses
Page 2 of 5 • Last updated May 6, 2026
72 Department of Justice regulations have been published in the past 30 days, covering rule changes, notices, and final actions affecting small businesses.
- Removing Factoring Criteria for Firearms With Attached “Stabilizing Braces”May 6, 2026
- Firearm Records Retention PeriodsMay 6, 2026
- Transferring Machine Guns Between Qualified LicenseesMay 6, 2026
- Export Control Reform-Conforming References to Department of CommerceMay 6, 2026 • Impact: medium
- Revising Machine Gun Definition in Response to Supreme Court DecisionMay 6, 2026
- Definition of Business PremisesMay 6, 2026
- Licensee “eZ Check” Verification for TransfersMay 6, 2026
- Clarifying Special (Occupational) Tax Payments Per Business ActivityMay 6, 2026
- Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection, eComments Requested; Extension of a Previously Approved Collection: Title-Law Enforcement Public Contact Data CollectionMay 5, 2026
FBI's Criminal Justice Information Services Division seeks OMB approval to extend its law enforcement public contact data collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
- Bulk Manufacturer of Controlled Substances Application: Patheon Pharmaceuticals Inc.May 4, 2026
Patheon Pharmaceuticals Inc. seeks DEA registration as a bulk manufacturer of basic controlled substances; applicants may submit comments on the application.
- Bulk Manufacturer of Controlled Substances Application: ANI Pharmaceuticals Inc.May 4, 2026
ANI Pharmaceuticals Inc. has applied for registration as a bulk manufacturer of controlled substances with the DEA.
- Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Resource Conservation and Recovery ActMay 4, 2026 • Impact: none
EPA lodges proposed consent decree with hazardous waste generators and treatment facilities under RCRA for compliance with storage and disposal regulations.
- Importer of Controlled Substances Application: ANI Pharmaceuticals Inc.May 4, 2026
ANI Pharmaceuticals Inc. applied to register as an importer of controlled substances with the Drug Enforcement Administration.
- Bulk Manufacturer of Controlled Substances Application: Patheon API Inc.May 4, 2026
Patheon API Inc. seeks DEA registration as a bulk manufacturer of controlled substances; see supplementary information for specific drug classifications.
- Specific Listing for Hexahydrocannabinol, A Currently Controlled Schedule I SubstanceMay 4, 2026
The Drug Enforcement Administration is establishing a specific drug code for hexahydrocannabinol (HHC) as a Schedule I controlled substance under the Controlled Substances Act.