Recent Department of Justice regulations affecting small businesses
Page 5 of 5 • Last updated April 15, 2026
72 Department of Justice regulations have been published in the past 30 days, covering rule changes, notices, and final actions affecting small businesses.
- Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Extension of Currently Approved CollectionApril 15, 2026
Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women requests OMB approval to extend an information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; public comments accepted electronically.
- Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Revision of a Previously Approved Collection; U.S. Department of Justice Self Reportable ActivitiesApril 15, 2026
The Department of Justice seeks OMB approval to revise its self-reportable activities information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act; public comments are requested.
- Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection; eComments Requested; Revision of a Previously Approved Collection; Title-Registration for Controlled Substances Act Data-Use RequestApril 13, 2026
DEA seeks OMB approval for a revised information collection request related to Controlled Substances Act data-use registration; public comments due by the Federal Register deadline.
- Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Revision of a Previously Approved Collection; Title: Supplemental Statement to Registration Statement of Foreign Agents (Form NSD-2)April 10, 2026
The Department of Justice seeks OMB approval to revise the information collection requirements for Form NSD-2, the supplemental statement to registration statement for foreign agents under the Foreign Agents Registration Act.
- Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Revision of a Previously Approved Collection; Exhibit A to Registration Statement of Foreign Agents (Form NSD-3)April 10, 2026
The Department of Justice seeks Office of Management and Budget approval to revise the Foreign Agents Registration Act Form NSD-3 information collection requirements under the Paperwork Reduction Act.
- Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability ActApril 10, 2026 • Impact: none
A proposed consent decree under CERCLA establishes settlement terms for environmental remediation liability and compliance obligations between the EPA and responsible parties at contaminated sites.
- Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Revision of a Previously Approved Collection; Title: Amendment to Registration Statement of Foreign Agents (Form NSD-5)April 10, 2026
The Department of Justice's Foreign Agents Registration Act unit seeks OMB approval to revise the Form NSD-5 amendment registration statement collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act.
- Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Revision of a Previously Approved Collection; Title: Short Form to Registration Statement of Foreign Agents (Form NSD-6)April 10, 2026
The Department of Justice seeks OMB approval to revise its information collection requirements for Form NSD-6, the short form registration statement for foreign agents under the Foreign Agents Registration Act.
- Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Revision of a Previously Approved Collection; Title: Registration Statement of Foreign Agents (Form NSD-1)April 10, 2026
The Department of Justice's Foreign Agents Registration Act Unit seeks OMB approval to revise the Form NSD-1 information collection requirements for foreign agent registration under the Paperwork Reduction Act.
- Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Revision of a Previously Approved Collection; Exhibit B to Registration Statement of Foreign Agents (Form NSD-4)April 10, 2026
The Department of Justice seeks OMB approval to revise the Foreign Agents Registration Act Form NSD-4 information collection requirements under the Paperwork Reduction Act.
- Meeting of the Compact Council for the National Crime Prevention and Privacy CompactApril 9, 2026
National Crime Prevention and Privacy Compact Council will convene to address administration of the 1998 Compact governing criminal history record sharing among states and federal agencies.
- Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested Extension of a Currently Approved Collection; Title-Data Security Requirements for Accessing Confidential DataApril 7, 2026
Bureau of Justice Statistics seeks OMB approval to extend data security requirements collection for confidential data access; public comments requested by specified deadline.