Recent Department of Health and Human Services regulations affecting small businesses
Page 8 of 14 • Last updated April 21, 2026
209 Department of Health and Human Services regulations have been published in the past 30 days, covering rule changes, notices, and final actions affecting small businesses.
- Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and RecommendationsApril 21, 2026
CDC's National Survey of Family Growth collects data on birth rates, family formation, and reproductive health; the Paperwork Reduction Act requires public comment on this continuing information collection.
- Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and RecommendationsApril 21, 2026
CDC seeks public comment on its Environmental Public Health Tracking Network data collection effort under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 to integrate health, exposure, and hazard data for environmental contaminant protection.
- Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed MeetingApril 21, 2026
Center for Scientific Review holds a closed meeting to discuss grant applications and review panel matters; specific date and location available upon request to authorized personnel.
- Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and RecommendationsApril 21, 2026
CDC seeks public comment on its Tips From Former Smokers campaign data collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act, which measures effectiveness of tobacco prevention messaging to smokers and nonsmokers.
- Proposed Data Collection Submitted for Public Comment and RecommendationsApril 21, 2026
CDC seeks public comment by the Paperwork Reduction Act deadline on the National Quitline Data Warehouse, which collects tobacco cessation service data from U.S. states and territories to assess telephone quitline utilization and offerings.
- Compliance Policy Regarding Premarket and Other Requirements for Certain NIOSH Approved Air-Purifying Respirators; Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; AvailabilityApril 20, 2026 • Impact: none
FDA issues draft guidance on compliance policies for NIOSH-approved air-purifying respirators including N95s, PAPRs, and reusable respirators to streamline premarket requirements and reduce regulatory burden.
- Office of the Director, National Institutes of Health; Notice of MeetingApril 20, 2026
National Institutes of Health Director's office will hold a public meeting to discuss agency policies and strategic initiatives affecting biomedical research funding and grant administration.
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke; Notice of MeetingApril 20, 2026
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke holds a public meeting to discuss research funding priorities and grant opportunities for neurological disease studies.
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke; Notice of MeetingApril 20, 2026
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke announces a public meeting to discuss research funding priorities and grant opportunities for neurological disorder studies.
- Notice of Diabetes Mellitus Interagency Coordinating Committee MeetingApril 20, 2026
The Diabetes Mellitus Interagency Coordinating Committee holds a public meeting on June 24, 2026, to discuss innovative research partnerships in diabetic retinal disease.
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; Notice of Partially Closed MeetingApril 20, 2026
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences will hold a partially closed meeting to discuss grant applications and research proposals on specified dates.
- Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed MeetingsApril 20, 2026
Center for Scientific Review schedules closed National Institutes of Health peer-review meetings to evaluate grant applications across biomedical research programs.
- Establishing Impurity Specifications for Antibiotics; Draft Guidance for Industry; AvailabilityApril 20, 2026
FDA draft guidance establishes impurity specifications for fermentation and semi-synthesis antibiotics in NDAs, ANDAs, and OTC monograph drugs to ensure consistent quality standards.
- Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment RequestApril 20, 2026
CMS requests public comment under the Paperwork Reduction Act on proposed information collection activities; submit comments by the deadline specified in the Federal Register notice.
- Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Public Comment Request; Rural Health Network Development Planning Program Performance Improvement and Measurement SystemApril 20, 2026
HRSA's Information Collection Request for the Rural Health Network Development Planning Program measurement system is under OMB review with a 30-day public comment period required before approval.