Recent federal regulations affecting small businesses
Page 102 of 158 • Last updated April 16, 2026
2365 new federal regulations affecting small businesses have been published in the past 30 days, drawn from the Federal Register, FDA recalls, and USDA notices. Each listing links straight to the official source so you can read the full text and respond if it touches your business.
- Self-Regulatory Organizations; MIAX PEARL, LLC; Notice of Filing of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend Exchange Rule 402, Criteria for Underlying Securities, and Exchange Rule 403, Withdrawal of Approval of Underlying Securities, To Establish Listing Criteria and Withdrawal Standards for Options on Commodity-Based Trusts Holding Multiple Crypto AssetsApril 16, 2026
MIAX PEARL proposes amending exchange rules 402 and 403 to establish listing criteria and withdrawal standards for options on multi-asset cryptocurrency trusts.
- Self-Regulatory Organizations; Miami International Securities Exchange, LLC; Notice of Filing of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend Exchange Rule 402, Criteria for Underlying Securities, and Exchange Rule 403, Withdrawal of Approval of Underlying Securities, To Establish Listing Criteria and Withdrawal Standards for Options on Commodity-Based Trusts Holding Multiple Crypto AssetsApril 16, 2026
Miami International Securities Exchange proposes amending listing rules to establish criteria for options on commodity-based trusts holding multiple crypto assets, with approval pending SEC review.
- Self-Regulatory Organizations; Nasdaq GEMX, LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend Review of Professional OrdersApril 16, 2026
Nasdaq GEMX proposes amending its professional order review procedures under self-regulatory authority, effective immediately upon filing.
- Self-Regulatory Organizations; Nasdaq ISE, LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend the Review of Professional OrdersApril 16, 2026
Nasdaq ISE amends its professional order review rules to update procedures for evaluating orders placed by exchange members and their agents.
- Self-Regulatory Organizations; MIAX Sapphire, LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Make Clarifying Changes to the Rule Text Related to the Trading FloorApril 16, 2026
MIAX Sapphire proposes clarifying edits to trading floor rules with immediate effectiveness upon SEC filing.
- Truck Bed Covers From ChinaApril 16, 2026
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- Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated AuthorityApril 16, 2026
The FCC is soliciting public comment on a proposed information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act, with emphasis on reducing burden for small businesses with fewer than 25 employees.
- FAA Approval of Noise Compatibility Program; John Glenn Columbus Internation Airport, Columbus, OhioApril 16, 2026
FAA approves noise compatibility program for John Glenn Columbus International Airport with noise exposure maps compliant as of October 14, 2025 and program approval issued April 10, 2026.
- Notice of Department of State Sanctions ActionApril 16, 2026 • Impact: none
The Department of State publishes removal of a person from the Treasury Department's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons list administered by OFAC.
- Center for Scientific Review; Notice of Closed MeetingsApril 16, 2026
Center for Scientific Review will hold closed meetings to review and discuss National Institutes of Health grant applications and proposals.
- Grainbelt Corporation-Trackage Rights Exemption-BNSF Railway CompanyApril 16, 2026
BNSF Railway Company receives a trackage rights exemption from Grainbelt Corporation, allowing continued rail operations over specified routes without standard regulatory restrictions.
- Notice of Inventory Completion: Center for American Archeology, Kampsville, ILApril 16, 2026
Center for American Archeology in Kampsville, Illinois has completed a NAGPRA inventory of human remains and funerary objects with determined cultural affiliations to Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations.
- Notice of Inventory Completion: Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WAApril 16, 2026
Eastern Washington University completed a NAGPRA inventory of human remains and identified cultural affiliation with specified Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations.
- Notice of Inventory Completion: Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, KSApril 16, 2026
Kansas State Historical Society completed a NAGPRA inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and determined cultural affiliation with Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations.
- Notice of Intended Repatriation: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Tonto National Forest, Phoenix, AZApril 16, 2026
The Tonto National Forest intends to repatriate cultural items classified as unassociated funerary objects, sacred objects, and objects of cultural patrimony to affiliated Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations under the Native American Gra…