Recent federal regulations affecting small businesses

NMFS opens public comment on an Exempted Fishing Permit application allowing Massachusetts federally permitted fishing vessels to conduct regulated exemption fishing activities under the Magnuson-Stevens Act.

The Department of the Air Force intends to grant Hyphen Innovations, LLC a partially exclusive patent license for turbomachinery applications and radial air flow component systems under the Bayh-Dole Act.

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FDA proposes to collect information through the National Youth Tobacco Survey and seeks public comments within 60 days under the Paperwork Reduction Act.

Center for Scientific Review will hold closed meetings to review and evaluate grant applications for the National Institutes of Health on specified dates.

The Postal Regulatory Commission invites public comment on a negotiated service agreement filed by the U.S. Postal Service for official consideration.

SBA declares Economic Injury Disaster Loan availability for Arkansas businesses affected by severe winter weather as of April 29, 2026.

National Cemetery Administration seeks 60-day public comment on proposed customer satisfaction survey information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act; comments due 60 days from Federal Register publication.

Department of Defense publishes updated annual list of product categories where Federal Prison Industries holds greater than five percent market share for DoD acquisitions.

DFARS performance-based payments representation requires OMB clearance for an information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act.

Veterans Health Administration seeks OMB approval for an information collection regarding annual clothing allowances for veterans under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

IRS final regulations allow tribal members to treat income from fishing rights-related activities as compensation for qualified retirement plan contribution and benefit limits.

NOAA's Greater Atlantic Region solicits public comment on an Exempted Fishing Permit application allowing federally permitted vessels to fish outside standard regulations for Commercial Fisheries Research Foundation research activities.

Department of the Air Force intends to grant an exclusive patent license to DarkPulse, Inc., a private C Corporation located in New York, under the Bayh-Dole Act.

New England Fishery Management Council's Herring Committee meets publicly to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone.