Recent federal regulations affecting small businesses
Page 12 of 145 • Last updated May 4, 2026
2165 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.
- Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; General Provisions for Domestic Fisheries; Application for Exempted Fishing PermitsMay 4, 2026
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.
- Notice of Intent To Grant a Partially Exclusive Patent LicenseMay 4, 2026
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.
- Investigative HearingMay 4, 2026
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- Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; National Youth Tobacco SurveyMay 4, 2026
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; Notice of Closed MeetingsMay 4, 2026
Center for Scientific Review will hold closed meetings to review and evaluate grant applications for the National Institutes of Health on specified dates.
- New Postal ProductsMay 4, 2026
The Postal Regulatory Commission invites public comment on a negotiated service agreement filed by the U.S. Postal Service for official consideration.
- Administrative Declaration of an Economic Injury Disaster for the State of ArkansasMay 4, 2026 • Impact: low
SBA declares Economic Injury Disaster Loan availability for Arkansas businesses affected by severe winter weather as of April 29, 2026.
- Agency Information Collection Activity: NCA Customer Satisfaction SurveysMay 4, 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.
- Acquisition of Items for Which Federal Prison Industries Has a Significant Market ShareMay 4, 2026
Department of Defense publishes updated annual list of product categories where Federal Prison Industries holds greater than five percent market share for DoD acquisitions.
- Information Collection Requirement; Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) Performance-Based Payments-RepresentationMay 4, 2026
DFARS performance-based payments representation requires OMB clearance for an information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act.
- Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Application for Annual Clothing AllowanceMay 4, 2026
Veterans Health Administration seeks OMB approval for an information collection regarding annual clothing allowances for veterans under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
- Treatment of Income From Indian Fishing Rights-Related Activity as CompensationMay 4, 2026
IRS final regulations allow tribal members to treat income from fishing rights-related activities as compensation for qualified retirement plan contribution and benefit limits.
- Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act Provisions; General Provisions for Domestic Fisheries; Application for Exempted Fishing PermitsMay 4, 2026
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.
- Notice of Intent To Grant an Exclusive Patent LicenseMay 4, 2026
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; Public MeetingMay 4, 2026
New England Fishery Management Council's Herring Committee meets publicly to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone.