Recent federal regulations affecting small businesses

Federal agency forms are undergoing Paperwork Reduction Act review to assess and potentially reduce information collection burdens on small businesses and other respondents.

Lake Lynn Generation, LLC shareholders are scheduled to meet to address corporate governance and voting matters on the specified date.

The Postal Regulatory Commission invites public comment on a negotiated service agreement filed by the Postal Service for consideration and administrative processing.

US Postal Service files to add international shipping service agreements for Priority Airmail, Commercial ePacket, Priority Mail Express International, Priority Mail International, and First-Class Package International to its Competitive Product Lis…

The Department of Commerce preliminarily finds that Lucchini Mamé Forge sold forged steel fluid end blocks from Italy below normal value during January 1–December 31, 2024, and partially rescinds the antidumping review for three companies.

FERC extends approval for three information collection activities (FERC-547 for gas pipeline refund reports, FERC-550 for oil pipeline tariff filings, and FERC-914 for cogeneration and small power production tariffs) with no changes to existing requ…

The U.S. International Trade Commission instituted antidumping and countervailing duty investigations into tin mill products from China, Taiwan, and Turkey with a preliminary determination deadline of May 26, 2026.

NHTSA denies defect petition DP25-001 filed August 14, 2025, regarding plastic underbody shield degradation on 2020 Ford Explorer vehicles, concluding insufficient evidence warrants a safety investigation.

The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute plans to grant an exclusive patent license to Septune, Inc. for catheter-based myotomy device and system inventions.

The U.S. Department of Commerce preliminarily determines countervailable subsidies were provided to Canadian softwood lumber producers during January 1–December 31, 2024, and rescinds the review for 56 companies.

The Federal Railroad Administration seeks OMB approval for an information collection request under the Paperwork Reduction Act, with public comment period closed January 30, 2026.

Department of Defense publishes unclassified arms sales notification for public record.

Department of Defense publishes unclassified arms sales notification to Congress as required under the Foreign Military Sales Act.

FERC declares exempt wholesale generator and foreign utility company status effective for entities meeting federal regulatory requirements under the Energy Policy Act.

WBI Energy Transmission seeks regulatory approval for pipeline infrastructure modifications; intervention deadline is 30 days from publication date.