Recent federal regulations affecting small businesses

SEDAR 103 assessment process for Caribbean fisheries includes development and review workshops plus assessment webinars to evaluate alternate assessment methods for regional fish stocks.

NRC proposes revised regulations for physical protection and security of category 1 and category 2 quantities of radioactive material held by licensees.

TSA Canine Training Center Adoption Application is an information collection request extending OMB control number 1652-0067 under the Paperwork Reduction Act for individuals seeking to adopt trained TSA canines.

Texas Eastern Transmission seeks environmental assessment input for its Line 31 Expansion Project affecting natural gas pipeline infrastructure across multiple states.

Department proposes revision to information collection request for Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Application under Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

Department of Education seeks OMB approval to extend the Native American Language Application Package information collection; public comments due 60 days from Federal Register publication.

Department of Education seeks public comment on revisions to Federal Direct Loan Program promissory notes and related forms under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

California Desert Grape Administrative Committee decreases the assessment rate for grapes grown in southeastern California from $0.040 to $0.030 per 18-pound lug, effective for the 2025 fiscal period and beyond.

Wyoming's coal mining program amendment establishes procedures for reclamation bond estimate adjustments that do not qualify as bond release requests under federal Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act oversight.

Wisconsin Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will hold a public meeting via Zoom on Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 3:30 p.m. CT to vote on the Committee's study topic.

Department of Interior seeks to renew its Private Rental Survey information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act with no substantive changes to the existing collection instrument.

Department of the Interior seeks approval to renew an information collection under OMB Circular A-11 Section 280 to improve federal customer experience in compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act.

Department of Commerce seeks 60 days of public comment on a voluntary self-disclosure form for antiboycott violations before submitting the information collection to OMB for approval.

The USPTO's PCT Informed Examination Request Pilot Program requires selected national stage patent applicants to indicate whether they wish to proceed with, delay, or abandon examination after reviewing international phase work products.

FAA proposes establishing Class E airspace at Crown Point, Indiana to support new instrument procedures and IFR flight operations.