Recent federal regulations affecting small businesses
Page 130 of 145 • Last updated April 9, 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.
- Fisheries of the Caribbean; Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review; Public MeetingApril 9, 2026
SEDAR 103 assessment process for Caribbean fisheries includes development and review workshops plus assessment webinars to evaluate alternate assessment methods for regional fish stocks.
- Modernizing Requirements Relating to Physical Protection of Category 1 and Category 2 Quantities of Radioactive MaterialApril 9, 2026
NRC proposes revised regulations for physical protection and security of category 1 and category 2 quantities of radioactive material held by licensees.
- Extension of Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: TSA Canine Training Center Adoption ApplicationApril 9, 2026
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, LP; Notice of Schedule for the Preparation of an Environmental Assessment for the Line 31 Expansion ProjectApril 9, 2026
Texas Eastern Transmission seeks environmental assessment input for its Line 31 Expansion Project affecting natural gas pipeline infrastructure across multiple states.
- Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Joint Consolidation Loan Separation ApplicationApril 9, 2026
Department proposes revision to information collection request for Joint Consolidation Loan Separation Application under Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
- Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Native American Language (NAL@ED) Application Package (1894-0001)April 9, 2026
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.
- Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program (Direct Loan Program) Promissory Notes and Related FormsApril 9, 2026
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.
- Grapes Grown in a Designated Area of Southeastern California; Decreased Assessment RateApril 9, 2026
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 Regulatory ProgramApril 9, 2026
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.
- Notice of Public Meeting of the Wisconsin Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil RightsApril 9, 2026
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.
- Agency Information Collection Activities; Private Rental SurveyApril 9, 2026
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.
- Agency Information Collection Activities; Improving Customer Experience (OMB Circular A-11, Section 280 Implementation)April 9, 2026
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.
- Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Voluntary Self-Disclosure of Antiboycott ViolationsApril 9, 2026 • Impact: low
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.
- PCT Informed Examination Request Pilot ProgramApril 9, 2026 • Impact: medium
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.
- Establishment of Class E Airspace; Crown Point, INApril 9, 2026
FAA proposes establishing Class E airspace at Crown Point, Indiana to support new instrument procedures and IFR flight operations.