Recent federal regulations affecting small businesses
Page 135 of 145 • Last updated April 8, 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.
- Submission for OMB Review; Comment RequestApril 8, 2026
The Office of the Chief Information Officer seeks public comment on a generic clearance for collecting customer experience feedback under the Paperwork Reduction Act to improve agency services and compliance.
- Chartering and Field of MembershipApril 8, 2026
NCUA proposes to amend federal credit union field of membership rules to allow associational common bonds even when membership requires product or service purchase, effective upon final rulemaking.
- Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (SRAE) National Evaluation: Impact and Implementation Study (New Collection)April 8, 2026
Office of Management and Budget review for Sexual Risk Avoidance Education (SRAE) National Evaluation: Impact and Implementation Study data collection by ACF's OPRE and Family and Youth Services Bureau.
- Reducing Bureaucracy and Burden for Community Services ProgramsApril 8, 2026
HHS Administration for Children and Families proposes eliminating unnecessary regulations across Block Grants, Individual Development Account Reserve Funds, and Emergency Community Services Homeless Grant programs to reduce administrative burden on …
- Sunshine Act Meetings: Notice of Meeting To Be Held With Less Than Seven Days' Advance NoticeApril 8, 2026
Federal Sunshine Act allows agencies to hold open meetings with less than seven days' advance notice when circumstances warrant abbreviated notification procedures.
- Amendment of Class B Airspace Description; Denver International Airport, COApril 8, 2026
This Federal Aviation Administration amendment updates Denver International Airport Class B airspace documentation by relocating the reference centerpoint to "Point of Origin" coordinates, with no changes to existing boundaries, altitudes, or proced…
- Revocation of Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range Federal Airway V-320 in the Vicinity of Mount Pleasant, MichiganApril 8, 2026
FAA revokes Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range Federal Airway V-320 near Mount Pleasant, Michigan due to planned decommissioning of the VOR navigational aid as part of the VOR Minimum Operational Network program.
- Revocation of Restricted Area R-6316 in Eagle Pass, TexasApril 8, 2026
FAA revokes Restricted Area R-6316 in Eagle Pass, Texas, after the using agency determined the airspace is no longer operationally necessary.
- Notice of Appointment of FASAB Chair and Two MembersApril 8, 2026
FASAB has appointed Terry Patton as chair effective April 1, 2026, and appointed Eric Berman and William Morehead to five-year terms beginning April 19, 2026.
- Sabine Pass Liquefaction, LLC; Sabine Pass Liquefaction Stage V, LLC; Sabine Crossing Pipeline, LLC; Cheniere Creole Trail Pipeline, L.P.: Notice of Availability of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Sabine Pass Stage 5 Expansion ProjectApril 8, 2026
Draft Environmental Impact Statement is available for public comment on Cheniere Energy's Sabine Pass Stage 5 liquefaction expansion project in Texas, affecting LNG export terminal operations and pipeline infrastructure.
- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Catcher Vessels Using Trawl Gear in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of AlaskaApril 8, 2026
NMFS prohibits directed fishing for Pacific cod by trawl-gear catcher vessels in the Central Regulatory Area of the Gulf of Alaska to prevent exceeding the 2026 A season allowance.
- Constitution Pipeline Company, LLC; Iroquois Gas Transmission System, L.P.: Notice of Scoping Period Requesting Comments on Environmental Issues for the Proposed Constitution Pipeline and Wright Interconnect ProjectsApril 8, 2026
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission opens scoping period for environmental review of Constitution Pipeline and Wright Interconnect natural gas projects; submit comments on environmental issues by the specified deadline.
- Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request on Long-Term Care Premiums Paid StatementApril 8, 2026
IRS requests public comments on the information collection requirements for long-term care premiums paid statements under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
- Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding CompaniesApril 8, 2026
The Federal Reserve requires bank holding companies to obtain approval before forming, acquiring, or merging with other entities to ensure financial stability and regulatory compliance.
- Airworthiness Directives; Bell Textron Canada Limited HelicoptersApril 8, 2026
FAA proposes to supersede Airworthiness Directive AD 2024-02-55 for Bell Textron Canada Limited Model 505 helicopters by requiring inspection and replacement of vertical stabilizer top end cap assemblies with improved designs to eliminate recurring …