Recent federal regulations affecting small businesses
Page 137 of 158 • Last updated April 10, 2026
2365 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.
- Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Application for Approval To Participate in Federal Student Aid ProgramsApril 10, 2026
Federal Student Aid Program participation applications will undergo revision under Paperwork Reduction Act procedures to streamline institutional approval processes and documentation requirements.
- Notice Announcing Teacher and School Leader Incentive Program CompetitionApril 10, 2026
U.S. Department of Labor seeks applications for the Teacher and School Leader Incentive Program to support teacher and school leader recruitment and retention in high-need schools.
- Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to SomaliaApril 10, 2026
National Emergency declaration for Somalia continues indefinitely, affecting U.S. foreign policy, trade restrictions, and compliance obligations for businesses operating in or with Somalia.
- Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory CommitteeApril 10, 2026
Environmental Technologies Trade Advisory Committee holds a public meeting on April 28, 2026, to discuss trade policy topics affecting environmental technology companies.
- Notice Announcing Innovative Approaches to Literacy Program CompetitionApril 10, 2026
The Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration invites applications for the Innovative Approaches to Literacy program (Assistance Listing 84.215G) administered in partnership with the Department of Education.
- Prestressed Concrete Steel Wire Strand From Japan: Final Results of the Expedited Sixth Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty FindingApril 10, 2026
The U.S. Department of Commerce maintains antidumping duties on prestressed concrete steel wire strand from Japan, finding that revocation would likely result in continued or recurring dumping.
- Privacy Act of 1974: System of RecordsApril 10, 2026
The Department of Veterans Affairs will conduct computer matching between DoD and VA records to verify eligibility of servicemembers and veterans receiving Montgomery GI Bill and Post-9/11 GI Bill education benefits.
- Notice of Proposals To Engage In or To Acquire Companies Engaged in Permissible Nonbanking ActivitiesApril 10, 2026
Federal Reserve notice requires bank holding companies and financial holding companies to notify the Fed of proposals to engage in or acquire companies in permissible nonbanking activities.
- North Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public MeetingApril 10, 2026
North Pacific Fishery Management Council Ecosystem Committee holds a public meeting on May 8, 2026.
- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Pollock in Statistical Area 630 in the Gulf of AlaskaApril 10, 2026
NMFS prohibits directed pollock fishing in Gulf of Alaska Statistical Area 630 for 2026 to prevent exceeding the seasonal allowance of the total allowable catch.
- Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Prison Education Program ApplicationApril 10, 2026
Federal extension of the Prison Education Program Application information collection request under Paperwork Reduction Act 1995; no substantive changes proposed.
- Combined Notice of Filings #1April 10, 2026 • Impact: none
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- Submission for OMB Review; Comment RequestApril 10, 2026 • Impact: low
OMB review submission process allows public comment on proposed federal regulatory collections that affect small businesses; comment deadline typically 30 days from Federal Register notice.
- Submission for OMB Review; Comment RequestApril 10, 2026 • Impact: none
I need the description/content of this document to create an accurate summary. Please provide the details about what this OMB review submission covers, including any relevant deadlines, dollar amounts, affected industries, or regulatory scope.
- 30-Day Federal Register Notice: Submission for OMB Review; Comment RequestApril 10, 2026 • Impact: none
Federal Register solicits public comments on proposed regulations pending OMB review; submission deadline is 30 days from notice publication.