Recent federal regulations affecting small businesses
Page 16 of 145 • Last updated May 1, 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 Northeastern United States; Greater Atlantic Region Catch Share Cost Recovery Program UpdatesMay 1, 2026
NMFS proposes cost recovery program updates for Greater Atlantic Region catch-share fisheries (scallop, tilefish, surfclam, and ocean quahog) to simplify regulations and reduce administrative costs for quota holders.
- Medical Devices; Exemptions From Premarket Notification: Certain Class II Devices; Request for CommentsMay 1, 2026
FDA seeks 60-day public comment on proposed exemptions from premarket notification requirements for certain class II clinical toxicology test system devices under 21st Century Cures Act procedures.
- Carbazole Violet Pigment 23 From China and India; Institution of Five-Year ReviewsMay 1, 2026
The US International Trade Commission institutes five-year reviews of countervailing and antidumping duty orders on carbazole violet pigment 23 from China and India to assess whether revocation would cause material injury to domestic producers.
- Medicare Program: Public Meeting Regarding New and Reconsidered Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Test Codes for the Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule for Calendar Year 2027May 1, 2026
Medicare announces a public meeting to receive comments on payment amounts for new and revised laboratory test codes under the Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule for calendar year 2027.
- Medical Devices; General and Plastic Surgery Devices; Classification of the Phototherapy Device for Reducing the Appearance of Acute Post-Surgical IncisionsMay 1, 2026
FDA classifies phototherapy devices for reducing acute post-surgical incision appearance as Class II medical devices, subject to special controls to ensure safety and effectiveness.
- Fire Brigades Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) RequirementsMay 1, 2026
OSHA seeks public comments on extending OMB approval for information collection requirements under the Fire Brigades Standard.
- Fees for the Unified Carrier Registration Plan and AgreementMay 1, 2026 • Impact: none
FMCSA extends the public comment period for Unified Carrier Registration Plan fees from May 7 to May 26, 2026, to allow small carriers access to 2027 fee calculation documentation.
- Small Business Lending Under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (Regulation B)May 1, 2026 • Impact: none
The CFPB is revising Regulation B's small business lending requirements under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act to streamline lender compliance, refine the small business definition, adjust data collection standards, and update the compliance deadlin…
- Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment RequestMay 1, 2026 • Impact: none
Federal agencies seek public comment on proposed information collection requirements affecting small businesses; submit feedback by the deadline specified in the Federal Register notice.
- Medicare Program; Meeting Announcement for the Public and the Medicare Advisory Panel on Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Tests-September 2026May 1, 2026
Medicare Advisory Panel on Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Tests holds public meetings September 15-16, 2026, to review payment rates for diagnostic tests with insufficient data from the May 1–July 31, 2026 reporting period.
- National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Ethylene Oxide Emissions Standards for Sterilization Facilities Residual Risk and Technology Review Reconsideration; Extension of Comment PeriodMay 1, 2026
EPA extends the comment period to May 15, 2026, for proposed ethylene oxide emissions standards affecting sterilization facilities undergoing residual risk and technology review.
- Unwrought Palladium From the Russian Federation: Final Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair ValueMay 1, 2026
U.S. Department of Commerce finds unwrought palladium from Russia sold at less than fair value in the United States during January 1–June 30, 2025, triggering potential antidumping duties.
- Large Diameter Welded Pipe From Canada: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review and Final Determination of No Shipments; 2023-2024May 1, 2026
U.S. Commerce Department finds Canadian pipe producer Pipe & Piling Supplies Ltd. sold large diameter welded pipe below fair value during May 1, 2023–April 30, 2024, and determines Evraz Inc. NA had no reviewable shipments in that period.
- Carbon and Alloy Steel Wire Rod From Algeria: Initiation of Countervailing Duty InvestigationMay 1, 2026
U.S. Department of Commerce initiates countervailing duty investigation on carbon and alloy steel wire rod imports from Algeria to determine if subsidies warrant tariffs.
- Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of a New Approval of Information Collection: Reauthorization Section 769 Survey To Evaluate Airport Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF) Staffing LevelsMay 1, 2026
FAA requests public comments on a new information collection requiring 518 Part 139 airports to report Airport Rescue and Firefighting staffing levels and resources by January 31, 2026, per the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024.