Recent federal regulations affecting small businesses
Page 2 of 145 • Last updated May 5, 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.
- Cheniere Corpus Christi Pipeline, L.P; Corpus Christi Liquefaction Stage IV, LLC; Corpus Christi Liquefaction, LLC: Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Corpus Christi Liquefaction Stage 4 Project and the CCPL Expansion Project, Request for Comments on Environmental Issues, and Schedule for Environmental ReviewMay 5, 2026
Federal agencies will prepare environmental impact statements for liquefied natural gas expansion projects near Corpus Christi, Texas, with a public comment period on environmental issues and a scheduled review timeline.
- 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Application To Determine Returning Resident StatusMay 5, 2026
Department of State seeks OMB approval for an information collection regarding returning resident status applications; public comment period closes 30 days from notice publication.
- New England Hydropower Company, LLC; Notice of Surrender of Preliminary PermitMay 5, 2026
New England Hydropower Company, LLC surrendered its preliminary permit for hydropower project development, terminating its Federal Energy Regulatory Commission authorization.
- Notice of Intended Repatriation: Longyear Museum of Anthropology, Colgate University, Hamilton, NYMay 5, 2026
Longyear Museum of Anthropology at Colgate University intends to repatriate a cultural patrimony object to affiliated Indian Tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations under NAGPRA.
- Polytetramethylene Ether Glycol From the People's Republic of China, the Republic of Korea, Taiwan, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Initiation of Less-Than-Fair-Value InvestigationsMay 5, 2026
The U.S. Department of Commerce initiates antidumping investigations into polytetramethylene ether glycol imports from China, South Korea, Taiwan, and Vietnam to determine if products are sold below fair value.
- Shipping Safety Fairways Along the Atlantic CoastMay 5, 2026
Coast Guard reopens 45-day comment period on proposed shipping safety fairways from Long Island, New York to Port St. Lucie, Florida to establish vessel routing measures and improve Atlantic coast navigation safety.
- Notice of Intent To Grant an Exclusive Patent LicenseMay 5, 2026
The Department of the Air Force intends to grant an exclusive patent license to DarkPulse, Inc., a corporation located in New York, under the Bayh-Dole Act.
- Gulf South Pipeline Company, LLC; Notice of Scoping Period Requesting Comments on Environmental Issues for the Proposed Petal Cavern Expansion ProjectMay 5, 2026
Gulf South Pipeline Company's Petal Cavern Expansion Project is in scoping period for environmental review; small businesses in affected areas may submit comments on project impacts.
- Major Portion Prices and Due Date for Additional Royalty Payments on Gas Produced From Indian Lands in Designated Areas That Are Not Associated With an Index ZoneMay 5, 2026
ONRR publishes 2024 major portion prices for gas royalties on Indian lands and establishes the deadline for lessees to pay any additional royalties owed under major portion pricing rules.
- 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Petition To Classify Special Immigrant Under INA 203(b)(4) as an Employee or Former Employee of the U.S. Government Abroad, or the Surviving Spouse or Child of an Employee of the U.S. Government AbroadMay 5, 2026
Department of State seeks OMB approval for a petition form classifying special immigrants under INA 203(b)(4) for U.S. government employees abroad; public comment period closes 60 days from notice publication.
- Marine Renewable Energy Collaborative of New England, Inc.; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing ApplicationsMay 5, 2026
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission accepts preliminary permit applications for marine renewable energy projects in New England and solicits public comments and competing applications through the specified deadline.
- 60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Crisis Assistance Request Form, OMB Control No. 1405-0259May 5, 2026
Department of State seeks OMB approval for the Crisis Assistance Request Form (OMB Control No. 1405-0259); public comment period closes 60 days from this notice.
- Notice of Intent To Grant an Exclusive Patent LicenseMay 5, 2026
The Department of the Air Force intends to grant an exclusive patent license to DarkPulse, Inc., a corporation located in New York, under the Bayh-Dole Act.
- Notice of Intent To Grant an Exclusive Patent LicenseMay 5, 2026
The Department of the Air Force intends to grant an exclusive patent license to DarkPulse, a C Corporation, under the Bayh-Dole Act.
- Meeting of the Regional Resource Stewardship CouncilMay 5, 2026
The TVA Regional Resource Stewardship Council holds a meeting May 13–14, 2026, to address natural resource and stewardship policies affecting the Tennessee Valley region.