Recent federal regulations affecting small businesses
Page 23 of 145 • Last updated April 30, 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.
- Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act; Proposed Administrative Settlement Agreement for Recovery of Response Costs; Goodrich Asbestos Superfund Site in Ottawa County, Miami, OklahomaApril 30, 2026
EPA proposes a CERCLA settlement requiring Allan Kaspar to pay $100,000 for response costs at the Goodrich Asbestos Superfund Site in Miami, Oklahoma; public comment period is 30 days from publication.
- Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and BudgetApril 30, 2026
FCC invites public comment on paperwork collection requirements and seeks specific input from small businesses with fewer than 25 employees on reducing information collection burdens under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
- Removal of Obsolete References to “Water Carriers”; CorrectionApril 30, 2026
FMCSA corrects an error in its final rule removing obsolete water carrier references from Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, effective February 19, 2026.
- Intent To Establish Secure Rural Schools Resource Advisory Committees and Solicitation of Nominations for Membership for Secure Rural Schools Resource Advisory CommitteesApril 30, 2026
USDA intends to establish 84 Secure Rural Schools Resource Advisory Committees to advise on resource management recommendations, with open nominations for two-year membership terms.
- Combined Notice of FilingsApril 30, 2026 • Impact: none
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- Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Good Laboratory Practice Requirements for Nonclinical Laboratory StudiesApril 30, 2026
FDA seeks 60 days of public comment on information collection requirements for Good Laboratory Practice standards in nonclinical laboratory studies.
- Proposed Extension of Information Collection; Consumer Price Index Commodities and Services SurveyApril 30, 2026
The Bureau of Labor Statistics seeks public comment on extending the Consumer Price Index Commodities and Services Survey data collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
- Self-Regulatory Organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend FINRA Rule 8210 (Provision of Information and Testimony and Inspection and Copying of Books)April 30, 2026
FINRA amends Rule 8210 to modify procedures for information provision, testimony, and document inspection in regulatory examinations, effective immediately.
- Medical Devices; Cardiovascular Devices; Classification of the Laser-Powered Inferior Vena Cava Filter Retrieval CatheterApril 30, 2026
FDA classifies the laser-powered inferior vena cava filter retrieval catheter as a Class II medical device, requiring special controls to ensure safety and effectiveness for cardiovascular applications.
- Agency Information Collection Activities: Information Collection Renewal; Submission for OMB Review; Recordkeeping Requirements for Securities TransactionsApril 30, 2026
The OCC seeks public comment on renewing its securities transaction recordkeeping information collection requirements under Paperwork Reduction Act oversight before submitting to OMB for approval.
- Request Notice: Use of Foreign-Built Small Passenger Vessel in United States Coastwise Trade, M/V SEA WAREApril 30, 2026
MARAD invites public comment on a request to operate the foreign-built passenger vessel M/V Sea Ware in U.S. coastwise trade carrying no more than twelve passengers for hire.
- Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Renewal; Comment Request; Renewal Without Change of the Registration of Money Services Businesses Regulation and FinCEN Form 107April 30, 2026
FinCEN seeks public comments on renewal of information collection requirements for money services business registration on FinCEN Form 107, which requires MSBs to register and renew biannually.
- Self-Regulatory Organizations; Nasdaq ISE, LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend the Short Term Options Series ProgramApril 30, 2026
Nasdaq ISE amends its Short Term Options Series Program through a self-regulatory rule change that takes effect immediately upon filing.
- Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.; Order Instituting Proceedings To Determine Whether To Approve or Disapprove a Proposed Rule Change To Amend the Opening Auction Process Provided Under Rule 11.23(b)(2)(B) to Delay the Opening Auction Under Certain Market ConditionsApril 30, 2026
Cboe BZX Exchange seeks SEC approval to amend Rule 11.23(b)(2)(B) to delay opening auctions under specified market conditions.
- Radio Broadcasting Services; Enterprise, Orderville, and Page, UtahApril 30, 2026
The FCC amends its FM allocation table to allot Channel 265C3 at Enterprise, Utah as a second local service with a 15-kilometer site restriction west of the community.