Recent federal regulations affecting small businesses
Page 35 of 145 • Last updated April 28, 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.
- Amendment of Class E Airspace; Miami, FLApril 28, 2026
FAA corrects Class E airspace coordinates and airport name identifications for Miami, Florida airspace designations published February 13, 2026.
- Privacy Act of 1974; System of RecordsApril 28, 2026
HUD's Office of the Chief Financial Officer is modifying the Financial Data Mart system of records under the Privacy Act of 1974 to revise routine uses and add three new routine uses for financial and program data reporting.
- Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Military Readiness Activities in the Mariana Islands Training and Testing Study AreaApril 28, 2026
NMFS is accepting public comments on a Navy request for authorization to incidentally take marine mammals during military readiness activities in the Mariana Islands from July 2027 through July 2034.
- Medicaid Program; 2028 Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Quality Measure SetApril 28, 2026
CMS solicits public comment on the 2028 Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Quality Measure Set, which establishes nationally standardized quality metrics for HCBS programs to enable consistent reporting and comparison across states.
- Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend Its Fee Schedule To Codify a User Fee Exemption and the Amended Definition of “Non-Display Usage” in Its Fee ScheduleApril 28, 2026
Cboe Exchange amends its fee schedule to codify a user fee exemption and revise the definition of "Non-Display Usage" effective immediately upon filing.
- Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe C2 Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend Its Fees Schedule To Codify a User Fee Exemption and the Amended Definition of “Non-Display Usage” in Its Fee ScheduleApril 28, 2026
Cboe C2 Exchange amends its fee schedule to codify a user fee exemption and revise the definition of "Non-Display Usage" effective immediately upon filing.
- Schedules of Controlled Substances: Rescheduling of MarijuanaApril 28, 2026
DEA will hold a hearing beginning June 29, 2026, regarding the proposed rescheduling of marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act.
- Repealing a Track Surface RequirementApril 28, 2026
Federal Railroad Administration repeals the runoff parameter from track surface requirements for Classes 1 through 5, citing redundancy with existing geometry safety standards.
- Extension of Emergency Import Restrictions Imposed on Archaeological and Ethnological Material of AfghanistanApril 28, 2026
U.S. Customs and Border Protection extends emergency import restrictions on Afghan archaeological and ethnological material through April 28, 2029.
- Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, From the Lao People's Democratic Republic: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances, in Part, and Postponement of Final Determination and Extension of Provisional MeasuresApril 28, 2026
U.S. Department of Commerce preliminarily determines crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells from Laos are sold at less than fair value; interested parties may comment on the determination for the January 1–June 30, 2025 investigation period.
- Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; Catawba Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2; Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation; ExemptionApril 28, 2026
Duke Energy Carolinas received NRC exemption to operate one loaded and load nine new transportable storage canisters at Catawba Nuclear Station Units 1 and 2 beginning July 6, 2026, under conditions deviating from Certificate of Compliance No. 1031,…
- Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Framework Adjustment 19 to the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Fishery Management Plan, and Framework Adjustment 7 to the Bluefish Fishery Management PlanApril 28, 2026
NMFS implements Framework Adjustments 19 and 7 revising the recreational management measures process for summer flounder, scup, black sea bass, and bluefish fisheries in the Northeastern United States.
- Interim PFAS Destruction and Disposal Guidance; Notice of Availability for Public CommentApril 28, 2026 • Impact: low
EPA releases updated interim guidance on PFAS destruction and disposal technologies for public comment, identifying feasible disposal methods and key data gaps requiring resolution.
- Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Public Comment Request; Rural Northern Border Outreach Program PerformanceApril 28, 2026
HRSA's Rural Northern Border Outreach Program Performance information collection request is under OMB review; public comments accepted for 30 days before OMB approval decision.
- New Postal ProductsApril 28, 2026
U.S. Postal Commission reviews a negotiated service agreement filing and invites public comment on new postal products and pricing.