Recent federal regulations affecting small businesses
Page 36 of 158 • Last updated April 30, 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.
- Notice Announcing State Tribal Education Partnerships Program CompetitionApril 30, 2026
Bureau of Indian Education solicits applications for the State Tribal Education Partnerships program (ALN 84.415A) for Fiscal Year 2026 through the U.S. Department of Interior and Education.
- Medical Devices; Neurological Devices; Classification of the Brain Temperature Measurement SystemApril 30, 2026
FDA classifies brain temperature measurement systems as Class II medical devices with special controls to ensure safety and effectiveness while reducing regulatory burden for manufacturers.
- Notice of Public Meeting of the Rhode Island Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil RightsApril 30, 2026
Rhode Island Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will hold a public Zoom meeting to continue hearing topic presentations in the concept stage.
- Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; 2026 Atlantic Shark Commercial Fishing YearApril 30, 2026
NMFS adjusts 2026 Atlantic shark commercial fishing quotas based on 2025 underharvests to expand opportunities for commercial shark fishermen in Atlantic waters.
- 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.
- 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.
- Privacy Act of 1974; System of RecordsApril 30, 2026
The Department of the Navy is updating its Millennium Cohort Study system of records (N06500-1) under the Privacy Act of 1974 to expand research purposes, incorporate DoD standard routine uses, and enable broader information sharing with external pa…
- Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; State Educational Agency, Local Educational Agency, and School Data Collection and Reporting Under ESEA, Title I, Part AApril 30, 2026
Department of Education seeks Office of Management and Budget approval to extend data collection requirements for state and local educational agencies under ESEA Title I, Part A without substantive changes.
- Filing of Survey Plats: AlaskaApril 30, 2026
BLM Alaska State Office will officially file survey plats in Anchorage for lands under federal management, with surveys executed per BLM request for property delineation purposes.
- 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.
- Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Application for Exemption From ROSHO Automotive SolutionsApril 30, 2026
FMCSA seeks public comment on ROSHO Automotive Solutions' exemption request to allow commercial motor vehicles to use camera-based mirror systems instead of federally required rear-vision mirrors.
- 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.
- Notice of Public Meeting of the South Carolina Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil RightsApril 30, 2026
The South Carolina Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights will hold a public Zoom meeting to discuss panelist nominations for an occupational licensing study.
- 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.
- Certain Semiconductor Devices, Products Containing Same, and Components Thereof; Notice of Institution of InvestigationApril 30, 2026 • Impact: low
U.S. International Trade Commission instituted investigation on March 26, 2026, into alleged patent infringement of semiconductor devices and components by GlobalFoundries; complaint covers six patents and seeks exclusion and cease-and-desist orders.