Recent federal regulations affecting small businesses
Page 38 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.
- 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.
- 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,…
- Privacy Act of 1974; System of RecordsApril 28, 2026
HUD is modifying its System of Records Notices under the Privacy Act of 1974 to update how the agency handles personal data in its records systems.
- Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Application for an Exemption From Atlantic Aviation Orlando, LLCApril 28, 2026
FMCSA grants Atlantic Aviation Orlando, LLC an exemption allowing four aircraft fuel service trucks to operate with forward-discharging exhaust systems instead of rear-mounted systems, pending compliance with specified safety conditions.
- Qualification and Certification of Locomotive Engineers and Conductors: Incorporation of Longstanding C3RS WaiversApril 28, 2026
FRA regulation codifies longstanding waivers exempting C3RS-participating railroads from certain locomotive engineer and conductor certification requirements.
- Self-Regulatory Organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; Order Instituting Proceedings To Determine Whether To Approve or Disapprove a Proposed Rule Change To Amend FINRA Rules 5110 (Corporate Financing Rule-Underwriting Terms and Arrangements) and 5123 (Private Placements of Securities)April 28, 2026
FINRA proposes rule changes to amend underwriting terms and arrangements for corporate financing and private securities placements under Rules 5110 and 5123.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Allowing for the Electronic Posting of Reportable Injuries and Occupational IllnessesApril 28, 2026
This OSHA rule permits railroads to post required injury and illness listings electronically rather than physically, and eliminates the signature requirement for listing preparers.
- Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe BYX 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 Amend the Definition of Non-Display UsageApril 28, 2026
Cboe BYX Exchange amends its fees schedule to codify a user fee exemption and revise the non-display usage definition, effective immediately upon filing.
- Certain Wireless Front-End Modules and Devices Containing the Same; Notice of a Commission Determination To Grant a Joint Motion To Terminate the Investigation Based on a Stipulation for Dismissal; Termination of the InvestigationApril 28, 2026 • Impact: none
U.S. International Trade Commission terminates investigation into wireless front-end modules based on joint motion and stipulation for dismissal.
- 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.
- Combined Notice of FilingsApril 28, 2026
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- 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.