Recent federal regulations affecting small businesses
Page 76 of 145 • Last updated April 20, 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.
- Accountability in Higher Education and Access Through Demand-Driven Workforce Pell: Student Tuition and Transparency System (STATS) and Earnings AccountabilityApril 20, 2026
Education Department proposes regulations implementing the One Big Beautiful Bill Act's earnings accountability framework, which limits Direct Loan eligibility to higher education programs whose graduates meet specified earnings benchmarks; effectiv…
- Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension, Without Change, of a Currently Approved Collection: Request for a Certificate of Non-ExistenceApril 20, 2026
USCIS seeks public comment on a paperwork collection extension for Certificate of Non-Existence requests under the Paperwork Reduction Act through the Federal Register comment period.
- Disposable Aluminum Containers, Pans, Trays, and Lids From the People's Republic of China: Preliminary Affirmative Determination of Circumvention of the Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty OrdersApril 20, 2026
U.S. Commerce Department preliminarily determines that Vietnamese-completed aluminum containers using Chinese aluminum foil circumvent antidumping and countervailing duty orders, with a comment period open for interested parties.
- PacifiCorp; Notice of Availability of Environmental AssessmentApril 20, 2026
PacifiCorp's environmental assessment for a proposed project is available for public review and comment during the specified review period.
- City of Kankakee, Illinois; Notice of Application Tendered for Filing With the Commission and Soliciting Additional Study Requests and Establishing Procedural Schedule for Relicensing and a Deadline for Submission of Final AmendmentsApril 20, 2026
City of Kankakee relicensing application establishes a procedural schedule and invites study requests and final amendments by a specified deadline.
- Tygart LLC; Notice of Effectiveness of Withdrawal of Extension of Time RequestApril 20, 2026
Tygart LLC's withdrawal of its extension of time request has become effective, concluding the company's effort to delay a regulatory or compliance deadline.
- Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Office of the Solicitor Internship/Externship Application ProcessApril 20, 2026
Office of the Solicitor seeks OMB approval for a new information collection request covering its internship and externship application process under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
- Sunshine Act MeetingsApril 20, 2026
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- Submission for OMB Review; Comment RequestApril 20, 2026 • Impact: none
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- Foreign-Trade Zone 27; Application for Subzone; Applied Materials, Inc.; Boylston, Gloucester, Newburyport, and Rowley, MassachusettsApril 20, 2026
Applied Materials, Inc. seeks Foreign Trade Zone 27 subzone designation for facilities in Boylston, Gloucester, Newburyport, and Rowley, Massachusetts to defer tariffs on imported manufacturing inputs.
- Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission to OMB for Review and Approval; Public Comment Request; Rural Health Network Development Planning Program Performance Improvement and Measurement SystemApril 20, 2026
HRSA's Information Collection Request for the Rural Health Network Development Planning Program measurement system is under OMB review with a 30-day public comment period required before approval.
- Safety Standard for Infant and Cradle SwingsApril 20, 2026
CPSC updates the mandatory safety standard for infant and cradle swings to incorporate ASTM F2088-25, effective upon publication in the Federal Register.
- Special Condition: Airworthy Inc., Airbus SAS, Model A330-300 Series Airplanes; Installation of a Crew Rest ModuleApril 20, 2026
FAA issues special airworthiness conditions for Airbus A330-300 series aircraft modified by Airworthy Inc. to install a crew rest module in the main deck cargo compartment.
- Order Under Section 36 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) Granting Conditional Exemptive Relief from Section 15(c)(3) of and Rule 15c3-3 Under the Exchange Act for Cross-Margining of Cleared U.S. Treasury Securities and Related FuturesApril 20, 2026
SEC grants conditional exemptive relief allowing cross-margining of cleared U.S. Treasury securities and related futures contracts under Exchange Act Section 15(c)(3) and Rule 15c3-3.
- Self-Regulatory Organizations; Fixed Income Clearing Corporation; Notice of Filing of Partial Amendment No. 2 and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by Partial Amendment Nos. 1 and 2, To Amend and Restate the Second Amended and Restated Cross-Margining Agreement Between FICC and CME and Amend Related GSD RulesApril 20, 2026
Fixed Income Clearing Corporation amends cross-margining agreement with CME and updates related rules under accelerated approval by the SEC.