Recent federal regulations affecting small businesses
Page 99 of 145 • Last updated April 15, 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.
- Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; Extension of Currently Approved CollectionApril 15, 2026
Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women requests OMB approval to extend an information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; public comments accepted electronically.
- Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation; Application for Exemption From Aurora Operations, Inc.April 15, 2026
FMCSA seeks public comment on Aurora Operations' request for a five-year exemption allowing Level 4 automated commercial vehicles to use cab-mounted warning beacons instead of reflective triangles when stopped.
- Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Cook Inlet; Proposed 2026 Harvest Specifications for SalmonApril 15, 2026
NMFS proposes 2026 harvest specifications for salmon in Cook Inlet's exclusive economic zone to conserve and manage salmon resources under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.
- Citric Acid and Certain Citrate Salts From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited Third Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty OrderApril 15, 2026 • Impact: low
U.S. Department of Commerce maintains antidumping duties on citric acid and citrate salts from China, finding that revoking the order would likely result in continued or recurring dumping.
- Taking and Importing of Marine MammalsApril 15, 2026
NMFS issues affirmative findings allowing Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, and Spain to export yellowfin tuna and products from the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean into the United States under the Marine Mammal Protection Act.
- Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend Its Fee Schedule To Establish a New “Retail Broker” Definition and Related Pricing for the Exchange's Complex Order Book Data FeedApril 15, 2026
Cboe Exchange amends its fee schedule to create a new "Retail Broker" definition and adjust pricing for its Complex Order Book Data Feed.
- Self-Regulatory Organizations; Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend its Fee Schedule To Revise the Criteria of LMP Tiers 1 and 2April 15, 2026
Cboe BZX Exchange amends fee schedule criteria for LMP Tiers 1 and 2, effective immediately upon filing.
- Medline Industries, LP: Medline medical convenience kits, containing NAMIC Angiographic Rotating Adaptor (RA) Control Syringes (Namic RA syringes), labeled as follows: 1. NON VASCULAR PACK, Medl...April 15, 2026
Medline Industries recalls 2,980 medical convenience kits containing NAMIC angiographic rotating adapter syringes due to risk of adapter unwinding causing disconnection during use; distributed nationwide in US, Puerto Rico, Canada, Netherlands, and …
- Endangered and Threatened Species; Notice of 12-Month Findings on a Petition To List the Tope Shark as Threatened or Endangered Under the Endangered Species Act and Proposed Listing of Two Distinct Population Segments of Tope Shark as ThreatenedApril 15, 2026
NMFS proposes listing Southern Africa and Southwest Atlantic populations of tope shark as threatened species under the Endangered Species Act while finding four other populations do not warrant protection.
- Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC; Notice of Filing of Amendment Nos. 2 and 3 and Order Granting Accelerated Approval of a Proposed Rule Change, as Amended by Amendment Nos. 2 and 3, To Extend the Exchange's Trading Hours to 23 Hours a Day, Five Days a WeekApril 15, 2026
Nasdaq Stock Market amends trading hours to 23 hours daily, five days a week, effective immediately upon SEC approval.
- Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to the Aak'w Landing Development Project in Juneau, AlaskaApril 15, 2026
NMFS seeks public comment on an Incidental Harassment Authorization for marine mammal takes during Turnagain Marine Construction's Aak'w Landing Development Project in Juneau, Alaska, with potential one-year renewal eligibility.
- Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Savannah River SiteApril 15, 2026
Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board for Savannah River Site will hold a public meeting available in-person and via livestream as required by the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
- Blueroot Health, Inc.: Vital Nutrients Aller-C (vitamin C, citrus bioflavonoids, isoquercitrin, and bromelain)100 count bottles and 200 count bottlesApril 15, 2026
Blueroot Health's Vital Nutrients Aller-C supplement recall affects 11,849 bottles nationwide due to undeclared egg, soy, and hazelnut allergens.
- Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS AirplanesApril 15, 2026
FAA proposes airworthiness directive requiring repetitive inspections and corrective actions for fastener holes in Airbus A321-251NX through -272NX aircraft to address manufacturing process deviations.
- Taking and Importing of Marine MammalsApril 15, 2026
NMFS issues a 5-year affirmative finding for Panama allowing U.S. imports of yellowfin tuna and products harvested in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean under the Marine Mammal Protection Act and AIDCP compliance standards.