Recent Department of Agriculture regulations affecting small businesses
Page 2 of 5 • Last updated April 29, 2026
61 Department of Agriculture regulations have been published in the past 30 days, covering rule changes, notices, and final actions affecting small businesses.
- Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request-Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Part 275-Quality ControlApril 29, 2026
USDA SNAP quality control information collection seeks public comments on reinstatement of expired approval under Paperwork Reduction Act requirements.
- Information Collection Requests; Guaranteed Farm Loan ProgramApril 28, 2026 • Impact: medium
Farm Service Agency seeks public comment on information collection procedures for the Guaranteed Farm Loan Program, which requires data to process and service loans for eligible farmers and ranchers through commercial and nontraditional lenders.
- Retail Exemptions Adjusted Dollar LimitationsApril 28, 2026 • Impact: high
FSIS adjusts dollar limitations on meat and poultry sales by retail stores to foodservice establishments to maintain Federal inspection exemptions.
- Submission for OMB Review; Comment RequestApril 27, 2026 • Impact: none
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- Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Spongy Moth Identification Worksheet and ChecklistApril 23, 2026
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service seeks extension of Paperwork Reduction Act approval for its spongy moth identification worksheet and checklist information collection.
- National Forests and Grasslands in Texas; Oil and Gas Leasing Availability Analysis Environmental Impact Statement; RevisedApril 23, 2026
USDA Natural Resources and Environment will prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for oil and gas leasing availability on National Forests and Grasslands in Texas, revising its 2019 notice to identify lands available for leasing and potential fo…
- Christmas Tree Promotion, Research, and Information Order; Continuance ReferendumApril 22, 2026
USDA Agricultural Marketing Service conducts a referendum among Christmas tree producers and importers to determine support for continuing the National Christmas tree research and promotion program regulations.
- Agency Information Collection Activities: Revision of a Currently Approved Information Collection; Comments Request; Rural Development Loan ServicingApril 22, 2026 • Impact: low
USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service seeks Paperwork Reduction Act comments on revisions to information collection requirements for the Intermediary Relending Program's rural development loan servicing.
- Summer Electronic Benefits Transfer for Children Program; 2026 Benefit LevelsApril 22, 2026
Summer EBT Program announces 2026 monthly benefit level adjustments reflecting Thrifty Food Plan changes under the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act.
- Importation of Fresh Leaves and Stems of Glasswort From Israel Into the United StatesApril 21, 2026
USDA authorizes importation of fresh glasswort leaves and stems from Israel for human consumption, contingent on specified phytosanitary measures to prevent plant pest introduction.
- Changes Related to Insurance Requirements in Multi-Family Housing (MFH) Direct Loan and Grant ProgramsApril 20, 2026
Rural Development updates insurance requirements for Multi-Family Housing Direct Loan and Grant programs to align with affordable housing industry standards and simplify coverage amounts and deductibles.
- Notice of Request for Extension of Approval of an Information Collection; Special Need Requests Under the Plant Protection ActApril 20, 2026 • Impact: none
APHIS seeks Paperwork Reduction Act extension for state plant protection information collection under Special Need Requests rules to allow additional import restrictions beyond federal requirements.
- Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program-Limited Party ConcessionsApril 20, 2026
USDA Rural Housing Service amends Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program rules to exclude real estate commission fees from interested party limitations.
- Submission for OMB Review; Comment RequestApril 20, 2026 • Impact: none
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- Flathead National Forest; Montana; Mid-Swan Landscape Restoration & Wildland Urban Interface Fuels Project; WithdrawalApril 17, 2026
Flathead National Forest withdraws its environmental impact statement and related documents for the Mid-Swan Landscape Restoration and Wildland Urban Interface Fuels Project in Montana.