Federal regulations

The Department of Education and Department of Health and Human Services invite applications for FY 2026 CCAMPIS competitive grants to support child care access for parents pursuing education.

PHMSA's pipeline safety regulations incorporate updated ASTM A53/A53M standard specifications for steel pipe to maintain safety standards and reduce compliance burdens on affected manufacturers and operators.

Federal Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration clarifies integrity management guidance for hazardous liquid and carbon dioxide pipeline operators.

Surface Transportation Board adopts the revised second quarter 2026 Rail Cost Adjustment Factor and cost index for railroad rate calculations.

PHMSA updates pipeline safety regulations to incorporate NFPA 59 Utility LP-Gas Plant Code, reducing compliance burdens while maintaining public safety standards for liquefied petroleum gas operations.

Federal agencies must prepare environmental impact statements for proposed major actions significantly affecting the environment before proceeding with project approval or funding.

Consumer Product Safety Commission seeks public comment on extending its information collection approval for the Safety Standard for Adult Portable Bed Rails; OMB approval expires August 31, 2026.

PHMSA amends pipeline safety regulations to incorporate the updated NFPA 58 Liquefied Petroleum Gas Code standard, reducing compliance burdens while maintaining public safety.

PHMSA proposes amending required timeframes for operators to make rupture-mitigation valves operational on gas transmission, hazardous liquid, and carbon dioxide pipelines.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is amending financial criteria for classifying research and development utilization facilities as commercial or R&D licenses under the Atomic Energy Act, aligning with the 2019 Nuclear Energy Innovation and Moderniz…

CMS is seeking public comment on proposed information collection activities under the Paperwork Reduction Act; interested parties may submit comments regarding burden estimates and collection methodology.

USGS proposes to renew an information collection for topographic and hydrography data grants under the Paperwork Reduction Act.

Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement renews its information collection requirements for Applications for Permits to Drill and supporting documentation under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

NPRM proposes hazardous liquid and carbon dioxide pipeline operators may set valve inspection schedules with maximum intervals of 1 year, not exceeding 15 months.

PHMSA incorporates the updated ASTM D2564 standard for PVC solvent cement specifications into pipeline safety regulations to maintain public safety and reduce compliance burdens.