The Daily Roundup – Monday, April 6, 2026

April 6, 2026

Daily Roundup

Today at a Glance

New OIRA Reviews

Completed Reviews

Upcoming Meetings

101

FR Documents

564

FR Pages

CRA Resolutions

Today’s Federal Register

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Rules

Proposed Rules

Notices

564

Total Pages

Reviewed by OIRA

Medicare Program; FY 2027 Hospice Wage Index and Payment Rate Update and Hospice Quality Reporting Program Requirements

Proposed Rule ● Economically Significant

Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Medicare Program; Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility Prospective Payment System for Federal Fiscal Year 2027 and Updates to the IRF Quality Reporting Program

Proposed Rule ● Economically Significant

Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Walking-Working Surfaces

Proposed Rule ● Economically Significant

Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Medicare Program; Contract Year 2027 and Certain Contract Year 2026 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage Program, Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program, and Medicare Cost Plan Program

Rule ● Economically Significant

Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Work Participation Rate Calculation Changes: Recalibration of the Caseload Reduction Credit and Prohibition of Small Checks in Work Participation Rate Calculation

Proposed Rule

Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Occupant Crash Protection, Seat Belt Reminder Systems

Rule

Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Modifications To Conform U.S. Fishery Regulations With the Presidential Proclamation Unleashing Commercial Fishing in the Atlantic

Rule

Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

New OIRA Reviews

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Rescinding the Definition of "Harm" under the Endangered Species Act

Final Rule

Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · 0648-BN93 · Received Apr 3, 2026

VA Adjudication Regulations for Disability or Death Benefits Based on Toxic Exposure

Final Rule ● Economically Significant

Department of Veterans Affairs · 2900-AR75 · Received Apr 3, 2026

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revision of Listed Entity for the Grizzly Bear

Proposed Rule

Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service · 1018-BI14 · Received Apr 3, 2026

Rescinding the Definition of "Harm" Under the Endangered Species Act

Final Rule

Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service · 1018-BI38 · Received Apr 3, 2026

Completed Reviews

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Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR); FAR Case 2025-004, Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity in Federal Contracts

Federal Acquisition Regulation System · 9000-AO77 · Completed Apr 3, 2026 · Withdrawn

Modernizing Spectrum Sharing for Satellite Broadband (SB Docket No. 25-157)

Federal Communications Commission · 3060-AM27 · Completed Apr 3, 2026 · Consistent with Change

OIRA Meetings

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Special Areas: Roadless Area Conservation Repeal

Department of Agriculture, Forest Service · 0596-AD66

Apr 6, 2026 — Peggie dePasquale
Apr 6, 2026 — Southern Environmental Law Center (Abigail Hunt)
Apr 7, 2026 — The Wilderness Society (Mike Anderson)
Apr 7, 2026 — The Boat Company (paul olson)
Apr 7, 2026 — American Bird Conservancy (Steve Holmer)
Apr 7, 2026 — Natural Resources Defense Council (Garett Rose)
Apr 8, 2026 — Center for Biological Diversity (Stephanie Kurose)
Apr 8, 2026 — Louis Geltman
Apr 9, 2026 — Green Climate (Jay Holloway)
Apr 10, 2026 — Wild Montana/Business for Montana’s Outdoors (Marne Hayes)

Cannabidiol (CBD) Products Compliance and Enforcement Policy

Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration · 0910-ZC82

Apr 7, 2026 — OCan Group, LLC (Brett Goldman)

Medicaid Managed Care State Directed Payments and Medicaid Fee-For-Service Targeted Medicaid Practitioner Payments (CMS-2449)

Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · 0938-AV69

Apr 8, 2026 — Checkmate Government Relations (Caitlin Koury) – Client: Mark Birdwhistell, Senior Vice President for Health and Public Policy, The University of Kentucky

Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program (CMS-4215)

Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · 0938-AV90

Apr 10, 2026 — Powers Law (Joella Roland) – Client: Ryan White Clinics for 340B Access
Apr 10, 2026 — FTP (barrett thornhill) – Client: Helen Torley, Halozyne

Rescission of Conservation and Landscape Health Rule

Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management · 1004-AF03

Apr 8, 2026 — Defenders of Wildlife (Maddy Munson) – Client: Organizations that work and have an interest in BLM restoration projects and practices.

Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability; Accessibility of Web Information and Services of State and Local Government Entities

Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division · 1190-AA82

Apr 8, 2026 — National Federation of the Blind of Iowa (Helen Mejia)

Black Lung Benefits Act: Authorization of Self Insurers

Department of Labor, Workers’ Compensation Programs Office · 1240-AA16

Apr 7, 2026 — National Mining Association (Katie Sweeney)

Steam Electric Effluent Limitations Guideline Reconsideration Rule

Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water · 2040-AG41

Apr 6, 2026 — Indiana Department of Environmental Management (Clinton Woods)

Rescission of Regulatory Determinations and Removal of Related Provisions for Four PFAS Substances (PFHxS, PFNA, HFPO-DA (GenX), and the mixture of these three PFAS plus PFBS)

Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water · 2040-AG53

Apr 9, 2026 — American Chemistry Council (Owen Jappen)