The Daily Roundup – Monday, May 25, 2026

Modernize the Head Start Program by Reducing Requirements and Enhancing Alignment with State and Local Systems

Proposed Rule  ● Economically Significant

Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families0970-AD30 · Received May 22, 2026

Action Levels for Cadmium in Processed Food Intended for Babies and Young Children; Draft Guidance for Industry

Notice

Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration0910-ZD09 · Received May 22, 2026

Reforms to 13 CFR 124.103 to Remove SBA’s 8(a) Program’s Rebuttable Presumption of Social Disadvantage for Individually Owned Firms Only. Reforms do not Impact Entity-owned Firms

Proposed Rule

Small Business Administration3245-AI75 · Received May 22, 2026

Technical Guidelines for the Production of Regenerative Agricultural Biofuel Feedstocks

Final Rule Stage

Department of Agriculture, Office of the Secretary0503-AA82

May 26, 2026 — FFG Group (Thereza Cevidanes) – Client: NATSO, SIGMA

Special Areas: Roadless Area Conservation Repeal

Proposed Rule Stage

Department of Agriculture, Forest Service0596-AD66

May 28, 2026 — Yaak Valley Forest Council (Chris Bachman)

CY 2027 Revisions to Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to Medicare Part B (CMS-1848)

Proposed Rule Stage  ● Economically Significant

Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services0938-AV82

May 28, 2026 — Pittman Policy Strategies (David Pittman) – Client: The Coalition for Accountable Care Access
May 28, 2026 — Manatt, Phelps & Phillips (Erin Hertzog) – Client: Boehringer Ingelheim
May 29, 2026 — alb Solutions (Veronica Jackson) – Client: AIS Healthcare

HIPAA Privacy Rule: Changes to Support Coordinated Care and Individual Engagement and Reduce Regulatory Burdens

Final Rule Stage  ● Economically Significant

Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights0945-AA00

May 28, 2026 — Citizen Health, Inc. (Deven McGraw)

Unaccompanied Alien Children Program Foundational Rule; Updates to Accord with the Hyde Amendment

Proposed Rule Stage

Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families0970-AD34

May 27, 2026 — Logan Braun
May 27, 2026 — Shannon Hardaway
May 29, 2026 — If/When/How at the University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law (Hadley Christensen)

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for Canada Lynx

Final Rule Stage

Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service1018-BH59

May 27, 2026 — Center for Biological Diversity (Stephanie Kurose)

Respirable Crystalline Silica

Proposed Rule Stage

Department of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration1219-AC22

May 27, 2026 — United Mine Workers of America (Josh Roberts)
May 28, 2026 — National Coalition of Black Lung and Respiratory Disease Clinics (Lisa Emery)
May 29, 2026 — American Thoracic Society (Gary Ewart)

Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media

Final Rule Stage  ● Economically Significant

Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement1653-AA95

May 27, 2026 — Crossroads Strategies (Cheryl Jaeger) – Client: Intealth

Carbon Pollution Standards Repeal

Final Rule Stage  ● Economically Significant

Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air and Radiation2060-AW55

May 27, 2026 — Clean Air Task Force (Frank Sturges)
May 28, 2026 — NRDC (Meredith Hankins)
May 28, 2026 — McGuireWoods LLP (Allison Wood) – Client: Power Generators Air Coalition

Rescission of Climate-Related Disclosure Rules

Proposed Rule Stage  ● Economically Significant

Securities and Exchange Commission3235-AN76

May 28, 2026 — Clean Air Task Force (Frank Sturges)