The Daily Roundup – Monday, July 27, 2026: Reducing Barriers to Medical Use Licensing

Pacific Halibut Fisheries of the West Coast; 2026 Catch Sharing Plan; Inseason ActionDepartment of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Rule  Comments due Aug 11, 2026

AI Summary: Fishing dates in August and September are being added for Pacific halibut recreational anglers in the Columbia River and Washington areas to meet 2026 catch allocations.View details →

Modernizing Package Certification RequirementsNuclear Regulatory Commission

Proposed Rule  Comments due Aug 26, 2026

AI Summary: NRC proposes updated rules for radioactive material packaging and transport, adding flexible risk-informed safety methods and streamlining approval processes while removing unnecessary requirements.View details →

Reducing Barriers to Medical Use LicensingNuclear Regulatory Commission

Proposed Rule  Comments due Sep 10, 2026

AI Summary: The NRC proposes updating its medical licensing rules to reduce unnecessary restrictions, increase flexibility, and modernize radiation safety practices for medical use of radioactive materials.View details →

Review of Submarine Cable Landing License Rules and Procedures To Assess Evolving National Security, Law Enforcement, Foreign Policy, and Trade Policy RisksFederal Communications Commission

Proposed Rule  Comments due Sep 25, 2026

AI Summary: The FCC is seeking public comment on new oversight rules to address national security risks from foreign adversaries involving submarine cable terminal equipment owners and operators.View details →

Modernizing Reactor Licensing, Safety Oversight, and Siting Practices; CorrectionNuclear Regulatory Commission

Proposed Rule  ● Economically Significant

AI Summary: The NRC is correcting a previously published notice by withdrawing a guidance document that contained outdated and incorrect information about reactor licensing modernization.View details →

Medical Devices; Gastroenterology-Urology Devices; Classification of the Non-Medicated Topical Formulation for Treatment of Erectile DysfunctionDepartment of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration

Rule

AI Summary: FDA is classifying non-medicated topical erectile dysfunction treatments as class II medical devices, requiring special controls to ensure their safety and effectiveness.View details →

Medical Devices; General Hospital and Personal Use Devices; Classification of the Active Noise Attenuation System for Infant IncubatorsDepartment of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration

Rule

AI Summary: FDA is classifying active noise attenuation systems for infant incubators as Class II medical devices requiring special controls to ensure their safety and effectiveness.View details →

Review of Submarine Cable Landing License Rules and Procedures To Assess Evolving National Security, Law Enforcement, Foreign Policy, and Trade Policy RisksFederal Communications Commission

Rule

AI Summary: The FCC created new licensing rules for submarine cable terminal equipment owners and operators, adding national security conditions while streamlining deployment approvals for applicants meeting security standards.View details →

Updating Website and Contact Information, and Authorizations for Payments for Legal ServicesDepartment of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control

Rule

AI Summary: Treasury’s OFAC is updating website contacts, fixing typos and a cross-reference, and replacing a reporting requirement with a recordkeeping requirement for legal services payments.View details →

Use of Salt Substitutes to Reduce the Sodium Content in Standardized FoodsDepartment of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration

Final Rule  ● Economically Significant  ● Consistent with Change

0910-AI72 · Completed Jul 23, 2026

Biosimilar and Interchangeable Biosimilar Products: Considerations for Container Closure Systems and Device Constituent Parts; Draft Guidance for Industry; AvailabilityDepartment of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration

Notice  ● Consistent with Change

0910-ZD12 · Completed Jul 24, 2026

NIH Is Replacing Letters of Support with Letters of Collaboration to Reduce Administrative BurdenDepartment of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health

Notice  ● Consistent with Change

0925-ZA15 · Completed Jul 24, 2026

English Language Proficiency, Out of Service CriteriaDepartment of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Proposed Rule  ● Consistent with Change

2126-AC99 · Completed Jul 24, 2026

Upper C-band (3.98–4.2 GHz) (GN Docket No. 25-59)Federal Communications Commission

Final Rule  ● Economically Significant  ● Consistent with Change

3060-AM20 · Completed Jul 24, 2026

Horse Protection Act RevisionsDepartment of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Proposed Rule Stage

0579-AE93

Jul 28, 2026 — Friends of Sound Horses (Keith Dane)

Special Areas: Roadless Area Conservation RepealDepartment of Agriculture, Forest Service

Proposed Rule Stage

0596-AD66

Jul 27, 2026 — Tuleyome (Sandra Schubert)

Notice Regarding 340B Rebate Model Pilot ProgramDepartment of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration

Prerule Stage

0906-ZA23

Jul 31, 2026 — National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions (Amanda Green) – Client: Shawn Gremminger

Prohibition on Federal Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program Funding for Specified Sex-Rejecting Procedures Furnished to Children and Youth (CMS-2451)Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Final Rule Stage  ● Economically Significant

0938-AV73

Jul 30, 2026 — Persimmons Projects LLC (Ames Simmons) – Client: Equality Federation

FY 2027 Hospice Wage Index, Payment Rate Update, and Quality Reporting Requirements (CMS-1851)Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Final Rule Stage  ● Economically Significant

0938-AV78

Jul 29, 2026 — National Alliance for Care at Home (Patrick Harrison)

Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals; the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System; and FY 2027 Rates (CMS-1849)Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Final Rule Stage  ● Economically Significant

0938-AV79

Jul 27, 2026 — Center for Organ Recovery and Education (CORE), Donor Alliance, and DCI-Donor Services (Christopher Gillott) – Client: Center for Organ Recovery and Education (CORE), Donor Alliance, and DCI-Donor Services
Jul 27, 2026 — Ieesha Johnson
Jul 28, 2026 — Holland & Knight (Jordan Brossi) – Client: Association of Organ Procurement Organizations
Jul 29, 2026 — Holland & Knight (Jennifer Hananoki) – Client: Versiti

Planning and Designation of Areas of Critical Environmental ConcernDepartment of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management

Proposed Rule Stage

1004-AF53

Jul 31, 2026 — Conservation Lands Foundation (Kara Matsumoto)

Updated Definition of "Waters of the United States"Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water

Proposed Rule Stage

2040-AG44

Jul 28, 2026 — Competitive Enterprise Institute (Daren Bakst)
Jul 28, 2026 — Edison Electric Institute (Patrick McGuire)
Jul 30, 2026 — Zenolabs AI LLC (Rohan Sharma)
Jul 30, 2026 — Marc Milette

Updating the Water Quality Certification RuleEnvironmental Protection Agency, Office of Water

Final Rule Stage

2040-AG47

Jul 28, 2026 — American Exploration & Production Council (Jesse Sandlin)
Jul 28, 2026 — National Hydropower Association (Kathleen Robertson)
Jul 30, 2026 — Edison Electric Institute (Patrick McGuire)
Jul 31, 2026 — U.S. Chamber of Commerce (Chuck Chaitovitz)

Clean Water Act Hazardous Substance Facility Response Plans: Compliance Date Delay and Changes to Reflect Administration PolicyEnvironmental Protection Agency, Office of Land and Emergency Management

Final Rule Stage  ● Economically Significant

2050-AH38

Jul 27, 2026 — Alliance for Chemical Distribution (Nicholas Breslin)

Further Resetting NHTSA’s Fuel Economy ProgramDepartment of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Final Rule Stage

2127-ZA30

Jul 29, 2026 — Environmental Defense Fund (Andy Su)