The Daily Roundup – Thursday, July 30, 2026: Removal of Reporting Requirements; Public Hearing

Exchange Visitor Program-Termination of Program Participation, Extension of Program and Reinstatement to Valid Program StatusDepartment of State

Proposed Rule  Comments due today

AI Summary: The State Department proposes updating rules governing J-visa exchange visitors, clarifying termination conditions, modernizing extension and reinstatement procedures, and adding new definitions for unauthorized employment and valid program status.View details →

Significant New Use Rules on Certain Chemical Substances (26-4)Environmental Protection Agency

Proposed Rule  Comments due Aug 31, 2026

AI Summary: Companies must notify EPA at least 90 days before manufacturing, importing, or processing certain chemicals for newly designated significant uses, allowing agency review beforehand.View details →

Clean Air Act Operating Permit Program Revisions; California; Amador County Air Pollution Control District, Calaveras County Air Pollution Control District, Great Basin Unified Air Pollution Control District, Northern Sierra Air Quality Management DistrictEnvironmental Protection Agency

Proposed Rule  Comments due Aug 31, 2026

AI Summary: EPA proposes to approve updates to four California air districts’ Clean Air Act permit programs by removing emergency affirmative defense provisions from their rules.View details →

Waiver of Specified Statutory Requirements for Commercial Space Launch and Reentry ActionsDepartment of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration

Proposed Rule  Comments due Aug 31, 2026

AI Summary: FAA proposes waiving requirements under 13 laws for commercial space launch and reentry licenses to streamline licensing and reduce regulatory burden when waivers won’t compromise public safety or national security.View details →

Black Lung Benefits Act: Authorization of Self-InsurersDepartment of Labor, Workers’ Compensation Programs Office

Proposed Rule  Comments due Sep 28, 2026

AI Summary: The Labor Department proposes updating rules governing how coal mine operators can qualify and apply to self-insure their black lung benefits obligations, including security requirements.View details →

First State National Historical Park; BicyclingDepartment of the Interior, National Park Service

Proposed Rule  Comments due Sep 28, 2026

AI Summary: The National Park Service proposes to allow bicycling on about 25 miles of trails in the Brandywine Valley unit of First State National Historical Park.View details →

Civil Money Penalty for Actions in Contempt of an Immigration Judge’s Proper Exercise of AuthorityDepartment of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review

Proposed Rule  Comments due Sep 28, 2026

AI Summary: Immigration judges would gain authority to fine individuals who act in contempt of their proper authority, with defined procedures for findings, penalties, appeals, and oversight.View details →

Removal of Reporting Requirements; Public HearingEqual Employment Opportunity Commission

Proposed Rule  ● Economically Significant

AI Summary: The EEOC will hold a public hearing to gather comments on its proposal to eliminate several equal employment opportunity reporting and recordkeeping requirements.View details →

Duty Collection for Domestic Mail Arriving From Certain Insular Possessions and TerritoriesPostal Service

Rule

AI Summary: The Postal Service is updating mail standards to require customs clearance and prepayment of duties and fees on goods mailed from certain U.S. territories to the fifty states, Washington D.C., and Puerto Rico.View details →

General Services Administration Property Management Regulation (GSPMR); Nondiscrimination on the Basis of the Age Act Regulation for Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance; Technical AmendmentGeneral Services Administration

Rule

AI Summary: GSA is making a technical correction to a March 2026 rule that moved its property management regulations from government-wide to GSA-specific regulatory framework.View details →

Medicare Program; Updates to the Master List of Items Potentially Subject to Face-to-Face Encounter and Written Order Prior to Delivery and/or Prior Authorization Requirements; Updates to the Required Face-to-Face Encounter and Written Order Prior to Delivery List; and Updates to the Required Prior Authorization ListDepartment of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Rule

AI Summary: Medicare is updating its lists of medical items requiring face-to-face doctor visits, written orders, and prior authorization before delivery.View details →

Operating Permit Program Approval; New Hampshire; Revised DefinitionsEnvironmental Protection Agency

Rule

AI Summary: EPA is approving New Hampshire’s updates to its Clean Air Act permit program, revising definitions of hazardous and regulated air pollutants to match federal requirements.View details →

Procedures for Submission and Consideration of Petitions for RulemakingDepartment of Justice

Rule

AI Summary: The Department of Justice is establishing a formal process for the public to submit petitions requesting new rules or changes to existing ones.View details →

Administrative Costs for Children in Title IV-E Foster CareDepartment of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families

Proposed Rule

AI Summary: The government is withdrawing a 2005 proposed rule that would have updated foster care administrative cost and eligibility regulations under the Social Security Act.View details →

Amendments to the Implementing Regulations for Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation ActAdvisory Council on Historic Preservation

Proposed Rule

3010-AA10 · Received Jul 28, 2026

Interpretation of "Flammable Liquid Fuels" with Respect to Fuel AdditivesConsumer Product Safety Commission

Final Rule  ● Economically Significant

3041-AE27 · Received Jul 29, 2026

Request for Information (RFI): Inviting Comments and Suggestions on the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2027-2031Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health

Notice

0925-ZA18 · Received Jul 29, 2026

Implementation of the Homicide Victims’ Families’ Rights ActDepartment of Justice, Legal Activities

Final Rule

1105-AB70 · Received Jul 29, 2026

Rescinding the Burdensome Use Restrictions of Dedicated AccountsSocial Security Administration

Proposed Rule

0960-AI92 · Received Jul 29, 2026

Definitions of Gold Star Family and Gold Star SurvivorDepartment of Defense, Office of the Secretary

Interim Final Rule  ● Consistent with Change

0790-AL56 · Completed Jul 29, 2026

FY 2027 Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility (IRF) Prospective Payment System Rate Update and Quality Reporting Program (CMS-1845)Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Final Rule  ● Economically Significant  ● Consistent with Change

0938-AV76 · Completed Jul 29, 2026

FY 2027 Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospective Payment System Rate and Quality Reporting Updates (CMS-1847)Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Final Rule  ● Consistent with Change

0938-AV77 · Completed Jul 29, 2026

Application for Relief from Disabilities Imposed by Federal Laws with Respect to the Acquisition, Receipt, Transfer, Shipment, Transportation, or Possession of FirearmsDepartment of Justice, Legal Activities

Final Rule  ● Consistent with Change

1105-AB78 · Completed Jul 29, 2026

Eligible Investments for Trump Accounts under Section 530ADepartment of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service

Proposed Rule  ● Consistent with Change

1545-BS14 · Completed Jul 29, 2026

Reduction in ForceOffice of Personnel Management

Final Rule  ● Consistent with Change

3206-AO86 · Completed Jul 29, 2026

Suitability Action AppealsOffice of Personnel Management

Final Rule  ● Consistent with Change

3206-AO97 · Completed Jul 29, 2026

Reduction in Force AppealsOffice of Personnel Management

Final Rule  ● Consistent with Change

3206-AO99 · Completed Jul 29, 2026

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

Proposed Rule Stage

0579-AE93

Jul 31, 2026 — Vogel Group (Callie Eideberg) – Client: Arizona Quarter Horse Association, National Reining Horse Association, American Quarter Horse Association, National Reined Cow Horse Association, Pinto Horse Association of America, Ohio Quarter Horse

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

Proposed Rule Stage

0596-AD66

Jul 31, 2026 — Oregon Wild (Sami Godlove)
Aug 4, 2026 — Keep the Sespe Wild (Peter Deneen)

Administrative Detention of Tobacco ProductsDepartment of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration

Proposed Rule Stage

0910-AI05

Aug 3, 2026 — Truth Initiative (Maham Akbar)

Global Benchmark for Efficient Drug Pricing (GLOBE) Model (CMS-5545)Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Final Rule Stage  ● Economically Significant

0938-AV66

Aug 3, 2026 — Prof. Thomas Hwang
Aug 4, 2026 — Sharon Pearce

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

Guarding U.S. Medicare Against Rising Drug Costs (GUARD) Model (CMS-5546)Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Final Rule Stage  ● Economically Significant

0938-AV74

Aug 4, 2026 — Plasma Protein Therapeutics Association (Sharon Pearce)
Aug 4, 2026 — Barry Liden

Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance (CMS-9881)Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Proposed Rule Stage  ● Economically Significant

0938-AV92

Aug 5, 2026 — National Employers Association (Jonathan Rotman)

Cutting Administrative Requirements for Excellence in Patient Care (CMS-3484)Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Proposed Rule Stage  ● Economically Significant

0938-AW04

Aug 3, 2026 — American Society of Anesthesiologists (Miranda Franco) – Client: Manny Bonilla

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)
Aug 3, 2026 — Defenders of Wildlife (Maddy Munson)
Aug 5, 2026 — Wild Montana (Hilary Eisen)

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

Proposed Rule Stage

2040-AG44

Jul 30, 2026 — Marc Milette
Jul 30, 2026 — Zenolabs AI LLC (Rohan Sharma)
Aug 3, 2026 — American Petroleum Institute (Kelley Raymond)
Aug 4, 2026 — American Chemistry Council (Carly Zaccaria)

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

Final Rule Stage

2040-AG47

Jul 30, 2026 — Edison Electric Institute (Patrick McGuire)
Jul 31, 2026 — U.S. Chamber of Commerce (Chuck Chaitovitz)

Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards AmendmentDepartment of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Final Rule Stage  ● Economically Significant

2127-AM76

Jul 30, 2026 — National Automobile Dealers Association (Patricia Doersch)
Jul 31, 2026 — MEMA, The Vehicle Suppliers Association (Jennifer Lewis)

SJRES 203 (Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI])

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency relating to "Preemption Determination: State Interest-on-Escrow Laws".

Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.