The Daily Roundup – Thursday, August 6, 2026: Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations on the Outer Continental Shelf-Revisions to…

New Mailing Standards for Live AnimalsPostal Service

Proposed Rule  Comments due Sep 8, 2026

AI Summary: The Postal Service proposes updated packaging rules for mailing live animals, including banning reused boxes and requiring clearer address labeling to improve handling safety.View details →

Transport Airplane and Propulsion Certification Modernization; Extension of Comment PeriodDepartment of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration

Proposed Rule  Comments due Sep 24, 2026

AI Summary: The FAA is giving the public more time to comment on a proposed rule that would modernize airworthiness certification standards for transport aircraft and propulsion systems.View details →

Conflicts and AffiliationsCommodity Futures Trading Commission

Proposed Rule  Comments due Oct 5, 2026

AI Summary: The CFTC is proposing rules to address conflicts of interest and disclosure requirements when trading platforms and clearinghouses have affiliates like brokers or trading firms.View details →

Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations on the Outer Continental Shelf-Revisions to the Requirements for Exploratory Drilling on the Arctic Outer Continental ShelfDepartment of the Interior

Proposed Rule  ● Economically Significant  Comments due Oct 5, 2026

AI Summary: The government proposes updating Arctic offshore drilling rules to reduce regulatory burdens while maintaining safety, including changes to blowout preventer monitoring, crane operations, and exploration plan requirements.View details →

Extensions of Credit to InsidersFederal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Proposed Rule  Comments due Oct 5, 2026

AI Summary: FDIC proposes raising loan limits for bank insiders and executives and creating an automatic indexing system to adjust those thresholds periodically.View details →

Alaska: Final Authorization of State Hazardous Waste ProgramEnvironmental Protection Agency

Rule

AI Summary: EPA approved Alaska to run its own hazardous waste program instead of the federal program, except in Indian country and areas of exclusive federal jurisdiction.View details →

Chartering and Field of Membership for Federal Credit Unions-Interpretive Ruling and Policy Statement 06-1National Credit Union Administration

Rule

AI Summary: The NCUA is rescinding an outdated policy statement on underserved areas since its requirements are already covered in the Chartering Manual, reducing compliance burden for federal credit unions.View details →

Chartering and Field of Membership for Federal Credit Unions-Interpretive Ruling and Policy Statement 08-2National Credit Union Administration

Rule

AI Summary: The NCUA is canceling a outdated policy statement on underserved areas since its requirements are already covered in the Chartering Manual, reducing compliance burden for federal credit unions.View details →

Chartering and Field of Membership for Federal Credit Unions-Interpretive Ruling and Policy Statement 10-1National Credit Union Administration

Rule

AI Summary: The NCUA is rescinding an outdated policy statement on federal credit union chartering rules since current requirements are already covered in its Chartering Manual.View details →

Corporate Credit UnionsNational Credit Union Administration

Rule

AI Summary: NCUA is rescinding a 2011 policy statement on chartering corporate credit unions because it duplicates an existing manual, reducing potential confusion.View details →

Credit Union Service ContractsNational Credit Union Administration

Rule

AI Summary: The NCUA is removing a regulation about credit union service contracts to reduce administrative costs and compliance burdens for federal credit unions.View details →

DPAS Directive Allocation Order and Additional Requirements for Recoverable Critical Minerals and MaterialsDepartment of Commerce, Industry and Security Bureau

Rule

AI Summary: Starting August 27, 2026, sellers of black mass and tungsten waste must allocate all monthly sales to U.S. buyers unless the Commerce Department grants an exception.View details →

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Commercial Salmon Fishing in the Cook Inlet EEZ AreaDepartment of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Rule

AI Summary: Federal regulators are closing commercial salmon fishing in Alaska’s Cook Inlet ocean zone to prevent the 2026 coho salmon catch limit from being exceeded.View details →

Accreditation IssuesDepartment of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education

Proposed Rule

1840-AD82 · Received Aug 5, 2026

Ensuring Program Integrity for Head Start ProgramsDepartment of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families

Proposed Rule

0970-AD47 · Received Aug 5, 2026

Guidance Related to Foreign Derived Deduction Eligible Income and Net CFC Tested Income Under Section 250Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service

Proposed Rule  ● Consistent with Change

1545-BR85 · Completed Aug 5, 2026

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

Proposed Rule Stage

0579-AE93

Aug 10, 2026 — Animal Welfare Institute (Joanna Grossman)

Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC): WIC Online Ordering and Transactions and Food Delivery Revisions to Meet the Needs of a Modern, Data-Driven ProgramDepartment of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service

Final Rule Stage  ● Economically Significant

0584-AE85

Aug 6, 2026 — Walmart (Patrick Delaney)

Child Nutrition Programs: Aligning Program Requirements with the 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for AmericansDepartment of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service

Proposed Rule Stage  ● Economically Significant

0584-AF17

Aug 10, 2026 — USA Rice (Tracy Gensler) – Client: Cameron Jacobs

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

Proposed Rule Stage

0596-AD66

Aug 6, 2026 — Save Our Canyons (Doug Tolman)
Aug 10, 2026 — Tuleyome (Sandra Schubert)

Revision to Rules of Practice before the Patent Trial and Appeal BoardDepartment of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office

Final Rule Stage

0651-AD89

Aug 6, 2026 — Lenovo (U.S.) Inc. (Anthony Del Monaco) – Client: Lenovo (U.S.) Inc.
Aug 10, 2026 — High Tech Inventors Alliance (David Jones)
Aug 10, 2026 — United for Patent Reform (Elizabeth Frazee)
Aug 11, 2026 — Tesla (Ashraf Fawzy)
Aug 11, 2026 — American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (Laurence Cheng)

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

Proposed Rule Stage

0910-AI05

Aug 6, 2026 — Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (Andrew Tardiff)

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 6, 2026 — Biotechnology Innovation Organization (Crystal Kuntz)

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

Proposed Rule Stage

1004-AF53

Aug 6, 2026 — Conservation Lands Foundation (Kara Matsumoto)
Aug 12, 2026 — The Pew Charitable Trusts (Laurel Williams)

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

Final Rule Stage

2040-AG47

Aug 11, 2026 — Barnes & Thornburg (Fredric Andes) – Client: Federal Water Quality Coalition

SJRES 187 (Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI])

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Modification to the Start of the Submission Period for Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Reporting and Recordkeeping Under TSCA 8(a)(7)".

Latest: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 48 – 50. Record Vote Number: 222.

SJRES 205 (Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY])

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Small Off-Road Engines Regulations; Notice of Decision".

Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

SJRES 206 (Sen. Schmitt, Eric [R-MO])

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Standards; Notice of Decision Granting a Waiver of Clean Air Act Preemption for California’s 2009 and Subsequent Model Year Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards for New Motor Vehicles".

Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

SJRES 207 (Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE])

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Standards; Notice of Decision Granting a Waiver of Clean Air Act Preemption for California’s Advanced Clean Car Program and a Within the Scope Conformation for California’s Zero Emission Vehicle Amendments for 2017 and Earlier Model Years".

Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

SJRES 208 (Sen. Husted, Jon [R-OH])

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Car Program; Reconsideration of a Previous Withdrawal of a Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision".

Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.