The Daily Roundup – Wednesday, August 19, 2026: Air Plan Partial Approval and Partial Conditional Approval; South Carolina…

Air Plan Partial Approval and Partial Conditional Approval; South Carolina; Control of Oxides of Nitrogen and Source Testing RequirementsEnvironmental Protection Agency

Proposed Rule  Comments due Sep 18, 2026

AI Summary: EPA proposes to partially approve and partially conditionally approve South Carolina’s updated rules governing nitrogen oxides emissions controls and source testing requirements for certain stationary sources.View details →

International Association of Color Manufacturers; Filing of Color Additive PetitionDepartment of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration

Proposed Rule  Comments due Sep 18, 2026

AI Summary: FDA is reviewing a petition to allow acetone as a solvent in carrot oil production and to add heavy metal limits and secondary names for carrot oil.View details →

Food Additives Permitted in Feed and Drinking Water of Animals; Chromium DL-methionine ChelateDepartment of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration

Rule  Comments due Sep 18, 2026

AI Summary: FDA is approving chromium DL-methionine chelate as a safe nutritional chromium source in cattle feed, following a petition from Zinpro Corp.View details →

Rescission of Rural Development’s Construction and Repair RegulationDepartment of Agriculture

Proposed Rule  Comments due Oct 19, 2026

AI Summary: USDA’s Rural Development proposes eliminating its construction and repair regulation, deeming it unnecessary and burdensome, and removing related references from Rural Business-Cooperative Service rules.View details →

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; North Atlantic Swordfish, South Atlantic Swordfish, North Atlantic Albacore, and Atlantic Bluefin Tuna QuotasDepartment of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Rule

AI Summary: NMFS is updating fishing quotas for Atlantic swordfish, albacore, and bluefin tuna based on new international management recommendations and 2025 harvest adjustments.View details →

GNT USA, LLC.; Filing of Color Additive PetitionDepartment of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration

Proposed Rule

AI Summary: FDA has received a petition from GNT USA to approve safflower extract as a color additive in various foods.View details →

Gardenia Blue Interest Group; Filing of Color Additive PetitionDepartment of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration

Proposed Rule

AI Summary: FDA has received a petition to expand approved uses of gardenia blue food coloring and lower its allowable arsenic levels.View details →

Premium Tax CreditDepartment of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service

Proposed Rule

1545-BS15 · Received Aug 18, 2026

Additional Reconsideration of Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources: Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate ReviewEnvironmental Protection Agency, Office of Air and Radiation

Proposed Rule  ● Economically Significant

2060-AW73 · Received Aug 18, 2026

Crypto AssetsSecurities and Exchange Commission

Proposed Rule  ● Economically Significant  ● Consistent with Change

3235-AN38 · Completed Aug 18, 2026

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

Final Rule Stage

0651-AD89

Aug 19, 2026 — Cisco (Alyson Sincavage)
Aug 20, 2026 — Thomas Krause
Aug 21, 2026 — US Inventor (Dirk Tomsin)
Aug 25, 2026 — Alliance for Automotive Innovation (Tara Hairston)

White Paper: Proposed Definition of Ultra-Processed FoodDepartment of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration

Notice Stage

0910-ZD60

Aug 19, 2026 — FMI – The Food Industry Association (Jessica Tanner)
Aug 19, 2026 — American Bakers Association (Campbell Genn)
Aug 25, 2026 — Healthy Eating Research (Senthil Ananthan)
Aug 25, 2026 — American Beverage Association (Christine Burgeson)

Contract Year 2028 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage Program, Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program, Medicare Cost Plan Program, and PACE (CMS-4214)Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Proposed Rule Stage  ● Economically Significant

0938-AV88

Aug 19, 2026 — National (Katie Pahner)

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 20, 2026 — AANP (Franklin Harrington)

Unaccompanied Alien Children Program Foundational Rule; Updates to Accord with the Hyde AmendmentDepartment of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families

Proposed Rule Stage

0970-AD34

Aug 21, 2026 — Shannon Hardaway

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

Proposed Rule Stage

1004-AF53

Aug 21, 2026 — The Wilderness Society (Rachel Kondor)
Aug 24, 2026 — National Mining Association (Dominique Christianson)
Aug 24, 2026 — Sierra Club (Jackie Feinberg)

National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska Production Site Development RuleDepartment of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management

Proposed Rule Stage

1004-AF57

Aug 25, 2026 — Ben Tettlebaum

Normalizing Unmanned Aircraft Systems Beyond Visual Line of Sight OperationsDepartment of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration

Final Rule Stage

2120-AL82

Aug 19, 2026 — Securing America’s Future Energy (SAFE) (Conrad La Joie)
Aug 20, 2026 — DoorDash (Sophie Jantz)
Aug 21, 2026 — Amazon Prime Air (Mary Barnicle)
Aug 21, 2026 — Zipline International Inc. (Dean Griffith)
Aug 24, 2026 — Greenberg Traurig LLP (Joel Roberson) – Client: Skydio
Aug 24, 2026 — Greenberg Traurig, LLP (Matthew Satterley) – Client: Margaret Nagle, Wing Aviation LLC
Aug 25, 2026 — Greenberg Traurig, LLP (Matthew Satterley) – Client: Kevin Houston, Manna Drone Delivery, Inc.
Aug 25, 2026 — Williams & Jensen (Frank Vlossak) – Client: Sally Veith, Air Medical Operators Association

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

Proposed Rule Stage

3010-AA10

Aug 24, 2026 — Agora Consulting LLC (Andrew Goldberg) – Client: American Cultural Resources Association
Aug 24, 2026 — National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers (Erik Hein)
Aug 25, 2026 — WA Dept of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (Allyson Brooks)
Aug 25, 2026 — Patrick Johnson

In-situ Recovery Monitoring and Decommissioning Timeliness [NRC-2025-1204]Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Proposed Rule Stage

3150-AL48

Aug 21, 2026 — Uranium Producers of America (Lucas Lovekin)
Aug 21, 2026 — National Mining Association (Katie Sweeney)
Aug 24, 2026 — Uranium Energy Corp (Bradley Williams)

Personal Financial Data Rights ReconsiderationConsumer Financial Protection Bureau

Proposed Rule Stage  ● Economically Significant

3170-AB39

Aug 20, 2026 — Bank Policy Institute (Paige Paridon)

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR); FAR Case 2026-011, Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul parts 9, 27, and 47.Federal Acquisition Regulation System

Proposed Rule Stage

9000-AO84

Aug 24, 2026 — Gov Contract Pros (David Mullis)

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR); FAR Case 2026-003, Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul parts 8, 12, 13, 15, 38, 44, and 51.Federal Acquisition Regulation System

Proposed Rule Stage

9000-AO88

Aug 24, 2026 — Gov Contract Pros (David Mullis)