The Daily Roundup – Monday, August 31, 2026: Process for Authorizing Seasonal Migratory Game Bird Hunting

Temporary Exemption From Motor Vehicle Safety and Bumper Standards; Extension of Comment PeriodDepartment of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Rule  Comments due Sep 30, 2026

AI Summary: NHTSA is extending by 30 days the public comment period on a rule updating temporary exemption regulations for federal vehicle safety and bumper standards.View details →

Maximizing Efficiencies in Universal Service AdministrationFederal Communications Commission

Proposed Rule  Comments due Oct 30, 2026

AI Summary: The FCC is seeking public comment on ways to improve how the Universal Service Fund is administered, including processes, structure, costs, and board oversight.View details →

Promoting Telehealth in Rural AmericaFederal Communications Commission

Proposed Rule  Comments due Oct 30, 2026

AI Summary: The FCC is seeking public comments on ways to improve rural healthcare telehealth funding rules, including rate-setting methods, backup technologies, eligible services, and application processing.View details →

Affirmative Asylum Referrals Without InterviewDepartment of Homeland Security

Rule

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Airspace Designations; Incorporation by ReferenceDepartment of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration

Rule

AI Summary: The FAA is updating its regulations to incorporate a new airspace designations reference document and explaining how it will amend airspace classifications and air traffic routes going forward.View details →

Amendments to Brake System Maintenance and Inspection RequirementsDepartment of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration

Rule

AI Summary: The Federal Railroad Administration is updating brake inspection and maintenance rules for passenger and freight rail by incorporating longstanding waivers into official regulations.View details →

Enhancing Railroad Discretion in Sounding Locomotive Horns at Passenger StationsDepartment of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration

Rule

AI Summary: Railroads may now decide for themselves whether and how to sound locomotive horns at passenger stations, free from federal requirements on when or how loudly to blow them.View details →

Expanding Certain Locomotive Wheel Set Diameter VariationsDepartment of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration

Rule

AI Summary: The Federal Railroad Administration is updating locomotive safety rules to allow greater wheel diameter variation for alternating current technology locomotives.View details →

First Step Act Time Credits-RevisionsDepartment of Justice, Bureau of Prisons

Rule

AI Summary: Bureau of Prisons is updating its First Step Act rules to clarify when inmates start earning time credits and whether foreign-sentenced inmates qualify.View details →

Honey Packers and Importers; Increased Assessment RateDepartment of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service

Rule

AI Summary: The National Honey Board’s assessment rate on honey handlers and importers will rise from 1.5 cents to 2 cents per pound over two fiscal periods.View details →

Miscellaneous Amendments to FRA’s Accident Reporting RegulationsDepartment of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration

Rule

AI Summary: The Federal Railroad Administration is updating accident reporting rules to encourage electronic submissions, remove redundant regulations, and give railroads more time to complete certain forms.View details →

Cheeses and Related Cheese Products; Proposal to Permit the Use of Ultrafiltered Milk and Microfiltered MilkDepartment of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration

Final Rule

0910-AI42 · Received Aug 28, 2026

Modification of Living Organ Donation Reimbursement Program Eligibility Guidelines in Response to Honor Our Living Donors ActDepartment of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration

Notice

0906-ZA25 · Received Aug 28, 2026

Amendments to Brake System Safety Standards Governing Operations Using Electronic Air Brake Slip SystemDepartment of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration

Final Rule

2130-AC82 · Received Aug 28, 2026

Processing Applications and Licensing Deepwater PortsDepartment of Transportation, Maritime Administration

Proposed Rule

2133-AC01 · Received Aug 28, 2026

Review of International Section 214 Authorizations to Assess Evolving National Security, Law Enforcement, Foreign Policy, and Trade Policy Risks, IB Docket No 23-119, MD Docket No 23-134Federal Communications Commission

Final Rule

3060-AL76 · Received Aug 28, 2026

Promoting the Integrity and Security of Telecommunications Certification Bodies, Measurement Facilities, and the Equipment Authorization Program, ET Docket No. 24-136Federal Communications Commission

Final Rule

3060-AL85 · Received Aug 28, 2026

Rescission of Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards Requirements [NRC-2025-0479]Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Proposed Rule

3150-AL43 · Received Aug 28, 2026

Rescission of Rule 14a-8’s Federal Regulation of Shareholder Proposals and Amendments to Rule 14a-4.Securities and Exchange Commission

Proposed Rule  ● Economically Significant

3235-AN47 · Received Aug 28, 2026

Proxy Solicitation Modernization.Securities and Exchange Commission

Proposed Rule

3235-AN63 · Received Aug 28, 2026

Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Human Food; Draft Guidance for IndustryDepartment of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration

Notice  ● Consistent without Change

0910-ZD64 · Completed Aug 28, 2026

Heightened Import Disclosures for Supply Chain VisibilityDepartment of Homeland Security, Customs Revenue Functions

Prerule  ● Consistent with Change

1685-AA47 · Completed Aug 28, 2026

Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) Program: Extension of 2025 Compliance Reporting DeadlineEnvironmental Protection Agency, Office of Air and Radiation

Final Rule  ● Consistent with Change

2060-AX06 · Completed Aug 27, 2026

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR); FAR Case 2026-010, Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul parts 14, 28, and 36.Federal Acquisition Regulation System

Proposed Rule  ● Consistent with Change

9000-AO83 · Completed Aug 28, 2026

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

Proposed Rule  ● Consistent with Change

9000-AO84 · Completed Aug 28, 2026

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  ● Consistent with Change

9000-AO88 · Completed Aug 28, 2026

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR); FAR Case 2026-006, Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul parts 16, 17, and 35.Federal Acquisition Regulation System

Proposed Rule  ● Consistent with Change

9000-AO91 · Completed Aug 28, 2026

Modernizing the Commission’s National Environmental Policy Act Rules (WT Docket No. 25-217)Federal Communications Commission

Final Rule  ● Consistent with Change

3060-AM15 · Completed Aug 28, 2026

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 31, 2026 — AASA, The School Superintendents Association (Tara Thomas)
Sep 1, 2026 — Plant Powered School Meals Coalition (Andrew Binovi)
Sep 2, 2026 — Caprock Strategies (Lindsay Datlow) – Client: School Nutrition Association
Sep 3, 2026 — The Grain Chain (Campbell Genn)
Sep 4, 2026 — OFW Law (Roger Szemraj) – Client: Urban School Food Alliance

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

Final Rule Stage

0651-AD89

Sep 1, 2026 — TechNet (Elizabeth O’Bagy)
Sep 4, 2026 — Sophos Inc. (Ira Heffan)

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

Notice Stage

0910-ZD60

Aug 31, 2026 — Meat Institute (Susan Backus)
Sep 4, 2026 — National Association of Manufacturers (Jacob Kuhns)

Amendments to Rules Governing Organ Procurement Organizations (CMS-3409)Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Final Rule Stage

0938-AU54

Aug 31, 2026 — Strategic Health Care (Devon Seibert-Bailey) – Client: LOPA, Mid-America Transplant, Southwest Transplant Alliance

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

Sep 1, 2026 — Hart Health Strategies Inc. (Emily Graham) – Client: Coalition of State Rheumatology Organizations

Improving Transparency into Pharmacy Benefit Manager Fee DisclosureDepartment of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration

Final Rule Stage  ● Economically Significant

1210-AB37

Sep 1, 2026 — Carmen Witsken
Sep 2, 2026 — Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA) (Dalita Collins)
Sep 2, 2026 — Ann Lewandowski

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

Final Rule Stage

2120-AL82

Sep 1, 2026 — Experimental Aircraft Association (Margaret Colwell)
Sep 3, 2026 — Commercial Drone Alliance – Operators (Molly Knudsen)
Sep 4, 2026 — Hogan Lovells Cadwalader US LLP (Matthew Clark) – Client: Amor Fati Industries Corp d/b/a Seneca

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

Proposed Rule Stage

3010-AA10

Aug 31, 2026 — Sara Ayers-Rigsby
Sep 1, 2026 — RICARDO ST. HILAIRE
Sep 1, 2026 — Maryland Historical Trust / Maryland State Historic Preservation Office (Anne Raines)
Sep 2, 2026 — Society for California Archaeology (Brendon Greenaway)
Sep 2, 2026 — Cultural Heritage Partners, PLLC (Marion Werkheiser)
Sep 3, 2026 — Massachusetts Historical Commission (Brona Simon)