The Daily Roundup – Monday, February 23, 2026

Employment Authorization Reform for Asylum Applicants

Proposed Rule  ● Economically Significant

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Form N-PORT Reporting

Proposed Rule  ● Economically Significant

Securities and Exchange Commission

Farmer Bridge Assistance (FBA) Program

Rule  ● Economically Significant

Farm Service Agency

Age Search Service Fee Structure

Proposed Rule

Census Bureau

Increase in Threshold for Requiring Information Reporting with Respect to Certain Payees

Proposed Rule  ● Economically Significant

Internal Revenue Service · 1545-BR73 · Received Feb 20, 2026

Risk-Informed, Technology Inclusive Regulatory Framework for Advanced Reactors [NRC-2019-0062]

Final Rule

Nuclear Regulatory Commission · 3150-AK31 · Received Feb 20, 2026

NRC Reviews of Reactor Designs Previously Authorized by U.S. Department of Energy or Department of War [NRC-2025-1503]

Proposed Rule

Nuclear Regulatory Commission · 3150-AL60 · Received Feb 20, 2026

Fraud, Waste and Abuse Reforms

Proposed Rule  ● Economically Significant

Small Business Administration · 3245-AI66 · Received Feb 20, 2026

Improving Wage Protections for H-1B and PERM Employment in the United States

Employment and Training Administration · 1205-AC30 · Completed Feb 20, 2026 · Consistent with Change

Developing Individualized Therapies Using a Plausible Mechanism Framework; Draft Guidance for Industry; Availability

Food and Drug Administration · 0910-ZC77 · Completed Feb 20, 2026 · Consistent with Change

Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Geophysical Surveys in the Gulf of America

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · 0648-BO19 · Completed Feb 20, 2026 · Consistent with Change

Regulatory Framework for Fusion Machines [NRC-2023-0071]

Nuclear Regulatory Commission · 3150-AL00 · Completed Feb 20, 2026 · Consistent with Change

Substances Generally Recognized as Safe

Food and Drug Administration · 0910-AJ02

Feb 25, 2026 — Council for Responsible Nutrition (Haiuyen Nguyen)

Independent Dispute Resolution Operations (CMS-9897)

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · 0938-AV15

Feb 23, 2026 — Radiology Partners (Justine Jamero)
Feb 26, 2026 — R1 RCM (Kathryn Beard)
Feb 27, 2026 — American Society of Anesthesiologists, College of Emergency Physicians and American College of Radiology (Manuel Bonilla) – Client: American Society of Anesthesiologists, College of Emergency Physicians and American College of Radiology
Feb 27, 2026 — Marcy Buckner

Interoperability Standards and Prior Authorization for Drugs (CMS-0062)

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · 0938-AV44

Feb 26, 2026 — AHIP (Samantha Burch)

Unaccompanied Alien Children Program Foundational Rule; Updates to Accord with the Hyde Amendment

Administration for Children and Families · 0970-AD34

Feb 24, 2026 — Texas Civil Rights Project (Gwynn Marotta)

Rescinding Portions of DHS Title VI Regulations to Conform More Closely with the Statutory Text and to Implement Executive Order 14281

Office of the Secretary · 1601-AB22

Feb 26, 2026 — Legal Defense Fund (Amalea Smirniotopoulos)

One Big Beautiful Bill Act: Pell Grants and Workforce Pell Grants

Office of Postsecondary Education · 1840-AD99

Feb 27, 2026 — The Institute for College Access and Success (and other organizations) (Chris Madaio)
Feb 27, 2026 — Chazz Robinson

Procedures, Interpretations, and Policies for Consideration in New or Revised Energy Conservation Standards and Test Procedures for Consumer Products and Commercial/Industrial Equipment

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy · 1904-AF72

Feb 23, 2026 — American Gas Association (Sydney Novoa)
Feb 25, 2026 — Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (Sriram Gopal)

Revise Central Nonprofit Agencies’ Requirements to Charge Fees & Subcontracting in the AbilityOne Program

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled · 3037-AA24

Feb 26, 2026 — SourceAmerica (Jennifer Young)

Unfair or Deceptive Fees Trade Regulation Rule

Federal Trade Commission · 3084-AB88

Feb 24, 2026 — National Apartment Association (Nicole Upano)

Categorical Exclusions From Environmental Review [NRC-2018-0300]

Nuclear Regulatory Commission · 3150-AK54

Feb 26, 2026 — Nuclear Innovation Alliance (Judi Greenwald)

Generic Environmental Impact Statement for Licensing of New Nuclear Reactors [NRC-2020-0101]

Nuclear Regulatory Commission · 3150-AK55

Feb 25, 2026 — Nuclear Innovation Alliance (Judi Greenwald)