The Daily Roundup – Monday, July 6, 2026

Receipt of Pesticide Petitions Filed for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities-April 2026Environmental Protection Agency

Proposed Rule  Comments due Aug 5, 2026

AI Summary: The EPA is seeking public comment on newly filed petitions to establish or modify allowable pesticide residue limits on various food commodities.View details →

Calendar Year 2027 Home Health Prospective Payment System (HH PPS) Rate Update; Requirements for the HH Quality Reporting Program and the Expanded HH Value-Based Purchasing Model; Medicare Provider Enrollment, Durable Medical Equipment (DME), and DME, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) PoliciesDepartment of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Proposed Rule  Comments due Aug 31, 2026

AI Summary: Medicare proposes updating 2027 home health payment rates while adjusting case-mix weights, quality reporting requirements, and clarifying equipment coverage and enrollment policies.View details →

Ensuring Passenger Safety by Preempting Duty and Rest RequirementsDepartment of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration

Proposed Rule  Comments due Sep 4, 2026

AI Summary: The FAA proposes to clarify that federal airline crew duty and rest rules override all state and local meal and rest break requirements.View details →

Registering NFA Firearms That Fall Out of Government ContractDepartment of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives

Proposed Rule  ● Economically Significant  Comments due Sep 4, 2026

AI Summary: ATF proposes letting firearms manufacturers register weapons originally made for the U.S. Government under the NFA if those items later fall outside their government contract.View details →

Improvements to Rules on Recoupment of Benefit OverpaymentsPension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

Proposed Rule  Comments due Sep 4, 2026

AI Summary: PBGC proposes recovering pension overpayments at a flat 5 percent monthly rate and would stop collecting overpayments from survivors of deceased participants.View details →

Fingerprint and Photograph Requirements for Firearms ApplicationsDepartment of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives

Proposed Rule  Comments due Oct 5, 2026

AI Summary: ATF proposes letting firearms applicants submit a photo ID instead of passport photos and reducing fingerprint card requirements for most applicants.View details →

Amendment of Using Agency and Controlling Agency for Restricted Areas R-5301, R-5302A, R-5302B, and R-5302C; NCDepartment of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration

Rule

AI Summary: The FAA is updating the listed using and controlling agencies for four North Carolina restricted airspace areas without changing their boundaries, altitudes, schedules, or activities.View details →

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fisheries; Closure of the Angling Category Southern New England Area Trophy Fishery for 2026Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Rule

AI Summary: Federal fisheries managers are closing the 2026 recreational trophy Atlantic bluefin tuna fishery in Southern New England waters to vessels with certain recreational fishing permits.View details →

Counter-UAS Authority for State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Law Enforcement and Correctional AgenciesDepartment of Homeland Security

Rule

AI Summary: New rules allow state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies to conduct counter-drone operations under a framework covering training, technology, airspace, and privacy requirements.View details →

Licensee “eZ Check” Verification for Transfers; Withdrawing Direct Final RuleDepartment of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives

Rule

AI Summary: ATF is withdrawing a previously published direct final rule about licensee eZ Check verification for transfers after receiving adverse comments.View details →

National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Plywood and Composite Wood ProductsEnvironmental Protection Agency

Rule

AI Summary: EPA is finalizing updated air pollution standards limiting hazardous emissions from plywood and composite wood product facilities, addressing a 2007 court remand and a reconsideration petition.View details →

Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of NASA-Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Rule

AI Summary: NASA is updating its civil rights regulations to remove disparate-impact liability provisions and align its rules more closely with federal law and Justice Department standards.View details →

Organic Certification Cost Share Program (OCCSP)Department of Agriculture, Commodity Credit Corporation

Rule

AI Summary: The USDA is establishing rules for a cost-share program helping organic farmers and handlers cover certification costs through fiscal year 2031, funded by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.View details →

Rescission of Guidelines on Affirmative Action Appropriate Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as AmendedEqual Employment Opportunity Commission

Rule

AI Summary: The EEOC is removing its 1979 affirmative action guidelines from federal regulations, calling them obsolete and inconsistent with current law and Supreme Court precedent.View details →

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

Proposed Rule  ● Economically Significant

0938-AW04 · Received Jul 2, 2026

Clean Water Act Hazardous Substance Facility Response Plans: Compliance Date Delay and Changes to Reflect Administration PolicyEnvironmental Protection Agency, Office of Land and Emergency Management

Final Rule  ● Economically Significant

2050-AH38 · Received Jul 1, 2026

Review of Submarine Cable Landing License Rules and Procedures to Assess Evolving National Security, Law Enforcement, Foreign Policy, and Trade Policy Risks, OI Docket No. 24-523, MD Docket No. 24-524Federal Communications Commission

Final Rule

3060-AM06 · Received Jul 2, 2026

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

Proposed Rule

3150-AL48 · Received Jul 2, 2026

Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of the Department of Defense-Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; AmendmentDepartment of Defense, Office of the Secretary

Final Rule  ● Consistent with Change

0790-AM02 · Completed Jul 1, 2026

CY 2027 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update and Home Infusion Therapy Services Payment Update (CMS-1844)Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Proposed Rule  ● Consistent with Change

0938-AV80 · Completed Jul 2, 2026

Review of Submarine Cable Landing License Rules and Procedures to Assess Evolving National Security, Law Enforcement, Foreign Policy, and Trade Policy Risks, OI Docket No. 24-523, MD Docket No. 24-524Federal Communications Commission

Final Rule  ● Consistent without Change

3060-AM06 · Completed Jul 2, 2026

Implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act [NRC-2025-0478]Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Proposed Rule  ● Consistent with Change

3150-AL38 · Completed Jul 2, 2026

Notice Regarding 340B Rebate Model Pilot ProgramDepartment of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration

Prerule Stage

0906-ZA23

Jul 7, 2026 — Bristol Myers Squibb (Richard Meyers)
Jul 7, 2026 — Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) (Jack Geisser)
Jul 8, 2026 — 340B Health (Amanda Nagrotsky)
Jul 9, 2026 — PhRMA (Lori Reilly)

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

Jul 6, 2026 — If/When/How Student Chapter (Julia Nunamaker)

Rescinding Unnecessary Notice and Comment ProceduresSmall Business Administration

Final Rule Stage

3245-AI74

Jul 7, 2026 — Outlook Law (Katherine Scott) – Client: Christine Williams