The Daily Roundup – Thursday, August 13, 2026: Medicaid Program; Prohibition on Federal Medicaid and Children’s Health…

Air Plan Approval; Commonwealth of Virginia; Transfer of Authority and Requests for Certain Public Hearings on Air PermitsEnvironmental Protection Agency

Proposed Rule  Comments due Sep 14, 2026

AI Summary: EPA proposes approving Virginia’s plan to transfer air permit authority from the state Board to the environmental agency and establish public comment procedures.View details →

Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG EnginesDepartment of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration

Proposed Rule  Comments due Sep 28, 2026

AI Summary: The FAA proposes updating an existing directive for certain Rolls-Royce Trent 1000 engines to require inspections and a new bolt modification eliminating the need for repeated inspections.View details →

Establishment of Class E Airspace; Havana, ILDepartment of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration

Proposed Rule  Comments due Sep 28, 2026

AI Summary: The FAA is correcting two wrong docket numbers published in a proposed rule about establishing Class E airspace at Havana, Illinois.View details →

Determination of Attainment by the Attainment Date and Clean Data Determination for the 2012 Annual Fine Particulate Standard; Plumas County, CaliforniaEnvironmental Protection Agency

Rule

AI Summary: EPA has determined that Plumas County, California’s Portola area met the 2012 fine particulate matter air quality standard by its December 31, 2025 deadline.View details →

Determination of Attainment by the Attainment Date; 1997 Ozone Standards; California; Coachella ValleyEnvironmental Protection Agency

Rule

AI Summary: EPA has determined that California’s Coachella Valley met the revoked 1997 ozone air quality standards by its June 2025 deadline, based on 2022–2024 monitoring data.View details →

Empowering Broadband Consumers Through TransparencyFederal Communications Commission

Rule

AI Summary: The FCC is updating broadband label rules to let providers present pricing and service information more simply while keeping labels accessible and in the consumer’s language.View details →

Fisheries Off West Coast States; Modification of the West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Inseason Action #23-#24Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Rule

AI Summary: Federal fisheries managers modified commercial and recreational salmon fishing rules for waters from Cape Falcon, Oregon to the U.S.-Mexico border during the 2026 season.View details →

Group Registration of Updates to a News WebsiteU.S. Copyright Office

Rule

AI Summary: The Copyright Office is updating its rules to clarify which works qualify for group copyright registration as news website content.View details →

Medicaid Program; Prohibition on Federal Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program Funding for Sex-Rejecting Procedures Furnished to ChildrenDepartment of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Rule

AI Summary: Federal Medicaid and CHIP funding is banned for gender transition procedures for minors, with a six-month wind-down period allowed for children already receiving hormone therapy.View details →

Revisions to EDGAR – Application NoticesDepartment of Education, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development

Proposed Rule

1875-AA17 · Received Aug 12, 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

0910-ZD64 · Received Aug 11, 2026

Prohibiting Illegal Discrimination in Registered Apprenticeship ProgramsDepartment of Labor, Employment and Training Administration

Final Rule

1205-AC21 · Received Aug 12, 2026

National Wildlife Refuge System; 2026–2027 Station-Specific Hunting and Sport Fishing UpdatesDepartment of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service

Final Rule

1018-BI71 · Received Aug 12, 2026

Pay-to-Play ReformSecurities and Exchange Commission

Proposed Rule  ● Economically Significant

3235-AN65 · Received Aug 12, 2026

Revisions to EDGAR – Application NoticesDepartment of Education, Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development

Proposed Rule  ● Economically Significant  ● Consistent with Change

1875-AA17 · Completed Aug 11, 2026

Request for Information: Draft NIH Biosafety Policy for Research Involving BiohazardsDepartment of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health

Prerule  ● Consistent with Change

0925-ZA13 · Completed Aug 12, 2026

NIH Policy on Sharing Summary Level Results with Clinical Research ParticipantsDepartment of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health

Notice  ● Consistent without Change

0925-ZA19 · Completed Aug 12, 2026

Advanced Passenger Information for RailDepartment of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Proposed Rule  ● Consistent with Change

1651-AB60 · Completed Aug 12, 2026

Passports: Online Passport RenewalDepartment of State

Proposed Rule  ● Economically Significant  ● Consistent with Change

1400-AF97 · Completed Aug 12, 2026

Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards AmendmentDepartment of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Final Rule  ● Economically Significant  ● Consistent with Change

2127-AM76 · Completed Aug 12, 2026

GENIUS Act Regulations on Payment Stablecoin Issuance, Offer, and SaleDepartment of the Treasury, Departmental Offices

Proposed Rule  ● Economically Significant  ● Consistent with Change

1505-AC95 · Completed Aug 12, 2026

Unleashing the Power of Unlicensed Ultrawideband Devices, ET Docket No. 26-XXXFederal Communications Commission

Proposed Rule  ● Consistent with Change

3060-AM40 · Completed Aug 12, 2026

Crypto AssetsSecurities and Exchange Commission

Proposed Rule  ● Economically Significant  ● Consistent with Change

3235-AN38 · Completed Aug 12, 2026

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

Proposed Rule Stage

0579-AE93

Aug 13, 2026 — The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) (Matt Ring)

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 13, 2026 — American Frozen Food Institute (Jennie Norka)
Aug 14, 2026 — National CACFP Association (McKenzie Brunner)

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

Final Rule Stage

0651-AD89

Aug 14, 2026 — Bose Public Affairs Group (Elisabeth Nelson) – Client: US*Made
Aug 14, 2026 — Dell Technologies (Thomas Brown)
Aug 17, 2026 — Computer and Communications Industry Association (John Lee)
Aug 19, 2026 — Cisco (Alyson Sincavage)

Nonclinical Testing TerminologyDepartment of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration

Final Rule Stage

0910-AJ27

Aug 13, 2026 — Humane World Action Fund (Tracie Letterman)

Action Levels for Cadmium in Processed Food Intended for Babies and Young Children; Draft Guidance for IndustryDepartment of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration

Notice Stage

0910-ZD09

Aug 14, 2026 — Hogan Lovells Cadwalader, US LLP (Charles Rathburn) – Client: Western Growers Association

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)

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 18, 2026 — The Save Rare Treatments Task Force (Noor Ahmad)

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)

Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance (CMS-9881)Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Proposed Rule Stage  ● Economically Significant

0938-AV92

Aug 13, 2026 — National Employers Association (Jonathan Rotman)

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 18, 2026 — American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (Romy Gelb-Zimmer)

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

Final Rule Stage  ● Economically Significant

1210-AB37

Aug 14, 2026 — Kaiser Permanente (Simon Vismantas)

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

Final Rule Stage

2120-AL82

Aug 18, 2026 — Vertical Aviation International (VAI) (Amber Harrison)
Aug 19, 2026 — Securing America’s Future Energy (SAFE) (Conrad La Joie)
Aug 19, 2026 — Echodyne (Max Rosen)

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

Proposed Rule Stage

3010-AA10

Aug 13, 2026 — Edison Electric Institute (Patrick McGuire)

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

Proposed Rule Stage

3150-AL48

Aug 17, 2026 — Cameco U.S. Holdings (Tim McGraw)
Aug 18, 2026 — Ur Energy (Ryan Schierman)
Aug 18, 2026 — Subatomic Industries Corp (Ashley Forbes)