The Daily Roundup – Thursday, July 16, 2026: Modernizing Reactor Licensing, Safety Oversight, and Siting Practices

Approval and Promulgation of State Plan (Negative Declaration) for Designated Facilities and Pollutants; Nebraska; Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration UnitsEnvironmental Protection Agency

Proposed Rule  Comments due Aug 17, 2026

AI Summary: Nebraska certified to the EPA that no commercial or industrial solid waste incinerators subject to federal emission guidelines exist within the state.View details →

Approval and Promulgation of State Plan (Negative Declaration) for Designated Facilities and Pollutants; Nebraska; Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incineration UnitsEnvironmental Protection Agency

Rule  Comments due Aug 17, 2026

AI Summary: EPA is accepting Nebraska’s certification that no commercial or industrial solid waste incineration units exist in the state requiring compliance with federal emission guidelines.View details →

Modernizing Reactor Licensing, Safety Oversight, and Siting PracticesNuclear Regulatory Commission

Proposed Rule  ● Economically Significant  Comments due Aug 31, 2026

AI Summary: The NRC proposes overhauling its reactor licensing, safety oversight, and siting regulations to modernize nuclear power rules and expand electricity generation capacity.View details →

Medicare and Medicaid Programs; CY 2027 Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Changes to Part B Payment and Coverage Policies; Medicare Shared Savings Program Requirements; and Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate ProgramDepartment of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Proposed Rule  ● Economically Significant  Comments due Sep 14, 2026

AI Summary: CMS proposes updates to Medicare physician payment rates and Part B coverage policies, including drug pricing, rural health clinics, and quality programs for calendar year 2027.View details →

Request for Information; Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) RegulationsDepartment of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Proposed Rule  Comments due Sep 14, 2026

AI Summary: The government is seeking public input on whether outdated 1992 clinical laboratory regulations should be updated to reflect advances in testing technology and practices.View details →

Accepted Consensus Standards for Light-Sport Category Aircraft: Airplane, Glider, Powered Lift, and GyroplaneDepartment of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration

Rule

AI Summary: The FAA is accepting new ASTM International technical standards as approved compliance methods for certifying light-sport airplanes, gliders, powered-lift aircraft, and gyroplanes.View details →

Air Plan Revisions; California; Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District; New Source Review; Stationary Source PermitsEnvironmental Protection Agency

Rule

AI Summary: EPA is approving seven updated air pollution permitting rules for California’s Antelope Valley district, fixing previously identified deficiencies in the region’s New Source Review program.View details →

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fisheries; Harpoon Category Quota TransferDepartment of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Rule

AI Summary: NMFS is moving 6.4 metric tons of bluefin tuna quota from the Reserve category to the Harpoon category to expand harvest opportunities for commercial harpoon fishermen.View details →

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revised Designation of Critical Habitat for the Contiguous U.S. Distinct Population Segment of the Canada LynxDepartment of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service

Rule

AI Summary: The Fish and Wildlife Service is revising protected critical habitat for the Canada lynx across roughly 14,030 square miles in Colorado, Idaho, Montana, and Washington.View details →

FEP Agency Designation Procedures: Revising Location of FEP Agency ListsEqual Employment Opportunity Commission

Rule

AI Summary: EEOC will remove lists of fair employment practice agencies from its regulations and publish updated lists on its public website instead.View details →

Financial Assistance Regulations-Conflict of Interest and Conflict of Commitment Policy RequirementsDepartment of Energy

Rule

AI Summary: The Energy Department is updating financial assistance rules to require non-federal recipients to identify, report, and resolve conflicts of interest and commitment when applying for or receiving funding.View details →

Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder Fishery; Quota Transfer From North Carolina to VirginiaDepartment of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Rule

AI Summary: North Carolina is transferring part of its 2026 commercial summer flounder fishing quota to Virginia, updating both states’ allowed catch limits.View details →

New Source Performance Standards Review for Stationary Combustion Turbines and Stationary Gas Turbines; CorrectionEnvironmental Protection Agency

Rule

AI Summary: EPA is fixing accidental technical and typographical errors in its recently published air pollution performance standards rule for stationary combustion and gas turbines.View details →

Rescinding Portions of AmeriCorps Title VI Regulations To Conform More Closely With the Statutory Text and To Implement Executive Order 14281Corporation for National and Community Service

Proposed Rule  ● Consistent with Change

3045-AA95 · Completed Jul 15, 2026

Elimination of Disparate Impact Theory Under Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights ActDepartment of Education, Office for Civil Rights

Final Rule  ● Consistent with Change

1870-AA20 · Completed Jul 15, 2026

Rescinding Appendix B of Regulations Implementing Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights

Final Rule  ● Consistent with Change

1870-AA25 · Completed Jul 15, 2026

Request for Information: NIH Common Fund is Soliciting Ideas for NIH-wide Challenges and OpportunitiesDepartment of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health

Notice  ● Consistent with Change

0925-ZA14 · Completed Jul 15, 2026

Rescinding Portions of Department of Health and Human Services Title VI Regulations to Conform More Closely with the Statutory Text and to Implement Executive Order 14281Department of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights

Final Rule  ● Consistent with Change

0945-AA29 · Completed Jul 15, 2026

Rescinding Guidelines for Eliminating Discrimination and Denial of Services on the Basis of Race, Color, National Origin, Sex, and Handicap in Vocational Education ProgramsDepartment of Health and Human Services, Office for Civil Rights

Final Rule  ● Consistent with Change

0945-AA31 · Completed Jul 15, 2026

Operation of Part 15 Devices in Space (ET Docket 25-XXX)Federal Communications Commission

Proposed Rule  ● Consistent with Change

3060-AM28 · Completed Jul 15, 2026

Amendment of Section 73.3555(e) of the Commission’s Rules, National Television Multiple Ownership Rule; MB Docket No. 17-318Federal Communications Commission

Final Rule  ● Consistent without Change

3060-AM48 · Completed Jul 15, 2026

Maximizing Efficiencies in Universal Service Administration, WC Docket No. 26-XXFederal Communications Commission

Proposed Rule  ● Consistent with Change

3060-AM49 · Completed Jul 15, 2026

Unleashing American Energy and Economic Prosperity Under Title 7 Code of Federal Regulations Part 4280 Subpart BDepartment of Agriculture, Rural Business-Cooperative Service

Final Rule Stage

0570-AB13

Jul 20, 2026 — Rohan Sharma

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

Proposed Rule Stage

0579-AE93

Jul 17, 2026 — Humane World Action Fund; Humane World for Animals (Drew Robertson)

Export Administration Regulations: Revisions to Space-Related Export ControlsDepartment of Commerce, Industry and Security Bureau

Interim Final Rule Stage

0694-AJ87

Jul 21, 2026 — Rocket Lab (Laura Ross)

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

Prerule Stage

0906-ZA23

Jul 16, 2026 — Johnson & Johnson (Perry Knight)
Jul 17, 2026 — IntegriChain (Clay Willis)
Jul 21, 2026 — Sidley Austin (Beth Hardcastle) – Client: Kalderos
Jul 22, 2026 — TDY@FGS (Jennifer Young) – Client: Christie Bloomquist at Boehringer-Ingelheim

Global Benchmark for Efficient Drug Pricing (GLOBE) Model (CMS-5545)Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Final Rule Stage  ● Economically Significant

0938-AV66

Jul 21, 2026 — Zenolabs AI LLC (Rohan Sharma)

Prohibition on Federal Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program Funding for Specified Sex-Rejecting Procedures Furnished to Children and Youth (CMS-2451)Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Final Rule Stage  ● Economically Significant

0938-AV73

Jul 20, 2026 — Lambda Legal (Sasha Buchert)

Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals; the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System; and FY 2027 Rates (CMS-1849)Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Final Rule Stage  ● Economically Significant

0938-AV79

Jul 16, 2026 — Green Mountain Strategies (Anna Weinstein) – Client: Midwest Transplant Network
Jul 17, 2026 — Venable LLP (Ilisa Halpern Paul) – Client: Gift of Life Donor Program
Jul 20, 2026 — Donor Network of Arizona (David Tomlinson)
Jul 22, 2026 — Baker Doneslon (Jennifer Summa) – Client: HonorBridge

Respirable Crystalline SilicaDepartment of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration

Proposed Rule Stage

1219-AC22

Jul 16, 2026 — Conn Maciel Carey, LLP (Hema Steele) – Client: Mineral Technologies Inc. and Oil-Dri Corp.

Updates to the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Definitions and ExclusionsEnvironmental Protection Agency, Office of Water

Proposed Rule Stage

2040-AG56

Jul 21, 2026 — U.S. Chamber of Commerce (Chuck Chaitovitz)

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

Final Rule Stage  ● Economically Significant

2127-AM76

Jul 17, 2026 — Alliance for Automotive Innovation (Michael Hartrick)
Jul 17, 2026 — North American Subaru, Inc. (David Barker)
Jul 20, 2026 — American Lung Association (William Barrett)

Fraud, Waste and Abuse ReformsSmall Business Administration

Proposed Rule Stage  ● Economically Significant

3245-AI66

Jul 20, 2026 — Christine Williams