The Daily Roundup – Tuesday, August 18, 2026: GENIUS Act Regulations on Payment Stablecoin Issuance, Offer, and Sale

Anchorages; Bolivar Roads Channel, Galveston, TXDepartment of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard

Proposed Rule  Comments due Sep 17, 2026

AI Summary: The Coast Guard proposes limiting vessels anchoring in Galveston’s Bolivar Roads Channel area A East to 48 hours, matching rules already in place for nearby anchorage areas.View details →

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

Proposed Rule  ● Economically Significant  Comments due Oct 19, 2026

AI Summary: Treasury proposes regulations implementing the GENIUS Act’s rules and restrictions on issuing, offering, and selling payment stablecoins in the United States.View details →

Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company AirplanesDepartment of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration

Proposed Rule  Comments due Oct 2, 2026

AI Summary: FAA proposes requiring new heaters on angle-of-airflow sensors on certain Boeing 737 airplanes to prevent erroneous stick shaker activations caused by frozen sensor vanes.View details →

Changes to DelegationsSurface Transportation Board

Rule

AI Summary: The Surface Transportation Board is updating regulations to clarify and expand delegated authority for its Chief Counsel and Chief of Passenger Rail and Investigations, and codify grant stamp procedures.View details →

Establishing the National Fraud Enforcement DivisionDepartment of Justice

Rule

AI Summary: The Justice Department is creating a new National Fraud Enforcement Division and defining its official authorities within the department’s organizational regulations.View details →

Safety Zone; ANCHOR Floating Production Unit (FPU) Outer Continental Shelf Facility, Green Canyon Block 763, Gulf of AmericaDepartment of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard

Rule

AI Summary: The Coast Guard is creating a restricted safety zone around an offshore oil production unit in the Gulf of America to prevent collisions, spills, and other hazards.View details →

9 CFR Parts 101 Through 118, 123 Through 124Department of Agriculture, Office of the Secretary

Notice

0503-ZA04 · Received Aug 17, 2026

Policy Statement on Jurisdiction and Preemption Under The ICC Termination Act, EP 791Surface Transportation Board

Final Rule

2140-ZA02 · Received Aug 17, 2026

Evaluation of Therapeutic Equivalence; Guidance for Industry; AvailabilityDepartment of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration

Notice  ● Consistent without Change

0910-ZD61 · Completed Aug 17, 2026

Guidance on the application of the fundamental public policy against racial discrimination in schoolsDepartment of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service

Proposed Rule  ● Consistent with Change

1545-BS05 · Completed Aug 17, 2026

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

Final Rule Stage

0651-AD89

Aug 19, 2026 — Cisco (Alyson Sincavage)
Aug 20, 2026 — Thomas Krause
Aug 21, 2026 — US Inventor (Dirk Tomsin)

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)
Aug 20, 2026 — American Bakers Association (Campbell Genn)

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)

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)
Aug 20, 2026 — AANP (Franklin Harrington)

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

Aug 21, 2026 — Shannon Hardaway

Planning and Designation of Areas of Critical Environmental ConcernDepartment of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management

Proposed Rule Stage

1004-AF53

Aug 21, 2026 — The Wilderness Society (Rachel Kondor)
Aug 24, 2026 — Sierra Club (Jackie Feinberg)
Aug 24, 2026 — National Mining Association (Dominique Christianson)

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 20, 2026 — DoorDash (Sophie Jantz)
Aug 21, 2026 — Zipline International Inc. (Dean Griffith)
Aug 21, 2026 — Amazon Prime Air (Mary Barnicle)
Aug 24, 2026 — Greenberg Traurig, LLP (Matthew Satterley) – Client: Margaret Nagle, Wing Aviation LLC
Aug 24, 2026 — Greenberg Traurig LLP (Joel Roberson) – Client: Skydio

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

Proposed Rule Stage

3010-AA10

Aug 24, 2026 — Agora Consulting LLC (Andrew Goldberg) – Client: American Cultural Resources Association
Aug 24, 2026 — National Conference of State Historic Preservation Officers (Erik Hein)

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

Proposed Rule Stage

3150-AL48

Aug 18, 2026 — Subatomic Industries Corp (Ashley Forbes)
Aug 18, 2026 — Ur Energy (Ryan Schierman)
Aug 21, 2026 — National Mining Association (Katie Sweeney)
Aug 21, 2026 — Uranium Producers of America (Lucas Lovekin)
Aug 24, 2026 — Uranium Energy Corp (Bradley Williams)

Personal Financial Data Rights ReconsiderationConsumer Financial Protection Bureau

Proposed Rule Stage  ● Economically Significant

3170-AB39

Aug 18, 2026 — Independent Community Bankers of America (Michael Emancipator)
Aug 20, 2026 — Bank Policy Institute (Paige Paridon)

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

Proposed Rule Stage

9000-AO84

Aug 24, 2026 — Gov Contract Pros (David Mullis)

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 Stage

9000-AO88

Aug 24, 2026 — Gov Contract Pros (David Mullis)