The Daily Roundup – Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Restoring Flexibility To Support Head Start Program Access

Proposed Rule  ● Economically Significant

Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families

Revision of Regulations for Grazing Administration, Exclusive of Alaska

Proposed Rule

Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management

Rescission of Conservation and Landscape Health Rule

Rule

Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management

Restoring Flexibility in the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)

Rule

Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families

CY 2027 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update and Home Infusion Therapy Services Payment Update (CMS-1844)

Proposed Rule  ● Economically Significant

Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services0938-AV80 · Received May 11, 2026

Drug and Device Manufacturer Communications With Payors, Formulary Committees, and Similar Entities–Questions and Answers; Revised Draft Guidance for Industry; Availability

Notice

Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration0910-ZD06 · Received May 11, 2026

Labor Organization Annual Financial Reports

Final Rule

Department of Labor, Office of Labor-Management Standards1245-AA10 · Received May 11, 2026

Accreditation Issues

Prerule  ● Consistent with Change

Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education1840-AD82 · Completed May 11, 2026

Technical Guidelines for the Production of Regenerative Agricultural Biofuel Feedstocks

Final Rule Stage

Department of Agriculture, Office of the Secretary0503-AA82

May 13, 2026 — Indigo Agriculture (Christopher Malone)
May 15, 2026 — National Pork Producers Council (Michael Formica)

Establishing State Community Engagement Requirements for Certain Individuals Under Section 1902(xx) of the Social Security Act (CMS-2454)

Interim Final Rule Stage  ● Economically Significant

Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services0938-AV98

May 12, 2026 — The AIDS Institute (Rachel Klein) – Client: HIV Health Care Access Working Group
May 12, 2026 — Federal Health Policy Strategies (Colin Roskey) – Client: Kidney Care Partners
May 15, 2026 — Thorn Run Partners (Catherine Finley) – Client: Association for Behavioral Health and Wellness

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

Proposed Rule Stage

Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families0970-AD34

May 12, 2026 — Human Rights Watch (Margaret Wurth)
May 13, 2026 — Laura Molinar

Oil and Gas Leasing Rule

Proposed Rule Stage

Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management1004-AF05

May 15, 2026 — Stephanie Altman
May 15, 2026 — Public Land Solutions (Ashley Korenblat)

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for Canada Lynx

Final Rule Stage

Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service1018-BH59

May 14, 2026 — Center for Biological Diversity (Stephanie Kurose)

Rescinding the Definition of "Harm" Under the Endangered Species Act

Final Rule Stage

Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service1018-BI38

May 12, 2026 — Defenders of Wildlife (Victoria Molyneaux)

Black Lung Benefits Act: Authorization of Self Insurers

Proposed Rule Stage

Department of Labor, Workers’ Compensation Programs Office1240-AA16

May 13, 2026 — Obelisk Tech Systems Inc (James Poole)

Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media

Final Rule Stage  ● Economically Significant

Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement1653-AA95

May 15, 2026 — graduate and Professional student association in WSU pullman (Ali Maleki)
May 18, 2026 — Michael Clemens

Revisions to Establish the Sixth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 6) for Public Water Systems

Proposed Rule Stage

Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water2040-AG33

May 13, 2026 — Food & Water Watch (Mary Grant)

Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Reconsideration of Certain Regulatory Requirements Under the Technology Transitions Provisions of the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020

Final Rule Stage

Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air and Radiation2060-AW39

May 12, 2026 — Williamson Law + Policy, PLLC (Christina Karem) – Client: Coalition for Safe and Efficient Refrigerants (CUSER)
May 12, 2026 — Daikin (Marc Neufcourt)
May 13, 2026 — Heating, Air-conditioning, & Refrigeration Distributors International (Alex Ayers)
May 13, 2026 — Lennox (Eric Zito)
May 14, 2026 — Jennifer Butsch
May 14, 2026 — Chemours (Esther Rosenberg)
May 15, 2026 — Hoshizaki America, Inc. (Steven Fish)

Interim Part 555 Guidance and Enhanced Application Instructions

Notice Stage

Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration2127-ZA27

May 14, 2026 — Alliance for Automotive Innovation (Lindsay Abate)

HJRES 180 (Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29])

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to the withdrawal of the rule relating to "Statement of Policy Regarding Prohibition on Abusive Acts or Practices".

Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

HJRES 181 (Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29])

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to the withdrawal of the rule relating to "Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2022-07: Reasonable Investigation of Consumer Reporting Disputes".

Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.