The Daily Roundup – Wednesday, August 26, 2026: Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Electronic Export Manifest for Rail Cargo

Swap Execution Facility Order Book Requirement for Permitted TransactionsCommodity Futures Trading Commission

Proposed Rule  Comments due Sep 25, 2026

AI Summary: The CFTC proposes removing the requirement that swap execution facilities offer an order book for swap transactions not mandated to use one under federal law.View details →

Anchorage Regulation; San Juan Bay, San Juan, PRDepartment of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard

Proposed Rule  Comments due Sep 25, 2026

AI Summary: The Coast Guard proposes revising Anchorage D boundaries in San Juan Bay, Puerto Rico, to eliminate overlap with commercial vessel traffic routes that currently creates navigation hazards.View details →

List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: TN Americas, LLC Standardized NUHOMS® Horizontal Modular Storage System for Irradiated Nuclear Fuel, Certificate of Compliance No. 1004, Renewed Amendment No. 19Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Proposed Rule  Comments due Sep 25, 2026

AI Summary: The NRC proposes updating its approved spent fuel storage cask list to include a revised NUHOMS system certificate featuring an improved basket design that simplifies construction and reduces weight.View details →

List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: TN Americas, LLC Standardized NUHOMS® Horizontal Modular Storage System for Irradiated Nuclear Fuel, Certificate of Compliance No. 1004, Renewed Amendment No. 19Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Rule  Comments due Sep 25, 2026

AI Summary: The NRC is updating regulations to approve a revised basket design for a nuclear spent fuel storage system that simplifies construction, reduces weight, and improves fabricability.View details →

Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Electronic Export Manifest for Rail CargoDepartment of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Rule

AI Summary: Rail exporters must electronically submit cargo manifest data to CBP through ACE before trains depart the United States, improving cargo security and trade efficiency.View details →

Ballot Mail for Federal ElectionsPostal Service

Rule

AI Summary: The Postal Service is updating its mailing standards to change how mail-in and absentee ballots for federal elections are handled and transmitted.View details →

Critical Position Pay AuthorityOffice of Personnel Management

Rule

AI Summary: OPM is updating rules for critical position pay, setting a default pay cap at Executive Schedule level I while simplifying approval requirements and clarifying employee rights and pay treatment.View details →

International Trademark Classification ChangesDepartment of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office

Rule

AI Summary: The USPTO is updating its trademark classification system to match international changes taking effect January 1, 2027, as published by the World Intellectual Property Organization.View details →

Iranian Transactions and Sanctions RegulationsDepartment of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control

Rule

AI Summary: The Treasury Department is indefinitely suspending five general licenses related to Iran sanctions to reflect updated U.S. foreign policy toward Iran.View details →

Loan Performance Categories and Financial ReportingFarm Credit Administration

Rule

AI Summary: Farm Credit Administration is removing troubled debt restructurings from its loan performance categories to align regulations with updated accounting standards that eliminated that classification in 2022.View details →

Rescinding Portions of the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Title VI Regulations To Conform More Closely With the Statutory Text and To Implement Executive Order 14281National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

Rule

AI Summary: The National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities is removing disparate-impact liability from its civil rights regulations to align with the statutory text of Title VI and comply with Executive Order 14281.View details →

Rescinding Regulations for Loans for Minority Business Enterprises Seeking DOE Contracts and AssistanceDepartment of Energy

Rule

AI Summary: DOE is delaying the effective date of a previously published rule that would eliminate loan regulations for minority businesses seeking Energy Department contracts.View details →

Charter School ProgramsDepartment of Education, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education

Proposed Rule

1810-AB71 · Received Aug 25, 2026

Special Registrations for Telemedicine and Limited State Telemedicine RegistrationsDepartment of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration

Final Rule  ● Economically Significant

1117-AB40 · Received Aug 25, 2026

Repeal of Greenhouse Gas Standards for Fossil-fired Electric Generating UnitsEnvironmental Protection Agency, Office of Air and Radiation

Proposed Rule

2060-AX00 · Received Aug 24, 2026

State Bank ParityFederal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Proposed Rule  ● Economically Significant

3064-AG34 · Received Aug 25, 2026

Filing Procedures; Merger TransactionsFederal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Proposed Rule

3064-AG18 · Received Aug 25, 2026

Amendments to the Custody RulesSecurities and Exchange Commission

Proposed Rule  ● Economically Significant

3235-AN46 · Received Aug 25, 2026

Sudan: Implementation of Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act of 1991 Sanctions in the EAR; Additional RestrictionsDepartment of Commerce, Industry and Security Bureau

Final Rule  ● Consistent with Change

0694-AK21 · Completed Aug 25, 2026

Where the Clinic Meets the Movement: Does Gender Ideology Arm Left-Wing Authoritarian Psychology?Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Assistant Secretary for Health

Notice  ● Consistent without Change

0937-ZA01 · Completed Aug 25, 2026

State’s International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR): Proposed Revisions to ITAR Part 120, 121, and 123Department of State

Proposed Rule  ● Consistent with Change

1400-AF40 · Completed Aug 25, 2026

International Traffic in Arms Regulations: Clarifying Policies of Denial, Updating the Major Non-NATO Ally List, and Minor CorrectionsDepartment of State

Final Rule  ● Consistent with Change

1400-AG31 · Completed Aug 25, 2026

2026 Migratory Game Bird Hunting (MGBH) MemorandumDepartment of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service

Notice  ● Economically Significant  ● Consistent with Change

1018-ZA17 · Completed Aug 25, 2026

Migratory Bird Hunting; Revised Regulatory ProcessDepartment of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service

Final Rule  ● Consistent with Change

1018-BI04 · Completed Aug 25, 2026

Unsafe or Unsound Practices, Matters Requiring AttentionDepartment of the Treasury, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

Final Rule  ● Economically Significant  ● Consistent with Change

1557-AF35 · Completed Aug 25, 2026

Unsafe or Unsound Practices, Matters Requiring AttentionFederal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Final Rule  ● Economically Significant  ● Consistent with Change

3064-AG16 · Completed Aug 25, 2026

Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted ProgramsNational Endowment for the Arts

Final Rule  ● Consistent with Change

3135-AA37 · Completed Aug 25, 2026

Removing Constitutional Concerns from SBA ProgramsSmall Business Administration

Final Rule  ● Consistent with Change

3245-AI72 · Completed Aug 25, 2026

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

Sep 1, 2026 — Plant Powered School Meals Coalition (Andrew Binovi)

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

Final Rule Stage

0651-AD89

Sep 1, 2026 — TechNet (Elizabeth O’Bagy)

White Paper: Proposed Definition of Ultra-Processed FoodDepartment of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration

Notice Stage

0910-ZD60

Aug 26, 2026 — Constitution Partners (Patrick Firth) – Client: Brendan Niemira & Anna Rosales, Institute of Food Technologists
Aug 27, 2026 — National Association of Manufacturers (Jacob Kuhns)
Aug 31, 2026 — Meat Institute (Susan Backus)

Amendments to Rules Governing Organ Procurement Organizations (CMS-3409)Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Final Rule Stage

0938-AU54

Aug 31, 2026 — Strategic Health Care (Devon Seibert-Bailey) – Client: LOPA, Mid-America Transplant, Southwest Transplant Alliance

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

Sep 1, 2026 — Hart Health Strategies Inc. (Emily Graham) – Client: Coalition of State Rheumatology Organizations

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

Proposed Rule Stage

1004-AF53

Aug 28, 2026 — American Bird Conservancy (Steve Holmer)

Regulations for Listing Endangered and Threatened Species and Designating Critical HabitatDepartment of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service

Final Rule Stage

1018-BI73

Aug 27, 2026 — Center for Biological Diversity (Stephanie Kurose)

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

Final Rule Stage  ● Economically Significant

1210-AB37

Aug 26, 2026 — Ashley Beatty
Aug 26, 2026 — ProAct, Inc. (David Schryver)
Aug 27, 2026 — Kaiser Permanente (Simon Vismantas)
Aug 28, 2026 — Institute for Policy Integrity at NYU School of Law (Jason Schwartz)
Sep 1, 2026 — Carmen Witsken

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

Final Rule Stage

2120-AL82

Aug 26, 2026 — Aerospace Industries Association (Joe Sansone)
Aug 26, 2026 — Wilkinson Barker Knauer (Kara Graves) – Client: CTIA
Aug 27, 2026 — Greenberg Traurig LLP (Joel Roberson) – Client: Sean Deverey at Honeywell Aerospace Inc.
Aug 27, 2026 — Echodyne (Max Rosen)
Aug 28, 2026 — Commercial Drone Alliance – Manufacturers (Liz Forro)
Aug 28, 2026 — uAvionix Corporation (Jon Damush)

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

Proposed Rule Stage

3010-AA10

Aug 27, 2026 — Wisconsin SHPO (Tricia Canaday)
Aug 27, 2026 — Society for American Archaeology (David Lindsay)
Aug 28, 2026 — New South Associates (Jackie Tyson)
Aug 28, 2026 — National Trust for Historic Preservation (Elizabeth Merritt)
Aug 31, 2026 — Sara Ayers-Rigsby
Aug 31, 2026 — National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers (NATHPO) (Ira Matt)
Sep 1, 2026 — Maryland Historical Trust / Maryland State Historic Preservation Office (Anne Raines)
Sep 1, 2026 — RICARDO ST. HILAIRE