The Daily Roundup – Wednesday, August 5, 2026: OCC Rules Regarding the Availability of OCC Information

National Poultry Improvement Plan and Auxiliary ProvisionsDepartment of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Proposed Rule  Comments due Oct 5, 2026

AI Summary: Proposed updates to poultry industry regulations would clarify existing rules, correct errors, and better reflect current producer practices following approval at the 2024 National Plan Conference.View details →

Importation of Coffee Into Hawaii and Puerto RicoDepartment of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Proposed Rule  Comments due Oct 5, 2026

AI Summary: The agency proposes streamlining how it updates import rules for unroasted coffee entering Hawaii and Puerto Rico to respond more efficiently to market access requests and emerging pest threats.View details →

OCC Rules Regarding the Availability of OCC InformationDepartment of the Treasury, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

Proposed Rule  Comments due Oct 5, 2026

AI Summary: The OCC proposes updating its information disclosure rules to clarify confidential data sharing processes, expand certain disclosures without prior approval, and improve Freedom of Information Act request procedures.View details →

Improving Emergency Medical Kit Efficacy and Flexibility in Commercial Airline OperationsDepartment of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration

Proposed Rule  Comments due Oct 5, 2026

AI Summary: FAA proposes replacing fixed lists of required airline medical and first aid kit contents with flexible, performance-based standards ensuring crews can handle common in-flight medical emergencies.View details →

Amendment of United States Area Navigation Route Q-10 and Revocation of Alaska Area Navigation Routes J-804R and J-889R in AlaskaDepartment of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration

Rule

AI Summary: The FAA is modifying one Alaska air navigation route and eliminating two others as part of a broader Alaska airway modernization project.View details →

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species; Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Fisheries; Closure of the Angling Category Gulf of Maine Area Trophy Fishery for 2026Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Rule

AI Summary: Federal fishery managers are closing the Gulf of Maine recreational trophy Atlantic bluefin tuna fishery for 2026 to vessels with Angling and Charter/Headboat permits.View details →

Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of America, and South Atlantic; Reef Fish Fishery in the Gulf of America; 2026 Commercial Closure for Greater AmberjackDepartment of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Rule

AI Summary: Federal regulators will close the 2026 commercial fishing season for greater amberjack in the Gulf of America starting August 5 through year’s end to protect the fish population.View details →

Micro-Tracers, Inc.; Response to Objections and Requests for a Public HearingDepartment of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration

Rule

AI Summary: FDA has denied a hearing request challenging its decision to repeal approval of FD&C Red No. 3 for use in food and ingested drugs, lifting the administrative stay.View details →

Personal Financial Data Rights ReconsiderationConsumer Financial Protection Bureau

Proposed Rule  ● Economically Significant

3170-AB39 · Received Aug 4, 2026

Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to the Duckabush Estuary Restoration Project in WashingtonDepartment of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Final Rule

0648-BN42 · Received Aug 4, 2026

Revisions to Occupational Radiation Protection Regulations to Support Reform of Nuclear Reactor TestingDepartment of Energy, Departmental and Others

Proposed Rule

1901-AB75 · Received Aug 4, 2026

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

Notice

0925-ZA19 · Received Aug 4, 2026

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

Final Rule  ● Economically Significant

1557-AF35 · Received Aug 4, 2026

Unsafe or Unsound Practices, Matters Requiring AttentionFederal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Final Rule  ● Economically Significant

3064-AG16 · Received Aug 4, 2026

Recruitment and Selection Through Competitive ExaminationOffice of Personnel Management

Proposed Rule

3206-AO24 · Received Aug 4, 2026

New Car Assessment Program (NCAP); Removal of Dynamic Rollover Resistance Test and Side Air Bag Out-of-Position Testing; Updates to NCAP’s 10-Year RoadmapDepartment of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Notice  ● Consistent with Change

2127-ZA29 · Completed Aug 4, 2026

Application of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA) to the Refunded Portion of Certain Federal Refundable Tax CreditsDepartment of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service

Proposed Rule  ● Consistent with Change

1545-BS06 · Completed Aug 4, 2026

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

Proposed Rule Stage

0579-AE93

Aug 10, 2026 — Animal Welfare Institute (Joanna Grossman)

Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC): WIC Online Ordering and Transactions and Food Delivery Revisions to Meet the Needs of a Modern, Data-Driven ProgramDepartment of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service

Final Rule Stage  ● Economically Significant

0584-AE85

Aug 6, 2026 — Walmart (Patrick Delaney)

Special Areas: Roadless Area Conservation RepealDepartment of Agriculture, Forest Service

Proposed Rule Stage

0596-AD66

Aug 6, 2026 — Save Our Canyons (Doug Tolman)
Aug 10, 2026 — Tuleyome (Sandra Schubert)

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

Final Rule Stage

0651-AD89

Aug 5, 2026 — Association for Competitive Technology (Amanda Guilardi)
Aug 6, 2026 — Lenovo (U.S.) Inc. (Anthony Del Monaco) – Client: Lenovo (U.S.) Inc.
Aug 10, 2026 — High Tech Inventors Alliance (David Jones)
Aug 11, 2026 — Tesla (Ashraf Fawzy)

Administrative Detention of Tobacco ProductsDepartment of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration

Proposed Rule Stage

0910-AI05

Aug 6, 2026 — Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids (Andrew Tardiff)

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 6, 2026 — Biotechnology Innovation Organization (Crystal Kuntz)

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 5, 2026 — National Employers Association (Jonathan Rotman)

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

Proposed Rule Stage

1004-AF53

Aug 5, 2026 — Wild Montana (Hilary Eisen)
Aug 6, 2026 — Conservation Lands Foundation (Kara Matsumoto)

Updated Definition of "Waters of the United States"Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water

Proposed Rule Stage

2040-AG44

Aug 5, 2026 — Natural Resources Defense Council (Jon Devine)

Updating the Water Quality Certification RuleEnvironmental Protection Agency, Office of Water

Final Rule Stage

2040-AG47

Aug 11, 2026 — Barnes & Thornburg (Fredric Andes) – Client: Federal Water Quality Coalition