The Daily Roundup – Wednesday, July 1, 2026

Data Reporting Requirements for Certain Event ContractsCommodity Futures Trading Commission

Proposed Rule  Comments due Jul 31, 2026

AI Summary: The CFTC proposes new reporting rules requiring certain markets and brokers to submit data on fully collateralized event contracts under an alternate regulatory framework.View details →

International Education Programs and Fulbright-Hays Program; Recission of RegulationsDepartment of Education

Proposed Rule  Comments due Jul 31, 2026

AI Summary: The Education Department proposes eliminating regulations governing International Education and Fulbright-Hays programs to gain flexibility aligning them with workforce readiness and national competitiveness priorities.View details →

List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: NAC International, Inc., MAGNASTOR[supreg] Storage System, Certificate of Compliance No. 1031, Amendment Nos. 16 and 17 and Revisions to Amendment Nos. 0 Through 16Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Proposed Rule  Comments due Jul 31, 2026

AI Summary: The NRC proposes updating rules for the MAGNASTOR spent fuel storage system to allow new measurement methods, clarify mixed fuel loadings, and correct a fuel cladding material error.View details →

Revisions To Establish the Sixth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 6) for Public Water SystemsEnvironmental Protection Agency

Proposed Rule  Comments due Jul 31, 2026

AI Summary: EPA proposes requiring public water systems to monitor drinking water for 30 unregulated contaminants, including PFAS and pesticide byproducts, to inform future safety regulations.View details →

Organization, Functions, and Procedures; Public Notice and Comment for Standards, Criteria, and Guidance Applicable to Forest Service ProgramsDepartment of Agriculture, Forest Service

Proposed Rule  Comments due Jul 31, 2026

AI Summary: Forest Service proposes updating regulations to give employees more flexibility when implementing programs, accounting for local ecological conditions and changing social and economic needs.View details →

Enhancing Flexibility of Air Fare Price AdvertisingDepartment of Transportation

Proposed Rule  Comments due Jul 31, 2026

AI Summary: DOT proposes letting airlines display taxes and fees as prominently as total fares in advertisements, replacing current restrictions and rescinding nine outdated guidance documents.View details →

Procedures for Implementing the National Environmental Policy ActNational Aeronautics and Space Administration

Rule  Comments due Jul 31, 2026

AI Summary: NASA is updating its environmental review regulations to reflect recent legal changes to NEPA and revising its list of categorical exclusions via an interim final rule.View details →

List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: NAC International, Inc., MAGNASTOR[supreg] Storage System, Certificate of Compliance No. 1031, Amendment Nos. 16 and 17 and Revisions to Amendment Nos. 0 Through 16Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Rule  Comments due Jul 31, 2026

AI Summary: The NRC is updating regulations for a nuclear spent fuel storage system to allow new measurement methods, permit mixed fuel loadings, and correct a fuel cladding material error.View details →

Accountability in Higher Education and Access Through Demand- Driven Workforce Pell: Student Tuition and Transparency System (STATS) and Earnings AccountabilityDepartment of Education

Rule  ● Economically Significant

AI Summary: New regulations tie college programs’ eligibility for federal student loans to whether graduates meet specific earnings benchmarks, implementing recent statutory changes.View details →

Fisheries of the South Atlantic; 2026 South Atlantic Red Snapper Commercial Fishing SeasonDepartment of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Rule

AI Summary: The 2026 South Atlantic red snapper commercial fishing season opening date in federal waters is announced to help fishers maximize their allowed harvest.View details →

Procedures in Regulating and Enforcing Unfair or Deceptive PracticesDepartment of Transportation

Rule

AI Summary: DOT is restoring stronger due process hearing protections for aviation consumer protection rulemakings and removing a 2023 clarification about civil enforcement authority deemed unnecessary.View details →

Rescinding New Construction Requirements Related to Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs or ActivitiesDepartment of Energy

Rule

AI Summary: The Energy Department is again delaying the effective date of a rule that would rescind construction nondiscrimination requirements for federally assisted programs.View details →

Rescinding Regulations Related to Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs or Activities (General Provisions)Department of Energy

Rule

AI Summary: The Energy Department is further delaying the effective date of a rule that would rescind nondiscrimination regulations for federally assisted programs.View details →

Rescinding Regulations Related to Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial AssistanceDepartment of Energy

Rule

AI Summary: The Energy Department is further delaying the effective date of a rule that would rescind its sex nondiscrimination regulations for federally funded education programs.View details →

Schedules of Controlled Substances: Temporary Placement of 5,6- Dichloro Brorphine, 5,6-Dichloro Desmethylchlorphine, N-Propionitrile Chlorphine, and Spirochlorphine in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances ActDepartment of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration

Proposed Rule

AI Summary: The DEA intends to temporarily classify four synthetic opioid-related chemicals as Schedule I controlled substances, subjecting anyone who handles them to corresponding legal penalties.View details →

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

0925-ZA14 · Received Jun 30, 2026

Civil Money Penalty for Actions in Contempt of an Immigration Judge’s Proper Exercise of AuthorityDepartment of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review

Proposed Rule

1125-AB02 · Received Jun 30, 2026

Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder RightsDepartment of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration

Proposed Rule  ● Economically Significant

1210-AC37 · Received Jun 30, 2026

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

Final Rule  ● Economically Significant

2127-AM76 · Received Jun 30, 2026

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

Proposed Rule

2040-AG44 · Received Jun 30, 2026

Conservation and Management Measures for Tropical Tunas in the Eastern Pacific Ocean for 2026 and BeyondDepartment of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Final Rule  ● Consistent with Change

0648-BO29 · Completed Jun 30, 2026

Drug Establishment Registration and Drug Listing Requirements for Establishments Engaged in Distributed Manufacturing and Certain Foreign EstablishmentsDepartment of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration

Proposed Rule  ● Consistent with Change

0910-AI94 · Completed Jun 30, 2026

Fingerprint and Photograph Requirements for ApplicationsDepartment of Justice, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives

Proposed Rule  ● Consistent with Change

1140-AA63 · Completed Jun 30, 2026

Amendments to the Model Year 2027 and Later Heavy-Duty Highway Engine Criteria Pollutant ProgramEnvironmental Protection Agency, Office of Air and Radiation

Proposed Rule  ● Economically Significant  ● Consistent with Change

2060-AW83 · Completed Jun 30, 2026

Space Modernization for the 21st Century (SB Docket No. 25.306)Federal Communications Commission

Final Rule  ● Consistent with Change

3060-AM19 · Completed Jun 30, 2026

Modernizing Reactor Licensing, Safety Oversight, and Siting Practices [NRC-2025-0975]Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Proposed Rule  ● Economically Significant  ● Consistent with Change

3150-AL44 · Completed Jun 30, 2026

Implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act [NRC-2025-0478]Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Proposed Rule  ● Consistent with Change

3150-AL38 · Completed Jun 30, 2026

Reforming and Modernizing the NRC’s Radiation Protection Framework [NRC-2025-1140]Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Proposed Rule  ● Consistent with Change

3150-AL47 · Completed Jun 30, 2026

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

Prerule Stage

0906-ZA23

Jul 1, 2026 — Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville PC (Delaney Bounds) – Client: RWC-340B
Jul 1, 2026 — GSK (Molly Burich)
Jul 7, 2026 — Bristol Myers Squibb (Richard Meyers)
Jul 7, 2026 — Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) (Jack Geisser)

CY 2027 Home Health Prospective Payment System Rate Update and Home Infusion Therapy Services Payment Update (CMS-1844)Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Proposed Rule Stage  ● Economically Significant

0938-AV80

Jul 2, 2026 — National Alliance for Care at Home (Hillary Loeffler)

CY 2027 Revisions to Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to Medicare Part B (CMS-1848)Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Proposed Rule Stage  ● Economically Significant

0938-AV82

Jul 2, 2026 — Holland & Knight (Miranda Franco) – Client: Society of Nuclear Medicine & Molecular Imaging (SNMMI)

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

Jul 6, 2026 — If/When/How Student Chapter (Julia Nunamaker)

Rescinding Unnecessary Notice and Comment ProceduresSmall Business Administration

Final Rule Stage

3245-AI74

Jul 7, 2026 — Outlook Law (Katherine Scott) – Client: Christine Williams