The Daily Roundup – Friday, August 7, 2026: Reducing Federal Burden for Head Start Programs

Personnel Appeals Board; Procedural RulesGovernment Accountability Office

Proposed Rule  Comments due Sep 8, 2026

AI Summary: The Government Accountability Office Personnel Appeals Board proposes updating its procedural rules to modernize case processing, including electronic filings, new petition forms, and flexible discovery.View details →

Protecting Against National Security Threats to the Communications Supply Chain Through the Equipment Authorization ProgramFederal Communications Commission

Proposed Rule  Comments due Sep 21, 2026

AI Summary: The FCC is seeking public comment on new measures to tighten its equipment authorization program and block communications gear that poses national security risks.View details →

Special Conditions: ATR-GIE Avions de Transport Régional Model ATR42-500 and ATR72-212A Airplanes; Electronic System Security Protection From Unauthorized Internal AccessDepartment of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration

Rule  Comments due Sep 21, 2026

AI Summary: Special conditions require ATR42-500 and ATR72-212A aircraft to meet additional safety standards protecting onboard electronic systems from unauthorized internal network access.View details →

Auction of FM Broadcasting Construction Permits Scheduled for February 2, 2027; Notice and Filing Requirements, Minimum Opening Bids, Upfront Payments, and Other Procedures for Auction 114Federal Communications Commission

Rule  Comments due Sep 30, 2026

AI Summary: The FCC has announced procedures, deadlines, and payment requirements for Auction 114, an upcoming sale of FM broadcast construction permits beginning February 2, 2027.View details →

Reducing Federal Burden for Head Start ProgramsDepartment of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families

Proposed Rule  ● Economically Significant  Comments due Oct 6, 2026

AI Summary: The government proposes replacing 2024 Head Start program rules to reduce federal bureaucracy, give more control to local agencies and parents, and emphasize children’s health and nutrition.View details →

Build America: Eliminating Barriers to Wireline DeploymentsFederal Communications Commission

Proposed Rule  Comments due Nov 5, 2026

AI Summary: The FCC proposes rules limiting state and local governments from delaying or overcharging fees for wireline broadband infrastructure deployment permits.View details →

2-Propenoic Acid, 2-Methyl-, Telomer With 1-Dodecanethiol, and 2-Methyloxirane Polymer With Oxirane Monoether With 1,2-Propanediol Mono(2-Methyl-2-Propenoate) in Pesticide Formulations; Exemption From the Requirement for a ToleranceEnvironmental Protection Agency

Rule

AI Summary: The EPA exempts a specific chemical used as an inactive pesticide ingredient from requiring maximum residue limits on food or feed commodities.View details →

Bacillus thuringiensis eCry1Gb.1Ig Protein; Exemption From the Requirement of a Pesticide ToleranceEnvironmental Protection Agency

Rule

This regulation establishes an exemption from the requirement of a tolerance for residues of Bacillus thuringiensis eCry1Gb.1Ig protein in or on the food and feed commodities of corn, field; corn, sweet; and corn, pop when used as a…View details →

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Reapportionment of Halibut Prohibited Species Catch Limits in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management AreaDepartment of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Rule

AI Summary: Unused halibut bycatch limits from one Pacific cod trawl program are being redistributed to a different trawl fishing sector in Alaskan waters.View details →

Hazardous Materials: Allowing Fireworks Certification Agencies (FCAs) To Approve Professional FireworksDepartment of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Rule

AI Summary: The rule lets Fireworks Certification Agencies approve certain professional fireworks, streamlining the federal approval process and giving the industry more regulatory flexibility.View details →

Ohio Regulatory ProgramDepartment of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

Rule

AI Summary: Federal regulators are partially approving Ohio’s updates to its coal mining oversight program, covering bonding, permitting, blasting, and land reclamation rules, while removing an existing bonding-related program condition.View details →

Pacific Halibut Fisheries of the West Coast; 2026 Catch Sharing Plan; Inseason Action; CorrectionDepartment of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Rule

AI Summary: NMFS is fixing incorrect August and September fishing dates previously published for Pacific halibut recreational fishing in the Columbia River and Washington subareas.View details →

Foreign Currency Gain or Loss of Controlled Foreign CorporationsDepartment of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service

Proposed Rule

1545-BS16 · Received Aug 6, 2026

Foreign Currency Gain or Loss of Controlled Foreign CorporationsDepartment of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service

Proposed Rule  ● Consistent with Change

1545-BS16 · Completed Aug 6, 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)
Aug 13, 2026 — The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) (Matt Ring)

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

Aug 10, 2026 — USA Rice (Tracy Gensler) – Client: Cameron Jacobs
Aug 11, 2026 — American Bakers Association (Campbell Genn)
Aug 13, 2026 — American Frozen Food Institute (Jennie Norka)

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

Proposed Rule Stage

0596-AD66

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 10, 2026 — High Tech Inventors Alliance (David Jones)
Aug 10, 2026 — United for Patent Reform (Elizabeth Frazee)
Aug 11, 2026 — Tesla (Ashraf Fawzy)
Aug 11, 2026 — American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (Laurence Cheng)

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 13, 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 12, 2026 — The Pew Charitable Trusts (Laurel Williams)

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

HJRES 210 (Rep. Fong, Vince [R-CA-20])

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision".

Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

HJRES 211 (Rep. Palmer, Gary J. [R-AL-6])

Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Standards; Notice of Decision Granting a Waiver of Clean Air Act Preemption for California’s 2009 and Subsequent Model Year Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards for New Motor Vehicles".

Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

HJRES 212 (Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11])

Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Car Program; Reconsideration of a Previous Withdrawal of a Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision".

Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

SJRES 209 (Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK])

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Ocean-Going Vessels At-Berth; Notice of Decision".

Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

SJRES 210 (Sen. Moreno, Bernie [R-OH])

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating "California State Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; Commercial Harbor Craft Regulations; Notice of Decision".

Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.