The Daily Roundup – Thursday, June 25, 2026

Request for Comment on the Extension of Standard Futures Contracts to 24/7 Trading and on Perpetual Contracts Referencing Physically Delivered or Storable Energy CommoditiesCommodity Futures Trading Commission

Proposed Rule  Comments due Jul 27, 2026

AI Summary: The CFTC is seeking public feedback on allowing energy futures to trade around the clock and on new perpetual energy contracts referencing commodities like crude oil.View details →

Special Local Regulation; Lake Erie, Kelleys Island, OHDepartment of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard

Proposed Rule  Comments due Jul 27, 2026

AI Summary: The Coast Guard proposes temporarily restricting boater access to part of Lake Erie near Kelleys Island, Ohio during a sailing race.View details →

Special Local Regulation; Great Lakes Annual Marine Events-Cuyahoga River, Cleveland, OHDepartment of Homeland Security, U.S. Coast Guard

Proposed Rule  Comments due Jul 27, 2026

AI Summary: The Coast Guard proposes restricting vessel access on the Cuyahoga River each August during the Cleveland Dragon Boat Festival to protect public safety.View details →

Rescinding the Equity Assistance Center Program RegulationsDepartment of Education

Proposed Rule  Comments due Jul 27, 2026

AI Summary: The Education Department proposes eliminating existing regulations for the Equity Assistance Center Program to gain flexibility in how the program operates.View details →

Update of Procedures for Implementing the National Environmental Policy Act and Assessing the Environmental Effects Abroad of EPA ActionsEnvironmental Protection Agency

Proposed Rule  Comments due Jul 27, 2026

AI Summary: EPA proposes updating its environmental review procedures to streamline NEPA implementation, reflect recent legislation, executive orders, a Supreme Court ruling, and removed federal guidance.View details →

Civil Monetary Penalty Inflation AdjustmentRailroad Retirement Board

Rule  Comments due Jul 27, 2026

AI Summary: Railroad Retirement Board updates its penalty regulations by removing outdated False Claims Act provisions and obsolete 2016 inflation adjustment language.View details →

Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act of 1978Department of Agriculture

Proposed Rule  Comments due Aug 10, 2026

AI Summary: USDA proposes updating foreign agricultural land ownership disclosure rules to require electronic reporting, expand reporting requirements, and strengthen enforcement to address national security concerns.View details →

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Small Purchase Exception for the Acquisition of U.S. Flags (DFARS Case 2024-D013)Department of Defense, Defense Acquisition Regulations Council

Proposed Rule  Comments due Aug 24, 2026

AI Summary: The Defense Department proposes updating procurement rules to require fully domestic production of U.S. flags, adjust American-source buying exceptions, and expand domestic sourcing for commissary seafood.View details →

Ensuring Consistent and Rigorous Standards for the Senior Executive Service Candidate Development ProgramsOffice of Personnel Management

Rule

AI Summary: OPM is updating regulations for Senior Executive Service Candidate Development Programs to strengthen training and development standards for employees being prepared for top federal leadership roles.View details →

FCC Adopts Application Limit and Eligibility Restrictions for New NCE Reserved Band FM Translator Station Applications in Upcoming 2026 Filing WindowFederal Communications Commission

Rule

AI Summary: The FCC is limiting how many applications each applicant can submit and restricting who is eligible in the 2026 window for new noncommercial educational FM translator station permits.View details →

Financial Data Transparency Act Joint Data StandardsDepartment of the Treasury, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

Rule

AI Summary: Nine federal financial regulators are adopting shared data standards to improve interoperability of regulatory data, though no reporting requirements change yet without further agency action.View details →

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska; Modify the Timing of Haul Designation for Trawl Catcher Processors in the Gulf of Alaska and Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Groundfish FisheriesDepartment of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Rule

AI Summary: Federal regulators are standardizing and extending the time Alaska trawl fishing vessels have to assign each catch haul to a specific fishery management program in their logbooks.View details →

Improving and Eliminating Regulations; Approved Conveyor Belts in Underground Coal MinesDepartment of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration

Rule

AI Summary: MSHA is removing outdated flame-resistance approval requirements for conveyor belts in underground coal mines because those rules contain expired effective dates and no longer apply.View details →

Improving and Eliminating Regulations; Blacksmith ShopsDepartment of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration

Rule

AI Summary: MSHA is removing outdated regulations governing blacksmith shops at underground metal and nonmetal mines because such shops are no longer in use.View details →

Improving and Eliminating Regulations; Diesel Particulate Matter Emission Limits in Underground Coal MinesDepartment of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration

Rule

AI Summary: MSHA is removing outdated diesel particulate matter emission limit rules for underground coal mine equipment because the regulations contain expired effective dates.View details →

Improving and Eliminating Regulations; Use of Permissible Flame Safety Lamps in Underground Coal MinesDepartment of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration

Rule

AI Summary: MSHA is removing flame safety lamps from its regulations governing underground coal mines because the technology is outdated and no longer used.View details →

Revision of the Countervailing Duty Adverse Facts Available Hierarchy RegulationDepartment of Commerce, International Trade Administration

Proposed Rule

0625-AB32 · Received Jun 24, 2026

Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals; the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System; and FY 2027 Rates (CMS-1849)Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Final Rule  ● Economically Significant

0938-AV79 · Received Jun 24, 2026

FY 2027 Inpatient Psychiatric Facilities Prospective Payment System Rate and Quality Reporting Updates (CMS-1847)Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Final Rule

0938-AV77 · Received Jun 24, 2026

Advanced Passenger Information for RailDepartment of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection

Proposed Rule

1651-AB60 · Received Jun 24, 2026

International Traffic in Arms Regulations: USML Categories IV and XVDepartment of State

Interim Final Rule

1400-AE73 · Received Jun 24, 2026

English Language Proficiency, Out of Service CriteriaDepartment of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Proposed Rule

2126-AC99 · Received Jun 24, 2026

CY 2027 Changes to the End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Prospective Payment System and Quality Incentive Program (CMS-1846)Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Proposed Rule  ● Economically Significant  ● Consistent with Change

0938-AV81 · Completed Jun 24, 2026

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revision of Listed Entity for the Grizzly BearDepartment of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service

Proposed Rule  ● Consistent with Change

1018-BI14 · Completed Jun 24, 2026

Revisions to the Public Participation Requirements in Minor New Source Review Permitting ProgramEnvironmental Protection Agency, Office of Air and Radiation

Proposed Rule  ● Consistent with Change

2060-AV67 · Completed Jun 24, 2026

Rescission of 1979 Interpretive Rule "Affirmative Action Appropriate Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964"Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Final Rule  ● Consistent with Change

3046-AB39 · Completed Jun 24, 2026

Resolution Plans Required for Insured Depository Institutions with $100B or More in Total Assets; Informational Filings Required for IDIs with at Least $50B but Less Than $100B in Total AssetsFederal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Proposed Rule  ● Economically Significant  ● Consistent with Change

3064-AG21 · Completed Jun 24, 2026

Assessments, Adjusting and Indexing the Assessments Threshold Defining Small or Large Banks; Removing the Large Bank Option; and Other Amendments to Assessment RegulationsFederal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Proposed Rule  ● Economically Significant  ● Consistent with Change

3064-AG27 · Completed Jun 24, 2026

Integrated Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal [NRC-2011-0012]Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Proposed Rule  ● Consistent with Change

3150-AI92 · Completed Jun 24, 2026

Promoting Employee AccountabilityOffice of Personnel Management

Proposed Rule  ● Consistent with Change

3206-AO91 · Completed Jun 24, 2026

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

Proposed Rule Stage

0596-AD66

Jun 25, 2026 — Environment America (Ellen Montgomery)
Jun 26, 2026 — Sierra Club (alex craven)
Jun 29, 2026 — Virginia Wilderness Committee (Ellen Stuart-Haentjens)
Jun 30, 2026 — Northern Rockies Conservation Cooperative (Richard Wallace)

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

Prerule Stage

0906-ZA23

Jun 29, 2026 — NexusOne Consulting (Ross Branson) – Client: CHC Strategies LLC
Jun 29, 2026 — PhRMA (Lori Reilly)
Jun 30, 2026 — 340B Health (Amanda Nagrotsky)
Jun 30, 2026 — Second Sight Solutions, LLC (Ellie Blalock)
Jul 1, 2026 — GSK (Molly Burich)
Jul 1, 2026 — Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville PC (Delaney Bounds) – Client: RWC-340B

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

Jun 25, 2026 — Checkmate Government Relations (Caitlin Koury) – Client: MolecuLight, Inc.

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

Jun 29, 2026 — If/When/How Student Chapter (Julia Nunamaker)

AccountabilityDepartment of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education

Final Rule Stage  ● Economically Significant

1840-AE06

Jun 26, 2026 — American Association of Career Schools (John Russell)
Jun 26, 2026 — Interactive College of Technology (Margaret Smith)

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

Proposed Rule Stage  ● Economically Significant

2060-AW83

Jun 26, 2026 — League of Conservation Voters (LCV) (Darien Davis)
Jun 29, 2026 — Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments (Milagros R. Elia)
Jun 29, 2026 — Vandalia Bus Lines (Phillip Streif)

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

Proposed Rule Stage

3150-AL38

Jun 25, 2026 — The Breakthrough Institute (Spencer Toohill)

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

Proposed Rule Stage

3150-AL44

Jun 30, 2026 — Nuclear Innovation Alliance (Miranda McGuire)

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

Proposed Rule Stage

3150-AL47

Jun 26, 2026 — National Mining Association (Katie Sweeney)