The Daily Roundup – Tuesday, February 24, 2026

Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs Under the Clean Air Act; Common Sense Approach to Chemical Accident Prevention

Proposed Rule  ● Economically Significant

Office of Land and Emergency Management

Taking and Importing Marine Mammals; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to Geophysical Surveys in the Gulf of America

Proposed Rule  ● Economically Significant

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units: Final Repeal

Rule  ● Economically Significant

Office of Air and Radiation

Managing Senior Professional Performance

Proposed Rule

Office of Personnel Management

Performance Appraisal for General Schedule, Prevailing Rate, and Certain Other Employees

Proposed Rule

Office of Personnel Management

National Environmental Policy Act Implementing Regulations

Rule

Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee

Final Rule

Fish and Wildlife Service · 1018-BH72 · Received Feb 23, 2026

National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Chemical Manufacturing Area Source Technology Review

Final Rule

Office of Air and Radiation · 2060-AU73 · Received Feb 23, 2026

Revising Machine Gun Definition in Response to Supreme Court Decision

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives · 1140-AA60 · Completed Feb 23, 2026 · Consistent with Change

New Clinical Investigation Exclusivity (3-Year Exclusivity) for Drug Products: Questions and Answers; Draft Guidance for Industry; Availability

Food and Drug Administration · 0910-ZC68 · Completed Feb 23, 2026 · Consistent with Change

Trump accounts under section 530A

Internal Revenue Service · 1545-BR91 · Completed Feb 23, 2026 · Consistent with Change

Election for Trump accounts contribution pilot program

Internal Revenue Service · 1545-BS00 · Completed Feb 23, 2026 · Consistent with Change

Substances Generally Recognized as Safe

Food and Drug Administration · 0910-AJ02

Feb 25, 2026 — Council for Responsible Nutrition (Haiuyen Nguyen)

Independent Dispute Resolution Operations (CMS-9897)

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · 0938-AV15

Feb 26, 2026 — R1 RCM (Kathryn Beard)
Feb 27, 2026 — Marcy Buckner
Feb 27, 2026 — American Society of Anesthesiologists, College of Emergency Physicians and American College of Radiology (Manuel Bonilla) – Client: American Society of Anesthesiologists, College of Emergency Physicians and American College of Radiology
Mar 2, 2026 — U.S. PIRG (Patricia Kelmar)

Interoperability Standards and Prior Authorization for Drugs (CMS-0062)

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services · 0938-AV44

Feb 26, 2026 — AHIP (Samantha Burch)

Unaccompanied Alien Children Program Foundational Rule; Updates to Accord with the Hyde Amendment

Administration for Children and Families · 0970-AD34

Feb 24, 2026 — Texas Civil Rights Project (Gwynn Marotta)

Clarification of National Standards to Prevent, Detect, and Respond to Prison Rape

Bureau of Prisons · 1120-AB82

Mar 2, 2026 — Sexual Violence Prevention Association (Omny Miranda Martone)

Rescinding Portions of DHS Title VI Regulations to Conform More Closely with the Statutory Text and to Implement Executive Order 14281

Office of the Secretary · 1601-AB22

Feb 26, 2026 — Legal Defense Fund (Amalea Smirniotopoulos)

One Big Beautiful Bill Act: Pell Grants and Workforce Pell Grants

Office of Postsecondary Education · 1840-AD99

Feb 27, 2026 — Chazz Robinson
Feb 27, 2026 — The Institute for College Access and Success (and other organizations) (Chris Madaio)
Mar 2, 2026 — New America Higher Education Program (Antoinette Flores)

Procedures, Interpretations, and Policies for Consideration in New or Revised Energy Conservation Standards and Test Procedures for Consumer Products and Commercial/Industrial Equipment

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy · 1904-AF72

Feb 25, 2026 — Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers (Sriram Gopal)

Revise Central Nonprofit Agencies’ Requirements to Charge Fees & Subcontracting in the AbilityOne Program

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled · 3037-AA24

Feb 26, 2026 — SourceAmerica (Jennifer Young)

Unfair or Deceptive Fees Trade Regulation Rule

Federal Trade Commission · 3084-AB88

Feb 24, 2026 — National Apartment Association (Nicole Upano)

Categorical Exclusions From Environmental Review [NRC-2018-0300]

Nuclear Regulatory Commission · 3150-AK54

Feb 26, 2026 — Nuclear Innovation Alliance (Judi Greenwald)

Generic Environmental Impact Statement for Licensing of New Nuclear Reactors [NRC-2020-0101]

Nuclear Regulatory Commission · 3150-AK55

Feb 25, 2026 — Nuclear Innovation Alliance (Judi Greenwald)