The Daily Roundup – Tuesday, July 21, 2026: Electronic Delivery of Information Under the Federal Securities Laws

Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; Fisheries Off West Coast States; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery; Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan; Amendment 38; 2027-28 Biennial Specifications and Management MeasuresDepartment of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Proposed Rule  Comments due Sep 19, 2026

AI Summary: Proposed rule would update the Pacific Coast Groundfish management plan to reflect that yelloweye rockfish and California quillback rockfish populations have successfully rebuilt, removing their rebuilding plans.View details →

Penalties for Failure To Provide Certain Notices or Other Material InformationPension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

Proposed Rule  Comments due Sep 21, 2026

AI Summary: The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation proposes rules for calculating and waiving fines on pension plans that fail to provide required notices to the agency or participants.View details →

Electronic Delivery of Information Under the Federal Securities LawsSecurities and Exchange Commission

Proposed Rule  ● Economically Significant  Comments due Sep 21, 2026

AI Summary: The SEC proposes rules allowing companies to deliver required disclosures electronically to recipients without first obtaining their explicit consent.View details →

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2027; and Basic Health Program; CorrectionDepartment of Health and Human Services

Rule  ● Economically Significant

AI Summary: A government document fixes typographical errors in a previously published 2027 Affordable Care Act payment and benefit parameters final rule.View details →

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Florida Keys Mole SkinkDepartment of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service

Rule

AI Summary: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is officially listing the Florida Keys mole skink, a lizard subspecies, as endangered under the Endangered Species Act.View details →

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Endangered Species Status for Key Ring-Necked Snake and Rim Rock Crowned SnakeDepartment of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service

Rule

AI Summary: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is officially listing two Florida snake species, the Key ring-necked snake and rim rock crowned snake, as endangered.View details →

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations Pertaining to Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and PlantsDepartment of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service

Rule

AI Summary: The Fish and Wildlife Service is eliminating the automatic blanket protection rule for newly listed threatened species, requiring individual protection decisions instead.View details →

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Designating Critical HabitatDepartment of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service

Rule

AI Summary: The Fish and Wildlife Service is updating its rules for deciding when to exclude areas from critical habitat designations, aiming to make that process clearer and more transparent.View details →

Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska; Pacific Cod by Catcher/Processors Using Trawl Gear in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management AreaDepartment of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Rule

AI Summary: Federal regulators are banning targeted Pacific cod fishing by certain trawl vessels in Alaskan waters to prevent exceeding the 2026 allowable catch limit.View details →

Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Summer Flounder Fishery; Quota Transfer From North Carolina to MassachusettsDepartment of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Rule

AI Summary: North Carolina is transferring part of its 2026 commercial summer flounder fishing quota to Massachusetts, adjusting both states’ allowable catch limits.View details →

General Technical, Organizational, Conforming, and Correcting Amendments to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety RegulationsDepartment of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Rule

AI Summary: FMCSA is making minor technical corrections to federal trucking safety regulations to fix errors, remove outdated references, and improve clarity without adding new requirements.View details →

Child Nutrition Programs: Aligning Program Requirements with the 2025-2030 Dietary Guidelines for AmericansDepartment of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service

Proposed Rule  ● Economically Significant

0584-AF17 · Received Jul 20, 2026

Contract Year 2028 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage Program, Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program, Medicare Cost Plan Program, and PACE (CMS-4214)Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Proposed Rule  ● Economically Significant

0938-AV88 · Received Jul 20, 2026

Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) Virtual Access, Gynecologic Cytology Proficiency Testing (PT), Personnel Qualification Requirements, and Other Changes (CMS-3478)Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Proposed Rule  ● Economically Significant

0938-AV89 · Received Jul 20, 2026

Guidance Related to Foreign Derived Deduction Eligible Income and Net CFC Tested Income Under Section 250Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service

Proposed Rule  ● Economically Significant

1545-BR85 · Received Jul 20, 2026

Exchange Visitor Rules: RecordsDepartment of State

Proposed Rule  ● Consistent with Change

1400-AF23 · Completed Jul 17, 2026

Waiver of Specified Statutory Requirements for Commercial Space Launch and Reentry ActionsDepartment of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration

Proposed Rule  ● Consistent with Change

2120-AM51 · Completed Jul 20, 2026

Unleashing American Energy and Economic Prosperity Under Title 7 Code of Federal Regulations Part 4280 Subpart BDepartment of Agriculture, Rural Business-Cooperative Service

Final Rule Stage

0570-AB13

Jul 22, 2026 — Environmental Law & Policy Center (Jessica O’Donnell)

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

Proposed Rule Stage

0596-AD66

Jul 24, 2026 — Heart of the Gila Inc. (Patrice Mutchnick)
Jul 24, 2026 — Dyani Lezama

Export Administration Regulations: Revisions to Space-Related Export ControlsDepartment of Commerce, Industry and Security Bureau

Interim Final Rule Stage

0694-AJ87

Jul 21, 2026 — Rocket Lab (Laura Ross)

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

Prerule Stage

0906-ZA23

Jul 21, 2026 — Sidley Austin (Beth Hardcastle) – Client: Kalderos
Jul 22, 2026 — TDY@FGS (Jennifer Young) – Client: Christie Bloomquist at Boehringer-Ingelheim

Global Benchmark for Efficient Drug Pricing (GLOBE) Model (CMS-5545)Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Final Rule Stage  ● Economically Significant

0938-AV66

Jul 21, 2026 — Zenolabs AI LLC (Rohan Sharma)

Prohibition on Federal Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program Funding for Specified Sex-Rejecting Procedures Furnished to Children and Youth (CMS-2451)Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Final Rule Stage  ● Economically Significant

0938-AV73

Jul 21, 2026 — The Institute for Health Research & Policy at Whitman-Walker (Benjamin Brooks)

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

Jul 23, 2026 — Incyte Corporation (Stacie Abbott)

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 Stage

0938-AV77

Jul 23, 2026 — Alexandra Campau

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 Stage  ● Economically Significant

0938-AV79

Jul 22, 2026 — Nevada Donor Network, Inc. (Jason Mahfood)
Jul 22, 2026 — Baker Doneslon (Jennifer Summa) – Client: HonorBridge
Jul 24, 2026 — Mississippi Organ Recovery Agency (Kevin Stump)
Jul 27, 2026 — Ieesha Johnson
Jul 27, 2026 — Center for Organ Recovery and Education (CORE), Donor Alliance, and DCI-Donor Services (Christopher Gillott) – Client: Center for Organ Recovery and Education (CORE), Donor Alliance, and DCI-Donor Services

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

Proposed Rule Stage

2040-AG44

Jul 23, 2026 — American Road & Transportation Builders Association (Prianka Sharma)

Updates to the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Definitions and ExclusionsEnvironmental Protection Agency, Office of Water

Proposed Rule Stage

2040-AG56

Jul 21, 2026 — U.S. Chamber of Commerce (Chuck Chaitovitz)

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

Final Rule Stage  ● Economically Significant

2127-AM76

Jul 21, 2026 — Environmental Defense Fund (Andy Su)