The Daily Roundup – Tuesday, July 7, 2026

Energy Conservation Program: Procedures, Interpretations, and Policies for Consideration of New or Revised Energy Conservation Standards and Test Procedures for Consumer Products and Certain Commercial/Industrial EquipmentDepartment of Energy

Proposed Rule  Comments due Aug 6, 2026

AI Summary: DOE proposes updating its methodology for setting energy conservation standards and test procedures for consumer products and commercial equipment, including reinstating certain analytical requirements and economic thresholds.View details →

Reef Fish Fishery of the Gulf of America; Amendment 62Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Proposed Rule  Comments due Aug 6, 2026

AI Summary: Federal managers propose updating red grouper catch limits and allocations in the Gulf of America while removing a February–March recreational shallow-water grouper fishing closure.View details →

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Threatened Species Status With Section 4(d) Rule for the Kern Canyon Slender Salamander and Endangered Species Status for the Relictual Slender Salamander; Designation of Critical HabitatDepartment of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service

Proposed Rule  Comments due Aug 6, 2026

AI Summary: The Fish and Wildlife Service is reopening public comments on a proposal to list two California salamander species under the Endangered Species Act and designate their critical habitat.View details →

Pribilof Islands Administration; Dogs ProhibitedDepartment of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Rule  Comments due Aug 6, 2026

AI Summary: Federal wildlife managers will now allow specially certified rodent-detection dogs on the Pribilof Islands to protect native wildlife and communities from invasive rodents.View details →

Minor New Source Review Program Air Permitting Public Participation Requirements for State Implementation PlansEnvironmental Protection Agency

Proposed Rule  Comments due Aug 21, 2026

AI Summary: EPA proposes giving state and local air agencies more flexibility to determine how much public participation is required when permitting minor air pollution sources.View details →

Implementation of the National Environmental Policy ActNuclear Regulatory Commission

Proposed Rule  Comments due Aug 21, 2026

AI Summary: The NRC proposes updating its environmental review regulations to streamline NEPA implementation, reduce regulatory burden, and comply with recent executive orders and statutory amendments.View details →

Medicare Program: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems; and Quality Reporting Programs; Including the Hospital Outpatient Quality Reporting Program and Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality Program; Request for Information on Strengthening the Standardization and Comparability of Hospital Price Transparency (HPT) Data; Prior Authorization; Accrediting Organization (AO) Deeming for Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA); and Notices of Closure of Teaching Hospitals and Opportunities To Apply for Available SlotsDepartment of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Proposed Rule  ● Economically Significant  Comments due Aug 31, 2026

AI Summary: Medicare proposes updated 2027 payment rates for hospital outpatient and ambulatory surgical centers, expands prior authorization requirements, and refines quality reporting and price transparency rules.View details →

Energy Conservation Program: Review of DOE’s Analytic Methods for Setting Energy Conservation StandardsDepartment of Energy

Proposed Rule  Comments due Sep 8, 2026

AI Summary: The Department of Energy seeks public comments on the methods and models it uses to set energy conservation standards for various products and equipment.View details →

Airline Refunds and Other Consumer ProtectionsDepartment of Transportation

Rule

AI Summary: DOT is temporarily not enforcing refund rules for flights that are renumbered but otherwise operate without significant changes, while the agency finalizes related rulemaking.View details →

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

Rule

AI Summary: New federal regulations implement international fishing agreements to manage bigeye, yellowfin, and skipjack tuna harvests in the eastern Pacific Ocean while protecting sea turtles and dolphins.View details →

New Animal Drugs; Approval of New Animal Drug Applications; Withdrawal of Approval of New Animal Drug Application; Change of SponsorDepartment of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration

Rule

AI Summary: FDA is updating animal drug regulations to reflect application approvals, withdrawals, and sponsor changes processed during the first quarter of 2026.View details →

Performance Appraisal for General Schedule, Prevailing Rate, and Certain Other EmployeesOffice of Personnel Management

Rule

AI Summary: OPM is updating federal employee performance appraisal rules by streamlining rating patterns, removing certain review requirements, and adding new oversight and supervisory evaluation standards.View details →

Revisions to Financial Forms Reporting and Filing Requirements; CorrectionDepartment of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Proposed Rule

AI Summary: A previously published Federal Energy Regulatory Commission proposal to update financial reporting forms contained an error and is being corrected.View details →

Request for Information Regarding Credit Card Late Fees and Late PaymentsConsumer Financial Protection Bureau

Prerule

3170-ZA54 · Received Jul 6, 2026

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

Proposed Rule

2120-AM51 · Received Jul 6, 2026

Eligible Investments for Trump Accounts under Section 530ADepartment of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service

Proposed Rule

1545-BS14 · Received Jul 6, 2026

Ensuring Children’s Safe Use of Screens and E-Rate-Funded ServicesFederal Communications Commission

Proposed Rule

3060-AM39 · Received Jul 6, 2026

Streamlining Probationary and Trial Period AppealsOffice of Personnel Management

Final Rule

3206-AO96 · Received Jul 6, 2026

Reduction in Force AppealsOffice of Personnel Management

Final Rule

3206-AO99 · Received Jul 6, 2026

Suitability Action AppealsOffice of Personnel Management

Final Rule

3206-AO97 · Received Jul 6, 2026

Request for Information Regarding Promoting Access to Mortgage CreditConsumer Financial Protection Bureau

Prerule  ● Consistent with Change

3170-ZA53 · Completed Jul 6, 2026

Request for Information; Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) of 1988 Regulations (CMS-3485)Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Notice  ● Consistent with Change

0938-AW01 · Completed Jul 6, 2026

Food Standards of Identity Modernization; Pasteurized Orange JuiceDepartment of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration

Final Rule  ● Consistent with Change

0910-AI98 · Completed Jul 6, 2026

Inviting Comments and Suggestions on Topic Areas for the NIDCR Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2027–2031Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health

Notice  ● Consistent with Change

0925-ZA12 · Completed Jul 6, 2026

Pipeline Safety: Repair Criteria for Hazardous Liquid and Gas Transmission PipelinesDepartment of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Proposed Rule  ● Economically Significant  ● Consistent with Change

2137-AF44 · Completed Jul 6, 2026

Ensuring Children’s Safe Use of Screens and E-Rate-Funded ServicesFederal Communications Commission

Proposed Rule  ● Consistent without Change

3060-AM39 · Completed Jul 6, 2026

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

Prerule Stage

0906-ZA23

Jul 7, 2026 — Bristol Myers Squibb (Richard Meyers)
Jul 7, 2026 — Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) (Jack Geisser)
Jul 8, 2026 — 340B Health (Amanda Nagrotsky)
Jul 9, 2026 — PhRMA (Lori Reilly)

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 7, 2026 — Office of the Illinois Attorney General (Abigail Durkin)

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 13, 2026 — Neurocrine Biosciences (Aaron Cohen)
Jul 13, 2026 — PhRMA (Judith Haron)

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

Proposed Rule Stage

2040-AG56

Jul 10, 2026 — Zenolabs AI LLC (Rohan Sharma)

Rescinding Unnecessary Notice and Comment ProceduresSmall Business Administration

Final Rule Stage

3245-AI74

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