The Daily Roundup – Wednesday, February 25, 2026

Private Health Insurance; Transparency in Coverage; Extension of Comment Period

Proposed Rule  ● Economically Significant

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Requirement To Provide Paper Statements in Certain Cases-Amendments to Electronic Disclosure Safe Harbors

Proposed Rule  ● Economically Significant

Employee Benefits Security Administration

International Traffic in Arms Regulations: USML Supplemental Rule 1

Interim Final Rule

Department of State · 1400-AG11 · Received Feb 24, 2026

Evaluative Rating: Impact of Medication

Final Rule  ● Economically Significant

Department of Veterans Affairs · 2900-AS49 · Received Feb 24, 2026

Updated Staple Food Stocking Standards for Retailers in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

Final Rule

Food and Nutrition Service · 0584-AF12 · Received Feb 24, 2026

Implementation of EAR Export Controls on Silencers, Mufflers, and Sound Suppressors; and Other Firearms Related Changes

Interim Final Rule

Industry and Security Bureau · 0694-AK35 · Received Feb 24, 2026

Licensing Requirements for Microreactors and Other Reactors with Comparable Risk Profiles [NRC-2025-0379]

Proposed Rule

Nuclear Regulatory Commission · 3150-AL36 · Received Feb 24, 2026

Reconsideration of Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources: Oil and Natural Gas Sector Climate Review

Final Rule

Office of Air and Radiation · 2060-AW35 · Received Feb 24, 2026

Notice Inviting Postsecondary Educational Institutions to Participate in New Experiments Under the Experimental Sites Initiative

Notice

Office of Postsecondary Education · 1840-ZA05 · Received Feb 24, 2026

Extending the Compliance Deadline for the PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation Rulemaking

Proposed Rule  ● Economically Significant

Office of Water · 2040-AG49 · Received Feb 24, 2026

Rescission of Regulatory Determinations and Removal of Related Provisions for Four PFAS Substances (PFHxS, PFNA, HFPO-DA (GenX), and the mixture of these three PFAS plus PFBS)

Proposed Rule

Office of Water · 2040-AG53 · Received Feb 24, 2026

Administrative Rulemaking, Guidance, and Enforcement Procedures

Final Rule

Office of the Secretary of Transportation · 2105-AF32 · Received Feb 24, 2026

Evaluative Rating: Impact of Medication

Department of Veterans Affairs · 2900-AS49 · Completed Feb 24, 2026 · Consistent without 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 — 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
Feb 27, 2026 — Marcy Buckner
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 25, 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 26, 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)