The Daily Roundup – Wednesday, July 15, 2026: Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary; Delay of Effective Date

Approval of Source-Specific Air Quality Implementation Plan; New York; Castleton Power, LLCEnvironmental Protection Agency

Proposed Rule  Comments due Aug 14, 2026

AI Summary: EPA proposes approving New York’s air quality plan revision finding that a Castleton Power facility’s nitrogen oxide emission controls meet required pollution reduction standards.View details →

Reforming and Modernizing the NRC’s Radiation Protection FrameworkNuclear Regulatory Commission

Proposed Rule  Comments due Aug 31, 2026

AI Summary: The NRC proposes updating its radiation protection regulations for the first time since 1991, responding to an executive order and decades of new developments in the field.View details →

Air Plan Approval; Missouri; Control of NOX Emissions From Large Stationary Internal Combustion EnginesEnvironmental Protection Agency

Proposed Rule  Comments due Aug 14, 2026

AI Summary: EPA proposes approving Missouri’s updated air quality plan revising recordkeeping, reporting, and compliance rules for nitrogen oxide emissions from large stationary engines.View details →

Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary; Delay of Effective DateDepartment of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Rule

AI Summary: NOAA is delaying until 2028 a Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary rule that prohibits grappling into or anchoring on shipwreck sites.View details →

Montana Regulatory ProgramDepartment of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

Rule

AI Summary: Federal regulators approved Montana’s updated coal mining rules clarifying that operators won’t be penalized when extraordinary storms overwhelm properly built siltation structures, provided capacity is promptly restored.View details →

Montana Regulatory ProgramDepartment of the Interior, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement

Rule

AI Summary: Montana’s coal mining reclamation rules now allow predictive modeling alongside monitoring data in bond release applications and permit retaining bonds for areas contributing suspended solids.View details →

References to Electronic Filing Systems in Rules of Practice in Filings Pursuant to the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of MarksDepartment of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office

Rule

AI Summary: The USPTO is updating its trademark rules to replace specific electronic filing system names with generic terms, without changing any filing requirements.View details →

Application of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA) to the Refunded Portion of Certain Federal Refundable Tax CreditsDepartment of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service

Proposed Rule

1545-BS06 · Received Jul 14, 2026

Revision of Crime Control and Firearms Convention Reasons for Control for Certain ItemsDepartment of Commerce, Industry and Security Bureau

Final Rule  ● Consistent with Change

0694-AK48 · Completed Jul 14, 2026

First Responder Fair RETIRE ActOffice of Personnel Management

Proposed Rule  ● Consistent with Change

3206-AO54 · Completed Jul 14, 2026

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

Proposed Rule  ● Economically Significant  ● Consistent with Change

3235-AN57 · Completed Jul 14, 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 20, 2026 — Rohan Sharma

Horse Protection Act RevisionsDepartment of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Proposed Rule Stage

0579-AE93

Jul 17, 2026 — Humane World Action Fund; Humane World for Animals (Drew Robertson)

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

Proposed Rule Stage

0596-AD66

Jul 15, 2026 — Environment Maine (Adam Nordell)

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

Prerule Stage

0906-ZA23

Jul 16, 2026 — Johnson & Johnson (Perry Knight)
Jul 17, 2026 — IntegriChain (Clay Willis)
Jul 21, 2026 — Sidley Austin (Beth Hardcastle) – Client: Kalderos

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 20, 2026 — Lambda Legal (Sasha Buchert)

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 15, 2026 — Cascade Life Alliance (Craig Van De Walker)
Jul 15, 2026 — Clark Hill Public Strategies (Conrad Furlich) – Client: Gift of Hope
Jul 16, 2026 — Green Mountain Strategies (Anna Weinstein) – Client: Midwest Transplant Network
Jul 17, 2026 — Venable LLP (Ilisa Halpern Paul) – Client: Gift of Life Donor Program
Jul 20, 2026 — Donor Network of Arizona (David Tomlinson)

Respirable Crystalline SilicaDepartment of Labor, Mine Safety and Health Administration

Proposed Rule Stage

1219-AC22

Jul 15, 2026 — United Steelworkers (Keren Wheeler)
Jul 16, 2026 — Conn Maciel Carey, LLP (Hema Steele) – Client: Mineral Technologies Inc. and Oil-Dri Corp.

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 15, 2026 — Union of Concerned Scientists (Alyssa Tsuchiya)
Jul 17, 2026 — North American Subaru, Inc. (David Barker)
Jul 17, 2026 — Alliance for Automotive Innovation (Michael Hartrick)

SJRES 197 (Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI])

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2027; and Basic Health Program".

Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 456.