The Daily Roundup – Wednesday, July 29, 2026: Highly Erodible Land and Wetland Conservation

Amendment of Jet Routes J-190 and J-584 and Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range Federal Airways V-170 and V-188 in the Vicinity of Slate Run, PennsylvaniaDepartment of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration

Proposed Rule  Comments due Sep 14, 2026

AI Summary: The FAA is correcting the docket number listed in a previously published proposal to amend four air routes near Slate Run, Pennsylvania.View details →

Implementation of Fish and Fish Product Import Provisions of the Marine Mammal Protection ActDepartment of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Proposed Rule  Comments due Sep 28, 2026

AI Summary: NOAA seeks public input to help revise fish import regulations under the Marine Mammal Protection Act to improve program efficiency while meeting the law’s goals.View details →

Highly Erodible Land and Wetland ConservationDepartment of Agriculture

Rule  Comments due Sep 28, 2026

AI Summary: USDA is updating wetland conservation regulations to fix inconsistencies in how wetland determinations made between 1990 and 1996 were certified and to comply with a 2024 court ruling.View details →

Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for Valuing BenefitsPension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

Rule

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

Rule

AI Summary: The Fish and Wildlife Service is correcting a previously published rule that listed the Florida Keys mole skink as an endangered species.View details →

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revised Designation of Critical Habitat for the Contiguous U.S. Distinct Population Segment of the Canada Lynx; CorrectionDepartment of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service

Rule

AI Summary: A correction is being made to one instruction in the June 2026 final rule designating critical habitat for the contiguous U.S. Canada lynx population.View details →

Medical Devices; Radiology Devices; Classification of the Phase-Changing Fiducial Marker for Radiation TherapyDepartment of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration

Rule

AI Summary: FDA is classifying phase-changing fiducial markers used in radiation therapy as Class II medical devices subject to special controls ensuring their safety and effectiveness.View details →

Reforming Federal Reporting and Assessments in Child WelfareDepartment of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families

Interim Final Rule

0970-AD32 · Received Jul 28, 2026

Health Data, Technology, and Interoperability: ASTP/ONC Deregulatory Actions to Unleash ProsperityDepartment of Health and Human Services, Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy and Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology

Final Rule  ● Economically Significant

0955-AA09 · Received Jul 28, 2026

Nonclinical Testing TerminologyDepartment of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration

Final Rule

0910-AJ27 · Received Jul 28, 2026

International Traffic in Arms Regulations: Clarifying Policies of Denial, Updating the Major Non-NATO Ally List, and Minor CorrectionsDepartment of State

Final Rule

1400-AG31 · Received Jul 28, 2026

GENIUS Act Regulations on Payment Stablecoin Issuance, Offer, and SaleDepartment of the Treasury, Departmental Offices

Proposed Rule

1505-AC95 · Received Jul 28, 2026

Car Loan Interest DeductionDepartment of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service

Final Rule  ● Economically Significant

1545-BR75 · Received Jul 28, 2026

Appellate Jurisdiction Update IIMerit Systems Protection Board

Final Rule

3124-AA33 · Received Jul 27, 2026

FY 2027 Skilled Nursing Facility (SNFs) Prospective Payment System and Consolidated Billing and Updates to the Value-Based Purchasing and Quality Reporting Programs (CMS-1843)Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Final Rule  ● Economically Significant  ● Consistent with Change

0938-AV75 · Completed Jul 28, 2026

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

Prerule  ● Economically Significant  ● Consistent with Change

0906-ZA23 · Completed Jul 28, 2026

Request for Information: Inviting Input on NIDA’s Strategic Plan for 2027-2031Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health

Notice  ● Consistent with Change

0925-ZA11 · Completed Jul 27, 2026

Protecting Against National Security Threats to the Communications Supply Chain Through the Equipment Authorization and Competitive Bidding Programs; ET Docket No. 21-232, EA Docket No. 21-233Federal Communications Commission

Final Rule  ● Consistent without Change

3060-AL23 · Completed Jul 28, 2026

Space Modernization for the 21st Century (SB Docket No. 25.306)Federal Communications Commission

Final Rule  ● Consistent without Change

3060-AM19 · Completed Jul 28, 2026

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

Proposed Rule Stage

0579-AE93

Jul 31, 2026 — Vogel Group (Callie Eideberg) – Client: Arizona Quarter Horse Association, National Reining Horse Association, American Quarter Horse Association, National Reined Cow Horse Association, Pinto Horse Association of America, Ohio Quarter Horse

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

Proposed Rule Stage

0596-AD66

Jul 31, 2026 — Oregon Wild (Sami Godlove)
Aug 4, 2026 — Keep the Sespe Wild (Peter Deneen)

Administrative Detention of Tobacco ProductsDepartment of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration

Proposed Rule Stage

0910-AI05

Aug 3, 2026 — Truth Initiative (Maham Akbar)

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

Aug 3, 2026 — Prof. Thomas Hwang
Aug 4, 2026 — Sharon Pearce

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 30, 2026 — Persimmons Projects LLC (Ames Simmons) – Client: Equality Federation

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

Aug 4, 2026 — Plasma Protein Therapeutics Association (Sharon Pearce)
Aug 4, 2026 — Barry Liden

FY 2027 Hospice Wage Index, Payment Rate Update, and Quality Reporting Requirements (CMS-1851)Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Final Rule Stage  ● Economically Significant

0938-AV78

Jul 29, 2026 — National Alliance for Care at Home (Patrick Harrison)

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 29, 2026 — Holland & Knight (Jennifer Hananoki) – Client: Versiti

Cutting Administrative Requirements for Excellence in Patient Care (CMS-3484)Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Proposed Rule Stage  ● Economically Significant

0938-AW04

Aug 3, 2026 — American Society of Anesthesiologists (Miranda Franco) – Client: Manny Bonilla

Planning and Designation of Areas of Critical Environmental ConcernDepartment of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management

Proposed Rule Stage

1004-AF53

Jul 31, 2026 — Conservation Lands Foundation (Kara Matsumoto)
Aug 3, 2026 — Defenders of Wildlife (Maddy Munson)

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

Proposed Rule Stage

2040-AG44

Jul 30, 2026 — Marc Milette
Jul 30, 2026 — Zenolabs AI LLC (Rohan Sharma)
Aug 3, 2026 — American Petroleum Institute (Kelley Raymond)
Aug 4, 2026 — American Chemistry Council (Carly Zaccaria)

Updating the Water Quality Certification RuleEnvironmental Protection Agency, Office of Water

Final Rule Stage

2040-AG47

Jul 30, 2026 — Edison Electric Institute (Patrick McGuire)
Jul 31, 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 30, 2026 — National Automobile Dealers Association (Patricia Doersch)
Jul 31, 2026 — MEMA, The Vehicle Suppliers Association (Jennifer Lewis)

Further Resetting NHTSA’s Fuel Economy ProgramDepartment of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Final Rule Stage

2127-ZA30

Jul 29, 2026 — Environmental Defense Fund (Andy Su)

SJRES 187 (Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI])

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Modification to the Start of the Submission Period for Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Reporting and Recordkeeping Under TSCA 8(a)(7)".

Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 532.

SJRES 199 (Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA])

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Restoring Flexibility in the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)".

Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 533.