The Daily Roundup – Wednesday, July 8, 2026

Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of America, and South Atlantic; Puerto Rico Fishery Management Plan; Amendment 4Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Proposed Rule  Comments due Aug 7, 2026

AI Summary: Federal managers propose reclassifying rainbow runner from reef fish to pelagic fish under Puerto Rico’s fishery management plan, updating catch targets and accountability measures accordingly.View details →

Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Omnibus Management Flexibility Amendment to New England Fishery Management Council Fishery Management PlansDepartment of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Proposed Rule  Comments due Aug 7, 2026

AI Summary: The proposal would update fishery management processes in New England to allow more flexible and consistent specifications, in-season adjustments, and reporting across all regional fishery plans.View details →

Schedules of Controlled Substances: Placement of Tianeptine in Schedule IDepartment of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration

Proposed Rule  Comments due Aug 7, 2026

AI Summary: The DEA proposes classifying tianeptine as a Schedule I controlled substance, imposing strict legal restrictions on its manufacture, distribution, possession, and other handling.View details →

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

Proposed Rule  ● Economically Significant  Comments due Sep 8, 2026

AI Summary: Federal regulators propose updating pipeline safety rules to modernize how operators identify and fix defects in gas and hazardous liquid pipelines, reflecting two decades of technological and engineering advances.View details →

Naturalization Application Fee AdjustmentsDepartment of Homeland Security

Proposed Rule  ● Economically Significant

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Age Search Fee StructureDepartment of Commerce, Census Bureau

Rule

AI Summary: The Census Bureau is raising its Age Search fee from $65 to $155 and its expedited one-day request fee from $20 to $50 to reflect current operating costs.View details →

Conformance of Cost Accounting Standards to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles for Cost Accounting Standards 404, 408, 409, and 411Executive Office of the President, Office of Federal Procurement Policy

Rule

AI Summary: The government is eliminating or scaling back several Cost Accounting Standards to align federal contractor accounting rules with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.View details →

Review of Submarine Cable Landing License Rules and Procedures To Assess Evolving National Security, Law Enforcement, Foreign Policy, and Trade Policy RisksFederal Communications Commission

Rule

AI Summary: The FCC has received federal approval to collect new information related to its updated submarine cable landing license rules.View details →

Environmental Protection: Regulations for Implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)Department of State

Interim Final Rule

1400-AF99 · Received Jul 7, 2026

Federal Ship Financing Program RevisionDepartment of Transportation, Maritime Administration

Proposed Rule

2133-AC05 · Received Jul 7, 2026

Implementation of EAR Export Controls on Silencers, Mufflers, and Sound Suppressors; and Other Firearms Related ChangesDepartment of Commerce, Industry and Security Bureau

Interim Final Rule  ● Consistent with Change

0694-AK35 · Completed Jul 7, 2026

Rescinding the Definition of "Harm" under the Endangered Species ActDepartment of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Final Rule  ● Economically Significant  ● Consistent with Change

0648-BN93 · Completed Jul 7, 2026

Railroad Noise Emission Compliance RegulationsDepartment of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration

Proposed Rule  ● Consistent with Change

2130-AC83 · Completed Jul 7, 2026

Interim Part 555 Guidance and Enhanced Application InstructionsDepartment of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Notice  ● Consistent with Change

2127-ZA27 · Completed Jul 7, 2026

Rescinding the Definition of "Harm" Under the Endangered Species ActDepartment of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service

Final Rule  ● Economically Significant  ● Consistent with Change

1018-BI38 · Completed Jul 7, 2026

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

Proposed Rule Stage

0596-AD66

Jul 13, 2026 — Cascadia Wildlands (Grace Brahler)

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

Prerule Stage

0906-ZA23

Jul 8, 2026 — 340B Health (Amanda Nagrotsky)
Jul 9, 2026 — PhRMA (Lori Reilly)

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)
Jul 14, 2026 — The Midsized Biotech Alliance of America (MBAA) (Alanna Temme)

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)
Jul 10, 2026 — The Chemours Company (Ben Gann)

Carbon Pollution Standards RepealEnvironmental Protection Agency, Office of Air and Radiation

Final Rule Stage  ● Economically Significant

2060-AW55

Jul 14, 2026 — Class of ’85 Regulatory Response Group (Alexander Bond)

Capital Investment Grants Policy GuidanceDepartment of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration

Proposed Rule Stage

2132-ZA11

Jul 10, 2026 — K&L Gates (Varun Jain) – Client: Glydways