The Daily Roundup – Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Begin Actual Construction in the New Source Review (NSR) Preconstruction Permitting Program

Proposed Rule

Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air and Radiation

Excepted Fertility Benefits

Proposed Rule

Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration

Rulemaking Procedures

Proposed Rule

Federal Maritime Commission

Strengthening the Integrity of Medicaid and CHIP Managed Care, Financing, and Access to Care (CMS-2450)

Proposed Rule  ● Economically Significant

Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services0938-AV70 · Received May 12, 2026

Oncology Pharmaceuticals: Streamlined Nonclinical Safety Studies for Biologics and Conjugated Products

Notice

Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration0910-ZD07 · Received May 12, 2026

Forms FDA 3542 and 3542a: Questions and Answers; Draft Guidance for Industry; Availability

Notice

Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration0910-ZD08 · Received May 12, 2026

Rescinding Portions of the Department of Agriculture’s Title VI Regulations to Implement EO 14281 and to conform more closely with the statutory text and the Department of Justice’s Regulations.

Final Rule  ● Consistent with Change

Department of Agriculture, Office of the Secretary0503-AA89 · Completed May 12, 2026

Blanket Certificate Cost Limitations

Proposed Rule  ● Consistent with Change

Department of Energy, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission1902-AG32 · Completed May 12, 2026

Revising the Definition of "Manufactured Home" to Lower Housing Costs

Proposed Rule  ● Consistent with Change

Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Housing2502-AJ80 · Completed May 12, 2026

Uniform Financial Institutions Rating System

Notice  ● Consistent with Change

Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation3064-ZA55 · Completed May 12, 2026

Technical Guidelines for the Production of Regenerative Agricultural Biofuel Feedstocks

Final Rule Stage

Department of Agriculture, Office of the Secretary0503-AA82

May 13, 2026 — Indigo Agriculture (Christopher Malone)
May 15, 2026 — National Pork Producers Council (Michael Formica)

Special Areas: Roadless Area Conservation Repeal

Proposed Rule Stage

Department of Agriculture, Forest Service0596-AD66

May 14, 2026 — WildEarth Guardians (Adam Rissien)
May 19, 2026 — Yaak Valley Forest Council (Chris Bachman)

Establishing State Community Engagement Requirements for Certain Individuals Under Section 1902(xx) of the Social Security Act (CMS-2454)

Interim Final Rule Stage  ● Economically Significant

Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services0938-AV98

May 15, 2026 — Thorn Run Partners (Catherine Finley) – Client: Association for Behavioral Health and Wellness
May 19, 2026 — Children’s Hospital Association (Milena Berhane) – Client: The Partnership for Medicaid

Unaccompanied Alien Children Program Foundational Rule; Updates to Accord with the Hyde Amendment

Proposed Rule Stage

Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families0970-AD34

May 13, 2026 — Laura Molinar

Oil and Gas Leasing Rule

Proposed Rule Stage

Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management1004-AF05

May 15, 2026 — Public Land Solutions (Ashley Korenblat)
May 15, 2026 — Stephanie Altman

Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Critical Habitat Designation for Canada Lynx

Final Rule Stage

Department of the Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service1018-BH59

May 14, 2026 — Center for Biological Diversity (Stephanie Kurose)

Black Lung Benefits Act: Authorization of Self Insurers

Proposed Rule Stage

Department of Labor, Workers’ Compensation Programs Office1240-AA16

May 13, 2026 — Obelisk Tech Systems Inc (James Poole)

Establishing a Fixed Time Period of Admission and an Extension of Stay Procedure for Nonimmigrant Academic Students, Exchange Visitors, and Representatives of Foreign Information Media

Final Rule Stage  ● Economically Significant

Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement1653-AA95

May 15, 2026 — Hanan Saab
May 15, 2026 — graduate and Professional student association in WSU pullman (Ali Maleki)
May 18, 2026 — Michael Clemens

Revisions to Establish the Sixth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 6) for Public Water Systems

Proposed Rule Stage

Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water2040-AG33

May 13, 2026 — Food & Water Watch (Mary Grant)

Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Reconsideration of Certain Regulatory Requirements Under the Technology Transitions Provisions of the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020

Final Rule Stage

Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Air and Radiation2060-AW39

May 13, 2026 — Heating, Air-conditioning, & Refrigeration Distributors International (Alex Ayers)
May 13, 2026 — Lennox (Eric Zito)
May 14, 2026 — Bosch Home Comfort USA (Chris Forth)
May 14, 2026 — Jennifer Butsch
May 14, 2026 — Chemours (Esther Rosenberg)
May 15, 2026 — Hoshizaki America, Inc. (Steven Fish)

Interim Part 555 Guidance and Enhanced Application Instructions

Notice Stage

Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration2127-ZA27

May 14, 2026 — Alliance for Automotive Innovation (Lindsay Abate)

Pipeline Safety: Breakout Tank Inspection Rule

Proposed Rule Stage  ● Economically Significant

Department of Transportation, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration2137-AG22

May 19, 2026 — Liquid Energy Pipeline Association (LEPA) & American Petroleum Institute (API) (John Stoody)

HJRES 182 (Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5])

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to the withdrawal of the rule relating to "Bulletin 2023-01: Unfair Billing and Collection Practices After Bankruptcy Discharges of Certain Student Loan Debts".

Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

HJRES 183 (Rep. Bynum, Janelle S. [D-OR-5])

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to the withdrawal of the rule relating to "Consumer Financial Protection Circular 2023-01: Unlawful Negative Option Marketing Practices".

Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

SJRES 188 (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 "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units: Final Repeal".

Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 409.