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Before a federal agency can finish most rules, it has to publish the proposal and take comments from the public, and it has to answer the substantive ones in the final rule. These are the proposals open right now, closing soonest first.
Climate, energy and environment
- Air Quality Plan; Arizona; Maricopa County Air Quality Department; New Source Review; Emission Reduction Credits-Rule 204
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a revision to the Maricopa County Air Quality Department (MCAQD or "Department") portion of the Arizona State Implementation Plan (SIP). This revision establishes a federally enforceable program allowing…
- Regulatory Enhancements for Reactor Licensing, Decommissioning, and Operational Oversight
Consistent with Executive Order 14300, "Ordering the Reform of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission," the NRC is conducting a review and wholesale revision of its regulations. This proposed rule primarily aims to provide regulatory enhancements for reactor licensing…
- National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska Production Site Development
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is proposing to streamline its decision-making process for authorizing the construction and operation of qualifying oil and gas production sites and their associated rights-of-way (ROWs) in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (the…
- Wisconsin: Approval of State Coal Combustion Residuals Permit Program
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) is proposing to approve the Wisconsin Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR) partial permit program under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). After reviewing the CCR permit program application submitted by the…
- National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Gasoline Distribution Facilities and Standards of Performance for Bulk Gasoline Terminals Reconsideration
On May 8, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP): Gasoline Distribution Technology Reviews and New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) Review for Bulk Gasoline Terminals final rule…
- Trichloroethylene (TCE); Regulation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); Compliance Date Extensions
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is proposing to extend certain compliance dates applicable to certain entities subject to the regulation of trichloroethylene (TCE) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) until December 31, 2027, including for certain…
- AP1000 Design Certification Renewal
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to amend its regulations to renew the AP1000 design certification and incorporate Revision 20 of the AP1000 design control document. The purpose of this rulemaking action is to update the AP1000 design to be consistent…
- Fishery Management Plans of St. Croix and St. Thomas and St. John; Spiny Lobster Management Measures
NMFS proposes regulations to implement Framework Action 4 under both the St. Croix Fishery Management Plan (FMP) and the St. Thomas and St. John FMP, as prepared by the Caribbean Fishery Management Council (Council). The proposed rule would update annual catch limits (ACLs) for…
- Indiana: Approval of State Coal Combustion Residuals Permit Program
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) is proposing to approve Indiana's Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR) partial permit program under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). After reviewing the CCR permit program application submitted by the Indiana…
- Coral, Coral Reefs, and Live/Hardbottom Habitats of the South Atlantic and the Shrimp Fishery of the South Atlantic Region; Amendments 11/12
The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) has submitted Amendment 11 to the Fishery Management Plan for Coral, Coral Reefs, and Live/Hardbottom Habitats of the South Atlantic (Coral FMP) and Amendment 12 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Shrimp Fishery of the…
- Air Quality Plan; Arizona; Pinal County Air Quality Control District; West Pinal County PM10 Nonattainment Area; Fugitive Dust Rules
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve revisions to the Pinal County Air Quality Control District (PCAQCD or "District") portion of the Arizona State Implementation Plan (SIP). These revisions concern emissions of particulate matter (PM) that is…
- Air Quality Plan; Arizona; Agricultural Best Management Practices Rules for the West Pinal County PM10 Nonattainment Area
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve a revision to the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ or "State") portion of the Arizona State Implementation Plan (SIP). This revision concerns emissions of particulate matter (PM) that are 10…
- New Source Performance Standards and National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants; Delegation of Authority to Northwest Clean Air Agency, Washington State
The Northwest Clean Air Agency (NWCAA), located in Washington State, submitted updated regulations for receiving delegation and approval of its program for the implementation and enforcement of newly issued or revised New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) and National Emission…
- Irradiated Fuel Reprocessing Plants
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has received a petition for rulemaking (PRM) from Howard L. Hall, Ph.D., dated August 14, 2026, requesting that the NRC remove the exclusion of irradiated fuel reprocessing plants and establish material control and accounting…
- General Provisions; Revised List of Birds Protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act
We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), propose to revise the List of Birds Protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) by both adding and removing species and changing names to conform to accepted use by the scientific community. Reasons for the proposed changes…
- Big Cypress National Preserve; Off-Road Motor Vehicles
The National Park Service proposes to amend special regulations for Big Cypress National Preserve that regulate the use of motorized vehicles off roads. The current regulations refer to a map that identifies areas within the National Preserve where motorized vehicles can be used…
Workers and wages
- Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: Optimizing FEHB Plan Offerings
This request for information (RFI) seeks public input on how to optimize health benefits plan options offered in the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program, which includes the Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Program, to give enrollees high value choices at…
- Employment in the Excepted Service
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) proposes to amend its regulations governing the excepted service, Pathways Programs, and administrative law judge (ALJ) appointments. The proposed rule would conform OPM regulations to current excepted-service schedules, including…
Health care
- Further Reducing Bureaucracy and Burden From the Administration for Native Americans
The Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families proposes to further amend the Native American Programs Act regulations to streamline the part.
- Requirements for Additional Traceability Records for Certain Foods: Enforcement Policy for Certain Retail Food Establishments and Restaurants; Draft Guidance for Industry; Availability
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, we, or the Agency) is announcing the availability of a draft guidance for industry titled "Requirements for Additional Traceability Records for Certain Foods: Enforcement Policy for Certain Retail Food Establishments and Restaurants." The…
- Request for Information; Medicare Part D Reasonable and Relevant Pharmacy Contracting Standards
This request for information (RFI) solicits input from interested parties for purposes of establishing standards for reasonable and relevant pharmacy contract terms and conditions under the Medicare prescription drug benefit. Section 6223(a) of the Consolidated Appropriations…
- Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Exchange Pre-Eligibility Verification
This proposed rule would implement new requirements specified under the Working Families Tax Cut (WFTC) legislation related to Exchange eligibility and verification. This proposed rule contains related updates to provisions affecting inconsistency periods, inconsistency…
- Reducing Bureaucracy and Burden for Block Grants
ACF proposes to amend its block grant regulations to modernize requirements, reduce administrative burden on States and Tribal grantees, and improve the clarity and efficiency of program administration. The current regulations include outdated provisions and procedural…
Consumers, banks and markets
- Political Contributions by Certain Investment Advisers
The Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission" or the "SEC") is proposing to rescind the political contribution rule under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the "Advisers Act"), which prohibits investment advisers from providing investment advisory services for…
- Foreign Currency Gain or Loss of Controlled Foreign Corporations
This document contains proposed regulations providing rules relating to the determination and recognition of foreign currency gain or loss with respect to qualified business units ("QBUs") of controlled foreign corporations ("CFCs"). The proposed regulations provide an election…
- Further Definition of “Swap”-Inclusions
Consistent with its jurisdiction over swaps, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("Commission" or "CFTC") is proposing to further define the term "swap" to explicitly include event contracts, including those based on sports-, politics-, cultural-, and weather- related…
- Petition for Rulemaking of Jason Plotzker
Please take notice that the Federal Trade Commission ("Commission") received a petition for rulemaking from Jason Plotzker and has published that petition online at https://www.regulations.gov. The Commission invites written comments concerning the petition. Publication of this…
- Proxy Solicitation Modernization
The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") is proposing amendments to modernize certain rules related to proxy solicitations. The proposed amendments would, among other things, eliminate the requirement that registrants deliver an annual report to security holders…
- Rescission of Rule 14a-8's Federal Regulation of Shareholder Proposals and Amendments to Rule 14a-4
The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") is proposing to rescind Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange Act") and leave determinations about the role of shareholder proposals to State law and company governing documents. The Commission also…
- List of Rules To Be Reviewed Pursuant to the Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") is publishing a list of rules to be reviewed pursuant to section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act. The list is published to provide the public with notice that these rules are scheduled for review by the agency and to…
- 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act Prohibition on Large Institutional Investor Purchases of Single-Family Homes
The Department of the Treasury (Treasury) is issuing this proposed rule to carry out the purposes of section 1001 of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act (the Act or the ROAD Act). Section 1001 of the ROAD Act prohibits large institutional investors from purchasing single-family…
- Substantial Product Hazard List: Amendments to Requirements for Window Covering Cords
To address window covering cord strangulation risks, the Commission proposes to designate certain window coverings a substantial product hazard. These include products with: accessible free hanging operating cords longer than 8 inches on custom window coverings; exposed…
- Merger Transactions
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is inviting comment on a proposed rule that would fundamentally reform important aspects of the FDIC's approach to processing and evaluating merger transactions subject to the Bank Merger Act (BMA). Notable reforms under the…
- State Bank Parity
The FDIC is proposing amendments to its regulations to recognize parity between out-of-State State banks and national banks concerning the application of host State laws when State banks provide services outside of their chartering State. Under the proposed rule, when host State…
- Premium Tax Credit
This document contains proposed regulations that would amend regulations regarding an individual taxpayer's eligibility for a premium tax credit (PTC), the computation of a PTC, and an individual's tax liability due to excess advance payments of the PTC. The proposed regulations…
- Rule on Impersonation of Government and Businesses
The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC" or "Commission") proposes to commence a rulemaking proceeding to prevent certain unfair or deceptive acts or practices by search engine, social media, and other digital marketplace platforms that further government and business impersonation…
- Trump Accounts
This document contains proposed regulations regarding general requirements for Trump accounts, the establishment of an initial Trump account (including automatic enrollment by the Secretary of the Treasury) and qualified general contributions (including qualified stock…
- Implementing the Federal Reserve Board's Responsibilities Under the GENIUS Act
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) proposes to issue regulations to implement the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (GENIUS Act) with respect to Board-supervised permitted payment stablecoin issuers (PPSIs) and…
- Application Procedures for Board-Supervised Insured Depository Institutions Seeking Approval for a Subsidiary To Issue Payment Stablecoins
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board) proposes to issue regulations that would establish procedures to be followed by an insured State member bank that seeks to obtain Board approval for a subsidiary to issue payment stablecoins pursuant to the Guiding and…
- Federal Scholarship Tax Credit
This document contains proposed regulations regarding the nonrefundable Federal tax credit for qualified contributions to scholarship granting organizations to fund qualified elementary and secondary school education scholarships. The proposed regulations would affect taxpayers…
Telecom, tech and privacy
- Improving the Effectiveness of the Robocall Mitigation Database; Call Authentication Trust Anchor; Advanced Methods To Target and Eliminate Unlawful Robocalls
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) proposes steps to strengthen the reliability, integrity, and effectiveness of the Robocall Mitigation Database (RMD or Database) as a core component of its illegal-call prevention framework. The Commission…
- Television Broadcasting Services Des Moines, Iowa
This document proposes to amend the Table of TV Allotments (Table) of the Federal Communications Commission's (Commission) rules in response to a petition for rulemaking filed by Iowa Public Broadcasting Board (Licensee), the licensee of noncommercial educational PBS member…
- Modernizing the Commission's National Environmental Policy Act Rules
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) seeks additional comment on the Commission's National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) framework, to further expedite, simplify, and reduce the costs of environmental review. This includes refreshing the…
- Space Modernization for the 21st Century
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or we) adopts a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) that seeks comment on and/or proposes additional reforms.
- Modernizing the Ability of Consumers To Control Robocalls
In this document, the Commission seeks comment on measures to ensure that the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) rules that govern robocalls continue to evolve with changes in technology and industry practices. Specifically, we seek comment on reducing the timeframe…
Immigration and justice
- Optional Practical Training Fees
This rule proposes new fees for Optional Practical Training (OPT) to combat fraud, strengthen the integrity of the immigration system, and protect U.S. workers. The following fees would apply for each F-1 nonimmigrant student to engage in OPT through a Student and Exchange…
- Eliminating the Discretionary 60-Day Grace Period
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to remove regulations at 8 CFR 214.1(l)(2) to restore its previous and long- standing policy of not providing aliens in certain nonimmigrant classifications (and their dependents) with an up to 60-day grace period upon cessation…
- Removing Deference to Prior USCIS Determinations of Eligibility
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), proposes to remove 8 CFR 214.1(c)(5), which generally provides that USCIS gives deference to a prior approval involving the same facts when adjudicating a request to extend a…
- Privacy Act of 1974; Implementation
In the Notice section of today's Federal Register, the Office of Justice Programs (OJP), a component within the United States Department of Justice (DOJ or Department), has published a notice of a new system of records, Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) Statistical Data…
- Privacy Act of 1974; Implementation
In the Notice section of today's Federal Register, the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), a component within the United States Department of Justice (DOJ or Department), has published a notice of a new system of records titled "Fraud and Abuse Prevention Program…
- Explosives Magazine Safety Requirements
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives ("ATF") proposes amending Department of Justice ("Department") regulations to streamline requirements for maintaining structures used for storing explosives, called "magazines." ATF proposes consolidating many requirements…
- Revising Requirements and Exceptions for Storing Explosives
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives ("ATF") proposes amending Department of Justice regulations listing exceptions to the requirement that explosive materials must be stored in locked magazines. Specifically, ATF proposes adding a testing exception; removing…
- Extension of Reexportation Period.
This proposed rule would amend the regulations of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to extend the time allowed for reexports of controlled substances outside of the European Economic Area from 180 days from the date of original release from U.S. Customs and Border…
Food, farms and safety net
- Amendments To Import Requirements for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
Current APHIS regulations specify that live birds and other avian commodities may not be exposed to highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) or sourced from premises quarantined for HPAI within the 90 days immediately preceding export to the United States. We are proposing to…
Transportation and safety
- Use of Certain Restricted Category Aircraft for the Transport of Firefighters for Wildfire Suppression
FAA is evaluating a future amendment to its regulations to permit firefighters to be transported to and from the site of a wildfire aboard certain restricted category aircraft when the purpose of that transportation is to permit those firefighters to perform ground wildfire…
- Special Conditions: Honda Aircraft Company LLC Model HA-480 Airplane; High Altitude Operation
This action proposes special conditions for the Honda Aircraft Company LLC (Honda) Model HA-480 airplane. This airplane will have a novel or unusual design feature when compared to the state of technology envisioned in the airworthiness standards for normal category airplanes…
- Amendment of Domestic Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Federal Airways V-16, V-184, and Revocation of V-284 and V-577; Eastern United States
This action proposes to amend domestic Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Federal Airways V-16, V-184, and revoke V- 284 and V-577 in the eastern United States. The FAA is proposing these actions due to the planned decommissioning of the Cedar Lake, NJ (VCN)…
- Part 572; Anthropomorphic Test Devices; Test Device for Human Occupant Restraint 50th Percentile Adult Male Dummy (THOR-50M); Extension of Comment Period
In response to a request from the Alliance for Automotive Innovation (Auto Innovators), NHTSA is announcing a 30-day extension of the public comment period for the Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (SNPRM) published on September 22, 2026. The SNPRM supplements NHTSA's…
- Flight Operations: Pilot requirements; Use of oxygen
FAA proposes to raise the altitudes at which a pilot is required to don an oxygen mask for commuter and on demand operations, as directed by the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024, and revise the pilot oxygen mask requirements applicable to general aviation operations in…
- Capital Construction Fund Revision
MARAD proposes to revise its regulations governing the filing of applications and administration of Capital Construction Fund (CCF) Program accounts. The proposed rule would (i) conform the regulations to recent statutory amendments extending CCF Program application to all U.S…
- Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Modernization of FMVSS No. 108 To Accommodate ADS-Equipped Vehicles
NHTSA is proposing to amend Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 108, "Lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment." The proposed updates to the standard are intended to remove unnecessary requirements and to provide design flexibility without impact on…
- Special Conditions: Embraer S.A. Model ERJ 190-400 Airplane; Embraer Enhanced Takeoff System
This action proposes special conditions for the Embraer S.A. (Embraer) Model ERJ 190-400 series airplane. This airplane will have a novel or unusual design feature when compared to the state of technology envisioned in the airworthiness standards for transport category…
Everything else
- Periodic Reporting
The Commission is acknowledging a recent Postal Service filing requesting the Commission initiate a rulemaking proceeding to consider changes to analytical principles relating to periodic reports. This document informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes…
- Small Business Size Standards
On August 20, 2026, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA or the Agency) published a notice of proposed rulemaking and a notice of availability of Revised Size Standards Methodology in the Federal Register to solicit public comments on the revised methodology and proposed…
- International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR): Review of the U.S. Munitions List and Related Definitions and License Exemptions
The Department of State (the Department) proposes to amend the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) to ensure that the U.S. Munitions List (USML) focuses ITAR controls on the most sensitive technologies, to improve regulatory transparency and clarity, and to reduce…
Not listed: 35 technical notices open for comment (aircraft airworthiness directives, drawbridge schedules, safety zones, airspace changes and state air-plan approvals). Every proposal is on the Regulations page.
How to write a comment the agency has to answer
- Open the rule and find the docket. The "Submit a formal comment" button on the Federal Register page, or the docket number on Regulations.gov, is where comments are filed. Comments sent anywhere else may not count.
- Say who you are and why it touches you. A nurse on staffing rules, a renter on a housing rule: your experience is evidence the agency must weigh.
- Answer the agency's own questions. Proposals list the questions the agency wants answered. A comment that answers one is hard to ignore.
- Be specific and cite facts. Name the section you support or oppose and say what you would change. Agencies answer substance, not vote counts: one well-argued comment can matter more than a thousand identical ones.
- File before the deadline. Late comments do not have to be considered. Comments are public, so leave out anything private.
Source: the Federal Register (Office of the Federal Register, National Archives), copied by 4Progressives Politics on a schedule. Check the deadline on the rule's own page before you file.