The Small Business
Rule Change Brief

Environmental Protection Agency· Rule· 91 FR 51595

Determination To Defer Sanctions; Arizona; Maricopa County Air Quality Department; Gasoline Loading

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is making an interim final determination that the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) has submitted rules on behalf of the Maricopa County Air Quality Department (MCAQD or "County") that addresses deficiencies in its Clean Air Act (CAA or "Act") State…

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Homeland Security Department· Rule· 91 FR 51924

Mandatory Electronic Filing (e-Filing)

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This interim final rule (IFR) amends U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) regulations to provide: USCIS may require mandatory electronic filing (e-filing) of certain benefit requests; the process USCIS will follow to require a benefit request to be e-filed; and how a waiver of the e-filing requirement for those…

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Homeland Security Department· Rule· 91 FR 51549

Regulatory Changes Required by the Energy Security and Lightering Independence Act of 2022

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The Energy Security and Lightering Independence Act of 2022 amended the nonimmigrant classifications for aliens in transit (C) and for aliens serving as crewmen (D) to include individuals who perform ship-to-ship liquid cargo transfer operations to or from another vessel engaged in foreign trade (lightering). The…

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Justice Department· Rule· 91 FR 51576

Adjudication of Civil Penalties Against International Marriage Brokers

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This interim final rule ("IFR") amends Department of Justice ("Department") regulations to specify the procedures for adjudicating alleged violations of the International Marriage Broker Regulation Act of 2005 ("IMBRA") by international marriage brokers ("IMBs") doing business in the United States that fail to provide…

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Small Business Administration· Rule· 91 FR 51568

Reforms to 13 CFR 124.103 To Remove SBA's 8(a) Program's Rebuttable Presumption of Social Disadvantage for Individually Owned Firms Only. Reforms Do Not Impact Entity-Owned Firms

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The U.S. Small Business Administration ("SBA" or "Agency") amends its regulations to align the Section 8(a) Business Development Program (8(a) BD program) with constitutional requirements and the law. The rule applies only to the 8(a) BD eligibility of small businesses owned and controlled by individuals. It does not…

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Transportation Department· Notice· 91 FR 51828

Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

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In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of Transportation (DOT) proposes a new system of records titled "DOT/ FMCSA 016, Customer Relationship Records (CRR)." This system of records allows DOT to collect and maintain both written and verbal correspondence from Agency customers who contact the FMCSA…

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Nuclear Regulatory Commission· Rule· 91 FR 51555

NRC Modernization: Rulemaking Procedure, Federal Advisory Committee Act Alignment, Access, and Security

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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its regulations by streamlining procedural provisions related to information withholding and post-promulgation comment periods; aligning the NRC's regulations with Committee Management Secretariat (CMS) Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) standards; and…

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Environmental Protection Agency· Proposed Rule· 91 FR 51635

Air Quality Plan; Arizona; Maricopa County Air Quality Department; Gasoline Loading

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve and conditionally approve revisions to the Maricopa County Air Quality Department (MCAQD or "County") portion of the Arizona State Implementation Plan (SIP). These revisions concern emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOC) from loading organic…

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Justice Department· Proposed Rule· 91 FR 51606

Schedules of Controlled Substances: Rescheduling of Suvorexant, Lemborexant, and Daridorexant From Schedule IV Into Schedule V

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The Drug Enforcement Administration proposes to transfer suvorexant ([(7R)-4-(5-chloro-1,3-benzoxazol-2-yl)-7-methyl-1,4- diazepan-1-yl]-[5-methyl-2-(triazol-2-yl)phenyl]methanone), lemborexant ((1R,2S)-2-[(2,4-dimethylpyrimidin-5-yl)oxymethyl]-2-(3-fluorophenyl)- N-(5-fluoropyridin-2-yl)cyclopropane-1-carboxamide),…

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Commerce Department· Proposed Rule· 91 FR 51884

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission's Marine Facilities Replacement Program in North Puget Sound, Washington

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Pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS has received a request from the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission (State Parks) for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to the Marine Facilities Replacement Program (MFRP) in North Puget Sound in Western Washington (WA) over the…

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National Archives and Records Administration· Notice· 91 FR 51748

Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

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We have submitted a request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval to continue to use two information collections. The first information collection is prepared by companies and organizations to request to digitize archival holdings with privately-owned equipment. The second information collection is…

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Federal Communications Commission· Notice· 91 FR 51703

Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget

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As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) invites the general public and other Federal Agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection.…

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Homeland Security Department· Notice· 91 FR 51724

Infrastructure Security Division, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Vulnerability Assessments

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The Infrastructure Security Division, an office within Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency submits the following information collection request) to the Office of Management and Budget for review and clearance. The is an extension of a previously cleared information collection request on November 15, 2023,…

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Interior Department· Notice· 91 FR 51728

Marine Mammals; Incidental Take During Specified Activities; Proposed Incidental Harassment Authorization for Southwest Alaska Stock of Northern Sea Otters in Unalaska, Alaska

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We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), in response to a request under the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as amended, from the City of Unalaska, propose to authorize incidental take by harassment of small numbers of Southwest Alaska stock northern sea otters (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) for a period of up to…

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Commerce Department· Notice· 91 FR 51671

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental To Specified Activities; Taking Marine Mammals Incidental to the North Barge Expansion Project at Dutch Harbor, Alaska

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NMFS has received a request from the Qawalangin Tribe of Unalaska (QTU) for authorization to take marine mammals incidental to the North Barge Expansion Project at Dutch Harbor, Alaska. Pursuant to the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS is requesting comments on its proposal to issue an incidental harassment…

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Environmental Protection Agency· Proposed Rule· 91 FR 51640

Air Plan Approval; New Hampshire; Repeal of Motor Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Program

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to conditionally approve a State Implementation Plan (SIP) revision submitted by the State of New Hampshire on December 24, 2025, through the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (NHDES). The proposed revision would remove the Statewide motor…

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Transportation Department· Proposed Rule· 91 FR 51604

Amendment of Class D Airspace and Class E Airspace Over Tri-Cities, TN

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This action proposes to amend Class D and Class E airspace over Tri-Cities, TN. This action would modify the dimensions of the Tri-Cities, TN Class D and Class E2 airspace to appropriately contain Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) operations at the Tri-Cities Airport. This action would also remove the Tri-Cities, TN Class…

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Treasury Department· Proposed Rule· 91 FR 51611

Employer Contributions to Trump Accounts and Nondiscrimination Rules for Dependent Care Assistance Programs

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This document contains proposed regulations that would provide guidance with respect to employer contributions to Trump accounts, including applicable nondiscrimination rules, and the nondiscrimination rules for dependent care assistance programs. This document also provides a notice of a public hearing on the…

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Transportation Department· Proposed Rule· 91 FR 51602

Establishment of Class E Airspace; Canton, IL

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This action proposes to establish Class E airspace at Graham Hospital Heliport, Canton, IL. The FAA is proposing this action to support new instrument procedures and instrument flight rule (IFR) operations.

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Environmental Protection Agency· Proposed Rule· 91 FR 51644

Response to Clean Air Act Section 176A Petition From New Hampshire

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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to grant a Clean Air Act (CAA or Act) petition submitted by the state of New Hampshire on December 24, 2025. The petition requests that the EPA remove the State of New Hampshire from the Ozone Transport Region (OTR) based on New Hampshire's continued attainment of…

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Health and Human Services Department· Proposed Rule· 91 FR 51834

Substances Generally Recognized as Safe

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is proposing to require the submission of generally recognized as safe (GRAS) notices for the use of a human or animal food substance purported to be GRAS under the conditions of its intended use under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act).

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Small Business Administration· Notice· 91 FR 51821

Administrative Declaration of a Disaster for the State of Illinois

This is notice of an Administrative declaration of a disaster for the state of Illinois dated August 5, 2026. Incident: Severe Storms.

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Commerce Department· Notice· 91 FR 51662

Aluminum Extrusions From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of Countervailing Duty Administrative Review; 2024

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The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that producers and exporters of aluminum extrusions from the People's Republic of China (China) received countervailable subsidies during the period or review (POR) January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024.

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Commerce Department· Notice· 91 FR 51658

Difluoromethane (R-32) From the People's Republic of China: Continuation of Antidumping Duty Order

As a result of the determinations by the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) order on difluoromethane (R-32) from the People's Republic of China (China) would likely lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping and…

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Small Business Administration· Notice· 91 FR 51822

Fiscal Year List of Requests From States or Tribes for a Small Business Administration Disaster Declaration.

This notice provides an updated list of requests received by the U. S. Small Business Administration to make a disaster declaration for a state, territory, or tribe. The published list complies with a directive in the explanatory statement of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, Pub. L. 119-75.

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Federal Communications Commission· Notice· 91 FR 51702

Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission

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As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collections.…

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Commerce Department· Notice· 91 FR 51661

Mattresses From Malaysia: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2024-2025

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that mattresses from Malaysia were sold at prices below than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR), May 1, 2024, through April 30, 2025.

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Health and Human Services Department· Notice· 91 FR 51710

Medicare Program; Regulatory Alignment for Predictable and Immediate Device (RAPID) Coverage Pathway

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This notice with comment period provides information to the public on the process CMS will use to provide accelerated Medicare coverage through the Regulatory Alignment for Predictable and Immediate Device (RAPID) coverage pathway for new innovative technologies. The RAPID coverage pathway leverages existing processes…

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Commerce Department· Notice· 91 FR 51664

Rescission of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Administrative Reviews

Based upon the timely withdrawal of all review requests, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) is rescinding the administrative reviews covering the periods of review (PORs) of the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders identified in the table below.

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Commerce Department· Notice· 91 FR 51659

Ripe Olives From Spain: Final Results and Partial Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024

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The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that certain producers/exporters subject to this administrative review made sales of subject merchandise at less than normal value during the period of review (POR) August 1, 2023, through July 31, 2024.

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