The Small Business
Rule Change Brief

Interior Department· Rule· 91 FR 55794

Process for Authorizing Seasonal Migratory Game Bird Hunting

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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service or we) is changing the administrative process for authorizing seasonal migratory game bird hunting in the United States. Migratory game bird hunting regulations are currently promulgated annually to provide opportunities for recreation and sustenance; aid Federal, State, and…

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Small Business Administration· Rule· 91 FR 55737

Rescinding Unnecessary Notice and Comment Procedures

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This final rule rescinds the Administration's policy of engaging in notice and comment rulemaking even where the Administrative Procedure Act does not require notice and comment rulemaking. As a result of this final rule, the Administration will follow the default requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act. The…

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Agriculture Department· Rule· 91 FR 55733

Honey Packers and Importers; Increased Assessment Rate

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This final rule implements a recommendation from the National Honey Board to increase the assessment rate for first handlers and importers from 1.5 cents ($0.015) per pound of assessable honey and honey products to 2 cents ($0.02) per pound of assessable honey and honey products over two fiscal periods. The assessment…

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Labor Department· Rule· 91 FR 55748

Modifications to the Regulations Implementing the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as Amended; Correction

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The U.S. Department of Labor published a final rule in the Federal Register on August 21, 2026, revising its implementing regulations for the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as amended (VEVRAA). This document corrects amendatory instructions included in the final rule.

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Transportation Department· Rule· 91 FR 55779

Amendments to Brake System Maintenance and Inspection Requirements

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This rule amends mechanical equipment safety standards related to brake inspections for passenger and freight rail equipment and incorporates longstanding waivers for locomotive brake system maintenance and inspection requirements. The amendments are consistent with the mandates of the Infrastructure Investment and…

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Transportation Department· Rule· 91 FR 55762

Enhancing Railroad Discretion in Sounding Locomotive Horns at Passenger Stations

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This final rule amends safety standards related to the use of the locomotive horn to clarify that no Federal regulation requires a railroad to sound a locomotive horn because of the presence of a passenger station. The final rule clarifies that a railroad has discretion to determine policies for sounding a locomotive…

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Transportation Department· Rule· 91 FR 55776

Expanding Certain Locomotive Wheel Set Diameter Variations

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This rule amends FRA's locomotive safety regulations to expand the maximum permitted variation in diameter for locomotive wheel sets using alternating current technology, in response to a Class I railroad's May 2019 petition for rulemaking and innovations in traction motor control.

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Transportation Department· Rule· 91 FR 55767

Miscellaneous Amendments to FRA's Accident Reporting Regulations

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This rule makes miscellaneous amendments to FRA's accident reporting regulations. Specifically, these amendments promote submitting documents to FRA electronically, eliminate redundant regulations, and allow railroads with additional time to complete certain forms.

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Transportation Department· Rule· 91 FR 55784

Permitting Use of Computer-Based, Three-Dimensional Simulation for Periodic Refresher Training on Brake Systems

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This rule permits railroads to use a simulation that is instructor-led, computer-based, and three-dimensional (3D) to satisfy the hands-on portion of periodic refresher training under FRA's brake system training requirements, consistent with waivers FRA has granted to date. This computer-based 3D simulation training…

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Transportation Department· Rule· 91 FR 55749

Repealing Outdated Railroad Workplace Safety Requirements and Making Other Improvements

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This rule repeals several roadway workplace safety requirements that have become obsolete. In addition, FRA establishes a new special approval procedure to enable regulated entities, after public notice and FRA approval, to utilize an alternative approach to bridge worker safety that provides for an equivalent or…

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Transportation Department· Rule· 91 FR 55756

Repealing Special Approval Requirement for Freight Cars More Than 50 Years Old

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This rule amends FRA's freight car safety regulations to repeal the requirement for special approval to place or to continue a freight car in service if it is more than 50 years old or equipped with any design or type component listed in appendix A to part 215. This final rule allows railroads to continue or to place…

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Labor Department· Rule· 91 FR 55744

Rescission of Coordinated Enforcement Regulations

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The Department of Labor (Department) is rescinding the regulations that established formal procedures for coordination of enforcement activities among the Wage and Hour Division (WHD), Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and Employment and Training Administration (ETA) with respect to migrant and…

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Transportation Department· Rule· 91 FR 55771

Retiring Form FRA F 6180.107 and Form FRA F 6180.150

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This rule retires Form FRA F 6180.107, "Alternative Record for Illnesses Claimed to be Work-Related" (Form 6180.107), and Form FRA F 6180.150, "Highway User Injury Inquiry Form" (Form 6180.150). This rule also changes the record retention period required under FRA's accident reporting regulations and makes other…

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Federal Communications Commission· Proposed Rule· 91 FR 55826

Maximizing Efficiencies in Universal Service Administration

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In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) seeks to improve the administration of the Universal Service Fund (USF or Fund) by seeking comment on four areas related to USF administration: current USF administration processes, i.e., the processes used by Universal Service Administrative Company…

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Federal Communications Commission· Proposed Rule· 91 FR 55816

Promoting Telehealth in Rural America

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In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) seeks comments on the scope of the similar service and rural area comparability requirements, comments on possible improvements to, or replacements of, our existing cost study method of determining rural telecommunications rates, comments on possible…

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Transportation Department· Rule· 91 FR 55793

Temporary Exemption From Motor Vehicle Safety and Bumper Standards; Extension of Comment Period

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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 interim final rule (IFR) published on July 31, 2026 amending NHTSA's general exemption regulations to remove language limiting the application of temporary…

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State Department· Notice· 91 FR 55966

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Application for Permanent/Temporary Export or Temporary Import of Classified Defense Articles and Classified Technical Data

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The Department of State has submitted the information collection described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 we are requesting comments on this collection from all interested individuals and organizations. The purpose of this Notice…

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Transportation Department· Notice· 91 FR 55975

AV Framework Updates and Request for Comments on Interim Guidance; Extension of Comment Period

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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 notice published on July 31, 2026 summarizing NHTSA's recent activity relating to the AV Framework and requesting comment on interim guidance for…

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Transportation Department· Notice· 91 FR 55968

Petition for Exemption and Other Relief

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On July 23, 2026, JetBlue Airways Corporation (JetBlue) and Spirit Airlines, LLC (Spirit) (together, the carriers) petitioned the Department of Transportation (the Department) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for an exemption from the prohibition on selling or purchasing Operating Authorizations (slots) at…

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Transportation Department· Rule· 91 FR 55788

Resetting NHTSA's Fuel Economy Program: Commercial Medium- and Heavy-Duty On-Highway Vehicles and Work Trucks

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is issuing this interpretive rule regarding the scope of its authority to set fuel economy standards for commercial medium- and heavy-duty on-highway vehicles and work trucks. This rule describes NHTSA's authority to set vehicle standards, which does not include the…

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Treasury Department· Proposed Rule· 91 FR 55816

Section 898(c) Transition Rule for Allocating Foreign Taxes and Section 960(d)(4) Foreign Tax Credit Disallowance; Correction

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This document contains corrections to the proposed regulations (REG-115145-25), published in the Federal Register on August 3, 2026. These proposed regulations relate to allocating foreign taxes of foreign corporations affected by the repeal of the one-month deferral election and to the disallowance of foreign tax…

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Health and Human Services Department· Notice· 91 FR 55857

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Registration of Human Drug Compounding Outsourcing Facilities Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and Associated Fees

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the Agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), Federal Agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection…

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Federal Communications Commission· Notice· 91 FR 55853

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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Federal Communications Commission· Notice· 91 FR 55853

Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority

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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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Federal Communications Commission· Notice· 91 FR 55851

Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority

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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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Treasury Department· Notice· 91 FR 55981

Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons that have been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) based on OFAC's determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All…

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Treasury Department· Notice· 91 FR 55979

Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons whose property and interests in property have been unblocked and who have been removed from the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List). OFAC is also publishing the…

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Small Business Administration· Notice· 91 FR 55964

Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for the State of Indiana

This is notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Indiana (FEMA-4933-DR), dated August 25, 2026. Incident: Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes, and Flooding.

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Defense Department· Notice· 91 FR 55844

Proposed Collection; Comment Request

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The Department of Defense (referred to herein as "the Department", "Department of War" or "DoW"). In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, OUSD(A&S) announces a proposed public information collection and seeks public comment on the provisions thereof. Comments are invited on: whether the proposed…

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Commerce Department· Notice· 91 FR 55840

Van-Type Trailers and Subassemblies Thereof From the People's Republic of China: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination

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The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that countervailable subsidies are being provided to producers and exporters of van-type trailers and subassemblies thereof (van-type trailers) from the People's Republic of China (China). The period of investigation is January 1, 2024, through December 31, 2024.

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Commerce Department· Notice· 91 FR 55837

Van-Type Trailers and Subassemblies Thereof From the People's Republic of China: Final Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value

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The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that van-type trailers and subassemblies thereof (van-type trailers) from the People's Republic of China (China) are being, or are likely to be, sold in the United States at less than fair value (LTFV) for the period of investigation (POI) April 1, 2025, through…

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