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Rulemaking

ACF

Open for Comments

ACF-2026-0595

HHS proposes cutting federal rules and returning local control for Head Start programs

2 docs34.7K comments

Comments due Oct 7, 2026

Rulemaking

USCIS

Open for Comments

USCIS-2026-0364

DHS proposes to end automatic 60-day grace period for some nonimmigrant workers

1 doc24.9K comments

Comments due Nov 11, 2026

Rulemaking

USCIS

USCIS-2026-0496

DHS Corrects Rule Letting Children of Foreign Government Employees Apply for U.S. Permanent Residence

22 docs32 comments

Nonrulemaking

USCIS

Open for Comments

USCIS-2012-0011

Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension, Without Change, of a Currently Approved Collection: Petition for CNMI-Only Nonimmigrant Transition Worker and Semiannual Report for CW–1 Employers

57 docs13 comments

Comments due Nov 14, 2026

Nonrulemaking

USCG

USCG-2026-0114

Coast Guard Seeks Public Comment on Extending Forms for Vessel Inspections and Waivers

2 docs1 comment

Nonrulemaking

USCG

USCG-2026-0247

Coast Guard Seeks Public Comment to Renew Oil Pollution Financial Certificate Forms

3 docs2 comments

Nonrulemaking

HUD

Open for Comments

HUD-2026-1453

FR-6628-N-01 Notice of Research Justifying Additional Incentives for Certain Activities To Reduce Homelessness

1 doc332 comments

Comments due Oct 14, 2026

Rulemaking

HUD

Open for Comments

HUD-2026-0034

HUD Proposes Cutting Disparate-Impact Rules, Aligning Title VI Rules with DOJ Ruling

2 docs653 comments

Comments due Oct 10, 2026

Rulemaking

FTC

Open for Comments

FTC-2026-1552

FTC Seek Comments on 16 CFR part 461— Impersonation Rule, Matter No. R207000

1 doc9 comments

Comments due Dec 1, 2026

Rulemaking

EBSA

EBSA-2026-0331

Labor Department Proposes Easier Electronic Notices for Group Health Plans

2 docs5.8K comments

Rulemaking

OCC

OCC-2026-0133

Comptroller Proposes Easier Access to Some OCC Records, Tightens FOIA Process

1 doc15 comments

Rulemaking

EPA

EPA-R09-OAR-2023-0054

EPA Proposes Approval of Arizona Changes to Cleaner-Burning Gasoline and Related Fuel Programs

27 docs1 comment

Nonrulemaking

EPA

EPA-HQ-OGC-2004-0006

Proposed Settlement Agreement in Our Children's Earth Foundation v. EPA (No. 04-70643) (9th Cir.): Plumbers and Steamfitters Union Local 342 v. EPA (No. 04-70688) (9th Cir.); and Communities for a Better Environment v. EPA (No. 04-70776) (9th Cir.)

2 docs1 comment

Nonrulemaking

EPA

EPA-HQ-OGC-2007-0288

Proposed Settlement Agreement in Our Children’s Earth Foundation v. EPA, No. 05-73130 (9th Cir.)

2 docsNo comments

Rulemaking

TREAS

Open for Comments

TREAS-DO-2026-0496

Treasury Proposes Rules to Limit Who Can Issue and Sell Payment Stablecoins in U.S.

4 docs63 comments

Comments due Oct 20, 2026

Nonrulemaking

FWS

FWS-R1-ES-2026-2740

Endangered Species; Receipt of Recovery Permit Applications (applicant: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District, Eugene, OR)

1 doc4 comments

Nonrulemaking

EPA

EPA-R08-OAR-2026-9076

Chord Energy - Fox Ridge-Fox Ridge East Central Tank Battery, Synthetic Minor NSR Permit

4 docsNo comments

Rulemaking

USBC

Open for Comments

USBC-2026-0628

Census Bureau proposes new rules on who is counted and limits on demographic questions

2 docs22.8K comments

Comments due Oct 14, 2026

Rulemaking

Open for Comments

FS-2025-0001

USDA Extends Public Comment Time on Forest Roadless Rule, New Deadline Oct. 6, 2026

8 docs570.2K comments

Comments due Oct 7, 2026

Nonrulemaking

FDA

Open for Comments

FDA-2026-P-9677

Request that the FDA take the following administrative actions to preserve continuous United States availability of pentetate calcium trisodium (Ca-DTPA) and pentetate zinc trisodium (Zn-DTPA), FDA-approved medical countermeasures for internal contamination with plutonium, americium, or curium

30 docs34 comments

Rulemaking

DOE

Open for Comments

DOE-HQ-2026-1123

Securing the United States Bulk-Power System

1 doc16 comments

Comments due Oct 10, 2026

Rulemaking

APHIS

APHIS-2023-0073

USDA Proposes Faster Process for Importing Unroasted Coffee into Hawaii and Puerto Rico

2 docs14 comments

Nonrulemaking

OPM

Open for Comments

OPM-2026-0661

Office of Personnel Management Seeks Ideas to Improve Federal Employee Health Plan Choices

1 doc152 comments

Comments due Nov 17, 2026

Nonrulemaking

FDA

FDA-2026-H-11542

DAB Civil Money Penalty; Shop & Save Mini Market Corp. d/b/a Shop & Save Mini Market

1 docNo comments

Nonrulemaking

FDA

Open for Comments

FDA-2026-P-11815

Requests that the FDA issue an administrative order under 21 CFR Part 860 to reclassify Surgical Mesh for Stress Urinary Incontinence (Product Code: OTN / PAH) regulated under 21 CFR 878.3300 from Class II (Special Controls) to Class Ill (Premarket Approval)

6 docsNo comments

Nonrulemaking

FDA

FDA-2010-N-0064

Proposal to Debar/Notice of Opportunity for Hearing for Ray Nathan

8 docsNo comments

Nonrulemaking

FNA

Open for Comments

FNA-2026-0301

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: State of Idaho SNAP Demonstration Project

4 docs4 comments

Comments due Oct 16, 2026

Nonrulemaking

FDA

FDA-2026-H-11538

DAB Civil Money Penalty; Tobacco Hut Strasburg Inc. d/b/a Tobacco Hut

1 docNo comments

Nonrulemaking

FNA

Open for Comments

FNA-2026-0313

Federal Regulations

HHS proposes cutting federal rules and returning local control for Head Start programs

DHS proposes to end automatic 60-day grace period for some nonimmigrant workers

DHS Corrects Rule Letting Children of Foreign Government Employees Apply for U.S. Permanent Residence

Agency Information Collection Activities; Extension, Without Change, of a Currently Approved Collection: Petition for CNMI-Only Nonimmigrant Transition Worker and Semiannual Report for CW–1 Employers

Coast Guard Seeks Public Comment on Extending Forms for Vessel Inspections and Waivers

Coast Guard Seeks Public Comment to Renew Oil Pollution Financial Certificate Forms

FR-6628-N-01 Notice of Research Justifying Additional Incentives for Certain Activities To Reduce Homelessness

HUD Proposes Cutting Disparate-Impact Rules, Aligning Title VI Rules with DOJ Ruling

FTC Seek Comments on 16 CFR part 461— Impersonation Rule, Matter No. R207000

Labor Department Proposes Easier Electronic Notices for Group Health Plans

Comptroller Proposes Easier Access to Some OCC Records, Tightens FOIA Process

EPA Proposes Approval of Arizona Changes to Cleaner-Burning Gasoline and Related Fuel Programs

Proposed Settlement Agreement in Our Children's Earth Foundation v. EPA (No. 04-70643) (9th Cir.): Plumbers and Steamfitters Union Local 342 v. EPA (No. 04-70688) (9th Cir.); and Communities for a Better Environment v. EPA (No. 04-70776) (9th Cir.)

Proposed Settlement Agreement in Our Children’s Earth Foundation v. EPA, No. 05-73130 (9th Cir.)

Treasury Proposes Rules to Limit Who Can Issue and Sell Payment Stablecoins in U.S.

Endangered Species; Receipt of Recovery Permit Applications (applicant: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District, Eugene, OR)

Chord Energy - Fox Ridge-Fox Ridge East Central Tank Battery, Synthetic Minor NSR Permit

Census Bureau proposes new rules on who is counted and limits on demographic questions

USDA Extends Public Comment Time on Forest Roadless Rule, New Deadline Oct. 6, 2026

Request that the FDA take the following administrative actions to preserve continuous United States availability of pentetate calcium trisodium (Ca-DTPA) and pentetate zinc trisodium (Zn-DTPA), FDA-approved medical countermeasures for internal contamination with plutonium, americium, or curium

Securing the United States Bulk-Power System

USDA Proposes Faster Process for Importing Unroasted Coffee into Hawaii and Puerto Rico

Office of Personnel Management Seeks Ideas to Improve Federal Employee Health Plan Choices

DAB Civil Money Penalty; Shop & Save Mini Market Corp. d/b/a Shop & Save Mini Market

Requests that the FDA issue an administrative order under 21 CFR Part 860 to reclassify Surgical Mesh for Stress Urinary Incontinence (Product Code: OTN / PAH) regulated under 21 CFR 878.3300 from Class II (Special Controls) to Class Ill (Premarket Approval)

Proposal to Debar/Notice of Opportunity for Hearing for Ray Nathan

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: State of Idaho SNAP Demonstration Project

DAB Civil Money Penalty; Tobacco Hut Strasburg Inc. d/b/a Tobacco Hut

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: State of Utah SNAP Demonstration Project

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