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Federal Regulations Open for Comment
Federal agencies are required by law to accept public comment before finalizing new rules. The comments you submit go into the official record and agencies must respond to substantive ones. Below are proposed rules whose comment windows are currently open. Read the summary, then comment on the official government docket.
Securities and Exchange Commission
61 days leftRegulation Crypto Assets
The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") is proposing new rules to create a tailored offering regime for certain investment contracts involving crypto assets. The proposed offering regime…
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
61 days leftRequest for Comment on the Listing of Compute Derivatives Contracts
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC" or "Commission") is seeking public responses to this Request for Comment to better inform its understanding and oversight of derivatives markets in com…
Homeland Security Department
61 days leftGenealogy Program Regulations To Clarify the Impact of Federal Records Requirements
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to amend its regulation governing genealogy program related records requests to revise its genealogy program regulations to clarify the impact o…
Homeland Security Department
61 days leftWithdrawal of International Airport Designation of Chalk Seaplane Base
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is proposing to withdraw the international airport designation of Chalk Seaplane Base, now operating as Miami Seaplane Base. This proposal is based on evidence…
Agriculture Department
60 days leftRescission of Rural Development's Construction and Repair Regulation
The Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBCS), Rural Housing Service (RHS), and Rural Utilities Service (RUS), together make up the Rural Development (RD or the Agency) mission area within the U.S. De…
Treasury Department
60 days leftGENIUS Act Regulations on Payment Stablecoin Issuance, Offer, and Sale
The Department of the Treasury (Treasury) proposes to issue regulations to implement section 3 of the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act regarding the statu…
Treasury Department
57 days leftProposed Removal of a Reporting Requirement for Trusts Whose Charitable Contribution Deductions Are Solely for Contributions Made by Passthrough Entities
This document contains proposed regulations that would amend existing regulations that require certain trusts to report all charitable contributions and amounts permanently set aside for a charitable …
Health and Human Services Department
57 days leftMedical Devices; Classification of Accessories Distinct From Other Devices; Proposed List of Accessories Suitable for Class I; Request for Comments
As required by the FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017 (FDARA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) has identified a list of accessories for which the Agency believes general controls alone a…
Health and Human Services Department
57 days leftGastroenterology-Urology Devices; Reclassification of Diagnostic Endoscopic Light Source Systems To Be Renamed Cystoscopic Systems Intended as an Aid for Detection of Bladder Cancer
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to reclassify diagnostic endoscopic light source systems (product code OAY), which are postamendments class III devices, from class III (premarket a…
Treasury Department
54 days leftProposed Establishment of the Rancho Santa Fe Viticultural Area
The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) proposes to establish the 15,827-acre "Rancho Santa Fe" American viticultural area (AVA) in San Diego County, California. The proposed AVA is located…
Treasury Department
54 days leftProposed Establishment of the Llano Uplift and Hickory Sands District Viticultural Areas
The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) proposes to establish the 2,096-square mile "Llano Uplift" American viticultural area (AVA) in portions of Blanco, Burnet, Gillespie, Llano, Mason, M…
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
46 days leftCommodity Pool Operators and Commodity Trading Advisors: Reduction of Duplicative Regulation Through Intermediary Registration Exemptions; Expansion of the Exemption for Small Commodity Pools
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("Commission" or "CFTC") is proposing several amendments to its registration requirements for certain commodity pool operators ("CPOs") and commodity trading a…
Transportation Department
46 days leftAirworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes
The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Boeing Company Model 787-8 airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by a report that large forward cargo door (LFCD) split …
Treasury Department
46 days leftApplication of Section 250(b)(3)(A)(i)(VII) to Sales or Other Dispositions of Property
This document contains proposed regulations under section 250 of the Internal Revenue Code (Code) that provide guidance on certain income of a domestic corporation that is excluded in the determinatio…
Treasury Department
46 days leftApplication of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 to the Refunded Portion of Certain Federal Refundable Tax Credits
This document contains proposed regulations that would provide that the refunded portion of certain refundable Federal income tax credits available to individuals is a "Federal public benefit" under t…
Transportation Department
46 days leftAirworthiness Directives; Dassault Aviation Airplanes
The FAA proposes to supersede Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2025-13-11, which applies to all Dassault Aviation Model FALCON 7X airplanes. AD 2025-13-11 requires replacing the affected spoiler electrica…
Transportation Department
46 days leftAirworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG Engines
The FAA proposes to supersede Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2022-11-15, which applies to all Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG (RRD) Model Trent7000-72 and Trent7000-72C engines. AD 2022-11-15 requir…
Transportation Department
46 days leftAirworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS Airplanes
The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Airbus SAS Model A330-941 airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by an occurrence of a triple "PRIM FAULT" in the Flight Cont…
Transportation Department
43 days leftEstablishment of Class E Airspace; Trading Bay Production Airport, Trading Bay, AK
This action proposes to establish Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface at Trading Bay Production Airport, Trading Bay, AK. This action would support the safety and managem…
Transportation Department
43 days leftAirworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes
The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Boeing Company Model 737 -300, -400, and -500 series airplanes. This proposed AD was prompted by reports of nuisance stick …
Transportation Department
42 days leftRevocation of Class E Airspace; Santa Elena, TX
This action proposes to revoke the Class E airspace at Diamond "O" Ranch Airport, Santa Elena, TX. The FAA is proposing this action due to the instrument procedures being cancelled and the decommissio…
Transportation Department
42 days leftEstablishment of Class E Airspace; DeKalb, IL
This action proposes to establish Class E airspace at Northwestern Memorial Healthcare Heliport, DeKalb, IL. The FAA is proposing this action to support new instrument procedures and instrument flight…
Transportation Department
42 days leftAirworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG Engines
The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG (RRD) Model Trent XWB-75, XWB-79, XWB-79B, and XWB-84 engines. This proposed AD was prompted by…
Small Business Administration
32 days leftSmall Business Size Standards
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA or the Agency) is proposing new size standards for 338 industry groups and industries. The new size standards are designed to better reflect the nature of t…
Small Business Administration
32 days leftSmall Business Size Standards: Revised Size Standards Methodology
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA or Agency) advises the public that it has revised its white paper explaining how it establishes, reviews, and modifies small business size standards. The re…
Education Department
32 days leftAccreditation, Innovation, and Modernization: The Secretary's Recognition of Accrediting Agencies: Institutional Eligibility Under the Higher Education Act of 1965, as Amended, Student Assistance General Provisions
The Department proposes to revise the existing accrediting agency recognition regulations at 34 CFR part 602 to implement the directives set forth in Executive Order 14279, Reforming Accreditation to …
Environmental Protection Agency
32 days leftProposed Deletion From the National Priorities List
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing a Notice of Intent to partially delete three sites from the National Priorities List (NPL) and requests public comments on this proposed action. Th…
Environmental Protection Agency
32 days leftReceipt of Pesticide Petitions Filed for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities-June 2026
This document announces the Agency's receipt of and solicits public comment on initial filings of pesticide petitions requesting the establishment or modification of regulations for residues of pestic…
Agriculture Department
32 days leftSpecial Areas; Roadless Area Conservation
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA or Department) is proposing to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule (2001 Roadless Rule), which established broad prohibitions on road construction…
Health and Human Services Department
29 days leftInternational Association of Color Manufacturers; Filing of Color Additive Petition
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is announcing that we have filed a petition, submitted by the International Association of Color Manufacturers, proposing that we amend our color additive …
Environmental Protection Agency
29 days leftAir Plan Approval; South Carolina; Minor Source Permit Program Revisions
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is proposing to approve changes to South Carolina's State Implementation Plan (SIP) to revise regulations prescribing minor source permit progr…
Environmental Protection Agency
29 days leftAir Plan Partial Approval and Partial Conditional Approval; South Carolina; Control of Oxides of Nitrogen and Source Testing Requirements
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is proposing to partially approve and partially conditionally approve changes to South Carolina's State Implementation Plan (SIP) to revise sou…
Environmental Protection Agency
29 days leftAir Plan Approval; South Carolina; Minor Source Permit Program Revisions
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is proposing action on changes to South Carolina's State Implementation Plan (SIP) to revise regulations prescribing minor source permitting pr…
Homeland Security Department
28 days leftAnchorages; Bolivar Roads Channel, Galveston, TX
The Coast Guard is proposing to amend the regulation for the Galveston Harbor, Bolivar Roads Channel, Texas Anchorage grounds (the "Bolivar Anchorage") to institute a 48 hour time limit for anchorage …
Environmental Protection Agency
27 days leftReceipt of Pesticide Petitions Filed for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities-May 2026
This document announces the Agency's receipt of and solicits public comment on initial filings of pesticide petitions requesting the establishment or modification of regulations for residues of pestic…
Agriculture Department
19 days leftSupplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Changes in Federal-State Administrative Cost Sharing; Extension of Comment Period
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food and Nutrition Administration (FNA) is extending the public comment period on the proposed rule, "Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Changes in …
Source: Federal Register · as of Aug 21, 2026