Issue NEWS-2026-W40 · Sep 28, 2026 to Oct 4, 2026

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This week, from source to page

110 documents from primary sources, published this week
34 selected passed the news gate
34 in this issue passed the fact check

Health and drugs

Final rule, effective Nov 30, 2026Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Medicare to test a new way to calculate Part B drug inflation rebates

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, part of the Health and Human Services Department, has issued a final rule, taking effect on November 30, 2026, that creates the Global Benchmark for Efficient Drug Pricing (GLOBE) Model, a new mandatory Medicare payment model. The model will test whether a different way of calculating Medicare Part B drug inflation rebate amounts for certain separately payable Part B drugs and biological products lowers costs for Original Medicare beneficiaries and the Medicare program while keeping quality of care.

Published
Oct 2, 2026
Effective
Nov 30, 2026

How to weigh in: No comment period: this is a final rule.

FR Doc. 2026-20281 · CMS-5545-F

Money, taxes and banking

Final ruleHousing and Urban Development Department

Fee on Section 108 loan guarantees rises to 1.05 percent for fiscal year 2027

The Housing and Urban Development Department (HUD) has announced the fee it will charge borrowers of loans guaranteed under its Section 108 Loan Guarantee Program for commitments awarded in fiscal year 2027. The fee covers the credit subsidy costs of the guaranteed loans and rises from 0.58 percent in fiscal year 2026 to 1.05 percent in fiscal year 2027. It applies if HUD is required or authorized by law to collect it.

Published
Sep 28, 2026

How to weigh in: No comment period: this is a final rule.

FR Doc. 2026-19743 · Docket No. FR-6561-N-03
ProposedFederal Reserve System

Federal Reserve proposes rules for stablecoin issuers it supervises under the GENIUS Act

The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System has proposed rules to carry out the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (GENIUS Act) for permitted payment stablecoin issuers it supervises and certain other entities under its jurisdiction. The proposal would also put in place the ban on tying in the GENIUS Act, which applies generally to all permitted payment stablecoin issuers. This is a proposal and is not final.

Published
Sep 29, 2026
Comments close
Nov 30, 2026

How to weigh in: Comment by November 30, 2026.

FR Doc. 2026-19860 · Docket No. R-1899
ProposedInternal Revenue Service

Proposed rules on paying tax on farmland sales to farmers in four yearly installments

The Internal Revenue Service, part of the Treasury Department, has proposed rules on an election that lets sellers pay the tax on gain from selling or exchanging qualified farmland property to a qualified farmer in four equal annual installments. The proposed rules would affect taxpayers who make such a sale or exchange and choose to pay the tax that way. This is a proposal and is not final.

Published
Sep 29, 2026

How to weigh in: No comment deadline is listed; see the document.

FR Doc. 2026-19888 · REG-117095-25
ProposedFederal Reserve System

Federal Reserve proposes approval process for bank subsidiaries issuing stablecoins

The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System has proposed procedures that an insured state member bank would follow to get approval from the Board for a subsidiary to issue payment stablecoins. The approval would be under the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (GENIUS Act). This is a proposal and is not final.

Published
Sep 29, 2026
Comments close
Nov 30, 2026

How to weigh in: Comment by November 30, 2026.

FR Doc. 2026-19899 · Docket No. R-1900
In effectEducation Department

Education Department repeals its 2024 Title IX rule and restores the earlier text

The Education Department has repealed its 2024 final rule amending the Title IX regulations and restored the regulatory text that existed before it. The department says the 2024 rule was vacated, is not enforceable nationwide and has not been enforced for over a year and a half, so the earlier text, which is in force, is being put back into the Code of Federal Regulations. The rule is in effect as of September 29, 2026.

Published
Sep 29, 2026
Effective
Sep 29, 2026

How to weigh in: No comment period: this is a final rule.

FR Doc. 2026-19929
ProposedInternal Revenue Service

Hearing on proposed Trump account and dependent care rules moves to telephone only

The Internal Revenue Service, part of the Treasury Department, says the public hearing on its proposed rules will now be held by telephone only. The proposed rules would give guidance on employer contributions to Trump accounts, including the nondiscrimination rules that apply, and on nondiscrimination rules for dependent care assistance programs. The rules are still a proposal and are not final.

Published
Sep 30, 2026

How to weigh in: No comment deadline is listed; see the document.

FR Doc. 2026-20021 · REG-101355-26
Temporary rule, in effectInternal Revenue Service

Temporary rules set general requirements for Trump accounts

The Internal Revenue Service, part of the Treasury Department, has issued temporary regulations, in effect as of September 30, 2026, on general requirements for Trump accounts. They cover setting up an initial Trump account, including automatic enrollment by the Secretary of the Treasury, and qualified general contributions, a special type of contribution that includes qualified stock contributions. They affect trustees, account beneficiaries and responsible parties of Trump accounts, and eligible donors who fund qualified general contributions.

Published
Sep 30, 2026
Effective
Sep 30, 2026

How to weigh in: No comment period: this is a final rule.

FR Doc. 2026-20026 · TD 10056
ProposedInternal Revenue Service

Proposed rules for Trump accounts would replace an earlier proposal

The Internal Revenue Service, part of the Treasury Department, has proposed regulations on general requirements for Trump accounts, setting up an initial account (including automatic enrollment by the Secretary of the Treasury) and qualified general contributions. It also withdraws an earlier proposal on the election to set up an initial Trump account and proposes those rules again. The proposed rules would affect trustees, account beneficiaries and responsible parties of Trump accounts, and eligible donors who fund qualified general contributions.

Published
Sep 30, 2026
Comments close
Nov 30, 2026

How to weigh in: Comment by November 30, 2026.

FR Doc. 2026-20027 · CC-00226466-26
Temporary rule, effective Dec 1, 2026Internal Revenue Service

Temporary rules set procedures for the new federal scholarship tax credit

The Internal Revenue Service, part of the Treasury Department, has issued temporary regulations, taking effect on December 1, 2026, for the new nonrefundable federal tax credit for qualified contributions made in 2027 and later tax years to scholarship granting organizations that fund qualified elementary and secondary education scholarships. The regulations set requirements and procedures for States that choose to participate and for organizations those States certify. They also affect individuals who make qualified contributions.

Published
Oct 2, 2026
Effective
Dec 1, 2026

How to weigh in: No comment period: this is a final rule.

FR Doc. 2026-20264 · TD 10057
ProposedInternal Revenue Service

Proposed rules would govern the new federal scholarship tax credit

The Internal Revenue Service, part of the Treasury Department, has proposed regulations on the nonrefundable federal tax credit for qualified contributions to scholarship granting organizations that fund qualified elementary and secondary school scholarships. The proposed rules would affect taxpayers who make such contributions, States that choose to take part by certifying scholarship granting organizations, and the organizations they certify. The document also announces a public hearing on the proposal, which is not final.

Published
Oct 2, 2026
Comments close
Dec 1, 2026

How to weigh in: Comment by December 1, 2026.

FR Doc. 2026-20277 · REG-117199-25

Work and immigration

Final rule, effective Nov 30, 2026Homeland Security Department

Fees change for EB-5 employment-based immigrant visa requests

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), part of the Homeland Security Department, has issued a final rule, taking effect on November 30, 2026, that adjusts the fees it charges for Employment-Based Immigration, Fifth Preference (EB-5) benefit requests. The rule also writes provisions of the EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2022 into the regulations, implements new legal requirements and responds to public comments on the proposed fee rule.

Published
Sep 30, 2026
Effective
Nov 30, 2026

How to weigh in: No comment period: this is a final rule.

FR Doc. 2026-20016 · CIS No. 2846-26 · DHS Docket No. USCIS-2025-0139

Environment and energy

In effectEnvironmental Protection Agency

Residue limit set for the pesticide sodium salt of acifluorfen on sugar beet

The Environmental Protection Agency has set a tolerance, an allowed level, for residues of the pesticide sodium salt of acifluorfen in or on sugar beet. A company requested the tolerance under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. The rule is in effect as of September 29, 2026.

Published
Sep 29, 2026
Effective
Sep 29, 2026

How to weigh in: No comment period: this is a final rule.

FR Doc. 2026-19884 · EPA-HQ-OPP-2024-0363 · FRL-13147-01-OCSPP
Final rule, effective Oct 16, 2026Rural Business-Cooperative Service

Rural energy grants will go only to projects already built and operating

The Rural Business-Cooperative Service, part of the Agriculture Department, has issued a final rule, taking effect on October 16, 2026, that changes the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) so projects must be fully built and operating before applying. Applicants must submit 12 months of actual energy production or savings data plus 12 months of data from before installation, and grants will be based on documented results, subject to available funds. Multilocation projects and some uses of certain technologies are no longer eligible, and the agency proposes replacing state-level competitions with a single national scoring and selection process.

Published
Oct 1, 2026
Effective
Oct 16, 2026
Comments close
Nov 2, 2026

How to weigh in: The rule is final, but the agency takes comments until November 2, 2026.

FR Doc. 2026-20178 · Docket No. RBS-26-Business-0529
ProposedNational Park Service

Proposal would widen off-road vehicle areas in Big Cypress National Preserve

The National Park Service, part of the Interior Department, proposes updating rules for off-road motor vehicle use in Big Cypress National Preserve. The current rules refer to an outdated map that does not show the boundary of the preserve after it was expanded in 1988 by about 147,000 acres. The proposal would refer to a map of the current boundary instead, which would expand the areas where motorized vehicles could be used, subject to the discretion of the superintendent.

Published
Oct 2, 2026
Comments close
Dec 1, 2026

How to weigh in: Comment by December 1, 2026.

FR Doc. 2026-20251 · NPS-BICY-NPS0042712 · PPSEBICYS0//266P103601/PPMPSPD1Z.000000

Travel and transportation

Final rule, effective Oct 28, 2026Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Hazardous materials tanks may be built and kept in service under updated 2015 codes

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), part of the Transportation Department, has issued a final rule that takes effect on October 28, 2026. It lets certain cargo tank motor vehicles, cryogenic portable tanks and multi-unit tank car tanks be built and kept in service under the 2015 edition of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) code for transport tanks, with continued service also covered by the 2015 edition of the National Board Inspection Code. The agency says the change will save costs and add flexibility without compromising safety.

Published
Sep 28, 2026
Effective
Oct 28, 2026

How to weigh in: No comment period: this is a final rule.

FR Doc. 2026-19741 · Docket No. PHMSA-2010-0019 (HM-241)
In effectFederal Aviation Administration

Single-pilot exemptions end for certain Cessna aircraft that require two pilots

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will stop issuing exemptions that let certain Cessna aircraft that require two pilots be flown by a single pilot, citing safety concerns and a review that found widespread non-compliance with the exemptions. Current exemption holders are told their exemptions will be rescinded by separate action. Pilots who got single-pilot endorsements from training providers that held exemptions must stop single-pilot operations in these aircraft, and the notice is in effect as of September 29, 2026.

Published
Sep 28, 2026
Effective
Sep 29, 2026

How to weigh in: No comment period: this is a final rule.

FR Doc. 2026-19843 · Docket No.: FAA-2026-12343
Final rule, effective Nov 30, 2026National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Fuel economy standards for cars and light trucks revised for model years 2022 to 2031

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), part of the Transportation Department, has issued a final rule, taking effect on November 30, 2026, that amends the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for light-duty vehicles for model years 2022 to 2026 and 2027 to 2031. It also changes how manufacturers comply, including how vehicles are classified. The agency says the changes bring the program into compliance with the law and remove past distortions in manufacturer design decisions.

Published
Sep 30, 2026
Effective
Nov 30, 2026

How to weigh in: No comment period: this is a final rule.

FR Doc. 2026-19964 · NHTSA-2025-0491
ProposedCoast Guard

Coast Guard proposes dropping six mariner training endorsement requirements

The Coast Guard, part of the Homeland Security Department, proposes removing six requirements tied to endorsements under the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification, and Watchkeeping for Seafarers and its related code. The changes would affect Masters and Officers in Charge of a Navigational Watch of less than 500 gross tons in near-coastal waters, and Officers in Charge of an Engineering Watch, Designated Duty Engineers and Electro-technical Ratings of 750 kilowatts (1,000 horsepower) or more. The proposal would also remove duplicative or outdated language and is not final.

Published
Oct 1, 2026
Comments close
Dec 30, 2026

How to weigh in: Comment by December 30, 2026.

FR Doc. 2026-20087 · Docket No. USCG-2025-0392
ProposedTransportation Department

Transportation Department seeks comment on petition over invalid specimen findings

The Transportation Department has received a petition asking it to start a rulemaking on invalid specimen determinations, and it is asking for comments on whether to grant it. The petition seeks set standards for medical verification when an employee gives a plausible medical explanation for abnormal specimen validity findings, such as abnormal pH values, including a fixed window to submit documentation and written determinations by a Medical Review Officer. Nothing has been decided, and the department has not proposed any rule.

Published
Oct 1, 2026
Comments close
Nov 2, 2026

How to weigh in: Comment by November 2, 2026.

FR Doc. 2026-20169 · DOT-OST-2026-3664

Food, farming and wildlife

Final rule, effective Oct 28, 2026National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

New recreational vessel limits for gag and black grouper in the South Atlantic

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a final rule for the South Atlantic snapper-grouper fishery that takes effect on October 28, 2026. It changes the recreational vessel limits for gag and black grouper, and changes how commercial on-demand (also called ropeless) black sea bass pots must be stored on vessels passing through certain areas where that gear is restricted. The stated aim is to benefit the gag and black grouper stocks and to make passing through those areas more practical.

Published
Sep 28, 2026
Effective
Oct 28, 2026

How to weigh in: No comment period: this is a final rule.

FR Doc. 2026-19801 · Docket No. 260923-0004
Final rule, effective Oct 28, 2026National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Rebuilding plan set for overfished Queets River spring and summer Chinook salmon

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a final rule, taking effect on October 28, 2026, that puts in place a rebuilding plan for the overfished Queets River spring/summer Chinook salmon stock. The plan was recommended by the Pacific Fishery Management Council, and the rule changes the West Coast salmon fishery regulations to carry it out.

Published
Sep 28, 2026
Effective
Oct 28, 2026

How to weigh in: No comment period: this is a final rule.

FR Doc. 2026-19813 · Docket No. 260923-0007
Final rule, effective Oct 29, 2026Agricultural Marketing Service

Deadline extended for the inedible disposition obligation on California almonds

The Agricultural Marketing Service, part of the Agriculture Department, has issued a final rule, taking effect on October 29, 2026, that extends the deadline for the inedible disposition obligation under the federal marketing order for almonds grown in California. The later deadline applies indefinitely. The change follows a recommendation from the Almond Board of California.

Published
Sep 29, 2026
Effective
Oct 29, 2026

How to weigh in: No comment period: this is a final rule.

FR Doc. 2026-19887 · Doc. No. AMS-SC-25-0188
Temporary rule, effective Oct 30, 2026National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Groundfish reserves added to catch limits in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is moving amounts from a non-specified reserve into the initial total allowable catch for Bering Sea Pacific ocean perch, Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands northern rockfish, and Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands other flatfish. The agency says this is needed to let these fisheries keep operating. This is a temporary rule taking effect on October 30, 2026.

Published
Sep 30, 2026
Effective
Oct 30, 2026
Comments close
Oct 15, 2026

How to weigh in: The rule is final, but the agency takes comments until October 15, 2026.

FR Doc. 2026-20019 · Docket No. 260305-0066 · RTID 0648-XF997
ProposedFish and Wildlife Service

Proposal would add 32 bird species and remove 7 from the federally protected list

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, part of the Interior Department, proposes revising the list of birds protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) by adding and removing species and updating names to match accepted scientific use. The net increase of 25 species (32 added and 7 removed) would bring the total protected under the MBTA to 1,131 species. Species would be added based on new taxonomy and new evidence that they occur naturally in the United States or U.S. territories, and removed if no longer known to occur there.

Published
Oct 1, 2026
Comments close
Nov 30, 2026

How to weigh in: Comment by November 30, 2026.

FR Doc. 2026-20123 · Docket No. FWS-HQ-MB-2026-0133 · FXMB12320900000-267-FF9M30000
Temporary rule, in effectNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Trawl pollock fishing closed in the Bering Sea Winter Herring Savings Area

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is prohibiting directed fishing for pollock by vessels using trawl gear in the Winter Herring Savings Area of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area, including vessels in the Community Development Quota Program. The agency says the closure is required by regulation to prevent herring from being caught as bycatch there. This temporary rule is in effect as of September 30, 2026.

Published
Oct 1, 2026
Effective
Sep 30, 2026

How to weigh in: No comment period: this is a final rule.

FR Doc. 2026-20135 · Docket No. 260305-0066, RTID 0648-XG026
Final rule, effective Nov 2, 2026National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Guam bottomfish annual catch limit rises to 34,500 pounds

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has issued a final rule, taking effect on November 2, 2026, that raises the annual catch limit for Mariana bottomfish in the Guam Management Subarea from 31,000 pounds (14,061 kilograms) to 34,500 pounds (15,649 kilograms). It replaces the in-season accountability measure with an adjustment after the season if average catch over the most recent 3 years exceeds the limit, and removes the standard that closes the fishery in federal waters for any overage. The agency says the rule supports rebuilding of the fishery.

Published
Oct 1, 2026
Effective
Nov 2, 2026

How to weigh in: No comment period: this is a final rule.

FR Doc. 2026-20140 · Docket No. 260911-0004
In effectNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Most directed commercial fishing for Pacific sardine prohibited for 2026-2027

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has set catch limits and rules for Pacific sardine for the 2026-2027 fishing year, prohibiting most directed commercial fishing for the species off Washington, Oregon and California. Sardine may still be taken as live bait, in minor directed fisheries, under exempted fishing permits, or as incidental catch, limited to 20 percent by weight of all fish per trip when caught with other coastal pelagic species, or up to 2 metric tons per trip when caught with other stocks. The annual catch limit is 2,200 metric tons, and the rule is in effect as of October 2, 2026.

Published
Oct 2, 2026
Effective
Oct 2, 2026

How to weigh in: No comment period: this is a final rule.

FR Doc. 2026-20234 · Docket No. 260929-0005 · RTID 0648-XF629

Consumer safety

Early stage: advance noticeFederal Trade Commission

Federal Trade Commission considers rules on platforms that aid impersonation scams

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is at an early stage, an advance notice, of possibly starting a rulemaking to prevent certain unfair or deceptive practices by search engines, social media and other digital marketplace platforms that further government and business impersonation scams against consumers. No rule has been proposed yet, and the Commission is asking for written comments, data and arguments on whether such a rule is needed.

Published
Oct 1, 2026
Comments close
Nov 30, 2026

How to weigh in: Comment by November 30, 2026.

FR Doc. 2026-20143

Business and trade

In effectSmall Business Administration

Small Business Administration drops certain affirmative action rules for its programs

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has removed certain regulatory provisions that required affirmative action by applicants to or recipients of its programs, calling them unnecessary and potentially unlawful. It also makes technical corrections to one provision. The final rule is in effect as of September 29, 2026.

Published
Sep 29, 2026
Effective
Sep 29, 2026

How to weigh in: No comment period: this is a final rule.

FR Doc. 2026-19878
In effectForeign Assets Control Office

Cuba rules bar indirect dealings with listed entities and end some travel permissions

The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), part of the Treasury Department, has amended the Cuban Assets Control Regulations to carry out parts of the foreign policy of the President toward Cuba. The rule bans indirect financial transactions with entities or subentities on the Cuba Restricted List, removes the authorization for U-Turn transactions, and removes authorizations for group people-to-people travel and professional meetings in Cuba. It is in effect as of September 30, 2026.

Published
Sep 30, 2026
Effective
Sep 30, 2026

How to weigh in: No comment period: this is a final rule.

FR Doc. 2026-19973
In effectForeign Assets Control Office

Treasury adds new Cuba sanctions regulations to carry out an executive order

The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), part of the Treasury Department, has added new regulations to carry out a Cuba-related executive order. The office says it intends to add a more comprehensive set of regulations later, which may include further guidance, definitions and general licenses. The regulations are in effect as of September 30, 2026.

Published
Sep 30, 2026
Effective
Sep 30, 2026

How to weigh in: No comment period: this is a final rule.

FR Doc. 2026-19977
In effectForeign Assets Control Office

Iran sanctions regulations updated to carry out a 2020 executive order

The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), part of the Treasury Department, has amended the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations to carry out certain provisions of an Iran-related executive order from 2020. It also revises an existing definition and an existing exemption, and adds two exemptions taken from that executive order. The rule is in effect as of September 30, 2026.

Published
Sep 30, 2026
Effective
Sep 30, 2026

How to weigh in: No comment period: this is a final rule.

FR Doc. 2026-19978
ProposedState Department

State Department proposes removing some items from the U.S. Munitions List

The State Department has proposed changes to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) so that the U.S. Munitions List focuses ITAR controls on the most sensitive technologies. The proposal would remove certain items from the list, update definitions, standardize the regulatory text and add a new exemption from ITAR licensing requirements. This is a proposal and is not final.

Published
Oct 1, 2026
Comments close
Nov 30, 2026

How to weigh in: Comment by November 30, 2026.

FR Doc. 2026-20079 · Public Notice: 13123