Issue NEWS-2026-W44 · Oct 26, 2026 to Nov 1, 2026

The Daily Trickle

Plain words, straight from the source. Every item links to the original document. No news outlets, no hot takes.

This week, from source to page

13 documents from primary sources, published this week
6 selected passed the news gate
5 in this issue passed the fact check

Phones, internet and tech

ProposedFederal Communications Commission

Petition seeks reconsideration of a Federal Communications Commission action

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has a petition for reconsideration filed in one of its rulemaking proceedings. Harold Feld filed the petition on behalf of Public Knowledge and others. The abstract does not say which action the petition challenges or what it asks the FCC to do, and the item is listed as proposed, so it is not a final rule.

Published
Oct 26, 2026

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

Read it in the Federal Register Official PDF on govinfo.gov
FR Doc. 2026-21810 · WT Docket No. 18-122 · GN Docket No. 25-59 · Report No. 3237 · FR ID 373513
Final rule, effective Nov 25, 2026Federal Communications Commission

Final rule sets clearer ways for consumers to revoke robocall consent

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has issued a final rule, effective November 25, 2026, that changes how consumers can revoke consent to robocalls. It lets callers treat a revocation request as applying only to the specific category of informational robocalls it was directed at, and lets them designate one exclusive means for consumers to revoke consent. It also amends the consent exemption for financial institutions so they can more easily alert customers to fraudulent activity, and delegates review of the robocall rules for clarity to the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau (CGB).

Published
Oct 26, 2026
Effective
Nov 25, 2026

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

Read it in the Federal Register Official PDF on govinfo.gov
FR Doc. 2026-21821 · CG Docket No. 02-278 · FCC 26-67 · FR ID 373556

Travel and transportation

ProposedNational Highway Traffic Safety Administration

Proposed update to lamp standard for vehicles with automated driving systems

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) of the Transportation Department proposes to update Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 108, which covers lamps, reflective devices and associated equipment. The changes would remove requirements the agency calls unnecessary and amend the test voltage for integral beam headlamps. For vehicles with Automated Driving Systems (ADS) and no manually operated driving controls, the proposal would limit certain turn signal, hazard warning and beam switching requirements and would allow cyan-colored ADS marker lamps as optional equipment.

Published
Oct 26, 2026
Comments close
Nov 25, 2026

How to weigh in: Comment by November 25, 2026.

Read it in the Federal Register Official PDF on govinfo.gov
FR Doc. 2026-21794 · Docket No. NHTSA-2026-1519

Food, farming and wildlife

Temporary rule, in effectNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Temporary rule reallocates unused Pacific cod in Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has issued a temporary rule, in effect from October 26, 2026, that reallocates projected unused Pacific cod from catcher vessels using trawl gear to catcher vessels under 60 feet (18.3 meters) length overall that use hook-and-line or pot gear, and to American Fisheries Act trawl catcher/processors. The action covers the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area. It is needed so the 2026 total allowable catch of Pacific cod in that area can be harvested.

Published
Oct 26, 2026
Effective
Oct 26, 2026

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

Read it in the Federal Register Official PDF on govinfo.gov
FR Doc. 2026-21805 · Docket No. 260305-0066 · RTID 0648-XG134

Business and trade

ProposedInvestment Security Office

Treasury proposes rules on outbound investment in certain technologies

The Treasury Department's Investment Security Office has proposed regulations to implement Subtitle C of the Comprehensive Outbound Investment National Security Act. The proposal would require United States persons to notify the Treasury Department about certain transactions involving foreign persons engaged in notifiable technologies. It would also prohibit certain other transactions involving foreign persons engaged in prohibited technologies.

Published
Oct 26, 2026
Comments close
Dec 7, 2026

How to weigh in: Comment by December 7, 2026.

Read it in the Federal Register Official PDF on govinfo.gov
FR Doc. 2026-21786 · Docket No. TREAS-DO-2026-0595