US Federal Register

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  "url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/24/2026-14983/nondiscrimination-in-federally-assisted-programs-of-the-department-of-defense-effectuation-of-title",
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  "title": "Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs of the Department of Defense-Effectuation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; Amendment",
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  "volume": 91,
  "pdf_url": "https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-24/pdf/2026-14983.pdf",
  "abstract": "This rule amends DoD regulations to eliminate disparate-impact liability. These amendments align DoD's regulations with Title VI and current DoD policy, avoid constitutional concerns, and serve the public interest. By reducing regulatory burden, they also minimize compliance costs and ensure appropriate stewardship of taxpayer dollars. In addition, these revisions conform to Executive Order 14281. Finally, this rule also makes minor technical updates to correct outdated provisions.",
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    "Defense Department"
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  "citation": "91 FR 46724",
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  "docket_id": "Docket ID: DOD-2026-OS-0595",
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  "url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/24/2026-14984/medical-devices-clinical-chemistry-and-clinical-toxicology-devices-classification-of-the-prognostic",
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  "title": "Medical Devices; Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Toxicology Devices; Classification of the Prognostic Test for Assessment of Chronic Kidney Disease Progression",
  "action": "Final amendment; final order.",
  "topics": [
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  "volume": 91,
  "pdf_url": "https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-24/pdf/2026-14984.pdf",
  "abstract": "The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is classifying the prognostic test for assessment of chronic kidney disease progression into class II (special controls). The special controls that apply to the device type are identified in this order and will be part of the codified language for classification of the prognostic test for assessment of chronic kidney disease progression. We are taking this action because we have determined that classifying the device into class II will provide a reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness of the device. We believe this action will also enhance patients' access to beneficial innovative devices, in part by reducing regulatory burdens.",
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  "citation": "91 FR 46713",
  "end_page": 46716,
  "docket_id": "Docket No. FDA-2026-N-7658",
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  "url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/24/2026-14985/medical-devices-immunology-and-microbiology-devices-classification-of-the-over-the-counter-test-to",
  "kind": "Rule",
  "title": "Medical Devices; Immunology and Microbiology Devices; Classification of the Over-the-Counter Test To Detect SARS-CoV-2 From Clinical Specimens",
  "action": "Final amendment; final order.",
  "topics": [
    "Biologics",
    "Laboratories",
    "Medical devices"
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  "volume": 91,
  "pdf_url": "https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-24/pdf/2026-14985.pdf",
  "abstract": "The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is classifying the over-the-counter test to detect SARS-CoV-2 from clinical specimens into class II (special controls). The special controls that apply to the device type are identified in this order and will be part of the codified language for classification of the over-the-counter test to detect SARS-CoV-2 from clinical specimens. We are taking this action because we have determined that classifying the device into class II will provide a reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness of the device. We believe this action will also enhance patients' access to beneficial innovative devices, in part by reducing regulatory burdens.",
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  "citation": "91 FR 46716",
  "end_page": 46719,
  "docket_id": "Docket No. FDA-2026-N-6733",
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  "published_at": "2026-07-24T00:00:00.000Z",
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  "url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/24/2026-14986/medical-devices-general-hospital-and-personal-use-devices-classification-of-the-diabetes-digital",
  "kind": "Rule",
  "title": "Medical Devices; General Hospital and Personal Use Devices; Classification of the Diabetes Digital Behavioral Therapeutic Device",
  "action": "Final amendment; final order.",
  "topics": [
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  "volume": 91,
  "pdf_url": "https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-24/pdf/2026-14986.pdf",
  "abstract": "The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is classifying the diabetes digital behavioral therapeutic device into class II (special controls). The special controls that apply to the device type are identified in this order and will be part of the codified language for classification of the diabetes digital behavioral therapeutic device. We are taking this action because we have determined that classifying the device into class II will provide a reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness of the device. We believe this action will also enhance patients' access to beneficial innovative devices, in part by reducing regulatory burdens.",
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    "Food and Drug Administration"
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  "citation": "91 FR 46719",
  "end_page": 46721,
  "docket_id": "Docket No. FDA-2026-N-7627",
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  "page_length": 3,
  "effective_on": "2026-07-24T00:00:00.000Z",
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  "primary_agency": "Health and Human Services Department",
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  "url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/24/2026-14987/medical-devices-orthopedic-devices-classification-of-the-intraoperative-surgical-angle-measurement",
  "kind": "Rule",
  "title": "Medical Devices; Orthopedic Devices; Classification of the Intraoperative Surgical Angle Measurement Tool",
  "action": "Final amendment; final order.",
  "topics": [
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  "volume": 91,
  "pdf_url": "https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-24/pdf/2026-14987.pdf",
  "abstract": "The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is classifying the intraoperative surgical angle measurement tool into class II (special controls). The special controls that apply to the device type are identified in this order and will be part of the codified language for classification of the intraoperative surgical angle measurement tool. We are taking this action because we have determined that classifying the device into class II will provide a reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness of the device. We believe this action will also enhance patients' access to beneficial innovative devices, in part by reducing regulatory burdens.",
  "agencies": [
    "Health and Human Services Department",
    "Food and Drug Administration"
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  "citation": "91 FR 46722",
  "end_page": 46724,
  "docket_id": "Docket No. FDA-2026-N-7657",
  "start_page": 46722,
  "page_length": 3,
  "effective_on": "2026-07-24T00:00:00.000Z",
  "published_at": "2026-07-24T00:00:00.000Z",
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  "primary_agency": "Health and Human Services Department",
  "document_number": "2026-14987",
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{
  "url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/24/2026-14988/safety-zones-annual-events-in-the-captain-of-the-port-eastern-great-lakes-zone-correction",
  "kind": "Rule",
  "title": "Safety Zones; Annual Events in the Captain of the Port Eastern Great Lakes Zone; Correction",
  "action": "Notification of enforcement of regulation.",
  "topics": [],
  "volume": 91,
  "pdf_url": "https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-24/pdf/2026-14988.pdf",
  "abstract": "The Coast Guard is correcting a notification of enforcement of regulation that appeared in the Federal Register on May 22, 2026. That notification is entitled \"Safety Zones; Annual Events in the Captain of the Port Eastern Great Lakes Zone\". This correction lists the correct date of the Hamburg Beach Blast.",
  "agencies": [
    "Homeland Security Department",
    "Coast Guard"
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  "citation": "91 FR 46731",
  "end_page": 46731,
  "docket_id": "Docket No. USCG-2026-0563",
  "start_page": 46731,
  "page_length": 1,
  "effective_on": "2026-07-24T00:00:00.000Z",
  "published_at": "2026-07-24T00:00:00.000Z",
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      "part": "165",
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      "citation_url": null
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  "primary_agency": "Homeland Security Department",
  "document_number": "2026-14988",
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{
  "url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/24/2026-14993/fisheries-of-the-exclusive-economic-zone-off-alaska-dusky-rockfish-in-the-west-yakutat-district-of",
  "kind": "Rule",
  "title": "Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Dusky Rockfish in the West Yakutat District of the Gulf of Alaska",
  "action": "Temporary rule; closure.",
  "topics": [],
  "volume": 91,
  "pdf_url": "https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-24/pdf/2026-14993.pdf",
  "abstract": "NMFS is prohibiting directed fishing for dusky rockfish in the West Yakutat District of the Gulf of Alaska (GOA). This action is necessary to prevent exceeding the 2026 total allowable catch (TAC) of dusky rockfish in the West Yakutat District of the GOA.",
  "agencies": [
    "Commerce Department",
    "National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration"
  ],
  "citation": "91 FR 46757",
  "end_page": 46758,
  "docket_id": "Docket No. 260305-0067",
  "start_page": 46757,
  "page_length": 2,
  "effective_on": "2026-07-22T00:00:00.000Z",
  "published_at": "2026-07-24T00:00:00.000Z",
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  "primary_agency": "Commerce Department",
  "document_number": "2026-14993",
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  "url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/24/2026-14994/significant-new-use-rule-on-a-certain-chemical-substance-multi-walled-carbon-nanotubes",
  "kind": "Rule",
  "title": "Significant New Use Rule on a Certain Chemical Substance; Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes",
  "action": "Final rule.",
  "topics": [
    "Chemicals",
    "Environmental protection",
    "Hazardous substances",
    "Reporting and recordkeeping requirements"
  ],
  "volume": 91,
  "pdf_url": "https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-24/pdf/2026-14994.pdf",
  "abstract": "EPA is issuing a significant new use rule (SNUR) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for a certain chemical substance that was the subject of a premanufacture notice (PMN) and is also subject to an Order issued by EPA pursuant to TSCA. The SNUR requires persons to notify EPA at least 90 days before commencing the manufacture (defined by statute to include import) or processing of this chemical substance for an activity that is designated as a significant new use in the SNUR. The required notification initiates EPA's evaluation of the conditions of that use for that chemical substance. In addition, the manufacture or processing for the significant new use may not commence until EPA has conducted a review of the required notification; made an appropriate determination regarding that notification; and taken such actions as required by that determination.",
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    "Environmental Protection Agency"
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  "citation": "91 FR 46742",
  "end_page": 46746,
  "docket_id": "EPA-HQ-OPPT-2025-2169",
  "start_page": 46742,
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  "effective_on": "2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z",
  "published_at": "2026-07-24T00:00:00.000Z",
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  "primary_agency": "Environmental Protection Agency",
  "document_number": "2026-14994",
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  "regulation_id_numbers": [
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  "url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/24/2026-15000/rescinding-portions-of-the-us-department-of-health-and-human-services-title-vi-regulations-to-align",
  "kind": "Rule",
  "title": "Rescinding Portions of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Title VI Regulations To Align With the Statutory Text and Conform to Executive Order 14281",
  "action": "Final rule.",
  "topics": [
    "Administrative practice and procedure",
    "Civil rights",
    "Grant programs"
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  "volume": 91,
  "pdf_url": "https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-24/pdf/2026-15000.pdf",
  "abstract": "By this rule, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services amends its regulations implementing Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI) to remove provisions that impose or exemplify liability based on disparate impact. These amendments align the Department's regulations with the best reading of Title VI's statutory text, avoid constitutional concerns, reduce compliance costs and uncertainty for recipients, and serve the public interest. In addition, these revisions conform to Executive Order 14281.",
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  "citation": "91 FR 46746",
  "end_page": 46756,
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  "start_page": 46746,
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  "published_at": "2026-07-24T00:00:00.000Z",
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  "primary_agency": "Health and Human Services Department",
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  "url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/07/24/2026-15004/airworthiness-directives-stemme-gmbh-gliders",
  "kind": "Rule",
  "title": "Airworthiness Directives; Stemme GmbH Gliders",
  "action": "Final rule; request for comments.",
  "topics": [
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    "Aircraft",
    "Aviation safety",
    "Incorporation by reference",
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  "volume": 91,
  "pdf_url": "https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-07-24/pdf/2026-15004.pdf",
  "abstract": "The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Stemme GmbH (Stemme) TSA-M Model S6-RT and Stemme S 12 gliders. This AD was prompted by a report of a leaking electrical fuel transfer pump. This AD requires inspecting affected electrical fuel transfer pumps for certain non-conforming parts, and if found, replacing them with approved parts. This AD also prohibits installation of certain non- conforming parts on affected gliders. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products.",
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  "citation": "91 FR 46709",
  "end_page": 46712,
  "docket_id": "Docket No. FAA-2026-7222",
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  "published_at": "2026-07-24T00:00:00.000Z",
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