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2/23/2026

US Census Bureau Proposes Fee Increase for Age Search Service

The US Census Bureau is proposing to increase the fee for its Age Search service, which provides access to confidential census records, from $65.00 to $155.00, and expedited requests from $20.00 to $50.00 per case, effective from 2024, to cover rising operating costs.

2/23/2026

NMFS Adjusts 2026 Atlantic Mackerel Fishery Specifications

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is revising the 2026 Atlantic mackerel fishery specifications to reflect the results of an updated stock assessment, aiming to rebuild the mackerel stock, optimize yield, and ensure data-driven management

2/23/2026

NMFS Corrects Final Rule for Puerto Rico Fishery Management Plans

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) has corrected a final rule that implemented management measures for the Puerto Rico, St. Croix, and St. Thomas and St. John Fishery Management Plans, which were published in the Federal Register on September 13, 2022. The correction addresses errors in the species table references that were inadvertently left out of the final rule.

2/20/2026

Pipeline Safety: Incident Notifications to the National Response Center

The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) is issuing an advisory bulletin to remind operators of gas pipelines, UNGS facilities, and LNG facilities of their obligation to report incidents in accordance with PHMSA's incident reporting requirements, following a safety recommendation from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) regarding a fatal incident in February 2018.

2/20/2026

Public Meetings of the Advisory Committee on Landslides

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is announcing a Federal Advisory Committee meeting of the Advisory Committee on Landslides (ACL), open to the public, in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) of 1972.

2/20/2026

Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Louisiana and Open Ocean Trustee Implementation Groups; Final Joint Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment #1: Wetlands, Coastal, and Nearshore Habitats, Federally Managed Lands, Fish and Water Column Invertebrates, Sea Turtles, Submerged Aquatic Vegetation, and Birds Restoration of the Chandeleur Islands and Finding of No Significant Impact

The Louisiana and Open Ocean Trustee Implementation Groups have prepared a $372 million Final Joint Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment to partially restore resources injured in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, with $247 million allocated from DWH NRDA funds.

2/20/2026

West Virginia Regulatory Program

The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement is publishing a final rule to amend the Federal Lands Cooperative Agreement between West Virginia and the U.S. Department of the Interior, allowing West Virginia to regulate surface coal mining on Federal lands within the state under its approved permanent regulatory program.