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3/23/2026

EPA Lodges Proposed Modification to Consent Decree Under CERCLA

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has lodged a proposed modification to a consent decree under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), a federal law that aims to clean up contaminated sites across the country.

3/23/2026

National Organic Program: National List of Allowed and Prohibited Substances per October 2021, October 2022, and October 2024 Recommendations (Crops and Livestock)

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has proposed a rule to update its organic regulations, allowing for the use of carbon dioxide in organic crop production and meloxicam as a pain treatment in organic livestock production. The proposed rule also removes restrictions on methionine in organic poultry feed and permits the use of sodium nitrate as a fertilizer in organic crop production, subject to conditions to protect soil quality.

3/23/2026

USDA Seeks OMB Approval for Egg Inspection Program Extension

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service is requesting an extension of its information collection for the Shell Egg Surveillance Program, which is used to enforce the Egg Products Inspection Act, under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

3/23/2026

U.S. Fisheries Committee to Hold Public Meeting on May 27, 2026

The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is hosting a public meeting of the Permanent Advisory Committee (PAC) to provide advice to U.S. Commissioners on the Commission for the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (WCPFC). The meeting will take place on May 27, 2026.

3/23/2026

DOL Revises Definition of Minor Child for Labor Organization Report

The Department of Labor has revised the definition of a minor child for the Labor Organization Officer and Employee Report, changing it from under 21 to under 18 years of age, in an effort to align with the age of majority in most US jurisdictions and reduce reporting burdens.

3/23/2026

FDIC Rescinds 2009 Policy on Failed Bank Acquisitions

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is taking final action to rescind the Statement of Policy on Qualifications for Failed Bank Acquisitions issued in 2009 and related questions and answers posted on its website in 2010, effectively ending a policy that governed failed bank acquisitions.