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4/6/2026

EPA Publishes Draft Sixth Contaminant Candidate List for Public Review

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is publishing a draft list of 75 contaminants, including chemicals and microbes, for public review and comment. The list, known as the Sixth Contaminant Candidate List (CCL 6), may require regulation under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) in the future.

4/6/2026

Protection of Stratospheric Ozone: Listing of Substitutes Under the Significant New Alternatives Policy Program in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning and Fire Suppression; Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency proposes to list the refrigerant 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, also known as HFO-1234yf, as acceptable in motor vehicle air conditioning for heavy-duty pickup trucks and vans, supplementing a November 10, 2025, proposal with additional information and public comment opportunity.

4/6/2026

NHTSA Issues Interim Final Rule on Seat Belt Warning Requirements

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued an interim final rule amending the seat belt warning requirements in Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 208, in response to petitions for reconsideration of the January 2025 final rule. The rule delays compliance dates and makes technical clarifications.

4/6/2026

FDA Updates Data Standard for Postmarketing ICSRs

The FDA is requiring postmarketing individual case safety report submissions to use the International Council of Harmonisation E2B(R3) data standards starting October 1, 2026, via the Electronic Submissions Gateway Next Generation.

4/6/2026

FDA Clears STRATTERA Capsules for Sale

The FDA has determined that STRATTERA capsules in various doses were not withdrawn due to safety or effectiveness concerns, allowing the agency to continue approving new applications and keeping the products on the market.

4/6/2026

DOE Seeks Extension of Nuclear Fuel Data Survey Information Collection

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has submitted a request to extend its information collection of nuclear fuel data for three years, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, in order to collect data on spent nuclear fuel from commercial nuclear reactors and other entities that possess irradiated fuel.

4/6/2026

U.S. Department of Commerce Preliminarily Determines Crown Polyethylene Products Not Eligible for Separate Rate, Rescinds Part of Antidumping Review for China- wide Entity

The U.S. Department of Commerce has determined that Crown Polyethylene Products (International) Ltd. is not eligible for a separate rate and is part of the China-wide entity, rescinding part of the administrative review of the antidumping duty order on polyethylene retail carrier bags from China for the period of review August 1, 2024, through July 31, 2025, for two companies, Dongguan Nozawa Plastics Products Co., Ltd., and United Power Packaging, Ltd.

4/6/2026

Comment Request on Forms 5498-QA and 1099-QA

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is seeking public comments on the information collection request for Forms 5498-QA and 1099-QA, as mandated by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

4/6/2026

MSHA Delays Conforming Amendments to Respirable Crystalline Silica Rule

The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is delaying the effective date of conforming amendments to the 2024 Silica Rule, which aimed to reduce miners' exposure to respirable crystalline silica and improve respiratory protection, due to a judicial stay of the compliance deadlines.

4/3/2026

HHS Revises Statement of Organization for Office of the Secretary

The US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is revising its organizational structure, removing the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) from the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration (ASA) and establishing it as a standalone organization reporting directly to the Secretary and Deputy Secretary.