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Office of Personnel Management — Promoting Employee Accountability

Published: 2026-09-19

Relevance: 75% | Comment velocity: 14/day | Sentiment net: -45%

Comment closes: 2026-09-30T03:59:59Z

Promoting Employee Accountability

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Environmental Protection Agency — State Plans for Designated Facilities and Pollutants; Approvals and Promulgations: Allegheny County; Negative Declaration for Existing Large Municipal Waste Combustors

Published: 2026-09-19

Relevance: 60% | Comment velocity: 1/day | Sentiment net: -20%

Comment closes: 2026-09-29T03:59:59Z

State Plans for Designated Facilities and Pollutants; Approvals and Promulgations: Allegheny County; Negative Declaration for Existing Large Municipal Waste Combustors

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Environmental Protection Agency — Pesticide Tolerance; Exemptions, Petitions, Revocations, etc.: Petitions Filed for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities—June 2026

Published: 2026-09-19

Relevance: 50% | Comment velocity: 1/day | Sentiment net: 0%

Comment closes: 2026-09-22T03:59:59Z

Pesticide Tolerance; Exemptions, Petitions, Revocations, etc.: Petitions Filed for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities—June 2026

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Office of Personnel Management — Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: Optimizing Plan Offerings

Published: 2026-09-19

Relevance: 35% | Comment velocity: 1/day | Sentiment net: 0%

Comment closes: 2026-11-17T04:59:59Z

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: Optimizing Plan Offerings

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Federal Communications Commission — Television Broadcasting Services Elko, NV

Published: 2026-09-19

Relevance: 35% | Comment velocity: 0/day | Sentiment net: 0%

Comment closes: 2026-09-25T03:59:59Z

Television Broadcasting Services Elko, NV

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Federal Communications Commission — Television Broadcasting Services: St. George, UT

Published: 2026-09-19

Relevance: 40% | Comment velocity: 0/day | Sentiment net: 0%

Comment closes: 2026-09-26T03:59:59Z

Television Broadcasting Services: St. George, UT

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Federal Communications Commission — Television Broadcasting Services: Colusa, CA

Published: 2026-09-19

Relevance: 40% | Comment velocity: 0/day | Sentiment net: 0%

Comment closes: 2026-10-20T03:59:59Z

Television Broadcasting Services: Colusa, CA

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Environmental Protection Agency — Pesticide Tolerance; Exemptions, Petitions, Revocations, etc.: Petitions Filed for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities—June 2026

Published: 2026-09-19

Relevance: 40% | Comment velocity: 0/day | Sentiment net: 0%

Comment closes: 2026-09-22T03:59:59Z

Pesticide Tolerance; Exemptions, Petitions, Revocations, etc.: Petitions Filed for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities—June 2026

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Environmental Protection Agency — Indiana: Approval of State Coal Combustion Residuals Permit Program

Published: 2026-09-19

Relevance: 40% | Comment velocity: 0/day | Sentiment net: 0%

Comment closes: 2026-11-17T04:59:59Z

Indiana: Approval of State Coal Combustion Residuals Permit Program

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Securities and Exchange Commission — Political Contributions by Certain Investment Advisers

Published: 2026-09-19

Relevance: 40% | Comment velocity: 0/day | Sentiment net: 0%

Comment closes: 2026-11-10T04:59:59Z

Political Contributions by Certain Investment Advisers

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Securities and Exchange Commission — Regulation Crypto Assets

Published: 2026-09-19

Relevance: 40% | Comment velocity: 0/day | Sentiment net: 0%

Comment closes: 2026-10-21T03:59:59Z

Regulation Crypto Assets

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APHIS — National Poultry Improvement Plan and Auxiliary Provisions

Published: 2026-09-19

Relevance: 40% | Comment velocity: 2/day | Sentiment net: 0%

Comment closes: 2026-10-06T03:59:59Z

National Poultry Improvement Plan and Auxiliary Provisions

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Food and Drug Administration — Radiology Devices; Reclassification of Digital Breast Tomosynthesis System

Published: 2026-09-19

Relevance: 45% | Comment velocity: 1/day | Sentiment net: 0%

Comment closes: 2026-10-10T03:59:59Z

Radiology Devices; Reclassification of Digital Breast Tomosynthesis System

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Federal Communications Commission — Unleashing Unlicensed Spectrum for Direct-to-Device

Published: 2026-09-19

Relevance: 45% | Comment velocity: 0/day | Sentiment net: 0%

Comment closes: 2026-12-08T04:59:59Z

Unleashing Unlicensed Spectrum for Direct-to-Device

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Environmental Protection Agency — State Plans for Designated Facilities and Pollutants; Approvals and Promulgations: Maryland; Negative Declaration for Existing Other Solid Waste Incinerators

Published: 2026-09-19

Relevance: 45% | Comment velocity: 0/day | Sentiment net: 0%

Comment closes: 2026-10-15T03:59:59Z

State Plans for Designated Facilities and Pollutants; Approvals and Promulgations: Maryland; Negative Declaration for Existing Other Solid Waste Incinerators

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Environmental Protection Agency — Wisconsin: Approval of State Coal Combustion Residuals Permit Program

Published: 2026-09-19

Relevance: 45% | Comment velocity: 0/day | Sentiment net: 0%

Comment closes: 2026-11-11T04:59:59Z

Wisconsin: Approval of State Coal Combustion Residuals Permit Program

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Federal Communications Commission — Promoting Telehealth in Rural America

Published: 2026-09-19

Relevance: 45% | Comment velocity: 0/day | Sentiment net: 0%

Comment closes: 2026-10-31T03:59:59Z

Promoting Telehealth in Rural America

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Environmental Protection Agency — Clean Data Determination; 1997 8-hour Ozone Standards; California; Sacramento Metro Area

Published: 2026-09-19

Relevance: 45% | Comment velocity: 0/day | Sentiment net: 0%

Comment closes: 2026-10-15T03:59:59Z

Clean Data Determination; 1997 8-hour Ozone Standards; California; Sacramento Metro Area

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Federal Reserve System — Loans to Executive Officers, Directors, and Principal Shareholders of Member Banks; Bank Holding Companies

Published: 2026-09-19

Relevance: 45% | Comment velocity: 0/day | Sentiment net: 0%

Comment closes: 2026-10-06T03:59:59Z

Loans to Executive Officers, Directors, and Principal Shareholders of Member Banks; Bank Holding Companies

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Environmental Protection Agency — State Plans for Designated Facilities and Pollutants; Approvals and Promulgations: District of Columbia; Negative Declaration for Existing Other Solid Waste Incinerators

Published: 2026-09-19

Relevance: 45% | Comment velocity: 0/day | Sentiment net: 0%

Comment closes: 2026-10-15T03:59:59Z

State Plans for Designated Facilities and Pollutants; Approvals and Promulgations: District of Columbia; Negative Declaration for Existing Other Solid Waste Incinerators

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Federal Communications Commission — Maximizing Efficiencies in Universal Service Administration

Published: 2026-09-19

Relevance: 45% | Comment velocity: 0/day | Sentiment net: 0%

Comment closes: 2026-10-31T03:59:59Z

Maximizing Efficiencies in Universal Service Administration

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Internal Revenue Service — Allocation and Apportionment of Deductions to Foreign Source Section 951A Category Income and Deduction Eligible Income

Published: 2026-09-19

Relevance: 45% | Comment velocity: 1/day | Sentiment net: 0%

Comment closes: 2026-11-11T04:59:59Z

Allocation and Apportionment of Deductions to Foreign Source Section 951A Category Income and Deduction Eligible Income

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Internal Revenue Service — Foreign Currency Gain or Loss of Controlled Foreign Corporations

Published: 2026-09-19

Relevance: 50% | Comment velocity: 1/day | Sentiment net: 0%

Comment closes: 2026-11-13T04:59:59Z

Foreign Currency Gain or Loss of Controlled Foreign Corporations

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Federal Communications Commission — Modernization of the Nation's Alerting Systems: Wireless Emergency Alerts and The Emergency Alert System

Published: 2026-09-19

Relevance: 50% | Comment velocity: 0/day | Sentiment net: 0%

Comment closes: 2026-09-30T03:59:59Z

Modernization of the Nation's Alerting Systems: Wireless Emergency Alerts and The Emergency Alert System

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Federal Communications Commission — Improving the Effectiveness of the Robocall Mitigation Database: Call Authentication Trust Anchor; Advanced Methods to Target and Eliminate Unlawful Robocalls

Published: 2026-09-19

Relevance: 50% | Comment velocity: 0/day | Sentiment net: 0%

Comment closes: 2026-11-10T04:59:59Z

Improving the Effectiveness of the Robocall Mitigation Database: Call Authentication Trust Anchor; Advanced Methods to Target and Eliminate Unlawful Robocalls

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Postal Service — Labels 888, 889, 891, and 892, Discontinued

Published: 2026-09-19

Relevance: 50% | Comment velocity: 0/day | Sentiment net: 0%

Comment closes: 2026-10-10T03:59:59Z

Labels 888, 889, 891, and 892, Discontinued

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Federal Communications Commission — Build America: Eliminating Barriers to Wireline Deployments

Published: 2026-09-19

Relevance: 50% | Comment velocity: 0/day | Sentiment net: 0%

Comment closes: 2026-11-06T04:59:59Z

Build America: Eliminating Barriers to Wireline Deployments

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Federal Communications Commission — Review of Submarine Cable Landing License Rules and Procedures to Assess Evolving National Security, Law Enforcement, Foreign Policy, and Trade Policy Risks

Published: 2026-09-19

Relevance: 50% | Comment velocity: 0/day | Sentiment net: 0%

Comment closes: 2026-09-26T03:59:59Z

Review of Submarine Cable Landing License Rules and Procedures to Assess Evolving National Security, Law Enforcement, Foreign Policy, and Trade Policy Risks

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Environmental Protection Agency — Pesticide Tolerance; Exemptions, Petitions, Revocations, etc.: Petitions Filed for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities—June 2026

Published: 2026-09-19

Relevance: 50% | Comment velocity: 0/day | Sentiment net: 0%

Comment closes: 2026-09-22T03:59:59Z

Pesticide Tolerance; Exemptions, Petitions, Revocations, etc.: Petitions Filed for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities—June 2026

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Environmental Protection Agency — Pesticide Tolerance; Exemptions, Petitions, Revocations, etc.: Petitions Filed for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities—June 2026

Published: 2026-09-19

Relevance: 50% | Comment velocity: 0/day | Sentiment net: 0%

Comment closes: 2026-09-22T03:59:59Z

Pesticide Tolerance; Exemptions, Petitions, Revocations, etc.: Petitions Filed for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities—June 2026

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Environmental Protection Agency — Pesticide Tolerance; Exemptions, Petitions, Revocations, etc.: Petitions Filed for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities—June 2026

Published: 2026-09-19

Relevance: 50% | Comment velocity: 0/day | Sentiment net: 0%

Comment closes: 2026-09-22T03:59:59Z

Pesticide Tolerance; Exemptions, Petitions, Revocations, etc.: Petitions Filed for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities—June 2026

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Internal Revenue Service — Pro Rata Share of Subpart F Income, Tested Income, or Tested Loss

Published: 2026-09-19

Relevance: 50% | Comment velocity: 2/day | Sentiment net: 0%

Comment closes: 2026-10-27T03:59:59Z

Pro Rata Share of Subpart F Income, Tested Income, or Tested Loss

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Federal Communications Commission — Review of E-Rate Program to Ensure Congress's Vision

Published: 2026-09-19

Relevance: 50% | Comment velocity: 0/day | Sentiment net: 0%

Comment closes: 2026-11-13T04:59:59Z

Review of E-Rate Program to Ensure Congress's Vision

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Environmental Protection Agency — Rescission of the Greenhouse Gas Findings for Fossil Fuel-Fired Power Plants and Repeal of Regulations for Power Plant Greenhouse Gas Emissions Under Clean Air Act Section 111

Published: 2026-09-19

Relevance: 50% | Comment velocity: 0/day | Sentiment net: 0%

Comment closes: 2026-11-03T04:59:59Z

Rescission of the Greenhouse Gas Findings for Fossil Fuel-Fired Power Plants and Repeal of Regulations for Power Plant Greenhouse Gas Emissions Under Clean Air Act Section 111

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FDIC — Disclosure of Information; Extension of Comment Period

Published: 2026-09-19

Relevance: 55% | Comment velocity: 0/day | Sentiment net: 0%

Comment closes: 2026-10-06T03:59:59Z

Disclosure of Information; Extension of Comment Period

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Environmental Protection Agency — Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Approvals and Promulgations: North Dakota; Reconsideration and Repeal of Air Plan Partial Approval and Partial Disapproval of Regional Haze State Implementation Plan for the Second Implementation Period

Published: 2026-09-19

Relevance: 55% | Comment velocity: 0/day | Sentiment net: 0%

Comment closes: 2026-10-10T03:59:59Z

Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Approvals and Promulgations: North Dakota; Reconsideration and Repeal of Air Plan Partial Approval and Partial Disapproval of Regional Haze State Implementation Plan for the Second...

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Federal Communications Commission — Protecting Against National Security Threats to the Communications Supply Chain through the Equipment Authorization Program

Published: 2026-09-19

Relevance: 55% | Comment velocity: 0/day | Sentiment net: 0%

Comment closes: 2026-09-22T03:59:59Z

Protecting Against National Security Threats to the Communications Supply Chain through the Equipment Authorization Program

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Federal Trade Commission — Petition for Rulemaking of Robert Michael Vanleeuwen

Published: 2026-09-19

Relevance: 60% | Comment velocity: 2/day | Sentiment net: -50%

Comment closes: 2026-10-16T03:59:59Z

Petition for Rulemaking of Robert Michael Vanleeuwen

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Environmental Protection Agency — Updated Definition of “Waters of the United States”

Published: 2026-09-19

Relevance: 60% | Comment velocity: 13/day | Sentiment net: -40%

Comment closes: 2026-10-10T03:59:59Z

Updated Definition of “Waters of the United States”

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NPS — First State National Historical Park; Bicycling

Published: 2026-09-19

Relevance: 65% | Comment velocity: 22/day | Sentiment net: -15%

Comment closes: 2026-09-29T03:59:59Z

First State National Historical Park; Bicycling

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Internal Revenue Service — Guidance: Eligible Investments for Trump Accounts

Published: 2026-09-19

Relevance: 65% | Comment velocity: 6/day | Sentiment net: -15%

Comment closes: 2026-10-21T03:59:59Z

Guidance: Eligible Investments for Trump Accounts

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FS — Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.: Travel Management; National Forest System Lands

Published: 2026-09-19

Relevance: 70% | Comment velocity: 120.8k/day | Sentiment net: -40%

Comment closes: 2026-09-24T03:59:59Z

Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.: Travel Management; National Forest System Lands

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Environmental Protection Agency — State Plans for Designated Facilities and Pollutants; Approvals and Promulgations: Allegheny County; Negative Declaration for Existing Large Municipal Waste Combustors

Published: 2026-09-19

Relevance: 70% | Comment velocity: 1/day | Sentiment net: -100%

Comment closes: 2026-09-29T03:59:59Z

State Plans for Designated Facilities and Pollutants; Approvals and Promulgations: Allegheny County; Negative Declaration for Existing Large Municipal Waste Combustors

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HUD — FR-6540-P-02 HUD’s Implementation of the Fair Housing Act’s Disparate Impact Standard; Amendments to HUD’s Title VI Regulations

Published: 2026-09-19

Relevance: 70% | Comment velocity: 25/day | Sentiment net: -50%

Comment closes: 2026-10-10T03:59:59Z

FR-6540-P-02 HUD’s Implementation of the Fair Housing Act’s Disparate Impact Standard; Amendments to HUD’s Title VI Regulations

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Environmental Protection Agency — State Plans for Designated Facilities and Pollutants; Approvals and Promulgations: City of Philadelphia; Negative Declarations for Existing Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incinerators, Large Municipal Waste Incinerators, Small Municipal Waste Incinerators, and Other Solid Waste Incinerators

Published: 2026-09-19

Relevance: 70% | Comment velocity: 1/day | Sentiment net: 100%

Comment closes: 2026-09-29T03:59:59Z

State Plans for Designated Facilities and Pollutants; Approvals and Promulgations: City of Philadelphia; Negative Declarations for Existing Commercial and Industrial Solid Waste Incinerators, Large Municipal Waste Incine...

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Federal Railroad Administration — High-Speed Train Noise Emission Standards

Published: 2026-09-19

Relevance: 70% | Comment velocity: 4/day | Sentiment net: 50%

Comment closes: 2026-10-03T03:59:59Z

High-Speed Train Noise Emission Standards

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Internal Revenue Service — Information Reporting Regarding Qualified Opportunity Zones and Updated Qualified Opportunity Fund Certification and Decertification Procedures

Published: 2026-09-19

Relevance: 70% | Comment velocity: 2/day | Sentiment net: -50%

Comment closes: 2026-10-27T03:59:59Z

Information Reporting Regarding Qualified Opportunity Zones and Updated Qualified Opportunity Fund Certification and Decertification Procedures

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BLM — National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska Production Site Development

Published: 2026-09-19

Relevance: 70% | Comment velocity: 8/day | Sentiment net: -60%

Comment closes: 2026-11-10T04:59:59Z

National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska Production Site Development

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Office of Personnel Management — First Responder Fair Return for Employees on Their Initial Retirement Earned Act

Published: 2026-09-19

Relevance: 70% | Comment velocity: 60/day | Sentiment net: 10%

Comment closes: 2026-09-22T03:59:59Z

First Responder Fair Return for Employees on Their Initial Retirement Earned Act

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — Medicaid Program: Indirect Hold Harmless Threshold of Health Care-Related Taxes

Published: 2026-09-19

Relevance: 75% | Comment velocity: 24/day | Sentiment net: -40%

Comment closes: 2026-09-22T03:59:59Z

Medicaid Program: Indirect Hold Harmless Threshold of Health Care-Related Taxes

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