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FWS — National Wildlife Refuge System: 2026-2027 Station-Specific Hunting and Sport Fishing Regulations — closes in 11 days

Published: 2026-05-27

Relevance: 85% | Comment velocity: 880/day | Sentiment net: -5%

Comment closes: 2026-06-27T03:59:59Z

National Wildlife Refuge System: 2026-2027 Station-Specific Hunting and Sport Fishing Regulations

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ATF — Allowing Makers to Adopt Certain Markings for National Firearms Act Firearms — closes in 21 days

Published: 2026-05-06

Relevance: 80% | Comment velocity: 622/day | Sentiment net: 35%

Comment closes: 2026-07-07T03:59:59Z

Allowing Makers to Adopt Certain Markings for National Firearms Act Firearms

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Interoperability Standards and Prior Authorization for Drugs for Medicare Advantage Organizations, Medicaid Managed Care Plans, etc. — closes in 0 days

Published: 2026-04-14

Relevance: 70% | Comment velocity: 223/day | Sentiment net: 30%

Comment closes: 2026-06-16T03:59:59Z

Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Interoperability Standards and Prior Authorization for Drugs for Medicare Advantage Organizations, Medicaid Managed Care Plans, etc.

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OMB — Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance — closes in 28 days

Published: 2026-05-29

Relevance: 80% | Comment velocity: 15.5k/day | Sentiment net: -40%

Comment closes: 2026-07-14T03:59:59Z

Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance

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Environmental Protection Agency — Begin Actual Construction in the New Source Review Preconstruction Permitting Program — closes in 14 days

Published: 2026-05-13

Relevance: 75% | Comment velocity: 96/day | Sentiment net: -50%

Comment closes: 2026-06-30T03:59:59Z

Begin Actual Construction in the New Source Review Preconstruction Permitting Program

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Environmental Protection Agency — National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Crude Oil and Natural Gas Production Facilities and Natural Gas Transmission and Storage Facilities; Technology Review and Reconsideration — closes in 7 days

Published: 2026-04-22

Relevance: 65% | Comment velocity: 7/day | Sentiment net: -20%

Comment closes: 2026-06-23T03:59:59Z

National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Crude Oil and Natural Gas Production Facilities and Natural Gas Transmission and Storage Facilities; Technology Review and Reconsideration

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Environmental Protection Agency — Tier 4 Criteria Pollutant Standards, Part 1: Phase-In Schedule for Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles — closes in 21 days

Published: 2026-05-18

Relevance: 70% | Comment velocity: 50/day | Sentiment net: -30%

Comment closes: 2026-07-07T03:59:59Z

Tier 4 Criteria Pollutant Standards, Part 1: Phase-In Schedule for Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles

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ATF — Removing Chief Law Enforcement Officer Notification under the National Firearms Act — closes in 21 days

Published: 2026-05-06

Relevance: 65% | Comment velocity: 115/day | Sentiment net: 20%

Comment closes: 2026-07-07T03:59:59Z

Removing Chief Law Enforcement Officer Notification under the National Firearms Act

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Environmental Protection Agency — Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Steam Electric Power Generating Point Source Category: Unmanaged Combustion Residual Leachate — closes in 2 days

Published: 2026-05-18

Relevance: 60% | Comment velocity: 9/day | Sentiment net: -40%

Comment closes: 2026-06-18T03:59:59Z

Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Steam Electric Power Generating Point Source Category: Unmanaged Combustion Residual Leachate

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ATF — Interstate Transport and Temporary Export of National Firearms Act Firearms — closes in 52 days

Published: 2026-05-08

Relevance: 65% | Comment velocity: 138/day | Sentiment net: 40%

Comment closes: 2026-08-07T03:59:59Z

Interstate Transport and Temporary Export of National Firearms Act Firearms

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ATF — Joint Registration for Spouses under the National Firearms Act — closes in 22 days

Published: 2026-05-08

Relevance: 65% | Comment velocity: 75/day | Sentiment net: 40%

Comment closes: 2026-07-08T03:59:59Z

Joint Registration for Spouses under the National Firearms Act

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Environmental Protection Agency — Significant New Use Rules on Certain Chemical Substances (26-2) — closes in 25 days

Published: 2026-04-24

Relevance: 60% | Comment velocity: 3/day | Sentiment net: 35%

Comment closes: 2026-07-11T03:59:59Z

Significant New Use Rules on Certain Chemical Substances (26-2)

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Internal Revenue Service — Extension and Modification of Limitation on Wagering Losses: Increase in Threshold for Requiring Information Reporting with Respect to Certain Payees — closes in 1 days

Published: 2026-04-17

Relevance: 55% | Comment velocity: 10/day | Sentiment net: -40%

Comment closes: 2026-06-17T03:59:59Z

Extension and Modification of Limitation on Wagering Losses: Increase in Threshold for Requiring Information Reporting with Respect to Certain Payees

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