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Internal Revenue Service — Federal Scholarship Tax Credit — closes in 27 days

Published: 2026-10-02

Relevance: 100% | Comment velocity: 22.4k/day | Sentiment net: -55%

Comment closes: 2026-12-02T04:59:59Z

Federal Scholarship Tax Credit

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SBA — Small Business Size Standards: Revised Size Standards Methodology — closes in 16 days

Published: 2026-08-20

Relevance: 85% | Comment velocity: 931/day | Sentiment net: -35%

Comment closes: 2026-11-21T04:59:59Z

Small Business Size Standards: Revised Size Standards Methodology

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SBA — Small Business Size Standards — closes in 16 days

Published: 2026-09-24

Relevance: 95% | Comment velocity: 380/day | Sentiment net: -30%

Comment closes: 2026-11-21T04:59:59Z

Small Business Size Standards

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BLM — National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska Production Site Development — closes in 5 days

Published: 2026-09-08

Relevance: 100% | Comment velocity: 70.1k/day | Sentiment net: -80%

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

National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska Production Site Development

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Environmental Protection Agency — Updates to the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Definitions and Exclusions — closes in 14 days

Published: 2026-09-04

Relevance: 100% | Comment velocity: 120/day | Sentiment net: -20%

Comment closes: 2026-11-19T04:59:59Z

Updates to the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Definitions and Exclusions

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments: Virtual Access, Gynecologic Cytology Proficiency Testing, Personnel Qualifications, and Other Changes — closes in 33 days

Published: 2026-10-08

Relevance: 100% | Comment velocity: 181/day | Sentiment net: -10%

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

Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments: Virtual Access, Gynecologic Cytology Proficiency Testing, Personnel Qualifications, and Other Changes

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USCIS — Removing Deference to Prior USCIS Determinations of Eligibility — closes in 9 days

Published: 2026-10-14

Relevance: 95% | Comment velocity: 433/day | Sentiment net: -35%

Comment closes: 2026-11-14T04:59:59Z

Removing Deference to Prior USCIS Determinations of Eligibility

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Department of the Treasury — 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act Prohibition on Large Institutional Investor Purchases of Single-Family Homes — closes in 19 days

Published: 2026-10-23

Relevance: 95% | Comment velocity: 39/day | Sentiment net: 25%

Comment closes: 2026-11-24T04:59:59Z

21st Century ROAD to Housing Act Prohibition on Large Institutional Investor Purchases of Single-Family Homes

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Environmental Protection Agency — National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Gasoline Distribution Facilities and Standards of Performance for Bulk Gasoline Terminals Reconsideration — closes in 8 days

Published: 2026-09-28

Relevance: 80% | Comment velocity: 2/day | Sentiment net: -50%

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

National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Gasoline Distribution Facilities and Standards of Performance for Bulk Gasoline Terminals Reconsideration

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Environmental Protection Agency — Initial Air Quality Designations for the 2024 Revised Primary Annual Fine Particle National Ambient Air Quality Standards — closes in 1 days

Published: 2026-10-06

Relevance: 80% | Comment velocity: 11/day | Sentiment net: -20%

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

Initial Air Quality Designations for the 2024 Revised Primary Annual Fine Particle National Ambient Air Quality Standards

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Internal Revenue Service — Trump Accounts — closes in 26 days

Published: 2026-10-01

Relevance: 90% | Comment velocity: 114/day | Sentiment net: -30%

Comment closes: 2026-12-01T04:59:59Z

Trump Accounts

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Office of Personnel Management — Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: Optimizing Plan Offerings — closes in 12 days

Published: 2026-09-15

Relevance: 65% | Comment velocity: 157/day | Sentiment net: -5%

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

Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: Optimizing Plan Offerings

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Food and Drug Administration — Substances Generally Recognized as Safe — closes in 35 days

Published: 2026-08-11

Relevance: 90% | Comment velocity: 762/day | Sentiment net: 0%

Comment closes: 2026-12-10T04:59:59Z

Substances Generally Recognized as Safe

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Environmental Protection Agency — Trichloroethylene (TCE); Regulation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); Compliance Date Extensions — closes in 9 days

Published: 2026-10-14

Relevance: 75% | Comment velocity: 2/day | Sentiment net: -50%

Comment closes: 2026-11-14T04:59:59Z

Trichloroethylene (TCE); Regulation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); Compliance Date Extensions

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NHTSA — Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Modernization of FMVSS No. 108 To Accommodate ADS-Equipped Vehicles — closes in 21 days

Published: 2026-10-26

Relevance: 85% | Comment velocity: 32/day | Sentiment net: -5%

Comment closes: 2026-11-26T04:59:59Z

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Modernization of FMVSS No. 108 To Accommodate ADS-Equipped Vehicles

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NPS — Off-Road Motor Vehicles: Big Cypress National Preserve — closes in 27 days

Published: 2026-10-02

Relevance: 65% | Comment velocity: 185/day | Sentiment net: -5%

Comment closes: 2026-12-02T04:59:59Z

Off-Road Motor Vehicles: Big Cypress National Preserve

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Internal Revenue Service — Allocation and Apportionment of Deductions to Foreign Source Section 951A Category Income and Deduction Eligible Income — closes in 6 days

Published: 2026-09-11

Relevance: 70% | Comment velocity: 3/day | Sentiment net: -60%

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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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Exchange Pre-Eligibility Verification — closes in 23 days

Published: 2026-10-27

Relevance: 90% | Comment velocity: 18/day | Sentiment net: -20%

Comment closes: 2026-11-28T04:59:59Z

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Exchange Pre-Eligibility Verification

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Federal Trade Commission — Rule on Impersonation of Government and Businesses — closes in 26 days

Published: 2026-10-01

Relevance: 60% | Comment velocity: 123/day | Sentiment net: 0%

Comment closes: 2026-12-01T04:59:59Z

Rule on Impersonation of Government and Businesses

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Environmental Protection Agency — Wisconsin: Approval of State Coal Combustion Residuals Permit Program — closes in 6 days

Published: 2026-09-11

Relevance: 70% | Comment velocity: 3/day | Sentiment net: -35%

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

Wisconsin: Approval of State Coal Combustion Residuals Permit Program

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