The week in regulations: Fresh produce guidance and naval weapon storage

Inflation remained above target for a 64^th consecutive month. President Trump signed an executive order to revise vaccine recommendations. Agencies issued new regulations ranging from wine-growing areas to wildfire pay.

On to the data:

• Agencies issued 65 new final regulations last week.
• This is equivalent to one new final regulation every two hours and 35 minutes.
• Agencies have issued 1,889 final regulations so far in 2026.
• At this pace, agencies will issue 3,027 final regulations this year.
• For comparison, there were 2,441 final regulations in 2025, 3,248 in 2024, and 3,018 in 2023.
• Agencies issued 39 new proposed regulations last week.
• With 1,149 proposed regulations so far in 2026, agencies are on pace to issue 1,841 proposed regulations this year.
• For comparison, there were 1,498 proposed regulations in 2025, 1,769 in 2024, and 2,102 in 2023.
• Agencies issued 385 notices last week.
• With 13,097 notices so far in 2026, agencies are on pace to issue 20,989 notices this year.
• For comparison, there were 19,820 notices in 2025, 25,506 in 2024, and 22,902 in 2023.
• There were 1,819 new Federal Register pages last week.
• With 53,179 pages so far, the 2026 Federal Register is on pace to reach 85,223 pages.
• The average Federal Register issue in 2026 contains 341 pages.
• For comparison, the 2025 Federal Register had 61,461 pages, and 2024 had an all-time record 107,261 pages. The 2023 edition had 90,402 pages.
• Rules with annual economic effects of $100 million or more in at least one year qualify as economically significant.
• During the Biden administration, this category was temporarily scrapped and replaced with a $200 million annual threshold for being called significant under Section 3(f)(1) of Executive Order 12866 as amended.
• A 2025 Trump executive order scrapped the $200 million 3(f)(1) threshold and revived the $100 million economically significant category. Because of the length of time the rulemaking process takes, rules under both thresholds are still appearing.
• So far in 2026, there are 19 new regulations that are either 3(f)(1) or economically significant. One such regulation appeared in the previous week.
• This pace will yield 30 new regulations in 2026 that are either 3(f)(1) or economically significant.
• For comparison, there were 17 new regulations in 2025 that were either 3(f)(1) or economically significant, 20 in 2024, and 28 in 2023. Note that these are not apples-to-apples comparisons, since 3(f)(1) and economically significant rules have different thresholds.
• Regulations that are new in 2026 and are either 3(f)(1) or economically significant are estimated to produce net annual savings of $905 billion and net costs of $134 billion.
• For context, 3(f)(1) or economically significant regulations in 2025 had estimated net annual costs of $219 million to $1.64 billion. The figures for 2024 are net annual savings of $16.42 billion to $26.45 billion. The exact numbers depend on discount rates and other assumptions.
• There were four final regulations last week meeting the broader definition of “significant.”
• So far this year, 137 new final regulations meet the broader definition of “significant.” This pace will yield 220 significant final regulations in 2026.
• For comparison, there were 155 such regulations in 2025, 339 in 2024, and 290 in 2023.
• So far in 2026, 413 new regulations affect small businesses, making for a yearly pace of 662. Eighteen of them are significant, making for a yearly pace of 29.
• For comparison, in 2025 there were 597 regulations affecting small businesses, 30 of them significant. In 2024 there were 770 regulations affecting small businesses, 76 of them significant. In 2023 there were 789 regulations affecting small businesses, 106 of them significant.

Highlights from last week’s new final regulations:

• Wildfire pay.
• Export controls for drones.
• Beneficial ownership information reporting requirements from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network.
• Gender-related Medicaid payments for children.
• Broadband transparency.
• News website registration.
• Import restrictions on Nepalese archaeological artifacts.
• Nevada traffic regulations from the Energy Department.
• Produce guidance.
• O-desmethyltramadol is now a Schedule I controlled substance.
• Using powered micromobility devices in national parks.
• A Geographic Targeting Order for reporting payments of $3,000 or more in Minnesota.
• Electronic reporting requirements from the Homeland Security Department.
• Justice Department rules for civil penalties against international marriage brokers.
• Determining disability for railroad workers.
• Biometric entry-exit fees for H-1B and L-1 visas.

And from last week’s proposed regulations:

• The new Rancho Santa Fe wine-growing area.
• The new Llano Uplift and Hickory Sands wine-growing areas.
• The new Mill Creek-Walla Walla Valley wine-growing area.
• The new Kaw Valley wine-growing area.
• Fishing gear regulations.
• The FCC will review its E-Rate Program.
• IRS rules for controlled foreign corporations’ foreign currency gains or losses.
• Reporting systems for adoption and foster care.
• The DEA is proposing moving suvorexant, lemborexant, and daridorexant from Schedule IV into Schedule V controlled substances.
• Seal Beach naval weapons.
• IRS rules for employer contributions to Trump accounts.
• FDA rules for substances generally recognized as safe.
• English language proficiency requirements for truck drivers.

For more data, see Ten Thousand Commandments and follow @10KC and @RegoftheDay on Twitter. See also CEI’s Agenda for Congress.