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Eliminating Regulations Establishing Fellowships in Laboratory Standardization and Testing for Foreign Citizens
The National Institute of Standards and Technology published this final rule in the Federal Register on April 24, 2026. It took effect on April 24, 2026.
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What the agency says
By this rule, NIST removes its regulations establishing fellowships in laboratory standardization and testing for foreign citizens of "other American republics." This action is necessary because no statute specifically requires or contemplates the promulgation of these regulations and because there has not been any active program under these regulations in decades. The removal of these regulations will streamline the Code of Federal Regulations, thereby promoting administrative simplicity and efficiency, and also reprioritize U.S. interests.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-08018
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final rule
- Agency
- Commerce Department; National Institute of Standards and Technology
- Published
- April 24, 2026
- Takes effect
- April 24, 2026
- Dates
- The rule is effective April 24, 2026.
- Docket
- Docket No. 260415-0103
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 0693-AB74
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 15 CFR 255
- Topics
- Administrative practice and procedure; Foreign relations; Laboratories; Measurement standards; Research; Technical assistance
- Pages
- 2
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