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Federal rules on packaging and containers: 87 since January 2024

49 final rules and 38 proposed rules since January 30, 2024, 16 of them marked significant. 3 are open for comment now. Most come from the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (35), Nuclear Regulatory Commission (17), Food and Drug Administration (11), Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (6).

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Open for comment

DocumentAgencyTypeComments due
Exemptions From Materials Licensing
2026-20336
Nuclear Regulatory CommissionFinal ruleNov 4
Exemptions From Materials Licensing
2026-20335
Nuclear Regulatory CommissionProposed ruleNov 4
Regulatory Enhancements for Reactor Licensing, Decommissioning, and Operational Oversight
2026-19568
Nuclear Regulatory CommissionProposed ruleNov 9

Every document, newest first

DocumentAgencyTypePublished
Exemptions From Materials Licensing
2026-20336
Nuclear Regulatory CommissionFinal ruleOct 5
Exemptions From Materials Licensing
2026-20335
Nuclear Regulatory CommissionProposed ruleOct 5
Hazardous Materials: Incorporation of ASME Code Section XII and the National Board Inspection Code
2026-19741
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety AdministrationFinal ruleSep 28
Regulatory Enhancements for Reactor Licensing, Decommissioning, and Operational Oversight
2026-19568
Nuclear Regulatory CommissionProposed ruleSep 24
In Situ Recovery Monitoring and Decommissioning Timeliness
2026-18504
Nuclear Regulatory CommissionProposed ruleSep 10
Hematology and Pathology Devices; Reclassification of In Situ Hybridization Test Systems for Use With a Corresponding Approved Oncology Therapeutic Product
2026-16727
Food and Drug AdministrationFinal ruleAug 17
Hazardous Materials: Allowing Fireworks Certification Agencies (FCAs) To Approve Professional Fireworks
2026-16111
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety AdministrationFinal ruleAug 7
Hazardous Materials: Reducing Burdens on Domestic Companies Using Battery-Powered Equipment in Trades
2026-15823
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety AdministrationFinal ruleAug 4
Hazardous Materials: Adoption of Department of Transportation Special Permit 21478
2026-15820
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety AdministrationFinal ruleAug 4
Hazardous Materials: Adoption of Department of Transportation Special Permit 14175
2026-15819
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety AdministrationFinal ruleAug 4
Hazardous Materials: Adoption of Department of Transportation Special Permit 21379
2026-15818
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety AdministrationFinal ruleAug 4
Hazardous Materials: Adoption of Department of Transportation Special Permit 21287
2026-15817
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety AdministrationFinal ruleAug 4
Hazardous Materials: Reduce Training Burdens for America's Farmers
2026-15814
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety AdministrationFinal ruleAug 4
Hazardous Materials: Reducing Recordkeeping Requirements for Domestic Carriers
2026-15813
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety AdministrationFinal ruleAug 4
Hazardous Materials: Modernizing Payments To and From America's Bank Account
2026-15812
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety AdministrationFinal ruleAug 4
Hazardous Materials: Reducing Burdens by Allowing Continued Use of Department of Transportation Special Permit Packagings
2026-15810
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety AdministrationFinal ruleAug 4
Hazardous Materials: Remove Redundant List of U.S. EPA CERCLA Hazardous Substances
2026-15809
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety AdministrationFinal ruleAug 4
Hazardous Materials: Reducing Undue Paperwork Burdens to Domestic Carriers
2026-15808
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety AdministrationFinal ruleAug 4
Hazardous Materials: Reducing Costs to Domestic Shippers and Carriers of Limited Quantities
2026-15805
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety AdministrationFinal ruleAug 4
Modernizing Package Certification Requirements
2026-15117
Nuclear Regulatory CommissionProposed ruleJul 27
Removal of Obsolete or Unnecessary Requirements
2026-14934
Consumer Product Safety CommissionFinal ruleJul 23
Modernizing Reactor Licensing, Safety Oversight, and Siting Practices
2026-14341
Nuclear Regulatory CommissionProposed ruleJul 16
Reforming and Modernizing the NRC's Radiation Protection Framework
2026-14208
Nuclear Regulatory CommissionProposed ruleJul 15
Supplemental Disaster Assistance Programs, Marketing Assistance Loans, and Sugar Provisions
2026-13878
Commodity Credit CorporationFinal ruleJul 9
Implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act
2026-13687 · significant
Nuclear Regulatory CommissionProposed ruleJul 7
Integrated Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal
2026-13302
Nuclear Regulatory CommissionProposed ruleJul 1
Modernizing Materials Licensing
2026-12702
Nuclear Regulatory CommissionProposed ruleJun 24
Hazardous Materials: Streamlining Requirements for the Approval of Certain Energetic Materials
2026-10962
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety AdministrationFinal ruleJun 2
Medical Devices; Hematology and Pathology Devices; Classification of the Von Willebrand Factor Assay
2026-10898
Food and Drug AdministrationFinal ruleJun 1
Modernizing NRC Regulations for Byproduct Material Use
2026-09877
Nuclear Regulatory CommissionProposed ruleMay 18
Implementing PATRIOT Act Improvements: Contraband Cigarettes and Smokeless Tobacco
2026-09160 · significant
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives BureauFinal ruleMay 8
Modification of Certain Terminology in Title 21
2026-08826
Food and Drug AdministrationProposed ruleMay 6
Licensing Requirements for Microreactors and Other Reactors With Comparable Risk Profiles
2026-08550
Nuclear Regulatory CommissionProposed ruleMay 1
Risk-Informed, Technology-Inclusive Regulatory Framework for Advanced Reactors
2026-06048 · significant
Nuclear Regulatory CommissionFinal ruleMar 30
Paper Manifest Sunset Rule; Modification of the Hazardous Waste Manifest Regulations
2026-04366
Environmental Protection AgencyProposed ruleMar 5
Regulatory Framework for Fusion Machines
2026-03865
Nuclear Regulatory CommissionProposed ruleFeb 26
Electronic Bond Transmission
2026-02961 · significant
U.S. Customs and Border ProtectionProposed ruleFeb 13
Hazardous Materials: Harmonization With International Standards
2026-02575
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety AdministrationProposed ruleFeb 10
Hazardous Materials: Eliminating Unnecessary Regulatory Burdens on Fuel Transportation
2026-00578
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety AdministrationFinal ruleJan 14
Medical Devices; Quality Management System Regulation Technical Amendments
2025-21955
Food and Drug AdministrationFinal ruleDec 4, 2025
The Sunset Rule
2025-21784 · significant
Nuclear Regulatory CommissionFinal ruleDec 3, 2025
Navigation and Navigable Waters, and Shipping; Technical, Organizational, and Conforming Amendments
2025-20727
Coast GuardFinal ruleNov 24, 2025
Tobacco Product Floor Stocks Tax; Removal of Obsolete Regulations
2025-18878
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade BureauFinal ruleSep 29, 2025
Hazardous Materials: Reducing Costs to Domestic Shippers and Carriers of Limited Quantities
2025-12127
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety AdministrationProposed ruleJul 1, 2025
Hazardous Materials: Adoption of Department of Transportation Special Permit 21287
2025-12121
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety AdministrationProposed ruleJul 1, 2025
Hazardous Materials: Adoption of Department of Transportation Special Permit 21379
2025-12100
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety AdministrationProposed ruleJul 1, 2025
Hazardous Materials: Reducing Recordkeeping Requirements for Domestic Carriers
2025-12096
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety AdministrationProposed ruleJul 1, 2025
Hazardous Materials: Reduce Training Burdens for America's Farmers
2025-12095
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety AdministrationProposed ruleJul 1, 2025
Rescinding Regulations Regarding Priority and Allocation Rules and Port Utilization
2025-12092
Maritime AdministrationFinal ruleJul 1, 2025
Hazardous Materials: Adoption of Department of Transportation Special Permit 21478
2025-12090
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety AdministrationProposed ruleJul 1, 2025
Hazardous Materials: Modernizing Payments To and From America's Bank Account
2025-12085
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety AdministrationProposed ruleJul 1, 2025
Hazardous Materials: Adoption of Department of Transportation Special Permit 14175
2025-12083
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety AdministrationProposed ruleJul 1, 2025
Hazardous Materials: Allowing Fireworks Certification Agencies (FCAs) To Approve Professional Fireworks
2025-12082
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety AdministrationProposed ruleJul 1, 2025
Hazardous Materials: Reducing Burdens by Allowing Continued Use of Department of Transportation Special Permit Packagings
2025-12081
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety AdministrationProposed ruleJul 1, 2025
Hazardous Materials: Remove Redundant List of U.S. EPA CERCLA Hazardous Substances
2025-12067
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety AdministrationProposed ruleJul 1, 2025
Hazardous Materials: Reducing Undue Paperwork Burdens to Domestic Carriers
2025-12066
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety AdministrationProposed ruleJul 1, 2025
Hazardous Materials: Reducing Burdens on Domestic Companies Using Battery-Powered Equipment in Trades
2025-12065
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety AdministrationProposed ruleJul 1, 2025
Medical Devices; Hematology and Pathology Devices; Classification of the Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization-Based Detection of Chromosomal Abnormalities From Patients With Hematologic Malignancies
2025-11793
Food and Drug AdministrationFinal ruleJun 26, 2025
Hazardous Materials: Liquefied Natural Gas by Rail
2025-11436 · significant
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety AdministrationFinal ruleJun 23, 2025
Movement of Certain Genetically Engineered Organisms
2025-10797 · significant
Animal and Plant Health Inspection ServiceFinal ruleJun 16, 2025
Hematology and Pathology Devices; Reclassification of In Situ Hybridization Test Systems for Use With a Corresponding Approved Oncology Therapeutic Product
2025-10549
Food and Drug AdministrationProposed ruleJun 11, 2025
Medical Devices; Hematology and Pathology Devices; Classification of the Coagulation System for the Measurement of Whole Blood Viscoelastic Properties in Perioperative Patients
2025-08151
Food and Drug AdministrationFinal ruleMay 9, 2025
Alcohol Facts Statements in the Labeling of Wines, Distilled Spirits, and Malt Beverages
2025-00957 · significant
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade BureauProposed ruleJan 17, 2025
Major Food Allergen Labeling for Wines, Distilled Spirits, and Malt Beverages
2025-00955 · significant
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade BureauProposed ruleJan 17, 2025
Standards of Fill for Wine and Distilled Spirits
2025-00271
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade BureauFinal ruleJan 10, 2025
Non-Power Production or Utilization Facility License Renewal
2024-30721
Nuclear Regulatory CommissionFinal ruleDec 30, 2024
Revisions to Civil Penalty Amounts, 2025
2024-30608
National Highway Traffic Safety AdministrationFinal ruleDec 30, 2024
Addition of American Single Malt Whisky to the Standards of Identity for Distilled Spirits
2024-29938
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade BureauFinal ruleDec 18, 2024
Possession, Use, and Transfer of Select Agents and Toxins; Biennial Review of the List of Select Agents and Toxins
2024-29583 · significant
Health and Human Services DepartmentFinal ruleDec 17, 2024
Technical Corrections to the TTB Regulations
2024-23662
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade BureauFinal ruleNov 6, 2024
Risk-Informed, Technology-Inclusive Regulatory Framework for Advanced Reactors
2024-23434 · significant
Nuclear Regulatory CommissionProposed ruleOct 31, 2024
Hazardous Materials: Advancing Safety of Highway, Rail, and Vessel Transportation
2024-23421
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety AdministrationProposed ruleOct 28, 2024
Phasedown of Hydrofluorocarbons: Management of Certain Hydrofluorocarbons and Substitutes Under the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020
2024-21967 · significant
Environmental Protection AgencyFinal ruleOct 11, 2024
Marine Equipment on Board Vessels and Offshore Units or Facilities
2024-20380
Coast GuardFinal ruleSep 18, 2024
Medical Devices; Hematology and Pathology Devices; Classification of the Heparin and Direct Oral Factor Xa Inhibitor Drug Test System
2024-19824
Food and Drug AdministrationFinal ruleSep 5, 2024
Integrating e-Manifest With Hazardous Waste Exports and Other Manifest-Related Reports, PCB Manifest Amendments, and Technical Corrections
2024-14694
Environmental Protection AgencyFinal ruleJul 26, 2024
Hazardous Materials: FAST Act Requirements for Real-Time Train Consist Information
2024-13474
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety AdministrationFinal ruleJun 24, 2024
Current Good Manufacturing Practice, Certification, Postmarketing Safety Reporting, and Labeling Requirements for Certain Medical Gases
2024-13190
Food and Drug AdministrationFinal ruleJun 18, 2024
Revisions to Standards for the Open Burning/Open Detonation of Waste Explosives; Extension of Comment Period
2024-10777 · significant
Environmental Protection AgencyProposed ruleMay 16, 2024
Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption Relating to Agricultural Water
2024-09153 · significant
Food and Drug AdministrationFinal ruleMay 6, 2024
Poison Prevention Packaging Requirements; Exemption of Baloxavir Marboxil Tablets in Packages Containing Not More Than 80 mg of the Drug
2024-07651
Consumer Product Safety CommissionFinal ruleApr 19, 2024
Hazardous Materials: Harmonization With International Standards
2024-06956
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety AdministrationFinal ruleApr 10, 2024
Navigation and Navigable Waters, and Shipping; Technical, Organizational, and Conforming Amendments
2024-06922
Coast GuardFinal ruleApr 3, 2024
Revisions to Standards for the Open Burning/Open Detonation of Waste Explosives
2024-05088 · significant
Environmental Protection AgencyProposed ruleMar 20, 2024
Labeling Requirements for Approved or Conditionally Approved New Animal Drugs
2024-04840
Food and Drug AdministrationProposed ruleMar 12, 2024
Hazardous Materials: Adoption of Miscellaneous Petitions and Updating Regulatory Requirements
2024-03290
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety AdministrationFinal ruleMar 4, 2024
Possession, Use, and Transfer of Select Agents and Toxins; Biennial Review of the List of Select Agents and Toxins
2024-01513 · significant
Health and Human Services DepartmentProposed ruleJan 30, 2024

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