The Federal Maritime Commission isn't planning to adjust its civil monetary penalties for inflation for the 2026 calendar year, the agency said in a notice released this week. The FMC said it's generally required by statute to annually adjust maximum civil penalty amounts for inflation, but it will "continue to use the 2025 civil monetary penalty levels due to the absence of a cost-of-living adjustment for 2026." The Office of Management and Budget informed federal agencies of the cancellation of the inflation adjustment for 2026, because the federal government was shut down in October 2025 and the Bureau of Labor Statistics did not release Consumer Price Index data for that month, upon which the 2026 adjustment would have been based.
The Federal Maritime Commission gave notice that it submitted for extension the continuing collection of the tonnage and 20-foot equivalent units from each identified common carrier on a monthly basis to publish a quarterly report, according to a notice. Comments on the information collection request must be submitted by June 26.
If the U.S. chooses the middle path of neither terminating USMCA nor renewing it for 16 years, and the process of negotiation continues for years, that will stop investors from opening or expanding manufacturing plants in Mexico and Canada, a think tank expert said.
The Drug Enforcement Administration issued a temporary order to place schedule 2-(2-fluorophenyl)-2-(methylamino)cyclohexan-1-one in schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act, finding that placing the drug is necessary to avoid an imminent hazard to public health and safety, it said in a notice. The order is effective starting May 22, 2026, until May 22, 2028.
The Drug Enforcement Administration is proposing to revise regulations on the management of quotas for Schedule I and II controlled substances and the list I chemicals -- ephedrine, pseudoephedrine and phenylpropanolamine -- to be utilized by DEA registered manufacturers, according to a notice set for May 20 publication in the Federal Register. The rule would restructure the manufacturing and procurement quotas, clarify which use-specific subcategories should be used for controlled substances and revise the applications for individual manufacturing and procurement quotas.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission is extending the date by which manufacturers and importers of neck floats must comply with third-party testing and certification requirements for children's products by 60 days, until Aug. 16, it said in a notice. "The Commission has determined that there is an insufficient number of third party conformity assessment bodies accredited by the Commission to permit testing and certification of neck floats by the effective date of June 15, 2026," it said.
The FCC recently announced that covered list waivers it issued in January and March will be extended until at least Jan. 1, 2029, according to a notice. Under the waivers, which are also being expanded, Uncrewed Aircraft Systems, their critical components and routers produced in a foreign country authorized for use in the U.S. prior to being added to the covered list may continue to receive software and firmware updates until Jan. 1, 2029.
The Federal Maritime Commission is accepting applications for its National Shipper Advisory Committee, which is equally composed of importers and exporters who help advise the FMC on ocean shipping policies. Meetings are held at least once a year, and members serve until Dec. 31 of the third full year after their appointment. They may also serve an extra year until a successor is appointed. Applications are due by May 28, the FMC said in a Federal Register notice.
The Federal Maritime Commission is proposing changes to its rulemaking procedures to “clarify ambiguities,” consolidate its rulemaking petition requirements, remove “unnecessary, overly restrictive” requirements, and more, it said in a notice for publication May 13 in the Federal Register.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is proposing to create an exclusion from the Gun Control Act and National Firearms Act's import requirements for firearms and ammunition brought into a customs bonded warehouse, according to a notice released May 7. The proposed modification also would remove the condition that items may be brought into bonded warehouses and foreign-trade zones exclusively for storage.