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Open for Comment: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Changes in Federal-State Administrative Cost Sharing; Extension of Comment Period

Agriculture Department — The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food and Nutrition Administration (FNA) is extending the public comment period on the proposed rule, "Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Changes in Federal-State Administrative Cost Sharing," which was published in the Federal Register on June 24, 2026. This action extends the public comment period from August 24, 2026, to September 8, 2026, to give the public additional time to review the proposed rule. (24 days remaining)

August 17, 2026
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Open for Comment: Medical Devices; Classification of Accessories Distinct From Other Devices; Proposed List of Accessories Suitable for Class I; Request for Comments

Health and Human Services Department — As required by the FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017 (FDARA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) has identified a list of accessories for which the Agency believes general controls alone are sufficient to provide reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness, making them appropriate for class I classification. FDA is publishing this document proposing to classify these accessories into class I and distinct from other devices, as well as seeking public comment in accordance with procedures established by FDARA. This document does not represent FDA's final determination with respect to the proposed accessories listed in this document. (62 days remaining)

August 17, 2026
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Open for Comment: Gastroenterology-Urology Devices; Reclassification of Diagnostic Endoscopic Light Source Systems To Be Renamed Cystoscopic Systems Intended as an Aid for Detection of Bladder Cancer

Health and Human Services Department — The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is proposing to reclassify diagnostic endoscopic light source systems (product code OAY), which are postamendments class III devices, from class III (premarket approval) into class II (special controls), subject to premarket notification. FDA is also proposing a new device classification regulation with the name "Cystoscopic system intended as an aid for detection of bladder cancer," along with special controls that FDA believes are necessary to provide a reasonable assurance of the safety and effectiveness of these devices. (62 days remaining)

August 17, 2026
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Open for Comment: Airworthiness Directives; Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG Engines

Transportation Department — The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG (RRD) Model Trent XWB-75, XWB-79, XWB-79B, and XWB-84 engines. This proposed AD was prompted by reports of differential oil pressure measurements that were lower than expected on in-service engines. This proposed AD would require modification of the engine with an improved front bearing housing oil feed tube assembly. This proposed AD would also prohibit the installation of an affected front bearing housing oil feed tube assembly on any engine. The FAA is proposing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products. (47 days remaining)

August 17, 2026
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Open for Comment: Receipt of Pesticide Petitions Filed for Residues of Pesticide Chemicals in or on Various Commodities-May 2026

Environmental Protection Agency — This document announces the Agency's receipt of and solicits public comment on initial filings of pesticide petitions requesting the establishment or modification of regulations for residues of pesticide chemicals in or on various commodities. The Agency is providing this notice in accordance with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA). EPA uses the month and year in the title to identify when the Agency compiled the petitions identified in this notice of filing. Unit II. of this document identifies certain petitions received in 2025 and 2026 that are currently being evaluated by EPA, along with information about each petition, including who submitted the petition and the requested action. (32 days remaining)

August 17, 2026
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Payjoin reaches its first stable release while wallets and Lightning tooling quietly harden

Payjoin reaches its first stable release while wallets and Lightning tooling quietly harden

The week split into two clusters. Privacy-focused mobile clients shipped hardening and UX polish across multiple platforms, Blockstream Green Android 5.6 added manual coin selection and stuck swap recovery, Amber 6.5.1 fixed NIP-46 connection re-encryption during key rotation, and Thunderbird for Android 22.0 added an incognito keyboard setting. AI releases stayed noisy at 52 stories, but the signal was OpenAI's Daybreak Red expansion: GPT-5.6-Cyber entered authorized vulnerability research, narrowing the defensive window. The Lightning stack saw lnd 0.21.2-beta fix migration-path issues handling orphaned blinded totals, while Payjoin Dev Kit shipped 1.0.0 stable, supporting both synchronous BIP 78 and asynchronous BIP 77 flows. Bitcoin logged 33 stories, Privacy 34, Self-hosting 13, Nostr 13. Three releases carried "Patch now" severity with no disclosed CVEs, down from last week's active-exploit wave.

August 16, 2026
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