Short Takes – 1-3-26 – Federal Register Edition

Information Collection Requirements; Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS); Cyber Incident Reporting and Cloud Computing. Federal Register DARS 30-day information collection request notice. Summary: “These DFARS provisions and clauses [link added] facilitate mandatory cyber incident reporting requirements in accordance with statutory regulations. When reports are submitted, DoD will analyze the reported information for cyber threats and vulnerabilities in order to develop response measures as well as improve U.S. Government understanding of advanced cyber threat activity. In addition, the security requirements in NIST SP 800-171 are specifically tailored for use in protecting sensitive information residing in contractor information systems and generally reduce the burden placed on contractors by eliminating Federal-centric processes and requirements. The information provided will inform DoD in assessing the overall risk to DoD covered defense information on unclassified contractor systems and networks.” Comments due February 4^th, 2026.

Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC); Request for Nominations. Federal Register EPA nomination notice. Summary: “The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or the Agency) invites the public to nominate scientific experts that EPA can consider for appointment to the Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals (SACC), established pursuant to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). The SACC provides independent advice and recommendations to the EPA on the scientific aspects of risk evaluations, methodologies, and approaches for chemicals regulated under TSCA. EPA anticipates appointing new SACC members by mid-2026 due to expiring membership terms. The SACC provides expertise on scientific aspects of risk evaluations, methodologies, and approaches for chemicals regulated under TSCA. Any interested person or organization may nominate qualified individuals to be considered prospective candidates for the committee by following the instructions provided in this document. Individuals may also self-nominate.” Nominations due February 4^th, 2026.

1,3-Butadiene; Risk Evaluation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA); Notice of Availability. Federal Register EPA notice of availability. Summary: “The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA or Agency) is announcing the availability of the final risk evaluation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for 1,3-butadiene (CASRN 106-99-0). The purpose of risk evaluations under TSCA is to determine whether a chemical substance presents an unreasonable risk of injury to health or the environment under the conditions of use, including unreasonable risk to potentially exposed or susceptible subpopulations identified as relevant to the risk evaluation by EPA, and without consideration of costs or non-risk factors. EPA used the best available science to prepare this final risk evaluation and determined, based on the weight of scientific evidence, that 1,3-butadiene poses unreasonable risk to human health driven by specific conditions of use. EPA will now initiate risk management actions [link added] to address the unreasonable risk.”

Notice of Extension of Public Comment Period for the Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment for Drone Package Delivery Operations in the United States. Federal Register FAA comment extension notice. Summary: “On December 9, 2025, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) published a notice of availability (NOA) in the Federal Register announcing a public comment period for the draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) related to unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) (drone) package delivery operations in the United States. FAA is extending the comment period on the draft PEA. The FAA announces an extension of the public comment period until January 23, 2026.”