Certean Signals tracks 4 verified regulatory signals on Federal Register, most often involving FCC Certification and affecting United States. Coverage runs from 25 October 2026 to 6 November 2026; each signal cites its official source and carries key dates and a confidence level.
The US EPA published a final rule on 28 October 2026 (91 FR 67771) updating the incorporation by reference of several voluntary consensus standards in the TSCA Title VI formaldehyde emission standards for composite wood products at 40 CFR Part 770, after the issuing organisations revised or superseded them. The update covers test methods and product standards and makes conforming scope and definitional changes, affecting manufacturers, importers and third-party certifiers of hardwood plywood, MDF and particleboard.
The FCC Space Bureau has updated the initial set of geostationary (GSO) satellite network reference links adopted in the Modernizing Spectrum Sharing for Satellite Broadband Report and Order. The action, DA 26-467, was released 12 May 2026 and published in the Federal Register on 5 November 2026. It affects US Part 25-licensed GSO and NGSO satellite broadband systems, and is intended to make reference links reflect typical and widespread GSO operations in the United States.
PHMSA has proposed amending the US Hazardous Materials Regulations in 49 CFR Parts 171–180 to adopt international standards for proper shipping names, hazard classes, packing groups, special provisions, packaging authorizations, air transport quantity limitations and vessel stowage requirements. The NPRM, identified as HM-215R, was published in the Federal Register on 10 February 2026 across 76 pages, with a further entry on 27 October 2026. The rule is at proposed stage, so no compliance date applies yet; chemical, battery, aerosol, medical supply and freight shippers are affected.
The Federal Communications Commission published a notice of proposed rulemaking on 26 October 2026 (FR Doc. 2026-21820, CG Docket No. 02-278) seeking comment on reducing the maximum timeframe for honoring TCPA revocation requests, requiring two-way texting protocols, offering a revoke-all method, and clarifying affiliate treatment. It affects every caller and texting platform placing robocalls or robotexts. The binding rule today remains 10 business days under section 64.1200(a)(10).
