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Final ruleTook effect July 31, 2026

Procedures for Submission and Consideration of Petitions for Rulemaking

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register July 30, 2026. Document 2026-15434. Updated Nov. 7, 2026.

What it does

Pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, the Department of Justice ("the Department") is adopting a process for considering petitions submitted by interested persons requesting that the Department issue, amend, or repeal a rule.

The Justice Department's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What changed in the regulation

1 part of Title 28 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

28 CFR 50

Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).

Compared with

The Justice Department has published 10 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 10 in all of 2025.

Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.

Before this

No earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 1105-AB84 since Jan. 1, 2025.

What happens next and when

Effective date: This rule is effective July 31, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-15434
ActionInterim final rule; request for comments.
AgenciesJustice Department
PublishedJuly 30, 2026
Effective dateJuly 31, 2026
Regulation identifier (RIN)1105-AB84
DocketDOJ-OLP-2026-0166

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