5-Year Status Reviews Initiated for Eskimo Curlew, Spectacled Eider, and Northern Sea Otter

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is initiating 5-year status reviews under the Endangered Species Act for three wildlife populations: the Eskimo curlew, spectacled eider, and the Southwest Alaska distinct population segment of the northern sea otter. The reviews will assess the best available scientific and commercial data on these species' status since their last reviews. The Service is requesting public submission of any new information relevant to these species.

Long-Term Care Premiums Paid Statement - Information Collection Comment Request

The IRS published a notice seeking public comments on a new information collection request for Form 1099-LPS (Long-Term Care Premiums Paid Statement). The form will be used by issuers of certified long-term care insurance policies to report contract information under IRC sections 401(a)(39)(E) and 6050Z. The notice requests comments on burden estimates, utility, and ways to minimize paperwork burden. Comments are due by June 8, 2026.

Energy Recovery Inc seeks San Leandro subzone approval

The Foreign-Trade Zones Board published a notice that the City of San Jose (grantee of FTZ 18) has requested subzone status for Energy Recovery, Inc.'s facility at 1717 Doolittle Drive in San Leandro, California. The 1.72-acre facility would be subject to existing activation limits of FTZ 18. Public comments are invited until May 18, 2026, with rebuttal comments accepted through June 2, 2026.

USGS Bird Banding and Marking Permit Application - Information Collection Revision

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is seeking public comments on proposed revisions to its Bird Banding and Marking Permit Application information collection under the Paperwork Reduction Act. The revisions would update the existing OMB Control Number 1028-0082 collection. Comments are due by June 8, 2026.

Combined Notice of Filings #1 - Electric Rate Filings

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued a Combined Notice of Filings listing multiple electric rate filings received in early April 2026. The filings include responses to deficiency letters, show cause order responses, compliance filings regarding ownership transfers and effective dates, and tariff amendments primarily involving PJM Interconnection generating agreements. Comment deadlines range from April 17 to April 24, 2026.

Combined Notice of Filings - Natural Gas Pipeline Rate Proceedings

FERC published a Combined Notice of Filings announcing receipt of two natural gas pipeline rate filings. Gillis Hub Pipeline, LLC submitted a negotiated rate agreement filing (Docket RP26-747-000) and El Paso Natural Gas Company, L.L.C. submitted a negotiated rate agreement update (Docket RP26-748-000). Both filings are under Section 4(d) rate procedures and seek rate adjustments for gas transportation services.

New Brunswick Energy Marketing Corporation - Section 206 Proceeding and Refund Effective Date

FERC issued an order instituting a Section 206 proceeding (Docket No. EL26-50-000) to investigate whether New Brunswick Energy Marketing Corporation's market-based rate authority remains just and reasonable. The refund effective date is established as the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. Interested persons have 21 days from the order issuance date to file notices of intervention or motions to intervene.

Constitution Pipeline and Wright Interconnect Projects - Notice of Scoping Period

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission opened a scoping period for the proposed Constitution Pipeline and Wright Interconnect Projects, seeking public comments on environmental issues that have changed since the 2014 final Environmental Impact Statement. Constitution Pipeline Company and Iroquois Gas Transmission System filed petitions in December 2025 and February 2026 seeking reissuance of certificates for pipeline construction in Pennsylvania and New York. FERC staff will prepare an environmental document to assess updated conditions and determine how to respond to the petitions.

Sabine Pass Stage 5 Expansion Project Draft Environmental Impact Statement Available

FERC has issued a draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Sabine Pass Stage 5 Expansion Project, a major LNG liquefaction and pipeline expansion in Cameron Parish, Louisiana and Liberty, Chambers, and Jefferson Counties, Texas. The project proposes adding three new liquefaction trains to the existing SPLNG Terminal, constructing a 55.6-mile natural gas pipeline, and building associated compressor and meter stations. Public comments on the draft EIS are due by May 26, 2026.

Amendment of Class E Airspace; Springfield, KY

The FAA proposes to amend Class E airspace at Springfield, KY following an airspace review due to changes in instrument procedures at Lebanon Springfield Airport/George Hoerter Field. The amendment would update the airport name and geographic coordinates to coincide with the FAA's aeronautical database, bringing airspace into compliance with FAA orders and supporting instrument flight rule operations.