Federal Register: 80 documents in the November 6, 2026 edition

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The November 6, 2026 Federal Register edition contains 80 documents in the complete API response: 11 rules, 5 proposed rules, 62 notices, and 2 presidential documents. Its agency fields name 43 distinct agencies. One document can name more than one agency, so that agency count is not another total of documents.

The Federal Register is where federal agencies publish rules, proposals, notices and other official documents. A publication date tells you when a document appeared in the edition. It does not, by itself, establish that every requirement began that day. This briefing keeps the source document type, any supplied effective date, and any supplied comment deadline separate.

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A Rule and a Proposed Rule are different stages. A proposed rule asks readers to examine a proposal, often with a period for comments; publication of the proposal does not make it a final rule. A Notice can cover an agency announcement, meeting, application or information collection. Presidential documents form their own source category. The count graphic uses those API labels without calling every document a new law.

Six entries are listed below, ordered by document type and then document number. They are a small, reproducible selection from the complete edition, not a ranking of which action will affect you most. Titles identify the subject; read the linked official PDF for the controlling text, exceptions, applicability, schedules and any later corrections. This page calculates metadata and does not infer a legal or financial consequence from a title.

1. Rule · Food and Drug Administration

Medical Devices; Ear, Nose, and Throat Devices; Classification of the External Mechanical Stimulator for the Relief of Congestion. Document 2026-22657; published November 6, 2026. Named agencies: Health and Human Services Department; Food and Drug Administration. The API lists an effective date of November 6, 2026. Consult the official PDF for complete dates and conditions.

2. Rule · Food and Drug Administration

Food Additive Petitions; Change of Address. Document 2026-22663; published November 6, 2026. Named agencies: Health and Human Services Department; Food and Drug Administration. The API lists an effective date of November 6, 2026. Consult the official PDF for complete dates and conditions.

3. Rule · Environmental Protection Agency

Air Plan Approval; California; Revised Format for Materials Incorporated by Reference. Document 2026-22671; published November 6, 2026. Named agency: Environmental Protection Agency. The API lists an effective date of November 6, 2026. Consult the official PDF for complete dates and conditions.

4. Rule · Coast Guard

Drawbridge Operation Regulation; Wishkah River, Aberdeen, WA. Document 2026-22677; published November 6, 2026. Named agencies: Homeland Security Department; Coast Guard. The API lists an effective date of December 7, 2026. Consult the official PDF for complete dates and conditions.

5. Rule · Food and Nutrition Administration

Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC): Online Ordering and Transactions and Food Delivery Revisions To Meet the Needs of a Modern, Data-Driven Program. Document 2026-22679; published November 6, 2026. Named agencies: Agriculture Department; Food and Nutrition Administration. The API lists an effective date of December 7, 2026. Its listed comment deadline is January 5, 2027. Consult the official PDF for complete dates and conditions.

6. Rule · Labor Department

Prohibiting Illegal Discrimination in Registered Apprenticeship Programs. Document 2026-22680; published November 6, 2026. Named agency: Labor Department. The API lists an effective date of January 5, 2027. Consult the official PDF for complete dates and conditions.

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