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Interior, HHS, and SEC Actions: Gaming Compact, Oil Spill Panel, Medicare Correction

A cluster of federal notices covers a tribal gaming compact taking effect, an advisory committee reestablishment, a Medicare payment rule correction, and an upcoming SEC public meeting.

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Squaxin Island Tribal-State Gaming Compact

The Interior Department's Bureau of Indian Affairs has announced the approval by operation of law of the Seventh Amendment to the Tribal-State Compact for Class III Gaming Between the Squaxin Island Tribe and the State of Washington. The compact governs the operation and regulation of class III gaming activities and takes effect on September 29, 2026.

Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Public Advisory Committee Reestablished

The Office of the Secretary of the Interior is reestablishing the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Public Advisory Committee under a charter renewed for 2 years. According to the notice, the reestablishment was undertaken by the Secretary of the Interior after consultation with the General Services Administration. The Committee provides advice related, and not limited to, commercial fishing, tourism, general season and subsistence hunting, outdoor recreation, wildlife conservation, and native land issues. Members of the public wishing to comment on the reestablishment of the Committee must submit their comments no later than October 6, 2026.

Medicare IPPS Rule Correction Takes Effect October 1

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued a correction to its final rule on Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System, originally published in the Federal Register on August 4, 2026. The correction addresses technical and typographical errors in that rule, which covered policy changes and Fiscal Year 2027 rates, requirements for quality programs, other policy changes, and the adoption of updated versions of certain health information technology standards. The correcting document is designated as economically significant. Affected regulations span 42 CFR parts 405, 412, 413, 415, 419, 495, and 512, as well as 45 CFR part 170. The correction is effective October 1, 2026.

SEC Small Business Advisory Committee Meeting Scheduled

The Securities and Exchange Commission has provided notice, pursuant to the Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94-409, that its Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, October 27, 2026. The meeting will begin at 10 a.m. (ET) and will be open to the public.

What to Watch

  • October 1, 2026 — Medicare IPPS/LTCH final rule correction takes effect (CMS).
  • October 6, 2026 — Deadline for public comments on the reestablishment of the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Public Advisory Committee (Interior).
  • October 27, 2026 — SEC Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee public meeting, 10 a.m. ET.

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  1. The Interior Department's Bureau of Indian Affairs announced the approval by operation of law of the Seventh Amendment to the Tribal-State Compact for Class III Gaming Between the Squaxin Island Tribe and the State of Washington.

    federalregister.gov

  2. The compact governs the operation and regulation of class III gaming activities.

    federalregister.gov

  3. The compact takes effect on September 29, 2026.

    federalregister.gov

  4. The Office of the Secretary of the Interior is reestablishing the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Public Advisory Committee.

    federalregister.gov

  5. The Committee charter is being reestablished for 2 years.

    federalregister.gov

  6. The reestablishment was undertaken by the Secretary of the Interior after consultation with the General Services Administration.

    federalregister.gov

  7. The Committee provides advice related, and not limited to, commercial fishing, tourism, general season and subsistence hunting, outdoor recreation, wildlife conservation, and native land issues.

    federalregister.gov

  8. Comments regarding the reestablishment of the Committee must be submitted no later than October 6, 2026.

    federalregister.gov

  9. CMS issued a correction to its final rule on Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment Systems for Acute Care Hospitals and the Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System, originally published in the Federal Register on August 4, 2026.

    federalregister.gov

  10. The rule covered policy changes and Fiscal Year 2027 rates, requirements for quality programs, other policy changes, and the adoption of updated versions of certain health information technology standards.

    federalregister.gov

  11. The correcting document is designated as economically significant.

    federalregister.gov

  12. Affected regulations include 42 CFR parts 405, 412, 413, 415, 419, 495, and 512, as well as 45 CFR part 170.

    federalregister.gov

  13. The correction is effective October 1, 2026.

    federalregister.gov

  14. The SEC provided notice pursuant to the Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94-409, that its Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, October 27, 2026.

    federalregister.gov

  15. The SEC Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee meeting will begin at 10 a.m. (ET) and will be open to the public.

    federalregister.gov

  16. The correction addresses technical and typographical errors in that rule.

    federalregister.gov

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