# 2026-15589 — Federal rules taking effect: every published US final rule whose effective date is still in the future

For 2026-15589, rule is Procedures for Settling Claims; agency is Personnel Management Office; effective date is 2026-09-29; dates, as printed is This direct final rule (DFR) is effective September 29, 2026 unless significant adverse comment is submitted by August 31, 2026. If OPM receives significant adverse comment, OPM will publish a timely withdrawal in the Federal Register; cfr parts amended is 5 CFR 178, recorded from its source on 2026-08-10.

- **FR document number:** 2026-15589 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Rule:** Procedures for Settling Claims _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Agency:** Personnel Management Office _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Effective date:** 2026-09-29 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **DATES, as printed:** This direct final rule (DFR) is effective September 29, 2026 unless significant adverse comment is submitted by August 31, 2026. If OPM receives significant adverse comment, OPM will publish a timely withdrawal in the Federal Register. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **CFR parts amended:** 5 CFR 178 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Published:** 2026-07-31 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

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## Source

- https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents.json?per_page=1000&order=oldest&conditions%5Btype%5D%5B%5D=RULE&conditions%5Beffective_date%5D%5Bgte%5D=2026-08-11&conditions%5Beffective_date%5D%5Blte%5D=2026-12-31&fields%5B%5D=document_number&fields%5B%5D=title&fields%5B%5D=agency_names&fields%5B%5D=effective_on&fields%5B%5D=dates&fields%5B%5D=cfr_references&fields%5B%5D=publication_date&fields%5B%5D=html_url

Last verified: 2026-08-10. Review by: 2026-08-24.
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