# State Department 22 documents across 11 days of the archive, 3 of them final rules. The five most recent days are below. [HTML](https://downstream.sh/daily/agency/state-department/) · [the long-form archive](https://downstream.sh/daily/agency/state-department/archive.md) · [the daily issue](https://downstream.sh/daily/index.md) ## Dates this agency has set that have not yet arrived | Date | Offset | What | Document | Agency | |---|---|---|---|---| | 2026-09-10 | +6d | Comments close | [30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Employee Self-Certification and Ability To Perform in Emergencies (ESCAPE) Posts, Pre-Deployment Physical Exam Acknowledgement Form](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/11/2026-16307/30-day-notice-of-proposed-information-collection-employee-self-certification-and-ability-to-perform) | State Department | | 2026-09-28 | +24d | Comments close | [30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Annual Report-J-NONIMMIGRANT Exchange Visitor Program](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/28/2026-17578/30-day-notice-of-proposed-information-collection-annual-report-j-nonimmigrant-exchange-visitor) | State Department | | 2026-09-30 | +26d | Comments close | [30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Application for Permanent/Temporary Export or Temporary Import of Classified Defense Articles and Classified Technical Data](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/31/2026-17748/30-day-notice-of-proposed-information-collection-application-for-permanenttemporary-export-or) | State Department | | 2026-10-13 | +39d | Takes effect | [International Traffic in Arms Regulations: Modification of Civil Aircraft To Incorporate Aircraft Survivability Equipment](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/28/2026-17660/international-traffic-in-arms-regulations-modification-of-civil-aircraft-to-incorporate-aircraft) | State Department | | 2026-10-19 | +45d | Comments close | [60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Improving Customer Experience (OMB Circular A-11, Section 280 Implementation)](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/20/2026-16969/60-day-notice-of-proposed-information-collection-improving-customer-experience-omb-circular-a-11) | State Department | | 2026-10-27 | +53d | Comments close | [Passports: Expanding Online Passport Renewal Overseas](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/28/2026-17655/passports-expanding-online-passport-renewal-overseas) | State Department | ## 2 September 2026 — 1 document [the whole issue for this day](https://downstream.sh/daily/2026-09-02.md) > The State Department published a notice rescinding the former Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs Contact List system of records. — via Downstream, https://downstream.sh/daily/agency/state-department/#s-2026-09-02 *Machine-written by `claude-haiku-4-5-20251001` from the documents below.* ### Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records *Notice* — State Department The former Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs Contact List, State-03 which is being rescinded, contained contact information from business, labor, agricultural and non-government organizations, and others working in the international economic arena as well as individuals who were interested in or requested information about economic issues. The information was used for inviting individuals to Department briefings on international economic issues, disseminating speeches and articles on economic issues by Department officials, and providing U.S. government fact sheets on major international economic issues. 91 FR 56537 · FR Doc. 2026-17975 · [official PDF](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-02/pdf/2026-17975.pdf) · [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/02/2026-17975/privacy-act-of-1974-system-of-records) ## 1 September 2026 — 1 document [the whole issue for this day](https://downstream.sh/daily/2026-09-01.md) > The State Department's Directorate of Defense Trade Controls notified Congress of proposed commercial export licenses submitted on dates specified in attached notifications. — via Downstream, https://downstream.sh/daily/agency/state-department/#s-2026-09-01 *Machine-written by `claude-haiku-4-5-20251001` from the documents below.* ### Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls: Notifications to the Congress of Proposed Commercial Export Licenses *Notice* — State Department The Directorate of Defense Trade Controls and the Department of State give notice that the attached Notifications of Proposed Commercial Export Licenses were submitted to Congress on the dates indicated. 91 FR 56269 · FR Doc. 2026-17813 · [official PDF](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-01/pdf/2026-17813.pdf) · [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/01/2026-17813/bureau-of-political-military-affairs-directorate-of-defense-trade-controls-notifications-to-the) ## 31 August 2026 — 5 documents [the whole issue for this day](https://downstream.sh/daily/2026-08-31.md) ### 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Application for Permanent/Temporary Export or Temporary Import of Classified Defense Articles and Classified Technical Data *Notice* — State Department The Department of State has submitted the information collection described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 we are requesting comments on this collection from all interested individuals and organizations. The purpose of this Notice is to allow 30 days for public comment. - **Comments close** 30 September 2026 (in 26 days) 91 FR 55966 · FR Doc. 2026-17748 · [official PDF](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-31/pdf/2026-17748.pdf) · [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/31/2026-17748/30-day-notice-of-proposed-information-collection-application-for-permanenttemporary-export-or) ### Revocation of the Designation of Al-Nusrah Front, Also Known as Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham, as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist *Notice* — State Department 91 FR 55967 · FR Doc. 2026-17747 · [official PDF](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-31/pdf/2026-17747.pdf) · [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/31/2026-17747/revocation-of-the-designation-of-al-nusrah-front-also-known-as-hayat-tahrir-al-sham-as-a-specially) ### Notice of Determinations; Culturally Significant Objects Being Imported for Exhibition-Determinations: “A Light in the Dark: Joseph Wright of Derby” Exhibition *Notice* — State Department Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: I hereby determine that certain objects being imported from abroad pursuant to agreements with their foreign owners or custodians for temporary display in the exhibition "A Light in the Dark: Joseph Wright of Derby" at the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center, Los Angeles, California, and at possible additional exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, are of cultural significance, and, further, that their temporary exhibition or display within the United States as aforementioned is in the national interest. I have ordered that Public Notice of these determinations be published in the Federal Register. 91 FR 55967 · FR Doc. 2026-17658 · [official PDF](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-31/pdf/2026-17658.pdf) · [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/31/2026-17658/notice-of-determinations-culturally-significant-objects-being-imported-for-exhibition-determinations) ### Notice of Determinations; Culturally Significant Objects Being Imported for Exhibition-Determinations: “Revealing the Hidden: Byzantine Icons From Thessaloniki and Patmos” Exhibition *Notice* — State Department Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: I hereby determine that certain objects being imported from abroad pursuant to an agreement with their foreign owner or custodian for temporary display in the exhibition "Revealing the Hidden: Byzantine Icons From Thessaloniki and Patmos" at the Museum of the Bible, Washington, District of Columbia, and at possible additional exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, are of cultural significance, and, further, that their temporary exhibition or display within the United States as aforementioned is in the national interest. I have ordered that Public Notice of these determinations be published in the Federal Register. 91 FR 55965 · FR Doc. 2026-17657 · [official PDF](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-31/pdf/2026-17657.pdf) · [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/31/2026-17657/notice-of-determinations-culturally-significant-objects-being-imported-for-exhibition-determinations) ### Rescission of the State Sponsor of Terrorism Determination Regarding Syria *Notice* — State Department 91 FR 55965 · FR Doc. 2026-17653 · [official PDF](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-31/pdf/2026-17653.pdf) · [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/31/2026-17653/rescission-of-the-state-sponsor-of-terrorism-determination-regarding-syria) ## 28 August 2026 — 4 documents [the whole issue for this day](https://downstream.sh/daily/2026-08-28.md) > The State Department published four documents including two rules modifying arms regulations, a proposed rule expanding overseas online passport renewal, and a notice regarding an exchange visitor program information collection. — via Downstream, https://downstream.sh/daily/agency/state-department/#s-2026-08-28 *Machine-written by `claude-haiku-4-5-20251001` from the documents below.* ### International Traffic in Arms Regulations: Modification of Civil Aircraft To Incorporate Aircraft Survivability Equipment *Rule* — State Department The Department of State (the Department) amends the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) to remove from the U.S. Munitions List (USML) certain aircraft that have been modified to incorporate aircraft survivability equipment (ASE) and to exclude from the ITAR certain activities that would otherwise meet the definition of reexport or temporary import of ASE incorporated into such aircraft. - **Takes effect** 13 October 2026 (in 39 days) 91 FR 55457 · FR Doc. 2026-17660 · [official PDF](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-28/pdf/2026-17660.pdf) · [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/28/2026-17660/international-traffic-in-arms-regulations-modification-of-civil-aircraft-to-incorporate-aircraft) ### Passports: Expanding Online Passport Renewal Overseas *Proposed Rule · significant under E.O. 12866* — State Department The Department proposes to amend 22 CFR 51.21 by consolidating requirements for persons applying by mail and online in the United States and overseas. This proposed change includes expanding online passport application availability to qualified applicants located in foreign countries. In addition, the Department is proposing to remove the requirement that an applicant's most recently issued passport must have a year or less of remaining validity to qualify to submit an online passport application. Finally, the Department is proposing technical corrections to 51.8(b) to change "on-line" to read "online" for consistency. - **Comments close** 27 October 2026 (in 53 days) 91 FR 55505 · FR Doc. 2026-17655 · [official PDF](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-28/pdf/2026-17655.pdf) · [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/28/2026-17655/passports-expanding-online-passport-renewal-overseas) ### 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Annual Report-J-NONIMMIGRANT Exchange Visitor Program *Notice* — State Department The Department of State has submitted the information collection described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 we are requesting comments on this collection from all interested individuals and organizations. The purpose of this Notice is to allow 30 days for public comment. - **Comments close** 28 September 2026 (in 24 days) 91 FR 55659 · FR Doc. 2026-17578 · [official PDF](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-28/pdf/2026-17578.pdf) · [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/28/2026-17578/30-day-notice-of-proposed-information-collection-annual-report-j-nonimmigrant-exchange-visitor) ### International Traffic in Arms Regulations: Extension of Temporary Modification of Category XI(b) of the U.S. Munitions List *Rule* — State Department The Department of State (the Department), pursuant to its regulations and in the interest of the national security and foreign policy of the United States, extends a previous temporary modification of Category XI(b) of the United States Munitions List (USML). - **Takes effect** 30 August 2026 (5 days ago) 91 FR 55461 · FR Doc. 2026-17576 · [official PDF](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-28/pdf/2026-17576.pdf) · [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/28/2026-17576/international-traffic-in-arms-regulations-extension-of-temporary-modification-of-category-xib-of-the) ## 27 August 2026 — 1 document [the whole issue for this day](https://downstream.sh/daily/2026-08-27.md) > The State Department published determinations that objects being imported for the Roberto Gil de Montes exhibition are culturally significant and in the national interest. — via Downstream, https://downstream.sh/daily/agency/state-department/#s-2026-08-27 *Machine-written by `claude-haiku-4-5-20251001` from the documents below.* ### Notice of Determinations; Culturally Significant Objects Being Imported for Exhibition-Determinations: “Roberto Gil de Montes: Water Drops on Burning Rocks” Exhibition *Notice* — State Department Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: I hereby determine that certain objects being imported from abroad pursuant to agreements with their foreign owners or custodians for temporary display in the exhibition "Roberto Gil de Montes: Water Drops on Burning Rocks" at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, California; the Denver Art Museum, Denver, Colorado; and at possible additional exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, are of cultural significance, and, further, that their temporary exhibition or display within the United States as aforementioned is in the national interest. I have ordered that Public Notice of these determinations be published in the Federal Register. 91 FR 55426 · FR Doc. 2026-17517 · [official PDF](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-27/pdf/2026-17517.pdf) · [federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/27/2026-17517/notice-of-determinations-culturally-significant-objects-being-imported-for-exhibition-determinations) ## Earlier 6 further days are in the [long-form archive](https://downstream.sh/daily/agency/state-department/archive.md). ## Ask an assistant instead Everything on this page is also a tool call. Add `mcp.downstream.sh` as an MCP server — no key, no account — then paste this: ``` Using the Downstream MCP server at mcp.downstream.sh, call whats_new_since with agency "State Department" since 2026-08-27, then summarise what changed and list every deadline it created. ``` Reaches `whats_new_since`. 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