# Eliminating Regulations Establishing Fellowships in Laboratory Standardization and Testing for Foreign Citizens
> **National Institute of Standards and Technology** · Final rule. · Published 2026-04-24 · Effective 2026-04-24 · 91 FR 21957
## Document
- **Document number:** 2026-08018
- **Category:** nist-standard
- **Sub-agency:** National Institute of Standards and Technology
- **Federal Register citation:** 91 FR 21957
- **CFR reference:** 15 CFR 255
- **Publication date:** 2026-04-24
- **Effective date:** 2026-04-24
- **Commerce docket:** Docket No. 260415-0103
## Abstract

By this rule, NIST removes its regulations establishing fellowships in laboratory standardization and testing for foreign citizens of "other American republics." This action is necessary because no statute specifically requires or contemplates the promulgation of these regulations and because there has not been any active program under these regulations in decades. The removal of these regulations will streamline the Code of Federal Regulations, thereby promoting administrative simplicity and efficiency, and also reprioritize U.S. interests.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/24/2026-08018/eliminating-regulations-establishing-fellowships-in-laboratory-standardization-and-testing-for)
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