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REGULATORY WATCH BRIEF Moderate 45 🧭 Regulatory Guidance published

Federal Register limits automated access; CAPTCHA required for flagged requests

The notice implements security measures to curb automated scraping of federal documents.

ADTP Regulatory Watch · October 1, 2026
ImpactModerate 45
Type🧭 Regulatory Guidance
Statuspublished enacted, check the effective date
JurisdictionUS

What happened

The Federal Register website warns that programmatic requests are flagged as potentially automated and must complete a CAPTCHA to proceed. Users are directed to the FederalRegister.gov and eCFR.gov API documentation for legitimate programmatic access.

Why it matters for trust and compliance

  • Its status is published. It is enacted but may not be in force yet. Check the effective date before planning around it.
  • The notice implements security measures to curb automated scraping of federal documents.

Who is affected

government

Recommended actions

  1. Map the security requirements to existing controls and close gaps.