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Letters to Agencies

Advocacy Recommends Changes to Council on Environmental Quality’s Beta Version of Its Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool

Office of Advocacy May 26, 2022
Regulatory Alerts

TTB Requests Comments On Information Collections

Agency Roundtables

Digital Tools Outreach Meeting – June 17, 2022

Economic Studies

African-American Entrepreneurs: Contributions and Challenges

Letters to Agencies

Advocacy Comments on IRS’s Proposed Rules on Required Minimum…

Annual Report on the RFA

Report On The Regulatory Flexibility Act, FY 2021: Annual Report Of The Chief Counsel For Advocacy…

Office of Advocacy Apr 5, 2022
As the voice of small business in government, the Office of Advocacy is working to bring small businesses’ priorities into the regulatory process. Advocacy’s efforts at ensuring federal agency compliance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act…
State Profiles

2021 Small Business Profiles For The States, The District of Columbia, and The U.S.

Office of Advocacy Aug 30, 2021
Advocacy’s annual State Profiles provide a snapshot of each state’s small businesses. The profiles gather the latest federal economic data into state-by-state snapshots of small business health and economic activity. …
News

Resources for Small Businesses in Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic

Office of Advocacy Jun 8, 2020
Updated December 22, 2021, 3:00pm ET The Office of Advocacy will share small business resources and information related to the coronavirus pandemic as we receive them. SBA COVID PAGE On February 22, 2021 - The White House released…
Regulatory Alerts

USMCA SME Delegation Announces Women’s Entrepreneurship Webinar

Office of Advocacy May 23, 2022
Learn first-hand how women-led businesses have grown across North America with insights from women entrepreneurs and receive tips from women counselors on strategies and programs that have worked supporting women-led businesses in Canada,…
Regulatory Alerts

EPA Seeks Small Business Input on Emission Standards for Light-Duty and Medium-Duty Vehicles

Office of Advocacy May 19, 2022
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is inviting qualified small businesses, governments, and not-for-profit organizations to participate as Small Entity Representatives (SERs) for a Small Business Advocacy Review Panel. This…
Small Business Facts

Facts About Small Business: Small Business Hiring Needs

Office of Advocacy May 18, 2022
New data from the U.S. Census Bureau indicates that the tightening labor market is disproportionately impacting smaller businesses. 23.4 percent of small businesses cited labor needs in August 2020, which increased to over 40 percent at…
Letters to Agencies

Advocacy Comments on Davis-Bacon Act Proposed Rule

Office of Advocacy May 18, 2022
On March 18, 2022, the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division published a proposed rule updating the Davis-Bacon Act and Related Acts Regulations, the first comprehensive review of federal construction regulations in over forty…
Letters to Agencies

Advocacy Comments on BOEM’s Environmental Assessment for the Morro Bay Offshore Wind Energy Area

Office of Advocacy May 17, 2022
On April 6, 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management published a draft environmental assessment for the Morro Bay Offshore Wind Energy Area. On May 16, 2022, Advocacy filed a public comment letter on the assessment stating that…
News

Family Fishers Fight For Their Way of Life

Office of Advocacy May 17, 2022
By Prianka Sharma, Assistant Chief Counsel Earlier this month I had the pleasure of speaking with Monique Coombs. Monique introduced herself as a “fisherman’s wife,” but she is also the Director of Community Programs for the Maine Coast…
Letters to Agencies

Advocacy Comments on NAS Energy Efficiency Rulemaking Report

Office of Advocacy May 13, 2022
On December 28, 2021, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine published a report that reviewed the Department of Energy’s methods for setting energy efficiency standards. On May 13, 2022, Advocacy filed a public…
Regulatory Alerts

EPA Proposes a Reporting rule for Asbestos under Section 8(a) of the Toxic Substance Control Act

Office of Advocacy May 13, 2022
On May 6, 2022, EPA published proposed reporting and recordkeeping requirements for asbestos under the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA). The proposed rule is a one-time reporting obligation for certain manufacturers and processors of…
Agency Roundtables

SBA Environmental Roundtable – May 26, 2022

Office of Advocacy May 12, 2022
The next U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Advocacy Environmental Roundtable will meet virtually to discuss the following topics, beginning at 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 26, 2022.  The meeting will be held using the Microsoft…
Agency Roundtables

Small Business Labor Safety Roundtable – May 20, 2022

Office of Advocacy May 12, 2022
The next Small Business Labor Safety (OSHA/MSHA) Roundtable will meet virtually on Friday, May 20, 2022 from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. (ET). The meeting will be held using the Microsoft Teams platform. Small Business Labor Safety (OSHA/MSHA)…
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