2021 Small Business Profiles For The States, The District of Columbia, and The U.S.
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.
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Report on the Regulatory Flexibility Act, FY 2020: Annual Report of the Chief Counsel for Advocacy…
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…
Resources for Small Businesses in Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic
Updated June 23 2021, 10:00am 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…
EPA Seeks Small Entity Representatives For SBREFA Panel On Proposed PFAS National Primary Drinking…
EPA is now recruiting small entity representatives for a possible SBREFA panel on a rulemaking to develop a National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR) for certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), including…
Department of Labor Proposes to Allow Use of ESG Factors Such As Climate-Related Financial Risk in…
On October 14, 2021, the Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) proposed amendments to the Investment Duties regulation under Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended…
Small Business Natural Resources Roundtable- November 16, 2021
Office of Advocacy
Natural Resources Roundtable
Tuesday November 16, 2021 2-3 p.m. (ET)
TO: Interested Persons
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FWS Seeks Comments on Notice to Develop Permitting Program for Take of Migratory Birds
On October 4, 2021, the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Fish and Wildlife Service published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking to develop regulations that authorize incidental take of migratory birds under certain conditions. The…
The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Issues Proposed Rule on Small Business Lending Data…
On October 8, 2021, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (CFPB) has published a proposed rule amending Regulation B to implement changes to the Equal Credit Opportunity Act made by section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform…
CEQ Seeks Comments on Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Modify its Regulations Implementing NEPA
On October 7, 2021, the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to modify its regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The proposed rule, if promulgated, would expand the…
DOE Seeks Comments on Reviews of Energy Conservation Standards
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is requesting comments and information on reviews of several current energy conservation standards and/or test procedures for the products listed below. In conducting these reviews, the agency seeks to…
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Issues Proposed Rule to Rescind June 2020 Community…
On September 17, 2021, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued a proposed rule to rescind and replace its rule implementing the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) for national banks and savings associations that was…
Advocacy comments on EPA’s Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for Perfluoroalkyland…
On June 28, 2021, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published the above-referenced proposed rulemaking on reporting and recordkeeping requirements for Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS). This proposed rule would…
September Small Business Advocate
The Office of Advocacy has released the latest edition of its newsletter, “The Small Business Advocate,” Vol. 40, No. 6. If you would like to subscribe to our newsletter, you may do so here.