Availability of EPA’s Draft Risk Evaluation for Methylene Chloride and Notice of its Public…
On October 29, 2019, EPA published its draft risk evaluation for
methylene chloride. Under the Toxic Substance Control Act, EPA is
required to conduct risk evaluations to determine whether existing chemicals
present an unreasonable…
FTC Extends Public Comment Period for Review of Children’s Online Privacy Rules
On October 22, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
published a Federal Register Notice extending the deadline for filing comments
on its implementation of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act
(“COPPA”). The FTC is seeking…
Advocacy Releases “Accessing the Internet in Rural America”
Rural areas lag urban areas in gaining high-speed internet access. A new report from the Office of Advocacy, “Accessing the Internet in Rural America,” analyzes recent survey data on subscriptions to the internet through three popular…
Delay, Delay, Delay: Small Business Stuck with Uncertainty About Brexit
By Thomas Rossomondo, Manufacturing and Technology Advocate
I recently attended a forum on the implications
of the United Kingdom exiting the European Union (aka “Brexit”) for American businesses held at Duquesne
University, and…
Learn to Earn in Biz Town: Nonprofit Teaches Career Skills to Students
By Marina DeWit – Region 9 Advocate
There are more than 1.5 million registered non-profit organizations in the United States and in the past ten years, the number grew by 30 percent. A 501(c)(3) organization is a type of…
SBA Office of Advocacy- Roundtable on Employee Benefits- November 21, 2019
The Office of Advocacy is hosting an Employee Benefits Roundtable on Thursday, November 21 from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon. The roundtable will be held at the U.S. Small Business Administration Headquarters in Washington, D.C., 409 3rd…
SBA Office of Advocacy- Small Business Labor Safety (OSHA/MSHA) Roundtable- November 15, 2019
The next Small Business Labor Safety (OSHA/MSHA) Roundtable will be held on Friday, November 15, 2019 from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon. Due to renovation activities at the U.S. Small Business Administration, the roundtable is being moved…
Texas Small Businesses Share Their Concerns with Advocacy
The Office of Advocacy visited San Antonio and Austin, Texas, on
September 5-6 to meet with small business leaders and hear about their federal
regulatory concerns.
The Small Business Development Center at Texas State University
hosted…
USDA Seeks Comments on Domestic Hemp Production Program, Established by Interim Final Rule
On October 31, 2019, the United States Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service published an interim final rule with a request for comments to establish a domestic hemp production program in the United States. The rule is…
Forest Service Seeks Comments on Proposed Rule for Roadless Area Conservation on National Forest…
On October 17, 2019 the United States Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service published a proposed rule to exempt the Tongass National Forest from the 2001 Roadless Rule. The rule prohibits tree harvest and road…