FMCSA Seeks Comment on its Crash Preventability Determination Program for Commercial Truckers
On July 27, 2017, The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced a crash preventability demonstration program to evaluate the preventability of eight categories of crashes via submissions of Requests for Data Review to…
Hawaii’s General Excise Tax Puts Local Small Business at a Disadvantage
By Marina DeWit – Region 9 Advocate
The first things that come to mind when thinking about Hawaii are tropical weather, beautiful beaches, and family vacations. Tourism is Hawaii’s top industry, with more than 8 million…
EPA Publishes Draft Risk Evaluation on 1-Bromopropane
On August 9, 2019, EPA published its draft risk evaluation for 1-Bromopropane. Under the Toxic Substance Control Act, EPA is required to conduct risk evaluations to determine whether existing chemicals present an unreasonable risk of…
Wild Burros Collide With the Ranching and Farming Economy
By Marina DeWit – Region 9 Advocate
Hiking in the mountains and rugged terrain is a popular tourist activity in Arizona. When exploring areas around lakes and rivers, the chances of meeting wildlife are pretty high at any time of…
Letter to FTC: Advocacy Submits Comments to FTC on Standards for Safeguarding Customer Information…
The Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration (Advocacy) submits these comments on Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on Standards for Safeguarding Customer Information. The…
SBA Office of Advocacy Environmental Roundtable – August 30, 2019
The next U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of
Advocacy Environmental Roundtable will meet to discuss the following topics,
beginning at 10 a.m. on Friday, August 30, 2019. The meeting will be
held in Washington, D.C.,…
Forest Service Extends Comment Period on Revisions to NEPA Compliance Regulations
On June 13, 2019 the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest
Service (Service) published a proposed rule to revise National Environmental
Policy Act (NEPA) regulations. According to the Service, the revisions would
speed up the pace for…
DOE Seeks Comments on Withdrawal of Test Procedures for Conventional Cooking Tops
On August 9, 2019, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (DOE) published a proposed rule to
withdraw the energy efficiency test procedures for conventional cooking tops.
The Agency states that the…
“Do We Want Small Businesses to Stay in Business or Do We Want to Drive Them Out?” Small Business…
By Claudia Rodgers, Senior Counsel
Minimum wage,
overtime, worker visas, health care reporting, fish sound monitoring, lobster
fishing restrictions and more were brought up by small businesses who attended
the Office of Advocacy’s…
Annual Report of the Office of Economic Research, FY 2018
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Advocacy's Office of Economic Research (OER) is the only federal office statutorily tasked with examining small business challenges and contributions in the U.S. economy.
In fiscal year 2018, OER continued to…