FDA Seeks Comments on the Content and Format of Substantial Equivalence Reports
On April 2, 2019, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published the proposed rule “Content and Format of Substantial Equivalence Reports; Food and Drug Administration Actions on Substantial Equivalence (SE) Reports.” The proposed rule…
Advocacy Attends ABA Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources’ Annual Conference in Denver, CO
By Prianka Sharma, Assistant Chief Counsel
Last week, Assistant Chief Counsels Kevin Bromberg, David Rostker, Prianka Sharma, and Tabby Waqar Zeb attended the American Bar Association Section on Energy, Environment, and Resources’ annual…
Advocacy Discusses WOTUS Woes with Small Businesses in the Mile-High City
By Prianka Sharma, Assistant Chief Counsel
The Mile-High City provided the perfect backdrop for Advocacy’s National Waters of the United States roundtable. In Denver, Colorado, Advocacy heard from over twenty-five small business…
TTB Modernization of Alcohol and Advertising Regulations
On November 26, 2018, the Department of the Treasury’s Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) published a proposed regulation to amend its rules governing labeling and advertising of wine, distilled spirits, and malt beverages. The…
EPA Publishes 40 Candidate Chemicals for High and Low Prioritization under the Toxic Substance…
On March 21, 2019, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a notice regarding its initiation of the prioritization process for 20 chemical substances as candidates for designation as High Priority Substances for risk evaluation…
APHIS Seeks Comments on Proposed Rule to Amend Licensing Requirements for Dog Dealers, Exhibitors,…
On March 22, 2019, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal Plant Health Inspection (APHIS) published a proposed rule to amend the licensing requirements for dogs under the Animal Welfare Act. The proposal would require additional…
Regulatory Burden Reduced for Small Businesses in FY 2018
The Office of Advocacy’s efforts at monitoring federal agency compliance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) resulted in changes to 18 specific rules that reduced the regulatory burden for small business. These include $253.3 million…
DOL Proposes 35K Overtime Rule Threshold
On March 22, 2019, the Department of Labor (DOL) proposed a rule which increases the minimum salary for the “white collar” overtime exemption from $23,660 annually to $35,308 annually. To be exempt from overtime pay, workers making at least…
March 2019 Small Business Advocate
Advocacy to Hold Roundtables Across the United States to Hear from Small Businesses; New Research: "Spotlight on Women-Owned Employer Businesses" Fact Sheet; Small Business Economic Bulletin: March 2019; New Research: "What Is the Status of…
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau Announces 2019 Trade Practice Seminars
The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) will be conducting Federal Alcohol Administration Act (FAA) Trade Practice Seminars in the following locations:
Ted Weiss Federal Building – New York, New York on April 24, 2019…