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June 2019 Small Business Advocate
Vol. 38, No. 5
The Office of Advocacy has released the June 2019 edition of its newsletter, “The Small Business Advocate,” Vol. 38, No. 5. If you would like to subscribe to our newsletter, you may do so here.
Pharmacy and Other Small Business Issues Dominate Mississippi Roundtable
By Bruce Lundegren, Assistant Chief
Counsel
One issue stood out above others at
Advocacy’s recent Regulatory Reform Roundtable in Jackson, Miss.: the concern
of small, independent pharmacy owners about the Center for Medicare and…
SBA Proposes to Modify Its Method for Calculating Annual Average Receipts Used to Define Size…
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) proposes to modify its method for calculating annual average receipts used to prescribe size standards for small businesses. Specifically, consistent with a recent amendment to the Small…
Louisiana Legislature Passes Small Business Protection Act
By Rhett Davis, Region 6 Advocate
I
am pleased to report that progress is being made in my home state of Louisiana
to protect small businesses from burdensome regulations imposed by state
government agencies. The Louisiana State…
Advocacy Staff Pitches in at Local Food Bank
By Bruce Lundegren, Assistant Chief
Counsel
The Office of Advocacy has hosted
numerous Regional Regulatory Reform Roundtables across the country to hear
directly from small businesses and other small entities about which federal…
Flooding Concerns, Agricultural Issues Underscore Advocacy’s Arkansas Roundtable
By Bruce Lundegren, Assistant Chief
Counsel
With spring’s floodwaters rising
across the Mississippi Delta and throughout Arkansas, it is no wonder that
flooding and agricultural issues highlighted the Office of Advocacy’s recent…
“I Can’t Keep the Lights on With the Costs of These Rules!” Small Businesses in Arkansas, Tennessee,…
By Claudia Rodgers, Senior Counsel
During the week of June
3, 2019, the Office of Advocacy held three Regional Regulatory Reform
Roundtables to hear federal regulatory concerns directly from small businesses
in Jonesboro, Ark.; Memphis,…
Advocacy Publishes Supplemental Comment Letter on the USDA’s Proposed Rule Providing…
On May 28, 2019, the Office of Advocacy (Advocacy) filed comments on the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service's (FNS) proposed rule. Advocacy noted that the transparency of the rule would be greatly…
SBA Office of Advocacy DOE Modifications to Test Procedure Interim Waiver Process Teleconference,…
The U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Advocacy will be hosting a teleconference to discuss the Department of Energy’s proposed rule on modifications to the interim waiver process for test-procedures at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday,…
DOD Proposes to Accelerate Payments to Small Contractors and Subcontractors
The Department of Defense (DoD) is proposing a rule that would revise the Defense Federal Acquisition Supplement to implement section 852 of the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (Public Law 115 - 232) which provides for accelerated…