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Regulatory Issues to Watch in the FY 2021 Spending and COVID-19 Stimulus Legislation

Office of Advocacy Jan 26, 2021
Agency Roundtables

Small Business Labor Safety (OSHA/MSHA) Roundtable

Regulatory Alerts

NMFS Seeks Comments on Proposed Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction…

Agency Roundtables

SBA Environmental Roundtable Meeting- February 5, 2021

Annual Reports of the Office of Economic Research

Annual Report of the Office of Economic Research, FY 2019

FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions About Small Business, 2020

Office of Advocacy Oct 22, 2020
Advocacy’s most requested publication, Frequently Asked Questions About Small Business, gathers the most up-to-date statistics about American small businesses in one place. Updated annually, the FAQ is a convenient place to find facts…
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Resources for Small Businesses in Response to the Novel Coronavirus Pandemic

Office of Advocacy Jun 8, 2020
Updated January 21, 2020, 2:30pm ET The Office of Advocacy will share small business resources and information related to the coronavirus pandemic as we receive them. SBA COVID PAGE Paycheck Protection Program Reopening On…
State Profiles

2020 Small Business Profiles For The States And Territories

Office of Advocacy May 20, 2020
Advocacy’s Small Business Profiles are an annual portrait of each state’s small businesses. Included in each are snapshots into each state’s small business health and economic activity. Some economic data is also supplied for U.S.…
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USDA Finalizes Rule for Domestic Hemp Production, Offers More Regulatory Certainty to Industry

Office of Advocacy Jan 19, 2021
By Prianka Sharma, Assistant Chief Counsel On January 19, 2021, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) published a final rule outlining policies for domestic hemp production. This rule follows and…
Regulatory Alerts

NMFS Seeks Comments on Designations of Critical Habitat for Ringed Seals and Beringia Distinct…

Office of Advocacy Jan 19, 2021
On January 8, 2021 the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) published two proposed rules to establish critical habitat for ringed and bearded seals. Both rules concern areas of marine habitat in the…
Regulatory Alerts

EPA’s Proposed Toxic Substance Control Act Fee Revisions

Office of Advocacy Jan 14, 2021
On January 11, 2021, EPA proposed revisions for its 2018 fees rule under the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA). EPA is required to review and adjust the fees, if necessary, every three years. Among the proposed changes, EPA is…
Regulatory Alerts

APHIS Seeks Comments on Whether to Regulate Movement of Animals Modified or Developed by Genetic…

Office of Advocacy Jan 13, 2021
On December 28, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking to solicit comments and feedback on whether to establish a regulatory…
Regulatory Alerts

EPA’s Notice of Data Availability for its Reconsideration of Beneficial Use Criteria and Piles

Office of Advocacy Jan 6, 2021
On December 22, 2020, EPA published a notice of data availability and a request for additional information to reconsider its definition of “beneficial use” and its provisions for coal combustion residuals (CCR) piles. In August 2020, EPA…
Letters to Agencies

Advocacy Submits Comment Letter to OIRA on System for Award Management (SAM) Exemption for Small…

Office of Advocacy Jan 4, 2021
On December 21, 2020, the U.S. Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy (Advocacy) submitted a comment letter in response to a Guidance for Grants and Agreements published in the Federal Register by the Office of Information and…
Newsletter

December Small Business Advocate

Office of Advocacy Dec 31, 2020
The Office of Advocacy has released the latest edition of its newsletter, “The Small Business Advocate,” Vol. 39, No. 11. If you would like to subscribe to our newsletter, you may do so here.
Economic Reports

Do Banks Lend Where They Borrow? A Study on Local Small Business Lending in the U.S.

Office of Advocacy Dec 30, 2020
Lending to businesses in counties where a bank has no branches is highly sensitive to economic conditions. During the 2007 recession, distant lending contracted far more sharply than local lending, leaving the share of loans made at a…
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Department of Defense Implements Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification

Office of Advocacy Dec 29, 2020
On November 30, 2020, the Defense Acquisition Regulations System implemented changes to the Department of Defense’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC). The CMMC, designed to improve cybersecurity measures for U.S. defense…
Economic Studies

Change in Small Business Loans Outstanding During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Office of Advocacy Dec 28, 2020
The Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan program had significant impacts on the small business lending market. The value of outstanding loans of less than $1 million (considered to be small business loans)…
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