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Letters to Agencies

Advocacy Comments on EPA’s Proposed Changes to its Procedures for Risk Evaluations under TSCA

Office of Advocacy Dec 13, 2023
Agency Roundtables

Small Business Environmental Roundtable – January 9, 2024

Regulatory Alerts

CPSC Extends Comment Periods for Proposed Safety Standards on Gas…

Regulatory Alerts

EPA Releases Proposed Lead and Copper Rule Improvements

Regulatory Alerts

CPSC Seeks Comments on Its Proposed Safety Standard Addressing…

State Profiles

2023 Small Business Profiles for the States, Territories, and Nation

Office of Advocacy Nov 14, 2023
Advocacy’s annual State Profiles gather the latest federal small business economic data into state-by-state snapshots of small business economic activity. The 2023 State Profiles uses the latest business dynamics data to highlight…
State Profiles

Small Business Profiles for Major Metropolitan Areas

Office of Advocacy Jul 11, 2023
The Office of Advocacy has launched a new series, the Small Business Profiles for Major Metropolitan Areas. The metropolitan area profiles are part of Advocacy’s state profile series, which provides user-friendly snapshots of national,…
State Profiles

2022 Small Business Profiles for the States, Territories, and Nation

Office of Advocacy Aug 31, 2022
Advocacy’s annual State Profiles gather the latest federal economic data into state-by-state snapshots of small business economic activity. The 2022 State Profiles are the first to contain data gathered during the COVID-19…
Letters to Agencies

Advocacy Requests Further Analysis of FCC Proposal to Require 1-1 Consent for Robotexts and…

Office of Advocacy Dec 1, 2023
On December 1, 2023, Advocacy filed a request with the FCC to further analyze the impact of its proposal to require that callers covered by the FCC’s robocalling and robotexting regulations obtain consent to make such calls or texts from…
Regulatory Alerts

NMFS Proposes Critical Habitat for 5 Species of Coral

Office of Advocacy Nov 30, 2023
On November 30, 2023, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) published a proposed rule in the Federal Register designating critical habitat for the following 5 species of coral: Acropora globiceps, Acropora retusa, Acropora speciosa,…
Regulatory Alerts

IRS Releases Proposed Rule Affecting 401(k) Plans for Long-Term, Part-Time Employees

Office of Advocacy Nov 29, 2023
On November 27, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published proposed amendments to the rules applicable to plans that include cash or deferred arrangements (CODAs) under Internal Revenue Code section 401(k) with respect to…
Regulatory Alerts

EPA Proposed Revisions to Regulation of Two Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic Chemicals

Office of Advocacy Nov 29, 2023
On November 24, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a proposed rule that will amend the regulations for decabromodiphenyl ether (decaBDE) and phenol, isopropylated phosphate (3:1) (PIP (3:1)), two of the five…
Regulatory Alerts

DOL to Hold Public Hearing on Proposed Fiduciary Rule

Office of Advocacy Nov 28, 2023
The Department of Labor's (DOL) Employee Benefits Security Administration will hold a virtual public hearing on December 12 through December 13, 2023, on its proposed “Retirement Security Rule: Definition of an Investment Advice…
Regulatory Alerts

EPA Seeks Comments on Requiring Farms to Report Animal Waste Air Emissions

Office of Advocacy Nov 28, 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is asking for the public’s input on reporting animal waste air emissions at farms under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA). In 2019, the EPA published a final rule…
Small Business Victory

Small Broadband Providers Given Flexibility to Adopt Broadband Consumer Labels

Office of Advocacy Nov 28, 2023
by Jamie Saloom The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently announced compliance deadlines for broadband providers to provide consumers with a new Broadband Consumer Label when they are shopping for broadband services. The…
Regulatory Alerts

FWS Reopens Comment Period on Proposed Critical Habitat Designation for the Sacramento Mountains…

Office of Advocacy Nov 27, 2023
On November 27, 2023, the Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) reopened for comment a proposed rule designating critical habitat under the Endangered Species Act for the Sacramento Mountains Checkerspot Butterfly. Additionally, there will be a…
Regulatory Alerts

EPA Releases Draft Guidance on Permitting Discharges into Groundwater

Office of Advocacy Nov 27, 2023
On November 27, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published draft guidance on applying the United States Supreme Court decision in County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund. Specifically, the draft guidance outlines…
Infographics

Facts About Small Business: Native American-Owned Businesses

Office of Advocacy Nov 22, 2023
Advocacy has released its newest infographic spotlighting Native American-owned businesses. Native Americans own 341,064 businesses and employ over 215,000 Americans. Advocacy's infographic uses the most recent Census Bureau data to show…
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