2021 Small Business Profiles For The States, The District of Columbia, and The U.S.
Advocacy’s annual State Profiles provide a snapshot of each state’s small businesses. The profiles gather the latest federal economic data into state-by-state snapshots of small business health and economic activity.
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Report on the Regulatory Flexibility Act, FY 2020: Annual Report of the Chief Counsel for Advocacy…
As the voice of small business in government, the Office of Advocacy is working to bring small businesses’ priorities into the regulatory process. Advocacy’s efforts at ensuring federal agency compliance with the…
Resources for Small Businesses in Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic
Updated December 22, 2021, 3:00pm ET
The Office of Advocacy will share small business resources and information related to the coronavirus pandemic as we receive them.
SBA COVID PAGE
On February 22, 2021 - The White House released…
EPA Issues Draft Revisions to its Risk Determination for Cyclic Aliphatic Bromide Cluster (HBCD)…
On December 29, 2021, EPA published a draft revision to its risk determination for Cyclic Aliphatic Bromide Cluster, also referred to as “HBCD.” Previously, in September 2020, EPA published a risk evaluation for HBCD, finalizing…
DOE Seeks Comments on Reviews of Energy Conservation Standards
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is requesting comments and information on reviews of several current energy conservation standards and/or test procedures for the products listed below. In conducting these reviews, the agency seeks to…
Forest Service Seeks Comments on Proposal to Amend Fees for Communications Use Authorizations
On December 22, 2021, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service (Service) published a proposed rule to amend programmatic administrative fees for communications use authorizations on Forest Service lands. The Service states that…
2021 Small Business Profiles For Congressional Districts
The Office of Advocacy is pleased to continue its Small Business Profiles for the Congressional Districts series. The congressional district profiles are part of Advocacy’s state profile series, which provides user-friendly snapshots of…
Army Corps Seeks Comments on Implementation of the National Levee Safety Program
On December 28, 2021, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Army Corps) issued a notice of solicitation of comments for implementation of the National Levee Safety Program under the National Levee Safety Act of 2007 (NLSA). The National Levee…
Small Business Environmental Roundtable Meeting – January 10, 2022
***Small Business Environmental Roundtable Meeting***
MONDAY, January 10, 12 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Via Microsoft Teams Meeting
The next SBA, Office of Advocacy Environmental Roundtable will meet virtually to discuss the following…
Small Business Environmental Roundtable Meeting – January 6, 2022
***Small Business Environmental Roundtable Meeting***
THURSDAY, January 6, 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Via Microsoft Teams Meeting
The next SBA, Office of Advocacy Environmental Roundtable will meet virtually to discuss the following…
U.S. Census Bureau Releases New Data on Business Owner Demographics
On December 16, the U.S. Census Bureau released the 2018 Nonemployer Statistics by Demographics (NES-D), a data program providing annual estimates of the number and receipts of nonemployer business owners by race, ethnicity, sex, and…
Advocacy Comments on EPA’s Proposed Addition of HHCB to the TRI
In response to a petition filed under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA), on October 18, 2021, EPA proposed to add 1,3,4,6,7,8-hexahydro-4,6,6,7,8,8-hexamethylcyclopenta-2-benzopyran (HHCB), along with 11 other…
NTIA Announces Public Virtual Listening Sessions for New Broadband Grant Programs
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) will host five virtual listening sessions to gather stakeholder input regarding implementation of five new broadband grant programs authorized by the Infrastructure…