Frequently Asked Questions About Small Business, 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…
Resources for Small Businesses in Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic
Updated March 3, 2021, 12:00pm 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…
2020 Small Business Profiles For The States And Territories
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.…
OSHA Proposes Revisions to Hazard Communication Standard
On February 16, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a notice of proposed rulemaking to modify its Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) to conform to the latest revisions to the United Nations’ Globally…
EPA’s Extends Public Comment Period for its Proposed Toxic Substance Control Act Fee Revisions
On February 23, 2021, EPA published a notice to extend the comment period by 30 days for its proposed revisions for its 2018 fees rule under the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA). The new deadline to submit comments is March 27, 2021.
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DOE Seeks Comments and Information on How to Prioritize and Sequence Rulemaking Activities
On February 19, 2021, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) published a request for information and comments on how it should prioritize rulemaking activities concerning its appliance standards program. DOE requests comments on the current…
ONRR Delays Effective Date and Reopens Comment Period on 2020 Valuation Reform and Civil Penalties…
On February 12, 2021, the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Office of Natural Resource Revenue (ONRR) issued a notice delaying the effective date of a final rule to amend the procedures by which the agency values coal and gas produced from…
January-February Small Business Advocate
The Office of Advocacy has released the latest edition of its newsletter, “The Small Business Advocate,” Vol. 40, No. 1. If you would like to subscribe to our newsletter, you may do so here.
NMFS Extends Comment Period on Proposal to Designate Critical Habitat for Indo-Pacific Corals
On February 9, 2021 the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) published a notice extending the public comment period on its proposed rule to designate critical habitat for Indo-Pacific Corals. The proposed rule would designate critical…
FWS Delays Effective Date and Reopens Comment Period for Regulations Governing Take of Migratory…
On February 9, 2021, the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) delayed the effective date of a final rule defining the scope of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) as applied to conduct resulting in the injury…
Small Business Environmental Roundtable – February 26
***SBA Environmental Roundtable Meeting***
FRIDAY, February 26, 10 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 topics,…
Small Business Tax Roundtable – February 19
SBA Office of Advocacy Small Business Virtual Tax Roundtable: Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Tax Issues and Employee Retention Credit (ERC) Update
Friday, February 19, 2021
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Via Microsoft Teams Live Event…
EPA Seeks Comments on Proposed 2021 Pesticide General Permit under the National Pollution Discharge…
On January 15 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a Notice of Availability of proposed 2021 Pesticide General Permit under the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System Permit Program of the Clean Water Act.…