Office of Advocacy

On August 3, 2020, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), published a request for comments on whether to extend particular exclusions that have been granted with regard to the additional duties that USTR imposed on goods of…

On August 5, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published a notice of proposed rulemaking titled Small Business Taxpayer Exceptions Under Sections 263A, 448, 460 and 471. The proposed rule implements legislative changes pursuant to…

On July 31, 2020, the Office of Advocacy submitted comments on the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection’s (Bureau or CFPB) supplemental proposed rule on Debt Collection (Regulation F). The 2020 supplemental proposed rule would…

The Office of Advocacy has released the latest edition of its newsletter, “The Small Business Advocate,” Vol. 39, No. 7. If you would like to subscribe to our newsletter, you may do so here.

On June 11, 2020 the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a proposed rule titled “Increasing Consistency in Considering Benefits and Costs in the Clean Air Act Rulemaking Process.” This letter constitutes the Office of…

The Federal Communications Commission has announced the agenda for its August 6, 2020 Open Commission Meeting, and released the following draft documents that are in circulation among the Commissioners: C-band Auction ProceduresThe…

On July 20, 2020 the U.S. Department of the Interior’s National Park Service (NPS) published a proposal to revise regulations governing the administration of concessions contracts for commercial visitor services. NPS proposes to make…

On May 20, 2020 the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) published a request for information to determine whether to amend current energy conservation standards for external power supplies. DOE requested comments and information to determine…

On July 24, 2020 the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) published a request for comments on recommendations to update the list of bioengineered (BE) foods subject to BE disclosure standards. AMS proposes…

On July 16 and 17, the Department of Labor (DOL) released two Requests for Information (RFI) seeking feedback and data from stakeholders, such as small businesses, regarding their experience with paid leave and the Family and Medical Leave…