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Created by Congress in 1976, the Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is an independent voice for small business within the federal government.

Letters to Agencies

Advocacy Submits Letter to FCC on Broadband Competition in Multi-Tenant Environments

Office of Advocacy Jan 21, 2022

On January 20, 2022, the Office of Advocacy (Advocacy) filed a letter with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regarding its proceeding to improve competitive broadband access in multi-tenant environments (MTEs). In the letter,…

Letters to Agencies

Advocacy Submits Response to CFPB’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Small Business Lending…

Office of Advocacy Jan 20, 2022

The Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration (Advocacy) submitted a comment letter on January 6, 2022 in response to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection’s (CFPB) notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on small…

Office of Advocacy Appoints Louis Luchini to Serve as Regional Advocate for New England States

Office of Advocacy Jan 19, 2022

Release no: 22-01 ADV WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Office of Advocacy in the U.S. Small Business Administration is pleased to announce that Louis Luchini has been appointed to serve as the Region 1 Advocate. As Advocate, Luchini will work on…

Agency Roundtables

Natural Resources Roundtable – January 18, 2022

Office of Advocacy Jan 13, 2022

The Office of Advocacy will host a roundtable to discuss the United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service’s proposed rule to repeal the 2020 Alaska Roadless final rule. The 2020 final rule exempted the Tongass National Forest…

Letters to Agencies

Advocacy Comments on BOEM’s RFI for Reducing or Avoiding Impacts of Offshore Wind Energy on…

Office of Advocacy Jan 12, 2022

On November 22, 2021 the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) published a Request for Information on Reducing or Avoiding Impacts of Offshore Wind Energy on Fisheries. The Office of Advocacy of the…

Regulatory Alerts

FCC Releases Agenda and Draft Proposals for January Open Commission Meeting

Office of Advocacy Jan 11, 2022

The Federal Communications Commission has announced the agenda for its January 27, 2022 Open Commission Meeting. The FCC publicly releases the draft text of each item expected to be considered at the next Open Commission Meeting, which are…

Regulatory Alerts

EPA Issues Draft Revisions to its Risk Determination for Cyclic Aliphatic Bromide Cluster (HBCD)…

Office of Advocacy Jan 11, 2022

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…

Regulatory Alerts

DOE Seeks Comments on Reviews of Energy Conservation Standards

Office of Advocacy Jan 5, 2022

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…

Regulatory Alerts

Forest Service Seeks Comments on Proposal to Amend Fees for Communications Use Authorizations

Office of Advocacy Dec 30, 2021

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…

State Profiles

2021 Small Business Profiles For Congressional Districts

Office of Advocacy Dec 29, 2021

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…

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