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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 Requests an Extension of the Effective Date of the Federal Trade Commission’s Safeguards…

Office of Advocacy Aug 10, 2022
On December 9, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published a final rule to amend the Standards for Safeguarding Customer Information (safeguards rule). The effective date of the rule is December 9, 2022. On August 5, 2022, Advocacy…
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Advocacy Submits Comments on FWS Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of…

Office of Advocacy Aug 9, 2022
On June 7, 2022, the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Fish and Wildlife Service (the Service) proposed a rule to remove language that restricts introduction of experimental populations of endangered and threatened species outside of the…
Regulatory Alerts

FRA Proposes Train Crew Size Safety Requirements

Office of Advocacy Aug 8, 2022
On July 28, 2022, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) proposed new regulations to establish safe minimum train crews size requirements for various types of rail operations. The FRA proposal includes: A minimum requirement of two…
Letters to Agencies

Advocacy comments on EPA’s proposed Clean Water Act Water Quality Certification Improvement Rule

Office of Advocacy Aug 8, 2022
On June 9, 2022, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a notice of proposed rulemaking on the Water Quality Certification Improvement Rule under the Clean Water Act. The Office of Advocacy (Advocacy) believes the proposed…
Regulatory Alerts

NOAA Seeks Comments on Proposal to Impose Vessel Speed Restrictions for the Protection of North…

Office of Advocacy Aug 8, 2022
On August 1, 2022, the U.S. Department of Commerce National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) published a proposed rule to restrict vessel speeds in areas where the North Atlantic Right Whale is known to be present. The proposed rule is…
Regulatory Alerts

11th United States-European Union Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Workshop

Office of Advocacy Aug 8, 2022
Small business stakeholders are cordially invited to attend the 11th U.S.-EU Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Workshop, which will hosted by the European Union this year in Augsburg, Germany (near Munich) on Wednesday September 28, 2022. …
Regulatory Alerts

CEQ Solicits Feedback On Its Environmental Justice Scorecard

Office of Advocacy Aug 3, 2022
On August 3, 2022, the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) issued a request for information to solicit feedback as it develops the vision, framework, and outcomes of its Environmental Justice Scorecard (EJ Scorecard). Specifically, CEQ…
Regulatory Alerts

Department of Education Requests Comments on Student Assistance General Provisions, Federal Perkins…

Office of Advocacy Aug 1, 2022
On July 13, 2022, the Department of Education published the Student Assistance General Provisions, Federal Perkins Loan Program, Federal Family Education Loan Program, and William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program. This notice of…
Regulatory Alerts

Department of Education Requests Comments on the Institutional Eligibility, Student Assistance…

Office of Advocacy Aug 1, 2022
On July 28, 2022, the Department of Education published the Institutional Eligibility, Student Assistance General Provisions, and Federal Pell Grant Program. First, the Secretary proposes to establish regulations for Federal Pell Grants…
Regulatory Alerts

Department of Education Requests Comments on Amendments to Title IX Proposed Rule

Office of Advocacy Aug 1, 2022
On July 12, 2022, the Department of Education published the Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX). The purpose of the proposed regulations is to better align the Title IX regulatory requirements with Title IX's…
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