Office of Advocacy

On October 4, 2019, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) published a notice of proposed rulemaking to revise regulations implementing sections 201 and 210 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978. The agency states…

On October 9, 2019 the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) published a proposed rule to designate critical habitat for three distinct population segments of humpback whales including the Western North Pacific, Central America, and…

By Apollo Fuhriman, Region 10 Advocate Recently, Region 10 Administrator Jeremy Field and Region 10 Advocate Apollo Fuhriman met with small businesses operating on the Warm Springs Reservation in Oregon. While these businesses are…

By Prianka Sharma, Assistant Chief Counsel Last month Advocacy’s team of environmental law attorneys traveled to Boston to participate in the fall American Bar Association Section of Environment, Energy and Resources conference. …

By Prianka Sharma, Assistant Chief Counsel Towards the end of September policy makers in the energy industry from around the country gather in Washington, D.C. for a National Clean Energy Week policy symposium. The conference is an…

On September 30, 2019, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (DOE) published a proposed rule to amend test procedures for ceiling fans. This rule proposes various amendments to those test…

On April 28, 2015, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), published a proposed rule to amend the origin of livestock requirements for dairy animals under USDA organic regulations. The proposed rule added…

By Keegan Shepardson, Region 1 Advocate Last month, I had the pleasure of attending a Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee field hearing co-hosted by Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire. The hearing…

On September 25, 2019, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published the proposed rule “Premarket Tobacco Product Applications and Recordkeeping Requirements.” The proposed rule establishes the requirements for the content and form of…

By Janis Reyes, Assistant Chief Counsel On September 24, 2019, the Department of Labor (DOL) released a final overtime rule, which sets the minimum salary for the exemption from overtime pay under the Fair Labor Standards…