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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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. …

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…

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…

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…

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…