Office of Advocacy

By Nora Esposito, Economic Research Fellow On September 24, 2018, Advocacy staff attended “A Forum Celebrating 25 Years of Executive Order 12866” at George Washington University (GW). The event was co-sponsored by the Society for…

By Marina DeWit, Region 9 Advocate While working as an aerospace engineer, Frank DeSomma, a sport shooter, wanted to do something different and apply his creativity to the mechanical design of a firearm without limitations imposed by the…

By Marina DeWit, Region 9 Advocate As a district manager for a large corporation, James Bernau was spending a lot of time away from his family in Phoenix, AZ and wanted a change. His dream was to own a business where his creativity and…

Monday, December 3rd, 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 pm (EST) U.S. Small Business Administration 409 Third Street SW Washington, DC 20416* Eisenhower Conference Room B A teleconference option is also available. (See below) The Office of…

On October 16, 2018, the United States Trade Representative notified Congress of the Administration's intention to enter into negotiations with Japan for a U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement. The Office of the United States Trade Representative…

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has posted to its website a draft revised policy document on “Exclusions from ‘Ambient Air’” and has requested comments from the public. When a source of air pollution seeks a Clean Air Act permit,…

By Rhett Davis, Region 6 Advocate I previously wrote about comments we received from Lubbock regarding agriculture, livestock, pesticides, ranching, trucking and trade. Let’s examine additional comments that we received from other…

By Rhett Davis, Region 6 Advocate The Office of Advocacy conducted a small business regulatory forum in Lubbock, Texas on August 29. The Five Star Lubbock Chamber of Commerce hosted the event in conjunction with the SBA Lubbock-West…

As a result of President Trump’s Executive Orders, 13771 and 13777, Advocacy has begun an effort to hear, firsthand, from small businesses across the country about specific federal regulatory burdens facing their businesses. Under the…

On November 1, 2018 the Department of Energy published a request for comment on a petition for rulemaking to withdraw a proposed rule establishing energy conservation standards for residential furnaces and commercial water heaters. On…