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Archived blog posts announcing selected Regulatory Alerts posted prior to Jan 20, 2017. All archived alerts available on Library of Congress archive.
SBA Proposes to Modify Its Method for Calculating Annual Average Receipts Used to Define Size…
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) proposes to modify its method for calculating annual average receipts used to prescribe size standards for small businesses. Specifically, consistent with a recent amendment to the Small…
DOD Proposes to Accelerate Payments to Small Contractors and Subcontractors
The Department of Defense (DoD) is proposing a rule that would revise the Defense Federal Acquisition Supplement to implement section 852 of the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (Public Law 115 - 232) which provides for accelerated…
APHIS Seeks Comments on Revisions to Regulations for Movement of Genetically Engineered Organisms
On June 6, 2019, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) published a proposed rule to revise regulations concerning the importation, interstate movement, and environmental release of…
Forest Service Seeks Comments on Revisions to NEPA Compliance Regulations
On June 13, 2019 the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service (Service) published a proposed rule to revise National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) regulations. According to the Service, the revisions would speed up the pace for…
SBA proposes rule on Certifications for Women-Owned Small Business Program Participation
The U.S. Small Business Administration has published a proposed rule that will establish a free online application process for women-owned small businesses to be certified and eligible to participate in the SBA’s Women-Owned Small Business…
FDA Requests Comments for Scientific Data and Information About Products Containing Cannabis or…
On April 3, 2019, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a request for comments for scientific data and information about products containing cannabis or cannabis-derived compounds (84 Fed. Reg. 12969).
The Agriculture…
VA Requests Comments on the Interim Final Rule on Veterans Care Agreements
The Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA) is amending its medical regulations to implement its authority to
furnish necessary care to covered individuals through certain agreements.
Section 102 of the John S. McCain III, Daniel K. Akaka, and…
IRS Requests Comments on Credit for Carbon Oxide Sequestration
On May 20, 2019, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published in Internal Revenue Bulletin No. 2019-21 Notice 2019-32 requesting general comments about the section 45Q credit for the sequestration of carbon oxide in anticipation of issuing…
DOE Seeks Comments on Modifications to Test-Procedure Waiver Process
On May 1, 2019, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (DOE) published a proposed rule to streamline the decision-making process for granting test procedure waivers; the rule as proposed would…
IRS Requests Comments on Investing in Qualified Opportunity Funds
On May 1, 2019, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) for guidance under section 1400Z-2 of the Internal Revenue Code relating to capital gains that may be deferred as a result of investing in a…