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The Regulatory Flexibility Act directs Advocacy to monitor whether proposed federal regulations consider the effects on small businesses. Advocacy files comment letters with federal agencies to alert them to their rules’ small business impacts and to propose alternative approaches to achieving regulatory goals.

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Letters to Agencies

Letter to CFPB: Advocacy Submits Comments on the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection’s Proposed…

Office of Advocacy Sep 19, 2019

On May 21, 2019, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (Bureau) published a proposed rule on Debt Collection (Regulation F). The Bureau is proposing to amend Regulation F, 12 CFR Part 1006, which implements the Fair Debt Collection…

Letters to Agencies

Letter to EPA: Advocacy Comments on National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants:…

Office of Advocacy Sep 12, 2019

The U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy (Advocacy) submits the following comments in response to the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed rule, “National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Municipal…

Letters to Agencies

Letter to SBA: Small Business Size Standards; Calculation of Annual Average Receipts

Office of Advocacy Aug 22, 2019

The Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration (Advocacy) submits these comments on the U.S. Small Business Administration’s proposed rule, Small Business Size Standards: Calculation of Annual Average Receipts. …

Letters to Agencies

Letter to FTC: Advocacy Submits Comments to FTC on Standards for Safeguarding Customer Information…

Office of Advocacy Aug 15, 2019

The Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration (Advocacy) submits these comments on Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) on Standards for Safeguarding Customer Information. The…

Letters to Agencies

Letter to TTB: Advocacy Comments on Modernization of Labeling and Advertising Regulations for Wine,…

Office of Advocacy Aug 7, 2019

On November 26, 2018, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) published a proposed rule titled Modernization of the Labeling and Advertising Regulations for Wine, Distilled Spirits, and Malt Beverages. Although the original…

Letters to Agencies

Letter to DOD: Prompt Payments of Small Business Contractors (DFARS Case 2018-D068)

Office of Advocacy Jul 30, 2019

The Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration (Advocacy) submits these comments on the Department of Defense’s proposed rule, Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Prompt Payments of Small Business…

Letters to Agencies

Letter to DOE: Advocacy Comments on Test Procedure Interim Waiver Process

Office of Advocacy Jul 17, 2019

Comment LetterDownload On Wednesday, May 1, 2019, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) published a proposed rule titled: “Test Procedure Interim Waiver Process.” This proposed rule would require that DOE notify interim waiver…

Letters to Agencies

Advocacy Publishes Supplemental Comment Letter on the USDA’s Proposed Rule Providing…

Office of Advocacy Jun 20, 2019

On May 28, 2019, the Office of Advocacy (Advocacy) filed comments on the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service's (FNS) proposed rule. Advocacy noted that the transparency of the rule would be greatly…

Letters to Agencies

Letter to USDA: Advocacy Suggests Improvements to the Proposed Rule on Providing Regulatory…

Office of Advocacy Jun 5, 2019

On April 5, 2019, the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) published a proposed rule titled: Providing Regulatory Flexibility for Retailers in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program…

Letters to Agencies

Letter to DOL: Most Small Businesses Support 35K Overtime Threshold; Rural Businesses Seek Relief

Office of Advocacy May 20, 2019

The U.S. Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Office of Advocacy (Advocacy) submits the following comments in response to the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) proposed rule, which proposes to revise and update the regulations issued under…

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