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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.

Archived Regulatory Comment Letters

Letters to Agencies

Letter to EPA: Advocacy Comments on Proposals Regarding the Blending of Ethanol into Gasoline

Office of Advocacy Apr 30, 2019

The U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy (Advocacy) submits the following comments in response to the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) March 21, 2019, notice of proposed rulemaking on “Modifications to Fuel…

Letters to Agencies

Letter to USDA: Advocacy Comments on the Food and Nutrition Service’s Proposed Rule on…

Office of Advocacy Apr 24, 2019

On February 19, 2019, the United States Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) published a proposed rule titled: Taking Administrative Actions Pending Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Processing. The Office of…

Letters to Agencies

Letter to Army Corps and EPA: Advocacy Submits Comments in Support of Revised Definition of Waters…

Office of Advocacy Apr 12, 2019

On February 14, 2019, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) published a proposed rule titled: “Revised Definition of “Waters of the United States.’”1 This proposed rule defines the scope of waters…

Letters to Agencies

Letter to CFPB: Payday , Vehicle Title, and Certain High-Cost Installment Loans; Delay of Compliance…

Office of Advocacy Mar 15, 2019

The Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration (Advocacy) submits these comments on the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection’s proposed rule on Payday , Vehicle Title, and Certain High-Cost Installment Loans; Delay of…

Letters to Agencies

Letter to FMCSA: Advocacy Supports Application to Modify Hours of Service Rule for Livestock Drivers

Office of Advocacy Mar 13, 2019

The U.S. Small Business Administration's (SBA) Office of Advocacy (Advocacy) submits the following comments on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) Request for Comments on Notice of Application for Exemption from…

Letters to Agencies

Letter to Department of Education: Advocacy Advises Agency to Conduct Small Entity Analysis of…

Office of Advocacy Feb 26, 2019

The U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy (Advocacy) respectfully submits the following comments in response to the Department of Education's (Department) November 29, 2018 notice of proposed rulemaking entitled…

Letters to Agencies

Letter to EPA: Advocacy Recommends that EPA Revise the 2015 Wood Heaters Rule to Reduce Burdens on…

Office of Advocacy Feb 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 (EPA’s) November 30, 2018 notices on the New Source Performance Standard (NSPS) for…

Letters to Agencies

Letter to USCIS: Registration Requirement for Petitioners Seeking to File H-1B Petitions on Behalf…

Office of Advocacy Dec 20, 2018

The Office of Advocacy submits the following comments to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) regarding its proposed rule which creates an early registration process for the H-1B visa…

Letters to Agencies

Letter to SBA: Advocacy Submits Comments on Proposed Rulemaking on Express Loan Programs;…

Office of Advocacy Dec 18, 2018

The Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration (Advocacy) submits these comments on the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) proposed rulemaking on Express Loan Programs; Affiliation Standards. Advocacy is concerned that…

Letters to Agencies

Letter to OSHA: Proposed Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses Rule

Office of Advocacy Oct 11, 2018

September 27, 2018 The Office of Advocacy has filed a comment letter with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on OSHA’s Proposed Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses Rule. The proposed rule is a deregulatory…

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