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DOI Seeks Comments on Draft Candidate Conservation Agreement for Monarch Butterfly
On April 15, 2019, the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) published a notice of availability and request for comments on an application for a candidate conservation agreement with assurances for the monarch…
Letter to Army Corps and EPA: Advocacy Submits Comments in Support of Revised Definition of Waters…
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…
IRS Requests Comments on the Deduction for Energy Efficient Commercial Buildings
On April 8, 2019, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published a notice and request for comments concerning the deduction for energy efficient commercial buildings. The notice sets forth the process that allows the owner of an energy…
FDA Seeks Comments on the Content and Format of Substantial Equivalence Reports
On April 2, 2019, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published the proposed rule “Content and Format of Substantial Equivalence Reports; Food and Drug Administration Actions on Substantial Equivalence (SE) Reports.” The proposed rule…
TTB Modernization of Alcohol Labeling and Advertising Regulations
On November 26, 2018, the Department of the Treasury’s Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) published a proposed regulation to amend its rules governing labeling and advertising of wine, distilled spirits, and malt beverages. The…
EPA Publishes 40 Candidate Chemicals for High and Low Prioritization under the Toxic Substance…
On March 21, 2019, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a notice regarding its initiation of the prioritization process for 20 chemical substances as candidates for designation as High Priority Substances for risk evaluation…
Regulatory Burden Reduced for Small Businesses in FY 2018
The Office of Advocacy’s efforts at monitoring federal agency compliance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) resulted in changes to 18 specific rules that reduced the regulatory burden for small business. These include $253.3 million…
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau Announces 2019 Trade Practice Seminars
The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) will be conducting Federal Alcohol Administration Act (FAA) Trade Practice Seminars in the following locations:
Ted Weiss Federal Building – New York, New York on April 24, 2019…
Advocacy to Hold Roundtables Across the United States to Hear from Small Businesses
Outreach Meetings on Trade Agreements with Japan, EU, and UK in
Ohio and Washington, DC
The Office of Advocacy is interested in receiving feedback from small businesses and their representatives regarding their views on trade agreements…
Advocacy to Hold Three Small Business Roundtables on DOL’s New Overtime Rules in Alabama, DC, &…
The U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Advocacy will be hosting roundtables to discuss DOL’s new Overtime Regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act, which increases the minimum salary for the “white collar” overtime…