Regulation

Title II of the Music Modernization Act sets out the requirements for someone other than the owner of the rights in a sound recording fixed before February 15, 1972, to make use of that recording for noncommercial purposes, including…

On February 13, 2019, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (DOE) announced a notice of proposed rulemaking to clarify the process rule that applies to the establishment of new or revised energy…

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…

On February 5, 2019, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) issued a proposed rule to update out-of-date shields and grade markers associated with grading services, and outdated administrative references…

Advocacy has published a report titled What Small Businesses Are Saying and What Advocacy Is Doing About It: Progress Report on the Office of Advocacy’s Regional Regulatory Reform Roundtables.

In early 2016, Congress passed the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act (TFTEA). This law established a new role for the Office of Advocacy: to facilitate greater consideration of small business economic issues during international…

The negotiations on the NAFTA Modernization resulted in the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which was signed on November 30, 2018. USMCA will replace the NAFTA upon its entry into force. Below are the U.S. Trade…

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…

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is seeking public comments on a proposed U.S.-UK Trade Agreement, including U.S. interests and priorities, in order to develop U.S. negotiating positions. The Administration's aim…

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is seeking public comments on a proposed U.S.-EU Trade Agreement, including U.S. interests and priorities, in order to develop U.S. negotiating positions. The Administration's aim…