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Advocacy Recommends Changes to Council on Environmental Quality’s Beta Version of Its Climate and…
On May 25, 2022, the Office of Advocacy submitted public comments to the Council on Environmental Quality on the beta version of its Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool (CEJS Tool). The CEJS Tool identifies which communities are…
TTB Requests Comments On Information Collections
On May 3, 2022, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) published Proposed Information Collections; Comment Request (No. 86), requesting comments on the following information collections (forms, recordkeeping and…
Digital Tools Outreach Meeting – June 17, 2022
The Office of Advocacy, an independent office within the U.S. Small Business Administration, is holding an outreach meeting in Durham, NH on June 17th to hear from small businesses about their views on access to and use of digital tools.…
Advocacy Comments on IRS’s Proposed Rules on Required Minimum Distributions
On February 24, 2022, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published a notice of proposed rulemaking that would amend income tax regulations on required minimum distributions from qualified retirement plans. The proposal reflects amendments…
Advocacy Comments on Davis-Bacon Act Proposed Rule
On March 18, 2022, the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division published a proposed rule updating the Davis-Bacon Act and Related Acts Regulations, the first comprehensive review of federal construction regulations in over forty…
Advocacy Comments on BOEM’s Environmental Assessment for the Morro Bay Offshore Wind Energy Area
On April 6, 2022, the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management published a draft environmental assessment for the Morro Bay Offshore Wind Energy Area. On May 16, 2022, Advocacy filed a public comment letter on the assessment stating that…
Advocacy Comments on NAS Energy Efficiency Rulemaking Report
On December 28, 2021, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine published a report that reviewed the Department of Energy’s methods for setting energy efficiency standards. On May 13, 2022, Advocacy filed a public…
EPA Proposes a Reporting rule for Asbestos under Section 8(a) of the Toxic Substance Control Act
On May 6, 2022, EPA published proposed reporting and recordkeeping requirements for asbestos under the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA). The proposed rule is a one-time reporting obligation for certain manufacturers and processors of…
SBA Environmental Roundtable – May 26, 2022
The next U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Advocacy Environmental Roundtable will meet virtually to discuss the following topics, beginning at 10 a.m. on Thursday, May 26, 2022. The meeting will be held using the Microsoft…
Small Business Labor Safety Roundtable – May 20, 2022
The next Small Business Labor Safety (OSHA/MSHA) Roundtable will meet virtually on Friday, May 20, 2022 from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. (ET). The meeting will be held using the Microsoft Teams platform.
Small Business Labor Safety (OSHA/MSHA)…