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DOL Proposes Changes to Agricultural Guest Worker Program (H-2A)
On July 26, 2019, the Department of Labor (DOL) published a
proposed rule with changes to the H-2A or the agricultural guest worker
program. DOL is changing the Adverse Effect Wage Rate and Prevailing Wage
Methodologies utilized for…
Letter to TTB: Advocacy Comments on Modernization of Labeling and Advertising Regulations for Wine,…
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…
CPSC Seeks Comments on Proposed Rule to Implement Safety Standard for Infant and Toddler Gates and…
On
July 8, 2019, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission published a proposed
rule to implement a safety standard for infant and toddler safety gates and
enclosures pursuant to the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008. The…
DC Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds EPA Decision Not To Impose Costly Financial Responsibility…
By Kevin Bromberg, Assistant Advocate
In a major victory for small businesses, the D.C. Circuit
Court of Appeals upheld the Environmental Protection Agency’s final determination
that financial responsibility requirements were not needed…
Letter to DOD: Prompt Payments of Small Business Contractors (DFARS Case 2018-D068)
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…
Letter to DOE: Advocacy Comments on Test Procedure Interim Waiver Process
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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…
SEC Requests Comments on Changes to Registration Exemptions
On June 26,
2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) requested comments on
several registration exemptions under the Securities Act of 1933 that
facilitate capital raising. The SEC is specifically requesting comments on the…
Advocacy Publishes Supplemental Comment Letter on the USDA’s Proposed Rule Providing…
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…
SBA Office of Advocacy DOE Modifications to Test Procedure Interim Waiver Process Teleconference,…
The U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Advocacy will be hosting a teleconference to discuss the Department of Energy’s proposed rule on modifications to the interim waiver process for test-procedures at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday,…
SBA Office of Advocacy – Roundtable on Financial Issues – June 26, 2019
The SBA Office of Advocacy will host a Small Business Roundtable on June 26, 2019 from 2:00p.m. until 4:00p.m. on the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection’s proposed rule on Debt Collection Practices (Regulation F) and the Federal Trade…