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Advocacy Comments on CPSC’s Proposed Residential Gas Furnace and Boiler Rule
On October 25, 2023, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) published a proposed rule that would require all residential gas furnaces and boilers to, either directly or indirectly, continuously monitor the concentration of carbon!-->…
Small Business Chemicals Roundtable – January 29, 2024
The Office of Advocacy is announcing its first regularly scheduled Small Business Chemicals Roundtable. The purpose of these roundtables will be to bring experts in the regulation of chemicals under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)!-->…
Trademark Processing Delays Roundtable – January 17, 2024
Trademark Processing Delays Roundtable
January 17, 2024
1:00pm – 3:00pm ET
Microsoft Teams Webinar
The next Office of Advocacy and USPTO Trademark Office Roundtable will be held virtually on January 17, 2024,!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->!-->…
Advocacy Comments on DOL EBSA’s Proposed Retirement Security Rule
On November 3, 2023, the Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) published a proposed rule that would expand the definition of an investment advice fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.!-->…
Advocacy Comments on EPA’s Draft Maui Guidance
On November 27, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published draft guidance on applying the United States Supreme Court decision in the County of Maui v. Hawaii Wildlife Fund.
Specifically, the draft guidance outlines!-->!-->!-->…
Advocacy Submits Comments on CFPB’s NPRM on Personal Financial Data Rights
On December 21, 2023, the Office of Advocacy submitted comments on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) proposed rule on Personal Financial Data Rights (PDF, 226 KB).
The proposed rule would require depository and!-->!-->!-->…
Advocacy Requests Comment Period Extension on DOL EBSA’s Proposed Retirement Security Rule
On November 3, 2023, the Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) published a proposed rule that would expand the definition of an investment advice fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.!-->…
Advocacy Comments on Supplemental Proposal and Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis for EPA’s GHG…
On May 23, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a new source performance standard for greenhouse (GHG) emissions from new fossil fuel power plants and emission guidelines (PDF, 223 KB) for existing fossil fuel!-->…
Advocacy Provides Public Comment on EPA’s Proposed Risk Management for Trichloroethylene under the…
On October 31, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a rule to restrict the use of trichloroethylene (TCE); Regulation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (PDF, 214 KB). TCE is used as a solvent in a!-->…
Advocacy Comments on EPA’s Proposed Changes to its Procedures for Risk Evaluations under TSCA
In 2017, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published procedures for chemical risk evaluations under TSCA, as amended by the 2016 Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act. This rule established the process!-->…