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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!-->…
Small Business Environmental Roundtable – January 9, 2024
The next Office of Advocacy Environmental Roundtable will be held virtually on January 9, 2024, at 2 PM ET on the Microsoft Teams platform. The discussion will focus on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Proposed Improvements!-->…
Advocacy Requests Further Analysis of FCC Proposal to Require 1-1 Consent for Robotexts and…
On December 1, 2023, Advocacy filed a request with the FCC to further analyze the impact of its proposal to require that callers covered by the FCC’s robocalling and robotexting regulations obtain consent to make such calls or texts from!-->…
Advocacy Comments on EPA’s Proposal to Significantly Expand Air Emissions Reporting Requirement
On August 9, 2023, the EPA proposed a significant revision to the Air Emissions Reporting Requirement (AERR). The revision would expand the number of small entities subject to the AERR and increase the amount of information that would need!-->…
November FCC Roundtable Roundup
The Office of Advocacy (Advocacy) regularly hosts roundtable discussions with small business stakeholders to understand the experiences, challenges, and recommendations of small businesses and identify alternative approaches for policy!-->…
Advocacy Files Comments on OSHA’s Proposed Worker Walkaround Rule
On November 13, 2023, the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy (Advocacy) submitted comments to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) on their proposed Worker Walkaround Representative Designation!-->…
Advocacy Requests Extension of Comment Period for CFPB’s Personal Data Rights NPRM
The Office of Advocacy submitted a letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau requesting an extension of the comment period for the proposed rule on Personal Financial Data Rights. The proposed rulemaking would implement section!-->…
Advocacy Recommends that the Labor Department Complete New Small Business Analysis for Overtime…
On November 7, 2023, the Office of Advocacy (Advocacy) submitted comments on the United States Department of Labor’s proposed rule, Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and!-->…
CMS Proposes to Require Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities
On September 6, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a proposed rule titled, “Minimum Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities and Medicaid Institutional Payment Transparency Reporting.” !-->…
Consumer Product Safety Roundtable – November 15, 2023
The next Office of Advocacy Consumer Product Safety Roundtable will be held virtually on November 15, 2023, at 1 PM ET on the Microsoft Teams platform. The discussion will focus on the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s proposed safety!-->…