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Listed below are documents published in the Federal Register and open for comment that may significantly affect small businesses. Advocacy encourages affected small businesses to provide the Federal agency issuing the notice with comments on the proposed action and the agency’s analysis of its potential impacts on small business. Please share with the Office of Advocacy your comments on these and other regulatory proposals of importance to small businesses.
The Regulatory Alerts Archive can be found here: https://advocacy.sba.gov/category/alerts-archive/.
OSHA Issues Emergency Temporary Standard on COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing
On November 5, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) on mandatory “COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing” under section 6(c)(1) of the Occupational Safety and Health…
The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council requests comment on minimizing the risk of climate change…
On October 15, 2021, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council) published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) requesting public input on ways that the Federal Acquisition Regulations could be amended in response…
EPA’s Further Extends Compliance Date for the Regulation of Phenol, Isopropylated Phosphate 3:1 as a…
On October 28, 2021, EPA published a proposed rule to extend the compliance date applicable to the processing and distribution in commerce of certain articles containing phenol, isopropylated phosphate 3:1 (PIP 3:1), and the PIP 3:1 used…
FWS and NMFS Seek Comments on Rescission of Two Endangered Species Habitat Rules
On October 27, 2021 the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) published a proposed rule to rescind its 2020 final rule amending portions of the regulations implementing Section 4 of the Endangered Species…
OSHA Seeks Information on Heat Stress for Outdoor and Indoor Workers
On October 27, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on “Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings.” The ANPRM provides…
USCIS Requests Public Input on Remote Document Examination for Form I-9, Employment Eligibility…
On October 26, 2021, the Department of Homeland Security, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) requested public input regarding Form I-9, a form utilized by employers to attest that they have physically examined…
DOI Hosts Listening Sessions, Seeks Comments on Ways to Advance Equity Through Outdoor Recreation
On October 19, 2021, the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) published a notice of listening sessions and request for public comment to obtain information on the barriers that underserved communities face in recreating on DOI managed…
EPA Seeks Small Entity Representatives For SBREFA Panel On Proposed PFAS National Primary Drinking…
EPA is now recruiting small entity representatives for a possible SBREFA panel on a rulemaking to develop a National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR) for certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), including…
Department of Labor Proposes to Allow Use of ESG Factors Such As Climate-Related Financial Risk in…
On October 14, 2021, the Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) proposed amendments to the Investment Duties regulation under Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended…
FWS Seeks Comments on Notice to Develop Permitting Program for Take of Migratory Birds
On October 4, 2021, the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Fish and Wildlife Service published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking to develop regulations that authorize incidental take of migratory birds under certain conditions. The…