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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/.
Department of Education Requests Comments on the Institutional Eligibility, Student Assistance…
On July 28, 2022, the Department of Education published the Institutional Eligibility, Student Assistance General Provisions, and Federal Pell Grant Program. First, the Secretary proposes to establish regulations for Federal Pell Grants…
Department of Education Requests Comments on Amendments to Title IX Proposed Rule
On July 12, 2022, the Department of Education published the Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX). The purpose of the proposed regulations is to better align the Title IX regulatory requirements with Title IX's…
EPA Issues Draft Revisions to its Risk Determination for the 1-Bromopropane (1-BP) Risk Evaluation…
On July 20, 2022, EPA published a draft revision to its risk determination for 1-bromopropane, also referred to as “1-BP.” EPA proposed revisions to supersede the conditions of use previously issued in the 2020 1-BP evaluation. Due to…
SEC Requests Comments on Amendments to Shareholder Proposal Rule
On July 27, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published proposed amendments to three of the substantive bases for exclusion of shareholder proposals under Exchange Act Rule 14a-8:
the substantial implementation…
Interior Extends Comment Period on Request for Information on Mining Regulations
On March 31, 2022, the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) published a request for information on ways to improve federal hardrock mining regulations, laws and permitting practices. DOI also announced the formation of an interagency…
DOL Revives Proposal for Federal Contractors to Retain Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts
On July 15, 2022, the Department of Labor (DOL) published a proposed rule to implement Executive Order 14055, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers Under Service Contracts, signed on November 18, 2021. The rule establishes that federal…
EPA Issues Draft Revisions to its Risk Determination for the Perchloroethylene (PCE) risk evaluation…
On June 30, 2022, EPA published a draft revision to its risk determination for perchloroethylene, also referred to as “PCE.” The draft revision proposed by EPA proposes to supersede the conditions of use previously issued in the 2020 PCE…
EPA Issues Draft Revisions to its Risk Determination for Trichloroethylene (TCE) under the Toxic…
On July 7, 2022, EPA published a draft revision to its risk determination for trichloroethylene (TCE), superseding the condition of use-specific no unreasonable risk determinations in 2020. TCE is a volatile and organic compound most…
EPA Issues Draft Revisions to its Risk Determination for Methylene Chloride (MC) under the Toxic…
On July 5, 2022, EPA published a draft revision to its risk determination for methylene chloride, also referred to as “MC.” Previously, in June 2021, EPA published a risk evaluation for MC, finalizing determinations of unreasonable risk…
EPA Issues Draft Revisions to its Risk Determination for N-Methylpyrrolidone (NMP) under the Toxic…
On July 1, 2022, EPA published a draft revision to its risk determination for n-methylpyrrolidone, also referred to as “NMP.” Previously, in 2020, EPA published a risk evaluation for NMP, finalizing determinations of unreasonable risk for…