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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/.
NMFS Further Extends Comment Period on Proposal to Designate Critical Habitat for Indo-Pacific…
On March 29, 2021 the National Marine Fisheries Service published a notice extending the public comment period on its proposed rule to designate critical habitat for Indo-Pacific Corals. The proposed rule would designate critical habitat…
EPA’s Notice of Data Availability for its Reconsideration of Beneficial Use Criteria and Piles
On March 12, 2021, EPA issued a notice to reopen the comment period for its recently published notice of data availability (NODA) and a request for additional information to reconsider its definition of “beneficial use” and its provisions…
EPA’s Review of Final Rules for the Five Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic Chemicals
On March 16, 2021, EPA opened a public comment period to review five recently published final rules to address persistent bioaccumulative, and toxic (PBT) chemicals under the Toxic Substance Control Act. The PBT final rules were issued on…
BLM to Hold Public Forum on Federal Oil and Gas Program, Accepting Input from Public
On March 18, 2021, the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced that it will be hosting a public forum to discuss its federal oil and gas program. The forum will take place on March 25, 2021. BLM will use…
EPA Seeks Comments on Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Further Regulate Discharges from…
On March 17, 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking to further regulate discharges from manufacturers of PFAS under the Clean Water Act. EPA is specifically requesting…
USDA Seeks Comments on Implementation of Climate Change Mitigation Measures
On March 16, 2021, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) published a request for public comment seeking input from the public on how to implement Executive Order 14008, Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad. USDA is seeking…
EPA Seeks Comments on Proposed Revisions to the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 5) for…
On March 11, 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a notice of proposed Revisions to the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule for Public Water Systems under the Safe Drinking Water Act. The proposed rule would…
APHIS Reopens Comments on Whether to Regulate Movement of Animals Modified or Developed by Genetic…
On March 8, 2021, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) reopened the comment period on an advance notice of proposed rulemaking to solicit comments and feedback on whether to establish a…
DOI Seeks Comments on Proposed Rule to List Arizona Eryngo as an Endangered Species and Establish…
On March 4, 2021, the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) published a proposed rule to list the Arizona Eryngo as an endangered species and designate areas for critical habitat. The agency is proposing to list…
OSHA Proposes Revisions to Hazard Communication Standard
On February 16, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published a notice of proposed rulemaking to modify its Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) to conform to the latest revisions to the United Nations’ Globally…