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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/.

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USTR Seeking Small Business Input on Proposed U.S.- Kenya Trade Agreement

Office of Advocacy Mar 25, 2020

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is seeking public comments on a proposed U.S.- Kenya trade agreement, including U.S. interests and priorities, in order to develop U.S. negotiating positions. Comments and…

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U.S. Senate Committee Seeks Testimony on Bill to Reduce Hydrofluorocarbons

Office of Advocacy Mar 24, 2020

The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works will conduct an information-gathering process entitled, “S. 2754, American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2019: Written Testimony and Questions for the Record.” This bill…

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OSHA Posts Materials for Small Business Panel on Tree Care Operations

Office of Advocacy Mar 19, 2020

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has made the materials for the upcoming Small Business Advocacy Review (SBAR) panel (also known as a SBREFA panel) on Tree Care Operations publicly available on its webpage at…

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DOI Seeks Comments on its 2020-2021 Proposed Framework for Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations

Office of Advocacy Mar 19, 2020

On March 19, 2020, the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Fish and Wildlife Service issued a proposed rule to establish the 2020-2021 hunting regulations for migratory game birds. This annual framework prescribes dates and times when…

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EPA Extends Comment Period for Preliminary Listing of Manufacturers Subject To Fees Under TSCA

Office of Advocacy Mar 18, 2020

On March 13, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a 60-day comment period extension for its preliminary lists identifying manufacturers that may be subject to fee obligations under the Toxic Substance Control Act…

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EPA’s Preliminary Regulatory Determinations for Contaminants on the Fourth Drinking Water…

Office of Advocacy Mar 16, 2020

On March 10, 2020, EPA published its preliminary regulatory determinations for eight contaminants listed on its fourth Contaminant Candidate List under the Safe Drinking Water Act. The agency presented its preliminary determinations to…

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EPA Proposes Amendments to Closure Provisions for Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals

Office of Advocacy Mar 6, 2020

On March 3, 2020, EPA proposed to amend its regulations for the disposal of coal combustion residuals (CCR) from electric utilities under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). The agency is proposing procedures to allow…

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EPA Proposes Amendments to Significant New Use Rule for Long-Chain Perfluoroalkyl Carboxylates and…

Office of Advocacy Mar 6, 2020

On March 3, 2020, EPA published a supplemental proposal to a previously proposed significant new use rule (SNRU) for long-chain perfluoroalkyl carboxylate (LCPFAC) chemical substances. In the original proposed SNUR for LCPFAC, published in…

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EPA Publishes Draft Risk Evaluation for Trichloroethylene; Announces Public Peer Review Meetings

Office of Advocacy Mar 5, 2020

On February 26, 2020, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a draft risk evaluation for trichloroethylene (TCE). Under the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA), EPA is required to conduct risk evaluations to determine whether…

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USDA Seeks Comments on Updates to Guidelines for Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Agriculture

Office of Advocacy Mar 5, 2020

On March 4, 2020 the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) published a request for public comment and relevant information and data to update the guidelines for quantifying greenhouse gas (GHG) sources and sinks from the agriculture and…

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