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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/.
Labor Department Requests Wage Information for H-1B Visa Workers
On April 1, 2021 the Department of Labor (DOL) issued a Request for Information (RFI) on the sources of data and methodologies for determining prevailing wage levels covering employment opportunities that U.S. employers seek to fill with…
USCIS Requests Public Input on Barriers that Prevent Access to Immigration Services and Benefits
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is seeking comments from the public on how U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) can reduce administrative and other barriers and burdens within its regulations and policies, including…
DOE Seeks Comments on Proposed Rule to Revise Various Processes for Energy Efficiency and Test…
On April 12, 2021, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) issued a proposed rule that would revise processes and procedures the agency follows in developing energy conservation standards and test procedures for consumer products and…
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…
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…
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…