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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 Request for Comments on the Extension of Particular Exclusions Expiring in October 2020

Office of Advocacy Aug 5, 2020

On August 3, 2020, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), published a request for comments on whether to extend particular exclusions that have been granted with regard to the additional duties that USTR imposed on goods of…

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Internal Revenue Service Proposes Amendments to Small Business Taxpayer Exceptions Under Sections…

Office of Advocacy Aug 5, 2020

On August 5, 2020, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) published a notice of proposed rulemaking titled Small Business Taxpayer Exceptions Under Sections 263A, 448, 460 and 471. The proposed rule implements legislative changes pursuant to…

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NPS Seeks Comments on Proposed Rule to Revise Concessions Contracts Regulations for Commercial…

Office of Advocacy Jul 29, 2020

On July 20, 2020 the U.S. Department of the Interior’s National Park Service (NPS) published a proposal to revise regulations governing the administration of concessions contracts for commercial visitor services. NPS proposes to make…

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DOE Reopens Comment Period on Proposed Rule for Energy Conservation Standards for External Power…

Office of Advocacy Jul 27, 2020

On May 20, 2020 the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) published a request for information to determine whether to amend current energy conservation standards for external power supplies. DOE requested comments and information to determine…

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USDA Seeks Comments on Updates to the List of Bioengineered Foods Subject to Disclosure

Office of Advocacy Jul 27, 2020

On July 24, 2020 the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) published a request for comments on recommendations to update the list of bioengineered (BE) foods subject to BE disclosure standards. AMS proposes…

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Labor Department Requests Information on Paid Leave and the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

Office of Advocacy Jul 23, 2020

On July 16 and 17, the Department of Labor (DOL) released two Requests for Information (RFI) seeking feedback and data from stakeholders, such as small businesses, regarding their experience with paid leave and the Family and Medical Leave…

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FDA issues Draft Guidance on Cannabis and Cannabis-Derived Compounds: Quality Considerations for…

Office of Advocacy Jul 23, 2020

On July 22, 2020, The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a guidance that outlines FDA's current thinking on several topics relevant to the development of cannabis and cannabis-derived products: The source of cannabis and…

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DOE Requests Information on Energy Industry Practices Related to Mitigation of Vulnerabilities in…

Office of Advocacy Jul 23, 2020

On July 8, 2020 the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) published a request for information to understand energy industry practices related to identifying and mitigating vulnerabilities in the bulk-power supply chain. On July 21, 2020, DOE…

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Interim Final Rule on High-Wage Components of the Labor Value Content Requirements Under the United…

Office of Advocacy Jul 21, 2020

On January 29, 2020, the United States-Mexico-Canada Implementation Act (USMCA) was signed into law. On July 1, 2020, the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division released an Interim Final Rule (IFR) implementing a portion of the…

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SBA Proposes New Community Advantage Recovery Loans

Office of Advocacy Jul 17, 2020

On July 15, 2020, SBA published a request for information and a notice on the establishment of a new, temporary community advantage (CA) loan in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The new loans, titled “Community Advantage Recovery…

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