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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/.
NTIA Announces Public Virtual Listening Sessions for New Broadband Grant Programs
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) will host five virtual listening sessions to gather stakeholder input regarding implementation of five new broadband grant programs authorized by the Infrastructure…
EPA and the Department of the Army Seek Comments on Definition of the Waters of the United States…
On December 7, 2021, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers issued a notice of proposed rule defining “the waters of the United States” (WOTUS) under the Clean Water Act. The proposed rule attempts to restore…
Forest Service Requests Comments on Proposal to Repeal 2020 Final Alaska Roadless Rule
On November 23, 2021, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service published a proposed rule to repeal its 2020 final Alaska roadless rule. The agency is taking this action under the direction of E.O. 13990 which directs agencies to…
APHIS Requests Comments on a Proposal to Amend Requirements for Importation of Equines
On November 29, 2021, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal, Plant, and Health Inspection Service (APHIS) published a proposed rule to amend the regulations for the importation of equines. The rule would increase the number of days…
OSHA Extends Comment Period for Emergency Temporary Standard on COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing
On November 30, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced it was extending the comment period for its Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) on mandatory “COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing” by 45 days from…
BOEM Requests Comments, Hosts Listening Sessions on Mitigating Impacts of Offshore Wind Development…
On November 22, 2021, the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) published a request for information to guide its development of agency guidance for mitigating the impacts of offshore wind development on…
EPA Seeks Small Entity Representatives For SBREFA Panel On Proposed PFAS National Primary Drinking…
EPA is now recruiting small entity representatives for a possible SBREFA panel on a rulemaking to develop a National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR) for certain per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), including…
The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Issues Proposed Rule on Small Business Lending Data…
On October 8, 2021, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (CFPB) has published a proposed rule amending Regulation B to implement changes to the Equal Credit Opportunity Act made by section 1071 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform…