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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/.
Federal Trade Commission Issues a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the Non-Compete Clause Rule
On January 9, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“Commission”) published a notice of proposed rulemaking for the Non-Compete Clause Rule.
The proposed rule would, among other things, prohibit an employer to:
enter into or attempt…
FCC Publishes Proposed Rules to Eliminate Digital Discrimination
The Federal Communications Commission voted to adopt a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking at its December 22, 2022, Open Meeting asking for public comment on the next steps the FCC should take to promote and facilitate equal access to broadband…
NOAA Seeks Comments on Proposal
On January 5, 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) published a proposed rule that would retain the findings of its 2021 final rule related to the taking of marine mammals incidental…
APHIS Seeks Comments on Plans to Strengthen Regulations for the Handling of Wild and Exotic Animals…
On January 9, 2023, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal, Plant and Health Inspection Service (APHIS) published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking and request for comments concerning the handling of wild and exotic animals for…
BLM Seeks Comments on Proposal to Modify Regulations to Reduce Waste of Natural Gas from Venting and…
On November 30, 2022, the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Land Management published a proposed rule aimed at reducing the waste of natural gas lost during oil and gas exploration on BLM lands. The rule requires that operators…
EPA Proposes Rule to Restrict Certain Uses of Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)
On December 27, 2020, the President signed the “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021,” which includes the American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2020 (AIM Act). The AIM Act directs EPA to establish a regulatory framework for phasing…
EPA Proposed Changes to Toxic Chemical Release Reporting Requirements for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl…
On December 5, 2022, EPA proposed to add to the list of chemicals of special concern per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) subject to toxic chemical release reporting under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act…
DOE Seeks Comments on Energy Conservation Standards (Misc. Gas Products, Consumer Furnace Fans,…
The Department of Energy is requesting comments on reviews of several current energy conservation standards, test procedures, and notices of data availability. The agency is deciding whether to amend efficiency standards and/or test…