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Regulatory Alerts
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/.
OSHA Proposes Emergency Response Rule for Firefighters and Emergency Responders
On February 5, 2024, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) proposed a new rule to update existing regulations for the safety and health of firefighters and other emergency responders.
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DOL Proposes New Apprenticeship Rule and Career Technical Education Apprenticeship
On January 17, 2024, the Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration released a proposed rule that would overhaul the registered apprenticeship program.
The proposal:
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Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs Issues New Guidance on Meetings on Rules Under White…
Under Executive Order 12866, the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) conducts an interagency review on behalf of the President of many important proposed and final regulations before they are published. As part of this!-->…
EPA Announces Five New High-Priority Chemicals for Risk Evaluation and Risk Management Under TSCA
On Monday, December 18, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a notice identifying the next five chemicals it will designate as High-Priority Substances, for which it must conduct a risk evaluation and potentially!-->…