2021 Small Business Profiles For The States, The District of Columbia, and The U.S.
Advocacy’s annual State Profiles provide a snapshot of each state’s small businesses. The profiles gather the latest federal economic data into state-by-state snapshots of small business health and economic activity.
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Report on the Regulatory Flexibility Act, FY 2020: Annual Report of the Chief Counsel for Advocacy…
As the voice of small business in government, the Office of Advocacy is working to bring small businesses’ priorities into the regulatory process. Advocacy’s efforts at ensuring federal agency compliance with the…
Resources for Small Businesses in Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic
Updated June 23 2021, 10:00am ET
The Office of Advocacy will share small business resources and information related to the coronavirus pandemic as we receive them.
SBA COVID PAGE
On February 22, 2021 - The White House released…
The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council requests comment on minimizing the risk of climate change…
On October 15, 2021, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council) published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) requesting public input on ways that the Federal Acquisition Regulations could be amended in response…
EPA’s Further Extends Compliance Date for the Regulation of Phenol, Isopropylated Phosphate 3:1 as a…
On October 28, 2021, EPA published a proposed rule to extend the compliance date applicable to the processing and distribution in commerce of certain articles containing phenol, isopropylated phosphate 3:1 (PIP 3:1), and the PIP 3:1 used…
Small Business Roundtable on Financial Issues – November 9, 2021
Roundtable on CFPB's Proposed Rulemaking on Small Business Data Collection
The SBA Office of Advocacy will host a Small Business Roundtable on November 9, 2021 from 2:00 p.m. until 3:00 p.m on the Bureau of Consumer Financial…
FWS and NMFS Seek Comments on Rescission of Two Endangered Species Habitat Rules
On October 27, 2021 the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) published a proposed rule to rescind its 2020 final rule amending portions of the regulations implementing Section 4 of the Endangered Species…
OSHA Seeks Information on Heat Stress for Outdoor and Indoor Workers
On October 27, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on “Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings.” The ANPRM provides…
USCIS Requests Public Input on Remote Document Examination for Form I-9, Employment Eligibility…
On October 26, 2021, the Department of Homeland Security, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) requested public input regarding Form I-9, a form utilized by employers to attest that they have physically examined…
DOI Hosts Listening Sessions, Seeks Comments on Ways to Advance Equity Through Outdoor Recreation
On October 19, 2021, the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) published a notice of listening sessions and request for public comment to obtain information on the barriers that underserved communities face in recreating on DOI managed…
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…
Department of Labor Proposes to Allow Use of ESG Factors Such As Climate-Related Financial Risk in…
On October 14, 2021, the Department of Labor’s Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) proposed amendments to the Investment Duties regulation under Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended…
Small Business Natural Resources Roundtable- November 16, 2021
Office of Advocacy
Natural Resources Roundtable
Tuesday November 16, 2021 2-3 p.m. (ET)
TO: Interested Persons
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