EPA Requests Comment on “Exclusions from ‘Ambient Air’”
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has posted to its website a draft revised policy document on “Exclusions from ‘Ambient Air’” and has requested comments from the public. When a source of air pollution seeks a Clean Air Act permit,…
Lubbock, TX Businesses Want Common Sense Reforms
By Rhett Davis, Region 6 Advocate
I previously wrote about comments we received from Lubbock regarding agriculture, livestock, pesticides, ranching, trucking and trade. Let’s examine additional comments that we received from other…
Advocacy Visits Lubbock, TX
By Rhett Davis, Region 6 Advocate
The Office of Advocacy conducted a small business regulatory forum in Lubbock, Texas on August 29. The Five Star Lubbock Chamber of Commerce hosted the event in conjunction with the SBA Lubbock-West…
Letters to Federal Agencies in Response to Feedback from Small Businesses
As a result of President Trump’s Executive Orders, 13771 and 13777, Advocacy has begun an effort to hear, firsthand, from small businesses across the country about specific federal regulatory burdens facing their businesses. Under the…
DOE Seeks Comments on Withdrawal of Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Furnaces and…
On November 1, 2018 the Department of Energy published a request for comment on a petition for rulemaking to withdraw a proposed rule establishing energy conservation standards for residential furnaces and commercial water heaters. On…
Financial Agencies Release Proposed Rule on Regulatory Capital Treatment for High Volatility…
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board…
SBA Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Express Loan Programs and Affiliation Programs
Small Business Administration
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
On September 28, 2018, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA or Agency) posted a notice of proposed rulemaking on Express Loan Programs; Affiliation Programs. The…
EPA Proposes Improvements to Methane Rule Governing New Oil and Gas Sources
On October 15, 2018, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed reconsideration amendments to the new source performance standards (NSPS) affecting emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and methane. The EPA received…
Advocacy Holds Small Business Forum in Atlanta, GA
By Bruce LeVell, Region 4 Advocate
It was a great start to the month of October as I brought business leaders together at Grub Burger in Atlanta, Georgia. Grub Burger’s owner hosted the small business forum on October 6, 2018. Grub…
October 2018 Small Business Advocate
What's New With Small Business Infographic; NJ, PA, NY Roundtable Recap