Small Entity Agriculture Roundtable – April 19, 2022
The Office of Advocacy will host a roundtable to discuss the Animal, Plant, and Health Inspection Service’s (APHIS) proposed rule to establish animal welfare standards for birds not bred for research. On February 22, 2022, APHIS published!-->…
BOEM Energy and Natural Resources Roundtable – April 20, 2022
The Office of Advocacy will host a roundtable to discuss the United States Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) request for comments on the Morro Bay Wind Energy Area Draft Environmental Assessment. On!-->…
GSA and DOD Announce New Buy American Rule
On March 1, 2022, in his first State of the Union address, President Joe Biden pledged that the United States government would “buy American” when spending federal money on infrastructure and other procurements. To reach that goal, the!-->…
April 6, 2022 Testimony: SBA Management Review, Office of Advocacy
On April 6, 2022, Deputy Chief Counsel Major Clark testified before the House Small Business Committee, Subcommittee on Underserved, Agricultural, and Rural Business Development in a hybrid hearing titled, “SBA Management Review: Office of!-->…
Annual Report Of The Office Of Economic Research, FY 2020
To support Advocacy’s mission of examining the contributions of small businesses to the American economy, the Office of Economic Research (OER) spent FY 2020 providing timely and relevant research products, analyzing proposed regulations!-->…
Advocacy Comments On EPA’s Proposed Response to Petition to Revise NHSM
On March 29, 2022, Advocacy submitted comments to the proposed response to petition to revise the Non-Hazardous Secondary Material (NHSM) Standard published on January 28, 2022 by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Advocacy's!-->…
SBA Environmental Roundtable Meeting – April 8, 2022
The next U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Advocacy Environmental Roundtable will meet virtually to discuss the following topics, from 10 AM – 11:30 AM ET on Friday, April 8, 2022. The meeting will be held using the!-->…
Advocacy Comments on CPSC’s Proposal to Establish Safety Standards for Custom Window Coverings
On March 23, 2022, Advocacy submitted comments to the proposed rule published on January 7, 2022 by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) regarding the need to establish safety standards for operating cords on custom window!-->…
Small Business Virtual Roundtable on Upcoming Overtime Regulations – March 25, 2022
The Office of Advocacy, an independent office within the U.S. Small Business Administration, is holding a virtual roundtable to hear directly from small businesses about upcoming regulatory changes to the Overtime Regulations at the!-->…
Advocacy Comments on Offshore Wind Energy Development
On March 11, 2022, The Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Wind Energy Technologies Office in response to their request for information published on February 9,!-->…