Natural Resources Roundtable – July 21, 2022
The Office of Advocacy will host a roundtable to discuss the United States Department of the Interior’s Request for Information to Inform Working Group on Mining Regulations, Laws, and Permitting. The roundtable will take place virtually…
Budding Young Entrepreneur Bakes Up Success
by Prianka Sharma, Assistant Chief Counsel
At a recent small business popup event, I met the owner of Pryncess Treats, a small business founded during the pandemic. Pryncess Treats’ owner and CEO is a six-year-old named Elysia. Elysia…
Advocacy Comments on EPA’s Proposed Asbestos Reporting Rule
On May 6, 2022, the Environmental Protection Agency published a proposed rulemaking on reporting and recordkeeping requirements for asbestos under the Toxic Substance Control Act. This proposed rule would impose a one-time requirement to…
AMS Seeks Comments on Rulemakings Regarding Poultry Grower Tournament Systems and Contracting
On June 8, 2022, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) regarding poultry growing tournament systems. The purpose of the ANPRM is to obtain…
BOEM Seeks Comments on Draft Fisheries Mitigation Guidance, Announces Public Hearings
On June 23, 2022, the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) published a draft fisheries mitigation guidance. Renewable energy lessees are required by the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to submit…
EPA Requests Comments On Draft Guidance for No-Discharge Zones Applications
On June 27, 2022, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a notice and request for comments on its draft Guidance for States Applying for No-Discharge Zones. A no-discharge zone (NDZ) is a water body where the discharge of both…
FDA Extends Comment Period on Proposed Menthol Cigarette and Flavored Cigar Bans
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended the public comment period for two proposed tobacco product standards by 30 days. The proposed rules would prohibit menthol as a characterizing flavor in cigarettes and prohibit…
Advocacy Comments on SEC’s Proposed Climate-Related Disclosures
On April 11, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published proposed rules that would require public companies to provide detailed disclosure about climate-related risks and climate-related financial metrics in their…
EPA Seeks Comments on Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Revise the Clean Water Act Section 401…
On June 9, 2022, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking to revise the Clean Water Act Section 401 Certification Rule. Under Section 401 of the Clean Water Act, a federal agency is prohibited…
Army Corps Seeks Comments on Modernizing Its Civil Works Program
On June 3, 2022, the U.S. Department of the Army, Civil Works, and the Army Corps of Engineers (Army Corps) published a notice to announce an effort to modernize the Civil Works program of the Army Corps. These modernization efforts…