DC District Court Enjoins FDA from Enforcing Premarket Review Process on Premium Cigars
By Charles Jeane, Assistant Chief Counsel
On August 19, 2020, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia issued a Memorandum Opinion and Order enjoining the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) from enforcing its…
2020 Small Business Profiles for Congressional Districts
The Office of Advocacy is pleased to continue its Small Business Profiles for the Congressional Districts series. The congressional district profiles are part of Advocacy’s state profile series, which provides user-friendly snapshots of…
Advocacy submits comments on the supplemental proposed rule on Debt Collection (Regulation F) to the…
On July 31, 2020, the Office of Advocacy submitted comments on the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection’s (Bureau or CFPB) supplemental proposed rule on Debt Collection (Regulation F). The 2020 supplemental proposed rule would…
July Small Business Advocate
The Office of Advocacy has released the latest edition of its newsletter, “The Small Business Advocate,” Vol. 39, No. 7. If you would like to subscribe to our newsletter, you may do so here.
Advocacy Submits Comments on Increasing Consistency in Considering Benefits and Costs in the Clean…
On June 11, 2020 the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a proposed rule titled “Increasing Consistency in Considering Benefits and Costs in the Clean Air Act Rulemaking Process.” This letter constitutes the Office of…
Minority-Owned Employer Businesses and their Credit Market Experiences in 2017
While minorities make up 40% of the U.S. population, they make up only 20% of small business owners. Part of this discrepancy can be attributed to differences in access to capital. Using 2017 Federal Reserve survey data, this study…
Advocacy Submits Comments on Migratory Bird Permits to Fish and Wildlife Service
On June 5, 2020 the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) published a proposed rule and draft environmental impact statement establishing a new permit for State and federally recognized Tribal wildlife…
Small Business Labor Safety (OSHA/MSHA) Roundtable – July 17, 2020
Small Business Labor Safety (OSHA/MSHA) Roundtable
Friday, July 17, 2020, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon
Via Webinar
We have scheduled the next Small Business Labor Safety (OSHA/MSHA) Roundtable for Friday, July 17, 2020 from 10:00 a.m.…
New FAR Council Rule Limits Federal Acquisition from Chinese Providers
On Friday, July 10, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) council, alongside the Department of Defense and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, issued an interim rule restricting federal agencies from using products and…
Advocacy Submits Letter to APHIS on Implementation of Revised Lacey Act Provisions
On March 31, 2020 the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) published a notice of enforcement schedule for Phase VI of the import declaration requirements under the Lacey Act. The U.S. Small…