Proposed Reporting Exemption for Air Emissions from Animal Waste at Farms under the Emergency…
On November 14, 2018, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a proposal to amend its release notification regulations under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) to be consistent with the Comprehensive…
Draft TSCA Risk Evaluation for Colour Index (C.I.) Pigment Violet 29 (PV29)
On November 15, 2018, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a draft risk evaluation for an existing chemical substance, Colour Index Pigment Violet 29 (PV29), under the Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA). Section 6 of TSCA…
Patriot Ordnance Factory – POF-USA
By Marina DeWit, Region 9 Advocate
While working as an aerospace engineer, Frank DeSomma, a sport shooter, wanted to do something different and apply his creativity to the mechanical design of a firearm without limitations imposed by the…
Playgrounds Fun Zone & Café: Where Kids Love to Play, and Parents Want to Stay
By Marina DeWit, Region 9 Advocate
As a district manager for a large corporation, James Bernau was spending a lot of time away from his family in Phoenix, AZ and wanted a change. His dream was to own a business where his creativity and…
SBA Advocacy Roundtable on the ADA: DOJ Presentation and Listening Session, Dec 3, 2018
Monday, December 3rd, 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 pm (EST)
U.S. Small Business Administration
409 Third Street SW
Washington, DC 20416*
Eisenhower Conference Room B
A teleconference option is also available. (See below)
The Office of…
Advocacy Attends Baton Rouge Entrepreneurship Week
By Rhett Davis, Region 6 Advocate
The Office of Advocacy was honored to participate in Baton Rouge Entrepreneurship Week on November 13 and 14. The eighth annual “BREW” conference featured a whole lot more than coffee. It was a series of…
Request for Comments and Public Hearing on U.S. Intent to Enter into Trade Negotiations with Japan
On October 16, 2018, the United States Trade Representative notified Congress of the Administration's intention to enter into negotiations with Japan for a U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement. The Office of the United States Trade Representative…
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,…
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…