Advocacy Requests Extension for the Motor Vehicle Dealers Trade Regulation Rule
On July 13, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission published an notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register on Motor Vehicle Dealers Trade Regulation. The proposed rule would prohibit motor vehicle dealers from making certain…
Advocacy Comments on BOEM’s Guidance for Mitigating the Impacts of Offshore Wind Energy Development
On June 7, 2022, the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) published a proposed guidance for mitigating the impacts of offshore wind energy on fisheries. On August 22, 2022, Advocacy filed public…
The Impacts of COVID-19 on Racial Disparities in Small Business Earnings
New research from Advocacy indicates that the COVID-19 pandemic led to greater earnings losses for business owners of color than white business owners. Black business owners suffered the largest losses. Both Latinx and Asian business…
Advocacy Requests an Extension of the Effective Date of the Federal Trade Commission’s Safeguards…
On December 9, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published a final rule to amend the Standards for Safeguarding Customer Information (safeguards rule). The effective date of the rule is December 9, 2022. On August 5, 2022, Advocacy…
Advocacy Submits Comments on FWS Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Designation of…
On June 7, 2022, the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Fish and Wildlife Service (the Service) proposed a rule to remove language that restricts introduction of experimental populations of endangered and threatened species outside of the…
Advocacy comments on EPA’s proposed Clean Water Act Water Quality Certification Improvement Rule
On June 9, 2022, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a notice of proposed rulemaking on the Water Quality Certification Improvement Rule under the Clean Water Act. The Office of Advocacy (Advocacy) believes the proposed…
FY22 Contract Opportunities Available for Economic Research on Small Business Issues
The Office of Advocacy is excited to announce new funding opportunities for economic research on small business issues. The research solicitations are available on SAM.gov at the links below. Research proposal submissions are open until…
Advocacy Comments on EPA’s Proposed Worst Case Discharge of Hazardous Substances under the Clean…
On July 25, 2022, the Office of Advocacy submitted comments to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on its proposed Worst Case Discharge of Hazardous Substances under the Clean Water Act Rule. The proposed regulation requires…
Natural Resources Roundtable- August 4, 2022
The Office of Advocacy will host a roundtable to discuss the United States Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s draft guidance regarding mitigating the impacts of offshore wind energy development on fisheries.…
June-July Small Business Advocate
The Office of Advocacy has released the latest edition of its newsletter, “The Small Business Advocate,” Vol. 41, No. 5. If you would like to subscribe to our newsletter, you may do so here.