Advocacy Comments on BOEM’s RFI for Reducing or Avoiding Impacts of Offshore Wind Energy on…
On November 22, 2021 the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) published a Request for Information on Reducing or Avoiding Impacts of Offshore Wind Energy on Fisheries. The Office of Advocacy of the…
2021 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…
Small Business Environmental Roundtable Meeting – January 10, 2022
***Small Business Environmental Roundtable Meeting***
MONDAY, January 10, 12 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Via Microsoft Teams Meeting
The next SBA, Office of Advocacy Environmental Roundtable will meet virtually to discuss the following…
Small Business Environmental Roundtable Meeting – January 6, 2022
***Small Business Environmental Roundtable Meeting***
THURSDAY, January 6, 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Via Microsoft Teams Meeting
The next SBA, Office of Advocacy Environmental Roundtable will meet virtually to discuss the following…
U.S. Census Bureau Releases New Data on Business Owner Demographics
On December 16, the U.S. Census Bureau released the 2018 Nonemployer Statistics by Demographics (NES-D), a data program providing annual estimates of the number and receipts of nonemployer business owners by race, ethnicity, sex, and…
Advocacy Comments on EPA’s Proposed Addition of HHCB to the TRI
In response to a petition filed under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA), on October 18, 2021, EPA proposed to add 1,3,4,6,7,8-hexahydro-4,6,6,7,8,8-hexamethylcyclopenta-2-benzopyran (HHCB), along with 11 other…
Advocacy Requests EPA Extend the Comment Period on its Proposed Methane Rules for the Oil and…
On November 15, 2021, the Environmental Protection Agency published a proposed rule titled “Standards of Performance for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources and Emissions Guidelines for Existing Sources: Oil and Natural Gas Sector…
October-November Small Advocate
The Office of Advocacy has released the latest edition of its newsletter, “The Small Business Advocate,” Vol. 40, No. 7. If you would like to subscribe to our newsletter, you may do so here.
Natural Resources Roundtable – December 14, 2021
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 information to update its guidance on mitigating the impacts of offshore wind…
Advocacy Submits Comments to Departments of Interior and Commerce on Two Rules Modifying Policies…
On October 27, 2021 the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) along with the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Marine Fisheries Service (jointly “Services”), published a proposed rule rescinding the 2020…