The Small Business
Rule Change Brief

Commerce Department· Rule· 87 FR 34215

Pacific Halibut Fisheries; Catch Sharing Plan

effective in 0d

NMFS issues regulations to remove limits on the maximum amount of halibut individual fishing quota (IFQ) that may be harvested by a vessel, commonly known as vessel use caps, in IFQ regulatory Areas 4A (Eastern Aleutian Islands), 4B (Central and Western Aleutian Islands), 4C (Central Bering Sea), and 4D (Eastern…

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Energy Department· Rule· 87 FR 34067

Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Prerinse Spray Valves

effective in 30d

The Energy Policy and Conservation Act ("EPCA"), as amended, prescribes energy conservation standards for various consumer products and certain commercial and industrial equipment, including commercial prerinse spray valves ("CPSVs") equipment. EPCA also requires the U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE" or "the…

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Justice Department· Rule· 87 FR 34166

Schedules of Controlled Substances: Placement of Methoxetamine (MXE) in Schedule I

effective in 30d

With the issuance of this final rule, the Drug Enforcement Administration places 2-(ethylamino)-2-(3-methoxyphenyl)cyclohexan-1- one (methoxetamine, MXE), including its salts, isomers, and salts of isomers whenever the existence of such salts, isomers, and salts of isomers is possible within the specific chemical…

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Small Business Administration· Rule· 87 FR 34094

Small Business Size Standards: Calculation of Number of Employees for All Programs and of Average Annual Receipts in the Business Loan, Disaster Loan, and Small Business Investment Company Programs

effective in 30d

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA or Agency) is adopting a 24-month average to calculate a business concern's number of employees for eligibility purposes in all of SBA's programs. SBA is also permitting business concerns in its Business Loan, Disaster Loan, Surety Bond, and Small Business Investment Company…

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Homeland Security Department· Rule· 87 FR 34175

Uniform Certificate of Title Act for Vessels

effective in 30d

The Coast Guard is changing its regulations for certifying a State's titling system for undocumented vessels to increase States' participation in the Vessel Identification System (VIS). This final rule allows States that have adopted the recommendations of the model Uniform Certificate of Title Act for Vessels to…

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Labor Department· Notice· 87 FR 34305

Agency Information Collection Activities; Commercial Diving Operations Standard

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The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)-sponsored information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). Public comments on the ICR are invited.

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Federal Trade Commission· Notice· 87 FR 34272

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

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The FTC requests that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) extend for three years the current Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) clearance for information collection requirements contained in the agency's Health Breach Notification Rule (or Rule). That clearance expires on June 30, 2022.

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Labor Department· Notice· 87 FR 34306

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979

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The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)-sponsored information collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). Public comments on the ICR are invited.

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Treasury Department· Notice· 87 FR 34347

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; State Small Business Credit Initiative

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The Department of the Treasury will submit the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. The public is invited to submit comments on these…

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Labor Department· Notice· 87 FR 34307

Petition for Modification of Application of Existing Mandatory Safety Standards

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This notice is a summary of a petition for modification submitted to the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) by the party listed below.

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Homeland Security Department· Rule· 87 FR 34067

Exercise of Time-Limited Authority To Increase the Numerical Limitation for Second Half of FY 2022 for the H-2B Temporary Nonagricultural Worker Program and Portability Flexibility for H-2B Workers Seeking To Change Employers; Correction

Stage 3·first seen 19d ago·effective 19d ago

On May 18, 2022, the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Labor jointly published a temporary rule titled "Exercise of Time-Limited Authority to Increase the Numerical Limitation for Second Half of FY 2022 for the H-2B Temporary Nonagricultural Worker Program and Portability Flexibility for H-2B Workers…

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Commerce Department· Rule· 87 FR 34154

Additions of Entities to the Entity List

effective 4d ago

In response to the Russian Federation's (Russia's) further invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, the Department of Commerce is amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by adding 71 entities under 71 entries to the Entity List. These entities have been determined by the U.S. Government to be acting…

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Commerce Department· Rule· 87 FR 34131

Export Administration Regulations: Revisions to Russia and Belarus Sanctions and Related Provisions; Other Revisions, Corrections, and Clarifications

effective 4d ago

Between February and May 2022, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has published a series of amendments to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) that have increasingly tightened export controls on the Russian Federation (Russia) and Belarus in response to Russia's further invasion of Ukraine, as…

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Federal Reserve System· Rule· 87 FR 34350

Collection of Checks and Other Items by Federal Reserve Banks and Funds Transfers Through Fedwire

effective in 117d

The Board is publishing final amendments to Regulation J to govern funds transfers through the Federal Reserve Banks' (Reserve Banks) new FedNow\SM\ Service. The final rule also includes changes and clarifications to regulations governing the Fedwire Funds Service, to reflect the fact that the Reserve Banks will be…

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Treasury Department· Rule· 87 FR 34169

Publication of Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations Web General Licenses 25A, 33, 34, and 35

The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing four general licenses (GLs) issued pursuant to the Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations: GL 25A, GL 33, GL 34, and GL 35, each of which was previously issued on OFAC's website.

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Commerce Department· Notice· 87 FR 34235

Change to County-Equivalents in the State of Connecticut

This notice provides information about the State of Connecticut's (hereafter Connecticut or the State) formal request to the Census Bureau to adopt the State's nine planning regions as county- equivalent geographic units for purposes of collecting, tabulating, and disseminating statistical data, replacing the eight…

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Personnel Management Office· Notice· 87 FR 34315

Excepted Service

This notice identifies Schedule A, B, and C appointing authorities applicable to a single agency that were established or revoked from October 1, 2021 to October 31, 2021.

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Personnel Management Office· Notice· 87 FR 34317

Excepted Service

This notice identifies Schedule A, B, and C appointing authorities applicable to a single agency that were established or revoked from February 1, 2022 to February 28, 2022.

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Federal Communications Commission· Notice· 87 FR 34265

Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority

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As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection.…

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Federal Communications Commission· Notice· 87 FR 34263

Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority

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As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information collection.…

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Labor Department· Notice· 87 FR 34309

National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH): Notice of Meeting

The National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH) will meet June 30, 2022, by WebEx. In conjunction with the committee meeting, the NACOSH Heat Injury and Illness Prevention Work Group will meet separately on June 30, 2022.

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Treasury Department· Notice· 87 FR 34378

Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing updates to 740 entries on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List), Non-SDN Menu Based Sanctions List (NS-MBS List), and Sectoral Sanctions Identifications List (SSI List).

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Treasury Department· Notice· 87 FR 34346

Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of persons whose property and interests in property have been unblocked and have been removed from the list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons.

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Health and Human Services Department· Notice· 87 FR 34280

Submission for OMB Review; 30-Day Comment Request; Hazardous Waste Worker Training-National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for review and approval of the information collection listed below.

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