The Small Business
Rule Change Brief

Homeland Security Department· Rule· 87 FR 34775

Extension of Import Restrictions Imposed on Certain Archaeological Artifacts and Ethnological Material From Peru

effective in 1d

This document amends the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations to reflect an extension of import restrictions on certain categories of archaeological artifacts and ethnological material of the Republic of Peru. The restrictions, which were originally imposed by Treasury Decision (T.D.) 97-50 and last…

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Transportation Department· Rule· 87 FR 34800

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, Consumer Information; Standard Reference Test Tire

effective in 30d

This final rule amends several Federal motor vehicle safety standards and consumer information regulations to update the standard reference test tire (SRTT) used therein. The SRTT is used in those standards and regulations as a baseline tire to rate tire treadwear, define snow tires based on traction performance, and…

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Education Department· Rule· 87 FR 34790

Final Requirements-American Rescue Plan Act Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund

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The Department of Education (Department) announces requirements for the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ARP ESSER) Fund, under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARP Act). These requirements are intended to promote accountability and transparency by requiring each State…

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Labor Department· Notice· 87 FR 34907

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Department of Labor Generic Solution for Funding Opportunity Announcements

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The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management (OASAM)-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…

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Health and Human Services Department· Notice· 87 FR 34879

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for Office of Management and Budget Review; Comment Request; Mitigation Strategies To Protect Food Against Intentional Adulteration

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA, Agency, or we) is announcing that a proposed collection of information has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

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Interior Department· Notice· 87 FR 34901

Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for US Wind's Proposed Wind Energy Facility Offshore Maryland

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Consistent with the regulations implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), BOEM announces its intent to prepare an EIS for the review of a construction and operations plan (COP) submitted by US Wind, Inc., (US Wind) for the construction and operation of a wind energy facility offshore Maryland with…

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Energy Department· Proposed Rule· 87 FR 34934

Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedure for Portable Air Conditioners

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The U.S. Department of Energy ("DOE") proposes to amend the test procedure for portable air conditioners ("portable ACs") to incorporate a measure of variable-speed portable AC performance and make minor clarifying edits. DOE also proposes a new test procedure to improve representativeness for all configurations of…

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Treasury Department· Proposed Rule· 87 FR 34819

Modernization of Qualification Requirements for Brewer's Notices

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In this notice of proposed rulemaking, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) proposes deregulatory amendments to its regulations to modernize and streamline the qualification requirements for Brewer's Notices. The proposed amendments also relax requirements associated with reporting certain changes to…

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Agriculture Department· Proposed Rule· 87 FR 34814

Poultry Growing Tournament Systems: Fairness and Related Concerns

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The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) seeks comments and information to inform policy development and future rulemaking proposals regarding the use of poultry grower ranking systems commonly known as tournaments in contract poultry production. AMS seeks this input in response to numerous complaints from poultry…

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Agriculture Department· Proposed Rule· 87 FR 34980

Transparency in Poultry Grower Contracting and Tournaments

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The Agricultural Marketing Service is soliciting comments on proposed revisions to the regulations under the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921. The proposal would revise the list of disclosures and information live poultry dealers must furnish to poultry growers and sellers with whom dealers make poultry growing…

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National Science Foundation· Notice· 87 FR 34909

Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has submitted the following information collection requirement to OMB for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This is the second notice for public comment; the first was published in the Federal Register and no comments were received. NSF is forwarding…

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Treasury Department· Notice· 87 FR 34927

Agency Information Collection Activities; Information Collection Revision; Comment Request; Bank Secrecy Act/Money Laundering Risk Assessment

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The OCC, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on a revised information collection as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). In accordance with the requirements of the PRA,…

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Commerce Department· Notice· 87 FR 34841

Ammonium Sulfate From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order

As a result of this expedited sunset review, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) order on ammonium sulfate from the People's Republic of China (China) would likely lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping at the levels indicated in the "Final Results of…

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Commerce Department· Notice· 87 FR 34848

Ammonium Sulfate From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the Countervailing Duty Order

As a result of this expedited sunset review, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on ammonium sulfate from the People's Republic of China (China) would likely lead to the continuation or recurrence of countervailing subsidies at the levels indicated in…

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Commerce Department· Notice· 87 FR 34845

Certain Amorphous Silica Fabric From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order

As a result of this expedited sunset review, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) order on certain amorphous silica fabric from the People's Republic of China (China) would be likely to lead to the continuation or recurrence of dumping at the levels indicated in…

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Commerce Department· Notice· 87 FR 34847

Certain Biaxial Integral Geogrid Products From the People's Republic of China: Final Results of the Expedited First Sunset Review of the Antidumping Duty Order

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) finds that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) order on certain biaxial integral geogrid products (geogrids) from the People's Republic of China (China) would be likely to lead to continuation or recurrence of dumping at the levels indicated in the "Final Results of…

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Commerce Department· Notice· 87 FR 34846

Heavy Forged Hand Tools, Finished or Unfinished, With or Without Handles From the People's Republic of China: Continuation of Antidumping Duty Orders

As a result of the determinations by the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) that revocation of the antidumping duty (AD) orders on heavy forged hand tools, finished or unfinished, with or without handles (HFHTs) from the People's Republic of China (China) would…

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Federal Communications Commission· Notice· 87 FR 34874

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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Treasury Department· Notice· 87 FR 34930

Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons that have been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) based on OFAC's determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All…

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Commodity Futures Trading Commission· Notice· 87 FR 34856

Request for Information on Climate-Related Financial Risk

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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC" or "Commission") is seeking public responses to this Request for Information to better inform its understanding and oversight of climate-related financial risk as pertinent to the derivatives markets and underlying commodities markets. Public responses to this request…

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Small Business Administration· Notice· 87 FR 34921

Small Business Size Standards: Termination of Nonmanufacturer Rule Class Waiver

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is terminating a class waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule (NMR) for Furniture Frames and Parts, Metal, Manufacturing under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 337215 and Product Service Code (PSC) 7195; Furniture Frames, Wood, Manufacturing under…

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Commerce Department· Notice· 87 FR 34848

Steel Concrete Reinforcing Bar From Mexico: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2019-2020

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The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that steel concrete reinforcing bar (rebar) from Mexico was sold in the United States at less than normal value during the period of review (POR), November 1, 2019, through October 31, 2020.

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