Vol. 1 · No. 77Friday, August 19, 2022

Small business rule changes: 21 entries flagged for owners.

Owner-readable summary of Federal Register, SBA, DOL, OFAC, and compliance updates published on Friday, August 19, 2022. Scanned 21 source documents matching small-business terms; 21 warranted a closer look.

Department of Labor· Notice

FM Approvals LLC: Grant of Expansion of Recognition

Stage 6·first seen 63d ago·effective in 0d

SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA announces the final decision to expand the scope of recognition for FM Approvals LLC, as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL).

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Department of Labor· Notice

Eurofins Electrical and Electronic Testing NA, Inc. a/k/a MET Laboratories, Inc.: Grant of Expansion of Recognition

Stage 4·first seen 63d ago·effective in 0d

SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA announces the final decision to expand the scope of recognition for Eurofins Electronic Testing NA, Inc. a/k/a MET Laboratories, Inc., as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL).

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Department of Labor· Notice

Intertek Testing Services NA, Inc.: Grant of Expansion of Recognition

Stage 19·first seen 63d ago·effective in 0d

SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA announces the final decision to expand the scope of recognition for Intertek Testing Services NA, Inc., as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL).

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Department of Labor· Notice

CSA Group Testing & Certification Inc.: Grant of Expansion of Recognition

Stage 16·first seen 63d ago·effective in 0d

SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA announces the final decision to expand the scope of recognition for CSA Group Testing & Certification Inc., as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL).

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Small Business Administration· Rule

Small Businesses in U.S. Territories; Eligibility of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

effective in 60d·comments close in 31d

SUMMARY: This direct final rule implements a provision of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Fiscal Year 2021 (FY 2021) by defining a covered territory business as a small business in the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Covered territory…

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Department of Labor· Notice

UL LLC: Application for Expansion of Recognition

Stage 21·effective in 1319d

SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA announces the application of UL LLC for expansion of the scope of recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) and presents the agency's preliminary finding to grant the application.

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Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled· Notice

Procurement List; Proposed Deletions

SUMMARY: The Committee is proposing to delete service(s) from the Procurement List that were furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.

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Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled· Notice

Procurement List; Deletions

SUMMARY: This action deletes product(s) and service(s) from the Procurement List that were to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.

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Federal Communications Commission· Notice

Information Collections Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget

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

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Federal Communications Commission· Notice

Information Collections Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget

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

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Department of Labor· Notice

Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans; Nominations for Vacancies

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Department of Labor· Notice

Virtual Public Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship (ACA)

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), notice is hereby given to announce a public meeting of the ACA to be held virtually on Tuesday, September 27, 2022. All meetings of the ACA are open to the public.

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Department of Labor· Notice

Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Required Elements for Submission of the Unified or Combined State Plan and Plan Modifications Under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA)

comments close in 60d

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor's (DOL) Employment and Training Administration (ETA) is soliciting comments concerning a proposed revision for the authority to conduct the information collection request (ICR) titled, “Required Elements for Submission of the Unified or Combined State Plan and Plan Modifications under…

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Department of Labor· Notice

Notice of Request Under the Freedom of Information Act for Federal Contractors' Type 2 Consolidated EEO-1 Report Data

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) has received a request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) from Will Evans of the Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR) for all Type 2 Consolidated Employer Information Reports, Standard Form 100 (EEO-1 Report),…

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Department of Labor· Notice

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Prohibited Transaction Exemption for Securities Lending by Employee Benefit Plans

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA)-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…

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Department of Labor· Notice

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption for Residential Mortgage Financing Arrangements Involving Employee Benefit Plans

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA)-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…

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Department of Labor· Notice

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Access to Multiemployer Plan Information

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA)-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…

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Department of Labor· Notice

Proposed Extension of Information Collection: Applications For Permits To Fire More than 20 Boreholes and For Use of Non-permissible Blasting Units, Explosives, and Shot-Firing Units; and Posting Notices of Misfires

Stage 2

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction…

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Department of Labor· Notice

Proposed Extension of Information Collection; Operations Mining Under a Body of Water

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction…

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Department of Labor· Notice

Proposed Extension of Information Collection; Certificate of Electrical Training

Stage 2

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction…

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Small Business Administration· Notice

Administrative Declaration of an Economic Injury Disaster for the State of Florida

SUMMARY: This is a notice of an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) declaration for the State of Florida dated 08/15/2022. Incident: Tropicana Flea Market Fire. Incident Period: 07/07/2022.

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