The Small Business
Rule Change Brief

Department of Veterans Affairs· Rule

VA Acquisition Regulation: Acquisition Planning; Required Sources of Supplies and Services; Market Research; and Small Business Programs; Correction

Stage 2·first seen 35d ago·effective in 0d

SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is correcting the VA Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) concerning Small Business Programs and Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses. This correction addresses three minor administrative typos involving references to the VAAR in the regulations.

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Department of Justice· Rule

Schedules of Controlled Substances: Placement of Mesocarb in Schedule I

effective in 30d

SUMMARY: N N′ With the issuance of this final rule, the Drug Enforcement Administration places mesocarb (chemical name:-phenyl--(3-(1-phenylpropan-2-yl)-1,2,3-oxadiazol-3-ium-5-yl)carbamimidate), including its salts, isomers, and salts of isomers, in schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. This action is being…

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Department of Labor· Notice

TUV Rheinland of North America, Inc.: Application for Expansion of Recognition

Stage 20·first seen 146d ago·effective in 1205d

SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA announces the application of TUV Rheinland of North America, Inc., 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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Department of Labor· Notice

Exemption From Certain Prohibited Transaction Restrictions Involving the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Pension Plan for Union-Represented Employees Located in Philadelphia, PA

SUMMARY: This document contains a notice of exemption issued by the Department of Labor (the Department) from certain of the prohibited transaction restrictions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA or the Act) and/or the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the Code). This exemption permits the sale…

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Small Business Administration· Notice

Administrative Declaration of a Disaster for the State of Texas

SUMMARY: This is a notice of an Administrative declaration of a disaster for the State of Texas dated 11/16/2022. Incident: Severe Storms and Tornadoes. Incident Period: 11/04/2022.

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