The Small Business
Rule Change Brief

Small Business Administration· Proposed Rule

HUBZone Appeal Process

Stage 2·116d PRORULE→RULE·effective in 146d

SUMMARY: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) proposes to amend the rules of practice of its Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) and the Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Program. Specifically, SBA proposes to implement procedures authorizing appeals to OHA from protest determinations…

Owner check — SBA action: confirm whether financing, disaster assistance, eligibility, or SBIC exposure changes for your business.

Department of Defense· Proposed Rule

Federal Acquisition Regulation: 8(a) Program

SUMMARY: DoD, GSA, and NASA are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement regulatory changes made by the Small Business Administration (SBA) to update and clarify requirements associated with the 8(a) program.

Owner check — Save the source link and verify whether this changes costs, compliance, financing, vendors, customers, or operations.

Export-Import Bank· Notice

Agency Information Collection Activities: Comment Request; EIB 92-51 Application for Special Buyer Credit Limit (SBCL) Under Multi-Buyer Export Credit Insurance Policies

SUMMARY: https://img.exim.gov/s3fs-public/pub/pending/eib-92-51.pdf. The Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), as a part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the public and other Federal Agencies to comment on the proposed information collection, as required by the…

Owner check — Import/export action: check supplier, customer, duty, documentation, or shipping exposure before the effective date.

Small Business Administration· Notice

Privacy Act of 1974; Matching Program

SUMMARY: The United States Small Business Administration (SBA) and Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) pursuant to Section 862 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, Public Law 116-283, 134 Stat. 3388 (January 1, 2021), amended 38 U.S.C. 8127 and transferred the responsibility for certification…

Owner check — SBA action: confirm whether financing, disaster assistance, eligibility, or SBIC exposure changes for your business.

Department of the Treasury· Notice

Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions

SUMMARY: 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…

Owner check — Sanctions/trade action: re-screen vendors, customers, owners, and foreign counterparties before transactions.

Department of the Treasury· Notice

Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions

SUMMARY: 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…

Owner check — Sanctions/trade action: re-screen vendors, customers, owners, and foreign counterparties before transactions.

Department of the Treasury· Notice

Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions

SUMMARY: 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…

Owner check — Sanctions/trade action: re-screen vendors, customers, owners, and foreign counterparties before transactions.

Department of the Treasury· Notice

Notice of OFAC Sanctions Actions

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons and vessel 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…

Owner check — Sanctions/trade action: re-screen vendors, customers, owners, and foreign counterparties before transactions.