The Small Business
Rule Change Brief

Department of the Treasury· Rule

Inflation Adjustment of Civil Monetary Penalties

effective in 0d

SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing this final rule to adjust certain civil monetary penalties for inflation pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, as amended by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements…

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

Department of Labor· Rule

Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Annual Adjustments for 2023

effective in 2d

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Labor (Department) is publishing this final rule to adjust for inflation the civil monetary penalties assessed or enforced by the Department, pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990 as amended by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act…

Owner check — Labor/OSHA action: check workplace, payroll, certification, or contractor obligations against the source notice.

Department of the Treasury· Rule

Publication of Venezuela Sanctions Regulations Web General Licenses 12, 13, and Subsequent Iterations

SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing seven general licenses (GLs) issued in the Venezuela Sanctions program: GLs 12, 13, 13A, 13B, 13C, 13D, and 13E, each of which was previously made available on OFAC's website and is now expired.

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

Department of the Treasury· Rule

Publication of Venezuela Sanctions Regulations Web General Licenses 8K and 41

SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing two general licenses (GLs) issued pursuant to the Venezuela Sanctions Regulations: GLs 8K and 41, each of which was previously made available on OFAC's website.

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

Department of Agriculture· Notice

Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the intention of the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) to request an extension from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) of a currently approved information collection for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)…

Owner check — Comment window open: decide whether to comment, alert counsel, or update the compliance calendar.

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

Procurement List; Deletions

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

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

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

Procurement List; Proposed Additions and Deletions

SUMMARY: The Committee is proposing to add a service to the Procurement List that will be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and delete product(s) and service(s) previously furnished by such agencies.

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

Small Business Administration· Notice

Administrative Declaration of a Disaster for the State of Georgia

SUMMARY: This is a notice of an Administrative declaration of a disaster for the State of Georgia dated 01/09/2023. Incident: Flooding. Incident Period: 09/03/2022 through 09/04/2022.

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

Department of State· Notice

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Disclosure of Violations of the Arms Export Control Act

SUMMARY: The Department of State is seeking Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for the information collection described below. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we are requesting comments on this collection from all interested individuals and organizations. The purpose of this notice…

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