The Small Business
Rule Change Brief

Department of Labor· Notice

Labor Certification Process for the Temporary Employment of Foreign Workers in Agriculture in the United States: Adverse Effect Wage Rate Updates for Non-Range Occupations

effective in 15d

SUMMARY: The Employment and Training Administration of the Department of Labor (DOL) is issuing this notice to announce updates to the Adverse Effect Wage Rates (AEWR) for the employment of temporary or seasonal nonimmigrant foreign workers (H-2A workers) to perform agricultural labor or services other than the…

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Small Business Administration· Rule

Disaster Assistance Loan Program Changes to Maximum Loan Amounts and Miscellaneous Updates

effective in 45d

SUMMARY: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA or Agency) is amending various regulations governing SBA's Disaster Loan Program in order to expand options for disaster loan recipients as well as reflect the impact of inflationary increases over time that result in higher costs. These changes, including the…

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

Procurement List; Additions and Deletions

SUMMARY: This action deletes product(s) and 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; Proposed Additions and Deletions

SUMMARY: The Committee is proposing to Delete product(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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Federal Communications Commission· Notice

Information Collections Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority

SUMMARY: 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…

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Federal Communications Commission· Notice

Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission Under Delegated Authority

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and 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 Health and Human Services· Notice

Implementation of the NIH SBIR and STTR Foreign Disclosure Pre-Award and Post-Award Requirements

SUMMARY: https://www.congress.gov/117/plaws/publ183/PLAW-117publ183.pdf https://grants.nih.gov/grants/policy/nihgps/HTML5/section_18/18_grants_to_for-profit_organizations.htm The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announces publication and serves as Notice for the extramural community on recent policy changes made…

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Small Business Administration· Notice

Presidential Declaration Amendment of a Major Disaster for the Territory of Guam

Stage 2·first seen 11d ago

SUMMARY: This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the Territory of Guam (FEMA-4715-DR), dated 05/28/2023. Incident: Typhoon Mawar. Incident Period: 05/22/2023 through 05/29/2023.

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Small Business Administration· Notice

Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for Public Assistance Only for the Territory of Guam

SUMMARY: This is a notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for public assistance only for the Territory of Guam (FEMA-4715-DR), dated 06/09/2023. Incident: Typhoon Mawar. Incident Period: 05/22/2023 through 05/29/2023.

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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 updates to the identifying information of one or more vessels currently included on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List). All property and interests in property subject to U.S.…

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