The Small Business
Rule Change Brief

Department of the Interior· Rule

Definitions; Background Investigation for Primary Management Officials and Key Employees; Gaming Licenses for Primary Management Officials and Key Employees

effective in 30d

SUMMARY: In April 2023, the Commission issued a revised proposed rule refining proposed changes to the “primary management official” and “key employee” definitions as well as the newly proposed definitions for “Gaming Enterprise” and “Tribal Gaming Regulatory Authority” (TGRA). The revised proposal, like the 2022…

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Office of Personnel Management· Proposed Rule

Prevailing Rate Systems; Abolishment of Allegheny, Pennsylvania, as a Nonappropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage Area

Stage 2·92d PRORULE→RULE·effective in 122d

SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is proposing a rule to abolish the Allegheny, Pennsylvania, nonappropriated fund (NAF) Federal Wage System (FWS) wage area and redefine Cuyahoga County, Ohio, to the Macomb, Michigan, NAF wage area; Trumbull County, OH, to the Niagara, New York, NAF wage area;…

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Office of Personnel Management· Proposed Rule

Prevailing Rate Systems; Redefinition of the Northeastern Arizona and Utah Appropriated Fund Federal Wage System Wage Areas

Stage 2·92d PRORULE→RULE·effective in 122d

SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a proposed rule to redefine the geographic boundaries of the Northeastern Arizona and Utah appropriated fund Federal Wage System (FWS) wage areas for pay-setting purposes. The proposed rule would redefine Washington County, UT, and several National Parks…

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Department of Labor· Notice

CSA Group Testing & Certification, Inc.: Application for Expansion of Recognition

Stage 16·first seen 424d ago·effective in 903d

SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA announces the application of CSA Group Testing & Certification, 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

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

Stage 20·first seen 412d ago·effective in 939d

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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Federal Communications Commission· Notice

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

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

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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Department of Labor· Notice

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Disclosures for Participant Directed Individual Account 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

Intertek Testing Services NA, Inc.: Application for Expansion of Recognition

Stage 19·first seen 424d ago

SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA announces the application of Intertek Testing Services NA, 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

TUV SUD America, Inc.: Application for Expansion of Recognition

Stage 16·first seen 412d ago

SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA announces the application of TUV SUD 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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Small Business Administration· Notice

Administrative Disaster Declaration of a Rural Area for the State of California

SUMMARY: This is a notice of an Administrative disaster declaration of a rural area for the State of California dated 08/09/2023. Incident: Severe Winter Storms, Flooding, Landslides and Mudslides. Incident Period: 12/27/2022 through 01/31/2023.

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Small Business Administration· Notice

Administrative Disaster Declaration of a Rural Area for the State of California

SUMMARY: This is a notice of an Administrative disaster declaration of a rural area for the State of California dated 08/09/2023. Incident: Rural Area—Severe Winter Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides and Mudslides. Incident Period: 02/21/2023 through 07/10/2023.

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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 the name of a person whose property and interests in property have been unblocked and who has been removed from the List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN List).

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