The Small Business
Rule Change Brief

Small Business Administration· Proposed Rule

Criminal Justice Reviews for the SBA Business Loan Programs and Surety Bond Guaranty Program

Stage 2·228d PRORULE→RULE·effective in 258d

SUMMARY: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA or Agency) is proposing to amend regulations governing SBA's business loan programs (7(a) Loan Program, 504 Loan Program, Microloan Program, Intermediary Lending Pilot Program (ILP), Surety Bond Guarantee Program (SBG), and the Disaster Loan Program (except for the…

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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 add product(s) to the Procurement List that will be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and deletes product(s) and service(s) previously furnished by such agencies.

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

Procurement List; Additions and Deletions

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

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Department of Labor· Notice

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Aerial Lifts Standard

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)-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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Small Business Administration· Notice

Presidential Declaration Amendment of a Major Disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Minnesota

SUMMARY: This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Minnesota (FEMA-4722-DR), dated 07/19/2023. Incident: Severe Storms and Flooding. Incident Period: 04/11/2023 through 04/30/2023.

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Small Business Administration· Notice

Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Georgia

SUMMARY: This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Georgia (FEMA-4738-DR), dated 09/09/2023. Incident: Hurricane Idalia. Incident Period: 08/30/2023.

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Small Business Administration· Notice

Presidential Declaration Amendment of a Major Disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Vermont

SUMMARY: This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Vermont (FEMA-4720-DR), dated 07/14/2023. Incident: Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides. Incident Period: 07/07/2023 through 07/17/2023.

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Small Business Administration· Notice

Presidential Declaration Amendment of a Major Disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Oklahoma

Stage 2·first seen 51d ago

SUMMARY: This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Oklahoma (FEMA-4721-DR), dated 07/19/2023. Incident: Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, and Tornadoes. Incident Period: 06/14/2023 through 06/18/2023.

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Small Business Administration· Notice

Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Florida

SUMMARY: This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Florida (FEMA-4734-DR), dated 09/09/2023. Incident: Hurricane Idalia. Incident Period: 08/27/2023 through 09/04/2023.

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Small Business Administration· Notice

Presidential Declaration Amendment of a Major Disaster for the State of Florida

Stage 4·first seen 7d ago

SUMMARY: This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Florida (FEMA-4734-DR), dated 08/31/2023. Incident: Hurricane Idalia. Incident Period: 08/27/2023 through 09/04/2023.

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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 names of one or more persons that have been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN) List based on OFAC's determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied.…

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