The Small Business
Rule Change Brief

Department of Justice· Proposed Rule

Schedules of Controlled Substances: Placement of Ethylphenidate in Schedule I

Stage 2·396d PRORULE→RULE·effective in 426d

SUMMARY: The Drug Enforcement Administration proposes placing the substance ethylphenidate (chemical name: ethyl 2-phenyl-2-(piperidin-2-yl)acetate), including its salts, isomers, and salts of isomers, in schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. This action is being taken, in part, to enable the United States to…

Owner check — Regulated-substance action: affected handlers should confirm licensing, inventory, shipping, and compliance obligations.

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

Procurement List; Proposed Additions

SUMMARY: The Committee is proposing to add 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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Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled· Notice

Procurement List; Addition

SUMMARY: This action adds a service 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; Comment Request; Contribution Operations

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor's (DOL) Employment and Training Administration (ETA) is soliciting comments concerning a proposed extension for the authority to conduct the information collection request (ICR) titled, “ETA 581 Contribution Operations.” The ETA 581 provides information on volume of work and state…

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

Department of Labor· Notice

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Crawler, Locomotive, and Truck Cranes 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…

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

Small Business Administration· Notice

Guidelines for Reporting Bundled and Consolidated Contracts

SUMMARY: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) submits an annual Contract Bundling Report to Congress which provides the total bundled contract dollars and information regarding bundled contracts for the prior fiscal year (FY). Section 873 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY 2023 amended the…

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 updates to the identifying information of two persons currently included on the SDN List. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons remain blocked, and U.S. persons are…

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

Department of the Treasury· Notice

Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action

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.…

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