The Small Business
Rule Change Brief

Department of the Treasury· Proposed Rule

Increased Credit or Deduction Amounts for Satisfying Certain Prevailing Wage and Registered Apprenticeship Requirements; Correction

comments close in 3d

SUMMARY: Federal Register This document contains corrections to a notice of proposed rulemaking (REG-100908-23) that was published in theon August 30, 2023. The notice of proposed rulemaking contains proposed regulations concerning increased credit or deduction amounts available for taxpayers satisfying prevailing…

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Department of Energy· Notice

Project-Area Wage Standards in the Labor Cost Component of Cost-of-Service Rates

Stage 2·effective in 243d

SUMMARY: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) proposes to clarify how the Commission will treat the use of project-area wage standards in calculating the labor cost component of jurisdictional cost-of-service rates.

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Department of Labor· Notice

UL LLC: Applications for Expansion of Recognition and Proposed Modification to the NRTL Program's List of Appropriate Test Standards

Stage 21·first seen 434d ago·effective in 885d

SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA announces the applications of UL LLC, for expansion of the scope of recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) and presents the agency's preliminary finding to grant the applications. Additionally, OSHA proposes to add thirteen test standards to the NRTL Program's…

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Department of Commerce· Proposed Rule

Procedures for Access to the Public Briefing on Additional Export Controls on Certain Advanced Computing and Supercomputing Items; and Semiconductor Manufacturing Items

SUMMARY: Federal Register Federal Register Federal Register On October 25, 2023, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is publishing in thetwo interim final rules, “Implementation of Additional Export Controls: Certain Advanced Computing Items; Supercomputer and Semiconductor End Use; Updates and Corrections” and…

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Department of Health and Human Services· Notice

Proposed Collection; 60-Day Comment Request; Collection of Grants and Contracts Data the Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Small Businesses May Be Interested in Pursuing, (Office of the Director)

SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirement of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 to provide an opportunity for public comment on proposed data collection projects, the National Institutes of Health, Office of the Director, Office of Acquisitions and Logistics Management, Small Business Program Office, will publish…

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Department of Labor· Notice

The Anhydrous Ammonia Storage and Handling Standard; Revision of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements

SUMMARY: OSHA solicits public comments concerning its proposal to the revision the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval for the information collection requirements specified in the Anhydrous Ammonia Storage and Handling Standard.

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Small Business Administration· Notice

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

Stage 4·first seen 49d 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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Small Business Administration· Notice

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

Stage 5·first seen 67d ago

SUMMARY: This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Hawaii (FEMA-4724-DR), dated 08/10/2023. Incident: Wildfires, including High Winds. Incident Period: 08/08/2023 through 09/30/2023.

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Small Business Administration· Notice

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

Stage 2

SUMMARY: This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Hawaii (FEMA-4724-DR), dated 08/21/2023. Incident: Wildfires, including High Winds. Incident Period: 08/08/2023 through 09/30/2023.

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Small Business Administration· Notice

Administrative Disaster Declaration of a Rural Area Amendment for the State of Oklahoma

SUMMARY: This is an amendment of the Administrative disaster declaration of a rural area for the State of Oklahoma dated 09/20/2023. Incident: Rural Area—Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds and Tornadoes. Incident Period: 06/14/2023 through 06/18/2023.

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