The Small Business
Rule Change Brief

Environmental Protection Agency· Rule

Determination To Defer Sanctions; California; California Air Resources Board

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SUMMARY: Federal Register The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is making an interim final determination that the California Air Resources Board (CARB) has submitted a rule and other materials that correct deficiencies in its Clean Air Act (CAA or “Act”) state implementation plan (SIP) provisions concerning…

Owner check — Compliance action: verify whether products, materials, permits, reporting, or customer notices need updating.

Department of Justice· Notice

Proposed Aggregate Production Quotas for Schedule I and II Controlled Substances and Assessment of Annual Needs for the List I Chemicals Ephedrine, Pseudoephedrine, and Phenylpropanolamine for 2024

SUMMARY: The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) proposes to establish the 2024 aggregate production quotas (APQ) for controlled substances in schedules I and II of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) and the assessment of annual needs (AAN) for the list I chemicals ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and…

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

Department of Labor· Notice

Information Collection Activities; Comment Request

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of information in accordance with the…

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

Department of Labor· Notice

Fee Adjustment for Testing, Evaluation, and Approval of Mining Products

SUMMARY: The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) is announcing a revised hourly rate for the fees charged to applicants and approval holders for testing, evaluating, and approving products for use in mines. MSHA charges a fee to cover the costs (direct and indirect) of its services associated with the…

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

Small Business Administration· Notice

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

SUMMARY: This is a notice of an Administrative disaster declaration of a rural area for the State of Missouri dated 10/27/2023. Incident: Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, Tornadoes and Flooding. Incident Period: 07/29/2023 through 08/14/2023.

Owner check — SBA action: confirm whether financing, disaster assistance, eligibility, or SBIC exposure changes for your business.

Small Business Administration· Notice

Procurement Scorecard Program; Exclusion for Certain Department of Veterans Affairs Contracts

SUMMARY: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) publishes an annual procurement scorecard (Scorecard) that scores agencies on their performance in contracting with small businesses. This notice modifies the method that SBA uses to calculate contracting dollars for the Departmentof Veterans Affairs (VA).…

Owner check — SBA action: confirm whether financing, disaster assistance, eligibility, or SBIC exposure changes for your business.