Vol. 1 · No. 410Wednesday, December 20, 2023

Small business rule changes: 10 entries flagged for owners.

Owner-readable summary of Federal Register, SBA, DOL, OFAC, and compliance updates published on Wednesday, December 20, 2023. Scanned 10 source documents matching small-business terms; 10 warranted a closer look.

Environmental Protection Agency· Rule

Interim Final Determination To Stay or Defer Sanctions; California; San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District

effective in 0d

SUMMARY: 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 Federal Register 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is making an interim final determination that the State of California has submitted revisions to the California State Implementation Plan (SIP) that satisfy the requirements under the Clean Air Act (CAA or…

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

Federal Reserve System· Rule

Community Reinvestment Act Regulations Asset-Size Thresholds

effective in 12d

SUMMARY: The Board and the FDIC (collectively, the Agencies) are amending their Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) regulations to adjust the asset-size thresholds used to define “small bank” and “intermediate small bank.” As required by the CRA regulations, the adjustment to the threshold amount is based on the annual…

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Department of Labor· Rule

Safety Program for Surface Mobile Equipment

effective in 30d

SUMMARY: The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA or the Agency) is requiring that mine operators develop, implement, and update, periodically or when necessary, a written safety program for surface mobile equipment (excluding belt conveyors) at surface mines and surface areas of underground mines. The written…

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Department of Labor· Proposed Rule

Definition of “Employer”—Association Health Plans

Stage 2·132d PRORULE→RULE·effective in 194d

SUMMARY: New York United States Department of Labor. This document proposes to rescind the Department of Labor's (Department or DOL) 2018 rule entitled “Definition of Employer—Association Health Plans” (2018 AHP Rule). The 2018 AHP Rule establishes an alternative set of criteria from those set forth in the…

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Department of Defense· Notice

Department of Defense Wage Committee (DoDWC); Notice of Federal Advisory Committee Meetings

SUMMARY: The DoD is publishing this notice to announce that the following Federal advisory committee meetings of the DoDWC will take place.

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Federal Communications Commission· Notice

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

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

Proposed Exemption for Certain Prohibited Transaction Restrictions Involving TT International Asset Management Ltd (TTI or the Applicant) Located in London, United Kingdom

SUMMARY: This document provides notice of the pendency before the Department of Labor (the Department) of a proposed individual exemption from certain of the prohibited transaction restrictions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and/or the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the Code). If this…

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Department of Labor· Notice

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Voluntary Demographic Form

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP)-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

Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Information Collections: Requirements of a Bona Fide Thrift Savings Plan and Requirements of a Bona Fide Profit-Sharing Plan or Trust

SUMMARY: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT The Department of Labor (Department) is soliciting commentsconcerning a proposed extension of the information collection request (ICR) titled “Requirements of a Bona Fide Thrift Savings Plan and Requirements of a Bona Fide Profit-Sharing Plan or Trust.” This comment request is…

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Small Business Administration· Notice

Data Collection Available for Public Comments

SUMMARY: Federal Register The Small Business Administration (SBA) intends to request approval, from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the collection of information described below. The Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) requires federal agencies to publish a notice in theconcerning each proposed collection of…

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