The Small Business
Rule Change Brief

Small Business Administration· Rule

Providing Discretion To Extend Women-Owned Small Business Program Recertification Where Appropriate

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SUMMARY: This interim final rule contains amendments to the regulations governing the Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) program. The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is revising its regulations to specifically recognize that the SBA Administrator may extend the date of WOSB recertification where appropriate.

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

Department of the Treasury· Rule

Publication of Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations Determinations.

SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing two determinations issued pursuant to a March 11, 2022 Executive Order, as amended on December 22, 2023. The determinations were previously issued on OFAC's website.

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

Department of the Treasury· Rule

Publication of Western Balkans Stabilization Regulations Web General Licenses 2 and 3

SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing two general licenses (GLs) issued pursuant to the Western Balkans Stabilization Regulations: GLs 2 and 3, each of which was previously made available on OFAC's website.

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

Department of the Treasury· Rule

Publication of Venezuela Sanctions Regulations Web General License 43A

SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing one general license (GL) issued pursuant to the Venezuela Sanctions Regulations: GL 43A, which was previously made available on OFAC's website.

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

Federal Communications Commission· Notice

Information Collection Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) invites the general public and other Federal Agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information…

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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 (PRA) of 1995, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or the Commission) invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the following information…

Owner check — Save the source link and verify whether this changes costs, compliance, financing, vendors, customers, or operations.

Department of Labor· Notice

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Gear Certification 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

Administrative Declaration of a Disaster for the State of Tennessee

SUMMARY: This is a notice of an Administrative declaration of a disaster for the State of Tennessee dated 03/01/2024. Incident: Severe Storms and Tornadoes. Incident Period: 12/09/2023.

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

Small Business Administration· Notice

Administrator's Line of Succession Designation, No.1-A, Revision 38

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

Small Business Administration· Notice

Resolute Capital Partners Fund III, L.P.; Surrender of License of Small Business Investment Company

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

Small Business Administration· Notice

High Peaks Ventures, LP; Surrender of License of Small Business Investment Company

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

Small Business Administration· Notice

SBA Lender Risk Rating System

SUMMARY: This notice implements changes to the Small Business Administration's (SBA's) Lender Risk Rating System. The SBA Lender Risk Rating System is an internal, off-site monitoring tool used by SBA's Office of Credit Risk Management (OCRM) to assess and monitor the risk of each active 7(a) Lender and Certified…

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

Small Business Administration· Notice

Leeds Novamark Capital I, L.P.; Surrender of License of Small Business Investment Company

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) has removed from OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) the names of persons whose property and interests in property had been blocked pursuant to Zimbabwe sanctions authorities.

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

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 List (SDN List) based on OFAC's determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were…

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