The Small Business
Rule Change Brief

Small Business Administration· Rule

Ownership and Control and Contractual Assistance Requirement for the 8(a) Business Development Program; Correction

Stage 3·first seen 328d ago·effective in 0d

SUMMARY: Federal Register This document corrects a technical error in the definition of substantial bundling that appeared in theon April 27, 2023, a final rule entitled, “Ownership and Control and Contractual Assistance Requirements for the 8(a) Business Development Program.” The definition of substantial bundling,…

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Small Business Administration· Notice

SBIC Licensing and Examination Fees Inflation Adjustment

effective 224d ago

SUMMARY: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is providing notice of the Licensing Fee schedule and Inflation Adjustment of the Examination Fees charged in the Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) program, required under the SBIC program regulations.

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Department of Energy· Notice

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

Stage 2·first seen 153d ago·effective in 90d

SUMMARY: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) clarifies 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· Proposed Rule

Emergency Response Standard

Stage 3

SUMMARY: OSHA is extending the period for submitting comments by 45 days to allow stakeholders interested in the NPRM on Emergency Response additional time to review the NPRM and collect information and data necessary for comment.

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Federal Communications Commission· Notice

Information Collections 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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Department of Labor· Notice

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; International Price Program U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)-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 invited.

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Small Business Administration· Notice

Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for the State of Maine

SUMMARY: This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of MAINE (FEMA-4764-DR), dated 03/20/2024. Incident: Severe Storms and Flooding. Incident Period: 01/09/2024 through 01/13/2024.

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Small Business Administration· Notice

Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for the State of Rhode Island

SUMMARY: This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Rhode Island (FEMA-4765-DR), dated 03/20/2024. Incident: Severe Storm and Flooding. Incident Period: 12/17/2023 through 12/19/2023.

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Small Business Administration· Notice

Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for the State of Rhode Island

SUMMARY: This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Rhode Island (FEMA-4766-DR), dated 03/20/2024. Incident: Severe Storms and Flooding. Incident Period: 01/09/2024 through 01/13/2024.

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Small Business Administration· Notice

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

SUMMARY: This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of MAINE (FEMA-4764-DR), dated 03/20/2024. Incident: Severe Storms and Flooding. Incident Period: 01/09/2024 through 01/13/2024.

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