The Small Business
Rule Change Brief

Federal Trade Commission· Rule

Disclosure Requirements and Prohibitions Concerning Franchising

effective in 0d

SUMMARY: The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC” or “Commission”) announces revised monetary thresholds for three exemptions from the Franchise Rule. The FTC is required to adjust the size of the monetary thresholds every fourth year based upon changes in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (“CPI-U”)…

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Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled· Notice

Procurement List; Additions and Deletions

SUMMARY: This action adds service(s) to the Procurement List that will be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities and deletes product(s) and service(s) from the Procurement List previously furnished by such agencies.

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Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled· Notice

Procurement List; Proposed Deletions

SUMMARY: The Committee is proposing to delete product(s) and service(s) from the Procurement List that were furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.

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Department of Labor· Notice

Proposed Extension of Information Collection; Mine Mapping and Records of Opening, Closing, and Reopening of Mines

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

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Small Business Administration· Notice

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

Stage 6·first seen 7d ago

SUMMARY: This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Iowa (FEMA-4796-DR), dated 06/24/2024. Incident: Severe Storms, Flooding, Straight-line Winds, and Tornadoes. Incident Period: 06/16/2024 and continuing.

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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 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 satisfied. All…

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