Vol. 1 · No. 593Thursday, September 12, 2024

Small business rule changes: 15 entries flagged for owners.

Owner-readable summary of Federal Register, SBA, DOL, OFAC, and compliance updates published on Thursday, September 12, 2024. Scanned 15 source documents matching small-business terms; 15 warranted a closer look.

Department of Labor· Notice

TUV SUD America, Inc.: Grant of Expansion of Recognition

Stage 16·first seen 806d ago·effective in 0d

SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA announces the final decision to expand the scope of recognition for TUV SUD America, Inc. as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL).

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

Department of Labor· Notice

TUV Rheinland of North America, Inc.: Grant of Expansion of Recognition

Stage 20·first seen 806d ago·effective in 0d

SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA announces the final decision to expand the scope of recognition for TUV Rheinland of North America, Inc., as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL).

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

Department of Labor· Notice

Bureau Veritas Consumer Product Services Inc.: Application for Expansion of Recognition

Stage 2·effective in 43d

SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA announces the application of Bureau Veritas Consumer Product Services Inc., for expansion of the recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) and presents the agency's preliminary finding to grant the application.

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

Department of Health and Human Services· Proposed Rule

Organ Procurement and Transplantation: Implementation of the HIV Organ Policy Equity (HOPE) Act

Stage 2·76d PRORULE→RULE·effective in 76d·comments close in 33d

SUMMARY: The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposes to amend the regulations implementing the National Organ Transplant Act of 1984, as amended (NOTA), to remove clinical research and institutional review board (IRB) requirements (“research and IRB requirements”) for transplantation of kidney and…

Owner check — Comment window open: decide whether to comment, alert counsel, or update the compliance calendar.

Department of Labor· Notice

CSA Group Testing & Certification Inc.: Application for Expansion of Recognition

Stage 16·first seen 818d ago·effective in 509d

SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA announces the application of CSA Group & Testing Certification Inc., for expansion of the recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) and presents the agency's preliminary finding to grant the application.

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

Department of Labor· Notice

Nemko North America, Inc.: Applications for Expansion of Recognition

Stage 10·first seen 463d ago·effective in 524d

SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA announces the applications of Nemko North America, Inc. (NNA) for expansion of recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) and presents the agency's preliminary finding to grant the applications.

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

Department of Labor· Notice

DEKRA Certification Inc.: Application for Expansion of Recognition

Stage 12·first seen 195d ago·effective in 545d

SUMMARY: In this notice, OSHA announces the application of DEKRA Certification Inc., for expansion of the recognition as a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory (NRTL) and presents the agency's preliminary finding to grant the application.

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

Small Business Administration· Rule

Small Business Size Standards: Revised Size Standards Methodology

SUMMARY: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA or Agency) advises the public that it has revised its size standards methodology white paper, entitled “SBA's Size Standards Methodology (June 2024)” (the Revised Methodology or Methodology), explaining how it establishes, reviews, or revises small business size…

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

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 orthe 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; Retirement Savings Lost and Found

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA)-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.

Department of Labor· Notice

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Labor Condition Application for H-1B, H-1B1, and E-3 Nonimmigrants and the Nonimmigrant Worker Information Form

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Employment and Training Administration (ETA)-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.

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

Department of Labor· Notice

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Disclosures by Insurers to General Account Policyholders

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA)-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.

Department of Labor· Notice

National Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (NACOSH); Charter Renewal

Stage 6·first seen 162d ago

SUMMARY: The Acting Secretary of Labor (Secretary) has renewed the charter for NACOSH.

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

Department of State· Notice

Imposition of Missile Proliferation Sanctions on Three PRC Entities, One PRC Individual, and a Pakistani Entity

SUMMARY: A determination has been made that three PRC entities, a PRC individual, and a Pakistani entity have engaged in activities that require the imposition of measures pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act, as amended, and the Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended.

Owner check — Import/export action: check supplier, customer, duty, documentation, or shipping exposure before the effective date.

Department of the Treasury· Notice

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Reporting, Procedures and Penalties Regulations and Other Information Collections Maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control

SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Currently, the Office of Foreign…

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