The Small Business
Rule Change Brief

Department of Labor· Rule

Hazard Communication Standard

Stage 4

SUMMARY: Federal Register OSHA is correcting several inadvertent errors in its Hazard Communication Standard (HCS) which were published in theon May 20, 2024. The agency has identified several errors in the regulatory text and appendices to the HCS which pertain to the classification of hazardous chemicals and…

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General Services Administration· Notice

Notice of the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council) In-Person and Virtual Listening Session

SUMMARY: In accordance with the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council) assists in the direction and coordination of Government-wide procurement policy and Government-wide procurement regulatory activities in the Federal Government. The FAR Council is…

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Department of Labor· Notice

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Labor Organization and Auxiliary Reports; Correction

SUMMARY: Federal Register The Office of Labor-Management Standards published a document in theof October 3, 2024, concerning request for comments on amending a current information collection request to include employment identification numbers. The document contained an incorrect address for public comments.

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Department of Labor· Notice

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Secure Transfer, Research-Use Data Lake

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Chief Evaluation Office (CEO)-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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Department of Labor· Notice

Proposed Extension of Information Collection; Ventilation Plans, Tests, and Examinations in Underground Coal Mines

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL), as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a pre-clearance consultation program 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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Department of Labor· Notice

COVID-19 Recordkeeping and Reporting in Healthcare Standard; Extension of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Approval of Information Collection (Paperwork) Requirements

SUMMARY: OSHA solicits public comments concerning the proposal to extend the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) approval of the information collection requirements specified in the COVID-19 Recordkeeping and Reporting in Healthcare Standard.

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Small Business Administration· Notice

Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for the Commonwealth of Virginia

Stage 7

SUMMARY: This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the Commonwealth of Virginia (FEMA-4831-DR), dated October 1, 2024.

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