The Small Business
Rule Change Brief

Department of Transportation· Proposed Rule

Broker and Freight Forwarder Financial Responsibility; Extension of Compliance Date

SUMMARY: FMCSA is reopening the comment period for its November 4, 2024, NPRM, proposing to amend its November 16, 2023, final rule, “Broker and Freight Forwarder Financial Responsibility,” by extending the compliance date for certain provisions from January 16, 2025, to January 16, 2026. FMCSA's forthcoming online…

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Department of Labor· Notice

Proposed Exemption from Certain Prohibited Transaction Restrictions Involving Meta Platforms, Inc. Located in Menlo Park, CA

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SUMMARY: This document provides notice of the pendency before the Department of Labor (the Department) of a proposed individual exemption from certain of the prohibited transaction restrictions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA or the Act). If the proposed exemption is granted, the Meta…

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Department of Labor· Notice

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Definition and Requirements for a Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory

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…

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Department of Labor· Notice

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Statement of Recovery Forms

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP)-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…

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Department of Labor· Notice

Maritime Advisory Committee on Occupational Safety and Health (MACOSH); Charter Renewal

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

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Small Business Administration· Notice

Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of New Mexico; Correction

Stage 2·first seen 13d ago

SUMMARY: This is a correction of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of New Mexico (FEMA-4843-DR), dated November 1, 2024. Incident: Severe Storm and Flooding.

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Small Business Administration· Notice

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

Stage 2·first seen 21d ago

SUMMARY: This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of TENNESSEE (FEMA-4832-DR), dated October 2, 2024. Incident: Tropical Storm Helene.

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Small Business Administration· Notice

Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for the State of New Mexico

Stage 2·first seen 13d ago

SUMMARY: This is a correction of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of New Mexico(FEMA-4843-DR), dated November 1, 2024. Incident: Severe Storm and Flooding.

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Small Business Administration· Notice

Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for the Crow Tribe of Montana

SUMMARY: This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the CROW TRIBE OF MONTANA (FEMA-4847-DR), dated November 14, 2024. Incident: Severe Storm and Straight-line Winds.

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Department of the Treasury· Notice

Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action

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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