The Small Business
Rule Change Brief

Department of Labor· Rule

Occupational Exposure to COVID-19 in Healthcare Settings

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SUMMARY: OSHA is terminating its COVID-19 rulemaking.

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Department of the Treasury· Rule

Inflation Adjustment of Civil Monetary Penalties

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing this final rule to adjust certain civil monetary penalties for inflation pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, as amended by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements…

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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau· Rule

Truth in Lending (Regulation Z); Consumer Credit Offered to Borrowers in Advance of Expected Receipt of Compensation for Work

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SUMMARY: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is issuing this advisory opinion to rescind an advisory opinion it issued in November 2020 that described how one particular type of “earned wage” product does not involve the offering or extension of “credit” as that term is defined in the Truth in Lending Act…

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Department of Labor· Rule

Adjudication of Temporary and Seasonal Need for Herding and Production of Livestock on the Range Applications Under the H-2A Program; Ratification of Department's Actions

SUMMARY: Adjudication of Temporary and Seasonal Need for Herding and Production of Livestock on the Range Applications Under the H-2A Program. The Department of Labor is publishing notification of the Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training's ratification of the rule published December 16, 2021, titled

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Department of Labor· Rule

Temporary Agricultural Employment of H-2A Foreign Workers in the Herding or Production of Livestock on the Range in the United States; Ratification of Department's Actions

SUMMARY: Temporary Agricultural Employment of H-2A Foreign Workers in the Herding or Production of Livestock on the Range in the United States. The Department of Labor is publishing notification of the Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training's ratification of the rule published October 16, 2015, titled

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Department of Labor· Rule

Prohibited Transaction Exemption (PTE) 2002-51 To Permit Certain Transactions Identified in the Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program

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SUMMARY: Federal Register This document amends Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2002-51, an exemption for certain transactions identified in the Department of Labor's Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program (VFC Program or Program). The VFC Program is designed to encourage correction of fiduciary breaches and…

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Department of the Treasury· Proposed Rule

Enhancing Coverage of Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act

SUMMARY: Federal Register This document withdraws a notice of proposed rulemaking that appeared in theon October 28, 2024, regarding coverage of certain preventive services under the Affordable Care Act.

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Department of Defense· Proposed Rule

Federal Acquisition Regulation: Small Business Participation on Certain Multiple-Award Contracts

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SUMMARY: DoD, GSA, and NASA are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to issue policy on small business participation on certain multiple-award contracts.

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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 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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Federal Housing Finance Agency· Notice

Notice of Annual Adjustment of the Cap on Average Total Assets That Defines Community Financial Institutions

SUMMARY: The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) has adjusted the cap on average total assets that is used in determining whether a Federal Home Loan Bank (Bank) member qualifies as a “community financial institution” (CFI) to $1,500,000,000, based on the annual percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for…

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Department of Labor· Notice

Exemption From Certain Prohibited Transaction Restrictions Involving Boilermakers Western States Apprenticeship Fund, Located in Page, Arizona

SUMMARY: This document gives notice of an individual exemption from certain prohibited transaction restrictions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). The exemption permits the purchase of a parcel of improved real property (the Property) by the Boilermakers Western States Apprenticeship Fund…

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Department of Labor· Notice

Exemption From Certain Prohibited Transaction Restrictions Involving UBS AG (UBS), Located in Zurich, Switzerland

SUMMARY: This exemption provides conditional prospective relief that allows current and future asset managers under the UBS corporate umbrella (UBS QPAMs) to continue to rely on PTE 84-14 for the five-year period from June 12, 2024, through June 11, 2029, notwithstanding four judgments of conviction involving entities…

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Employee Benefits Security Administration· Notice

Exemption From Certain Prohibited Transaction Restrictions Involving Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC or the Applicant) Located in New York, New York

SUMMARY: This document contains a notice of exemption issued by the Department of Labor (the Department) from certain prohibited transaction restrictions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA or the Act) and/or the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the Code). This exemption permits the reinsurance…

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Department of Labor· Notice

Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Unemployment Insurance (UI) Data Validation (DV) Program

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor's (DOL) Employment and Training Administration (ETA) is soliciting comments concerning a proposed extension for the authority to conduct the information collection request (ICR) titled, “Unemployment Insurance (UI) Data Validation (DV) Program.” This comment request is part of…

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Department of Labor· Notice

Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Nonmonetary Determination Activity Report

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor's (DOL) Employment and Training Administration (ETA) is soliciting comments concerning proposedrevisions and extension for the authority to conduct the information collection request (ICR) titled, “Nonmonetary Determination Activities Report.” This comment request is part of continuing…

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Department of Labor· Notice

Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request; Work Application/Job Order Recordkeeping

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor's (DOL) Employment and Training Administration (ETA) is soliciting comments concerning a proposed extension for the authority to conduct the information collection request (ICR) titled, “Work Application/Job Order Recordkeeping.” This comment request is part of continuing Departmental…

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Department of Labor· Notice

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Alien Claims Activity Report

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.

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Department of Labor· Notice

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Guam Military Base Realignment Contractors Recruitment Standards

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.

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Department of Labor· Notice

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Claims and Payment Activities

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.

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Office of Management and Budget· Notice

Advancing the Domestic Manufacturing of Semiconductors in Commercial Information Technology

SUMMARY: This request for information (RFI) seeks input on ways the Federal Government can build the resilience of domestic semiconductor manufacturing and maintain this essential capability through the procurement of commercial IT end products that include semiconductors fabricated in the United States. Specific…

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Small Business Administration· Notice

Data Collection Available for Public Comments

SUMMARY: Federal Register The Small Business Administration (SBA) intends to request approval, from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for the collection of information described below. The Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) requires federal agencies to publish a notice in theconcerning each proposed collection of…

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Small Business Administration· Notice

Small Business Investment Company License Issuance

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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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Department of Veterans Affairs· Notice

Agency Information Collection Activity Under OMB Review: Architect-Engineer Fee Proposal and Contractor Production Report

Stage 2·first seen 75d ago

SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, this notice announces that the Procurement Policy and Warrant Management Service, Office of Procurement Policy, Systems and Oversight, Office of Acquisition and Logistics, Department of Veterans Affairs, will submit the collection of information…

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