The Small Business
Rule Change Brief

Department of Defense· Proposed Rule

Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Inflation Adjustment of Acquisition-Related Thresholds (DFARS Case 2024-D002)

SUMMARY: DoD is proposing to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to further implement the statute that requires an adjustment every 5 years of statutory acquisition-related thresholds for inflation. The adjustment uses the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers and does not apply…

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Office of Management and Budget· Proposed Rule

Conformance of the Cost Accounting Standards to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles for CAS 404 Capitalization of Tangible Assets and CAS 411 Accounting for Acquisition Costs of Material

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SUMMARY: Capitalization of Tangible Assets, Accounting for Acquisition Costs of Material, The Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP), Cost Accounting Standards Board (CAS Board or the Board), is releasing this advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) to elicit public comments on proposed changes to the Cost…

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Federal Communications Commission· Notice

Information Collections Being Submitted for Review and Approval to Office of Management and Budget

SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, 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 Communications Commission· Notice

Information Collection Being Reviewed by the Federal Communications Commission

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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Department of Labor· Notice

Proposed Exemption for the Royal Bank of Canada and Its Current and Future Affiliates (Collectively, RBC or the Applicant) Located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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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) and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the Code).…

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Small Business Administration· Notice

Administrative Declaration of an Economic Injury Disaster for the State of Texas

SUMMARY: This is a notice of an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) declaration for the State of Texas dated January 13, 2025. Incident: Laredo Boil Water Notice due to E. Coli Contamination.

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Small Business Administration· Notice

Presidential Declaration Amendment of a Major Disaster for the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe

SUMMARY: This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe (FEMA-4842-DR), dated November 1, 2024. Incident: Severe Storm, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding.

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Small Business Administration· Notice

Presidential Declaration of a Major Disaster for the State of California

SUMMARY: This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of California (FEMA-4856-DR), dated January 8, 2025. Incident: Wildfires and Straight-line Winds.

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Small Business Administration· Notice

Presidential Declaration Amendment of a Major Disaster for the Crow Nation

SUMMARY: This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the Crow Nation (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 Actions

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons whose property and interests in property have been unblocked and who have been removed from the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List.

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