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Vol. 1 · No. 1055

Friday, July 10, 2026

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Vol. 1 · No. 887 — Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Small business rule changes: 10 entries flagged for owners.

Owner-readable summary of Federal Register, SBA, DOL, OFAC, and compliance updates published on Wednesday, November 19, 2025. Scanned 10 source documents matching small-business terms; 10 warranted a closer look.

Compliance checklistHow to read the Register

Department of Labor· Notice

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Weekly Claims and Extended Benefits Data and Weekly Initial and Continued Weeks Claimed

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.
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Small Business Administration· Notice

Administrative Declaration of a Disaster for the State of Arizona

SUMMARY: This is a notice of an Administrative declaration of a disaster for the State of Arizona dated November 14, 2025. Incident: Remnants of Hurricane Priscilla and Tropical Storm Raymond.

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

Administrative Declaration of a Disaster for the State of New York

SUMMARY: This is a notice of an Administrative declaration of a disaster for the State of New York dated November 14, 2025. Incident: Red Hook Five-Alarm Fire.

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

Administrative Declaration of an Economic Injury Disaster for the Commonwealth of Kentucky

SUMMARY: This is a notice of an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) declaration for the Commonwealth of Kentucky dated November 15, 2025. Incident: Louisville Airplane Crash.

Owner check — SBA action: confirm whether financing, disaster assistance, eligibility, or SBIC exposure changes for your business.
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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 whose property and interests in property have been unblocked and who have been removed from OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List).

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

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

Owner check — Sanctions/trade action: re-screen vendors, customers, owners, and foreign counterparties before transactions.
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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 updates to the identifying information of one or more persons currently included in OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List).

Owner check — Sanctions/trade action: re-screen vendors, customers, owners, and foreign counterparties before transactions.
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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 whose property and interests in property have been unblocked and who have been removed from OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List).

Owner check — Sanctions/trade action: re-screen vendors, customers, owners, and foreign counterparties before transactions.
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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 whose property and interests in property have been unblocked and who have been removed from OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List).

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