Vol. 1 · No. 923Thursday, January 15, 2026

Small business rule changes: 5 entries flagged for owners.

Owner-readable summary of Federal Register, SBA, DOL, OFAC, and compliance updates published on Thursday, January 15, 2026. Scanned 5 source documents matching small-business terms; 5 warranted a closer look.

Department of Labor· Rule

Hazard Communication Standard

Stage 4·first seen 463d ago·effective in 0d

SUMMARY: Federal Register OSHA is extending the compliance dates in its Hazardous Communications Standard (29 CFR 1910.1200), published in theon May 20, 2024 (89 FR 44144), by four months. The compliance date in § 1910.1200(j)(2)(i) is extended from January 19, 2026, until May 19, 2026; the compliance date in §…

Owner check — Labor/OSHA action: check workplace, payroll, certification, or contractor obligations against the source notice.

Department of Justice· Rule

Schedules of Controlled Substances: Placement of 4-Fluoroamphetamine in Schedule I

effective in 33d

SUMMARY: para With the issuance of this final rule, the Drug Enforcement Administration places 4-fluoroamphetamine (4-FA; 1-(4-fluorophenyl)propan-2-amine;-fluoroamphetamine), including its salts, isomers, and salts of isomers, in schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act. This action is being taken, in part, to…

Owner check — Regulated-substance action: affected handlers should confirm licensing, inventory, shipping, and compliance obligations.

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled· Notice

Procurement List; Additions and Deletions

SUMMARY: This action adds service(s) to the Procurement List that will be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and deletes product(s) and service(s) from the Procurement List previously furnished by such agencies.

Owner check — Save the source link and verify whether this changes costs, compliance, financing, vendors, customers, or operations.

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…

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

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 entries currently included on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) andSectoral Sanctions Identifications List (SSI List).

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