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The Small Business
Rule Change Brief

Vol. 1 · No. 1118

Friday, October 9, 2026

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Vol. 1 · No. 1102 — Thursday, September 17, 2026

Small business rule changes: 10 entries flagged for owners.

Owner-readable summary of Federal Register, SBA, DOL, OFAC, and compliance updates published on Thursday, September 17, 2026. Scanned 41 source documents matching small-business terms; 10 warranted a closer look.

Environmental Protection Agency· Rule· 91 FR 58954

Partial Repeal of the Carbon Pollution Standards for Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Generating Units

effective in 60d

In this final rule, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is repealing most provisions of the 2024 Carbon Pollution Standards for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from fossil fuel-fired electric generating units (EGUs) based on a reevaluation of the best system of emission reduction for the relevant…

Owner check — Compliance action: verify whether products, materials, permits, reporting, or customer notices need updating.

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled· Notice· 91 FR 58853

Procurement List; Proposed Additions and Deletions

comments close in 30d

The Committee is proposing to add service(s) to the Procurement List that will be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities, and delete service(s) previously furnished by such agencies.

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Labor Department· Notice· 91 FR 58916

Exemption Involving the Abiomed Retirement Savings Plan Located in Danvers, MA

effective 1402d ago

This exemption allows the Abiomed Retirement Savings Plan (the Plan) to acquire and hold certain "contingent value rights" and to receive payments in connection with that acquisition and holding. Absent an exemption, these transactions would violate the prohibited transaction provisions of the Employee Retirement…

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

Environmental Protection Agency· Proposed Rule· 91 FR 59002

Rescission of the Greenhouse Gas Findings for Fossil Fuel-Fired Power Plants and Repeal of Regulations for Power Plant Greenhouse Gas Emissions Under Clean Air Act Section 111

comments close in 46d

In this action, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is supplementing its proposal to repeal all greenhouse gas (GHG) emission standards for fossil fuel-fired electric generating units (EGUs) to effectuate the best reading of Clean Air Act (CAA) section 111. We propose that CAA section 111 does not authorize…

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Small Business Administration· Notice· 91 FR 58947

Administrative Declaration of a Disaster for the State of Nevada

This is notice of an Administrative declaration of a disaster for the state of Nevada dated September 11, 2026. Incident: Bug and Hawk Fires.

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

Homeland Security Department· Notice· 91 FR 58909

Agency Information Collection Activities; Revision; Exportation of Used Self-Propelled Vehicles

The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). The information collection is published in the…

Owner check — Import/export action: check supplier, customer, duty, documentation, or shipping exposure before the effective date.

Commerce Department· Notice· 91 FR 58839

Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplement

comments close in 60d

The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed and continuing information collections. These comments help us assess the impact of our information collection requirements and minimize the public's…

Owner check — Import/export action: check supplier, customer, duty, documentation, or shipping exposure before the effective date.

Commerce Department· Notice· 91 FR 58848

Oil Country Tubular Goods From the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Final Results of Antidumping Duty Administrative Review; 2023-2024

The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) determines that SeAH Steel VINA Corporation (SeAH VINA) made sales of oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam) at less than normal value (NV) during the period of review (POR) September 1, 2023, through August 31, 2024.

Owner check — Import/export action: check supplier, customer, duty, documentation, or shipping exposure before the effective date.

Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled· Notice· 91 FR 58852

Procurement List; Deletions

This action deletes product(s) and service(s) from the Procurement List that were furnished by nonprofit agencies employing persons who are blind or have other severe disabilities.

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Defense Department· Notice· 91 FR 58853

Science and Technology Reinvention Laboratory (STRL) Personnel Demonstration Project (PDP); Defense Health Agency (DHA) Research and Development (R&D) Activity, Fort Detrick, Frederick, Maryland

This serves as notice of the adoption of a STRL PDP plan and additional flexibilities by the DHA R&D, a DoD (referred to herein as "DoW") STRL. The DHA R&D is an STRL composed of medical research organizations that were formerly components of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command (USAMRDC), a…

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