[PABlindMerchants] Fwd: June-July Small Business Advocate

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From: SBA Office of Advocacy <advocacy at updates.sba.gov>
Date: Wed, Jul 20, 2022 at 10:02 AM
Subject: June-July Small Business Advocate
To: <stacie.leap at gmail.com>

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[image: federal building] Small Business Lending in the United States, 2020

Advocacy’s banking report, which analyzes loan data from June 2019 to June
2020, examines the small business lending market at the beginning of the
COVID-19 pandemic. Small business loans increased by nearly 40% from 2019
to 2020, largely due to the Paycheck Protection Program.
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[image: light bulb] Budding Young Entrepreneur Bakes Up Success

Pryncess Treats, a small baking business started by a six-year-old
entrepreneur and her dad, was one of many small businesses started in the
wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. This blog post dives into the regulatory
hurdles a successful small business faces as it begins to consider
expansion.
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[image: globe] Small Business Economic Bulletin, June 2022

Advocacy’s Spring Economic Bulletin examines how small businesses have
weathered the COVID-19 pandemic and the new challenges they face. The
current demand for small business lending has outpaced supply, and fewer
small firms are receiving full amounts of requested financing.
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Advocacy News Advocacy Welcomes Regional Director Will Purcell
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Will Purcell, an executive, consultant, and lawyer with over twenty years’
experience working with small businesses, has joined Advocacy as Director
of Regional Affairs. In this role, Purcell will manage and coordinate
regional advocates for all ten SBA regions, ensuring that small business
concerns are heard in Washington, D.C.
Bill Elmore Appointed Regional Advocate for Region 7
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Advocacy is pleased to announce that Bill Elmore, who served as the first
Associate Administrator for Veterans Business Development for the Small
Business Administration, has joined the organization as Regional Advocate
for Region 7, encompassing Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, and Nebraska.
Regulatory Alerts EPA Seeks Small Entity Representatives for a Potential
SBREFA Panel for Its TSCA Section 8(a) Tiered Data Reporting and
Recordkeeping Requirements for Chemical Substance Manufacturers and
Processors
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On July 6, EPA announced that it is seeking small businesses to participate
in a SBREFA panel for a new rule under TSCA. The rule would establish a
framework of reporting requirements tiered to specific stages of the TSCA
existing chemicals program.
EPA Issues Draft Revisions to Its Risk Determination for
N-Methylpyrrolidone (NMP) Under the Toxic Substance Control Act
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EPA seeks comments on a draft revision to its risk determination for
n-methylpyrrolidone. Comments are due August 1.
EPA Issues Draft Revisions to Its Risk Determination for Methylene Chloride
(MC) Under the Toxic Substance Control Act
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EPA seeks comments on a draft revision to its risk determination for
methylene chloride. Comments are due August 4.
EPA Issues Draft Revisions to Its Risk Determination for Trichloroethylene
(TCE) Under the Toxic Substance Control Act
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EPA seeks comments on a draft revision to its risk determination for
trichloroethylene. Comments are due August 8.
EPA Issues Draft Revisions to Its Risk Determination for the
Perchloroethylene (PCE) Risk Evaluation Issued Under the Toxic Substance
Control Act
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EPA seeks comments on a draft revision to its risk determination for
perchloroethylene. Comments are due August 1.
AMS Seeks Comments on Rulemakings Regarding Poultry Grower Tournament
Systems and Contracting
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The Agriculture Marketing Service seeks comments on an advance notice of
proposed rulemaking on poultry growing tournament systems. These comments
are due September 9. Additionally, the Agriculture Marketing Service seeks
comments on a proposed rule on poultry grower contracting and tournament
systems. Comments on the proposed rule are due August 8.
BOEM Seeks Comments on Draft Fisheries Mitigation Guidance, Announces
Public Hearings
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The Bureau of Ocean Management seeks comments on a draft fisheries
mitigation guidance related to renewable energy sources. BOEM will be
holding a series of meetings throughout July on the guidance. Written
comments are due August 22.
Letters to Agencies Advocacy Comments on APHIS’ Proposal to Establish
Animal Welfare Standards for Birds Not Bred for Research
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On May 24, Advocacy submitted a letter to the U.S. Department of
Agriculture’s Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service on a proposed rule
to establish animal welfare standards in birds not bred for research.
Advocacy Comments on SEC’s Proposed Climate-Related Disclosures
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On June 17, Advocacy submitted a letter to the Securities and Exchange
Commission encouraging it to publish a Supplemental Initial Regulatory
Flexibility Analysis on new rules related to climate disclosures.
Advocacy Comments on EPA’s Proposed Asbestos Reporting Rule
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On July 5, Advocacy submitted comments on an Environmental Protection
Agency proposed rulemaking on reporting and recordkeeping requirements for
asbestos under the Toxic Substance Control Act.
More Regulatory Alerts EPA Requests Comments on Draft Guidance for
No-Discharge Zones Applications
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The Environmental Protection Agency seeks comments on its draft Guidance
for States Applying for No-Discharge Zones. Written comments are due August
26.
FDA Extends Comment Period on Proposed Menthol Cigarette and Flavored Cigar
Bans
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended the public comment
period for rules prohibiting menthol as a characterizing flavor in
cigarettes and prohibiting characterizing flavors other than tobacco in all
cigars and their components and parts. Comments are now due August 2.
EPA Seeks Comments on Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Revise the Clean
Water Act Section 401 Certification Rule
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On June 9, the Environmental Protection Agency issued a notice of proposed
rulemaking to revise the Clean Water Act Section 401 Certification Rule.
Comments are due August 8.
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On June 3, the Army Corps of Engineers announced an effort to modernize the
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regarding the implementation of the National Historic Preservation Act, and
environmental justice. Comments are due August 2.
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On June 10, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers published a notice of proposed
rulemaking that would implement a new credit assistance program for safety
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On June 3, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Federal Reserve,
and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation published a notice of
proposed rulemaking seeking comment on changes to update and clarify the
regulations to implement the Community Reinvestment Act. Comments on the
notice are due August 5.
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