SBA: Small Business Administration - Office of Advocacy - Official Regulatory Comments concerning the Federal Government's compliance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act as amended by the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act

Regulatory Communications by Subject 2001 - 2004

Chronological List of Regulatory Communications
Beginning with Calendar Year 2004

Letter dated 10/14/04 - Environmental Protection Agency - Transmittal of the Report, Risk-Based Analysis of Form A and Form NS Toxics Release Inventory Reform Proposal Alternatives, prepared by E. H. Pechan & Associates. Fact Sheet Summarizing the Report

Letter dated 10/12/04 - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Notice of Availability of the Draft Economic Analysis on the Proposed Critical Habitat for the Santa Ana Sucker; 69 Fed. Reg. 58,876, October 1, 2004 [PDf File] or [text] Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Comments dated 10/4/04 - Federal Communications Commission [PDf File] or [text] - Comment regarding the Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis for the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in Unbundled Access to Network Elements; WC Dkt. No. 04-313, FCC 04-179 [PDf File] or [text] Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Comments dated 09/21/04 - Federal Communications Commission - Reply Comment regarding the Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis for the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service; CC Dkt. No. 96-45, FCC 04-127 [PDf File] or [text] Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 9/7/04 - Federal Communications Commission [html], [text], or [PDF File] - Ex Parte Letter supporting the Extension of the Stay of the Order regarding Rules and Regulations implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) of 1991 (also known as the "Do-Not-Call" and the "Do-Not-Fax" rule); CG Dkt. No. 02-278, FCC 03-153 [PDF File] or [text] Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 08/24/04 - Federal Communications Commission [html], [text], or [PDF File] - Ex Parte Presentation regarding the Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis for Local Telephone Competition and Broadband Reporting; Docket No. 04-141, FCC 04-81 [PDf File] or [text] Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 08/16/04 - Federal Aviation Administration [html], [text] or [PDF File] -Supplemental notice of proposed rule - RE: Antidrug and Alcohol Misuse Prevention Programs for Personnel Engaged in Specified Aviation Activities (FAA-2002-11301); 69 Fed. Reg. 27980 (May 17, 2004) [PDF File] or [text]. Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter

Letter dated 07/01/04 - U.S. Small Business Administration - Withdrawal of the Proposed Rule on Small Business Size Standards ; 69 Fed. Reg. 39874 (July 1, 2004) Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter

Letter dated 06/29/04 - U.S. Small Business Administration - Small Business Size Standards; Restructuring of Size Standards; 69 Fed. Reg. 13130 (March 19, 2004) Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter

Comment dated 06/10/04 - Environmental Protection Agency - Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasure (SPCC) Regulation; Recommendations for Regulatory Revisions; 67 Fed. Reg. 47041 (July 17, 2002) Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter; SPCC Report by Jack Faucett Associates.

Notice of Withdrawal - 06/10/04 - United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit - Advocacy filed a Notice of Withdrawal of the Notice of Intent to File an Amicus Curiae Brief with the D.C. Circuit Court in a small business challenge to a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) order; Letter dated 6/18/04 - from FCC Chairman Michael Powell to Stan Wise, President, National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners (NARUC), Letter dated 5/06/04 - from FCC Chief K. Dane Snowden, Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau, to Stan Wise, President, NARUC.

Comment dated 05/28/04 - Federal Communications Commission - Review of Regulatory Requirements for IP-Enabled Services; WC Dkt. No. 04-36, FCC 04-28, 68 Fed. Reg. 16193 [PDF File] or [text] Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter

Letter dated 05/14/04 - Office of Management and Budget (OMB) - Comments on the OMB Draft 2004 Report to Congress on the Costs and Benefits of Federal Regulations. Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter
Letter dated 05/18/04 - Honorable Donald Manzullo, Chairman - Transmittal of the comments and nominations for regulatory reform sent to the OMB (5/14/04).

Comment dated 04/20/04 - Federal Trade Commission - Addressing the small business impacts of the Implementation of the CAN-SPAM Act; Project No. R411008, RIN 3084-AA96, 69 Fed. Reg. 11776 [PDF File] or [text] Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter

Letter dated 04/15/04 - OCC, FRS, FDIC and OTS [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Request for Burden Reduction Recommendations; Consumer Protection; Lending Related Rules; Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act of 1996 Review; 69 Fed. Reg. 2852 (January 21, 2004) [PDF File] or [text] . Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter [PDF File]

<Letter dated 04/14/04 - Environmental Protection Agency - Proposed Reforms to the Toxics Release Inventory Program: Streamlining Reporting and Preserving Data Integrity. April 2004; Report prepared by Jack Faucett Associates for the Office of Advocacy. Fact Sheet Summarizing the Report

Letter dated 04/09/04 - Department of Housing and Urban Development - Withdrawal of Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (REPSPA) Draft Final Rule; Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter [PDF File]

Letter dated 04/06/04 - OCC, FRS, FDIC and OTS [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Joint proposed rule to amend the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) regulations; 69 Fed. Reg. 5729 (February 6, 2004) [PDF File] or [text] . Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter [PDF File]

Letter dated 04/02/04 - Federal Aviation Administration [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Regarding the notice of proposed rulemaking on the National Air Tour Safety Standards ; 68 Fed. Reg. 60572 (October 22, 2003) [PDF File] or [text] . Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter [PDF File]

Comment dated 03/31/04 - Federal Trade Commission - Addressing the feasibility of a National Do-Not E-mail Registry under the CAN-SPAM Act; Project No. R411008, RIN 3084-AA96, 69 Fed. Reg. 11776 [PDF File] or [text] Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter

Letter dated 03/30/04 - Environmental Protection Agency [PDF File] - Final Determination on Effluent Limitation Guidelines and New Source Performance Standards for the Construction and Development Category; 67 Fed. Reg. 42644 (June 24, 2002) [PDF File] or [text] . Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter [PDF File]

Letter dated 03/29/04 - National Marine Fisheries Service [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Regarding the notice of proposed rulemaking on Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery; Amendment 10; 69 Fed. Reg. 8915 (February 26, 2004) [PDF File] or [text] . Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter [PDF File]

Letter dated 03/12/04 - Federal Reserve System [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Regarding the notice of proposed rulemaking on the Availability of Funds and Collection of Checks; 69 Fed. Reg. 1470 (January 8, 2004) [PDF File] or [text] . Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter [PDF File]

Letter dated 02/27/04 - National Marine Fisheries Service [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Regarding the notice of proposed rulemaking on Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast (NE) Multispecies Fishery; Amendment 13; 69 Fed. Reg. 4362 (January 29, 2004) [PDF File] or [text] . Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter [PDF File]

Notice of Intent to File Amicus - 02/13/04 - United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit - Advocacy filed a notice of intent alerting the court of Advocacy's plans to file an amicus curiae ("friend of the court") brief in a small business challenge to a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) order. Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Notice.

Letter dated 02/04/04 - Environmental Protection Agency [html], [text], or [PDF File] - Toxic Chemical Release Reporting; Online Dialogue Phase II; 68 Fed. Reg. 62759 (November 5, 2003) [PDF File] or [text] Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Reply Comment dated 02/04/04 - Federal Communications Commission - Telephone Number Portability; CC Dkt. No. 95-116, FCC 03-284 68 Fed. Reg. 68831 [PDF File] or [text] Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter

Letter dated 01/30/04 - Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, [text], or [PDF File] - Reply to the notification letter regarding a Small Business Advocacy Review Panel on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s draft proposal for Occupational Exposure to Hexavalent Chromium.

Letter dated 01/05/04 - Department of Homeland Security [html], [text], or [PDF File] - Regarding the Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation; 68 Fed. Reg. 67867, (December 4, 2003) [PDF File] or [text] Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

2003

Letter dated 12/22/03 - Environmental Protection Agency [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Regarding the Small Business Advocacy Review Panel for the proposed Clean Water Act section 316(b) Phase III rule for Cooling Water Intake Structures.

Letter dated 12/19/03 - Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, [text], or [PDF File] - Transmittal of the Report of the Small Business Advocacy Review Panel on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s draft proposal for Occupational Exposure to Crystalline Silica.

Letter dated 12/18/03 - Securities and Exchange Commission [html], [text], or [PDF File] - Proposed Rule, Security Holder Director Nominations; 68 Fed. Reg. 60784 (Oct. 23, 2003) [PDF File]: Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 12/18/03 - Small Business Administration [html], [text], or [PDF File] - Proposed rule, Small Business Government Contracting Programs; 68 Fed. Reg. 60015, (October 20, 2003) [PDF File] or [text] Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 12/05/03 - Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service [html], [text], or [PDF File] - Proposed rule, Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling of Beef, Lamb, Pork, Fish, Perishable Agricultural commodities, and Peanuts; 68 Fed. Reg. 61944, (October 30, 2003) [PDF File] or [text] Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 11/24/03 - Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, [text], or [PDF File] - Transmittal of the Report of the Small Business Advocacy Review Panel on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s draft proposal for Confined Spaces in Construction.

Letter dated 11/21/03 - Federal Communications Commission - [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Ex Parte Letter summarizing the participants' discussion at Advocacy's Roundtable regarding the Rules and Regulations implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) of 1991 (also known as the "Do-Not-Call" and the "Do-Not-Fax" rule); CG Dkt. No. 02-278, FCC 03-153 [PDF File] or [text] Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter

Notice dated 11/18/03 - Federal Communications Commission - [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Ex Parte Notice of Advocacy's Roundtable regarding the Rules and Regulations implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) of 1991 (also known as the "Do-Not-Call" and the "Do-Not-Fax" rule); CG Dkt. No. 02-278, FCC 03-153 [PDF File] or [text]

Letter dated 11/03/03 - Department of Health and Human Services, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Proposed rule, Medicare Program; Changes to the Criteria for Being Classified as an Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility; 68 Fed. Reg. 53266 (September 9, 2003) [PDF File] or [text]. Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter

Letter dated 11/03/03 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [html], [text], or [PDF File] - Regarding Amendment 13 to the New England Groundfish Fishery Management Plan. Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter

Letter dated 11/03/03 - New England Fishery Management Council [html], [text], or [PDF File] - Regarding Amendment 13 to the New England Groundfish Fishery Management Plan. Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter

Letter dated 10/31/03 - Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, [text], or [PDF File] - Reply to the notification letter regarding a Small Business Advocacy Review Panel on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s draft proposal for Occupational Exposure to Crystalline Silica.

Reply to Opposition to the Petition for Reconsideration dated 10/30/03 - Federal Communications Commission [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Rules and Regulations implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) of 1991 (also known as the "Do-Not-Call" and the "Do-Not-Fax" rule); CG Dkt. No. 02-278, FCC 03-153 [PDF File] or [text] Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter

Notice dated 10/10/03 - Federal Communications Commission [html], [text], or [PDF File] - Ex Parte Presentation regarding the Rules and Regulations implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) of 1991 (also known as the "Do-Not-Call" and the "Do-Not-Fax" rule); CG Dkt. No. 02-278, FCC 03-153 [PDf File] or [text].

Letter dated 10/06/03 - Internal Revenue Service [html], [text], or [PDF File] - Regarding the notice of proposed rulemaking; Depreciation of Vans and Light Trucks; 68 Fed. Reg. 40224, (July 7, 2003) [PDf File] or [text]. Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter [PDF File].

Letter dated 10/06/03 - Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Reply to the notification letter regarding a Small Business Advocacy Review Panel on Hazardous Enclosed Spaces and Confined Spaces in Construction.

Letter dated 09/26/03 - Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration [html], [text], or [PDF File] - In Support of Petition for Reconsideration - Denman Tire Corporation; Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Fires 68 Fed. Reg. 38116, (June 26, 2002) [PDf File] or [text]. Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter [PDF File].

Letter dated 09/09/03 - Internal Revenue Service [html], [text], or [PDF File] - To Assistant Deputy Commissioner David A. Mador supplementing previous comments submitted by the Office of Advocacy in regard to Excise Taxes: Communications Services, Distance Sensitivity. 58 Fed. Reg.15,690 (Apr. 1, 2003) [PDF File] Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 09/02/03 - Environmental Protection Agency [html], [text], or [PDF File] - Toxic Chemical Release Reporting; Alternate Threshold for Low Annual Reportable Amounts; Request for Comment on Renewal Information Collection: 68 Fed. Reg. 39071 (July 1, 2003) [PDF File] or [text] Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Petition for Reconsideration dated 08/25/03 - Federal Communications Commission [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Rules and Regulations implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) of 1991 (also known as the "Do-Not-Call" and the "Do-Not-Fax" rule); CG Dkt. No. 02-278, FCC 03-153 [PDF File] or [text] Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Petition

Letter dated 08/20/03 - Environmental Protection Agency [PDF File] - Regarding the notice of proposed rulemaking on the Control of Emissions of Air Pollution From Nonroad Diesel Engines and Fuel; 68 Fed. Reg. 28328 (May 23, 2003) [PDF File] or [text] Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 08/14/03 - Federal Communications Commission [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Rules and Regulations implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) of 1991 (also known as the "Do-Not-Call" and the "Do-Not-Fax" rule); CG Dkt. No. 02-278, FCC 03-153 [PDF File] or [text] . Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter

Letter dated 07/07/03 - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Regarding the notice of proposed rulemaking on Commerce in Explosives; 68 Fed. Reg. 4406 (January 29, 2003) [PDF File] or [text]. Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter [PDF File]

Letter dated 07/07/03 - U.S. Department of Treasury [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Regarding the notice of proposed rulemaking on the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network; Anti-Money Laundering Programs for Investment Advisers; 68 Fed. Reg. 23646 (May 5, 2003) [PDF File] or [text].

Letter dated 06/27/03 - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service [html], [text], or [PDF File] - Arizona Pygmy-owl Critical Habitat Designation; 67 Fed. Reg. 71,032, (November 27, 2002) [PDf File] or [text]. Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter [PDF File].

Letter dated 06/27/03 - Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Reply to the notification letter regarding a Small Business Advocacy Review Panel on Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution.

Letter dated 06/24/03 - U.S. Department of Labor [html], [text], or [PDF File] - Regarding the proposed rulemaking, Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees; 68 Fed. Reg. 15559 (March 31, 2003) [PDf File] or [text]. Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter [PDF File].

Letter dated 06/10/03 - National Marine Fisheries Service [html], [text], or [PDF File] - Regarding the proposed emergency rule on the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act Provisions; Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Northeast Multispecies; 68 Fed. Reg. 20096 (April 24, 2003) [PDf File] or [text].

Letter dated 06/04/03 - Office of Management and Budget [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Comments regarding the Draft Report of the Small Business Paperwork Relief Task Force; 68 Fed. Reg. 25165 (May 9, 2003) [PDF File].

Letter dated 06/03/03 - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service [html], [text], or [PDF File] - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Establishment of Three Additional Manatee Protection Areas in Florida; 68 Fed. Reg. 16,602, (April 4, 2003). Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter [PDF File].

Letter dated 05/15/03 - Department of Health and Human Services [html], [text], or [PDF File] - Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) - Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information; . Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter [PDF File].

Letter dated 05/14/03 - Federal Communications Commission [html], [text], or [PDF File] - Basic and Enhanced 911 Provision by Currently Exempt Wireless and Wireline Services; CC Dkt. No. 94-102, FCC 02-326 [PDf File] or [text]

Letter dated 05/12/03 - U.S. Customs Service [html], [text], or [PDF File] Regarding its notice of proposed rulemaking on the Tariff Treatment Related to Disassembly Operations Under the North American Free Trade Agreement; 68 Fed. Reg. p. 12011 (March 13, 2003) [PDF File] or [text].

Letter dated 04/09/03 - Federal Communications Commission [html], [text], or [PDF File] - Broadcast Ownership Rules; MM Dkt. No. 02-277, FCC 02-249 [PDF File] or [text]. Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter [PDF File]

Letter dated 04/07/03 - Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Proposed rule, Dietary Supplements Containing Ephedrine Alkaloids, Reopening of the Comment Period; 68 Fed. Reg. 10417 (March 5, 2003) [PDF File] or [text].

Letter dated 03/24/03 - Environmental Protection Agency [html], [text], or [PDF File] - Regarding the notice of proposed rulemaking, Acquisition Regulation; Background Checks for EPA Contractors Performing Services On-Site; 68 Fed. Reg. 2988 (January 22, 2003) [PDf File] or [text].

Letter dated 03/14/03 - Department of Transportation [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Regarding the notice of proposed rulemaking, Computer Reservations System ("CRS") Regulations; Statements of General Policy; 67 Fed. Reg. 69366 (November 15, 2002) [PDF File] or [text] . Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter [PDF File]

Letter dated 03/07/03 - U.S. Department of Treasury [html], [text], or [PDF File] - To Assistant Secretary Pamela Olson in appreciation of Treasury's action in postponing final action on Excise Taxes: Definition of Highway Vehicle.

Comment dated 02/28/03 - Federal Communications Commission [html], [text], or [PDF File] - Federal-State Joint board on Universal Service, et alia, CC Dkt. No. 96-45, FCC 02-329 [PDF File] or [text]

Testimony dated 02/27/03 - Internal Revenue Service [html], [text], or [PDF File] - Russell Orban, Assistant Chief Counsel for Tax Policy of the Office of Advocacy, testified before the Internal Revenue Service on the proposed rule, Excise Taxes; Definition of Highway Vehicle.

Letter dated 02/06/03 - Office of Management and Budget [html], [text], or [PDF File] - In response to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affair's (OIRA) report to Congress entitled, "Stimulating Smarter Regulation," which listed 267 rules recommended for reform. The Office of Advocacy highlighted 30 regulations and guidance documents that are high priorities for reform to benefit small businesses.

Letter dated 02/05/03 - Federal Communications Commission [html], [text], or [PDF File]- Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis for the Triennial Review of Unbundling Obligations of Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers, CC Dkt. No. 01-338, FCC 01-361 [PDf File] or [text]. Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter [PDF File]

Letter dated 01/27/03 - Department of Transportation [html], [text], or [PDF File] - Regarding the notice of proposed rulemaking, Participation by Disadvantaged Business Enterprises in Airport Concessions; 67 Fed. Reg. 76327 (December 12, 2002) [PDf File] or [text].

Letter dated 01/27/03 - Department of Interior [html], [text], or [PDF File] - Regarding the notice of proposed rulemaking; Florida Manatees; Incidental Take During Specified Activities; 67 Fed. Reg. 69078 (November 14 , 2002) [PDf File] or [text]. Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter [PDF File}

Letter dated 01/24/03 - Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration [html], [text], or [PDF File] - Regarding the notice of proposed rulemaking; Unemployment Compensation--Trust Fund Integrity Rule: Birth and Adoption Unemployment Compensation; Removal of Regulations; 67 Fed. Reg. 72122 (December 4, 2002) [PDf File] or [text].

Letter dated 01/13/03 - Securities and Exchange Commission [html], [text], or [PDF File] - Regarding the notice of proposed rulemaking; Strengthening the Commission's Requirements Regarding Auditor Independence ; 67 Fed. Reg. 76,780 (December 13, 2002) [PDf File] or [text]. Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter [PDF File}

2002

Letter dated 12/23/02 - Transmittal letter to Christine Todd Whitman, Administrator, EPA, regarding the Report of the Small Business Advocacy Review Panel on Control of Emission of Air Pollution from Land-Based Nonroad Compression Ignition Engines

Letter dated 12/13/02 - General Services Administration [html], [text], or [PDF File] - Regarding the notice of proposed rulemaking; Federal Acquisition Regulation; Procurement of Printing and Duplicating through the Government Printing Office; 67 Fed. Reg. 68,914 (November 13, 2002) [PDf File] or [text].

Testimony dated 12/05/02 - Internal Revenue Service [PDF File], or [text], - Russell Orban, Assistant Chief Counsel for Tax Policy of the Office of Advocacy, testified before the Internal Revenue Service on the proposed rule, Guidance on Reporting of Deposit Interest Paid to Nonresident Aliens. 67 Fed. Reg. 50386 (August 2, 2002) [PDF File] or [text]

Letter dated 12/04/02 - Internal Revenue Service [html], [text], or [PDF File] - Regarding the notice of proposed rulemaking; Excise Taxes; Definition of Highway Vehicle; 67 Fed. Reg. 38,913 (June 6, 2002) [PDf File] or [text].

Letter dated 11/27/02 - Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Support for the Petition for Continuation of Stay of Action; FDA Final Rule on Policies, Requirements and Procedures; Prescription Drug Marketing Act of 1987; Prescription Drug Amendments of 1992; 64 Fed. Reg. 67720 (December 3, 1999) [PDF File].

Letter dated 11/14/02 - Internal Revenue Service [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Regarding Guidance on Reporting of Deposit Interest paid to Nonresident Aliens; 67 Fed. Reg. 50386 (August 2, 2002) [PDF File] or [text].

Letter dated 11/08/02 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [html], [text], or [PDF File] - Regarding the New England Goundfish Management Plan.

Letter dated 10/30/02 - Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Ergonomics for the prevention of Musculoskeletal Disorders: Guidelines for Nursing Homes; 67 Fed. Reg. 55884 (August 30, 2002) [PDF File] or [text].

Letter dated 10/28/02 - New England Fishery Management Council [html], [text], or [PDF File] - Regarding the New England Goundfish Management Plan.

Letter dated 10/28/02 - Department of Housing and Urban Development [html], [text], or [PDF File] - Regarding its notice of proposed rulemaking on the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA); Simplifying and Improving the Process for Obtaining Mortgages to Reduce Settlement Costs to Consumers; 67 Fed. Reg. 49134 (July 29, 2002) [text].

Letter dated 10/09/02 - Environmental Protection Agency [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Reply to the notification letter regarding a Small Business Advocacy Review Panel on Cooling Water Phase III.

Letter dated 09/25/02 - Environmental Protection Agency [html], [text], or [PDF File] - Comments on Proposed Settlement with the Sierra Club; 67 Fed. Reg. 54804 (August 26, 2002). [PDF File] or [text]

Letter dated 09/06/02 - Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board [html], [text], or [PDF File] - Recommending that the Compliance Board postpone the vote on the Draft Final Rule to the Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines.

Letter dated 08/27/02 - Federal Communications Commission [html], [text], or [PDF File] - Regarding Appropriate Framework for Broadband Access to the Internet over Wireline Facilities; CC Dkt. No. 02-33, FCC 02-42 [PDF File] or [text]. Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter [PDF File}

Letter dated 08/26/02 - National Credit Union Administration [html], [text], or [PDF File] - Regarding Size Standard for Small Credit Unions; 67 Fed. Reg. 38431 (June 4, 2002) [PDF File] or [text]

Letter dated 08/19/02 - Securities and Exchange Commission [html], [text], or [PDF File] - Certification of Disclosure in Companies’ Quarterly and Annual Reports Rule; 67 Fed. Reg. 41877 (June 20, 2002) [PDF File] or [text]

Letter dated 08/13/02 - Internal Revenue Service [html], [text], or [PDF File] -Request for a 90-day extension to file comments on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Excise Taxes; Definition of Highway Vehicle; 67 Fed. Reg. 38,913 (June 6, 2002) [PDF File] or [text]

Letter dated 08/09/02 - Environmental Protection Agency [html], [text], or [PDF File] - Hydrochlorflourocarbon (HCFC) Foam Allocation Proposed Rule -Noncompliance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act; 66 Fed. Reg. 38063 (July 29, 2001) [PDF File] or [text]

Letter dated 08/06/02 - U.S. Customs Service [html], [text], or [PDF] Regarding its notice of proposed rulemaking on the conditional release period and customs bond obligations for food, drugs, devices and cosmetics regulated by the Food and Drug Administration; 67 Fed. Reg., p. 39322 (June 7, 2002) [PDF File] or [text]

Letter dated 07/18/02 - Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services [html], [text], or [PDF File]- Thank you regarding progress made between the Office of Advocacy and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on several important small business issues

Comments dated 06/28/02 - Federal Trade Commission [html], [text], or [PDF File] - Telemarketing Sales Rule User Fees ; 67 Fed. Reg., p. 37362 (May 29, 2002) [PDF File] or [text]

Letter dated 06/17/02 - Patent and Trademark Office [html], [text], or [PDF File] - Processing Fee for Use of Paper Forms for Submission of Applications for Registration and other Documents; 67 Fed. Reg., p. 35081 (May 17, 2002) or [text]

Letter dated 06/14/02 - Environmental Protection Agency [html], [text], or [PDF File] - Draft Guidelines for Ensuring and Maximizing the Quality, Objectivity, Utility and Integrity of Information; 67 Fed. Reg. p. 21234 (April 30, 2002) [PDF Files] or [text]

Letter dated 06/12/02 - Environmental Protection Agency [html], [text], or [PDF File] - Transmittal of the Report of the Small Business Advocacy Review Panel on the Environmental Protection Agency's planned proposed rule for Effluent Limitation Guidelines and Standards for the Aquatic Animal Production Industry.

Letter dated 05/28/02 - Office of Management and Budget[PDF File], or [text] - Comments on the OMB Draft Report to Congress on the Costs and Benefits of Federal Regulation; 67 Fed. Reg. p. 15014 (March 28, 2002) [PDF Files] or [text]

Letter dated 05/23/02 - Environmental Protection Agency [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Control of Emissions from Land-based Recreational Engines; 67 Fed. Reg. p. 21613 (May 1, 2002) [PDF Files] or [text]

Letter dated 05/13/02 - Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Proposed Rule Limiting the Period of Admission for B Nonimmigrant Aliens; 67 Fed. Reg. p. 18065 (April 12, 2002) [PDF Files] or [text]

Reply Comments dated 05/7/02 - Federal Communications Commission [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Regarding Rules and Policies Concerning Multiple Ownership of Radio Broadcast Stations in Local Markets and Definition of Radio Markets; MM Docket No. 01-317, MM Docket No. 00-244, FCC 01-329 [text] or [PDF File].

Letter dated 05/06/02 - Defense Acquisition Regulation Council [html], [text], or [PDF File] - Defense Acquisition Regulation Supplement; Competition Requirements for Purchase of Service Under Multiple Award Contracts; 67 Fed. Reg. 15351 (April 1, 2002) or [text]

Letter dated 05/03/02 - Department of Health and Human Services, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services [html], [text], or [PDF File] - Medicare Program; Medicare-Endorsed Prescription Drug Card Initiative; 67 Fed. Reg. 10262 (March 6, 2002) or [text]

Letter dated 05/03/02 - Department of Interior [html], [text] or [PDF File] - The National Park Service's Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement over the Snowmobile Phase out in Yellowstone Park 67 Fed. Reg. p. 15223 (March 29, 2002) [PDF Files] or [text]

Letter dated 03/29/02 - Small Business Administration [html], [text] or [PDF File]- Small Business Size Regulations; Government Contracting Programs; HubZone Program Proposed Rule; Fed. Reg., Vol. 67, No. 18, p. 3826 (January 28, 2002) [PDF File] or [text]

Letter dated 03/25/02 - Environmental Protection Agency [html], [text],or [PDF File] - Transmittal of the Report of the Small Business Advocacy Review Panel on A National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Lime Manufacturing Plants

Reply Comments dated 03/19/02 - Federal Communications Commission [html], [text]or [PDF File] - Concerning Nationwide Licensing Areas in Government Transfer Bands; WT Dkt. No. 02-08, FCC 02-15 [text] or [PDF File].

Comments dated 03/13/02 - Federal Communications Commission [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Rules and Policies Concerning Multiple Ownership of Radio Broadcast Stations in Local Markets; MM Dkt. No. 01-317, MM Dkt. No. 00-244, FCC 01-329 [text] or [PDF File].

Letter dated 03/11/02 - Department of Transportation [PDF File] - Federal Requirements for Propeller Injury Avoidance Measures; 66 Fed. Reg. 63645 (December 10, 2001) [PDF File} or [text].

Letter dated 03/8/02 - Rural Utilities Service [PDF File] - Telecommunications System Construction and Specifications, 66 Fed. Reg. 43,309, and RUS Standard for Service Installations at Customer Access Locations, 66 Fed. Reg. 43,314.

Letter dated 03/08/02 - Missile Defense Agency [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Fiscal Year 2002 Research and Development spending for the Small Business Innovation Research program (SBIR).

Letter dated 02/27/02 - Environmental Protection Agency [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Establishment of Electronic Reporting; Electronic Records; 66 Fed. Reg., No.170, p. 46162 (August 31, 2001)

Presentation dated 02/20/02 - Environmental Protection Agency [html] or [text] - Recommendations for Metals Hazard Assessment Framework and Related Comments on the Science underlying the January 2001 Lead Toxic Release Inventory Reporting Rule.

Letter dated 02/5/02 - National Telecommunications and Information Administration [html], [text], or [PDF File] - Regarding Privatization of the Management of the .US Internet top level domain.

Letter dated 02/05/02 - Environmental Protection Agency [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Impending Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) "Hammer" Under Clean Air Act §112(j)

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