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Regulatory Comments by Subject 2001 - 2006

2008

Letter dated 12/17/08 – Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Payment Policies Under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other Revisions to Part B for CY 2009; 73 Fed. Reg. 69725 (November 19, 2008) [PDF File] or [text]; Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter

Letter dated 12/01/08 - Customs and Border Protection and the Department of the Treasury [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Comments on Proposed Uniform Rules of Origin for Imported Merchandise; 73 Fed. Reg. 43385, July 25, 2008; [PDF File] or [text];   Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter

Letter dated 11/28/08 - Environmental Protection Agency [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Regulating Greenhouse Gas Emissions Under the Clean Air Act; 73 Fed. Reg. 44353 (July 30, 2008)  [PDF File] or [text]. Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter .

Letter dated 11/20/08 - Department of Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Revised Critical Habitat for the Contiguous United States Distinct Population Segment of the Canada Lynx (Lynx canadensis); 73 Fed. Reg. 62450 (October 21, 2008)  [PDF File] or [text]; Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 11/13/08 - Department of Interior, National Park Service [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Special Regulations; Winter visitation and recreational snowmobile use in Yellowstone National Park; 73 Fed. Reg. 65784 (November 5, 2008)  [PDF File] or [text]; Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 11/06/08 - Department of Labor , Mine Safety and Health Administration [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Alcohol- and Drug-Free Mines: Policy, Prohibitions, Testing, Training, and Assistance; 73 Fed. Reg. 52135, September 8, 2008; [PDF File] or [text];   Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter

Letter dated 10/09/08 – Social Security Administration [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Revised Medical Criteria for Evaluating Hearing Loss; 73 Fed. Reg. 47103 (August 13, 2008) [PDF File] or [text]; Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter

Letter dated 10/09/08 – United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant health Inspection Service [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia; Interstate Movement and Import Restrictions on Certain Live Fish; 73 Fed. Reg. 52173 (September 9, 2008) [PDF File] or [text]; Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter

Letter dated 09/15/08 - Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Changes to Requirements Affecting H-2B Nonimmigrants and Their Employers; 73 Fed. Reg. 49109 August 20, 2008   [PDF File] or [text];  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 08/21/08 - Federal Communications Commission [html], [text] or [PDF File] - OrbitCom Petition for Forbearance of Sections 61.26(b) and 61.26(c) of the Commission’s Rules (WC Docket No. 08-162) Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter

Letter dated 08/07/08 - Federal Acquisition Council, Civilian Agency Acquisition Council, and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Acquisition Regulation; Employment Eligibility Verification; 72 Fed. Reg. 33374 (June 12, 2008)  [PDF File] or [text].  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 08/06/08 - Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities; 73 Fed. Reg. 34508 (June 17, 2008)  [PDF File] or [text]; Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 07/25/08 - Federal Communications Commission [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Qwest Petitions for Forbearance Pursuant to 47 U.S.C. Section 160 (c) in the Denver, Minneapolis-St. Paul, Phoenix and Seattle Metropolitan Statistical Areas; (WC Docket No. 07-97).

Letter dated 07/23/08 - Department of Homeland Security, United States Coast Guard [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Advance notice of proposed rulemaking on Commercial Fishing Industry Vessels; 73 Fed. Reg. 16815 March 31, 2008  [PDF File] or [text]; Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 07/14/08 - Department of Agriculture, Forest Service [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Locatable Minerals Operations Conducted on National Forest Systems Lands; 73 Fed. Reg. 15694 (March 25, 2008)  [PDF File] or [text]; Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 06/30/08 - Securities and Exchange Commission [html], [text] or [PDF File] - regarding the Commission’s plans to unify America’s current generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS);  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter

Letter dated 06/25/08 - Securities and Exchange Commission [html], [text] or [PDF File] - strongly supporting the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC’s) approval of a one-year extension of Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 for smaller public companies;  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter

Letter dated 06/11/08 - Department of Housing and Urban Development [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA): Proposed Rule; 73 Fed. Reg. 14029, March 14, 2008; [PDF File] or [text];   Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter

Letter dated 05/19/08 - Federal Communications Commission [PDF File] or [text] - High-Cost Universal Service Support; Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service ; 73 Fed. Reg. 11591, March 4, 2008; [PDF File] or [text];   Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter

Letter dated 05/19/08 - Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Minimum Training Requirements for Entry-Level Commercial Motor Vehicle Operators; Proposed Rule; 72 Fed. Reg. 73225 December 26, 2007  [PDF File] or [text]; Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 05/13/08 – Consumer Product Safety Commission [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Standard for the Flammability of Residential Upholstered Furniture, Proposed Rule; 73 Fed. Reg. 11701 (March 4, 2008) [PDF File] or [text]; Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter

Letter dated 04/25/08 - Federal Communications Commission [html], [text] or [PDF File] - commending them for considering a proposal to grant regulatory relief to small cable providers.  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter

Letter dated 04/25/08 - Department of Homeland Security [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Safe-Harbor Procedures for Employers Who Receive a No-Match Letter: Clarification; Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis; 73 Fed. Reg. 4157 March 26, 2008  [PDF File] or [text]; Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 04/24/08 - Department of Treasury, Internal Revenue Service [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Government entities required to withhold 3% on payments for services and property; IRS Notice 2008-38 [PDF File] ;  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter

Letter dated 04/23/08 - Department of Transportation [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Transportation for Individuals With Disabilities: Passenger Vessels; 73 Fed. Reg. 14427 March 18, 2008   [PDF File] or [text];  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 04/08/08 - Federal Reserve System [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Truth in Lending; Proposed Rule; 73 Fed. Reg. 1671, January 9, 2008; [PDF File] or [text];   Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter

Letter dated 04/07/08 - Department of Labor, Employment Standards Adminstration and Wage and Hour Division [html], [text] or [PDF File] - The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993; Proposed Rule; 73 Fed. Reg. 7875 February 11, 2008   [PDF File] or [text];  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 03/31/08 - Environmental Protection Agency - regarding the Report of the Small Business Advocacy Review Panel, including the Executive Summary, on Revisions to the Total Coliform Monitoring and Analytical Requirements and Consideration of Distribution System.

Letter dated 03/21/08 - Department of Treasury, Internal Revenue Service [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Guidance Regarding Marketing of Refund Anticipation Loans (RALs) and Certain Other Products in Connection With the Preparation of a Tax Return; 73 Fed. Reg. 1131, January 7, 2008 ; [PDF File] or [text];  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter

Letter dated 03/14/08 - Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Tire Registration and Recordkeeping; Proposed Rule; 73 Fed. Reg. 4157 January 24, 2008   [PDF File] or [text]; Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 03/07/08 – Federal Communications Commission [PDF File], or [text] - Petition To Establish Procedural Requirements To Govern Proceedings for Forbearance Under Section 10 of the Communications Act of 1934, as Amended; 73 Fed. Reg. 6888 (February 6, 2008); [PDF File] or [text];  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter

Letter dated 03/03/08 – Federal Communications Commission [PDF File], or [text] - Carriage of Digital Television Broadcast Signals; 73 Fed. Reg. 6099 (February 1, 2008); [PDF File] or [text];  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter

Letter dated 02/28/08 - Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Confined Spaces in Construction; Proposed Rule; 72 Fed. Reg. 67351 November 28, 2007   [PDF File] or [text];   Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 08/07/08 - Federal Acquisition Council, Civilian Agency Acquisition Council, and the Defense Acquisition Regulations Council [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Acquisition Regulation; Employment Eligibility Verification; 72 Fed. Reg. 33374 (June 12, 2008)  [PDF File] or [text].  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 02/28/08 – Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Draft Guidance for Industry: Questions and Answers Regarding the Labeling of Dietary Supplements as Required by the Dietary Supplement and Nonprescription Drug Consumer Protection Act; 73 Fed. Reg. 197 (January 2, 2008) [PDF File] and 73 Fed. Reg. 196 (January 2, 2008) [PDF File];  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter

Letter dated 02/25/08 - Securities and Exchange Commission [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Commending Chairman Christopher Cox for commencing a cost-benefit study of the auditor attestation requirement for smaller public companies under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002; 73 Fed. Reg. 7449 February 7, 2008   [PDF File] or [text];   Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 02/20/08 - Small Business Administration [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contract Assistance Procedures; 72 Fed. Reg. 73285 (December 27, 2007)  [PDF File] or [text].  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 01/15/08 - Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration [html], [text], or [PDF File] - Transmittal of the Report of the Small Business Advocacy Review Panel on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s draft standard Occupational Exposure to Beryllium

2007

Letter dated 12/12/07 - Federal Reserve System and Department of Treasury [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Prohibition on Funding of Unlawful Internet Gambling Act of 2006; 72 Fed. Reg. 56680, October 4, 2007 ; [PDF File] or [text];  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter

Letter dated 11/29/07 - Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Submission of the report, Evaluation of Barrier Removal Costs Associated with the 2004 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Accessibility Guidelines; prepared by E.H. Pechan & Associate (Research Summary).

Letter dated 11/15/07 – Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Department of the Interior [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Excess Spoil, Coal Mine Waste, and Buffers for Waters of the United States; Proposed Rule; 72 Fed. Reg. 48889 (August 24, 2007); [PDF File] or [text];  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter

Letter dated 11/07/07 – Federal Communications Commission [html], [text] or [PDF File] - response to industry concerns over the FCC’s forbearance analysis; WC Docket No. 06-172, August 15, 2007; [PDF File] or [text];  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter

Letter dated 11/02/07 - Department of Homeland Security, Transportation Security Administration and Department of Transportation [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Proposed rulemaking on the Secure Flight Program; 72 Fed. Reg. 48356, August 23, 2007; [PDF File] or [text];   Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter

Letter dated 10/25/07 - Environmental Protection Agency [html], [text] or [PDF File] - National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Paint Stripping and Miscellaneous Surface Coating Operations at Area Sources; 72 Fed. Reg. 52958 (September 17, 2007).  [PDF File] or [text].  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 10/12/07 - Environmental Protection Agency or [PDF File] - Reply to the notification letter regarding a Small Business Advocacy Review Panel on the proposed SBAR Panel for National Primary Drinking Water Regulations: Revisions to the Total Coliform Monitoring and Analytical Requirements and Consideration of Distribution System Issues (TCR Rule)

Letter dated 10/02/07 - Securities and Exchange Commission [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Alternative proposals on shareholder proxy access, Shareholder Proposals Relating to the Election of Directors (“Short Proposal”); 72 Fed. Reg. 43488 (August 3, 2007).  [PDF File] or [text] and Shareholder Proposals (“Long Proposal”); 72 Fed. Reg. 43465 (August 3, 2007).  [PDF File] or [text].  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 09/19/07 - 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 the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s draft proposal for Occupational Exposure to beryllium.

Letter dated 09/18/07 - Department of Homeland Security [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Final Safe Harbor Procedures for Employers Who Receive a No-Match Letter; 72 Fed. Reg. 45611 (August 15, 2007).  [PDF File] or [text].  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 09/13/07 - Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Surety Bond Requirement for Suppliers of Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS); 72 Fed. Reg. 42001 (August 1, 2007).  [PDF File] or [text].  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 09/11/07 - Securities and Exchange Commission [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Smaller Reporting Company Regulatory Relief and Simplification; 72 Fed. Reg. 39669, July 19, 2007; [PDF File] or [text];   Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter

Letter dated 08/23/07 - Securities and Exchange Commission [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Revisions to the Eligibility Requirements for Primary Securities Offerings on Forms S-3 and F-3; 72 Fed. Reg. 35117, June 26, 2007; [PDF File] or [text]; Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter

Letter dated 08/13/07 - Federal Communications Commission [PDF File] or [text] - Petition of the Verizon Telephone Companies for Forbearance under 47 U.S.C. § 160(c) from Title II and Computer Inquiry Rules with Respect to Their Broadband Services; WC Docket No. 04-440, (July 30, 2007); [PDF File] or [text];  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter

Letter dated 08/08/07 - Federal Communications Commission [PDF File] or [text] - Parties Asked To Refresh Record in the Special Access Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; 72 Fed. Reg. 40814, (July 25, 2007); [PDF File] or [text];  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter

Letter dated 08/03/07 - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Revised Critical Habitat Designation Proposed for Five Endangered and Two Threatened Mussels in Four Northeast Gulf of Mexico Drainages; 72 Fed. Reg. 34215, June 21, 2007; [PDF File] or [text];  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter

Letter dated 06/27/07 - Securities and Exchange Commission [html] or [PDF File] - Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change Amending FAST and DRS Limited Requirements for Transfer Agents; 72 Fed. Reg. 30648 (June 1, 2007).  [PDF File] or [text].  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 05/25/07 - Securities and Exchange Commission, [text] or [PDF File] - SEC open Meeting on Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, May 23, 2007

Letter dated 05/25/07 - General Services Administration [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Notice of proposed rule regarding Representations and Certifications-Tax Delinquency Regulation; 72 Fed. Reg. 15093 (March 30, 2007).  [PDF File] or [text].  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Comment dated 5/21/07 - Federal Communications Commission [PDF File] or [text] - Request for comment on the 700 MHz auction rules; FCC 07-72; [PDF File] or [text]  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 05/21/07 - General Services Administration [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Notice of proposed rule regarding Contractor Code of Ethics and Business Conduct; 72 Fed. Reg. 7588 (February 16, 2007).  [PDF File] or [text].  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 05/14/07 - Environmental Protection Agency [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Submission of Technical Memorandum Evaluating the Proposal “NPDES Permit Fee Incentive for Clean Water Act Section 106 Grants; Allotment Formula” ; 72 Fed. Reg. 293 (Jan. 4, 2007).  [PDF File] or [text]. Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter; Technical Memorandum/NPDES Permit Fee Incentive for Clean Water Act Section 106 Grants by E.H. Pechan & Associates, Inc.

Letter dated 05/10/07 - Department of Treasury and Internal Revenue Service [html], [text] or [PDF File] - commending them for their recent revised Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (IRFA) for the proposed rule entitled “Escrow Accounts, Trusts, and Other Funds Used During Deferred Exchanges of Like-Kind Property.” 72 Fed. Reg. 13055, March 20, 2007; [PDF File] or [text]

Letter dated 05/10/07 - Federal Communications Commission [PDF File] or [text] - request for rulemaking on copper retirement;  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 04/30/07 - The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, [text] or [PDF File] - Comments on the Kauffman Foundation Document “On the Road to an Entrepreneurial Economy: A Research and Policy Guide.”

Letter dated 03/30/07 - Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Aircraft Production and airworthiness approvals, parts marking, and miscellaneous proposals; 72 Fed. Reg. 6968 (February 14, 2007).  [PDF File] or [text].  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 03/26/07 - Federal Communications Commission or [text] - video programming access rulemaking; 72 Fed. Reg. 9289 (March 1, 2007)  [PDF File] or [text].  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 03/23/07 - Department of Treasury, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Comments on their Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Tax Classification of Cigars and Cigarettes; 71 Fed. Reg. 62505 (October 25, 2006).  [PDF File] or [text].  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 03/02/07 - Environmental Protection Agency [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Request for extension public comment period regarding NPDES Permit Fee Incentive for Clean Water Act Section 106 Grants; Allotment Formula; 72 Fed. Reg. 293, January 4, 2007; [PDF File] or [text]

Letter dated 02/21/07 - Securities and Exchange Commission & Public Company Accounting Oversight Board [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting; Proposed interpretation; Proposed Rule; 71 Fed. Reg. 77635 (December 27, 2006).  [PDF File] or [text].  Proposed Auditing Standard-An Audit of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting that is Integrated with an Audit of Financial Statements and Related Proposals; Release No. 2006-007 (Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, Dec. 2006).  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 02/16/07 - Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Medicaid Program; Prescription Drugs; Proposed Rule; 71 Fed. Reg. 77174 (December 22, 2006).  [PDF File] or [text].  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 02/08/07 - Department of Labor [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Request for Information on the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993; 71 Fed. Reg. 69504 (December 1, 2006).  [PDF File] or [text].  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 02/07/07 - Department of Homeland Security [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Proposed Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Rule; 71 Fed. Reg. 58276 (December 28, 2006).  [PDF File] or [text].  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter

Letter dated 02/05/07 - Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Proposed rule on Production and Airworthiness Approvals, Part Marking, and Miscellaneous Proposals; 71 Fed. Reg. 58914 (October 5, 2006).  [PDF File] or [text].  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter

2006

Letter dated 12/19/06 - Environmental Protection Agency [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Congratulatory letter regarding Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) program;  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 12/7/06 - Federal Communications Commission [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Service and Auction Rules for 700 MHz Wireless Spectrum Band; WT Dkt. No. 06-150.  [PDF File] or [text].

Letter dated 11/09/06 - Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) Accessibility Guidelines for Passenger Vessels; Reopening of comment period; 71 Fed. Reg. 53630 (September 12, 2006).  [PDF File] or [text].  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 11/08/06 - Environmental Protection Agency [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Comments on Proposed 2006 Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP) for Industrial Facilities; 71 Fed. Reg. 40827 (July 18, 2006).  [PDF File] or [text].   Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter; Technical Memorandum/Total Suspended Solids and Multi-sector General Permit by E.H. Pechan & Associates, Inc.

Letter dated 11/02/06 - Occupational Safety and Health Administration [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Comments on their Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Hazard Communication (Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labeling of Chemicals (GHS)); 71 Fed. Reg. 53617 (September 12, 2006).  [PDF File] or [text].  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 11/02/06 - Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Standards for the Flammability (Open Flame) of Mattress Sets; 71 Fed. Reg. 13472 (March 15, 2006)  [PDF File] or [text].  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter. CPSC's November 17, 2006 response to Advocacy's letter.

Comment dated 10/25/06 - Federal Communications Commission [PDF File] or [text] - Comment in addressing the “Missoula Plan,” a plan filed by the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners in response to the Commission’s proposed rule on Developing a Unified Intercarrier Compensation Regime; CC Dkt. No. 01-92; [PDF File] or [text]  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 10/17/06 - Occupational Safety and Health Administration [PDF File] - Transmittal of the Report of the Small Business Advocacy Review Panel convened on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s draft proposal for Cranes and Derricks.

Testimony dated 10/03/06 - at Roundtable hosted by the House Small Business Subcommittee on Rural Enterprise, Agriculture and Technology [html], [text], or [PDF File] - concerning the Transportation Security Administration and Coast Guard's jointly proposed Transportation Worker Identification Credential rule. Based on Letter dated 07/05/06 - Transportation Security Administration and Coast Guard [html]  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 10/03/06 - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Proposed Designation of Critical Habitat for the Contiguous United States Distinct Population Segment of the Canada Lynx; 71 Fed. Reg. 5515, October 3, 2006 [PDF File] or [text]. Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Comment dated 9/20/06 - Federal Communications Commission [PDF File] or [text] - Comment regarding the Implementation of the Commercial Spectrum Enhancement Act and Modernization of the Commission’s Competitive Bidding Rules and Procedures; WT Dkt. No. 05-211; [PDF File] or [text]  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 09/18/06 - Federal Trade Commission [PDF File] or [text] - Identity Theft Red Flags and Address Discrepancies Under the Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction Act of 2003; 71 Fed. Reg. 40785 (July 18, 2006).  [PDF File] or [text]  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 09/15/06 - Environmental Protection Agency [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Comments on their Proposed Rule regarding National Primary Drinking Water Regulations for Lead and Copper; 71 Fed. Reg. 40827 (July 18, 2006).  [PDF File] or [text].  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter; Technical Memorandum/Lead and Copper by E.H. Pechan & Associates, Inc.

Letter dated 09/15/06 - Securities and Exchange Commission [PDF File] - Advance notice of proposed rulemaking concerning Concept Release; 71 Fed. Reg. 40865 (July 18, 2006).  [PDF File] or [text].  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 09/14/06 - Securities and Exchange Commission [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Internal Control Over Financial Reporting in Exchange Act; Periodic Reports of Non-Accelerated Filers and Newly Public Companies; 71 Fed. Reg. 47060 (August 15, 2006).  [PDF File] or [text].  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 09/07/06 - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Proposed Designation of Critical Habitat for the Alabama beach mouse; 71 Fed. Reg. 5515, February 1, 2006; [PDF File] or [text]  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 09/05/06 - Environmental Protection Agency or [text] - Proposed Consumer and Commercial Products: Control Techniques Guidelines in Lieu of Regulations for Lithographic Printing Materials, Letterpress Printing Materials, Flexible Packaging Printing Materials, Flat Wood Paneling Coatings, and Industrial Cleaning Solvents; 71 Fed. Reg. 44521 (August 4, 2006)  [PDF File] or [text].  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 08/25/06 - Department of Labor, Occupational Health and Safety Administration [html], [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 Cranes and Derricks in Construction.

Letter dated 08/21/06 - Federal Communications Commission [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Children’s Television Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters; CG Dkt. No. 00-167; [PDF File] or [text]  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 08/10/06 - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Amended Designation of Critical Habitat for the Wintering Population of the Piping Plover; 71 Fed. Reg. 33703, June 12, 2006; [PDF File] or [text]  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 08/08/06 - Federal Communications Commission [PDF File] or [text] - Universal Service Contribution Methodology; WC Dkt. No. 06-122; [PDF File] or [text]  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 08/03/06 - U.S. Patent and Trademark Office [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Size Standard for Purposes of United States Patent and Trademark Office Regulatory Flexibility Analysis for Patent-Related Regulations; 71 Fed. Reg. 38388, July 6, 2006; [PDF File] or [text]  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 08/02/06 - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Proposed Designation of Critical Habitat for the Five Endangered and Two Threatened Mussels in Four Northeast Gulf of Mexico Drainages; 71 Fed. Reg. 32745, June 6, 2006; [PDF File] or [text]  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 07/17/06 - Small Business Administration [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Notice of proposed rule regarding the Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contract Assistance Program; 71 Fed. Reg. 34550 (June 15, 2006).  [PDF File] or [text].  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 07/06/06 – U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service [PDF File] or [text] - In response to a notice of availability of draft economic analysis, Endangered and Threatened Wildlife Plants; Proposed Designation of Critical Habitat for Spikedace (Meda fulgida) and Loach Minnow (Tiaroga cobitis); 71 Fed. Reg. 32496 June 6, 2006  [PDF File] or [text]  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 07/05/06 - Transportation Security Administration and Coast Guard [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Comments on their joint Proposed Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) Implementation in the Maritime Sector Rule; 71 Fed. Reg. 29396 (May 22, 2006).  [PDF File] or [text].  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 06/15/06 - Federal Communications Commission [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Letter regarding the initial regulatory flexibility analysis for application of Universal Service contributions for Internet Telephony; CC Dkt. No. 96-45 [PDF File]; WC Dkt. No. 04-36; [PDF File]  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 06/09/06 - Internal Revenue Service [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Income Attributable to Domestic Production; 71 Fed. Reg. 31268 (June 1, 2006).  [PDF File] or [text].

Letter dated 06/08/06 - Office of Management and Budget [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Comments in response to Proposed Risk Assessment Bulletin; 71 Fed. Reg. 2600 (January 17, 2006)  [PDF File] or [text]  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 06/08/06 - Environmental Protection Agency [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Reply to the notification letter regarding a Small Business Advocacy Review Panel for the proposed Clean Air Act Control of Emissions from Nonroad Spark-Ignition Engines and Equipment (NRSI).

Letter dated 05/30/06 - Department of State [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Proposed Exchange Visitor Program – Training and Internship Programs Rule; 71 Fed. Reg. 17768 (April 7, 2006).  [PDF File] or [text].  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 05/25/06 – Environmental Protection Agency [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Comments in response to their notice of proposed rulemaking entitled, Lead; Renovation, Repair, and Painting Program; 71 Fed. Reg. 1587 January 10, 2006  [PDF File] or [text]  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 05/08/06 – Department of Treasury and Internal Revenue Service [PDF File] or [text] - Comments in response to their notice of proposed rulemaking entitled, Escrow Accounts, Trusts and Other Funds Used During Exchanges of Like-Kind Property; 71 Fed. Reg. 6231 February 7, 2006.  [PDF File] or [text]  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 05/04/06 - Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service [PDF File] or [text] - Regarding Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Availability of Lists of Retail Consignees during Meat or Poultry Product Recalls; 71 Fed. Reg. 11326; (March 7, 2006) [PDF File] or [text].Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter [PDF File].

Statement dated 05/03/06 - House Committee on Government Reform [PDF File] or [text] - Regarding the problems small public companies face with new Sarbanes Oxley Act rules.

Letter dated 04/27/06 - Securities and Exchange Commission [PDF File] or [text] - Regarding compliance experience with section 404 of the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002;  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 04/27/06 – U.S. Patent and Trademark Office [PDF File] or [text] - Comments in response to Changes to Practice for the Examination of Claims in Patent Applications; 71 Fed. Reg. 61 (January 3, 2006) .  [PDF File] and Changes to Practice for Continuing Applications, Requests for Continued Examination Practice, and Applications Containing Patentably Indistinct Claims; 71 Fed. Reg. 48 (January 3, 2006) [PDF File].  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Comment dated 3/14/06 - Federal Communications Commission [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Summarizing Advocacy's recommendations made at a meeting with the FCC regarding the Junk Fax Prevention Act of 2005; CG Dkt. No. 05-338; [PDF File] or [text]  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 03/14/06 - Environmental Protection Agency [html], [text] or [PDF File]- Comments on Proposed 2006 Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP) for Industrial Facilities; 70 Fed. 72116, December 1, 2005); [PDF File] or [text]  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter; MSGP Technical Memorandum by E.H. Pechan & Associates, Inc..

Letter dated 02/10/06 - Environmental Protection Agency [PDF File] or [text] - Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) Rule; Proposed Amendments; Qualified Facility, Oil-Filled Equipment and Other Revisions; 70 Fed. Reg.75324, December 12, 2005; [PDF File] or [text]  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter; SPCC Technical Memorandum by E.H. Pechan & Associates, Inc..

Letter dated 02/06/06 - Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration [PDF File] - Proposed Washington, DC Metropolitan Area Special Flight Rules Area Rule; 70 Fed. Reg. 45250 (August 4, 2005).  [PDF File] or [text].  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 02/01/06 - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service [PDF File] - Proposed Designation of Critical Habitat for the California Red-Legged Frog (Rana aurora draytonii); 70 Fed. Reg. 66,906, November 3, 2005; [PDF File] or [text]  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 01/26/06 - Securities and Exchange Commission’s Advisory Committee [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Smaller Public Companies that strongly supported draft recommendations to reform securities regulation.

Comment dated 1/18/06 - Federal Communications Commission [PDF File] or [text] - Comment regarding the Junk Fax Prevention Act of 2005; CG Dkt. No. 05-338; [PDF File] or [text]  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 01/13/06 - Environmental Protection Agency [PDF File], or [text] or - Comments on Proposed Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Burden Reduction Rulemaking - Phase II ; 70 Fed. Reg. 57822 (October 4, 2005)  [PDF File] or [text]  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 01/09/06 - Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Proposed Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution; Electrical Protective Equipment Rule 70 Fed. Reg. 34822, (June 15, 2005)  [PDF File] or [text]  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 01/06/06 - Office of Management and Budget [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Comments on Proposed Bulletin for Good Guidance Practices; 70 Fed. Reg. 71866, November 30, 2005  [PDF File] or [text]  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 01/03/06 - Department of Treasury, Internal Revenue Service [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Comments on proposed regulations for the Income Attributable to Domestic Production Activities; 70 Fed. Reg. 67220, November 4, 2005  [PDF File] or [text]  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

2005

Letter dated 12/16/05 - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service [PDF File] or [text]  - Reopening the Comment Period for Injurious Wildlife Species; Black Carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus; 70 Fed. Reg. 61,933, October 27, 2005  [PDF File] or [text]  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 11/14/05 - Environmental Protection Agency [PDF File] - Transmittal of the Report of the Small Business Advocacy Review Panel convened for the proposed rulemaking on the Control of Hazardous Air Pollutants from Mobile Sources (or Mobile Source Air Toxics (MSAT).

Letter dated 10/31/05 - Department of State, Department of Homeland Security, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Advance notice of proposed rule on Documents Required for Travel within the Western Hemisphere; 70 Fed. Reg. 52037 (September 1, 2005).  [PDF File] or [text].  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 10/28/05 - Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Notice of a Regulatory Flexibility Act Review of Lead in Construction standard; 70 Fed. Reg. 32739 (June 6, 2005).  [PDF File] or [text].  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 10/27/05 - Federal Communications Commission [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Ex Parte letter regarding the FCC’s Public Notice Seeking Comment Regarding Possible Revision or Elimination of Rules under the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. Section 610); DA-05-1524; [PDF File] or [text]  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 10/14/05 - Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration [html] or [PDF File] - Regarding Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Form 5500 E-Filing Regulation; 70 Fed. Reg. 51,542; (August 30, 2005) [PDF File] or [text] . Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter [PDF File].

Letter dated 10/03/05 - Securities and Exchange Commission [html] or [PDF File] - Regarding extension of compliance dates for Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting and Certification of Disclosure in Exchange Act Periodic Reports of Companies That Are Not Accelerated Filers; 70 Fed. Reg. 56,825; (September 29, 2005) [PDF File] or [text] . Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter [PDF File].

Comment dated 8/16/05 - Federal Communications Commission [PDF File] or [text] - Comment regarding the initial regulatory flexibility analysis for Telephone Number Portability; CC Dkt. No. 95-116 [PDF File].  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 08/01/05 - National Marine Fisheries Service [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Regarding the notice of proposed rulemaking on Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska; Groundfish Retention Standard; 70 Fed. Reg. 35054 (June 16, 2005) [PDF File] or [text] . Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter [PDF File].

Comment dated 7/27/05 - Federal Communications Commission [PDF File] or [text] - Comment regarding the regulatory flexibility analysis for Special Access Rates for Price Cap Local Exchange Carriers; WC Dkt. No. 05-25 [PDF File].  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 07/14/05 - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service [PDF File] or [text]  - Reopening the Comment Period on Proposed Designation of Critical Habitat for the Southwestern Willow Flycatcher; 70 Fed. Reg. 39,227, July 7, 2005  [PDF File] or [text]  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 06/28/05 - Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration or [html] - Revisions to Cockpit Voice Recorder and Digital Flight Data Recorder Regulations; 70 Fed. Reg. 9751 (February 28, 2005)  [PDF File] or [text].  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 06/27/05 - Environmental Protection Agency - Transmittal of the Report of the Small Business Advocacy Review Panel convened for EPA's Proposed Federal Implementation Plans to Reduce Interstate Transport of Fine Particulate Matter and Ozone and Section 126 Petition from North Carolina to Reduce Interstate Transport of Fine Particulate Matter and Ozone rules.

Letter dated 06/23/05 - Environmental Protection Agency or [PDF File] - Reply to the notification letter regarding a Small Business Advocacy Review Panel on the proposed Clean Air Act rule entitled Mobile Source Air Toxics (MSAT) - Control of Hazardous Air Pollutants from Mobile Sources.

Letter dated 06/14/05 - Office of Management and Budget or [text] - Comments on the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) Draft 2005 Report to Congress on the Costs and Benefits of Federal Regulations; 70 Fed. Reg. 14735 (March 23, 2005) .  [PDf File] or [text].  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Comment dated 5/23/05 - Federal Communications Commission [PDf File] or [text] - Comment regarding the regulatory flexibility analysis for Developing a Unified Intercarrier Compensation Regime; CC Dkt. No. 01-92 [PDF File].  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 05/23/05 - U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division or [text] - Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local Government Services; Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities; 69 Fed. Reg. 58,768 (September 30, 2004).  [PDf File] or [text].  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 5/17/05 - 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 03/29/05 - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Proposed Designation of Critical Habitat for the Southwestern Willow Flycatcher; 69 Fed. Reg. 60,706, October 12, 2004; [PDF File] or [text]  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 3/17/05 - Environmental Protection Agency [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Regarding the Small Business Advocacy Review Panel for the Federal Implementation Plans to Reduce Interstate Transport of Fine Particulate Matter and Ozone and Section 126 Petition from North Carolina to Reduce Interstate Transport of Fine Particulate Matter and Ozone rules

Letter dated 03/11/05 - Securities and Exchange Commission [PDF File] - regarding extension of compliance dates for the final rule, Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting and Certification of Disclosure in Exchange Act Periodic Reports of Non- Accelerated Filers and Foreign Private Issuers; 70 Fed. Reg. 11528, March 8, 2005).  [PDF File] or [text].  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Reply Comment dated 3/8/05 - Federal Communications Commission [PDf File] or [text] - Comment regarding the Verizon's Petition for Forbearance from Title II and the FCC's Computer Inquiry Rules; WC Dkt. No. 04-440 [PDF File].  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 02/25/05 - General Services Administration [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Access to the Federal Procurement Data System- Next Generation (FPDS-NG); 69 Fed. Reg. 77662, December 28, 2004).  [PDF File] or [text].  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 02/07/05 - Environmental Protection Agency [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Standard of Performance for New Stationary Sources and Emission Guidelines for Existing Sources: Other Solid Waste Incineration Units; 69 Fed. Reg. 71472 (December 9, 2004).  [PDf File] or [text].  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 02/04/05 - U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local Government Services; Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities; 69 Fed. Reg. 58,768 (September 30, 2004).  [PDF File] or [text].  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.
*Americans with Disabilities Act Rule that May Affect Small Manufacturers
*Americans with Disabilities Act Rule that May Affect Small Businesses
*Americans with Disabilities Act Rule that May Affect Hotels
*Americans with Disabilities Act Rule that May Affect Restaurants
*Americans with Disabilities Act Rule that May Affect Retailers

Letter dated 01/18/05 - Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; 69 Fed. Reg. 67745 (November 19, 2004).  [PDF File] or [text].  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 01/13/05 - U.S. Small Business Administration [html], [text] or [PDF File] - Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Small Business Selected Size Standards Issues; 69 Fed. Reg. 70197 (December 3, 2004).  [PDf File] or [text].  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 01/05/05 - Office of Management and Budget (OMB) [PDf File] - Review of 189 Rules and Guidance Documents listed in OMB’s 2004 Report to Congress on the Costs and Benefits of Federal Regulations and Unfunded Mandates on State, Local and Tribal Entities. Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter
Previous correspondence:
* Letter dated 05/14/04 - Office of Management and Budget (OMB) [PDf File] - Comments on the OMB Draft 2004 Report to Congress on the Costs and Benefits of Federal Regulations.
* Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter

2004

Letter dated 12/21/04 - Federal Communications Commission [PDf File] or [text] - Ex Parte Letter regarding the regulatory flexibility analysis for Developing a Unified Intercarrier Compensation Regime; CC Dkt. No. 01-92.  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 12/17/04 - Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration [PDf File] or [html] - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Occupational Exposure to Hexavalent Chromium; 69 Fed. Reg. 59306, (October 4, 2004).  [PDf File] or [text].  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 12/15/04 - Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security [PDf File] or [text] - Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Revised Knowledge Definition, Revision of Red Flags Guidance and Safe Harbor; 69 Fed. Reg. 60829, (October 13, 2004).  [PDf File] or [text].  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Reply Comments dated 12/15/04 - Federal Communications Commission [PDf File] or [text] - Comment regarding the Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis for the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act and Broadband Access and Services; ET Dkt. No. 04-295, FCC 04-187    [PDf File] or [text]  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter dated 11/18/04 - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service [PDf File] or [text] - Notice of Availability of the Draft Economic Analysis on the Proposed Critical Habitat for the Riverside Fairy Shrimp; Fed. Reg. 61,461, (October 19, 2004).  [PDf File] or [text]  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Comments dated 11/17/04 - Federal Communications Commission [PDf File] or [text] - Comment regarding the Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis for the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in Telephone Number Portability; CC Dkt. No. 95-116, FCC 04-217  [PDf File] or [text]  Fact Sheet Summarizing Advocacy's Letter.

Letter. 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] 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 04/09/04 - 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 Lette.

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) 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) 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 letter 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. 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; 67 Fed. Reg. 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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