On December 13, 2010, Advocacy filed comments with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Food and Drug Administration providing the agencies with the affected medical technology industries’ comments on the proposed parallel review of medical products.
December 13, 2010
Fact Sheet
On December 1, 2010, Advocacy filed a comment letter on an Exposure Draft (ED) issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board. The ED proposed an overall approach that would apply the existing “finance lease” model to all leases, including operating leases.
December 1, 2010
Fact Sheet
June 30, 2009
Fact Sheet
The December 2010 edition of The Small Business Advocate features The Small Business Broadband Survey, coverage of regulatory issues and the Small Business Jobs Act, and the appointment of new staff, including Region III Advocate Ngozi Bell.
The Small Business Advocate
Ngozi Bell is the new Office of Advocacy, Regional Advocate for the federal government’s Region III, covering Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, and the District of Columbia.
Press Release
On November 22, 2010 Advocacy filed public comments with the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement regarding its interim final rule establishing certain drilling regulations relating to well controls on the Outer Continental Shelf.
November 22, 2010
Fact Sheet
On November 19, 2010, Advocacy submitted comments on the Environmental Protection Agency’s notice of proposed rulemaking, Hazardous And Solid Waste Management System; Identification And Listing Of Special Wastes; Disposal Of Coal Combustion Residuals From Electric Utilities.
November 19, 2010
Fact Sheet
The U.S. economy grew for the fifth consecutive quarter, with real gross domestic product up 2 percent in the third quarter. This and other trends can be found in the update of the Quarterly Indicators: The Economy and Small Business for the third quarter of 2010.
Quarterly Indicators
On November 18, 2010, Chief Counsel for Advocacy Winslow Sargeant, Ph.D., testified
before the U.S. Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
hearing on “Assessing the Regulatory and Administrative Burdens on America’s Small Businesses.”
Testimony
Press Release
Small businesses still face a disproportionate burden when it comes to costs of federal regulations, compared to larger firms according to a study, The Impact of Regulatory Costs on Small Firms, released by Advocacy.
Full Report
Research Summary
The Impact of Broadband Speed and Price on Small Business is a congressionally mandated investigation into businesses’ Internet access across the nation.
Full Report
Research Summary
U.S. Census Bureau annual employment size of firm data (partially funded by Advocacy) on firm births, deaths, and job creation has been updated for 2007. Additions to the firm size data for this year include the number of firms by legal form of organization. We have also added introductory data and links for two other firm size data programs, Census' Business Dynamics Statistics and the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Business Employment Dynamics.
Firm Data
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