PROTECTING SMALL BUSINESS, PROMOTING ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Comments on Rules and Regs

September 25th, 2023 by

Jessica Looman Principal Deputy Administrator Wage and Hour Division Department of Labor Room S-3502 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20210 RE: Extension Request for Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, “Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees” (RIN 1235-AA39) Dear Principal Deputy Administrator Looman: The Partnership to Protect Workplace […]

July 24th, 2023 by

Meena Seshamani, M.D., Ph.D. CMS Deputy Administrator and Director of the Center for Medicare 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850   Chiquita Brooks-LaSure CMS Administrator 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850   Dear Dr. Seshamani and Ms. Brooks-LaSure: My name is Karen Kerrigan and I serve as President & CEO of the Small Business & […]

June 20th, 2023 by

Federal Trade Commission 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20580 Re: FTC Docket FTC-2023-0028, Solicitation for Public Comments on the Business Practices of Cloud Computing Providers To Whom it May Concern: On behalf of the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council (SBE Council), I am pleased to respond to the Federal Trade Commission’s Request for Comment […]

June 20th, 2023 by

The Honorable Kathi Vidal U.S. Patent and Trademark Office 600 Dulany Street Alexandria, VA 22314   Dear Director Vidal: On behalf of the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council (SBE Council), I am providing comments in response to the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s recently issued Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on potential reforms […]

May 3rd, 2023 by

Investigation No. 332-596 Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council Written Submission Karen Kerrigan Does not include CBI Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council   Lisa R. Barton Secretary to the Commission U.S. International Trade Commission 500 E Street SW Washington, DC 20436   Dear Secretary Barton, On behalf of the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council (SBE Council), […]

April 17th, 2023 by

Stephanie Wiener Acting Chief Counsel National Telecommunications and Information Administration Washington, DC 20230 Via E-Filing (www.regulations.gov)   RE: NTIA-2023-0003, Docket 230308-0068, Development of a National Spectrum Strategy   Dear Acting Chief Counsel Stephanie Wiener: On behalf of the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council (SBE Council), I am pleased to respond to the National Telecommunications Information […]

April 14th, 2023 by

Meena Seshamani, M.D., Ph.D. CMS Deputy Administrator and Director of the Center for Medicare 7500 Security Boulevard Baltimore, Maryland 21244-1850   Re: Comments on “Initial Guidance” for Implementation of the Medicare Drug Negotiation Program Established by IRA   Dear Deputy Administrator Dr. Meena Seshamni, On behalf of the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council (SBE Council), […]

March 7th, 2023 by

COALITION COMMENT OPPOSING PROPOSED PROHIBITION OF NONCOMPETE AGREEMENTS IN EMPLOYMENT Re: Non-Compete Clause Rulemaking, Matter No. P201200, Document ID FTC-2023-0007-0001 On behalf of the undersigned organizations and the millions of members, supporters and taxpayers across America whom we collectively represent, we write to express our strongest opposition to the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) proposed regulation […]

February 21st, 2023 by

Ms. Marlene Dortch Secretary Federal Communications Commission 45 L Street NE Washington, D.C.  20554   Via electronic submission RE: GN Docket No. 22-69, Implementing the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: Prevention and Elimination of Digital Discrimination NPRM Dear Secretary Dortch, On behalf of the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council (SBE Council), I am pleased to […]

February 9th, 2023 by

Via https://www.regulations.gov Re: Proposed Rule, Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council; Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Climate-Related Financial Risk (87 Fed. Reg. 68,312, Nov. 14, 2022) Dear Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council: The undersigned organizations appreciate the opportunity to comment on the Federal Acquisition Regulatory (“FAR”) Council’s proposal (“Proposed Rule”) to require significant and major contractors to […]

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