The following is a newsletter from the Office of Advocacy for November 2009. The key topics discussed in the newsletter are:

• Susan Walthall Appointed Acting Chief Counsel

Regulatory News

• Smaller Public Companies Get Final Sarbanes-Oxley Reprieve

• Advocacy Hosts Roundtable on EPA’s Planned Greenhouse Gas Rules

• r3 Nominations Due

Tax News

• IRS Issues Guidance on 2009 Required Minimum Distribution Waiver

• IRS Offers Retirement Plan Navigator

Economic News

• 2009 Small Business Profiles Published

• Special Insert: The United States Small Business Profile

• Two New Data Sources Provide Clearer Jobs and Hiring Picture

• Small Firms Hit Hardest by Reserve Activations

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