One Stop Shop for Small Business Compliance

When federal agencies publish regulations that may have a significant economic impact on small businesses, they are required to publish Small Entity Compliance Guides.

SBA’s Office of the National Ombudsman collects the guides from federal agencies, in accordance with The One Stop Shop for Small Business Compliance Act of 2021.

The table below contains links to federal agency websites and publications. You can also download a spreadsheet of available guides and rules.

Small Entity Compliance Guides

Compliance guide link Agency Effective date Contacts
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Halibut Abundance-Based Management of Amendment 80 Prohibited Species Catch Limit Compliance Guide Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands; Revised Final 2023 and 2024 Harvest Specifications for Groundfish Compliance Guide Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Numbering Policies for Modern Communications Compliance Guide Federal Communications Commission
Video Relay Service Compensation Formula Rule Compliance Guide Federal Communications Commission
Investment Company Names Rule Compliance Guide Securities and Exchange Commission
Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Water Heating Equipment Rule Compliance Guide Energy Department
Toxic Substances Control Act Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements for Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Compliance Guide Environmental Protection Agency
Sweet Onions Grown in the Walla Walla Valley of Southeast Washington and Northeast Oregon; Increased Assessment Rate Compliance Guide Agriculture Department, Agricultural Marketing Service
Olives Grown in California; Increased Assessment Rate Compliance Guide Agriculture Department, Agricultural Marketing Service
Fisheries of the Northeastern United States; Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative Management Act Provisions; American Lobster Fishery Compliance Guide Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Marketing Order Regulations for Almonds Grown in California Compliance Guide Agriculture Department, Agricultural Marketing Service
Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulations Compliance Guide Labor Department, Wage and Hour Division
Michele R. King
Last updated September 15, 2025