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
Additional Guidance on Low-Income Communities Bonus Credit Program Compliance Guide Treasury Department
Changes To Implement Provisions of the Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 Rule Compliance Guide Commerce Department, Patent and Trademark Office
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Use of Acquisition 360 To Encourage Vendor Feedback Compliance Guide Defense Department , General Services Administration , National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Use of Acquisition 360 To Encourage Vendor Feedback Compliance Guide Defense Department , General Services Administration , National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Federal Acquisition Regulation: Use of Acquisition 360 To Encourage Vendor Feedback Compliance Guide Defense Department , General Services Administration , National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Walnuts Grown in California; Order Amending Marketing Order No. 984 Compliance Guide Agriculture Department, Agricultural Marketing Service
Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone Off Alaska; Amendment 122 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area; Pacific Cod Trawl Cooperative Program Compliance Guide Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Safety Standard for Adult Portable Bed Rails Compliance Guide Consumer Product Safety Commission
Revision of Fee Schedules Rule Compliance Guide Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Washington Apricots; Termination of Marketing Order Compliance Guide Agriculture Department, Agricultural Marketing Service
Pacific Halibut Fisheries; Catch Sharing Plan; Rulemaking To Modify the 2023-2027 Halibut Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Vessel Harvest Limitations in IFQ Regulatory Areas 4A, 4B, 4C, and 4D Compliance Guide Commerce Department, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation; Safeguarding of Controlled Unclassified Information Compliance Guide Homeland Security Department
Last updated September 15, 2025