Federal Register Rundown: Dereg Central
SBA, DOJ, and FTC Go Hunting for Bad Regs
If you're a fan of fewer forms, less red tape, and rules that don't read like punishment for owning a business, this one’s for you. In a coordinated deregulatory move, the Small Business Administration (SBA), Department of Justice (DOJ), and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have each opened the floor to public comment - inviting you (yes, you) to help build their hit list of anti-competitive, burdensome, or just plain outdated rules.
Here’s how it breaks down:
DOJ’s Task Force on Unfair and Anticompetitive Market Barriers
Deadline for Comments: May 26, 2025
The DOJ Antitrust Division is zeroing in on rules, federal and state, that block new players from entering the market. Housing, energy, food, healthcare, transportation - nothing’s off the table. If a regulation props up monopolies or kills innovation, they want to hear about it.
🔗 Submit your comment → https://www.regulations.gov/docket/ATR-2025-0001
FTC’s Regulatory Reform Request for Information
Deadline for Comments: May 27, 2025
The FTC is looking for stories and specifics about federal rules that trip up small businesses and stifle startups. The more concrete, the better—especially if the reg stacks the deck against competition.
🔗 Weigh in here → https://www.regulations.gov/document/FTC-2025-0028-0001
SBA’s Office of Advocacy Small Business Roundtable
Date: April 30, 2025
This isn’t a comment docket - it’s a live roundtable hosted by SBA’s Office of Advocacy. They’re calling on small business owners to name the regs that slow them down. Think of it as your chance to put red tape on trial in real time.
🔗 Event info & RSVP → https://events.gcc.teams.microsoft.com/event/c4279e26-fb3e-465b-8207-57dbdecbc6b8@3c89fd8a-7f68-4667-aa15-41ebf2208961
Bottom line:
This is a rare alignment of federal agencies asking for a regulatory hit list - and they’re not being subtle. If you’ve got examples of rules that don’t make sense, now’s your moment.