NEWSRELEASE
For Release: November 20, 2002
Contact: John McDowell (202) 205-6941
john.mcdowell@sba.gov
SBA Number: 02-43 ADVO
Chief Counsel Delivers On President Bush’s Small
Business Plan
Advocacy Releases Executive Order Compliance Guide
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Federal agencies now have a systematic guide to implementing President Bush’s plan to tear down regulatory barriers that hobble entrepreneurial growth. The guide, released by Chief Counsel for Advocacy Thomas M. Sullivan, leads implementation of the President’s small business agenda.
The over 100-page guide provides federal agencies with a comprehensive blueprint for consideration of their impact on small business when they issue new regulations. “The Regulatory Flexibility Act: An Implementation Guide for Federal Agencies” explains in plain English what federal agencies must do to follow the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
Although required to protect small business from the destructive effects of one-size-fits-all federal regulations by the Regulatory Flexibility Act, many agencies poorly understood that role. President Bush’s recent Executive Order 13272 directed his administration to do a better job of following the law and mandated that the Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) assist agencies in their efforts.
“This compliance guide fulfills President Bush’s directive to the Office of Advocacy,” said Sullivan. “We will work closely with federal agencies to apply this blueprint to the every day task of protecting small business from unnecessary regulations. It begins the task of freeing entrepreneurs from regulatory barriers so they can do what they do best, create jobs, and power economic growth,” he said.
For more information and the complete compliance guide, visit the Office of Advocacy website at
http://www.sba.gov/advo.###
Created by Congress in 1976, the Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is an independent voice for small business within the federal government. Appointed by the President and confirmed by the U.S. Senate, the Chief Counsel for Advocacy directs the office. The Chief Counsel advances the views, concerns, and interests of small business before Congress, the White House, federal agencies, federal courts, and state policy makers. Economic research, policy analyses, and small business outreach help identify issues of concern. Regional Advocates and an office in Washington, DC support the Chief Counsel’s efforts. For more information on the Office of Advocacy, visit http://www.sba.gov/advo , or call (202) 205-6533.