Report on the Regulatory Flexbility Act, Fiscal Year 2008

Released: January 29, 2009

The Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration reports that it saved American small businesses $10.7 billion in foregone regulatory costs in fiscal year 2008. The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) requires federal agencies to analyze the economic impact of proposed regulations on small entities and consider less burdensome alternatives that still reach the agencies’ regulatory goals. Advocacy works to ensure compliance with the RFA through trainings, roundtables, comment letters, and congressional testimony.

Advocacy's efforts and achievments are outlined in its Report on the Regulatory Flexbility Act, Fiscal Year 2008, found at http://www.sba.gov/advo/laws/flex/08regflx.html . A Research Summary can be found at http://www.sba.gov/advo/laws/flex/08regflx_rs.pdf.

If you have any questions regarding Advocacy’s report, please do not hesitate to contact Jamie Saloom at 202-205-6533.

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