Report on the Regulatory Flexibility Act, FY 2011. Annual Report of the Chief Counsel for Advocacy on Implementation of the Regulatory Flexibility Act and Executive Order 13272

摘要

This is the fiscal year (FY) 2011 Report on the Regulatory Flexibility Act. In this report, the U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy provides the status of federal agencies compliance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (RFA) and Executive Order 13272. More than thirty years ago, Congress enacted the RFA, which required federal agencies to review proposed regulations that would have a significant impact on small entitiessmall businesses, small governmental jurisdictions, and small nonprofits. Federal agencies were also required to consider significant alternatives that would minimize the impacts on small entities. In the past three decades, the RFA has been significantly and quantifiably effective in reducing the regulatory burden on small businesses. The Office of Advocacy (Advocacy) continues to make steady progress in its efforts to improve federal agencies compliance with the RFA.