SBA Ombuds Reports to Congress on Federal Agencies

The Office of the National Ombudsman at the U.S. Small Business Administration released its annual report to the 109th Congress, rating the responsiveness of federal agencies to the regulatory enforcement issues faced by small businesses during fiscal year 2005. The report summarizes the treatment of small businesses in the complex and confusing federal regulatory process. In the future, the National Ombudsman intends to closely evaluate the responsiveness of agencies to small businesses with respect to compliance assistance in the rulemaking process. (PR Newswire.)