Public Forum for Small Business Owners Scheduled Sept. 5 in Des Moines
August 27, 2007 by Sandy Renshaw
Filed under Business, Events, Iowa, Politics
Do you own a small business? This open forum allows you an opportunity to voice any complaints and concerns you may have with compliance or enforcement of federal regulations. The press release is published in full below.
Contact:
Dave Lentell (515) 284-4522
Release Number: IA-08-07
E-Mail: thomas.lentell@sba.gov
Public Forum Set for Small Business Owners to
Comment on Federal Regulatory Enforcement
(DES MOINES, Iowa) — Small business owners, community leaders and
representatives of trade associations in Iowa , Kansas, Missouri and
Nebraska who are concerned about excessive enforcement of federal rules
can voice their complaints at a U.S. Small Business Administration
Regulatory Fairness Board Forum in Des Moines, Iowa on Wednesday,
September 5, 2007 from 9:30 a.m. to Noon.
The forum will be held in the 2nd Floor ICN room at the Iowa Department of
Economic Development, 200 East Grand Avenue, in Des Moines.
SBA National Ombudsman Nicholas Owens, members of the SBA’s Region VII
Regulatory Fairness Board (which serves the states of Iowa , Kansas,
Missouri and Nebraska ), and representatives of federal regulatory agencies
will hear comments and complaints about regulatory enforcement and
compliance and will discuss the impact of federal regulations on small
business.
“One of the leading concerns small business owners face is unfair
enforcement of federal regulations. They also worry about telling their
stories because they fear retaliation by federal agencies,” Owens
said. “Small business owners want to play by the rules and comply with
federal regulations. We want to encourage Federal regulators to provide
effective compliance assistance, rather than go straight to the penalty
stage. Regulatory enforcement should be effective, not excessive.
This forum offers small business owners a chance to express their concerns
about federal compliance practices and to learn how to more effectively
deal with federal regulatory requirements.
Comments and complaints presented during this forum will be directed to
the appropriate federal regulatory agency. This information will also be
shared with federal officials in the National Ombudsman’s Annual Report to
Congress, and with leadership of federal regulatory agencies to assist
them with their enforcement actions.
The forum is open to the public. Those wishing to testify should contact
Dave Lentell of the SBA’s Des Moines District Office at (515) 284-4522 or
by email at thomas.lentell@sba.gov before the forum. Should small
business owners or representatives be unable to attend, written testimony
may be sent in advance of the forum to be included in the public record.
Comments and concerns about federal enforcement actions can be addressed
directly to SBA’s Office of the National Ombudsman at 1-888-734-3247
(REGFAIR). For more information about the National Ombudsman and the Iowa
forum, please visit the web site www.sba.gov/ombudsman.
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