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Resources for Small Entities
DOT's Regulatory
Information Website
We encourage small entities to
review a variety of resources provided on DOT's Regulatory Information Website
to help you obtain information about DOT rulemakings. We also try to
ensure that our documents are drafted in plain language and make the guidance available on the
Internet. To see suggested plain language resources, click
here. As resources permit,
links will be created between Internet sites
containing agency statutes, regulations, and guidance/interpretations, to make
it easier for small entities to understand how to comply with our rules.
Small Business
Administration Chief Counsel for Advocacy
The SBA's Chief Counsel for
Advocacy provides helpful information and advice to agencies as they are
considering and developing regulatory proposals. That office also has
issued guidance on how
to prepare a regulatory flexibility analysis under the Regulatory Flexibility
Act; we use the analysis to consider the impact of proposed and final rules on small
entities. To determine whether an entity is "small," agencies rely on
size standards issued by SBA.
Small Business and
Agricultural Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman
Small businesses concerned
with the way agencies conduct on-site inspections, compliance assistance, or
other enforcement related communications or contacts may submit those comments
to the Ombudsman at
http://www.sba.gov/aboutsba/sbaprograms/ombudsman/index.html
Business.gov
This site features
interactive tools; searchable, frequently asked questions and answers;
downloadable forms and publications; and electronic regulatory compliance guides.
Business.gov uses searchable "frequently
asked questions" and interactive digital
guides – "business
wizards" – like
Size Standards for Small Businesses.
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