Committee Holds Roundtable on Regulatory Reform

WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 21, 2005) - Today, the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship hosted a staff-led Regulatory Reform Roundtable that served as a forum for small businesses, key stakeholders, and agency staff to address regulatory reform issues. They discussed three targeted regulatory reform bills that Senator Snowe has introduced in this Senate:

" The Small Business Compliance Assistance Enhancement Act of 2005 (S. 769), which would clarify the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) requirement that agencies produce small business compliance guides. Click here for summary of S.769.

" The Regulatory Flexibility Reform Act (S. 1388), which would amend the RFA to ensure the comprehensive analysis of the impact of Federal regulations on small businesses and provide these entities with much-needed regulatory relief. Click here for summary of S.1388.

" The National Small Business Regulatory Assistance Act (S.1411), which would direct the SBA to establish a pilot program to provide regulatory compliance assistance to small business concerns, through Small Business Development Centers. Click here for Summary of S.1411.

For additional information, please contact our Committee staff at (202) 224-5175.

List of Participants

Ms. Camille Acevedo, Associate General Counsel, Legislation and Regulation
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC

Ms. Karen Brown, Director, Small Business Ombudsman
Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC

Ms. Molly Brogan, Government Affairs Manager
National Small Business Association, Washington, DC

Mr. Carter Cornick, General Deputy Assistant Secretary, Congressional and Legislative Affairs
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC

Mr. Giovanni Coratolo, Director, Small Business Policy
U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Washington, DC

Mr. Kenneth Fillman, Executive Vice President
TerranearPMC, Exton, PA

Ms. Claire Gastanaga, Vice President of Public Policy
National Association of Women Business Owners, Washington, DC

Mr. Jere Glover, Esquire
Brand Law Group, Washington, DC

Ms. Suey Howe, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy
U.S. Department of Labor, Washington, DC

Mr. Andrew Langer, Manager, Regulatory Policy
National Federation of Independent Business, Washington, DC

Mr. David Ledford, Staff Vice President for Housing Finance and Housing Policy
National Association of Home Builders, Washington, DC

Mr. Ken Munis, Program Analyst, Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation
Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC

Mr. Bruce Lundegren, Assistant Chief Counsel
Office of Advocacy, Small Business Administration, Washington, DC

Ms. Shawne Carter McGibbon, Deputy Chief Counsel
Office of Advocacy, Small Business Administration, Washington, DC

Mr. Paul Noe, Counselor, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC

Mr. Dan O'Grady, Assistant Director of Government Affairs
Association of Small Business Development Centers, Burke, VA

Mr. C. Edward "Tee" Rowe, Associate Administrator,
Congressional and Legislative Affairs, U.S. Small Business Administration, Washington, DC

Mr. J. Robert Shull, Director of Regulatory Policy
OMB Watch, Washington, DC

Mr. Henry Turner, Executive Director
District of Columbia SBDC, Washington, DC