Ombudsman and Regulatory Fairness Boards

Objective

To assure equity and fairness in federal regulation of small business by receiving comments from small businesses, small non-profit organizations or small government entities (representing less than 50,000 people) regarding regulatory compliance and enforcement involving Federal Agencies or Agency employees; to ease undue compliance burdens for small business by: (a) facilitating independent, high-level Agency reviews of compliance or enforcement activities against small businesses and (b) promoting access to compliance assistance resources available from Federal Agencies.

Who Can Apply

• Small Business Person

Small businesses, small nonprofit organizations or small government entities (representing less than 50,000 people).

Who Benefits

• Small Business Person

The Ombudsman's actions assist those who individually seek assistance as well as other similarly-situated small entities.

Assistance Types

• Investigation of Complaints

Program Contact

ombud@sba.gov
202-205-6499