When federal agencies publish regulations that may have a significant economic impact on small businesses, they are required to publish Small Entity Compliance Guides.
SBA’s Office of the National Ombudsman collects the guides from federal agencies, in accordance with The One Stop Shop for Small Business Compliance Act of 2021.
The table below contains links to federal agency websites and publications. You can also download a spreadsheet of available guides and rules.
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Organization |
Compliance Guide Links |
General Point of Contact Information |
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Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) |
Victoria Levine victoria.levine@usda.gov docketclerk@usda.gov 202-937-4272 |
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| Department of Commerce (DOC) National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) |
nmfs.fishing.compliance@noaa.gov | |
| Department of Commerce (DOC) United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) |
GuidanceDocuments@uspto.org | |
| Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) |
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Andrea P. Edmonds Deputy Assistant Director, Regulatory Implementation and Guidance│Office of Regulations Office: 202-435-7790 Mobile: 571-643-8470 |
| Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) | Will Cusey U.S. CPSC Small Business Ombudsman sbo@cpsc.gov 301-504 7945 888-531 9070 |
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| Department of Defense (DOD) Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP) |
Jacqueline Charles, PhD Jacqueline.a.charles2.civ@mail.mil |
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| Department of Education (ED) |
Calvin Mitchell, Jr. |
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| Department of Energy (DOE) |
Jeremy Dommu Michael Kido Julia Hegarty Nolan Brickwood |
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| Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) |
Asbestos and Small Business Ombudsman Margaret Amao |
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| Federal Communications Commission (FCC) | OCBOinfo@fcc.gov | |
| Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) |
|
Daniel Marcotte dmarcotte@fdic.gov 877-275-3342 |
| Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) |
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866-208-3372 Enforcement Hotline: |
| Federal Reserve Board (FRB) | Federal Reserve Board of Governors Ombuds Office ombuds@frb.gov Phone: 800-337-0429 Fax: 202-530-6208 Mail: Office of the Ombuds Federal Reserve Board 20th & C Streets, NW, Mail Stop 28 Washington, D.C. 20551 |
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| Federal Trade Commission (FTC) |
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smallbusinessassistance@ftc.gov |
| General Services Administration (GSA) | FARPolicy@gsa.gov osdbu_review_concurrence@gsa.gov |
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| Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) |
sbaombudsman@cms.hhs.gov 410-786-1002 |
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| Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Food & Drug Administration |
Ombuds@OC.FDA.gov Laurie Lenkel laurie.lenkel@fda.hhs.gov 301-796-8530 |
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| Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) |
DHS Small Business Specialists | |
| Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Coast Guard |
Spencer Phillips Spencer.phillips@uscg.mil 202-372-3854 |
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Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Customs and Border Protection (CBP) |
Karmeshia Tuck Karmeshia.tuck@cbp.dhs.gov 202-325-1030 |
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| Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) |
Angelia Pope Angelia.pope@ics.dhs.gov 202-271-0880 |
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| Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) |
Derek Pruitt OSDBU General Contact: |
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| Department of the Interior (DOI) |
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doi_osdbu@ios.doi.gov 202-208-3493 |
| Department of Justice (DOJ) | Vivian Chu Chief, Office of Regulatory Affairs ora@atf.gov 202-648-7070 |
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| Department of Labor (DOL) Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) |
William Barron barron.william@dol.gov 202-693-8665 |
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| Department of Labor (DOL) Mine Safety & Health Administration (MSHA) |
Educational Field and Small Mine Services General MSHA contact: |
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| Department of Labor (DOL) Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) |
Patrick Showalter |
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| Department of Labor (DOL) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Program (OFCCP) |
Panayiota Karavagelis Cregg OFCCPsmallguide@dol.gov |
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| Department of Labor (DOL) Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS) |
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Lead Compliance Assistance Specialist General OLMS contact: |
| Department of Labor (DOL) Wage & Hour Division (WHD) |
Michael Kravitz General WHD contact: |
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| National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) | Shameka Sutton, Ombudsman; Ombudsman@ncua.gov 703-518-1175 |
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| National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) |
publicinfo@nlrb.gov Dolores Boda |
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| Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) |
Anthony Briggs |
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| Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) |
|
Stephen M. Jung jungs@sec.gov 202-551-5162 |
| Small Business Administration (SBA) | Sizestandards@sba.gov | |
| Department of Transportation (DOT) | smallbusinesscomplianceassistance@dot.gov | |
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Department of Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FINCEN) |
Regulatory Helpline (1-800-767-2825 toll free or 703-905-3591). |
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| Department of Treasury Internal Revenue Service |
Questions and answers on information reporting by health coverage providers (Section 6055) | Stephanie Harrison-Colbert Stephanie.j.harrison-colbert@irs.gov 240-613-6572 |