Chief Counsel Sullivan Announces Resignation.Tenure Marked by Many Achievements Benefiting Small Business WASHINGTON Washington, town, England Washington, town (1991 pop. 48,856), Sunderland metropolitan district, NE England. Washington was designated one of the new towns in 1964 to alleviate overpopulation in the Tyneside-Wearside area. -- Chief Counsel for Advocacy Thomas M. Sullivan This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. today announced that he will step down as head of the Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration. Sullivan will conclude his current government service on October October: see month. 24, 2008. In a letter of resignation to President George George, river, c.345 mi (560 km) long, rising in a lake on the Quebec-Labrador boundary, E Canada. It flows N through Indian Lake (125 sq mi/324 sq km) to Ungava Bay (an arm of Hudson Strait). W. Bush, Sullivan said, "It has been an incredible honor As a verb, to accept a bill of exchange, or to pay a note, check, or accepted bill, at maturity. To pay or to accept and pay, or, where a credit so engages, to purchase or discount a draft complying with the terms of the draft. to serve in your Administration" and that he takes "great pride in the Office of Advocacy's achievements over the past seven years." Sullivan noted that the achievements of the office include: * Working with the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) is an office of the United States Government that Congress established in the 1980 Paperwork Reduction Act. OIRA is located within the Office of Management and Budget, which is an agency within the Executive Office of to filter out more than $65 billion in new regulatory costs by monitoring federal agency compliance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act The Regulatory Flexibility Act is perhaps the most comprehensive effort by the U.S. federal government to balance the social goals of federal regulations with the needs and capabilities of small businesses and other small entities in American society. . * Successfully convincing state officials to adopt a similar approach. Small business regulatory flexibility has been considered by over 37 legislatures and is being implemented in over 22 states since Advocacy introduced model legislation in 2002. * Gaining tremendous respect for research on entrepreneurship en·tre·pre·neur n. A person who organizes, operates, and assumes the risk for a business venture. [French, from Old French, from entreprendre, to undertake; see enterprise. by attracting scholars, public officials, bloggers, reporters, professors, and policy experts to in-depth analyses found in over 25 reports produced annually. Sullivan concluded his letter saying that he leaves government for the private sector, "knowing that I followed your counsel to always remember that my boss is the American taxpayer and to leave government better off for my service." The Office of Advocacy, the "small business watchdog" of the federal government, examines the role and status of small business in the economy and independently represents the views of small business to federal agencies, Congress, and the President. It is the source for small business statistics presented in user-friendly formats, and it funds research into small business issues. For more information on the Office of Advocacy, visit www.sba.gov/advo. The Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is an independent voice for small business within the federal government. The presidentially appointed Chief Counsel for Advocacy advances the views, concerns, and interests of small business before Congress, the White House, federal agencies, federal courts, and state policy makers. For more information, visit www.sba.gov/advo, or call (202) 205-6533. SBA Number: 08-27 ADVO |
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