This is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication. The annual cost of federal regulations in the U.S. increased to more than $1.75 trillion in 2008. Had every U.S. household paid an equal share of the federal regulatory burden, each would have owed $15,586 in 2008. While all citizens and businesses pay some portion of these costs, the distribution of the burden of regulations is quite uneven. The portion of regulatory costs that falls initially on businesses was $8,086 per employee in 2008. Small businesses, defined as firms employing fewer than 20 employees, bear the largest burden of federal regulations. This report shows that as of 2008, small businesses face an annual regulatory cost of $10,585 per employee, which is 36% higher than the regulatory cost facing large firms (500+ employees). Ill.

Provides information on the impact of Fed. regulations on businesses. Describes: what selected businesses & Fed. agencies believed were the Fed. regulations that applied to those businesses; what those businesses believed was the impact (cost & other) of those regulations; & the regulations those businesses said were most problematic to them & relevant Fed. agencies' responses to those concerns. The process of issuing & enforcing regulations is one of the basic tools of government. However, measurements of the effects of regulations on the economy is imprecise & controversial.