ARSA to Recommend Reg Flex Changes at House Small Business Committee Hearing
ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA, March 2011 – On March 30, Craig Fabian, the Aeronautical Repair Station Association’s (ARSA) vice president of regulatory affairs and assistant general counsel, will testify before the House Small Business Committee in a hearing, “Reducing Federal Agency Overreach: Modernizing the Regulatory Flexibility Act.”
The purpose of the hearing is to examine the Regulatory Flexibility Act (Reg Flex or RFA) as amended by the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act. This hearing will lay the foundation for future committee consideration of RFA reform and agency compliance with the Act.
Fabian will inform the committee about difficulties ARSA has faced in challenging a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) drug and alcohol testing rule on RFA grounds. He will also present lessons the association has learned and recommend congressional action that could strengthen the RFA.
Who: ARSA Vice President of Regulatory Affairs and Assistant General Counsel Craig Fabian
What: Mr. Fabian will testify before the House Small Business Committee’s hearing, “Reducing Federal Agency Overreach: Modernizing the Regulatory Flexibility Act.”
When: March 30, 2011 at 1:00 PM
Where: 2360 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington DC, 20515
For additional information about the hearing, please visit the committee’s website at, http://smallbusiness.house.
ARSA is an Alexandria, Virginia-based trade association that represents aviation maintenance and manufacturing companies. Founded in 1984, the association has a distinguished record of advocating for repair stations, providing regulatory compliance assistance to the industry, and representing repair stations on Capitol Hill and in the media. More information about ARSA is available at http://www.arsa.org.
