[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 170 (Thursday, September 1, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 54523]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-22407]


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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION


Annual Meeting of the Regional Small Business Regulatory Fairness 
Boards, Office of the National Ombudsman

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).

ACTION: Notice of open meeting of the Regional Small Business 
Regulatory Fairness Boards.

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SUMMARY: The SBA, Office of the National Ombudsman is issuing this 
notice to announce the location, date, time and agenda for the annual 
board meeting of the ten Regional Small Business Regulatory Fairness 
Boards (Regional Regulatory Fairness Boards). The meeting is open to 
the public.

DATES: The meeting will be held on the following dates: Monday, 
September 19, 2011 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. E.S.T. and on Tuesday, 
September 20, 2011 from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. E.S.T.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be at the SBA Headquarters, 409 3rd Street, 
SW., Washington, DC 20416, in the Eisenhower Conference Room located on 
the 2nd Floor.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Small Business Regulatory 
Enforcement Fairness Act (Pub. L. 104-121), Sec. 222, SBA announces the 
meeting of the Regional Regulatory Fairness Boards. The Regional 
Regulatory Fairness Boards are tasked to advise the National Ombudsman 
on matters of concern to small businesses relating to enforcement 
activities of agencies and to report on substantiated instances of 
excessive enforcement against small business concerns, including any 
findings or recommendations of the Board as to agency enforcement 
practice or policy.
    The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the following topics 
related to the Regional Regulatory Fairness Boards:
--RegFair Board Member Duties, Responsibilities, and Standards of 
Conducting Briefing.
--Overview of Regulatory Process for Federal Agencies.
--Media Relations and ONO Highlights.
--Planning for and Logistics of Hearings/Roundtables.
--Securing Comments and the Comment Process.
--Congressional Regulatory Forum.
--Success by Working Together To Address Regulatory Issues for Small 
Businesses.
--Federal Agency Partnerships: Existing and Future.
--New Administrative Initiatives.
--Board Member Travel Reimbursement.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The meeting is open to the public; 
however advance notice of attendance is requested. Anyone wishing to 
attend and/or make a presentation to the Regulatory Fairness Boards 
must contact Yolanda Swift by September 14, 2011 by fax or e-mail in 
order to be placed on the agenda. [email protected], Deputy 
National Ombudsman for Regulatory Enforcement Fairness, Office of the 
National Ombudsman, 409 3rd Street, SW., Suite 7125, Washington, DC 
20416, phone (202) 205-6918, fax (202) 401-6128.
    Additionally, if you need accommodations because of a disability or 
require additional information, please contact Jos[eacute] 
M[eacute]ndez, Case Management Specialist, Office of the National 
Ombudsman, 409 3rd Street, SW., Suite 7125, Washington, DC 20416, phone 
(202) 205-6178, fax (202) 401-2707, e-mail [email protected].
    For more information on the Office of the National Ombudsman, 
please visit our Web site at http://www.sba.gov/ombudsman.

    Dated: August 25, 2011.
Dan Jones,
SBA Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-22407 Filed 8-31-11; 8:45 am]
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