[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 123 (Tuesday, June 26, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 38125]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-15578]


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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, July 
16, 2012, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST and on Tuesday, July 17, 2012, from 
9 a.m. to 7 p.m. EST.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be at The Westin Indianapolis Hotel, 50 
South Capital Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46204, in the Capitol 1 Room 
located on the Main Lobby area.

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.
--Board Relationships with the Field.
--ONO Highlights.
--Planning for and Logistics of Hearings/Roundtables.
--Securing Comments and the Comment Process.
--National Small Business Association (NSBA) Update.
--Introduction of Chief Counsel, Office of Advocacy.
--Introduction of Director of Field Operations.
--Small Businesses: Creating and Contributing to the Future.
--RegFair Board Members Present Examples of Activities in their 
Regions.
--Federal Agency Partnerships: Existing and Future.
--Introduction and Remarks by SBA Deputy Administrator.
--Presentation of Certificates and Photos.
--Board Member Travel Reimbursement.
--Introduction of SBA Administrator.
--All Participants Join DD Conference.

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 July 12, 2012, by fax or email 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, email [email protected].
    For more information on the Office of the National Ombudsman, 
please visit our Web site at http://www.sba.gov/ombudsman.

    Dated: June 20, 2012.
Dan Jones,
SBA Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-15578 Filed 6-25-12; 8:45 am]
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