[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 62 (Thursday, March 31, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18679-18680]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-07312]


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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).

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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. The meeting is open to the public.

DATES: The meeting will be held on: Tuesday, April 5, 2016 from 9:00 
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EDT and Wednesday, April 6, 2016 from 9:00 a.m. to 
1:00 p.m. EDT.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be at the DoubleTree by Hilton, 1515 Rhode 
Island Avenue NW., State Room, lobby level, Washington, DC 20005-5595.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Small Business Regulatory 
Enforcement Fairness Act (Pub. L. 104-121), section 222, SBA announces 
the meeting of the Regional Small Business Regulatory Fairness Boards 
(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 actions 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:

--Introduction of the Regional Regulatory Fairness Boards and the staff 
of the Office of the National Ombudsman
--Panel Discussion with Federal Agency Representatives
--Facilitated discussion of ongoing regulatory issues for small 
business
--FY2015 Outcomes and comments regarding the Annual Report to Congress
--Office of Advocacy regulatory review
--SBA update and future outreach planning

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 Elahe Zahirieh, Case Management Specialist, by March 31, 
2016, in writing at the Office of the National Ombudsman, 409 3rd 
Street SW., Suite 330, Washington, DC 20416, by phone (202) 205-2417, 
by fax (202) 481-5719 or email [email protected].
    Additionally, if you need accommodations because of a disability, 
translation services, or require additional information, please contact 
Elahe Zahirieh as well.
    For more information on the Office of the National Ombudsman, 
please visit our Web site at www.sba.gov/ombudsman.

    Dated: March 25, 2016.
Miguel J. L'Heureux,
SBA Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-07312 Filed 3-30-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 8025-01-P