[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 145 (Monday, July 31, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 35577]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-16004]


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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. The meeting is open to the public.

DATES: The meeting will be held on: Tuesday, August 29, 2017, from 8:30 
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EDT and Wednesday, August 30, 2017, from 8:30 a.m. to 
12:00 p.m. EDT.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at Patriots Plaza One, 395 E. 
Street SW., Hearing Room, lobby level, Washington, DC 20201. **A valid 
photo identification is required to enter the building.

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 Regional Regulatory Fairness 
Boards must contact Elahe Zahirieh, Case Management Specialist, by 
August 21, 2017, in writing at the Office of the National Ombudsman, 
409 3rd Street SW., Suite 5116, 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Small Business Regulatory 
Enforcement Fairness Act (Pub. L. 104-121), Sec. 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 
Federal agencies and to report on substantiated instances of excessive 
Federal enforcement actions against small business concerns, including 
any findings or recommendations of the Regional Regulatory Fairness 
Board regarding 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 Board members and 
the staff of the Office of the National Ombudsman
--Panel Discussion with Federal Agency Representatives
--Facilitated discussion of ongoing small business regulatory issues
--FY2016 Outcomes and comments regarding the Annual Report to Congress
--Office of Advocacy regulatory review
--SBA update and future outreach planning

    For more information on the Office of the National Ombudsman, 
please visit our Web site at www.sba.gov/ombudsman.

    Dated: July 21, 2017.
Richard W. Kingan,
Acting SBA Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-16004 Filed 7-28-17; 8:45 am]
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