[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 149 (Friday, August 2, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37939-37940]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-16467]


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SMALL BUSINESS ADMISTRATION


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 20, 2019 from 9 a.m. 
to 4 p.m. EDT, and Wednesday, August 21, 2019 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. 
EDT.

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ADDRESSES: The meeting will be at U.S. Small Business Administration, 
409 3rd Street SW, Washington, DC 20416 at the concourse level in 
Eisenhower Halls A/B.

SUPPLEMENTAL 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 
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
--FY2018 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 John Kelly, Case Management Specialist, by August 5, 2019, 
in writing at the Office of the National Ombudsman, 409 3rd Street SW, 
Washington, DC 20416, by phone (888) 734-3247, 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 John Kelly as well.
    For more information on the Office of the National Ombudsman, 
please visit our website at www.sba.gov/ombudsman.

    Dated: July 22, 2019.
Nicole Nelson,
SBA Acting Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2019-16467 Filed 8-1-19; 8:45 am]
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