3245-AH64 202304 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 3245 Small Business Administration SBA Extension of Participation in 8(a) Business Development Program

This interim final rule contains amendments to the regulations governing the 8(a) Business Development (BD) program. The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is revising its regulations to implement a provision in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Appropriations Act), which authorized certain 8(a) Participants to extend their 8(a) BD program term by a period of one year. This interim final rule amends the 8(a) BD program regulations to carry out the changes made by the Act.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage No No 13 CFR 124 Pub. L. 116-260, Div. N, sec. 330 Pub. L. 116-283, Div. A, title VII, sec. 869 Statutory Other 01/11/2021 Pub. L. 116-260, Div. N, sec. 330 and Pub. L. 116-283, Div. A, title VII, sec. 869 The underlying statutory authorities (i.e., both section 330 of the Appropriations Act and section 869 of the NDAA 2021) require SBA to issue regulations to implement this authority within 15 days of enactment. No Interim Final Rule 01/13/2021 86 FR 2529 Interim Final Rule Effective 01/13/2021 Interim Final Rule Comment Period End 03/15/2021 Final Action 08/00/2023 No None No No No Van Tran 3245 Small Business Administration SBA 202 205-7567 409 Third Street SW, Washington DC 20416