Administrative Judge

3245-AI42 202510 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 3245 Small Business Administration SBA Rules of Procedure Governing Cases Before the Office of Hearings and Appeals

In response to Executive Order 14219, SBA has completed a page-by-page, line-by-line review of all of its existing regulations to determine which might be revised or eliminated. SBA proposes to amend its regulations governing the rules of practice for proceedings before its Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA). It would, among other things, remove the use of facsimile throughout the Part 134, specifically allow the use of commercial delivery services, align the response time for debt collection cases with other cases before OHA, streamline the hearing process by eliminating unnecessary requirements, allow for fees under the Equal Access to Justice Act, update obsolete position titles, and reduce the service requirements for employees challenging agency action.

]]> Other Significant First Time Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage Undetermined No Deregulatory 13 CFR Part 134, Subparts B, C, F, H, L, M 15 U.S.C. 632 15 U.S.C. 634(i) 15 U.S.C. 634(b)(6) 15 U.S.C. 637(a) 15 U.S.C. 648(l) 15 U.S.C. 656(i) 5 U.S.C. 504 ... No NPRM 08/00/2026 No None No No No Christopher Holleman Administrative Judge 3245 Small Business Administration SBA 202 401-8222 christopher.holleman@sba.gov Room 706, 409 Third Street SW, Washington DC 20416