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Ombudsman and Regulatory Fairness Boards
The Small Business Administration maintains and strengthens the nation's economy by aiding, counseling, assisting and protecting the interests of small businesses and by helping families and businesses recover from national disasters.
See Appendix IV of the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance under Small Business Administration.
Program Accomplishments
Not Applicable.
Uses and Use Restrictions
Comments received by the Office of the National Ombudsman are confidential and when authorized by the commenter, they are forwarded to the appropriate senior level Federal Agency Personnel to obtain a timely review and response to an excessive and/or unfair Federal regulatory issue.
Public Regulatory Fairness Hearings and other outreach events are held throughout the U. S. to receive testimony and commentary from small entities about unfair and/or excessive Federal regulatory enforcement actions and burdensome regulations.
Cases are filed online, by fax, mail or personal delivery.
Eligibility Requirements
Applicant Eligibility
Small businesses, small nonprofit organizations or small government entities (representing less than 50,000 people).
Beneficiary Eligibility
The Ombudsman's actions assist those who individually seek assistance as well as other similarly-situated small entities.
Credentials/Documentation
No Credentials or documentation are required. This program is excluded from coverage under 2 CFR 200, Subpart E - Cost Principles.
Aplication and Award Process
Preapplication Coordination
Preapplication coordination is not applicable.
Environmental impact information is not required for this program.
This program is excluded from coverage under E.O.
12372.
Application Procedures
This program is excluded from coverage under 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards. Submit SBA Form 1993.
Award Procedures
Not applicable.
Deadlines
Not Applicable.
Authorization
Small Business Act, Section 30 (15 U.S.C. 657) , Public Law 104-121.
Range of Approval/Disapproval Time
Not Applicable.
Appeals
As needed.
Renewals
Not Applicable.
Assistance Considerations
Formula and Matching Requirements
Statutory formulas are not applicable to this program. Matching requirements are not applicable to this program. MOE requirements are not applicable to this program.
Length and Time Phasing of Assistance
Not applicable. See the following for information on how assistance is awarded/released: This program does not issue funds.
Post Assistance Requirements
Reports
Additional information available on SBA's website at sba.gov.
Cash reports are not applicable.
Progress reports are not applicable.
Expenditure reports are not applicable.
Performance monitoring is not applicable.
Audits
In accordance with the provisions of 2 CFR 200, Subpart F - Audit Requirements, non-Federal entities that expend financial assistance of $750,000 or more in Federal awards will have a single or a program-specific audit conducted for that year. Non-Federal entities that expend less than $750,000 a year in Federal awards are exempt from Federal audit requirements for that year, except as noted in 2 CFR 200.503. Standard audit procedures. This program does not make Federal awards.
Records
Not applicable.
Financial Information
Account Identification
73-0100-0-1-376.
Obigations
(Investigation of Complaints) FY 16 Not Available; FY 17 Estimate Not Available; and FY 18 Estimate Not Available
Range and Average of Financial Assistance
No Data Available.
Regulations, Guidelines, and Literature
Additional information available at http://www.sba.gov/ombudsman.
Information Contacts
Regional or Local Office
See Regional Agency Offices. See Appendix IV of the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance under Small Business Administration.
Headquarters Office
Elahe Zahirieh 409 3rd Street, SW 3rd Floor , Washington, DC, District of Columbia 20416 Email: elahe.zahirieh@sba.gov Phone: 202-205-6499
Criteria for Selecting Proposals
Not Applicable.
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