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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No. SBA–2017–0005]
13 CFR Chapter I
Reducing Unnecessary Regulatory
Burden
U.S. Small Business
Administration.
ACTION: Request for information.
AGENCY:
[FR Doc. 2017–17212 Filed 8–14–17; 8:45 am]
The Small Business
Administration (SBA or Agency) is
seeking input from the public on
identifying which of the Agency’s
regulations should be repealed, replaced
or modified because they are obsolete,
unnecessary, ineffective, or
burdensome. This process of evaluating
and identifying such regulations
comports with the mandate in various
Executive Orders to reduce the number
and costs of the regulations that federal
agencies impose on the public.
DATES: Comments are requested on or
before October 16, 2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,
identified by Docket Number SBA–
2017–0005, using any of the following
methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Identify
comments by ‘‘Docket Number SBA–
2017–0005, Reducing Regulatory
Burden RFI,’’ and follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Holly Turner, Regulatory
Reform Officer, U.S. Small Business
Administration, 409 Third Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20416.
SBA will post all comments on https://
www.regulations.gov. If you wish to
submit confidential business
information (CBI) as defined in the User
Notice at https://www.regulations.gov,
please submit the information to Holly
Turner, 409 Third Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20416. Highlight the
information that you consider to be CBI,
and explain why you believe this
information should be held confidential.
SBA will review the information and
make the final determination as to
whether to publish the information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Holly Turner, (202) 205–6335, 409
Third Street SW., Washington, DC
20416; email address: IGA@sba.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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A. General Information
Issued in Washington, DC, on August 8,
2017.
Steven Chalk,
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy
Efficiency, Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy.
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SUMMARY:
The SBA’s mission is to maintain and
strengthen the nation’s economy by
enabling the establishment and viability
of small businesses, and by assisting in
economic recovery of communities after
disasters. In carrying out this mission,
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SBA has developed a regulatory policy
that is implemented primarily through
several core program offices: Office of
Capital Access, Office of Disaster
Assistance, Office of Entrepreneurial
Development, Office of Government
Contracting and Business Development,
Office of International Trade, and Office
of Investment and Innovation. SBA’s
regulations are codified at title 13 Code
of Federal Regulations, chapter I, and
consist of parts 100 through 147.
Federal agencies have an ongoing
responsibility to ensure that the
regulations they issue do not have an
adverse economic impact on those
affected by the rules. This responsibility
has been reinforced over the years in
various executive orders that have
expressly directed agencies to review
their regulations with an eye towards
reducing the time and money the public
must spend to comply with the
regulatory requirements. The most
recent of these executive orders are
discussed below; together, they provide
the framework for SBA’s efforts to
reduce the regulatory burden on the
participants in the agency’s programs.
One of SBA’s primary objectives in
carrying out these efforts is to continue
to promote economic growth,
innovation, and job creation in the small
business sector, and to ensure that
disaster survivors have the clear policy
and procedural guidance they need to
quickly obtain financial assistance to
rebuild their lives. Anyone responding
to SBA’s request for feedback should
keep these objectives in mind.
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B. Executive Order 13771
On January 30, 2017, President Trump
signed Executive Order 13771, Reducing
Regulation and Controlling Regulatory
Costs, which, among other objectives, is
intended to ensure that an agency’s
regulatory costs are prudently managed
and controlled so as to minimize the
compliance burden imposed on the
public. For every new regulation an
agency proposes to implement, unless
prohibited by law, this Executive Order
requires the agency to (i) identify at
least two existing regulations that the
agency can cancel; and (ii) use the cost
savings from the cancelled regulations
to offset the cost of the new regulation.
C. Executive Order 13777
On February 24, 2017, the President
issued Executive Order 13777,
Enforcing the Regulatory Agenda, which
further emphasized the goal of the
Administration to alleviate the
regulatory burdens placed on the public.
Under Executive Order 13777, agencies
must evaluate their existing regulations
to determine which ones should be
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repealed, replaced, or modified. In
doing so, agencies should focus on
identifying regulations that, among
other things: eliminate jobs or inhibit
job creation; are outdated, unnecessary
or ineffective; impose costs that exceed
benefits; create a serious inconsistency
or otherwise interfere with regulatory
reform initiatives and policies; or are
associated with Executive Orders or
other Presidential directives that have
been rescinded or substantially
modified.
D. Executive Order 13563
Under Executive Order 13563,
Improving Regulation and Regulatory
Review (January 11, 2011), agencies
conduct a retrospective review of their
regulations to seek more affordable, less
intrusive means to achieve policy goals,
and to give careful consideration to the
benefits and costs of their regulations.
Executive Order 13563, similar to the
requirements in Executive Order 13771
and Executive Order 13777, also
requires agencies to review existing
rules to remove outdated regulations
that stifle job creation and make the U.S.
economy less competitive.
E. Request for Information
In order to fully implement the goal
of these executive orders, SBA seeks
help from the public in identifying
those regulations that affected parties
believe impose unnecessary burdens or
costs that exceed their benefits,
eliminate jobs or inhibit job creation, or
are ineffective or outdated. Commenters
should also address how SBA can best
obtain and consider accurate, objective
data about the costs and other burdens
associated with the agency’s existing
regulations. As you comment, SBA
requests that you keep in mind the
agency’s mission to strengthen
America’s economy by providing tools
to help start and grow businesses, create
jobs, and help disaster survivors
recover.
F. List of Questions for Commenters
The list of questions below is meant
to assist in the formulation of public
comments and is not intended to restrict
the issues that may be addressed. SBA
requests that commenters identify the
specific regulation at issue and explain,
in as much detail as possible, why the
regulation should be streamlined,
expanded, or repealed, including
estimated cost savings and benefits to
small businesses and other stakeholders.
(1) Are there SBA regulations that
have become unnecessary or ineffective
and, if so, what are they?
(2) Are there SBA regulations that can
be repealed without impairing SBA’s
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regulatory programs and, if so, what are
they?
(3) Are there SBA regulations that
have become outdated and, if so, how
can they be modernized to better
accomplish their regulatory objectives?
(4) Are there SBA regulations that are
still necessary, but which have not
operated as well as expected such that
a modified approach is justified, and
what is that approach?
(5) Are there SBA regulations or
regulatory processes that are
unnecessarily complicated or could be
streamlined to achieve regulatory
objectives more efficiently?
(6) Are there any technological
developments that can be leveraged to
modify, streamline, or repeal any
existing SBA regulatory requirements?
(7) Are there any SBA regulations that
are not tailored to impose the least
burden on the public?
(8) How can SBA best obtain and
consider accurate, objective data about
the costs, burdens, and benefits of
existing SBA regulations?
(9) Are there any specific suggestions
of ways SBA can better achieve its
regulatory objectives?
SBA notes that this RFI is issued
solely for information and planning
purposes and that the Agency is not
required to implement any of the
suggestions it receives. In addition,
although the Agency will not be able to
respond to individual comments, the
requested feedback is valued and will be
given careful consideration.
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 634(b)(6); E.O. 13771;
E.O. 13777.
Dated: August 4, 2017.
Linda E. McMahon,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2017–17176 Filed 8–14–17; 8:45 am]
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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No. SBA-2017-0005]
13 CFR Chapter I
Reducing Unnecessary Regulatory Burden
AGENCY: U.S. Small Business Administration.
ACTION: Request for information.
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SUMMARY: The Small Business Administration (SBA or Agency) is seeking
input from the public on identifying which of the Agency's regulations
should be repealed, replaced or modified because they are obsolete,
unnecessary, ineffective, or burdensome. This process of evaluating and
identifying such regulations comports with the mandate in various
Executive Orders to reduce the number and costs of the regulations that
federal agencies impose on the public.
DATES: Comments are requested on or before October 16, 2017.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by Docket Number SBA-
2017-0005, using any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Identify
comments by ``Docket Number SBA-2017-0005, Reducing Regulatory Burden
RFI,'' and follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Holly Turner, Regulatory Reform Officer, U.S. Small Business
Administration, 409 Third Street SW., Washington, DC 20416.
SBA will post all comments on https://www.regulations.gov. If you
wish to submit confidential business information (CBI) as defined in
the User Notice at https://www.regulations.gov, please submit the
information to Holly Turner, 409 Third Street SW., Washington, DC
20416. Highlight the information that you consider to be CBI, and
explain why you believe this information should be held confidential.
SBA will review the information and make the final determination as to
whether to publish the information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Holly Turner, (202) 205-6335, 409
Third Street SW., Washington, DC 20416; email address: IGA@sba.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. General Information
The SBA's mission is to maintain and strengthen the nation's
economy by enabling the establishment and viability of small
businesses, and by assisting in economic recovery of communities after
disasters. In carrying out this mission,
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SBA has developed a regulatory policy that is implemented primarily
through several core program offices: Office of Capital Access, Office
of Disaster Assistance, Office of Entrepreneurial Development, Office
of Government Contracting and Business Development, Office of
International Trade, and Office of Investment and Innovation. SBA's
regulations are codified at title 13 Code of Federal Regulations,
chapter I, and consist of parts 100 through 147.
Federal agencies have an ongoing responsibility to ensure that the
regulations they issue do not have an adverse economic impact on those
affected by the rules. This responsibility has been reinforced over the
years in various executive orders that have expressly directed agencies
to review their regulations with an eye towards reducing the time and
money the public must spend to comply with the regulatory requirements.
The most recent of these executive orders are discussed below;
together, they provide the framework for SBA's efforts to reduce the
regulatory burden on the participants in the agency's programs. One of
SBA's primary objectives in carrying out these efforts is to continue
to promote economic growth, innovation, and job creation in the small
business sector, and to ensure that disaster survivors have the clear
policy and procedural guidance they need to quickly obtain financial
assistance to rebuild their lives. Anyone responding to SBA's request
for feedback should keep these objectives in mind.
B. Executive Order 13771
On January 30, 2017, President Trump signed Executive Order 13771,
Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs, which, among
other objectives, is intended to ensure that an agency's regulatory
costs are prudently managed and controlled so as to minimize the
compliance burden imposed on the public. For every new regulation an
agency proposes to implement, unless prohibited by law, this Executive
Order requires the agency to (i) identify at least two existing
regulations that the agency can cancel; and (ii) use the cost savings
from the cancelled regulations to offset the cost of the new
regulation.
C. Executive Order 13777
On February 24, 2017, the President issued Executive Order 13777,
Enforcing the Regulatory Agenda, which further emphasized the goal of
the Administration to alleviate the regulatory burdens placed on the
public. Under Executive Order 13777, agencies must evaluate their
existing regulations to determine which ones should be repealed,
replaced, or modified. In doing so, agencies should focus on
identifying regulations that, among other things: eliminate jobs or
inhibit job creation; are outdated, unnecessary or ineffective; impose
costs that exceed benefits; create a serious inconsistency or otherwise
interfere with regulatory reform initiatives and policies; or are
associated with Executive Orders or other Presidential directives that
have been rescinded or substantially modified.
D. Executive Order 13563
Under Executive Order 13563, Improving Regulation and Regulatory
Review (January 11, 2011), agencies conduct a retrospective review of
their regulations to seek more affordable, less intrusive means to
achieve policy goals, and to give careful consideration to the benefits
and costs of their regulations. Executive Order 13563, similar to the
requirements in Executive Order 13771 and Executive Order 13777, also
requires agencies to review existing rules to remove outdated
regulations that stifle job creation and make the U.S. economy less
competitive.
E. Request for Information
In order to fully implement the goal of these executive orders, SBA
seeks help from the public in identifying those regulations that
affected parties believe impose unnecessary burdens or costs that
exceed their benefits, eliminate jobs or inhibit job creation, or are
ineffective or outdated. Commenters should also address how SBA can
best obtain and consider accurate, objective data about the costs and
other burdens associated with the agency's existing regulations. As you
comment, SBA requests that you keep in mind the agency's mission to
strengthen America's economy by providing tools to help start and grow
businesses, create jobs, and help disaster survivors recover.
F. List of Questions for Commenters
The list of questions below is meant to assist in the formulation
of public comments and is not intended to restrict the issues that may
be addressed. SBA requests that commenters identify the specific
regulation at issue and explain, in as much detail as possible, why the
regulation should be streamlined, expanded, or repealed, including
estimated cost savings and benefits to small businesses and other
stakeholders.
(1) Are there SBA regulations that have become unnecessary or
ineffective and, if so, what are they?
(2) Are there SBA regulations that can be repealed without
impairing SBA's regulatory programs and, if so, what are they?
(3) Are there SBA regulations that have become outdated and, if so,
how can they be modernized to better accomplish their regulatory
objectives?
(4) Are there SBA regulations that are still necessary, but which
have not operated as well as expected such that a modified approach is
justified, and what is that approach?
(5) Are there SBA regulations or regulatory processes that are
unnecessarily complicated or could be streamlined to achieve regulatory
objectives more efficiently?
(6) Are there any technological developments that can be leveraged
to modify, streamline, or repeal any existing SBA regulatory
requirements?
(7) Are there any SBA regulations that are not tailored to impose
the least burden on the public?
(8) How can SBA best obtain and consider accurate, objective data
about the costs, burdens, and benefits of existing SBA regulations?
(9) Are there any specific suggestions of ways SBA can better
achieve its regulatory objectives?
SBA notes that this RFI is issued solely for information and
planning purposes and that the Agency is not required to implement any
of the suggestions it receives. In addition, although the Agency will
not be able to respond to individual comments, the requested feedback
is valued and will be given careful consideration.
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 634(b)(6); E.O. 13771; E.O. 13777.
Dated: August 4, 2017.
Linda E. McMahon,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2017-17176 Filed 8-14-17; 8:45 am]
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