Dispute procedures.

CFR · 2024-01-01 · US · Title 13

(a) (2) The appeal petition must be received by the Committee within 30 calendar days of the date of SBA's decision. A copy of the appeal petition must also be provided to the AA/OWBO. (3) There is no prescribed format for the submission of an appeal petition. Formal briefs and other technical forms of pleading are not required, nor is the grantee required to obtain civil representation. However, the appeal petition must be in writing and must be concise, factual, and logically arranged. In addition, the appeal petition must contain the following: (i) Name and address of organization; (ii) Name and address of the appropriate local SBA district office; (iii) Identification of the appropriate SBA program office and the award number; (iv) A statement of the material which are substantially in dispute; (v) Copies of any documents or other evidence supporting the appeal; (vi) A request for the specific relief desired on appeal: and (vii) A statement as to whether an oral hearing is being requested and, if so, the reason for the hearing. (4) The Committee will first rule on a request for an oral hearing before proceeding to consider the merits of an appeal petition. Within 60 calendar days of receiving the appeal petition, the Committee will present its decision in writing to the recipient organization and the AA/OWBO. The Committee's ruling will represent the final Agency decision on the subject of the dispute and will not be further appealable within SBA. (5) Requests for an appe

official document · source cfr-2024 · id 13:§ 131.640