The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA or Agency) announces that it is holding tribal consultation meetings in Anchorage, Alaska, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and Washington, D.C., as well as a Listening Session in Honolulu, Hawaii, concerning forthcoming proposed revisions to the 8(a) Business Development (BD) program regulations.
Additionally, SBA requests comments and input on how best to propose several program policies the Agency is contemplating that would impact Alaska Native Corporations (ANC), tribes, Native Hawaiian Organizations (NHO) (collectively, “entities”), and 8(a) Participants owned by such entities. Testimony presented at these tribal consultations will become part of the administrative record for SBA’s consideration when the Agency deliberates on approaches to changes in the 8(a) BD program regulations.
DATES: The Tribal Consultation meeting dates are as follows:
- Wednesday, September 14, 2022, 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. (AKDT), Anchorage, Alaska. Pre-registration for this Tribal Consultation meeting is requested by September 9, 2022.
- Tuesday, September 20, 2022, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (MDT), Albuquerque, New Mexico. Pre-registration for this Tribal Consultation meeting is requested by September 16, 2022.
- Thursday, September 22, 2022, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (CDT), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Pre-registration for this Tribal Consultation meeting is requested by September 19, 2022.
- Wednesday, October 5, 2022, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (EDT), Washington, D.C. Pre-registration for this Tribal Consultation meeting is requested by September 30, 2022.
- The Listening Session will be held on Wednesday, September 28, 2022, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (HST), Honolulu, Hawaii. Pre-registration for this Listening Session is requested by September 23, 2022.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting Locations:
- The Tribal Consultation meeting in Anchorage, Alaska will be held at the Z.J. Loussac Public Library, 3600 Denali Street, Anchorage, AK 99503.
- The Tribal Consultation meeting in Albuquerque, New Mexico will be held at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, 2401 12th Street NW, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87104.
- The Tribal Consultation meeting in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma will be held at the Metro Technology Centers, Springlake Campus Health Careers Center, 1720 Springlake Drive, Oklahoma City, OK 73111.
- The Tribal Consultation meeting in Washington, D.C. will be held at SBA Headquarters, 409 Third Street SW, Washington, D.C. 20416. Commenters and attendees may participate in-person or remotely at this consultation meeting.
- The Listening Session in Honolulu, Hawaii will be held at the SBA Hawaii District Office, 500 Ala Moana Boulevard, Suite 1-306, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813.
Pre-registration: Send pre-registration requests to attend and/or testify to
Chequita Carter of SBA’s Office of Native American Affairs, U.S. Small Business
Administration, 409 3rd Street SW, Washington, DC 20416; Chequita.Carter@sba.gov; or
Facsimile to (202) 481-2177.
Comments: You may submit comments, identified by Regulations Identifier
Number (RIN) 3245-AH70, by any of the following methods:
- E-mail: to Jackson S. Brossy, Assistant Administrator, Office of Native
American Affairs, U.S. Small Business Administration, at tribalconsulation@sba.gov.
- Mail (for paper, disk, or CD-ROM submissions): to Jackson S. Brossy, Assistant
Administrator, Office of Native American Affairs, U.S. Small Business Administration,
409 3rd Street, SW, Washington, DC 20416.