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Rescinding Unnecessary Notice and Comment Procedures
The Small Business Administration published this final rule in the Federal Register on August 31, 2026. It took effect on August 31, 2026.
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What the agency says
This final rule rescinds the Administration's policy of engaging in notice and comment rulemaking even where the Administrative Procedure Act does not require notice and comment rulemaking. As a result of this final rule, the Administration will follow the default requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act. The Administration will reserve the right to engage in voluntary notice and comment rulemaking even where not required by the Administrative Procedure Act as a matter of policy on a case by case basis.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-17731
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Final rule
- Agency
- Small Business Administration
- Published
- August 31, 2026
- Takes effect
- August 31, 2026
- Dates
- The final rule is effective August 31, 2026.
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 3245-AI74
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 13 CFR 101
- Topics
- Administrative practice and procedure; Authority delegations (Government agencies); Intergovernmental relations; Investigations; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements
- Pages
- 2
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|---|---|---|
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| Small Business Size Standards 2026-19546 | Proposed rule | Sep 24 |
| Small Business Size Standards 2026-17042 | Proposed rule | Aug 20 |
| Small Business Size Standards: Revised Size Standards Methodology 2026-17039 | Proposed rule | Aug 20 |
| Reforms to 13 CFR 124.103 To Remove SBA's 8(a) Program's Rebuttable Presumption of Social Disadvantage for Individually Owned Firms Only. Reforms Do Not Impact Entity-Owned Firms 2026-16370 | Final rule | Aug 11 |
| Reforms To Remove SBA's 8(a) Program's Rebuttable Presumption of Social Disadvantage for Individually Owned Firms Only; Reforms Do Not Impact Entity-Owned Firms 2026-11765 | Proposed rule | Jun 11 |
| Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance 2026-10817 | Proposed rule | May 29 |
| Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act Regulations Statutory Updates 2026-05459 | Final rule | Mar 19 |
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