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Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) Regulatory Amendments
The Small Business Administration published this proposed rule in the Federal Register on July 7, 2025. Comments closed on September 5, 2025.
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What the agency says
The U.S. Small Business Administration ("SBA" or "Agency") is proposing to modify or remove from the Code of Federal Regulations ("CFR") regulations that are obsolete, inefficient, or otherwise unnecessarily impede the licensing of small business investment companies ("SBICs"). Many of the regulations SBA is proposing to remove apply to the repealed Section 301(d) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, as amended, and certain other types of SBICs that SBA no longer licenses, such as Participating Securities SBICs and Early Stage SBICs. The removal of these regulations will assist the public by simplifying SBA's regulations in the CFR. In addition, SBA is proposing to amend its regulations applicable to subsequent fund applicants in order to streamline the licensing process for such applicants. SBA also seeks to remove certain barriers to investments in critical mineral extraction and processing and designated critical technologies. In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(4), a summary of this rule may be found https://www.regulations.gov.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2025-12584
- Type
- Proposed rule
- Action
- Proposed rule
- Agency
- Small Business Administration
- Published
- July 7, 2025
- Comments due
- September 5, 2025
- Dates
- Comments must be received on or before September 5, 2025.
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 3245-AI14
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 13 CFR 107
- Topics
- Investment companies; Loan programs-business; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements; Small businesses
- Significant
- Yes, under Executive Order 12866
- Pages
- 9
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