[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 13, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 1999]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 13CFR134.101]

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                               ASSISTANCE
 
                CHAPTER I--SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
 
PART 134--RULES OF PROCEDURE GOVERNING CASES BEFORE THE OFFICE OF HEARINGS AND APPEALS--Table of Contents
 
                        Subpart A--General Rules
 
Sec. 134.101  Definitions.


    As used in this part:
    AA/OHA means the Assistant Administrator for OHA.
    Act means the Small Business Act, 15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.
    Address means the primary home or business address of a person or 
entity, including the street location or postal box number, city or 
town, state, and postal zip code.
    Area Office means a Government Contracting Area Office or a Disaster 
Area Office of the Small Business Administration.
    Day means a calendar day, unless a Judge specifies otherwise.
    Hearing means the presentation and consideration of argument and 
evidence. A hearing need not include live testimony or argument.
    Investment Act means the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, 15 
U.S.C. 661 et seq.
    Judge means an Administrative Law Judge or an Administrative Judge 
of OHA, or the AA/OHA when he or she acts as an Administrative Judge.
    OHA means the Office of Hearings and Appeals.
    Party means the petitioner, respondent, or intervenor.
    Person means an individual or any form of business entity.
    Petition means a written complaint, a written appeal from an SBA 
determination, or a written request for the initiation of proceedings 
before OHA.
    Pleading means a petition, an order to show cause commencing a case, 
an appeal petition, an answer, or any amendment or supplement to those 
documents.
    Respondent means any person or governmental agency against which a 
case has been brought before OHA.
    SBA means the Small Business Administration.
    SIC code means Standard Industrial Classification code.
    Size determination means a formal size determination made by an Area 
Office.