[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: 13CFR134.227]

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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 B--Rules of Practice for Most Cases
 
Sec. 134.227  Finality of decisions.

    (a) Final decisions. A decision on the merits shall be a final 
decision, upon issuance, in proceedings concerning the collection of 
debts owed to SBA and the United States, under the Debt Collection Act 
of 1982 and part 140 of this chapter.
    (b) Initial decisions. All decisions on the merits other than those 
set forth in paragraph (a) of this section are initial decisions. 
However, unless a request for review is filed pursuant to 
Sec. 134.228(a), an initial decision shall become the final decision of 
SBA 30 days after its issuance.