€132.409 Finality; agency review.

(a) Finality of adjudicative officer's decision. Unless the applicant or agency counsel seeks it under paragraph (b) of this section or the agency issues an order taking review of the decision on its own initiative, the adjudicative officer's decision on the application shall become a final decision of the agency 30 days after it is issued.

(b) Agency review. The applicant's counsel may seek review of the adjudicative officer's decision on the fee application by filing and serving a petition for review within 20 days after issuance of the decision. The agency may also decide to review an adjudicative officer's decision on its own initiative. Whether to review a decision is a matter within the discretion of the agency. The standard of review will be that ordinarily applied to initial decisions, except that an adjudicative officer's determination on the justification of the agency's position as a party, on whether the applicant unduly prolonged the proceeding and on whether other special circumstances make an award unjust will be reversible only for abuse of discretion. The agency will issue a final decision on the application or remand the application to the adjudicative officer for further proceedings.

of SBA a copy of the Agency's final award along with a statement that it will not seek review (or further review) of the agency decision, or on the award, in the United States courts. The Agency will pay the applicant the amount awarded within 60 days after receiving the applicant's submission, unless judicial review of the award or of the underlying decision of the adversary adjudication has been sought by the applicant or any other party to the proceeding.

PART 133-INDEX TO APPROVED SBA REPORTING AND RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENTS

$133.1 Control numbers assigned by OMB under the Paperwork Reduction Act.

(a) Purpose. This part collects and displays the control numbers and expiration dates assigned to the SBA reporting and recordkeeping requirements that have been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) according to the Paperwork Reduction Act. SBA intends that this part comply with the requirements of Section 3512 of that Act to display a current control number assigned by the Director, OMB on each approved reporting and recordkeeping requirement. This part contains current OMB control numbers, expiration dates, regulatory cross-references, and, where applicable, form numbers. Where the reporting and recordkeeping requirements exist as documents separate from SBA regulations, they will also display the current OMB approval numbers.

(b) Index to OMB-approved Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements.

§ 132.409 Finality; agency review.

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(a) Finality of adjudicative officer's decision. Unless the applicant agency counsel seeks it under paragraph (b) of this section or the agency issues an order taking review of the decision on its own initiative, the adjudicative officer's decision on the application shall become a final decision of the agency 30 days after it is issued.

(b) Agency review. The applicant's counsel may seek review of the adjudicative officer's decision on the fee application by filing and serving a petition for review within 20 days after issuance of the decision. The agency may also decide to review an adjudicative officer's decision on its own initiative. Whether to review a decision is a matter within the discretion of the agency. The standard of review will be that ordinarily applied to initial decisions, except that an adjudicative officer's determination on the justification of the agency's position as a party, on whether the applicant unduly prolonged the proceeding and on whether other special circumstances make an award unjust will be reversible only for abuse of discretion. The agency will issue a final decision on the application or remand the application to the adjudicative officer for further proceedings.

§ 132.410 Judicial review.

Judicial review of final agency decisions on awards may be obtained as provided in 5 U.S.C. 504(c)(2).

Subpart E-Payment

§ 132.501 Payment of awards.

An applicant seeking payment of an award shall submit to the Controller

§ 133.1 Control numbers assigned by OMB under the Paperwork Reduction Act.

(a) Purpose. This part collects and displays the control numbers and expiration dates assigned to the SBA reporting and recordkeeping requirements that have been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) according to the Paperwork Reduction Act. SBA intends that this part comply with the requirements of Section 3512 of that Act to display a current control number assigned by the Director, OMB on each approved reporting and recordkeeping requirement. This part contains current OMB control numbers, expiration dates, regulatory cross-references, and, where applicable, form numbers. Where the reporting and recordkeeping requirements exist as documents separate from SBA regulations, they will also display the current OMB approval numbers.

(b) Index to OMB-approved Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements.