13 CFR § 126.402 - When will SBA conduct program examinations?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t13/s126.402"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "13 CFR § 126.402 - When will SBA conduct program examinations?"
title_number: 13
title_name: "Business Credit and Assistance"
section_number: "126.402"
section_name: "When will SBA conduct program examinations?"
chapter_name: "SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION"
part_number: "126"
part_name: "HUBZONE PROGRAM"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "15 U.S.C. 632(a), 632(j), 632(p), 644 and 657a."
regulatory_source: "63 FR 31908, June 11, 1998, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "126"
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# 126.402 When will SBA conduct program examinations?
(a) SBA may conduct a program examination at any time after the concern submits its application, during the processing of the application, and at any time while the concern is a certified HUBZone small business concern.
(b) SBA will conduct program examinations periodically as part of the recertification process set forth in § 126.500.
(c) Upon receipt of specific and credible information alleging that a certified HUBZone small business concern no longer meets the eligibility requirements for continued program eligibility, SBA will examine the concern's eligibility for continued participation in the program.
[84 FR 65245, Nov. 26, 2019]