SBA Improves Confidential Complaint Form for Small Business Gripes
Published Date: 12/8/2025
Notice
Summary
The Small Business Administration is updating its form for small businesses to share complaints about federal agencies. They’ve made the form easier to use, added protections to keep comments safe and confidential, and want your feedback by December 31, 2025. This helps create a friendlier environment for small businesses without adding extra costs or paperwork burdens.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Updated SBA comment form adds protections
The SBA updated the Federal Agency Comment Form (SBA Form 1993, OMB Control No. 3245-0313) to make instructions easier to use, added a non-retaliation policy, and revised the confidentiality clause to reflect governing statutes. You, as a small business owner, will see clearer guidance and explicit privacy and non-retaliation language when submitting a comment about a federal agency action.
SBA requests public comment by Dec 31, 2025
The SBA is seeking public comments on this information collection and asks that comments be submitted on or before December 31, 2025. They specifically request input on whether the collection is necessary, whether burden estimates are accurate, ways to minimize burden (including automated techniques), and ways to improve clarity and utility.
Estimated reporting burden for small businesses
The SBA estimates the Federal Agency Comment Form will receive 1,000 annual responses with a total annual hour burden of 333 hours. These are the agency's current burden estimates for the information collection identified as OMB Control No. 3245-0313.
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