§ 120.836 - Public notice and opportunity for response.

SBA will notify all CDCs servicing the proposed area of expansion, allowing at least 30 days for the existing CDCs to respond to the District Office. The expanding CDC also must publish a notice in a general circulation newspaper in the proposed area of expansion, advising of its intent to expand and giving the public at least 30 days to comment to SBA. The burden of proof in opposing the application will be upon the existing CDC or CDCs to show why SBA should not grant the application for extension.