---
kind: "section"
citation: "13 C.F.R. § 134.803"
title: "13"
number: "134.803"
heading: "Commencement of appeals from SBA Employee Dispute Resolution Process cases (Employee Disputes)."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/13/134.803"
---

# §134.803. Commencement of appeals from SBA Employee Dispute Resolution Process cases (Employee Disputes).

- (a) An appeal from a Step Two decision must be commenced by filing an appeal petition within 15 calendar days from the date the Employee receives the Step Two decision.
- (b) If the Step Two Official does not issue a decision within 15 calendar days of receiving the SBA Dispute Form from the Employee, the Employee must file his/her appeal petition at OHA no later than 15 calendar days from the date the Step Two decision was due.
- (c) The rule for counting days is in [§ 134.202(d)](/cfr/13/134.202.md?p=d).
- (d) OHA will dismiss an untimely appeal.

## Notes

### Amendments

[75 FR 47443, Aug. 6, 2010, as amended at 82 FR 25507, June 2, 2017]

### Source

Source: 75 FR 47443, Aug. 6, 2010, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 504; 15 U.S.C. 632, 634(b)(6), 634(i), 637(a), 648(l), 656(i), 657t and 687(c); E.O. 12549, 51 FR 6370, 3 CFR, 1986 Comp., p. 189. Subpart J issued under 15 U.S.C. 657f. Subpart K issued under 15 U.S.C. 657f. Subpart L issued under 15 U.S.C. 636(a)(36); Pub. L. 116-136, 134 Stat. 281; Pub. L. 116-139, 134 Stat. 620; Pub. L. 116-142, 134 Stat. 641; and Pub. L. 116-147, 134 Stat. 660. Subpart M issued under 15 U.S.C. 657a; Pub. L. 117-81, 135 Stat. 1541.

### Source

Source: 61 FR 2683, Jan. 29, 1996, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[75 FR 47443, Aug. 6, 2010, as amended at 82 FR 25507, June 2, 2017]