---
kind: "section"
citation: "13 C.F.R. § 142.14"
title: "13"
number: "142.14"
heading: "What happens once an answer is filed?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/13/142.14"
---

# §142.14. What happens once an answer is filed?

- (a) When the reviewing official receives an answer, he must file concurrently, the complaint and the answer with the ALJ, along with a designation of an SBA representative.
- (b) When the ALJ receives the complaint and the answer, the ALJ will promptly serve a notice of oral hearing upon the defendant and the representative for SBA, in the same manner as the complaint, service of which is described in [§ 142.11](/cfr/13/142.11.md).
- (c) The notice must include:
  - (1) The tentative time, place and nature of the hearing;
  - (2) The legal authority and jurisdiction under which the hearing is to be held;
  - (3) The matters of fact and law to be asserted;
  - (4) A description of the procedures for the conduct of the hearing;
  - (5) The name, address, and telephone number of the defendant's representative and the representative for SBA; and
  - (6) **Such other matters as the ALJ deems appropriate.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[61 FR 2691, Jan. 29, 1996, as amended at 91 FR 13219, Mar. 19, 2026]

### Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 634(b); 31 U.S.C. 3803(g)(2).

### Source

Source: 61 FR 2691, Jan. 29, 1996, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[61 FR 2691, Jan. 29, 1996, as amended at 91 FR 13219, Mar. 19, 2026]