The regional office does not matter, the process is when you file a PASI, that will go to Washington, the FAA CSOP team will assign an office to manage the certification, most of the time it will be within a geographical area of you PBO ( Principal Base of Operation) however that is not necessary true. The CSOP team in Washington can assign it to any office they want pending local work load and experience.
They would never assign a 121 certification to a small office that lack the experience.
The current BLTA management have what it takes, the initial group did not. At the initial filing FAA did not accept some of the individuals for the required positions, BLTA were actively recruiting for 2 yrs.
