Small Business Administration
The Small Business Administration (SBA) proposes to amend its small business size regulations and the regulations applying to appeals of size determinations. The proposed rule would amend the definitions of affiliation, annual receipts, and employees. It would also make procedural and technical changes to cover new programs such as SBA's HUBZone program and the government-wide Small Disadvantaged Business program. The proposed rule would codify several long-standing precedents of SBA's Office of Hearings and Appeals and would clarify the jurisdiction of that office.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Small Business Administration 13 CFR Parts 121 and 134 RIN: 3245-AE92 AGENCY: Small Business Administration. ACTION: Proposed rule. SUMMARY: The Small Business Administration (SBA) proposes to amend its small business size regulations and the regulations applying to appeals of size determinations. The proposed rule would amend the definitions of affiliation, annual receipts, and employees. It would also make procedural and technical changes to cover new programs such as SBA's HUBZone program and the government-wide Small Disadvantaged Business program. The proposed rule would codify several long-standing precedents of SBA's Office of Hearings and Appeals and would clarify the jurisdiction of that office. DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 21, 2003. ADDRESSES: Written comments should be addressed to John W. Klein, Associate General Counsel for Procurement Law, Small Business Administration, 409 3rd Street, SW., Washington, DC 20416. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura M. Eyester, Office of General Counsel, (202) 619-1801. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SBA's small business size regulations ( 13 CFR part 121 ) are used to determine eligibility for all SBA and Federal programs that require an entity to be a small business concern. In the past, to be considered small, concerns were required to qualify under a particular size standard that corresponded to a four-digit Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code. Effective October 1, 2000, to be considered small…
Citation: 67 FR 70339
