16972 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 60 / Wednesday, March 31, 2021 / UA: Reg Flex Agenda 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

13 CFR Ch. I 

Semiannual Regulatory Agenda 

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business 

Administration (SBA). 

ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda. 

SUMMARY: This semiannual Regulatory 

Agenda (Agenda) is a summary of 

current and projected regulatory and 

deregulatory actions and completed 

actions of the Small Business 

Administration (SBA). This summary 

information is intended to enable the 

public to be more aware of, and 

effectively participate in, SBA’s 

regulatory and deregulatory activities. 

Accordingly, SBA invites the public to 

submit comments on any aspect of this 

Agenda. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

General 

Please direct general comments or 

inquiries to K. Bundy, U.S. Small 

Business Administration, 409 Third 

Street SW, Washington, DC 20416, (202) 

205–6585, kabundy@sba.gov. 

Specific 

Please direct specific comments and 

inquiries on individual regulatory 

activities identified in this Agenda to 

the individual listed in the summary of 

the regulation as the point of contact for 

that regulation. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) 

requires SBA to publish in the Federal 

Register a semiannual regulatory 

flexibility agenda describing those 

Agency rules that are likely to have a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities (5 

U.S.C. 602). The summary information 

published in the Federal Register is 

limited to those rules. Additional 

information regarding all of the 

rulemakings SBA expects to consider in 

the next 12 months is included in the 

Federal Government’s unified 

Regulatory Agenda, which will be 

available online at www.reginfo.gov in a 

format that offers users enhanced ability 

to obtain information about SBA’s rules. 

SBA is fully committed to 

implementing the Administration’s 

regulatory reform policies, as 

established by Executive Order 13771, 

Reducing Regulation and Controlling 

Regulatory Costs (January 30, 2017) and 

Executive Order 13777, Enforcing the 

Regulatory Reform Agenda (February 

24, 2017). In order to fully implement 

the goal of these executive orders, SBA 

seeks feedback from the public in 

identifying any SBA regulations affected 

parties believe impose unnecessary 

burdens or costs that exceed their 

benefits; eliminate jobs or inhibit job 

creation; or are ineffective or outdated. 

Tami Perriello, 

Acting Administrator. 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION—PROPOSED RULE STAGE

Sequence No. Title Regulation 

Identifier No. 

342 .................... Small Business Size Standards; Alternative Size Standard for 7(a), 504, and Disaster Loan Programs ...... 3245–AG16 

343 .................... Small Business Size Standards: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting; Mining, Quarrying, and Oil 

and Gas Extraction; Utilities; Construction.

3245–AG89 

344 .................... Small Business Size Standards: Transportation and Warehousing; Information; Finance and Insurance; 

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing.

3245–AG90 

345 .................... Small Business Size Standards: Professional, Scientific and Technical Services; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services.3245–AG91 

346 .................... Small Business Size Standards: Manufacturing and Industries With Employee Based Size Standards in 

Other Sectors Except Wholesale Trade and Retail Trade.

3245–AH09 

347 .................... Small Business Size Standards: Wholesale Trade and Retail Trade ............................................................. 3245–AH10 

348 .................... National Defense Authorization Act of 2020, Credit for Lower Tier Subcontracting and Other Amendments 

(Reg Plan Seq No. 120).

3245–AH28 

References in boldface appear in The Regulatory Plan in part II of this issue of the Federal Register. 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION—FINAL RULE STAGE

Sequence No. Title Regulation 

Identifier No. 

349 .................... Small Business Size Standards: Educational Services; Health Care and Social Assistance; Arts, Entertainment and Recreation; Accommodation and Food Services; Other Services.3245–AG88 

350 .................... SBA Supervised Lenders Application Process ................................................................................................ 3245–AH04 

351 .................... Small Business Size Standards: Adjustment of Monetary Based Size Standards for Inflation ...................... 3245–AH17 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION—LONG-TERM ACTIONS

Sequence No. Title Regulation 

Identifier No. 

352 .................... Small Business Development Center Program Revisions .............................................................................. 3245–AE05 

353 .................... Small Business Timber Set-Aside Program .................................................................................................... 3245–AG69 

354 .................... Small Business Size Standards: Calculation of Average Annual Receipts in Business Loan, Disaster 

Loan, and Small Business Investment Company Programs.

3245–AH26 


jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with PROPOSALS19
Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 60 / Wednesday, March 31, 2021 / UA: Reg Flex Agenda 16973 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION—COMPLETED ACTIONS

Sequence No. Title Regulation 

Identifier No. 

355 .................... 8(a) Business Development (Completion of a Section 610 Review) ........................................................... 3245–AH19 

356 .................... Government Contracting Programs (Completion of a Section 610 Review) ............................................... 3245–AH20 

357 .................... HUBZone Program (Completion of a Section 610 Review) ........................................................................ 3245–AH21 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

(SBA) 

Proposed Rule Stage 

342. Small Business Size Standards; 

Alternative Size Standard for 7(A), 504, 

and Disaster Loan Programs 

E.O. 13771 Designation: Other. 

Legal Authority: Pub. L. 111–240, sec. 

1116 

Abstract: SBA will propose 

amendments its size eligibility criteria 

for Business Loans, certified 

development company (CDC) loans 

under title V of the Small Business 

Investment Act (504) and economic 

injury disaster loans (EIDL). For the 

SBA 7(a) Business Loan Program and 

the 504 program, the amendments will 

provide an alternative size standard for 

loan applicants that do not meet the 

small business size standards for their 

industries. The Small Business Jobs Act 

of 2010 (Jobs Act) established 

alternative size standards that apply to 

both of these programs until SBA’s 

Administrator establishes other 

alternative size standards. For the 

disaster loan program, the amendments 

will provide an alternative size standard 

for loan applicants that do not meet the 

Small Business Size Standard for their 

industries. SBA loan program 

alternative size standards do not affect 

other Federal Government programs, 

including Federal procurement. 

Timetable: 

Action Date FR Cite 

ANPRM ............... 03/22/18 83 FR 12506 

ANPRM Comment 

Period End.

05/21/18 

NPRM .................. 05/00/21 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Required: Yes. 

Agency Contact: Dr. Khem Raj 

Sharma, Chief, Office of Size Standards, 

Small Business Administration, 409 

Third Street SW, Washington, DC 

20416, Phone: 202 205–7189, Fax: 202 

205–6390, Email: khem.sharma@sba.gov 

RIN: 3245–AG16 

343. Small Business Size Standards: 

Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and 

Hunting; Mining, Quarrying, and Oil 

and Gas Extraction; Utilities; 

Construction 

E.O. 13771 Designation: Other. 

Legal Authority: 15 U.S.C. 632(a) 

Abstract: The Small Business Jobs Act 

of 2010 (Jobs Act) requires SBA to 

conduct every five years a detailed 

review of all size standards and to make 

appropriate adjustments to reflect 

market conditions. As part of the second 

five-year review of size standards under 

the Jobs Act, in this proposed rule, SBA 

will evaluate each industry that has a 

receipts-based standard in North 

American Industry Classification 

System (NAICS) Sector 11 (Agriculture, 

Forestry, Fishing and Hunting), Sector 

21 (Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas 

Extraction), Sector 22 (Utilities), and 

Sector 23 (Construction), and make 

necessary adjustments to size standards 

in these sectors. This is one of a series 

of proposed rules that will examine 

groups of NAICS sectors. SBA will 

apply its Size Standards Methodology to 

this proposed rule. 

Timetable: 

Action Date FR Cite 

NPRM .................. 10/02/20 85 FR 62239 

NPRM Comment 

Period End.

12/01/20 

Final Rule ............ 09/00/21 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Required: Yes. 

Agency Contact: Dr. Khem Raj 

Sharma, Chief, Office of Size Standards, 

Small Business Administration, 409 

Third Street SW, Washington, DC 

20416, Phone: 202 205–7189, Fax: 202 

205–6390, Email: khem.sharma@

sba.gov. 

RIN: 3245–AG89 

344. Small Business Size Standards: 

Transportation and Warehousing; 

Information; Finance and Insurance; 

Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 

E.O. 13771 Designation: Other. 

Legal Authority: 15 U.S.C. 632(a) 

Abstract: The Small Business Jobs Act 

of 2010 (Jobs Act) requires SBA to 

conduct every five years a detailed 

review of all size standards and to make 

appropriate adjustments to reflect 

market conditions. As part of the second 

five-year review of size standards under 

the Jobs Act, in this proposed rule, SBA 

will evaluate each industry that has a 

receipts-based standard in North 

American Industry Classification 

System (NAICS) Sector 48–49 

(Transportation and Warehousing), 

Sector 51 (Information), Sector 52 

(Finance and Insurance), and Sector 53 

(Real Estate and Rental and Leasing) and 

make necessary adjustments to size 

standards in these sectors. This is one 

of a series of proposed rules that will 

examine groups of NAICS sectors. SBA 

will apply its Size Standards 

Methodology to this proposed rule. 

Timetable: 

Action Date FR Cite 

NPRM .................. 10/02/20 85 FR 62372 

NPRM Comment 

Period End.

12/01/20 

Final Rule ............ 09/00/21 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Required: Yes. 

Agency Contact: Dr. Khem Raj 

Sharma, Chief, Office of Size Standards, 

Small Business Administration, 409 

Third Street SW, Washington, DC 

20416, Phone: 202 205–7189, Fax: 202 

205–6390, Email: khem.sharma@

sba.gov. 

RIN: 3245–AG90 

345. Small Business Size Standards: 

Professional, Scientific and Technical 

Services; Management of Companies 

and Enterprises; Administrative and 

Support and Waste Management and 

Remediation Services 

E.O. 13771 Designation: Other. 

Legal Authority: 15 U.S.C. 632(a) 

Abstract: The Small Business Jobs Act 

of 2010 (Jobs Act) requires SBA to 

conduct every five years a detailed 

review of all size standards and to make 

appropriate adjustments to reflect 

market conditions. As part of the second 

five-year review of size standards under 

the Jobs Act, in this proposed rule, SBA 

will evaluate each industry that has a 

receipts-based standard in North 

American Industry Classification 

System (NAICS) Sector 54 (Professional, 

Scientific and Technical Services), 

Sector 55 (Management of Companies 


jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with PROPOSALS19

I 

I I 
16974 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 60 / Wednesday, March 31, 2021 / UA: Reg Flex Agenda 

and Enterprises), and Sector 56 

(Administrative and Support, Waste 

Management and Remediation Services) 

and make necessary adjustments to size 

standards in these sectors. This is one 

of a series of proposed rules that will 

examine groups of NAICS sectors. SBA 

will apply its Size Standards 

Methodology to this proposed rule. 

Timetable: 

Action Date FR Cite 

NPRM .................. 11/13/20 85 FR 72584 

NPRM Comment 

Period End.

01/12/21 

Final Rule ............ 07/00/21 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Required: Yes. 

Agency Contact: Dr. Khem Raj 

Sharma, Chief, Office of Size Standards, 

Small Business Administration, 409 

Third Street SW, Washington, DC 

20416, Phone: 202 205–7189, Fax: 202 

205–6390, Email: khem.sharma@

sba.gov. 

RIN: 3245–AG91 

346. Small Business Size Standards: 

Manufacturing and Industries With 

Employee Based Size Standards in 

Other Sectors Except Wholesale Trade 

and Retail Trade 

E.O. 13771 Designation: Other. 

Legal Authority: 15 U.S.C. 632(a) 

Abstract: The Small Business Jobs Act 

of 2010 (Jobs Act) requires SBA to 

conduct every five years a detailed 

review of all size standards and to make 

appropriate adjustments to reflect 

market conditions. As part of the second 

5-year review of size standards under 

the Jobs Act, in this proposed rule, SBA 

will evaluate all industries in North 

American Industry Classification 

System (NAICS) Sector 31–33 

(Manufacturing) and industries with 

employee based size standards in other 

sectors except Wholesale Trade and 

Retail Trade and make necessary 

adjustments to their size standards. This 

is one of a series of proposed rules that 

will examine groups of NAICS sectors. 

SBA will apply its revised Size 

Standards Methodology, which is 

available on its website at http://

www.sba.gov/size, to this proposed rule. 

Timetable: 

Action Date FR Cite 

NPRM .................. 05/00/21 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Required: Yes. 

Agency Contact: Dr. Khem Raj 

Sharma, Chief, Office of Size Standards, 

Small Business Administration, 409 

Third Street SW, Washington, DC 

20416, Phone: 202 205–7189, Fax: 202 

205–6390, Email: khem.sharma@

sba.gov. 

RIN: 3245–AH09 

347. Small Business Size Standards: 

Wholesale Trade and Retail Trade 

E.O. 13771 Designation: Other. 

Legal Authority: 15 U.S.C. 632(a) 

Abstract: The Small Business Jobs Act 

of 2010 (Jobs Act) requires SBA to 

conduct every five years a detailed 

review of all size standards and to make 

appropriate adjustments to reflect 

market conditions. As part of the second 

5-year review of size standards under 

the Jobs Act, in this proposed rule, SBA 

will evaluate all industries in North 

American Industry Classification 

System (NAICS) Sector 42 (Wholesale 

Trade) and Sector 44–45 (Retail Trade) 

and make necessary adjustments to their 

size standards. This is one of a series of 

proposed rules that will examine groups 

of NAICS sectors. SBA will apply its 

revised Size Standards Methodology, 

which is available on its website at 

http://www.sba.gov/size, to this 

proposed rule. 

Timetable: 

Action Date FR Cite 

NPRM .................. 05/00/21 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Required: Yes. 

Agency Contact: Dr. Khem Raj 

Sharma, Chief, Office of Size Standards, 

Small Business Administration, 409 

Third Street SW, Washington, DC 

20416, Phone: 202 205–7189, Fax: 202 

205–6390, Email: khem.sharma@

sba.gov. 

RIN: 3245–AH10 

348. National Defense Authorization 

Act of 2020, Credit for Lower Tier 

Subcontracting and Other Amendments 

Regulatory Plan: This entry is Seq. 

No. 120 in part II of this issue of the 

Federal Register. 

RIN: 3245–AH28 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

(SBA) 

Final Rule Stage 

349. Small Business Size Standards: 

Educational Services; Health Care and 

Social Assistance; Arts, Entertainment 

and Recreation; Accommodation and 

Food Services; Other Services 

E.O. 13771 Designation: Other. 

Legal Authority: 15 U.S.C. 632(a) 

Abstract: The Small Business Jobs Act 

of 2010 (Jobs Act) requires SBA to 

conduct every five years a detailed 

review of all size standards and to make 

appropriate adjustments to reflect 

market conditions. As part of the second 

five-year review of size standards under 

the Jobs Act, in this proposed rule, SBA 

will evaluate size standards for all 

industries in North American Industry 

Classification System (NAICS) Sector 61 

(Educational Services), Sector 62 

(Health Care and Social Assistance), 

Sector 71 (Arts, Entertainment and 

Recreation), Sector 72 (Accommodation 

and Food Services), and Sector 81 

(Other Services) and make necessary 

adjustments to size standards in these 

sectors. This is one of a series of 

proposed rules that will examine groups 

of NAICS sectors. SBA will apply its 

Size Standards Methodology to this 

proposed rule. 

Timetable: 

Action Date FR Cite 

NPRM .................. 11/27/20 85 FR 76390 

NPRM Comment 

Period End.

01/26/21 

Final Rule ............ 10/00/21 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Required: Yes. 

Agency Contact: Dr. Khem Raj 

Sharma, Chief, Office of Size Standards, 

Small Business Administration, 409 

Third Street SW, Washington, DC 

20416, Phone: 202 205–7189, Fax: 202 

205–6390, Email: khem.sharma@

sba.gov. 

RIN: 3245–AG88 

350. SBA Supervised Lenders 

Application Process 

E.O. 13771 Designation: Other. 

Legal Authority: 15 U.S.C. 632(r) 

Abstract: SBA Supervised Lenders 

include Small Business Lending 

Companies (SBLCs) and Non-Federally 

Regulated Lenders (NFRLs). This rule 

aims to enhance the process for 

organizations seeking to participate as 

SBLCs or NFRLs in the 7(a) Loan 

Program and to clarify the factors SBA 

will consider in evaluating SBA 

Supervised Lender applications. An 

SBLC is a non-depository lending 

institution that is authorized by SBA to 

make loans pursuant to section 7(a) of 

the Small Business Act and to 

Intermediaries in SBA’s Microloan 

Program. An SBLC is regulated, 

supervised, and examined solely by 

SBA. SBA imposed a moratorium on 

licensing new SBLCs in 1982. There are 

currently 14 SBLCs with full authority 

to make 7(a) loans up to the maximum 

amount of $5 million and other SBLCs 

with more limited authority to make 

7(a) loans. SBLCs are subject to SBA 


jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with PROPOSALS19

I I 

I 
Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 60 / Wednesday, March 31, 2021 / UA: Reg Flex Agenda 16975 

regulations regarding their formation, 

capitalization, and enforcement actions. 

To operate as an SBLC with full 

authority, an organization must acquire 

the existing SBLC lending authority 

held by an SBLC. Non-Federally 

Regulated Lenders (NFRLs) are also 

authorized by the SBA to make loans 

under section 7(a). Unlike SBLCs, 

NFRLs are subject to regulation by a 

state; however, SBA is the sole federal 

regulator for these entities. This rule 

will also cover the application process 

for these NFRLs. 

Timetable: 

Action Date FR Cite 

NPRM .................. 01/13/20 85 FR 1783 

NPRM Comment 

Period End.

03/13/20 

Final Rule ............ 05/00/21 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Required: Yes. 

Agency Contact: Susan Streich, 

Director of Credit Risk Management, 

Small Business Administration, 409 

Third Street SW, Washington, DC 

20416, Phone: 202 205–6641, Email: 

susan.streich@sba.gov. 

RIN: 3245–AH04 

351. Small Business Size Standards: 

Adjustment of Monetary Based Size 

Standards for Inflation 

E.O. 13771 Designation: Deregulatory. 

Legal Authority: 15 U.S.C. 632(a) 

Abstract: In this final rule, the U.S. 

Small Business Administration (SBA or 

Agency) adjusts all monetary based 

industry size standards (i.e., receipts, 

assets, net worth, and net income) for 

inflation since the last adjustment in 

2014. In accordance with its regulations 

in 13 CFR 121.102(c), SBA is required 

to review the effects of inflation on its 

monetary standards at least once every 

five years and adjust them, if necessary. 

In addition, the Small Business Jobs Act 

of 2010 (Jobs Act) also requires SBA to 

conduct every five years a detailed 

review of all size standards and to make 

appropriate adjustments to reflect 

market conditions. This action will 

restore the small business eligibility of 

businesses that have lost that status due 

to inflation. 

Timetable: 

Action Date FR Cite 

Interim Final Rule 07/18/19 84 FR 34261 

Interim Final Rule 

Effective.

08/19/19 

Interim Final Rule 

Comment Period End.

09/16/19 

Final Action ......... 05/00/21 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Required: Yes. 

Agency Contact: Dr. Khem Raj 

Sharma, Chief, Office of Size Standards, 

Small Business Administration, 409 

Third Street SW, Washington, DC 

20416, Phone: 202 205–7189, Fax: 202 

205–6390, Email: khem.sharma@

sba.gov. 

RIN: 3245–AH17 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

(SBA) 

Long-Term Actions 

352. Small Business Development 

Center Program Revisions 

E.O. 13771 Designation: Deregulatory. 

Legal Authority: 15 U.S.C. 634(b)(6); 

15 U.S.C. 648 

Abstract: This rule proposes to update 

the Small Business Development Center 

(SBDC) program regulations by 

proposing to amend: (1) Procedures for 

approving applications when a new 

Lead SBDC center is selected; (2) 

procedures and requirements regarding 

findings and disputes resulting from 

financial exams, programmatic reviews, 

accreditation reviews, and other SBA 

oversight activities; (3) requirements for 

new or renewal applications for SBDC 

grants, including electronic submission 

through the approved electronic 

Government submission facility; (4) 

procedures regarding the determination 

to affect suspension, termination or nonrenewal of an SBDC’s cooperative 

agreement; and (5) provisions regarding 

the collection and use of the individual 

SBDC client data. 

Timetable: 

Action Date FR Cite 

ANPRM ............... 04/02/15 80 FR 17708 

ANPRM Comment 

Period End.

06/01/15 

NPRM .................. 11/00/21 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Required: Yes. 

Agency Contact: Rachel Newman– 

Karton, Phone: 202 619–1816, Email: 

rachel.newman-karton@sba.gov. 

RIN: 3245–AE05 

353. Small Business Timber Set-Aside 

Program 

E.O. 13771 Designation: Regulatory. 

Legal Authority: 15 U.S.C. 631; 15 

U.S.C. 644(a) 

Abstract: The U.S. Small Business 

Administration (SBA or Agency) is 

amending its Small Business Timber 

Set-Aside Program (the Program) 

regulations. The Small Business Timber 

Set-Aside Program is rooted in the 

Small Business Act, which tasked SBA 

with ensuring that small businesses 

receive a fair proportion of the total 

sales of government property. 

Accordingly, the Program requires 

Timber sales to be set aside for small 

business when small business 

participation falls below a certain 

amount. SBA considered comments 

received during the Advance Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking and Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking processes, 

including on issues such as, but not 

limited to, whether the saw timber 

volume purchased through stewardship 

timber contracts should be included in 

calculations, and whether the appraisal 

point used in set-aside sales should be 

the nearest small business mill. In 

addition, SBA is considering data from 

the timber industry to help evaluate the 

current program and economic impact 

of potential changes. 

Timetable: 

Action Date FR Cite 

ANPRM ............... 03/25/15 80 FR 15697 

ANPRM Comment 

Period End.

05/26/15 

NPRM .................. 09/27/16 81 FR 66199 

NPRM Comment 

Period End.

11/28/16 

Final Rule ............ 11/00/21 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Required: Yes. 

Agency Contact: David W. Loines, 

Phone: 202 431–0472, Email: 

david.loines@sba.gov. 

RIN: 3245–AG69 

354. Small Business Size Standards: 

Calculation of Average Annual Receipts 

in Business Loan, Disaster Loan, and 

Small Business Investment Company 

Programs 

E.O. 13771 Designation: Other. 

Legal Authority: 15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2); 

Pub. L. 115–324 

Abstract: The Small Business Runway 

Extension Act, Public Law 115–324, 

amended the Small Business Act to 

provide for calculation of average 

annual receipts using a 5-year average, 

rather than the prior 3-year average, in 

defined circumstances. For firms subject 

to SBA’s receipt-based size standards 

(generally, service-industry, 

construction, and agricultural firms), a 

lengthened averaging period permits 

firms with increasing revenues to stay 

eligible for small business benefits for 

longer. In RIN 3245–AH16, SBA 

implemented the Small Business 

Runway Extension Act in programs 

other than SBA’s loan programs— 

including SBA’s procurement 

programs—and SBA issued its final rule 

in that first rulemaking on December 5, 


jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with PROPOSALS19

I I 
16976 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 60 / Wednesday, March 31, 2021 / UA: Reg Flex Agenda 

2019 (84 FR 66561). This second 

rulemaking would consider how to 

address the Small Business Runway 

Extension Act in SBA’s business loan, 

disaster loan, and SBIC programs. 

Timetable: 

Action Date FR Cite 

NPRM .................. 11/00/21 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Required: Yes. 

Agency Contact: Khem Raj Sharma, 

Phone: 202 205–7189, Fax: 202 205– 

6390, Email: khem.sharma@sba.gov. 

RIN: 3245–AH26 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

(SBA) 

Completed Actions 

355. 8(A) Business Development 

(Completion of a Section 610 Review) 

E.O. 13771 Designation: Not subject 

to, not significant. 

Legal Authority: 15 U.S.C. 637 

Abstract: Under part 124, 8(a) 

Business Development/Small 

Disadvantaged Business Status 

Determinations, SBA has promulgated 

several rules that the Agency certified 

would have a significant economic 

impact on a substantial number of small 

entities within the meaning of the 

Regulatory Flexibility Act. These rules 

established eligibility requirements for 

participation in the 8(a) programs and 

application, certification, and protest 

procedures, among other things. SBA 

reviewed these rules under section 610 

of the Regulatory Flexibility Act to 

determine if the rules should be 

continued without change, or should be 

amended or rescinded, to minimize 

adverse economic impacts on small 

entities. In the course of the review, 

SBA considered the following factors: 

(1) The continued need for the rule; (2) 

the comments received concerning the 

rule; (3) the complexity of the rule; (4) 

the extent to which the rule overlaps, 

duplicates, or conflicts with Federal, 

State, or local government rules; and (5) 

the degree to which technology, 

economic conditions, or other factors 

have changed in the area affected by the 

rule. SBA solicited comments and 

conducted an analysis of these factors. 

After consideration of this information, 

SBA has determined that the rules 

should be continued without change. 

Timetable: 

Action Date FR Cite 

Begin Review ...... 04/28/20 85 FR 23487 

Action Date FR Cite 

Comment Period 

End.

07/27/20 

End Review ......... 10/01/20 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Required: No. 

Agency Contact: Brenda J. Fernandez, 

Analyst, Office of Policy, Planning and 

Liaison, Small Business Administration, 

409 Third Street SW, Washington, DC 

20416, Phone: 202 205–7337, Email: 

brenda.fernandez@sba.gov. 

RIN: 3245–AH19 

356. Government Contracting Programs 

(Completion of a Section 610 Review) 

E.O. 13771 Designation: Not subject 

to, not significant. 

Legal Authority: Regulatory 

Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 610; 15 U.S.C. 

634; 15 U.S.C. 637; 15 U.S.C. 644 

Abstract: Under part 125, Government 

Contracting Programs, SBA has 

promulgated several rules that the 

Agency certified would have a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities 

within the meaning of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act. These rules established 

requirements for participation in SBA’s 

government contracting programs, 

contracting provisions, and protest 

procedures, among other things. SBA 

reviewed these rules under section 610 

of the Regulatory Flexibility Act to 

determine if the rules should be 

continued without change, or should be 

amended or rescinded, to minimize 

adverse economic impacts on small 

entities. In the course of the review, 

SBA considered the following factors: 

(1) The continued need for the rule; (2) 

the comments received concerning the 

rule; (3) the complexity of the rule; (4) 

the extent to which the rule overlaps, 

duplicates, or conflicts with Federal, 

State, or local government rules; and (5) 

the degree to which technology, 

economic conditions, or other factors 

have changed in the area affected by the 

rule. SBA solicited comments and 

conducted an analysis of these factors. 

After consideration of this information, 

SBA has determined that the rules 

should be continued without change. 

Timetable: 

Action Date FR Cite 

Begin Review ...... 04/28/20 85 FR 23487 

Comment Period 

End.

07/27/20 

End Review ......... 10/01/20 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Required: No. 

Agency Contact: Brenda J. Fernandez, 

Analyst, Office of Policy, Planning and 

Liaison, Small Business Administration, 

409 Third Street SW, Washington, DC 

20416, Phone: 202 205–7337, Email: 

brenda.fernandez@sba.gov. 

RIN: 3245–AH20 

357. Hubzone Program (Completion of a 

Section 610 Review) 

E.O. 13771 Designation: Not subject 

to, not significant 

Legal Authority: Regulatory 

Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 610; 15 U.S.C. 

632; 15 U.S.C. 657a 

Abstract: Under part 126, HUBZone 

Program, SBA has promulgated several 

rules that the Agency certified would 

have a significant economic impact on 

a substantial number of small entities 

within the meaning of the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act. These rules established 

eligibility requirements for qualified 

HUBZone small business concerns, 

procedures for certification program 

examinations and protests, and 

provisions relating to HUBZone 

contracts, among other things. SBA 

reviewed these rules under section 610 

of the Regulatory Flexibility Act to 

determine if the rules should be 

amended or rescinded to minimize 

adverse economic impacts on small 

entities. In the course of the review, 

SBA considered the following factors: 

(1) The continued need for the rule; (2) 

the comments received concerning the 

rule; (3) the complexity of the rule; (4) 

the extent to which the rule overlaps, 

duplicates, or conflicts with Federal, 

State, or local government rules; and (5) 

the degree to which technology, 

economic conditions, or other factors 

have changed in the area affected by the 

rule. SBA solicited comments and 

conducted an analysis of these factors. 

After consideration of this information, 

SBA has determined that the rules 

should be continued without change. 

Timetable: 

Action Date FR Cite 

Begin Review ...... 04/28/20 85 FR 23487 

Comment Period 

End.

07/27/20 

End Review ......... 10/01/20 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Required: No. 

Agency Contact: Brenda J. Fernandez, 

Analyst, Office of Policy, Planning and 

Liaison, Small Business Administration, 

409 Third Street SW, Washington, DC 

20416, Phone: 202 205–7337, Email: 

brenda.fernandez@sba.gov. 

RIN: 3245–AH21 

[FR Doc. 2021–04708 Filed 3–30–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8026–03–P 


jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with PROPOSALS19

I I 

I I