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U.S. SMALL BUSINESS 

ADMINISTRATION (SBA) 

Statement of Regulatory Priorities 

Overview 

The U.S. Small Business 

Administration’s (SBA) mission is to 

maintain and strengthen the Nation’s 

economy by enabling the establishment 

and viability of small businesses and by 

assisting in economic recovery of 

communities after disasters. In order to 

accomplish this mission, SBA focuses 

on improving the economic and 

regulatory environment for small 

businesses, especially those in areas that 

have significantly higher unemployment 

and lower income levels than the 

Nation’s averages and those in 

traditionally underserved markets. The 

agency also focuses on providing timely, 

effective financial assistance to 

businesses – including non-profit 

organizations, homeowners, and renters 

affected by disasters. 

SBA is committed to: 

• Working with its financial partners to 

improve small businesses’ access to 

capital through SBA’s loan and 

venture capital programs; 

• Providing technical assistance to 

small businesses through its resource 

partners; 

• Increasing contracting and business 

opportunities for small businesses; 

• Providing affordable, timely and 

easily accessible financial assistance 

to businesses, homeowners and 

renters after a disaster; and 

• Measuring outcomes, such as revenue 

growth, job creation, business 

longevity, and recovery rate after a 

disaster, to ensure that SBA’s 

programs and services are delivered 

efficiently and effectively. 

SBA’s regulatory actions reflect the 

goals and objectives of the agency and 

are designed to provide the small 

business and residential communities 

with the information and guidance they 

need to succeed as entrepreneurs and 

restore their homes or other property 

after disaster. In the coming year, SBA’s 

regulatory priorities will focus on 

increasing procurement opportunities 

for Women-Owned Small Business 

Concerns (WOSBs). This proposed rule 

would further SBA’s overall goal to 

increase contracting and business 

opportunities for small businesses by 

giving contracting officers the ability to 

restrict competition to WOSBs in 

industries in which SBA has 

determined that WOSBs are 

underrepresented and substantially 

underrepresented and where certain 

threshold determinations are made by 

an agency. 

In addition, SBA has prioritized 

changes to the regulations governing the 

Section 8(a) Business Development (8(a) 

BD) and Small Disadvantaged Business 

(SDB) programs, and to SBA’s size 

determinations. The amendments in this 

proposed rule will prevent large 

businesses as well as other non-8(a) 

firms from being able to reap the 

benefits of sole source contracts 

intended for tribally-owned or Alaska 

Native Corporation-owned 8(a) 

Participants. The proposed rule will 

also benefit eligible business by 

clarifying SBA’s requirements, removing 

confusion, and eliminating or easing 

restrictions that are unnecessary. 

Finally, SBA will focus its regulatory 

priorities on reviewing and updating its 

size standards for small businesses to 

ensure that SBA’s size standards are 

consistently evaluated using the latest 

available data. In particular, SBA 

intends to publish three proposed rules 

to revise the size standards for business 

in certain industries classified under the 

North American Industry Classification 

System (NAICS): Retail Trade Industry 

Sector; Accommodations and Food 

Services Industry Sector; and Other 

Services Industry Sector, which include, 

for example, repair and maintenance 

services, personal and laundry services, 

and religious, grant making, civic, and 

professional services. 

SBA 

PROPOSED RULE STAGE 

158. 8(A) BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 

Priority: 

Other Significant 

Legal Authority: 

15 USC 634(b)(6), 636(j), 637(a) and (d) 

CFR Citation: 

13 CFR 124 

Legal Deadline: 

None 

Abstract: 

This rule proposes to make a number 

of changes to the regulations governing 

the 8(a) Business Development (8(a) 

BD) Program and several changes to 

SBA’s size regulations. Some of the 

changes involve technical issues, such 

as changing the term ‘‘SIC code’’ to 

‘‘NAICS code’’ to reflect the national 

conversion to the North American 

Industry Classification System. SBA has 

learned through experience that certain 

of its rules governing the 8(a) BD 

program are too restrictive and serve 

to unfairly preclude firms from being 

admitted to the program. In other cases, 

SBA has determined that a rule is too 

expansive or indefinite and has sought 

to restrict or clarify that rule. Changes 

are also being proposed to correct past 

public or agency misinterpretation. 

Also, new situations have arisen that 

were not anticipated when the current 

rules were drafted and the proposed 

rule seeks to cover those situations. 

Finally, one of the changes, involving 

Native Hawaiian Organizations, 

implements recently enacted 

legislation. 

Statement of Need: 

Sections 8(a) and 7(j) of the Small 

Business Act authorize the SBA to 

administer the 8(a) BD program and 

assist eligible small disadvantaged 

business concerns compete in the 

American economy through business 

development. The 8(a) BD program 

provides procurement, financial, 

management and technical assistance to 

foster the business growth and 

development of 8(a) BD program 

participants. The proposed regulatory 

action is necessary to implement 

changes to the regulations governing 

the 8(a) BD program, the Small 

Disadvantaged Business (SDB) 

programs, and to the SBA size 

regulations. The changes are proposed 

as a result of the continuing need to 

ensure that SBA is effectively 

delivering the 8(a) BD program in 

accordance with the Small Business 

Act. In addition, the regulatory action 

is needed to enable SBA to institute 

the proper internal controls that will 

ensure effective monitoring and 

oversight of the 8(a) BD Program. 

Summary of Legal Basis: 

This rule proposes to make some 

changes that involve technical issues, 

correct some rules governing the 8(a) 

BD program that are too restrictive, and 

others that require clarification. The 

rule change will address new situations 

have arisen that were not anticipated 

when the current rules were drafted. 

Finally, there is one change that 

implements a statutory change. 

Alternatives: 

SBA will analyze and consider the 

impact of any comments received from 

the public as a result of the proposed 


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regulations being published in the 

Federal Register. Where relevant and 

appropriate, the regulations will be 

revised to incorporate these comments. 

Anticipated Cost and Benefits: 

It is difficult to estimate the costs and 

benefits to the various classes of firms 

affected by this rule as it is impossible 

to foresee which future contracts above 

the competitive thresholds would be 

awarded based on the various options 

available to contracting officers. SBA 

believes that the benefits of the 

proposed rule exceed its costs and 

exceed the benefits of continuing the 

status quo. SBA believes that increased 

clarity and easing of restrictions in the 

overall proposed changes set forth in 

this rule are beneficial to 8(a) 

applicants and Participants. 

Risks: 

Because the 8(a) Program is a business 

development program—not a 

contracting program—it is intended to 

foster the 8(a) firm’s growth (through 

various forms of technical, 

management, procurement and 

financial assistance) and viability 

during the Participant’s 9-year term. 

The regulatory action is intended to 

mitigate any risks associated with 

program procedures and internal 

controls by ensuring clear and concise 

regulations. 

Timetable: 

Action Date FR Cite 

NPRM 10/28/09 74 FR 55694 

NPRM Comment 

Period End 

12/28/09 

Final Action 04/00/10 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Required: 

Yes 

Small Entities Affected: 

Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions 

Government Levels Affected: 

None 

URL For Public Comments: 

www.regulations.gov 

Agency Contact: 

Joe Loddo 

Associate Administrator, Office of 

Business Development 

Small Business Administration 

409 3rd Street SW 

Washington, DC 20416 

Phone: 202 205–7550 

Email: joe.loddo@sba.gov 

RIN: 3245–AF53 

SBA 

159. SMALL BUSINESS SIZE 

STANDARDS: RETAIL TRADE 

INDUSTRIES 

Priority: 

Other Significant 

Legal Authority: 

15 USC 632(a) 

CFR Citation: 

13 CFR 121 

Legal Deadline: 

None 

Abstract: 

An SBA project is the review and 

update of all SBA size standards over 

a 2-year period. This proposed rule is 

one of a series of proposals evaluating 

the size standards for industries within 

a specific North American Industry 

Classification System (NAICS) Industry 

Sector. This action proposes revisions 

to certain industries in the NAICS 

Retail Trade Industry Sector. The Retail 

Trade Industry Sector includes 

companies engaged in retailing 

merchandise and rendering services 

incidental to the sale of merchandise. 

These proposed revisions ensure that 

SBA’s size standards are consistently 

evaluated using the latest available 

data. 

Statement of Need: 

SBA’s small business size standards are 

used to establish eligibility for financial 

assistance and Federal contracting 

opportunities for small businesses. SBA 

is conducting a comprehensive review 

of all small business size standards to 

ensure that they accurately reflect 

industry structure, Federal government 

procurement practices and current 

economic conditions so that Federal 

programs are able to effectively assist 

small businesses. This rule reviews 

SBA size standards for industries 

within NAICS Sector 44-45, Retail 

Trade, and revises size standards for 

certain industries in the sector. The last 

such review of size standards for retail 

trade industries was in the early 1980s. 

Summary of Legal Basis: 

The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 

632(a)) delegates to SBA’s 

Administrator the responsibility for 

establishing small business definitions, 

commonly referred to as size standards. 

The Act requires that such definitions 

vary to reflect industry differences. 

Alternatives: 

By law, SBA is required to develop 

numerical size standards for 

establishing eligibility for Federal small 

business assistance programs. Other 

than varying size standards by industry, 

no practical alternative exists to the 

systems of numerical size standards. 

Anticipated Cost and Benefits: 

The rule has proposed to increase size 

standards for 48 industries within 

Sector 44-45, enabling about 8,800 

additional firms to obtain small 

business status and become eligible for 

Federal small business assistance. This 

could potentially increase the small 

business share of Federal contracting 

dollars by up to between $80 million 

and $100 million annually. The 

proposed action is not expected to 

result in significant costs to both 

Federal government and small entities 

as necessary administrative and 

operational mechanisms are already in 

place. 

Risks: 

Not applicable. 

Timetable: 

Action Date FR Cite 

NPRM 10/21/09 74 FR 53924 

NPRM Comment 

Period End 

12/21/09 

Final Action 04/00/10 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Required: 

Yes 

Small Entities Affected: 

Businesses 

Government Levels Affected: 

None 

URL For Public Comments: 

www.regulations.gov 

Agency Contact: 

Khem Sharma 

Division Chief, Division of Size 

Standards, Office of Government 

Contracting/Business Development 

Small Business Administration 

409 Third Street SW 

Washington, DC 20416 

Phone: 202 205–7189 

Fax: 202 205–6390 

RIN: 3245–AF69 


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SBA 

160. SMALL BUSINESS SIZE 

STANDARDS: OTHER SERVICES 

Priority: 

Other Significant 

Legal Authority: 

15 USC 632(a) 

CFR Citation: 

13 CFR 121 

Legal Deadline: 

None 

Abstract: 

An SBA project is the review of all 

SBA size standards over a 2-year 

period. This proposed rule is one of 

a series of proposals evaluating the size 

standards for industries within a 

specific North American Industry 

Classification System (NAICS) Industry 

Sector. This action proposes revisions 

to certain industries in the NAICS 

Other Services Industry Sector. Other 

Services include, for example, repair 

and maintenance services, personal and 

laundry services, and religious, grant 

making, civic, and professional 

services. These proposed revisions 

ensure that SBA’s size standards are 

consistently evaluated using the latest 

available data. 

Statement of Need: 

SBA’s small business size standards are 

used to establish eligibility for financial 

assistance and Federal contracting 

opportunities for small businesses. SBA 

is conducting a comprehensive review 

of all small business size standards to 

ensure that they accurately reflect 

industry structure, Federal government 

procurement practices and current 

economic conditions so that Federal 

programs are able to effectively assist 

small businesses. This rule reviews 

SBA size standards for industries 

within NAICS Sector 81, Other 

Services, and revises size standards for 

certain industries in the sector. The last 

such review of size standards for other 

services industries was in the early 

1980s. 

Summary of Legal Basis: 

The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 

632(a)) delegates to SBA’s 

Administrator the responsibility for 

establishing small business definitions, 

commonly referred to as size standards. 

The Act requires that such definitions 

vary to reflect industry differences. 

Alternatives: 

By law, SBA is required to develop 

numerical size standards for 

establishing eligibility for Federal small 

business assistance programs. Other 

than varying size standards by industry, 

no practical alternative exists to the 

systems of numerical size standards. 

Anticipated Cost and Benefits: 

The rule has proposed to increase size 

standards for 18 industries within 

Sector 81, enabling about 1,400 

additional firms to obtain small 

business status and become eligible for 

Federal small business assistance. This 

could potentially increase the small 

business share of Federal contracting 

dollars by up to between $25 million 

and $30 million annually. The 

proposed action is not expected to 

result in significant costs to both 

Federal government and small entities 

as necessary administrative and 

operational mechanisms are already in 

place. 

Risks: 

Not applicable. 

Timetable: 

Action Date FR Cite 

NPRM 10/21/09 74 FR 53941 

NPRM Comment 

Period End 

12/21/09 

Final Action 04/00/10 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Required: 

Yes 

Small Entities Affected: 

Businesses 

Government Levels Affected: 

None 

URL For Public Comments: 

www.regulations.gov 

Agency Contact: 

Khem Sharma 

Division Chief, Division of Size 

Standards, Office of Government 

Contracting/Business Development 

Small Business Administration 

409 Third Street SW 

Washington, DC 20416 

Phone: 202 205–7189 

Fax: 202 205–6390 

RIN: 3245–AF70 

SBA 

161. SMALL BUSINESS SIZE 

STANDARDS: ACCOMMODATIONS 

AND FOOD SERVICE INDUSTRIES 

Priority: 

Other Significant 

Legal Authority: 

15 USC 632(a) 

CFR Citation: 

13 CFR 121 

Legal Deadline: 

None 

Abstract: 

An SBA project is a review of all SBA 

size standards over a 2-year period. 

This proposed rule is one of a series 

of proposals evaluating the size 

standards for industries within a 

specific North American Industry 

Classification System (NAICS) Industry 

Sector. This action proposes revisions 

to certain industries in the NAICS 

Accommodations and Food Services 

Industry Sector. The Accommodations 

and Food Services Industry Sector 

includes companies that provide 

lodging and/or prepare meals, snacks, 

and beverages for immediate 

consumption. These proposed revisions 

ensure that SBA’s size standards are 

consistently evaluated using the latest 

available data. 

Statement of Need: 

SBA’s small business size standards are 

used to establish eligibility for financial 

assistance and Federal contracting 

opportunities for small businesses. SBA 

is conducting a comprehensive review 

of all small business size standards to 

ensure that they accurately reflect 

industry structure, Federal government 

procurement practices and current 

economic conditions so that Federal 

programs are able to effectively assist 

small businesses. This rule reviews 

SBA size standards for industries 

within NAICS Sector 72, 

Accommodation and Food Service, and 

revises size standards for certain 

industries in the sector. The last such 

review of size standards for industries 

in the accommodation and food service 

sector was in the early 1980s. 

Summary of Legal Basis: 

The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 

632(a)) delegates to SBA’s 

Administrator the responsibility for 

establishing small business definitions, 

commonly referred to as size standards. 

The Act requires that such definitions 

vary to reflect industry differences. 


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Alternatives: 

By law, SBA is required to develop 

numerical size standards for 

establishing eligibility for Federal small 

business assistance programs. Other 

than varying size standards by industry, 

no practical alternative exists to the 

systems of numerical size standards. 

Anticipated Cost and Benefits: 

The rule has proposed to increase size 

standards for five industries within 

Sector 72, enabling about 2,050 

additional firms to obtain small 

business status and become eligible for 

Federal small business assistance. This 

could potentially increase the small 

business share of Federal contracting 

dollars by up to between $75 million 

annually. The proposed action is not 

expected to result in significant costs 

to both Federal government and small 

entities as necessary administrative and 

operational mechanisms are already in 

place. 

Risks: 

Not applicable. 

Timetable: 

Action Date FR Cite 

NPRM 10/21/09 74 FR 53913 

NPRM Comment 

Period End 

12/21/09 

Final Action 04/00/10 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Required: 

Yes 

Small Entities Affected: 

Businesses 

Government Levels Affected: 

None 

URL For Public Comments: 

www.regulations.gov 

Agency Contact: 

Khem Sharma 

Division Chief, Division of Size 

Standards, Office of Government 

Contracting/Business Development 

Small Business Administration 

409 Third Street SW 

Washington, DC 20416 

Phone: 202 205–7189 

Fax: 202 205–6390 

RIN: 3245–AF71 

SBA 

162. WOMEN–OWNED SMALL 

BUSINESS FEDERAL CONTRACT 

PROGRAM 

Priority: 

Other Significant 

Legal Authority: 

15 USC 637(m) 

CFR Citation: 

13 CFR 121; 13 CFR 125; 13 CFR 127; 

13 CFR 134 

Legal Deadline: 

None 

Abstract: 

The U.S. Small Business 

Administration (SBA) is prohibited 

from using funding in Fiscal Year 2009 

to implement the program relating to 

Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) 

Federal Contract Assistance Procedures 

published on October 1, 2008, by the 

Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009, 

Div. D, title V, section 522 (Mar. 11, 

2009). In the future, SBA plans to 

withdraw this proposed rule and 

promulgate a new rule in order to 

establish and implement an effective 

WOSB procurement program. SBA is 

committed to moving forward to 

implement a successful WOSB 

procurement program. This rule will 

establish regulations to implement the 

Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) 

Federal Contract Assistance Program, 

authorized under section 8(m) of the 

Small Business Act. Section 8(m) was 

enacted as part of Public Law 106-554 

to provide a targeted procurement 

mechanism to assist Federal agencies in 

achieving the statutory goal of 5 

percent for contracting with WOSBs. In 

accordance with section 8(m), the new 

regulations would authorize contracting 

officers to restrict competition to 

eligible WOSBs for certain Federal 

contracts in industries in which SBA 

has determined that WOSBs are 

underrepresented or substantially 

underrepresented in Federal 

procurement. Also consistent with 

section 8(m), the authority to restrict 

competition would be limited to 

contracts not exceeding $3 million, or 

$5 million in the case of manufacturing 

contracts. In implementing section 8(m) 

the proposed regulations would further 

provide: the eligible industries in 

which WOSBs are underrepresented or 

substantially underrepresented; the 

specific eligibility requirements for 

WOSBs to qualify for program 

participation; the procedures for 

concerns to certify their eligibility; the 

process for SBA to verify the 

continuing WOSB eligibility; the 

contractual and business development 

assistance available under the program; 

the relevant protest and appeal 

procedures; and the applicable 

penalties. 

Statement of Need: 

‘‘Although the growth rate in the 

number of women-owned small 

businesses (WOSBs) was almost twice 

that of all firms between 1997 and 

2002, WOSBs have not experienced a 

proportional increase in their share of 

Federal contracting dollars.’’ LaLa Wu 

and Kate Collier, The National Plan of 

Action: Then and Now, Bella Abzug 

Leadership Institute, November 2007 

(hereinafter ‘‘The National Plan of 

Action’’). ‘‘Between 1997 and 2002, the 

numbers of women-owned firms overall 

increased by 19.8 percent and of 

women-owned employer firms, by 8.3 

percent.’’ SBA Office of Advocacy. 

‘‘Women in Business: 2006. A 

Demographic Review of Women’s 

Business Ownership,’’ 2007. Most tend 

be small; only 1.8 percent of WOSBs 

have receipts over $1 million and less 

than 0.1 percent had more than 500 

employees. See The Utilization of 

Women-Owned Small Business in 

Federal Contract, Kauffman-RAND 

Institute, 2007. Firms owned by women 

increased employment by 70,000 and 

those by men lost 1 million employees. 

See id. In addition, in 2002, womenowned firms accounted for 28.2 percent 

of all non-farm firms in the United 

States. See id. Despite this growth, the 

share of WOSB prime contract awards 

was 3.39 percent in FY 2008. 

Several congressional and executive 

efforts over the years to increase 

Federal contracting with WOSBs have 

not enhanced the WOSB share of 

Federal contracting dollars as much as 

anticipated. For example, in 1979, 

when Executive Order 12138 ‘‘charged 

Federal agencies with responsibility for 

providing procurement assistance to 

women-owned businesses, WOSBs 

received only 0.2 percent of all Federal 

procurements.’’ The National Plan of 

Action. In 9 years, the percentage of 

WOSB Federal procurements had 

grown to only one percent. See id. 

Similarly, in 1988, the Women’s 

Business Ownership Act, Public Law 

100—588 (Oct. 25, 1988), ‘‘was enacted 

to assist women in starting, managing 

and growing small businesses.’’ Id. 

‘‘While this program has assisted 

thousands of women in obtaining 

business financing and information, it 

has had less success in the Federal 

procurement arena.’’ Id. 


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Subsequently, in 1994, section 7106 of 

the Federal Acquisition Streamlining 

Act (FASA), Public Law 103—355, 

‘‘amended the Small Business Act by 

establishing a target that was aimed at 

increasing opportunities for women to 

compete for Federal contracts.’’ Id. 

‘‘FASA, among other things, established 

a Governmentwide goal for 

participation by WOSBs in 

procurement contracts of not less than 

5 percent of the total value of all prime 

contract and subcontract awards for 

each fiscal year.’’ Id. 

Federal Procurement Data System 

(FPDS) data indicates that since fiscal 

year (FY) 1996, Federal agencies have 

not met the separate 5 percent 

Governmentwide WOSB goal for prime 

contracts and subcontracts. However, 

the share of Federal prime contracting 

dollars to WOSBs has increased over 

the years. For example, in FY 2000, 

WOSBs received 2.3 percent of the 

approximately $200 billion in Federal 

prime contract awards. The share of 

WOSB prime contract award dollars 

increased to 2.49 percent in FY 2001, 

and again to 2.90, 2.98, and 3.03 

percent in FYs 2002, 2003 and 2004, 

respectively. In FY 2005, WOSB prime 

contract award dollars increased to 3.18 

percent, in FY 2006, increased again to 

3.41 percent of prime contract award 

dollars, in FY 2007 it remained at 3.41 

percent and in FY 2008 it dropped 

slightly to 3.39 percent. Although this 

increase shows a growing amount of 

contract of dollars going to WOSBs, 

SBA anticipates the WOSB Program 

will serve to quicken the increase of 

that percentage or perhaps give impetus 

to the development of new WOSBs. 

The foregoing historical data 

demonstrates the need for targeted 

government action to facilitate 

participation by WOSBs in Federal 

government contracting. Congress 

enacted section 811 of the Small 

Business Reauthorization Act of 2000, 

Public Law 106-554, to provide that 

mechanism. 

Summary of Legal Basis: 

Section 811 of the Small Business 

Reauthorization Act of 2000, amended 

the Small Business Act (Act) by adding 

a new section 8(m), 15 U.S.C. 637(m), 

authorizing contracting officers to 

restrict competition to eligible WOSBs 

for certain Federal contracts in 

industries in which SBA has 

determined that WOSBs are 

underrepresented or substantially 

underrepresented in Federal 

procurement. The new section 8(m) of 

the Act explicitly limits the contracting 

officer’s authority to restrict 

competition to contracts not exceeding 

$3 million ($5 million for 

manufacturing). It further requires SBA 

to conduct a study to identify the 

industries in which WOSBs are 

underrepresented and substantially 

underrepresented in Federal 

procurement and requires the head of 

any department or agency to provide 

SBA information that SBA deems 

necessary to conduct the study. 

Alternatives: 

This proposed rule implements 

statutory provisions for the purpose of 

facilitating participation by WOSBs in 

Federal Government contracting. 

Anticipated Cost and Benefits: 

Implementing these statutory 

provisions may impose additional costs 

on the Federal Government and small 

businesses. The costs and benefits of 

this proposed rule will be analyzed in 

the rule’s regulatory impact analysis 

and its initial regulatory flexibility 

analysis. 

Risks: 

This proposed rule poses no risks to 

public health, safety, or the 

environment. 

Timetable: 

Action Date FR Cite 

NPRM 02/00/10 

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 

Required: 

Yes 

Small Entities Affected: 

Businesses 

Government Levels Affected: 

Federal 

Agency Contact: 

Dean R. Koppel 

Acting Director for Government 

Contracting, Office of Policy, Planning 

and Liaison 

Small Business Administration 

409 3rd Street SW 

Washington, DC 20416 

Phone: 202 205–7322 

Fax: 202 481–1540 

RIN: 3245–AG06 

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