49966 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 164 / Thursday, August 25, 2005 / Notices 

205–6506, fax: (202) 205–6869, e-mail: 

thomas.dumaresq@sba.gov.

Dated: August 17, 2005. 

Carmen-Rosa Torres, 

Director, Office of the Chief Financial Officer, 

Office of Analysis, Planning and 

Accountability.

[FR Doc. 05–16921 Filed 8–24–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Small Business Size Standards: 

Waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule

AGENCY: Small Business Administration 

(SBA).

ACTION: Notice of intent to waive the 

Nonmanufacturer Rule for Commercial 

Laundry Equipment, including 

Commercial Laundry Manufacturing, 

Dry Cleaning Equipment Manufacturing 

and Pressing Machine Manufacturing. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Small Business 

Administration (SBA) is considering 

granting a waiver of the 

Nonmanufacturer Rule for Commercial 

Laundry Equipment, including 

Commercial Laundry Manufacturing, 

Dry Cleaning Equipment Manufacturing, 

and Pressing Machine Manufacturing. 

The basis for waivers is that no small 

business manufacturers are supplying 

these classes of products to the Federal 

government. The effect of a waiver 

would be to allow otherwise qualified 

regular dealers to supply the products of 

any domestic manufacturer on a Federal 

contract set aside for small businesses, 

service disabled veteran-owned small 

businesses or SBA’s 8(a) Business 

Development Program. The purpose of 

this notice is to solicit comments and 

potential source information from 

interested parties.

DATES: Comments and sources must be 

submitted on or before September 9, 

2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Edith Butler, Program Analyst, by 

telephone at (202) 619–0422; by FAX at 

481–1788; or by e-mail at 

edith.butler@sba.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

8(a)(17) of the Small Business Act, (Act) 

15 U.S.C. 637(a)(17), requires that 

recipients of Federal contracts set aside 

for small businesses, service-disabled 

veteran-owned small businesses, or 

SBA’s 8(a) Business Development 

Program provide the product of a small 

business manufacturer or processor, if 

the recipient is other than the actual 

manufacturer or processor. This 

requirement is commonly referred to as 

the Nonmanufacturer Rule. 

The SBA regulations imposing this 

requirement are found at 13 CFR 

121.406 (b). Section 8(a)(17)(b)(iv) of the 

Act authorizes SBA to waive the 

Nonmanufacturer Rule for any ‘‘class of 

products’’ for which there are no small 

business manufacturers or processors in 

the Federal market. 

As implemented in SBA’s regulations 

at 13 CFE 121.1204, in order to be 

considered available to participate in 

the Federal market for a class of 

products, a small business manufacturer 

must have submitted a proposal for a 

contract solicitation or received a 

contract from the Federal government 

within the last 24 months. The SBA 

defines ‘‘class of products’’ based on six 

digit coding systems. The first coding 

system is the Office of Management and 

Budget North American Industry 

Classification System (NAICS). The 

second is the Product and Service Code 

established by the Federal Procurement 

Data System. 

The SBA is currently processing a 

request to waive the Nonmanufacturer 

Rule for Commercial Laundry 

Equipment, including Commercial 

Laundry Manufacturing, Dry Cleaning 

Equipment Manufacturing and Pressing 

Machine Manufacturing, North 

American Industry Classification 

System (NAICS) 333312. 

The public is invited to comment or 

provide source information to SBA on 

the proposed waiver of the 

nonmanufacturer rule for this NAICS 

code.

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 637(A)(17).

Dated: August 19, 2005. 

Dean Koppel, 

Assistant Administrator, Office of Policy and 

Research.

[FR Doc. 05–16916 Filed 8–24–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Small Business Size Standards: 

Waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule

AGENCY: Small Business Administration.

ACTION: Notice of intent to waive the 

Nonmanufacturer Rule for Household 

Laundry Equipment, including Laundry 

Equipment (washers and dryers) and 

Household Type Manufacturing. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Small Business 

Administration (SBA) is considering 

granting a waiver of the 

Nonmanufacturer Rule for Household 

Laundry Equipment, including Laundry 

Equipment (washers and dryers) and 

Household Type Manufacturing. 

The basis for waivers is that no small 

business manufacturers are supplying 

these classes of products to the Federal 

government. The effect of a waiver 

would be to allow otherwise qualified 

regular dealers to supply the products of 

any domestic manufacturer on a Federal 

contract set aside for small businesses, 

service disabled veteran-owned small 

businesses or SBA’s 8(a) Business 

Development Program. The purpose of 

this notice is to solicit comments and 

potential source information from 

interested parties.

DATES: Comments and sources must be 

submitted on or before September 9, 

2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Edith Butler, Program Analyst, by 

telephone at (202) 619–0422; by FAX at 

481–1788; or by e-mail at 

edith.butler@sba.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

8(a)(17) of the Small Business Act, (Act) 

15 U.S.C. 637(a)(17), requires that 

recipients of Federal contracts set aside 

for small businesses, service-disabled 

veteran-owned small businesses, or 

SBA’s 8(a) Business Development 

Program provide the product of a small 

business manufacturer or processor, if 

the recipient is other than the actual 

manufacturer or processor. This 

requirement is commonly referred to as 

the Nonmanufacturer Rule. 

The SBA regulations imposing this 

requirement are found at 13 CFR 

121.406(b). Section 8(a)(17)(b)(iv) of the 

Act authorizes SBA to waive the 

Nonmanufacturer Rule for any ‘‘class of 

products’’ for which there are no small 

business manufacturers or processors in 

the Federal market. 

As implemented in SBA’s regulations 

at 13 CFE 121.1204, in order to be 

considered available to participate in 

the Federal market for a class of 

products, a small business manufacturer 

must have submitted a proposal for a 

contract solicitation or received a 

contract from the Federal government 

within the last 24 months. The SBA 

defines ‘‘class of products’’ based on six 

digit coding systems. The first coding 

system is the Office of Management and 

Budget North American Industry 

Classification System (NAICS). The 

second is the Product and Service Code 

established by the Federal Procurement 

Data System. 

The SBA is currently processing a 

request to waive the Nonmanufacturer 

Rule for Household Laundry 

Equipment, including Laundry 

Equipment (washers and dryers) and 

Household Type Manufacturing, North 

American Industry Classification 

System (NAICS) 335224. 

The public is invited to comment or 

provide source information to SBA on