21362 Federal Register I Vol. 47, No. 96 I Tuesday. May 18. 19 I Notices 

D.C. Director, Division 

of Licensing. 

Dated at Bethesda, this 4th day 

ofMay1982. 

For the Commission. 

Steven A. 

No. i, 

Division of Licensing. 

OFFICEOFMANAGEMENT AND 

BUDGET 

New StatisticalStandard on 

Comparability of Statisticson 

BusinessSize

AGENCYOfficeof Information and 

Regulatory Affairs, OMB

ACTIONNotice oi adoption of the new 

statistical standard entitled,

. Comparability of Statistics on Business 

Size

SUMMARY:The new statistical standard 

provides commonsize of business 

categories to be followed by statistical 

agencies in their tabulationsofbusiness 

sizedata. The standard was formulated

aspart of a Government-wide effort to 

assist the SmallBusiness

Administration in developingasmall 

business da ta base. The uniform size

categories will enhance the use of 

business size data for economic analysfa 

and policymaking. The standard was 

endorsed in thePresident's march1982,

report on small business. This is the first

Government-wide standardization of 

business size statistical data. 

A draft standard was published inthe 

December 2, 1980Federal Registerand 

theDecember 1980Statistical Reporter

for public comment. There were no 

objections to adopting the standard. A 

newitem was added to the draftwhich 

recommends theprovision of 

informaa lion on the average firm size 

within each category; such information

is now published by the statistical 

agencies and presentsno problem in the 

data compilation: 

Issuesin Developing the BusinessSize

Standard

In developing the standard,'special 

attention was given to balancing the 

consideru tionsof which classifications

are most relevant for analysis and 

policymaking, easyto understand, and 

do not diverge in a major way from 

existing size categories.Also, whilethe 

Interest for analyses of sma!I business Ia 

inbusinesses at the lower end of the 

size spectrum, it is necessary to trace 

developmentsin !inns of a wide rangeof 

size categories in order to better 

understand the relationship of"small 

business" to the rest of the economy. 

The employment,revenues, and assets 

size variables are based on numerical 

criteria only. They do not include 

descriptive terminology such as "small,"

"medium"or "large."Such

nomenclature is a qualitiative 

assessment which may varywith the 

use of the data, and is best left to users

to apply as they see fit. 

The standard provides for Federal · agencies to use the statistical size 

categories for' administering programc in 

th~ section on "Use for Federal 

Nonstatistical PurPoses." It states that 

they shall be used ..."onlyif the 

responsibile Secretary (Administrator) 

has first determined that the use of such 

size categories is appropriate to the . 

implementation of the program's 

objectives." In addition, if they are used 

in the operative text of a law or 

regulation, an example of recommended 

language to accompany their use is 

given to assure sufficientflexibility. 

The new standard is published below. 

ChristopherDeMuth.

Administrator,Officeof Informationand 

RegulatoryAffairs,Officeof Management

and Budget.

StatisticalStandard:Comparabilityof

StatisticsonBusinessSize

The purposeofthis directive fa to 

provide a standard means of comparing

business sizeseries prepared by various

Federal agencies. The Statistical

Businesa SizeCategories inthe table 

below are to be used to classify

reporting businesses by employment 

(number of employees),revenues (sales,

receipts,shipments, etc.), or assets.

Tabulations based on these categories 

shall be accompaniedby precise 

definitionsof the variables used to 

measure size(i.e., employment. 

revenues, or assets)andof the type of 

reporting unit Tabulated (e.g., 

establishments,enterprises, companies. 

taxpaying units).Suchdefinitions shall 

include adequate detail to allow 

comparisons with other definitions 

commonly used by Federal agencies. 

1. Combiningor Partitioning

Categories. At the discretion of the 

agency which controls the data. 

adjacent sizecategories may be 

combined and/or the sizescale may be 

truncsted in published tabulations. 

Justification for suchactions includes 

factorsas the limited scope of the data, 

the need to assure the confidentiality of 

individual response, or very large

sampling variability at the . recommended level of detail. For 

example, tabulationsofsmall 

businesses often truncate the upper end 

ofthe scale of size categories. The 

reasonsforsuchactionsshall be ncted 

inthe affectedpublication. 

Whenever data are pubHshed that 

combine sizecategoriEs, the Agency 

which controls the data shall maintain 

unpublished estimates or internal 

Jocumentation sufficient to allow 

!'easonable retrospective estimates of 

the unpublis:1ed detail. However, if 

categories nre combined to assure 

confidentialityofindividual responses, 

tithe- r. unpublished estimates or agency 

docume.1tation must be maintained in a 

formwhich is consistent withthe 

ccmfidentiality objective and the 

agency's authorityto protect 

information from disclosure. 

STATISTICALBUSINESS SIZECATEGORIES

EMPLOYMENT

(Numberofemployees)

0 (none

1 under 5 

5. under 10

10 under 20 2020 ...... 50 

50 under 100

100 under 250

250 under 500

500 under 1,000

1,000 under 2,500

2,500 under 5,000

5,000 under 10,000

10,000 ormore

REVENUES OR ASSETS

under $2!,000. $25,000___ under $50,000

$50,000 under $100,000 $100,000___ under $250,000

$250,000___ under $500,000 $500,000___ under $1million

$1million- under $2.5million $2.5millionunder $5million

$5million__ under $10million

$10million under $25million $25million__ under $50million $50under $100million

$100million under under $250 million

$250million under $500million $500million__ under $1 billion

$1billion under $2.5 billion

$2.5billion under $5billion

$5billionor more_ 

An agency may also defineadditional 

partitionswithin the standard tables to 

meet particular analyticalneeds. These 

partitions, however, mustbe in addition 

to and not in lieu of the standard 

categories, Lc ., they must not prevent 

summingto the standard categories. 

The largestsize categories inthe

standard tables wereselected to

accommodate current (1980) uses. If it 

becomes useful to define additional 

(larger} categories, they should be 

definedin a manner consistent withthe 

pattern establlshed in the standard 

tables (e.g., 10,000under 25,000

employees or $5 billion under $10billion 

revenues). 
FederalRegister / Vol. 47, No. 96 / Tuesday, May 18, 1982 / Notices 21363 

2.Average SizeWithin Categories

The averagesize of firmswithin a size

category may rangefrom thelower to 

the upper end of the category. 

Knowledge of the average size provides 

additional information for analyzing

patternsand trendsin firmsize.

Therefore, it is recommended that 

statistical tabulations of business size 

data includethe average size of firms in 

ea:::h category or information on the 

number of firms in each category that 

would enab!e the user to calculate the 

average size. 

3. Effect on Data Collection Activities. 

The requirement to use Statistical 

Business SizeCategories will often 

impact the planningof data collection 

activities. The size categories should be 

considered indefiningstr3tum 

boundaries and inchoosing cutoffsto

limitreporting burden or for other 

purposes. Data collection planswhich 

unnecessarily impedeor encumber

analysesbased on the standard size 

categories should be avoided. 

4. Transition toNew SizeCategories

Data tabulations that arepresented in 

thenew size categoriesfor the firsttimo 

shall be accompanied by overlapping 

data in the old categories for the same 

period. or some other meansof bridging

the old and new categoriesThiswill 

enable users to link the historicaldata 

in the transition period and thus 

minimizethe effect on the continuityof 

the series. 

5. Usefor Federal Nonstatistical 

Purposes. The Statistical BusinessSize

Categories shall be used in the 

administration of any regulatory, 

administrative, or tax program only if 

the responsible Secretaty

. (Administrator] has firstdetermined 

that the use of such size categories is

appropriate to the Implementation of the

program's objectives. 

If the term, "StatisticalBusiness Size

Categories"ls to be usedin the 

operative textof a law or . legislation

language similar to the followingshould 

be used to assure suffident flexibility:

"Businesssizecategories shall mean the . 

Statistical Business SizeCategoriesas

definedby the Officeof Management 

and Budget subject to such 

modifications with respect to Individual 

businesses or groups of businesses as

the Secretary(administrator)may . 

determinedto be appropriate for the 

purpose ofthis Act (regulation)". ... 

1 

May 

The Economic 

will meet on May 

at the House, 

10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. 

Unexpected circumstances preclude the 

customary 15 days advanca notice for 

such a meeting. · 

The purpose of the meeting Is to 

review and discuss: 

(a] Economic •Jutlook.and Financial 

Market Developments. 

(b] International Economic 

Intelligence Outlook. 

All agenda items concerna matters 

listed in section 552b(c) of Title 5, 

United States Code, specifically 

subparagraphs (1), (4], (8], and (9) 

thereof, and will be closed to the public. 

For further information, please contact 

the Office of Policy Development. the 

White House, at (202) 456-8515. 

Edwin L. Harper, 

Assistant UJ the President for Policy 

Development. 

(JIR ~ 8:Z-131l117 Piled ~17~ 10:$4 am) 

ISillJNQ COOl: ~1-..o1-ll. 

SYNTHETIC FUELS CORPORATION 

lntmm PoOcy on Standards of 

Conduct 

E1mTY: Synthetic Fuels Corporation. 

ACTION: Publication of Interim pQlicy on 

standards of conduct. 

SUMMARY: This notice publishP.s and 

invites public comment on an Interim 

Policy on Standards of Condua.t 

Implemented by the U.S. Synthetic Fuels 

Corporation to carry out the 

requirements of Seetiopa 118(a] and 

118(d) of the United States Synthetic 

Fuels Corporation Act of 1980, Pub. L. 

96-294 relating to finandal d.ieclosure 

and post-employment restrictions 

applicable to directors, officers and 

- employees of the Corporation, and for 

other purposes. 

PEl'lSON TO CONTACT FOR MOVU! 

INFORMAnON: Owen J. Malone, U.S. 

Synthetic Fuels Corporation. Office of 

General Counsel, 1900 L £treat. NW .. 

Washington, D.C. 20586, (ZOL; ~. 

' Interim Polley on Sta.ndard. of Conduct 

To All Interested Partie& 

The United States Synthetic Fuels 

Corporation ("Corporation") announces 

an Interim policy on standards of 

conduct appli~ble to dlrectoa, officers, 

and employees of the Corporation. 

The responsibility for these matters 

will be vested primarily In the 

Corporation's Ethics Officer, Mr. Owen 

J. Malone, Office of General Counsel, 

United Stales Synthetic Fuels 

Corporation. Sui!e 540, 1900 L Street. 

NW., Washington. D.C. 20586. 

It Is contemplated that the 

Corporation's Board of Directors will 

conduct a further review of the Interim 

Policy In light of comm~nts received 

following .this publication. 

Comments will only be accepted in 

writing through June 15, 1982, and 

should be directed to the Corporation's 

Office of General Coun6eL For further 

information regarding this Interim policy 

or the comment period.;:ontact Owen J. 

Malone: telephone (202J 653-4230. 

Interim Pollcy-5tandards of Conduct 

April27, 1982. 

. standard. of Conduct 

Table of Content. 

Part1~eral 

Section 1. ~.u-pose and Scope 

Section 2. Applicability 

Section 3. Defmitiona 

Section 4.. Corporation Ethlca Program 

Section 5. Designated Corporation Ethica 

Officer 

Section 6. Responsibilities and 

Administration 

Part 2--Conduct of Employees 

Section 1. General 

Section 6. Glfts. Gratuities, Entertalrurient, 

and Favors 

Section 9. Outside F..mployment and Other 

Outside Activity 

Section 10. Confidential Information 

Section 11. Use of Corporation Property 

Section 12. Gambling. Betting and Lotteries 

Section 13. Courtesy · 

Section 14. Availability of Counseli.ag 

Section 15. Complaints 

Part 3-F!nancial Interests, Prior 

Employment. and Similar Intere1ta 

Section 16. Restrictions Related to Flnandal, 

Prior Employment, and Similar Interests 

(a] General . 

(b) Acquisition of financial interest in 

participating organization 

(c) Restrictions concerning private 

financial interests and previous 

employment 

(d) Deflllitione 

(e) Waiver 

(f) Waiver by rule 

(gl Procedure applicable to directors 

Part 4-Executive Perscnnel Financial 

Disclosure Requirements 

Section 17 Finandal Disclosure 

Requirements for Directors Certain 

Employees 

(a) Statutory 

(b) General policy and purpose 

(c) Persona required to file 

(d) Contents of report 

(ej Fl.llns. Cu.etody, Review