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[FR Doc No: 94-32007]


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[Federal Register: December 29, 1994]


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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

13 CFR Part 101

 

Administration

AGENCY: Small Business Administration.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Small Business Administration (SBA) is hereby revising the 
dollar threshold for Approval/Denial of a Certificate of Competency 
(COC) for their Area Offices and is delegating to one individual (Area 
Director for Government Contracting) within each Area Office, the 
authority to issue or deny a COC. This action is necessary to reflect 
internal changes which have occurred in the Agency and the COC Program. 
This revision will enhance SBA's ability to process COC applications.

EFFECTIVE DATE: December 29, 1994.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dean Koppel, Acting Director, Office of Industrial Assistance, 202/205-
6475.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This regulation establishes a uniform 
$25,000,000 threshold for approval/denial of a COC by SBA's Area 
Directors. Area Directors will have the sole authority to issue or deny 
a COC within their geographic locales.
    This is a departure from the graduated levels which are currently 
in effect. The Agency is making this change to reflect the recent 
reorganization of the Government Contracting Program to an Area concept 
and also to streamline and enhance SBA's internal processing of COC 
applications at the Area Office level.
    Due to the fact that this final rule governs matters of agency 
organization, management and personnel and makes no substantive change 
to the current regulation, SBA is not required to determine if these 
changes constitute a major rule for proposes of Executive Order 12291, 
to determine if they have a significant economic impact on a 
substantial number of small entities pursuant to the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq), or to do a Federalism Assessment 
pursuant to Executive Order 12612. SBA certifies that these changes 
will not impose an annual record keeping or reporting requirement on 10 
or more persons under the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. ch. 25). 
Finally, for purposes of E.O. 12778, SBA certifies that this rule, is 
drafted, to the extent practicable, in accordance with standards set 
forth in Section 2 of that order.
    SBA is publishing this regulation governing agency organization, 
procedure and practice as a final rule without opportunity for public 
comment pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(A).

List of Subjects in 13 CFR Part 101

    Administration.

    For the reasons set forth above, Part VI of Sec. 101.3-2, part 101 
of title 13, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), is revised as follows.

PART 101--ADMINISTRATION

    1. The Authority citation for part 101 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority: Secs. 4 and 5, Pub. L. 85-536, 72 Stat, 384 and 385 
(15 u.S.C. 633 and 634, as amended); sec. 308, Pub. L. 85-699, 72 
Stat. 694 (15 U.S.C. 687, as amended); sec. 5(b)(11), Pub. L. 93-386 
(Aug. 23, 1974); and 5 U.S.C. 552.

    2. Section 101.3-2, Part VI is revised to read as follows:


Sec. 101.3-2  Delegations of authority to conduct program activities in 
field offices.

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Part VI--Government Contracting Program (GC) Certificate of Competency 
Approval Authority

    1. To approve applications for a Certificate of Competency (COC) 
received from small business concerns and issue COC's to those firms 
located within the area office's geographic jurisdiction, subject to 
the following monetary limitations:

Area Director/GC--$25,000,000

    2. To deny an application for a Certificate of Competency received 
from small business concerns located within the area's geographic 
jurisdiction, subject to the following monetary limitations:

Area Director/GC--Unlimited

    Dated: December 21, 1994.
Philip Lader,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 94-32007 Filed 12-28-94; 8:45 am]
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