[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 66 (Tuesday, April 7, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 16882-16883]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-8996]


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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

13 CFR Part 121


Small Business Size Standards; Engineering Services, 
Architectural Services, and Surveying and Mapping Services

AGENCY: Small Business Administration.

ACTION: Proposed rulemaking; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On February 3, 1998 (63 FR 5480), the Small Business 
Administration (SBA) proposed a size standard of $7.5 million in 
average annual receipts for general Engineering Services (part of 
Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code 8711), $5.0 million for 
Architectural Services (SIC code 8712) and $3.5 million for Surveying 
and Mapping Services (SIC code 8713 and part of SIC code 7389). The 
proposed rule specified that comments to the proposed rule must be 
submitted to the SBA by April 6, 1998. This notice extends the comment 
period for an additional 30 days.


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DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 6, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Gary M. Jackson, Assistant Administrator 
for Size Standards, 409 3rd Street, S.W., Mail Code 6880, Washington DC 
20416.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert N. Ray, Office of Size 
Standards, (202) 205-6618.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SBA proposed an increase to the size 
standard for general Engineering Services (part of SIC code 8711) from 
$2.5 million to $7.5 million on February 3, 1998 (63 FR 5480). The 
other size standards applicable to Engineering Services under SIC code 
8711--Military and Aerospace Equipment, Military Weapons, Marine 
Engineering, and Naval Architecture--were not reviewed as part of that 
proposed rule. The rule also proposed an increase to the size standard 
for the Architectural Services industry (SIC code 8712) from $2.5 
million to $5 million and an increase to the size standard for the 
Surveying and Mapping Services industry (SIC code 8713) from $2.5 
million to $3.5 million. The rule proposed no change to the $3.5 
million size standard for Map Drafting, Mapmaking and Photogrammetric 
Mapping Services that are industry activities under Business Services, 
Not Elsewhere Classified (SIC code 7389). A thorough discussion of the 
reasons why the SBA proposed these size standards is contained in the 
proposed rule.
    This notice extends the comment period an additional 30 days, or 
until May 6, 1998, to allow the public additional time to fully address 
the appropriateness of the proposed size standards and their impacts on 
the engineering, architectural, and surveying and mapping industries. 
Given the level of interest that has been expressed to date on the 
proposed size standards and the significance of the proposed size 
standards, the SBA believes that a longer comment period is appropriate 
and will generate valuable input from firms in those industries 
potentially affected by a size standard change.

    Dated: April 1, 1998.
Aida Alvarez,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 98-8996 Filed 4-6-98; 8:45 am]
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