[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 173 (Friday, September 6, 2002)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 56966-56967]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-22651]


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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

13 CFR Part 121

RIN 3245-AE78


Small Business Size Standards; Testing Laboratories

AGENCY: Small Business Administration (SBA).

ACTION: Notice of proposed rule; notice of reopening of the comment 
period.

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SUMMARY: The proposed rule proposes to increase the size standard for 
Testing Laboratories from $6 million to $10 million under the North 
American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 541380. The proposed 
revision is being

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made to better define the size of businesses in this industry that SBA 
believes should be eligible for Federal small business assistance 
programs. The proposed rule was published on April 9, 2002, 67 FR 
17020. The comment period closed on June 10, 2002. We are reopening the 
comment period until September 30, 2002, because the SBA believes that 
affected businesses need more time to adequately respond.

DATES: The comment date for the proposed rule on the Testing 
Laboratories industry size standard is reopened through September 30, 
2002.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Gary M. Jackson, Assistant Administrator 
for Size Standards, U.S. Small Business Administration, 409 Third St., 
SW., Mail Code 6530, Washington, DC 20416; via e-mail to 
[email protected]; or via facsimile at (202) 205-6390. Upon 
request, SBA will make all public comments available.

    Dated: August 27, 2002.
Fred C. Armendariz,
Associate Deputy Administrator for Government Contracting and Business 
Development.
[FR Doc. 02-22651 Filed 9-5-02; 8:45 am]
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