[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 235 (Wednesday, December 9, 2009)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 65040]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-29228]


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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

13 CFR Parts 121 and 124

RIN 3245-AFS3


Small Business Size Regulations; 8(a) Business Development/Small 
Disadvantaged Business Status Determinations

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business Administration.

ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On October 28, 2009, the U.S. Small Business Administration 
(SBA or Agency) proposed changes to its 8(a) Business Development (8(a) 
BD) and Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB) programs as well as its size 
regulations. The rule proposes to make a number of changes to the 
regulations governing the 8(a) BD and SDB programs, and several changes 
to SBA's size regulations. Some of the changes involve technical 
issues. Other changes are more substantive and result from SBA's 
experience in implementing the current regulations. SBA requested 
comments on the various approaches for the proposed changes in the 
proposed rulemaking. The proposed rule provided a 60-day comment period 
closing on December 28, 2009.
    SBA is extending the comment period an additional 30 days to 
January 28, 2010. We are extending the comment period because SBA 
believes that affected businesses need more time to adequately respond.

DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published on October 
28, 2009 (74 FR 55694), is extended until January 28, 2010.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by RIN: 3245-AF53, by 
any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail, for paper, disk, or CD-ROM submissions: Joseph 
Loddo, Associate Administrator, Office of Business Development, 409 
Third Street, SW., Mail Code, Washington, DC 20416.
     Hand Delivery/Courier: Joseph Loddo, Associate 
Administrator, Office of Business Development. 409 Third Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20416.
    SBA will post all comments on http://www.regulations.gov. If you 
wish to submit confidential business information (CBI) as defined in 
the User Notice at http://www.Regulations.gov, please submit the 
information to LeAnn Delaney, Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of 
Business Development, 409 Third Street, SW., Washington, DC 20416, or 
send an e-mail to [email protected]. Highlight the information that 
you consider to be CBI and explain why you believe SBA should hold this 
information as confidential. SBA will review the information and make 
the final determination of whether it will publish the information or 
not.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LeAnn Delaney, Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Office of Business Development, at (202) 205-5852, or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 28, 2009 (74 FR 55694-01), SBA 
issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM). In that document, SBA 
proposed to make a number of changes to the regulations governing the 
8(a) BD and SDB programs, and several changes to SBA's size 
regulations. Some of the changes involve technical issues. Other 
changes are more substantive and result from SBA's experience in 
implementing the current regulations. SBA proposes to make a number of 
changes to the regulations governing the 8(a) BD program and six 
related changes to the size regulations. SBA requested comments on the 
various approaches for the proposed changes. Initially, SBA established 
a sixty (60) day public comment period for its NPRM, with a closing 
date of December 28, 2009. SBA has decided to extend the comment period 
due to the significance of the rule.
    The Small Business Administration (SBA) hereby provides notice that 
it is extending the public comment period for its Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking by thirty (30) days. Comments must he received no later than 
January 28, 2010. Given the scope of the proposal and the nature of the 
issues raised by the comments received to date, SBA believes that 
affected businesses need more time to review the proposal and prepare 
their comments. Additionally, SBA will hold a series of public hearings 
and tribal consultations on this NPRM in certain cities throughout the 
country, beginning in December 2009, and anticipates receiving comments 
throughout the public hearing process.

    Authority:  15 U.S.C. 632, 634(b)(6), 636(b), 637(a), 644 and 
662(5); and Public Law 105-135, sec. 401 et seq., 111 Stat. 2592.

    Dated: December 2, 2009.
Joseph G. Jordan,
Associate Administrator, Government Contracting and Business 
Development.
[FR Doc. E9-29228 Filed 12-8-09; 8:45 am]
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