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[FR Doc No: 2018-11293]



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Vol. 83

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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

13 CFR Ch. I


Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).

ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda.

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SUMMARY: This semiannual Regulatory Agenda is a summary of current and 
projected regulatory and deregulatory actions and completed actions of 
the Small Business Administration (SBA). SBA expects that this summary 
information will enable the public to be more aware of, and effectively 
participate in, SBA's regulatory and deregulatory activities. SBA 
invites the public to submit comments on any aspect of this Agenda.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

General

    Please direct general comments or inquiries to Imelda A. Kish, Law 
Librarian, U.S. Small Business Administration, 409 Third Street SW, 
Washington, DC 20416, (202) 205-6849, [email protected].

Specific

    Please direct specific comments and inquiries on individual 
regulatory activities identified in this Agenda to the individual 
listed in the summary of the regulation as the point of contact for 
that regulation.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SBA is fully committed to implementing the 
Administration's regulatory reform policies, as established by 
Executive Order 13771, Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory 
Costs (January 30, 2017), and Executive Order 13777, Enforcing the 
Regulatory Reform Agenda (February 24, 2017). In order to fully 
implement the goal of these executive orders, SBA seeks feedback from 
the public in identifying any SBA regulations that affected parties 
believe impose unnecessary burdens or costs that exceed their benefits; 
eliminate jobs or inhibit job creation; or are ineffective or outdated.
    The Regulatory Flexibility Act requires SBA to publish in the 
Federal Register a semiannual regulatory flexibility agenda describing 
those rules SBA expects to consider in the next 12 months that are 
likely to have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of 
small entities (5 U.S.C. 602). Additional information on these rules 
and on all other rulemakings SBA expects to consider is included in the 
Federal Government's complete Regulatory Agenda, which will be 
available online at www.reginfo.gov in a format that offers users 
enhanced ability to obtain information about SBA's rules.

Linda E. McMahon,
Administrator.

              Small Business Administration--Prerule Stage
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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191.......................  Small Business Size                3245-AG16
                             Standards; Alternative
                             Size Standard for 7(a),
                             504, and Disaster Loan
                             Programs.
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           Small Business Administration--Proposed Rule Stage
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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192.......................  Small Business Development         3245-AE05
                             Center Program Revisions.
193.......................  Small Business HUBZone             3245-AG38
                             Program and Government
                             Contracting Programs.
194.......................  Women-Owned Small Business         3245-AG75
                             and Economically
                             Disadvantaged Women-Owned
                             Small Business--
                             Certification.
195.......................  National Defense                   3245-AG86
                             Authorization Acts of
                             2016 and 2017, RISE After
                             Disaster Act of 2015, and
                             Other Small Business
                             Government Contracting
                             Amendments.
196.......................  Small Business Size                3245-AG88
                             Standards: Educational
                             Services; Health Care and
                             Social Assistance; Arts,
                             Entertainment and
                             Recreation; Accommodation
                             and Food Services; Other
                             Services.
197.......................  Small Business Size                3245-AG89
                             Standards: Agriculture,
                             Forestry, Fishing and
                             Hunting; Mining,
                             Quarrying, and Oil and
                             Gas Extraction;
                             Utilities; Construction.
198.......................  Small Business Size                3245-AG90
                             Standards: Transportation
                             and Warehousing;
                             Information; Finance and
                             Insurance; Real Estate
                             and Rental and Leasing.
199.......................  Small Business Size                3245-AG91
                             Standards: Professional,
                             Scientific and Technical
                             Services; Management of
                             Companies and
                             Enterprises;
                             Administrative and
                             Support, Waste Management
                             and Remediation Services.
200.......................  Streamlining and                   3245-AG97
                             Modernizing Certified
                             Development Company
                             Program (504 Loan
                             Program) Corporate
                             Governance Requirements.
201.......................  Streamlining and                   3245-AG98
                             Modernizing the 7(a),
                             Microloan, and 504 Loan
                             Programs to Reduce
                             Unnecessary Regulatory
                             Burden.
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             Small Business Administration--Final Rule Stage
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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202.......................  Small Business Timber Set-         3245-AG69
                             Aside Program.
203.......................  Ownership and Control of           3245-AG85
                             Service-Disabled Veteran-
                             Owned Small Business
                             Concerns.
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            Small Business Administration--Completed Actions
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                                                           Regulation
       Sequence No.                    Title             Identifier No.
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204.......................  Miscellaneous Amendments           3245-AF85
                             to Business Loan Programs
                             and Surety Bond Guarantee
                             Program.
205.......................  Disaster Loan Programs;            3245-AG77
                             Federal Flood Risk
                             Management Standard.
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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (SBA)

Prerule Stage

191. Small Business Size Standards; Alternative Size Standard for 7(A), 
504, and Disaster Loan Programs

    E.O. 13771 Designation: Other.
    Legal Authority: Pub. L. 111-240, sec. 1116
    Abstract: SBA will request public comment on options to amend its 
size eligibility criteria for Business Loans, certified development 
company (CDC) loans under title V of the Small Business Investment Act 
(504) and economic injury disaster loans (EIDL). For the SBA 7(a) 
Business Loan Program and the 504 program, the eventual amendments will 
provide an alternative size standard for loan applicants that do not 
meet the small business size standards for their industries. The Small 
Business Jobs Act of 2010 (Jobs Act) established alternative size 
standards that apply to both of these programs until SBA's 
Administrator establishes other alternative size standards. For the 
disaster loan program, the amendments will provide an alternative size 
standard for loan applicants that do not meet the Small Business Size 
Standard for their industries. SBA loan program alternative size 
standards do not affect other Federal Government programs, including 
Federal procurement.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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ANPRM...............................   03/22/18  83 FR 12506
ANPRM Comment Period End............   05/21/18  .......................
NPRM................................   12/00/18  .......................
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Dr. Khem Raj Sharma, Chief, Office of Size 
Standards, Small Business Administration, 409 Third Street SW, 
Washington, DC 20416, Phone: 202 205-7189, Fax: 202 205-6390, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 3245-AG16

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (SBA)

Proposed Rule Stage

192. Small Business Development Center Program Revisions

    E.O. 13771 Designation: Other.
    Legal Authority: 15 U.S.C. 634(b)(6); 15 U.S.C. 648
    Abstract: Updates the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) 
program regulations by proposing to amend: (1) Procedures for approving 
applications for new Host SBDCs; (2) approval procedures for travel 
outside the continental U.S. and U.S. territories; (3) procedures and 
requirements regarding findings and disputes resulting from financial 
exams, programmatic reviews, accreditation reviews, and other SBA 
oversight activities; (4) requirements for new or renewal applications 
for SBDC grants, including electronic submission through the approved 
electronic Government submission facility; (5) procedures regarding the 
determination to affect suspension, termination or non-renewal of an 
SBDC's cooperative agreement; and (6) provisions regarding the 
collection and use of the individual SBDC client data.
    Timetable:

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                   Action                       Date         FR Cite
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ANPRM......................................   04/02/15       80 FR 17708
ANPRM Comment Period End...................   06/01/15
NPRM.......................................   07/00/18
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Adriana Menchaca-Gendron, Associate Administrator 
for Small Business Development Centers, Small Business Administration, 
409 Third Street SW, Washington, DC 20416, Phone: 202 205-6988, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 3245-AE05

193. Small Business Hubzone Program and Government Contracting Programs

    E.O. 13771 Designation: Other.
    Legal Authority: 15 U.S.C. 657a
    Abstract: SBA has been reviewing its processes and procedures for 
implementing the HUBZone program and has determined that several of the 
regulations governing the program should be amended in order to resolve 
certain issues that have arisen. As a result, the proposed rule would 
constitute a comprehensive revision of part 126 of SBA's regulations to 
clarify current HUBZone Program regulations, and implement various new 
procedures. The amendments will make it easier for participants to 
comply with the program requirements and enable them to maximize the 
benefits afforded by participation. In developing this proposed rule, 
SBA will focus on the principles of Executive Orders 12866, 13771 and 
13563 to determine whether portions of regulations should be modified, 
streamlined, expanded or repealed to make the HUBZone program more 
effective and/or less burdensome on small business concerns. At the 
same time, SBA will maintain a framework that helps identify and reduce 
waste, fraud, and abuse in the program.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   05/00/18  .......................
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Mariana Pardo, Director, Office of HUBZone, Small 
Business Administration, 409 Third Street SW, Washington, DC 20416, 
Phone: 202 205-2985, Fax: 202 481-2675, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 3245-AG38

194. Women-Owned Small Business and Economically Disadvantaged Women-
Owned Small Business-Certification

    E.O. 13771 Designation: Other.
    Legal Authority: Pub. L. 113-291, sec. 825; 15 U.S.C. 637(m)
    Abstract: Section 825 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2015 (NDAA), Public Law 113-291, 128 Stat. 3292, Dec. 19, 
2014, included language requiring that women-owned small business 
concerns and economically disadvantaged women-owned small business 
concerns are certified by a Federal agency, a State government, the 
Administrator, or national certifying entity approved by the 
Administrator as a small business concern owned and controlled by

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women. This rule will propose the standards and procedures for 
participation in this certification program. This rule will also 
propose to revise the procedures for continuing eligibility, program 
examinations, protest and appeals. The proposed revisions will reflect 
public comments that SBA received in response to the Advanced Notice of 
Proposed Rulemaking that the agency issued in December 2016 to solicit 
feedback on implementation of the program. Finally, SBA is planning to 
continue to utilize new technology to improve its efficiency and 
decrease small business burdens, and therefore, the new certification 
procedures will be based on an electronic application and certification 
process.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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ANPRM...............................   12/18/15  80 FR 78984
ANPRM Comment Period End............   02/16/16  .......................
NPRM................................   05/00/18  .......................
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Kenneth Dodds, Director, Office of Policy, Planning 
and Liaison, Small Business Administration, 409 Third Street SW, 
Washington, DC 20416, Phone: 202 619-1766, Fax: 202 481-2950, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 3245-AG75

195. National Defense Authorization Acts of 2016 and 2017, Rise After 
Disaster Act of 2015, and Other Small Business Government Contracting 
Amendments

    E.O. 13771 Designation: Other.
    Legal Authority: 15 U.S.C. 637(d)(17); Pub. L. 114-328, sec. 1811, 
sec. 1821; Pub. L. 114-92, sec. 863; Pub. L. 114-88, sec. 2108
    Abstract: Section 1811 of the of the National Defense Authorization 
Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2017, Public Law 114-328, Dec. 23, 2016, 
(NDAA) of 2017 limits the scope of review of Procurement Center 
Representatives for certain Department of Defense procurements 
performed outside of the United States. Section 1821 of the NDAA of 
2017 establishes that failure to act in good faith in providing timely 
subcontracting reports shall be considered a material breach of the 
contract. Section 863 of the NDAA for FY 2016, Public Law 114-92, Nov. 
25, 2015, establishes procedures for the publication of acquisition 
strategies if the acquisition involves consolidation or substantial 
bundling. SBA also intends to request comment on various proposed 
changes requested by industry or other agencies, including those 
pertaining to exclusions from calculating compliance with the 
limitations on subcontracting, an agency's ability to set aside orders 
under set-aside contracts, and a contracting officer's authority to 
request reports on a prime contractor's compliance with the limitations 
on subcontracting. Section 2108 of Public Law 114-88 provide agencies 
with double credit when they award to a local small business in a 
disaster area.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   05/00/18  .......................
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Kenneth Dodds, Director, Office of Policy, Planning 
and Liaison, Small Business Administration, 409 Third Street SW, 
Washington, DC 20416, Phone: 202 619-1766, Fax: 202 481-2950, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 3245-AG86

196. Small Business Size Standards: Educational Services; Health Care 
and Social Assistance; Arts, Entertainment and Recreation; 
Accommodation and Food Services; Other Services

    E.O. 13771 Designation: Other.
    Legal Authority: 15 U.S.C. 632(a)
    Abstract: The Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 (Jobs Act) requires 
SBA to conduct every five years a detailed review of all size standards 
and to make appropriate adjustments to reflect market conditions. As 
part of the second five-year review of size standards under the Jobs 
Act, in this proposed rule, SBA will evaluate size standards for all 
industries in North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 
Sector 61 (Educational Services), Sector 62 (Health Care and Social 
Assistance), Sector 71 (Arts, Entertainment and Recreation), Sector 72 
(Accommodation and Food Services), and Sector 81 (Other Services) and 
make necessary adjustments to size standards in these sectors. This is 
one of a series of proposed rules that will examine groups of NAICS 
sectors. SBA will apply its Size Standards Methodology to this proposed 
rule.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   09/00/18  .......................
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Dr. Khem Raj Sharma, Chief, Office of Size 
Standards, Small Business Administration, 409 Third Street SW, 
Washington, DC 20416, Phone: 202 205-7189, Fax: 202 205-6390, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 3245-AG88

197. Small Business Size Standards: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and 
Hunting; Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction; Utilities; 
Construction

    E.O. 13771 Designation: Other.
    Legal Authority: 15 U.S.C. 632(a)
    Abstract: The Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 (Jobs Act) requires 
SBA to conduct every five years a detailed review of all size standards 
and to make appropriate adjustments to reflect market conditions. As 
part of the second five-year review of size standards under the Jobs 
Act, in this proposed rule, SBA will evaluate each industry that has a 
receipts-based standard in North American Industry Classification 
System (NAICS) Sector 11 (Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting), 
Sector 21 (Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction), Sector 22 
(Utilities), and Sector 23 (Construction), and make necessary 
adjustments to size standards in these sectors. This is one of a series 
of proposed rules that will examine groups of NAICS sectors. SBA will 
apply its Size Standards Methodology to this proposed rule.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   09/00/18  .......................
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Dr. Khem Raj Sharma, Chief, Office of Size 
Standards, Small Business Administration, 409 Third Street SW, 
Washington, DC 20416, Phone: 202 205-7189, Fax: 202 205-6390, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 3245-AG89

198. Small Business Size Standards: Transportation and Warehousing; 
Information; Finance and Insurance; Real Estate and Rental and Leasing

    E.O. 13771 Designation: Other.
    Legal Authority: 15 U.S.C. 632(a)
    Abstract: The Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 (Jobs Act) requires 
SBA to conduct every five years a detailed review of all size standards 
and to make appropriate adjustments to reflect market conditions. As 
part of the second five-year review of size standards under the Jobs 
Act, in this proposed rule, SBA

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will evaluate each industry that has a receipts-based standard in North 
American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Sector 48-49 
(Transportation and Warehousing), Sector 51 (Information), Sector 52 
(Finance and Insurance), and Sector 53 (Real Estate and Rental and 
Leasing) and make necessary adjustments to size standards in these 
sectors. This is one of a series of proposed rules that will examine 
groups of NAICS sectors. SBA will apply its Size Standards Methodology 
to this proposed rule.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   09/00/18  .......................
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Dr. Khem Raj Sharma, Chief, Office of Size 
Standards, Small Business Administration, 409 Third Street SW, 
Washington, DC 20416, Phone: 202 205-7189, Fax: 202 205-6390, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 3245-AG90

199. Small Business Size Standards: Professional, Scientific and 
Technical Services; Management of Companies and Enterprises; 
Administrative and Support, Waste Management and Remediation Services

    E.O. 13771 Designation: Other.
    Legal Authority: 15 U.S.C. 632(a)
    Abstract: The Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 (Jobs Act) requires 
SBA to conduct every five years a detailed review of all size standards 
and to make appropriate adjustments to reflect market conditions. As 
part of the second five-year review of size standards under the Jobs 
Act, in this proposed rule, SBA will evaluate each industry that has a 
receipts-based standard in North American Industry Classification 
System (NAICS) Sector 54 (Professional, Scientific and Technical 
Services), Sector 55 (Management of Companies and Enterprises), and 
Sector 56 (Administrative and Support, Waste Management and Remediation 
Services) and make necessary adjustments to size standards in these 
sectors. This is one of a series of proposed rules that will examine 
groups of NAICS sectors. SBA will apply its Size Standards Methodology 
to this proposed rule.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   09/00/18  .......................
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Dr. Khem Raj Sharma, Chief, Office of Size 
Standards, Small Business Administration, 409 Third Street SW, 
Washington, DC 20416, Phone: 202 205-7189, Fax: 202 205-6390, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 3245-AG91

200.  Streamlining and Modernizing Certified Development 
Company Program (504 Loan Program) Corporate Governance Requirements

    E.O. 13771 Designation: Other.
    Legal Authority: 15 U.S.C. 695 et seq.
    Abstract: On August 15, 2017, the U.S. Small Business 
Administration (SBA) published a request for information seeking input 
from the public on SBA regulations that should be repealed, replaced, 
or modified because they are obsolete, unnecessary, ineffective, or 
burdensome (82 FR 38617). As a part of that initiative, SBA intends to 
conduct a review of its existing regulations to identify ways to 
improve and streamline the corporate governance requirements in the 504 
loan program. SBA intends to issue a proposed rule reflecting these 
changes in Fiscal Year 2018.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   06/00/18  .......................
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Linda Reilly, Chief, 504 Loan Program, Small 
Business Administration, 409 Third Street SW, Washington, DC 20416, 
Phone: 202 205-9949, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 3245-AG97

201.  Streamlining and Modernizing The 7(A), Microloan, and 504 
Loan Programs To Reduce Unnecessary Regulatory Burden

    E.O. 13771 Designation: Other.
    Legal Authority: 15 U.S.C. 636(a); 15 U.S.C. 636(m); 15 U.S.C. 695 
et seq.
    Abstract: On August 15, 2017, the U.S. Small Business 
Administration (SBA) published a request for information seeking input 
from the public on SBA regulations that should be repealed, replaced, 
or modified because they are obsolete, unnecessary, ineffective, or 
burdensome (82 FR 38617). SBA reviewed all comments received regarding 
the 7(a), Microloan, and 504 loan programs and is conducting a review 
of its existing regulations to identify ways to improve and streamline 
regulations and lower costs. SBA intends to issue a proposed rule 
reflecting these changes in Fiscal Year 2018.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   06/00/18  .......................
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Linda Reilly, Chief, 504 Loan Program, Small 
Business Administration, 409 Third Street SW, Washington, DC 20416, 
Phone: 202 205-9949, Email: [email protected].
    RIN: 3245-AG98

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (SBA)

Final Rule Stage

202. Small Business Timber Set-Aside Program

    E.O. 13771 Designation: Regulatory.
    Legal Authority: 15 U.S.C. 631; 15 U.S.C. 644(a)
    Abstract: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA or Agency) is 
amending its Small Business Timber Set-Aside Program (the Program) 
regulations. The Small Business Timber Set-Aside Program is rooted in 
the Small Business Act, which tasked SBA with ensuring that small 
businesses receive a fair proportion of the total sales of government 
property. Accordingly, the Program requires Timber sales to be set 
aside for small business when small business participation falls below 
a certain amount. SBA considered comments received during the Advance 
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
processes, including on issues such as, but not limited to, whether the 
saw timber volume purchased through stewardship timber contracts should 
be included in calculations, and whether the appraisal point used in 
set-aside sales should be the nearest small business mill. In addition, 
SBA is considering data from the timber industry to help evaluate the 
current program and economic impact of potential changes.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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ANPRM...............................   03/25/15  80 FR 15697
ANPRM Comment Period End............   05/26/15  .......................
NPRM................................   09/27/16  81 FR 66199
NPRM Comment Period End.............   11/28/16  .......................
Final Rule..........................   08/00/18  .......................
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.

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    Agency Contact: David W. Loines, Area Director, Office of 
Government Contracting, Small Business Administration, 409 Third Street 
SW, Washington, DC 20416, Phone: 202 205-7311, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 3245-AG69

203. Ownership and Control of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small 
Business Concerns

    E.O. 13771 Designation: Other.
    Legal Authority: Pub. L. 114-328, sec. 1832, sec. 1835
    Abstract: Section 1832 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2017 (NDAA), Public Law 114-328, Dec. 23, 2016, 
provides for a government-wide, uniform definition of a small business 
concern owned and controlled by a service-disabled veteran. Section 
1835 requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) and the 
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to issue guidance, not later than 
180 days after the date of enactment of the NDAA of 2017. The rule will 
amend SBA's regulations to create a uniform definition of a small 
business owned and controlled by a service-disabled veteran to be used 
for purposes of eligibility for government procurements by agencies 
other than the VA under the authority of 15 U.S.C. 657f, and by the VA 
for VA procurements in accordance with 38 U.S.C. 8127. These changes 
will include addressing ownership by an employee stock ownership plan 
(ESOP) and ownership and control by a surviving spouse.
    Timetable:

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               Action                    Date            FR Cite
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NPRM................................   01/29/18  83 FR 4005
Comment Period End..................   03/30/18  .......................
Final Rule..........................   07/00/18  .......................
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Kenneth Dodds, Director, Office of Policy, Planning 
and Liaison, Small Business Administration, 409 Third Street SW, 
Washington, DC 20416, Phone: 202 619-1766, Fax: 202 481-2950, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 3245-AG85

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (SBA)

Completed Actions

204. Miscellaneous Amendments to Business Loan Programs and Surety Bond 
Guarantee Program

    E.O. 13771 Designation: Deregulatory.
    Legal Authority: 15 U.S.C. 636(a); 15 U.S.C. 694(b)
    Abstract: Certain lenders have been delegated the authority to make 
loan decisions without prior approval from SBA under certain 
circumstances. SBA has formalized such delegated authorities in this 
rule. The rule makes several minor modifications to the 504 Loan 
Program and governance rules for Certified Development Company (CDC) in 
a follow-on to the Final Rule: 504 and 7(a) Loan Program Updates (March 
21, 2014). The rule also aligns terminology for 7(a) lenders that are 
federally regulated to synchronize with existing industry requirements. 
SBA is also making several other miscellaneous amendments to improve 
oversight and operations of its finance programs.
    This rule makes four changes to the Surety Bond Guarantee (SBG) 
Program. The first changes the threshold for notification to SBA of 
changes in the contract or bond amount. Second, the change requires 
sureties to submit quarterly contract completion reports. Third, SBA is 
increasing the eligible contract limit for the Quick Bond Application 
and Agreement from $250,000 to $400,000. Finally, the rule increases 
the guarantee percentage in the Preferred Surety Bond program to 
reflect the statutory change made by the National Defense Authorization 
Act of 2016. The guarantee percentage increases from 70 percent to 80 
percent or 90 percent, depending on contract size and socioeconomic 
factors currently in effect in the Prior Approval Program.
    Completed:

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               Reason                    Date            FR Cite
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Final Rule..........................   08/21/17  82 FR 39491
Final Rule Effective................   09/20/17
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Dianna L. Seaborn, Phone: 202 205-3645, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 3245-AF85

205. Disaster Loan Programs; Federal Flood Risk Management Standard

    E.O. 13771 Designation: Not subject to, not significant.
    Legal Authority: 15 U.S.C. 634(b)(6); E.O. 11988
    Abstract: Due to the revocation of Executive Order 11988, SBA is 
withdrawing this rule which would have described which disaster loans 
were to be subject to federal flood risk managements standards. It 
would have applied to disaster loans that met one of the following 
conditions: (1) SBA funds used for total real estate reconstruction at 
the damaged site that is located in the Special Flood Hazard Area 
(SFHA); (2) SBA funds used for new real estate construction at a 
relocation site that is located in the SFHA; or (3) SBA funds used for 
code required elevation at the damaged site that is located in the 
SFHA.
    Completed:

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               Reason                    Date            FR Cite
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Withdrawn...........................   03/26/18  .......................
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    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
    Agency Contact: Alejandro Contreras, Phone: 202 205-6674, Email: 
[email protected].
    RIN: 3245-AG77

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