[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 15 (Monday, January 24, 2022)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 3421-3422]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-00603]


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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

13 CFR Part 127

RIN 3245-AG75


Women-Owned Small Business and Economically Disadvantaged Women-
Owned Small Business Certification; Establishment of Effective Date

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

ACTION:  Final rule; establishment of effective date.

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SUMMARY:  This action establishes the effective date of regulations 
added by SBA in a final rule published in the Federal Register on May 
11, 2020, ``Women-Owned Small Business and Economically Disadvantaged 
Women-Owned Small Business Certification.''

DATES:  The effective date of 13 CFR 127.355, added by the rule 
published on May 11, 2020, at 85 FR 27650, is January 20, 2022, and is 
applicable beginning May 3, 2021.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Kelly Jackson, Office of Government 
Contracting and Business Development, 409 Third Street SW, Washington, 
DC 20416; (202) 205-0108; [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  On May 11, 2020, SBA published a final rule 
titled, ``Women-Owned Small Business and Economically Disadvantaged 
Women-Owned Small Business Certification'' (85 FR 27650). The final 
rule revised part 127 of SBA's regulations, ``Women-Owned Small 
Business Federal Contract Program'', to implement a statutory 
requirement to certify Women-Owned Small Business

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Concerns and Economically-Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business 
Concerns. A set of corrections was published in the Federal Register on 
January 14, 2021 (86 FR 2960). This document establishes the effective 
date for Sec.  127.355, ``How will SBA ensure that approved third-party 
certifiers are meeting the requirements?'', a section that was added to 
part 127 by the final rule.
    At the time the final rule was published, the effective date of 
Sec.  127.355 was delayed indefinitely because this regulation 
implicated the Paperwork Reduction Act. Under the Paperwork Reduction 
Act, SBA was required to obtain approval from the Office of Management 
and Budget for an information collection titled, ``Certification for 
the Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contract Program'' (OMB Control 
No. 3245-0374). The Office of Management and Budget approved the 
information collection on May 3, 2021. Therefore, SBA hereby 
establishes an effective date of May 3, 2021, for 13 CFR 127.355.

Antonio Doss,
Deputy Associate Administrator, Government Contracting and Business 
Development.
[FR Doc. 2022-00603 Filed 1-20-22; 12:30 pm]
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