[Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions] [Small Business Administration Semiannual Regulatory Agenda] [From the U.S. Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov] Part XLIII Small Business Administration _______________________________________________________________________ Semiannual Regulatory Agenda [[Page 23720]]SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (SBA) _______________________________________________________________________ SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 13 CFR Ch. I Improving Government Regulations; Semiannual Regulatory Agenda AGENCY: Small Business Administration. ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda. _______________________________________________________________________ SUMMARY: The entries below represent the Small Business Administration's (SBA) 42nd semiannual regulatory agenda (agenda). SBA drafted the agenda to meet both the criteria and the spirit of the regulatory review process. SBA publishes this agenda pursuant to Executive Order 12866 and the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 5 U.S.C. 601 et seq. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information on agenda items, SBA encourages the public to contact the individual agency official referenced in each entry. For information concerning SBA's overall Regulatory Review and Development Program or general semiannual agenda questions, contact Tara Urban, Attorney Advisor, U.S. Small Business Administration, 409 Third Street SW., Washington, DC 20416, (202) 205-6891. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SBA's regulatory agenda is designed to increase public knowledge of SBA's anticipated regulatory activities. Publication may encourage increased public participation in the regulatory review and development process. SBA's agenda is divided into three parts. Part I, Proposed Rules, includes those rules which are likely to be proposed during the next 12 months. Part II, Final Rules, includes proposed rules, which will probably be finalized during the agenda period. Part III, Completed Actions, includes regulations completed or withdrawn and any reviews completed since the preceding agenda. Publication of the agenda does not impose any binding obligation on SBA with regard to any specific item in the agenda. Further, regulatory actions not listed on the agenda are not precluded. SBA regulations are developed in a manner that promotes economic growth without imposing unnecessary regulatory burdens on the public. Dated: March 1, 2000. Aida Alvarez, Administrator. Small Business Administration--Prerule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identification Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3824 Surety Bond Guarantee............................................................... 3245-AE13 3825 Local Economic Development and For-Profit CDCs...................................... 3245-AE41 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Small Business Administration--Proposed Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identification Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3826 Supplemental Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Small Business 3245-AC96 Administration...................................................................... 3827 Record Disclosure and Privacy Regulations........................................... 3245-AE03 3828 Small Business Development Center Program Revisions................................. 3245-AE05 3829 PLP Lenders' Responsibilities for Servicing and Liquidating Loans................... 3245-AE09 3830 Servicing of Guaranteed Loans....................................................... 3245-AE10 3831 Small Business Lending Company Regulations.......................................... 3245-AE14 3832 Small Business Size Standards; Electric Services.................................... 3245-AE18 3833 Business Loan Programs--Multi-Lender Securitizations................................ 3245-AE26 3834 HUBZone Program Technical Amendments................................................ 3245-AE28 3835 Small Business Size Standards; Net Income Computation for the Small Business 3245-AE29 Investment Company.................................................................. 3836 Small Business Size Standards; Mapping Services..................................... 3245-AE30 3837 8(a) Business Development/Application of Benchmarks................................. 3245-AE37 3838 8(a) Business Development/Program Improvement and Technical Amendments.............. 3245-AE38 3839 New Markets Venture Capital Program................................................. 3245-AE40 3840 Pre-Disaster Mitigation Loan Program Amendments..................................... 3245-AE44 3841 Military Reservist Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program............................ 3245-AE45 3842 SDB Program--Reconsideration for SDB Certification.................................. 3245-AE46 3843 SDB Certification and Eligibility--Program Improvement and Technical Amendments..... 3245-AE47 3844 Small Business Investment Companies--Management-Ownership Diversity................. 3245-AE48 3845 Small Business Investment Companies--Cost of Money.................................. 3245-AE49 3846 Administrative Wage Garnishment..................................................... 3245-AE50 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [[Page 23721]] Small Business Administration--Final Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identification Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3847 Amendment to SBA's Regulations Regarding Administrative Offset...................... 3245-AD90 3848 Contract Bundling Procurement Strategy.............................................. 3245-AE04 3849 Small Business Size Standards; Health Care Industries............................... 3245-AE06 3850 Small Business Size Standards; North American Industry Classification System........ 3245-AE07 3851 Small Business Size Standards; Help Supply Services................................. 3245-AE17 3852 Common Rule on Title IX of the Civil Rights Act..................................... 3245-AE19 3853 Small Business Size Standards; General Building Contractors, Heavy Construction, 3245-AE23 Dredging and Surface Cleanup Activities, Special Trade Contractors, Garbage and Refuse Collection................................................................... 3854 Small Business Size Standards; Arrangement of Transportation of Freight and Cargo... 3245-AE27 3855 Business Loan Program; Modifications to CDC Operations.............................. 3245-AE39 3856 Size Standards for Compliance with Programs of Other Agencies....................... 3245-AE42 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Small Business Administration--Completed Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identification Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3857 SBIC Program Reform................................................................. 3245-AE08 3858 Small Business Size Standards; Accounting, Auditing, and Bookkeeping Services....... 3245-AE16 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________________________________ SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (SBA) Prerule Stage _______________________________________________________________________ 3824. SURETY BOND GUARANTEE Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 5 USC app 3; 15 USC 687b, 687c, 694a, 694b; PL 105-135 CFR Citation: 13 CFR 115 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: SBA is considering revising program regulations to include policy and procedural modifications. Planned regulatory changes would pertain to both the prior approval and the preferred surety bond programs. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ ANPRM 09/00/00 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Small Entities Affected: Businesses Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Robert J. Moffitt, AA/Office of Surety Guarantees, Small Business Administration, 409 Third Street SW, Washington, DC 20416 Phone: 202 205-6540 RIN: 3245-AE13 _______________________________________________________________________ 3825. LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND FOR-PROFIT CDCS Priority: Economically Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is undetermined. Legal Authority: 15 USC 695 CFR Citation: 13 CFR 120 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The Office of Financial Assistance proposes to publish an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding our intention to propose a regulation to better define ``local economic development'' and the organizational and program requirements CDCs must satisfy in order to be in compliance with this concept. As part of the regulation, for-profit CDCs' organizational requirements will be dealt with specifically to ensure that they are in compliance with the congressional intent for the program. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ ANPRM 06/00/00 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Small Entities Affected: Businesses Government Levels Affected: Undetermined Agency Contact: Gail Hepler, Chief, 504 Branch, Small Business Administration, Room 804, 1441 L Street NW, Washington, DC 20416 Phone: 202 653-6570 RIN: 3245-AE41 [[Page 23722]] _______________________________________________________________________ SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (SBA) Proposed Rule Stage _______________________________________________________________________ 3826. SUPPLEMENTAL STANDARDS OF ETHICAL CONDUCT FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Priority: Other Significant Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or duplication, or streamline requirements. Legal Authority: 15 USC 684; 15 USC 637(a)(18); 15 USC 637(a)(19); EO 12674 CFR Citation: 5 CFR 5400 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule is part of SBA's regulatory streamlining effort. The SBA and the Office of Government Ethics (OGE) are jointly issuing this rule, which is designed to establish uniform standards of ethical conduct for the officers and employees of the SBA. The rule will be published at 5 CFR ch XLIV and will supplement the Standards of Ethical Conduct for Employees of the Executive Branch issued by the OGE (57 FR 35006; Aug. 7, 1992). The rule is necessary to supplement the standards issued by OGE because it addresses ethical issues which are unique to SBA. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 12/00/00 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: Robinson S. Nunn, Chief Counsel for Ethics, Small Business Administration, 409 Third Street SW, 7th Floor, Washington, DC 20416 Phone: 202 205-6642 RIN: 3245-AC96 _______________________________________________________________________ 3827. RECORD DISCLOSURE AND PRIVACY REGULATIONS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: PL 104-231; 5 USC 552; 5 USC 552a CFR Citation: 13 CFR 102 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This proposed regulation will amend 13 CFR section 102 part A, governing disclosure of information, to implement the Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 1996. Additionally, amendments to subpart B, ``The Privacy Act'' (PA), would add new routine disclosures, correct the term ``system of records,'' require identification of requesters, clarify when lack of Social Security Number can cause benefit denial, and provide for one free copy of an Official Personnel File. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 04/00/00 NPRM Comment Period End 06/00/00 Final Action 09/00/00 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Federal Agency Contact: Beverly Linden, Chief, Freedom of Information Act Office, Small Business Administration, 409 Third Street SW, Washington, DC 20416 Phone: 202 401-8200 RIN: 3245-AE03 _______________________________________________________________________ 3828. SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER PROGRAM REVISIONS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 15 USC 634(b)(6); 15 USC 648 CFR Citation: 13 CFR 130 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: SBA is revising its SBDC regulations to reflect programmatic changes contained in Public Law 105-135. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 10/00/00 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Johnnie L. Albertson, AA/SBDCs, Small Business Administration, 409 Third Street SW, Washington, DC 20416 Phone: 202 205-6766 RIN: 3245-AE05 _______________________________________________________________________ 3829. PLP LENDERS' RESPONSIBILITIES FOR SERVICING AND LIQUIDATING LOANS Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: 15 USC 634(b)(6); 15 USC 636(a); 15 USC 634(b)(7) CFR Citation: 13 CFR 120.453 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: SBA is amending 13 CFR to provide PLP lenders guidance on submitting liquidation plans. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 06/00/00 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Small Entities Affected: Businesses Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Jane Palsgrove Butler, Associated Administrator for Financial Assistance, Small Business Administration, 409 Third Street SW, Washington, DC 20416 Phone: 202 205-6485 RIN: 3245-AE09 _______________________________________________________________________ 3830. SERVICING OF GUARANTEED LOANS Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: 15 USC 634(b); 15 USC 634(b)(7) CFR Citation: 13 CFR 120.512 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: SBA is amending 13 CFR section 120.512 to require a lender, after SBA honors its guarantee, to service and liquidate the loan and continue to hold the loan instruments unless SBA indicates otherwise. SBA is also amending this regulation for other technical changes. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 06/00/00 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Small Entities Affected: Businesses Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Jane Palsgrove Butler, Associated Administrator for Financial Assistance, Small Business Administration, 409 Third Street SW, Washington, DC 20416 Phone: 202 205-6485 RIN: 3245-AE10 [[Page 23723]] _______________________________________________________________________ 3831. SMALL BUSINESS LENDING COMPANY REGULATIONS Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: 15 USC 634(b)(6); 15 USC 636(a); 15 USC 636(b) CFR Citation: 13 CFR 120 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rulemaking would amend 13 CFR part 120 to provide clarity to and expand upon the rules regarding Small Business Lending Company (SBLC) oversight and expand the SBLC Program. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 07/00/00 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Jane Palsgrove Butler, Associated Administrator for Financial Assistance, Small Business Administration, 409 Third Street SW, Washington, DC 20416 Phone: 202 205-6485 RIN: 3245-AE14 _______________________________________________________________________ 3832. SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STANDARDS; ELECTRIC SERVICES Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 15 USC 632(a) CFR Citation: 13 CFR 121.201 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule will revise the size standard for Electrical Services (Standard Industrial Classification 4911). The current size standard is 4 million megawatts. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 09/00/00 Final Action 06/00/01 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: Businesses Government Levels Affected: None Procurement: This is a procurement-related action for which there is no statutory requirement. There is no paperwork burden associated with this action. Agency Contact: Gary M. Jackson, AA/Size Standards, Small Business Administration, 409 Third Street SW, Washington, DC 20416 Phone: 202 205-6618 RIN: 3245-AE18 _______________________________________________________________________ 3833. BUSINESS LOAN PROGRAMS--MULTI-LENDER SECURITIZATIONS Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: 15 USC 634(b)(6); 15 USC 634(a) CFR Citation: 13 CFR 120 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This regulation will allow multiple lenders to pool and securitize the unguaranteed portion of 7(a) loans (``multi-lender securitizations''). Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 06/00/00 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: James W. Hammersley, Director for Secondary Market Sales, Small Business Administration, 8th Floor, 409 Third Street SW, Washington, DC 20416 Phone: 202 205-6490 RIN: 3245-AE26 _______________________________________________________________________ 3834. HUBZONE PROGRAM TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS Priority: Economically Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is undetermined. Legal Authority: PL 105-135, sec 601; 15 USC 632(a); 15 USC 634(b)(6) CFR Citation: 13 CFR 126 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This proposed rule would make technical changes and would also amend several definitions, the requirements for affiliation, the program examination process, and the de-certification process for the HUBZone program. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 05/00/00 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: Businesses Government Levels Affected: None Procurement: This is a procurement-related action for which there is a statutory requirement. There is no paperwork burden associated with this action. Agency Contact: Michael P. McHale, Associate Administrator for HUBZone Empowerment Contracting Program, Small Business Administration, 409 Third Street SW, Washington, DC 20416 Phone: 202 205-6731 RIN: 3245-AE28 _______________________________________________________________________ 3835. SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STANDARDS; NET INCOME COMPUTATION FOR THE SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT COMPANY Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: PL 106-9 CFR Citation: 13 CFR 121.301(c)(1) Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule will incorporate statutory change to the method of computing net income to determine the eligibility of non-taxpaying small businesses for the Small Business Investment Company Program. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 05/00/00 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: Businesses Government Levels Affected: None Procurement: This is a procurement-related action for which there is no statutory requirement. There is no paperwork burden associated with this action. Agency Contact: Gary M. Jackson, AA/Size Standards, Small Business Administration, 409 Third Street SW, Washington, DC 20416 Phone: 202 205-6618 RIN: 3245-AE29 _______________________________________________________________________ 3836. SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STANDARDS; MAPPING SERVICES Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 15 USC 632(a) CFR Citation: 13 CFR 121.201 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This will establish a size standard for Mapping Services, a component of Standard Industrial Classification 8713, Surveying and [[Page 23724]] Mapping Services. The current size standard is $4 million. The size standard for surveying services would not be affected by this action. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 08/00/00 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: Businesses Government Levels Affected: None Procurement: This is a procurement-related action for which there is no statutory requirement. There is no paperwork burden associated with this action. Agency Contact: Gary M. Jackson, AA/Size Standards, Small Business Administration, 409 Third Street SW, Washington, DC 20416 Phone: 202 205-6618 RIN: 3245-AE30 _______________________________________________________________________ 3837. 8(A) BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT/APPLICATION OF BENCHMARKS Priority: Economically Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is undetermined. Legal Authority: 15 USC 631 CFR Citation: 13 CFR 124 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The proposed rule provides guidance to Federal agencies on applying benchmarking principles to the 8(a) Business Development Program to further comply with the Supreme Court's decision in Adarand Constructors, Inc., v. Pena, 515 U.S. 200, 115 S. Ct. 2097 (1995). Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 06/00/00 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: Businesses Government Levels Affected: Undetermined Procurement: This is a procurement-related action for which there is no statutory requirement. There is no paperwork burden associated with this action. Agency Contact: Delorice Price Ford, (A)AA/Minority Enterprise Development, Small Business Administration, 409 Third Street SW, Washington, DC 20416 Phone: 202 205-7340 RIN: 3245-AE37 _______________________________________________________________________ 3838. 8(A) BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT/PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT AND TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: 15 USC 631 CFR Citation: 13 CFR 124; 13 CFR 134 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule makes technical corrections and clarifying amendments to the 8(a) regulations published on June 30, 1998. The amendments will clarify, and in some cases modify, certain requirements and procedures. For example, the rules governing the mentor/protege program will be clarified. Part 124 will also be amended to include certain new policies and procedures. Also, SBA has recently entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Department of Transportation (DOT) to make applications for SBA's 8(a) program and DOT's DBE program more compatible. The proposed rule will cover the changes to the 8(a) program resulting from that MOU. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 09/00/00 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: Businesses Government Levels Affected: None Procurement: This is a procurement-related action for which there is no statutory requirement. There is no paperwork burden associated with this action. Agency Contact: Delorice Price Ford, (A)AA/Minority Enterprise Development, Small Business Administration, 409 Third Street SW, Washington, DC 20416 Phone: 202 205-7340 RIN: 3245-AE38 _______________________________________________________________________ 3839. NEW MARKETS VENTURE CAPITAL PROGRAM Priority: Other Significant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is undetermined. Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The New Markets Venture Capital (NMVC) program will help spur economic development in some of America's under-invested communities through a public-private partnership encouraging venture capital investing and intensive technical assistance to small businesses in low- and moderate-income areas. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 06/00/00 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Small Entities Affected: Businesses Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Saunders Miller, Senior Policy Advisor, Small Business Administration, Suite 6300, 409 Third Street SW, Washington, DC 20416 Phone: 202 205-3646 RIN: 3245-AE40 _______________________________________________________________________ 3840. PRE-DISASTER MITIGATION LOAN PROGRAM AMENDMENTS Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: PL 106-24 CFR Citation: 13 CFR 123.400 et seq Legal Deadline: None Abstract: Necessary Amendments to Pre-Disaster Mitigation Loan Program to permit implementation of the program. Amendments will clarify and add to existing regulations in areas of eligibility and process. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 04/00/00 NPRM Comment Period End 05/00/00 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: Businesses Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: James E. Rivera, Senior Loan Officer, Small Business Administration, Suite 6050, 409 Third Street SW, Washington, DC 20416 [[Page 23725]] Phone: 202 205-6734 Fax: 202 205-7728 Email: [email protected] RIN: 3245-AE44 _______________________________________________________________________ 3841. MILITARY RESERVIST ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER LOAN PROGRAM Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: PL 106-50 CFR Citation: 13 CFR 123 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: Regulation to implement new Military Reserve Economic Injury Loan Program mandated by Public Law 106-50. This program will assist small businesses suffering economic injury as a result of the call up to active military duty of an essential employee of the small business during a period of military conflict. The proposed regulation will cover eligibility and process. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 05/00/00 NPRM Comment Period End 06/00/00 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: Businesses Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: James E. Rivera, Senior Loan Officer, Small Business Administration, Suite 6050, 409 Third Street SW, Washington, DC 20416 Phone: 202 205-6734 Fax: 202 205-7728 Email: [email protected] RIN: 3245-AE45 _______________________________________________________________________ 3842. SDB PROGRAM--RECONSIDERATION FOR SDB CERTIFICATION Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: 15 USC 634 (b)(6), 636(j), 637(a), 637(d); PL 99-661,; PL 100-656, sec 1207; PL 101-37; PL 101-574; 42 USC 9815 CFR Citation: 13 CFR 124 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: Amendment to grant a 45-day period in which an applicant may request that SBA reconsider a decision finding it to be ineligible for SDB Certification. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 05/00/00 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Procurement: This is a procurement-related action for which there is no statutory requirement. There is no paperwork burden associated with this action. Agency Contact: Terri A. Dickerson, AA/SDBCE, Small Business Administration, 409 Third Street SW, Washington, DC 20416 Phone: 202 619-0622 Fax: 202 205-7259 RIN: 3245-AE46 _______________________________________________________________________ 3843. SDB CERTIFICATION AND ELIGIBILITY--PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT AND TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: 15 USC 634(b)(6), 636(j), 637(a), 637(d); PL 99-661; PL 100-656, sec 1207; PL 101-37; PL 101-574; 42 USC 9815 CFR Citation: 13 CFR 124 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: Program improvements and technical amendments to clarify regulations governing the SDB program. The proposed changes clarify requirements, enhance customer service, and correct omissions. For example: A procedure for re-certifying eligible firms is established; circumstances under which SBA may reevaluate determinations made by Private Certifiers is broadened; provisions are made to prevent loss of SDB certification by a subcontractor following award of a contract; and stipulations are made requiring contracting officers to forward protests to SBA for determination of merit. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 05/00/00 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Procurement: This is a procurement-related action for which there is no statutory requirement. There is no paperwork burden associated with this action. Agency Contact: Terri A. Dickerson, AA/SDBCE, Small Business Administration, 409 Third Street SW, Washington, DC 20416 Phone: 202 619-0622 Fax: 202 205-7259 RIN: 3245-AE47 _______________________________________________________________________ 3844. SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT COMPANIES--MANAGEMENT-OWNERSHIP DIVERSITY Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 15 USC 681 et seq, 683, 687(c), 687b, 687d, 687g, and 687m CFR Citation: 13 CFR 107 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: Proposed rule would strengthen management-ownership diversity requirements in 13 CFR 107.150 by limiting any one investor or group of related investors to a maximum 70 percent ownership interest in an SBIC. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 04/00/00 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Don A. Christensen, Associate Administrator for Investment, Small Business Administration, Suite 6300, 409 Third Street SW, Washington, DC 20416 Phone: 202 205-6510 RIN: 3245-AE48 _______________________________________________________________________ 3845. SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT COMPANIES--COST OF MONEY Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 15 USC 681 et seq, 683, 687b, 687c, 687d, 687g, 687m; PL 106-9 CFR Citation: 13 CFR 107 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: Proposed rule would implement Public Law 106-9. This rule would permit SBICs to receive performance-based royalties from small businesses, and similar contingent payments, without regard to the cost of money limits in 13 CFR 107.855. [[Page 23726]] Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 04/00/00 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: Businesses Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Don A. Christensen, Associate Administrator for Investment, Small Business Administration, Suite 6300, 409 Third Street SW, Washington, DC 20416 Phone: 202 205-6510 RIN: 3245-AE49 _______________________________________________________________________ 3846. ADMINISTRATIVE WAGE GARNISHMENT Priority: Info./Admin./Other Legal Authority: 5 USC 504; 15 USC 632, 634(b)(6), 637(a); 31 USC 3711, 3720, 3716 CFR Citation: 13 CFR 134; 13 CFR 140 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: SBA is issuing a proposed rule adopting administrative wage garnishment regulations to implement the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996. The rule would allow SBA to garnish the wages of a person indebted to the United States for any non-tax debt without first obtaining a judgment. The debtor generally would be entitled to a hearing before a Judge assigned to SBA's Office of Hearings and Appeals. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 04/00/00 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: Undetermined Agency Contact: Arnold Rosenthal, Assistant Administrator for Borrowers and Lender Servicing, Small Business Administration, 409 Third Street SW, Washington, DC 20416 Phone: 202 205-6481 RIN: 3245-AE50 _______________________________________________________________________ SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (SBA) Final Rule Stage _______________________________________________________________________ 3847. AMENDMENT TO SBA'S REGULATIONS REGARDING ADMINISTRATIVE OFFSET Priority: Info./Admin./Other Legal Authority: 31 USC 3711; 31 USC 3720; 5 USC 5574; 31 USC 3716; 15 USC 634(b)(6) CFR Citation: 13 CFR 140 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: SBA intends to amend its regulations to include references to administrative offset and other remedies that the Treasury Department may use on behalf of SBA to collect debt pursuant to the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 01/22/99 64 FR 3454 NPRM Comment Period End 02/22/99 Final Action 04/00/00 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Arnold Rosenthal, Assistant Administrator for Borrowers and Lender Servicing, Small Business Administration, 409 Third Street SW, Washington, DC 20416 Phone: 202 205-6481 RIN: 3245-AD90 _______________________________________________________________________ 3848. CONTRACT BUNDLING PROCUREMENT STRATEGY Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: PL 105-135 CFR Citation: 13 CFR 121; 13 CFR 125 Legal Deadline: Final, Statutory, September 30, 1998. Abstract: This regulation will implement new statutory authority regarding duties and responsibilities of contracting officers and SBA in cases of bundled contracts. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 01/13/99 64 FR 2153 NPRM Comment Period End 03/15/99 Interim Final Rule 10/25/99 64 FR 57366 Interim Final Rule Comment Period End 12/27/99 Final Action 05/00/00 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Small Entities Affected: Businesses Government Levels Affected: None Procurement: This is a procurement-related action for which there is a statutory requirement. There is no paperwork burden associated with this action. Agency Contact: Susan Monge, AA/Prime Controls, Small Business Administration, 409 Third Street SW, Washington, DC 20416 Phone: 202 205-6471 RIN: 3245-AE04 _______________________________________________________________________ 3849. SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STANDARDS; HEALTH CARE INDUSTRIES Priority: Other Significant. Major under 5 USC 801. Legal Authority: 15 USC 632(a); 15 USC 634(b)(6) CFR Citation: 13 CFR 121 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This regulation proposes changes to SBA's size standards for the health care industries. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 05/04/99 64 FR 23798 NPRM Comment Period End 07/06/99 Final Action 05/00/00 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Small Entities Affected: Businesses Government Levels Affected: None Procurement: This is a procurement-related action for which there is no statutory requirement. There is no paperwork burden associated with this action. Agency Contact: Gary M. Jackson, AA/Size Standards, Small Business Administration, 409 Third Street SW, Washington, DC 20416 [[Page 23727]] Phone: 202 205-6618 RIN: 3245-AE06 _______________________________________________________________________ 3850. SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STANDARDS; NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: 15 USC 632(a); 15 USC 634(b)(6) CFR Citation: 13 CFR 121 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This proposed regulation will amend our current regulations to convert SBA's size standards from the Standard Industrial Classification system to conform with OMB's new North American Industry Classification system. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 10/22/99 64 FR 57187 NPRM Comment Period End 12/21/99 Final Action 04/00/00 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Small Entities Affected: Businesses Government Levels Affected: None Procurement: This is a procurement-related action for which there is no statutory requirement. There is no paperwork burden associated with this action. Agency Contact: Gary M. Jackson, AA/Size Standards, Small Business Administration, 409 Third Street SW, Washington, DC 20416 Phone: 202 205-6618 RIN: 3245-AE07 _______________________________________________________________________ 3851. SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STANDARDS; HELP SUPPLY SERVICES Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: 15 USC 632(a); 15 USC 634(b)(6) CFR Citation: 13 CFR 121 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule proposes to change the size standard for help supply services. The proposed revision would better define the size of businesses that the SBA believes should be eligible for Federal small business assistance programs in this industry. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 10/15/99 64 FR 55873 NPRM Comment Period End 12/14/99 Final Action 04/00/00 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Small Entities Affected: Businesses Government Levels Affected: None Procurement: This is a procurement-related action for which there is no statutory requirement. There is no paperwork burden associated with this action. Agency Contact: Gary M. Jackson, AA/Size Standards, Small Business Administration, 409 Third Street SW, Washington, DC 20416 Phone: 202 205-6618 RIN: 3245-AE17 _______________________________________________________________________ 3852. COMMON RULE ON TITLE IX OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT Priority: Other Significant Unfunded Mandates: This action may affect the private sector under PL 104-4. Legal Authority: 42 USC 2000(e) CFR Citation: 13 CFR 113 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The Department of Justice, in consultation with other agencies, has drafted a proposed common rule to implement title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, as amended. Each agency that provides financial assistance for educational or training services must adopt this rule. When final, this rule will become part of SBA's regulations and appear as subpart B of 13 CFR part 113. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 10/29/99 64 FR 58584 NPRM Comment Period End 12/28/99 Final Action 12/00/00 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: Businesses Government Levels Affected: State, Local Agency Contact: Dr. Erline M. Patrick, AA/Equal Employment Opportunity and Civil Rights Compliance, Small Business Administration, 409 Third Street SW, Washington, DC 20416 Phone: 202 205-6750 RIN: 3245-AE19 _______________________________________________________________________ 3853. SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STANDARDS; GENERAL BUILDING CONTRACTORS, HEAVY CONSTRUCTION, DREDGING AND SURFACE CLEANUP ACTIVITIES, SPECIAL TRADE CONTRACTORS, GARBAGE AND REFUSE COLLECTION Priority: Other Significant. Major under 5 USC 801. Legal Authority: 15 USC 632(a); 15 USC 634(b)(6); 15 USC 637(a); 15 USC 644(c); PL 105-135 CFR Citation: 13 CFR 121 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The Small Business Administration (SBA) proposes a size standard of $25.0 million in average annual receipts for all industries in General Building Contractors (Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Major Group 15) and for all industries except Dredging and Surface Cleanup Activities in Heavy Construction Other Than Building Construction (SIC Major Group 16); $20.0 million for Dredging and Surface Cleanup Activities (part of SIC 1629, Heavy Construction, Not Elsewhere Classified (NEC)); $10.5 Million for all Special Trade Contractors industries (SIC Major Group 17); and $9.0 million for Garbage and Refuse Collection, Without Disposal (part of SIC 4212, Local Trucking Without Storage), and Refuse Systems (SIC 4953). The proposed revisions are being made to adjust these industries' size standards for the effects of inflation since the time they were established in the mid-1980s. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 07/26/99 64 FR 40311 NPRM Comment Period End 09/24/99 Final Action 04/00/00 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Small Entities Affected: Businesses Government Levels Affected: None Procurement: This is a procurement-related action for which there is no statutory requirement. There is no [[Page 23728]] paperwork burden associated with this action. Agency Contact: Gary M. Jackson, AA/Size Standards, Small Business Administration, 409 Third Street SW, Washington, DC 20416 Phone: 202 205-6618 RIN: 3245-AE23 _______________________________________________________________________ 3854. SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STANDARDS; ARRANGEMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT AND CARGO Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 15 USC 632(a); 15 USC 634(b)(6) CFR Citation: 13 CFR 121 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule will modify the way average annual receipts are calculated for firms in the Arrangement of Transportation of Freight and Cargo industry (SIC code 4731). Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 07/26/99 64 FR 40314 NPRM Comment Period End 09/24/99 Final Action 05/00/00 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: Businesses Government Levels Affected: None Procurement: This is a procurement-related action for which there is no statutory requirement. There is no paperwork burden associated with this action. Agency Contact: Gary M. Jackson, AA/Size Standards, Small Business Administration, 409 Third Street SW, Washington, DC 20416 Phone: 202 205-6618 RIN: 3245-AE27 _______________________________________________________________________ 3855. BUSINESS LOAN PROGRAM; MODIFICATIONS TO CDC OPERATIONS Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: 15 USC 636(b)(6); 15 USC 636(a), 636(h); 15 USC 634 (b)(b); 15 USC 696; 15 USC 697(a)(2), 697(b) CFR Citation: 13 CFR 802; 13 CFR 810; 13 CFR 820; 13 CFR 822-825; 13 CFR 835, 837 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This would amend the rules governing CDC Area of Operations (the geographic area where SBA authorizes a CDC to make loans under SBA's development company loan program (``504 loan'')). The rule would cover an applicant requesting to become a CDC; an existing CDC applying to expand its Area of Operations within the State in which it is chartered; an existing CDC applying to expand its Area of Operations beyond the State in which it is chartered into a contiguous bisected local economic area (``Local Economic Area''); and an existing CDC applying to expand its Area of Operations outside the State in which it is chartered into another State beyond a Local Economic Area. This rule also revises when SBA considers a county ``adequately served'' (when the 504 loan activity within a county precludes the county from being available for inclusion in a new CDC's Area of Operations or an existing CDC's expansion request). In some cases, counties would be available for inclusion in a new CDC's Area of Operations or an existing CDC's expansion request under the proposed rule that are not available under the current regulations. The rule would clarify under what circumstances and conditions a CDC may contract out its management and staff functions. It also would address the purposes for which a CDC may use its net income generated in different States. The rule would eliminate a limited liability company from the types of organizations that may apply to become a CDC. Finally, the rule would expressly authorize CDCs to establish Loan Committees and set forth conditions under which they may be used. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 11/08/99 64 FR 60735 NPRM Comment Period End 02/08/00 64 FR 67206 Final Action 06/00/00 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Gail Hepler, Chief, 504 Branch, Small Business Administration, Room 804, 1441 L Street NW, Washington, DC 20416 Phone: 202 653-6570 RIN: 3245-AE39 _______________________________________________________________________ 3856. SIZE STANDARDS FOR COMPLIANCE WITH PROGRAMS OF OTHER AGENCIES Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: PL 105-135, sec 601 et seq, 111 Stat. 2592; 15 USC 632(a), 634(b)(6), 637(a), and 644(c); PL 102-486, 106 Stat. 2776, 3133 CFR Citation: 13 CFR 121 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This revision requires an agency to consult in writing with SBA before proposing small business size standards for use in its program. It removes the requirement that the agency have the SBA Administrator's approval for the contemplated size standards prior to the proposed rule. Rather, the agency must seek the SBA Administrator's approval only before it adopts size standards in a final rule. This proposed revision requires an agency to consult in writing with SBA before proposing small business size standards for use in its program. It removes the requirement that the agency have the SBA Administrator's approval for the contemplated size standards prior to the proposed rule. Rather, the Agency must seek the SBA Administrator's approval only before it adopts size standards in a final rule. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 01/26/00 65 FR 4176 NPRM Comment Period End 03/27/00 Final Action 05/00/00 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Carl Jordan, Program Analyst, Small Business Administration, 409 Third Street SW, Washington, DC 20416 Phone: 202 205-6093 Fax: 202 205-6390 RIN: 3245-AE42 [[Page 23729]] _______________________________________________________________________ SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (SBA) Completed Actions _______________________________________________________________________ 3857. SBIC PROGRAM REFORM Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 15 USC 634(b)(6); 15 USC 661 et seq; 15 USC 683; 15 USC 687; PL 105-135 CFR Citation: 13 CFR 107 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule would increase the maximum leverage amount for SBICs based on changes in the Consumer Price Index, permit SBICs with participating securities to make quarterly tax distributions, establish regulatory guidelines for Limited Liability Companies, make minor changes in the definition of private capital, and other technical changes. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 04/14/99 64 FR 18375 NPRM Comment Period End 05/14/99 Final Action 12/20/99 64 FR 70992 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes Small Entities Affected: Businesses Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Leonard Fagan, Investment Division, Small Business Administration, 409 Third Street SW, Washington, DC 20416 Phone: 202 205-6510 RIN: 3245-AE08 _______________________________________________________________________ 3858. SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STANDARDS; ACCOUNTING, AUDITING, AND BOOKKEEPING SERVICES Priority: Other Significant Unfunded Mandates: This action may affect the private sector under PL 104-4. Legal Authority: 15 USC 632(a); 15 USC 634(b)(6) CFR Citation: 13 CFR 121 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: This rule sought public input on the present size standard of $6 million in average annual revenues. After analyzing the comments and additional information, SBA had decided not to propose a new size standard. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ ANPRM 06/03/99 64 FR 29813 ANPRM Comment Period End 07/06/99 Withdrawn 03/06/00 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: Businesses Government Levels Affected: None Procurement: This is a procurement-related action for which there is no statutory requirement. There is no paperwork burden associated with this action. Agency Contact: Gary M. Jackson, AA/Size Standards, Small Business Administration, 409 Third Street SW, Washington, DC 20416 Phone: 202 205-6618 RIN: 3245-AE16 [FR Doc. 00-6003 Filed 04-21-00; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8025-01-F