View Rule

Under the Small Business Timber Set-Aside Program, timber sales must be set aside for small business when small business participation falls below a certain amount.  This threshold is based on a computation of small business participation in a prior five-year period. Through this ANPRM SBA will seek public comment and information on whether the saw timber volume purchased through stewardship timber contracts should be included, which may expand the small business set-aside calculation. SBA will also seek public comment on whether the appraisal point used in set-aside sales should be the nearest small business mill to reflect the actual cost to an eligible bidder. In addition, SBA is requesting data from the timber industry to help evaluate the current program and economic impact of potential changes.