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SBA RIN: 3245-AF96 Publication ID: Fall 2010 
Title: Temporary Alternative Size Standards for 7(a) Business Loan Program 
Abstract: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is temporarily amending the size eligibility criteria for loan assistance provided under its 7(a) Business Loan Program. This rule temporarily establishes the same alternative small business size standard that applies to SBA's Certified Development Company (CDC) Program. SBA estimates that this will qualify an additional 70,000 businesses for the 7(a) Business Loan program and immediately help make capital available to these small businesses which may be affected by diminished credit opportunities as a result of the economy. This temporary size standard is available from the Effective Date of this rule though the end of Federal Fiscal Year 2010, September 30, 2010. 
Agency: Small Business Administration(SBA)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 13 CFR 120   
Legal Authority: 15 USC 632, 634(b)(6), 636(b), 637, 644, 662(5)    PL 105-135, sec 401 et seq   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Interim Final Rule  05/05/2009  74 FR 20577   
Interim Final Rule Comment Period End  08/03/2009    
Final Action  12/00/2010    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
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: khem.sharma@sba.gov