Director, Office of Government Contracting

3245-AG69 201610 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 3245 Small Business Administration SBA Small Business Timber Set-Aside Program

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA or Agency) is proposing to amend 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 is considering comments received during the ANPRM process, 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.

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No 13 CFR 121 15 U.S.C. 631 15 U.S.C. 644(a) No ANPRM 03/25/2015 80 FR 15697 ANPRM Comment Period End 05/26/2015 NPRM 09/27/2016 81 FR 66199 NPRM Comment Period End 11/28/2016 Final Rule 05/00/2017 Yes Businesses None No Yes No David Loines W. Director, Office of Government Contracting 3245 Small Business Administration SBA 202 431-0472 david.loines@sba.gov 409 Third Street SW, Washington DC 20416