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RIN: 3245-AG25

Publication ID: 2012

Title: Small Business Size Standards for Utilities
Abstract: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) proposes to revise the small business size standards for nine industries in North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Sector 22, Utilities. Six of those industries deal with electric power generation, distribution and transmission (NAICS 221111, NAICS 221112, NAICS 221113, NAICS 221119, NAICS 221121, and NAICS 221122) and have a common size standard based on electric output. For those six industries, SBA proposes to replace the current size standard of 4 million megawatt hours in electric output with an employee based size standard of 500 employees. SBA also proposes to increase the small business size standards for three industries in NAICS Sector 22 that have receipt based size standards, namely NAICS 221310, Water Supply and Irrigation Systems, from $7 million to $25.5 million; NAICS 221320, Sewage Treatment Facilities, from $7 million to $19 million; and NAICS 221330, Steam and Air-conditioning Supply, from $12.5 million to $14 million. As part of its ongoing initiative to review all size standards, SBA evaluated all industries in NAICS Sector 22 that have either electric output based or receipts based size standards to determine whether the existing size standards should be retained or revised. This rule is one of the rules that will examine industries grouped by NAICS sector. SBA has applied its "Size Standards Methodology," which is available on its Web site at http://www.sba.gov/size, to this proposed rule.
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 121
Legal Authority: 15 USC 632(a)

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	07/19/2012	77 FR 42441
NPRM Comment Period End	09/17/2012
Final Rule	03/00/2013

Additional Information: Included in SBA's Retrospective Review under Executive Orders 13563 and 13610.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: Businesses	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes
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