[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 66 (Tuesday, April 7, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 16882-16883]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-8996]
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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
13 CFR Part 121
Small Business Size Standards; Engineering Services,
Architectural Services, and Surveying and Mapping Services
AGENCY: Small Business Administration.
ACTION: Proposed rulemaking; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: On February 3, 1998 (63 FR 5480), the Small Business
Administration (SBA) proposed a size standard of $7.5 million in
average annual receipts for general Engineering Services (part of
Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code 8711), $5.0 million for
Architectural Services (SIC code 8712) and $3.5 million for Surveying
and Mapping Services (SIC code 8713 and part of SIC code 7389). The
proposed rule specified that comments to the proposed rule must be
submitted to the SBA by April 6, 1998. This notice extends the comment
period for an additional 30 days.
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DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 6, 1998.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Gary M. Jackson, Assistant Administrator
for Size Standards, 409 3rd Street, S.W., Mail Code 6880, Washington DC
20416.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert N. Ray, Office of Size
Standards, (202) 205-6618.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SBA proposed an increase to the size
standard for general Engineering Services (part of SIC code 8711) from
$2.5 million to $7.5 million on February 3, 1998 (63 FR 5480). The
other size standards applicable to Engineering Services under SIC code
8711--Military and Aerospace Equipment, Military Weapons, Marine
Engineering, and Naval Architecture--were not reviewed as part of that
proposed rule. The rule also proposed an increase to the size standard
for the Architectural Services industry (SIC code 8712) from $2.5
million to $5 million and an increase to the size standard for the
Surveying and Mapping Services industry (SIC code 8713) from $2.5
million to $3.5 million. The rule proposed no change to the $3.5
million size standard for Map Drafting, Mapmaking and Photogrammetric
Mapping Services that are industry activities under Business Services,
Not Elsewhere Classified (SIC code 7389). A thorough discussion of the
reasons why the SBA proposed these size standards is contained in the
proposed rule.
This notice extends the comment period an additional 30 days, or
until May 6, 1998, to allow the public additional time to fully address
the appropriateness of the proposed size standards and their impacts on
the engineering, architectural, and surveying and mapping industries.
Given the level of interest that has been expressed to date on the
proposed size standards and the significance of the proposed size
standards, the SBA believes that a longer comment period is appropriate
and will generate valuable input from firms in those industries
potentially affected by a size standard change.
Dated: April 1, 1998.
Aida Alvarez,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 98-8996 Filed 4-6-98; 8:45 am]
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