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HUBZone Program Updates and Clarifications, and Clarifications to Other Small Business Programs
The Small Business Administration published this proposed rule in the Federal Register on August 23, 2024. Comments closed on October 7, 2024.
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What the agency says
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA or Agency) proposes to amend its regulations governing the Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Program to clarify certain policies. In 2019, SBA published a comprehensive revision to the HUBZone Program regulations, which implemented changes intended to make the HUBZone Program more efficient and effective. This proposed rule is intended to clarify and improve policies surrounding some of those changes. In particular, the rule proposes to require any certified HUBZone small business to be eligible as of the date of offer for any HUBZone contract. SBA also proposes to make several changes to SBA's size and 8(a) Business Development (BD) regulations, as well as some technical changes to the Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) and Veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert) programs. Of note, the proposed rule would delete the program specific recertification requirements contained separately in SBA's size, 8(a) BD, HUBZone, WOSB, and VetCert and move them to a new section that would cover all size and status recertification requirements. This should ensure that the size and status requirements will be uniformly applied.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2024-18325
- Type
- Proposed rule
- Action
- Proposed rule
- Agency
- Small Business Administration
- Published
- August 23, 2024
- Comments due
- October 7, 2024
- Dates
- Comments must be received on or before October 7, 2024.
- Docket
- Docket ID SBA-2024-0007
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 3245-AH68
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 13 CFR 121; 13 CFR 124; 13 CFR 125; 13 CFR 126; 13 CFR 127; 13 CFR 128; 13 CFR 134
- Topics
- Administrative practice and procedure; Equal access to justice; Equal employment opportunity; Government contracts; Government procurement; Government property; Grant programs-business; Individuals with disabilities; Lawyers; Loan programs-business; Organization and functions (Government agencies); Penalties; Reporting and recordkeeping requirements; Small businesses; Technical assistance; Veterans
- Significant
- Yes, under Executive Order 12866
- Pages
- 46
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