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Small Business Size Standards: Revised Size Standards Methodology
The Small Business Administration published this proposed rule in the Federal Register on August 20, 2026. Comments closed on September 21, 2026.
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What the agency says
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA or Agency) advises the public that it has revised its white paper explaining how it establishes, reviews, and modifies small business size standards. The revised white paper provides a detailed description of SBA's size standards methodology, including changes from SBA's 2024 Revised Size Standards Methodology (2024 Methodology, available at www.sba.gov/ size). SBA welcomes comments and feedback on the 2026 Revised Methodology, which SBA has applied to the proposed review of size standards filed concurrently in the Federal Register.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-17039
- Type
- Proposed rule
- Action
- Notice of availability of Revised Size Standards Methodology for comments
- Agency
- Small Business Administration
- Published
- August 20, 2026
- Comments due
- September 21, 2026
- Dates
- SBA must receive comments on the 2026 Revised Methodology on or before September 21, 2026.
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 13 CFR 121
- Pages
- 115
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