Small business size standards: North American Industry Classification System; adoption,
[Federal Register: August 13, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 156)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
RIN 3245-AF00
Small Business Size Standards; Adoption of Size Standards by 2002 North American Industry Classification System for Size Standards
AGENCY: Small Business Administration (SBA).
ACTION: Direct final rule.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is amending its Small Business Size Regulations by incorporating the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) 2002 modifications of the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) into its table of small business size standards. These modifications are limited to industries in six (6) NAICS Sectors. The modifications result in a small number of size standard changes to certain NAICS activities.
SBA believes that this rule is noncontroversial and routine, and SBA anticipates no adverse comments to this action. If SBA receives adverse comments, it will withdraw this rule. SBA is publishing concurrently in this issue of the Federal Register a proposed rule to achieve the same result, that is, to modify its Small Business Size Regulations as contemplated in this direct final rule.
DATES: This rule is effective October 1, 2002, without further action, unless adverse comment is received by September 12, 2002. If adverse comment is received, SBA will publish a timely withdrawal of the rule in the Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: Address all comments concerning this rule to Gary M. Jackson, Assistant Administrator for Size Standards, Office of Size Standards, 409 Third Street, SW., Washington, DC 20416, via e-mail to sizestandards@sba.gov, or via facsimile, (202) 205-6390. SBA will make all public comments available to any person or concern upon request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carl Jordan, Office of Size Standards, at (202) 205-6618 or sizestandards@sba.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SBA adopted North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) industry definitions as a basis for its table of
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small business size standards effective October 1, 2000. The final rule was published in the Federal Register on May 5, 2000 (65 FR 30836) (NAICS 1997) and states the SBA Administrator's determination that the industry descriptions in NAICS shall be the basis for small business size standards.
OMB restructured and modified parts of NAICS effective January 1, 2002 (66 FR 3825, January 16, 2001) (NAICS 2002). This rule incorporates OMB's restructuring and modifications into SBA's table of size standards. NAICS 2002 is the same as NAICS 1997 for sixteen of the twenty industry Sectors. Two Sectors, Construction and Wholesale Trade are substantially changed. OMB also modified a number of classifications in the Retail Trades Sector, and the organization of the Information Sector.
Section 121.101(b) of Title 13 of the Code of Federal Regulations states ``NAICS is described in the North American Industry Classification Manual--United States, 1997 * * *.'' At the time SBA published the final rule in the Federal Register, the only description of NAICS available was the NAICS 1997 manual. However, with OMB's 2002 modification of NAICS 1997, SBA believes that retaining a definition in its regulations based on a particular year is confusing and inconsistent with the SBA Administrator's determination in the May 5, 2000, Federal Register notice, which does not refer to any specific year.
Justification for October 1, 2002 Effective Date
SBA determined that NAICS 2002 should be implemented on October 1, 2002, because:
1. Federal Government recordkeeping and statistics will be collected more consistently and will be more comparable with other data for analyzing small business activity. The first Federal Government fiscal year after January 1, 2002, is October 1, 2002.
2. SBA and other users of size standards can collect data on their small business programs using the more recent NAICS format and can compare those data with future Federal statistics collected using NAICS 2002 industry classifications. The availability of such comparable data will ensure the credibility of analyses comparing program data with industry.
3. Small business size standards apply to most Federal agencies and their programs involving small businesses. Federal agencies that use NAICS and SBA's small business size standards will need time to determine how to implement the new size standards and to develop training tools necessary to do so. SBA believes that publishing this rule now provides sufficient time for agencies to convert and update their databases and tracking systems for implementation by the beginning of FY 2003.
How SBA Arrived at the Size Standards for NAICS 2002 Industries
On October 22, 1999, SBA published in the Federal Register (64 FR 57188) a proposed rule to establish a new table of small business size standards based on NAICS. SBA developed guidelines to transition from the Standard Industrial Classification System to NAICS. The guidelines were intended to minimize the impact on SBA's small business size standards. Table A, below, lists those guidelines. SBA received no negative comments to the guidelines specified in the proposed rule. Because the guidelines produced the desired results and received public acceptance, SBA published its final rule on May 5, 2000 (corrected on September 5, 2000, 65 FR 53533), establishing a new table of size standards based on NAICS without change from its proposed rule. For purposes of adopting NAICS 2002, SBA is applying the same guidelines in this rule.
Table A
If the NAICS 2002 industry is composed The size standard for the NAICS of:
industry would be:
1. One NAICS 1997 industry or part of The same size standard as for one NAICS1997 industry.
the NAICS 1997 industry or part. 2. More than one NAICS 1997 industry; The same size standard as for parts of more than one NAICS 1997
those NAICS 1997 industries or industry; or one or more NAICS 1997 parts of NAICS 1997 industry and part(s) of one or more industries. NAICS 1997 industry, and.................................. they all have the same size standard... 3. More than one NAICS 1997 industry; The same size standard as for parts of more than one NAICS 1997
the NAICS 1997 industry or industry; or one or more NAICS 1997 NAICS 1997 industry part(s) industry and part(s) of one or more that most closely matches the NAICS 1997 industry,
economic activity described by and.................................. the NAICS 2002 industry. they do not all have the same size standard.. 4. One or more parts of an NAICS 1997 The same size standard as for industry for which SBA has established that specific NAICS 1997 specific size standards (i.e., further industry part. segmented). 5. One or more NAICS 1997 industries SBA will (a) apply a size and/or parts of NAICS 1997 industries standard measure (e.g., number that were categorized broadly under of employees, annual receipts) the NAICS system as Services, Retail typical of the NAICS Sector; Trade, Wholesale Trade or
and (b) apply the Manufacturing, but are now categorized corresponding ``anchor'' size differently under NAICS.
standard. The ``anchor'' size standards are $6 million [effective February 22, 2002] for Services and Retail Trade, 500 employees for Manufacturing and 100 employees for Wholesale Trade (except for Federal procurement programs, where the standard is 500 employees under the non-manufacturer rule).
Changes in Size Standards
Applying the guidelines to the NAICS 2002 restructuring and modifications results in a limited number of changes to current small business size standards. Specifically, there are 12 economic activities within nine (9) NAICS 1997 industries that reflect a size standard change when related to NAICS 2002. Eight (8) of those 12 economic activities increase, three (3) decrease, and for the remaining activity the basis for the size standard changes from annual receipts to number of employees. For the balance of the NAICS 1997 codes and their size standards, there are no size standards changes as a result of the NAICS 2002 reclassifications and recategorizations.
For complete information on the relationship between NAICS 1997 and NAICS 2002, please see the U.S. Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau) Web site at http://www.census.gov/epcd/naics02/ That Web site contains complete
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information on the establishment and implementation of NAICS 2002, including the January 16, 2001 (66 FR 3825) Federal Register notice of final decision to adopt NAICS 2002. The Census Bureau's Web site also contains three correspondence tables: (1) 2002 NAICS-US matched to 1997 NAICS-US; (2) 1997 NAICS-US matched to 2002 NAICS-US; and (3) 2002 NAICS-US matched to 1987 Standard Industrial Classification.
Table B below identifies the twelve (12) NAICS 1997 industries and economic activities that have revised size standards in the new table based on industries as they are described in NAICS 2002.
Table B
NAICS 1997
NAICS 2002
-------------------------------- Size std. ($ NAICS 1997 activity
Size std. ($ NAICS 2002 industry Code
million)
Code
million)
213112...........
$6.0 Construction of Field
237120
$28.5 Oil and Gas Gathering Lines on a
Pipeline and Contract Basis (one
Related Structures activity of the Support
Construction. Activities for Oil and Gas Operations Industry). 213112...........
6.0 Site Preparation and
238910
12.0 Site Preparation Related Construction
Contractors. Activities on a Contract Basis (one activity of the Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations Industry). 213113...........
6.0 Site Preparation and
238910
12.0 Site Preparation Related Construction
Contractors. Activities on a Contract Basis (one activity of the Support Activities for Coal Mining Industry). 213114...........
6.0 Site Preparation and
238910
12.0 Site Preparation Related Constuction
Contractors. Activities on a Contract Basis (one activity of the Support Activities for Metal Mining Industry). 213115...........
6.0 Site Preparation and
238910
12.0 Site Preparation Related Construction
Contractors. Activities on a Contract Basis (one activity of the Support Activities for Nonmetallic Minerals Industry). 234990...........
28.5 Right-of-way Clearing
238910
12.0 Site Preparation and Line Slashing,
Contractors. Blasting, Trenching, and Equipment Rental (Except Cranes) With Operator (three activities of the All Other Heavy Construction Industry). 234990...........
28.5 Rental of Cranes With
238990
12.0 All Other Specialty Operator (one activity
Trade Contractors. of the All Other Heavy Construction Industry). 235810...........
12.0 Water Well Drilling
237110
28.5 Water and Sewer Contractors (Entire
Line and Related Industry).
Structures Construction. 235990...........
12.0 Indoor Swimming Pools
236220
28.5 Commercial and (one activity if the
Institutional All Other Special Trade
Building Contractors Industry).
Construction. 235990...........
12.0 Anchored Earth Retention
237990
28.5 Other Heavy and Contractors (one
Civil Engineering activity if the All
Construction. Other Special Trade Contractors Industry). 514199...........
6.0 Internet Broadcasting
516110
(\1\) Internet Publishing (one activity of the
and Broadcasting. All Other Information Services Industry). 561720...........
14.0 Cleaning Buildings
238990
12.0 All Other Specialty During and Immediately
Trade Contractors. after Construction (one activity of the Janitorial Services Industry).
\1\ 500 Emp.
The 12 activities with a size standard change moved to seven (7) NAICS 2002 industries. Tables 3 through 9 show the composition of these NAICS 2002 industries and discuss the basis for selecting their size standards.
1. NAICS 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction, $28.5 Million
This industry is the same as NAICS 233320 (NAICS 1997) with the addition of several activities from parts of three other construction (NAICS 1997) industries (see Table 1). Only one activity within the revised industry did not have a size standard of $28.5 million under NAICS 1997. The activities of the previously defined industry continue to represent most activities in the industry. Therefore, the $28.5 million size standard for this industry is retained.
Table 1
NAICS 1997 AICS 1997 activity
code (* = Size standard part)
($ million)
Barrack and Dormitory Construction (one
233220
$28.5 activity of the Multifamily Housing Construction Industry)................. Grain Elevators, Dry Cleaning Plants,
*233310
28.5 and Manufacturing and Industrial Warehouses (activities of the Manufacturing and Industrial Building Construction Industry)................. Commercial and Institutional Building
*233320
28.5 Construction (entire industry)......... Indoor Swimming Pools (one activity of
*235990
12.0 the All Other Special Trade Contractors Industry)..............................
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2. NAICS 237110, Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction, $28.5 Million
This industry is the same as NAICS 234910 (NAICS 1997) with the addition of several heavy construction related activities and the Water Well Drilling industry (see Table 2). Water and sewer line activities constituted a large majority of the previously defined industry. The inclusion of the Water Well Drilling industry accounts for less than 15 percent of the revised industry. The activities of the previously defined industry continue to represent most activities in the industry. Therefore, the $28.5 million size standard for this industry is retained.
Table 2
NAICS 1997 NAICS 1997 activity
code (* = Size standard part)
($ million)
Water/Sewer Pumping Stations, Sewage
234910
$28.5 Collection and Disposal Lines, Storm Sewers, Sewer/Water Mains and Lines, Water Storage Tanks and Towers, and Construction Management of these Projects (activities of the Water, Sewer, and Pipeline Construction Industry).............................. Irrigation Systems, Sewage Treatment and
*234990
28.5 Water Treatment Plants, Construction Management of these Projects (activities of the All Other Heavy Construction Industry)................. Water Well Drilling Contractors (entire
235810
12.0 industry)..............................
3. NAICS 237120, Oil and Gas Pipeline and Related Structures Construction, $28.5 Million
This is a new industry under the Heavy and Civil Engineering Subsector. It is comprised of activities from parts of three NAICS 1997 industries (see Table 3). All but one activity comprising this new industry had a $28.5 million size standard under NAICS 1997. Therefore, a $28.5 million size standard is adopted for this industry.
Table 3
NAICS 1997 NAICS 1997 activity
code (* = Size standard part)
($ million)
Construction of Field Gathering Lines on
*213112
$6.0 a Contract Basis (one activity of the Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations Industry)................... Gas and Oil Pumping Stations, Gas and
*234910
28.5 Oil Pipeline Construction, Gas Mains, Gas and Oil storage Tank Construction, and Construction Management of these Projects (activities of the Water, Sewer, and Pipeline Construction Industry).............................. Petrochemical Plants, Refineries, and
*234930
28.5 Construction Management of these Projects (activities of the Industrial Nonbuilding Structure Construction Industry)..............................
4. NAICS 237990, Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction, $28.5 Million
This industry is the same as NAICS 234990 (NAICS 1997) with a few minor changes (see Table 4). Two activities of parts of two construction industries were added to the previous (1997) NAICS industry and several activities were transferred from NAICS 234990 to other construction industries. Only one activity had a size standard different than $28.5 million under NAICS 1997. The activities of the previously defined industry continue to represent most activities in the industry. Therefore, the $28.5 million size standard for this industry is retained.
Table 4
NAICS 1997 NAICS 1997 activity
code (* = Size standard part)
($ million)
Tunnel Construction (one activity of the
*234910
$28.5 Bridge and Tunnel Construction Industry).............................. All Other Heavy Construction (Except
234990
28.5 Waste Disposal Plant Construction, Irrigation Systems, Sewage Treatment and Water Treatment Plants, Right-of- way Clearing and Line Slashing, Blasting, Trenching, and Equipment Rental with Operator).................. Anchored Earth Retention Contractors
*235810
12.0 (one activity of the Other Special Trade Contractors Industry)............
5. NAICS 238910, Site Preparation Contractors, $12.0 Million
This is a revised industry under the Special Trade Contractors Subsector. It is comprised predominately of two Special Trade Contractors industries. In addition, the revised industry includes one activity from parts of four mining support industries, several activities from part of one heavy construction industry, and several activities from parts of two other Special Trade Contractors industries (see Table 5). Because most of the activities of the revised industry are from NAICS 1997 Special Trade Contractors industries, a $12.0 million size standard is adopted for this industry.
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Table 5
NAICS 1997 NAICS 1997 activity
code (* = Size standard part)
($ million)
Site Preparation and Related
*213112
$6.0 Construction Activities on a Contract Basis (one activity of the Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations Industry).............................. Site Preparation and Related
*213113
6.0 Construction Activities on a Contract Basis (one activity of the Support Activities for Coal Mining Industry.... Site Preparation and Related
*213114
6.0 Construction Activities on a Contract Basis (one activity of the Support Activities for Metal Mining Industry).. Site Preparation and Related
*213115
6.0 Construction Activities on a Contract Basis (one activity of the Support Activities for Nonmetallic Minerals (except Fuels) Industry................ Right-of-way Clearing and Line Slashing,
*234990
28.5 Blasting, Trenching, and Equipment Rental (except cranes) with Operator (Activities of the All Other Heavy Construction Industry)................. Septic Tank, Cesspool, and Dry Well
*235110
12.0 Construction Contractors (Activities of the Plumbing, Heating, and Air- Conditioning Contractors Industry)..... Excavation Contractors (Entire Industry)
235930
12.0 Wrecking and Demolition Contractors
235940
12.0 (Entire Industry)...................... Dewatering Contractors, Core Drilling
*235990
12.0 for Construction, and Test Drilling for Construction (Activities of the All Other Special Trade Contractors Industry)..............................
6. NAICS 238990, All Other Specialty Trade Contractors, $12.0 Million
This industry is the same as NAICS 235990 under NAICS 1997 with a few minor changes. Several activities of the previous NAICS 1997 industry transferred to other construction industries and three activities from parts of three other industries were incorporated (see Table 6). The activities of the previously defined industry continue to represent most activities in the industry. Therefore, the $12.0 million size standard is retained.
Table 6
NAICS 1997 NAICS 1997 activity
code (* = Size standard part)
($ million)
Rental of Cranes with Operator (one
*234990
$28.5 activity of the All Other Heavy Construction Industry)................. Residential and Commercial Asphalt,
*235710
12.0 Brick, and Concrete Paving) (one activity of the Concrete Contractors Industry).............................. All Other Special Trade Contractors
*235990
12.0 (except Indoor Swimming Pools, Earth Retention Contractors, Forming Contractors, Ornamental Metal Work, Building Equipment Contractors, Building Finishing Contractors, Dewatering Contractors, Core Drilling for Construction, and Test Boring for Construction).......................... Cleaning Buildings During and
*561720
14.0 Immediately after Construction (one activity of the Janitorial Services Industry)..............................
7. NAICS 516110, Internet Publishing and Broadcasting, 500 Employees
This is a new industry under NAICS 2002. It is comprised of activities related to the publishing of materials via the Internet (see Table 7). All but one of these activities had a 500 employee size standard under NAICS 1997. Therefore, 500 employees is established for this industry because it represents the most prevalent size standard for the activities within this new industry.
Table 7
NAICS 1997 NAICS 1997 activity
code (* =
Size standard part)
Internet Newspaper Publishers
*511110 500 employees. (one activity of the Newspaper Publishers Industry). Internet Book Publishers (one
*511120 500 employees. activity of the Book Publishers Industry). Internet Periodical Publishers
*511130 500 employees. (one activity of the Periodical Publishers Industry). (Internet Directory Publishers
*511140 500 employees. (one activity of the Directory and Database Publishers Industry). Internet Greeting Card
*511191 500 employees. Publishers (one activity of the Greeting Card Publishers Industry). All Other Internet Publishers
*511199 500 employees. (activities of the All Other Publishers Industry). Internet Broadcasting (one
*514199 $6.0 million. activity of the All Other Information Services Industry).
Alternatives To Adopting NAICS 2002 That SBA Considered
SBA considered retaining the NAICS 1997 codes as the basis for small business size standards. However, SBA believes that doing so will lead to inconsistency with other Federal agencies that adopt NAICS 2002 for their programs. More importantly, if SBA does not adopt NAICS 2002 it will not be able to analyze and evaluate small business size standards adequately because available Census Bureau data based on NAICS 2002 industries will not be compatible with NAICS 1997 industry data. Without useful data SBA cannot properly analyze size standards and their effects on businesses.
An alternative to not adopting NAICS 2002 as a basis for size standards is to
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adopt part(s) of NAICS 2002. SBA believes this alternative is impractical because of the inherent inconsistencies that would result in using industry definitions from two systems.
Consideration of Comments
This is a direct final rule, but SBA will consider all submitted comments. SBA believes that this rule is non-controversial and routine, and SBA anticipates no adverse comments to this action. If SBA receives adverse comments, it will withdraw this direct final rule. SBA is publishing concurrently in this issue of the Federal Register a proposed rule to modify its Small Business Size Regulations as contemplated in this direct final rule. If SBA does receive adverse comments, it will consider the comment(s) before making a final decision. If SBA decides to adopt NAICS 2002 as proposed, or with limited modifications, it will publish a final rule which addresses the comments and explains the basis for its final decision.
Other Change
SBA is also making an administrative change to the heading of the size standards table. In the table titled ``Small Business Size Standards by NAICS Industry'' (13 CFR 121.201), SBA is removing ``N.E.C. = Not Elsewhere Classified'' from the heading. ``N.E.C.'' is not used in NAICS because NAICS contains no unclassified industries, unlike the Standard Industrial Classification system.
Compliance With Executive Orders 12866, 12988, and 13132, the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Ch. 35.) and the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601-612)
OMB has determined that this rule is not a ``significant'' regulatory action for purposes of Executive Order (E.O.) 12866. This rule incorporates the latest revisions of the NAICS, which is being used by SBA to identify industries in the economy for purposes of establishing small business size standards. As discussed in the preamble, the size standard of a limited number of activities will change as a result of the NAICS revisions. Almost all businesses currently defined as small under the NAICS 1997 industries will continue to be small under the NAICS 2002 industries. The rule also affects Federal Government programs that provide a benefit for businesses. SBA welcomes comments describing the impact on small businesses of the size standard changes resulting from this rule.
Furthermore, SBA was made aware that some Federal Government programs had already begun to use, albeit improperly, the NAICS 2002 codes and assigned small business size standards to them. SBA believes that these actions indicate that Federal agencies expect to use and will readily accept the NAICS 2002 codes.
For purposes of E.O. 12988, SBA has determined that this rule is drafted, to the extent practicable, in accordance with the standards set forth in that order.
For purposes of E.O. 13132, SBA has determined that this rule does not have any federalism implications warranting the preparation of a Federalism Assessment.
For purposes of the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. Ch. 35, SBA has determined that this rule does not impose any new reporting or recordkeeping requirements.
When an agency promulgates a rule, the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601-612) requires the agency to prepare a regulatory flexibility analysis describing the economic impact of the rule on small entities and alternatives that may minimize that impact. Section 605 of the RFA allows an agency to certify a rule, in lieu of preparing an analysis, if the rulemaking is not expected to have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. SBA has determined that this rule as drafted, including the alternatives discussed in the supplementary information above, will not have a significant impact on a substantial number of small entities. OMB's modifications are the restructuring and recategorization of the construction and wholesale trade sectors, and a small number of industries in the retail and information sectors. The modifications result in size standards changes to a minimal number of activities within certain NAICS industries detailed above in the supplementary information, with little, if any, effect on small businesses. Those activities now relate to more appropriate NAICS codes.
As part of OMB's restructuring of certain NAICS industries, a small number of specific activities within certain NAICS 1997 codes were classified within NAICS 2002 industries that have size standards different from what they had been in NAICS 1997. They are listed in Table 2, above. These activities are very specialized, and the Census Bureau does not publish data about these activities upon which to precisely assess the impact on small businesses. SBA believes that the impact on small businesses is minimal because these activities represent minor components of the NAICS 1997 industries from which they are derived. Only NAICS 235810, Water Well Drilling Contractors, is reclassified in its entirety to an industry with a different size standard, namely NAICS 237110, Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction. Based on 1997 Economic Census data, there were only four water well drilling contractors out of a total of 3,795 that had annual receipts between $12.0 million and $28.5 million. SBA does not consider this number of businesses affected by a size standard change to be substantial.
List of Subjects in 13 CFR Part 121
Administrative practice and procedure, Government procurement, Government property, Grant programs-- business, Loan programs-- business, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Small businesses.
For the reasons stated in the preamble, SBA amends part 121 of title 13 of the Code of Federal Regulation as follows:
PART 121--SMALL BUSINESS SIZE REGULATIONS
1. The authority citation for part 121 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 632(a), 634(b)(6), 637(a), 644(c), and 662(5); and Sec. 304, Pub. L. 103-403,108 Stat. 4175, 4188.
2. Amend the first sentence of Sec. 121.101(b) to remove ``1997''.
3. Amend Sec. 121.201 as follows:
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In the table ``Small Business Size Standards by NAICS Industry,'' remove the heading ``Description (N.E.C. = Not Elsewhere Classified)'' and add in its place ``NAICS U.S. industry title''.
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In the table ``Small Business Size Standards by NAICS Industry,'' remove the following three (3) Subsectors together with all entries within those Subsectors: Subsector 233--Building, Developing and General Contracting, Subsector 234--Heavy Construction, and Subsector 235--Special Trade Contractors, and add in their place the following:
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Small Business Size Standards by NAICS Industry
Size standard in number of NAICS codes
NAICS U.S. industry title employees or million of dollars
*
*
*
* *
*
*
Subsector 236--Construction of Buildings
236115..................... New Single-Family Housing
28.5 Construction (except Operative Builders). 236116..................... New Multifamily Housing
28.5 Construction (except Operative Builders). 236117..................... New Housing Operative
28.5 Builders. 236118..................... Residential Remodelers.....
28.5 236210..................... Industrial Building
28.5 Construction. 236220..................... Commercial and
28.5 Institutional Building Construction.
Subsector 237--Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
237110..................... Water and Sewer Line and
28.5 Related Structures Construction. 237120..................... Oil and Gas Pipeline and
28.5 Related Structures Construction. 237130..................... Power and Communication
28.5 Line and Related Structures Construction. 237210..................... Land Subdivision...........
6.0 237310..................... Highway, Street, and Bridge
28.5 Construction. 237990..................... Other Heavy and Civil
28.5 Engineering Construction. Except..................... Except Dredging and Surface
17.0 Cleanup Activities \2\ .
Subsector 238--Specialty Trade Contractors
238110..................... Poured Concrete Foundation
12.0 and Structure Contractors. 238120..................... Structural Steel and
12.0 Precast Concrete Contractors. 238130..................... Framing Contractors........
12.0 238140..................... Masonry Contractors........
12.0 238150..................... Glass and Glazing
12.0 Contractors. 238160..................... Roofing Contractors........
12.0 238170..................... Siding Contractors.........
12.0 238190..................... Other Foundation,
12.0 Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors. 238210..................... Electrical Contractors.....
12.0 238220..................... Plumbing, Heating, and Air
12.0 Conditioning Contractors. 238290..................... Other Building Equipment
12.0 Contractors. 238310..................... Drywall and Insulation
12.0 Contractors. 238320..................... Painting and Wall Covering
12.0 Contractors. 238330..................... Flooring Contractors.......
12.0 238340..................... Tile and Terrazzo
12.0 Contractors. 238350..................... Finish Carpentry
12.0 Contractors. 238390..................... Other Building Finishing
12.0 Contractors. 238910..................... Site Preparation
12.0 Contractors. 238990..................... All Other Specialty Trade
12.0 Contractors. Except..................... Base Housing Maintenance
12.0 \13\.
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In the table ``Small Business Size Standards by NAICS Industry,'' remove the following two (2) Subsectors together with all entries within those Subsectors: Subsector 421--Wholesale Trade-- Durable Goods and Subsector 422--Wholesale Trade--Nondurable Goods, and add their place the following:
Size standard in number of NAICS codes
NAICS U.S. industry title employees or million of dollars
Subsector 423--Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods
423110..................... Automobile and Other Motor
100 Vehicle Merchant Wholesalers. 423120..................... Motor Vehicle Supplies and
100 New Parts Merchant Wholesalers. 42313...................... Tire and Tube Merchant
100 Wholesalers. 423140..................... Motor Vehicle Parts (Used)
100 Merchant Wholesalers. 423210..................... Furniture Merchant
100 Wholesalers. 423220..................... Home Furnishing Merchant
100 Wholesalers. 423310..................... Lumber, Plywood, Millwork,
100 and Wood Panel Merchant Wholesalers. 423320..................... Brick, Stone, and Related
100 Construction Material Merchant Wholesalers. 423330..................... Roofing, Siding, and
100 Insulation Material Merchant Wholesalers. 423390..................... Other Construction Material
100 Merchant Wholesalers. 423410..................... Photographic Equipment and
100 Supplies Merchant Wholesalers. 423420..................... Office Equipment Merchant
100 Wholesalers.
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423430..................... Computer and Computer
100 Peripheral Equipment and Software Merchant Wholesalers. 423440..................... Other Commercial Equipment
100 Merchant Wholesalers. 423450..................... Medical, Dental, and
100 Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers. 423460..................... Ophthalmic Goods Merchant
100 Wholesalers. 423490..................... Other Professional
100 Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers. 423510..................... Metal Service Centers and
100 Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers. 423520..................... Coal and Other Mineral and
100 Ore Merchant Wholesalers. 423610..................... Electrical Apparatus and
100 Equipment, Wiring Supplies, and Related Equipment Merchant Wholesalers. 423620..................... Electrical and Electronic
100 Appliance, Television, and Radio Set Merchant Wholesalers. 423690..................... Other Electronic Parts and
100 Equipment Merchant Wholesalers. 423710..................... Hardware Merchant
100 Wholesalers. 423720..................... Plumbing and Heating
100 Equipment and Supplies (Hydronics) Merchant Wholesalers. 423730..................... Warm Air Heating and Air-
100 Conditioning Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers. 423740..................... Refrigeration Equipment and
100 Supplies Merchant Wholesalers. 423810..................... Construction and Mining
100 (except Oil Well) Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers. 423820..................... Farm and Garden Machinery
100 and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers. 423830..................... Industrial Machinery and
100 Equipment Merchant Wholesalers. 423840..................... Industrial Supplies
100 Merchant Wholesalers. 423850..................... Service Establishment
100 Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers. 423860..................... Transportation Equipment
100 and Supplies (except Motor Vehicle) Merchant Wholesalers. 423910..................... Sporting and Recreational
100 Goods and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers. 423920..................... Toy and Hobby Goods and
100 Supplies Merchant Wholesalers. 423930..................... Recyclable Material
100 Merchant Wholesalers. 423940..................... Jewelry, Watch, Precious
100 Stone, and Precious Metal Merchant Wholesalers. 423990..................... Other Miscellaneous Durable
100 Goods Merchant Wholesalers.
Subsector 424--Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods
424110..................... Printing and Writing Paper
100 Merchant Wholesalers. 424120..................... Stationery and Office
100 Supplies Merchant Wholesalers. 424130..................... Industrial and Personal
100 Service Paper Merchant Wholesalers. 424210..................... Drugs and Druggists'
100 Sundries Merchant Wholesalers. 424310..................... Piece Goods, Notions, and
100 Other Dry Goods Merchant Wholesalers. 424320..................... Men's and Boys' Clothing
100 and Furnishings Merchant Wholesalers. 424330..................... Women's, Children's, and
100 Infants' Clothing and Accessories Merchant Wholesalers. 424340..................... Footwear Merchant
100 Wholesalers. 424410..................... General Line Grocery
100 Merchant Wholesalers. 424420..................... Packaged Frozen Food
100 Merchant Wholesalers. 424430..................... Dairy Product (except Dried
100 or Canned) Merchant Wholesalers. 424440..................... Poultry and Poultry Product
100 Merchant Wholesalers. 424450..................... Confectionery Merchant
100 Wholesalers. 424460..................... Fish and Seafood Merchant
100 Wholesalers. 424470..................... Meat and Meat Product
100 Merchant Wholesalers. 424480..................... Fresh Fruit and Vegetable
100 Merchant Wholesalers. 424490..................... Other Grocery and Related
100 Products Merchant Wholesalers. 424510..................... Grain and Field Bean
100 Merchant Wholesalers. 424520..................... Livestock Merchant
100 Wholesalers. 424590..................... Other Farm Product Raw
100 Material Merchant Wholesalers. 424610..................... Plastics Materials and
100 Basic Forms and Shapes Merchant Wholesalers. 424690..................... Other Chemical and Allied
100 Products Merchant Wholesalers. 424710..................... Petroleum Bulk Stations and
100 Terminals. 424720..................... Petroleum and Petroleum
100 Products Merchant Wholesalers (except Bulk Stations and Terminals). 424810..................... Beer and Ale Merchant
100 Wholesalers. 424820..................... Wine and Distilled
100 Alcoholic Beverage Merchant Wholesalers. 424910..................... Farm Supplies Merchant
100 Wholesalers. 424920..................... Book, Periodical, and
100 Newspaper Merchant Wholesalers. 424930..................... Flower, Nursery Stock, and
100 Florists' Supplies Merchant Wholesalers. 424940..................... Tobacco and Tobacco Product
100 Merchant Wholesalers. 424950..................... Paint, Varnish, and
100 Supplies Merchant Wholesalers. 424990..................... Other Miscellaneous
100 Nondurable Goods Merchant Wholesalers.
Subsector 425--Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers
425110..................... Business to Business
100 Electronic Markets. 425120..................... Wholesale Trade Agents and
100 Brokers.
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In the table ``Small Business Size Standards by NAICS Industry,'' remove the entry 452110, and add in its place the following:
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Size standard in number of NAICS codes
NAICS U.S. industry title employees or million of dollars
452111..................... Department Stores (except
$23.0 Discount Department Stores). 452112..................... Discount Department Stores.
23.0
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In the table ``Small Business Size Standards by NAICS Industry,'' remove the entry 454110, and add in its place the following:
Size standard in number of NAICS codes
NAICS U.S. industry title employees or million of dollars
454111..................... Electronic Shopping........
$21.0 454112..................... Electronic Auctions........
21.0 454113..................... Mail-Order Houses..........
21.0
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In the table ``Small Business Size Standards by NAICS Industry,'' revise the heading ``Subsector 511--Publishing Industries'' to read ``Subsector 511--Publishing Industries (except internet).''
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In the table ``Small Business Size Standards by NAICS Industry,'' in NAICS 511140 revise ``Database and Directory Publishers'' to read ``Directory and Mailing List Publishers.''
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In the table ``Small Business Size Standards by NAICS Industry,'' remove the following two (2) Subsectors together with all entries within those Subsectors: Subsector 513--Broadcasting and Telecommunications and Subsector 514 Information Services and Data Processing Services, and add in their place the following:
Size standard in number of NAICS codes
NAICS U.S. industry title employees or million of dollars
Subsector 515--Broadcasting (except Internet)
515111..................... Radio Networks.............
$6.0 515112..................... Radio Stations.............
6.0 515120..................... Television Broadcasting....
12.0 515210..................... Cable and Other
12.5 Subscription Programming.
Subsector 516--Internet Publishing and Broadcasting
516110..................... Internet Publishing and
12.5 Broadcasting.
Subsector 517--Telecommunications
517110..................... Wired Telecommunications
1,500 Carriers. 517211..................... Paging.....................
1,500 517212..................... Cellular and Other Wireless
1,500 Telecommunications. 517310..................... Telecommunications
1,500 Resellers. 517410..................... Satellite
12.5 Telecommunications. 517510..................... Cable and Other Program
12.5 Distribution. 517910..................... Other Telecommunications...
12.5
Subsector 518--Internet Service Providers, Web Search Portals, and Data Processing Services
518111..................... Internet Service Providers.
21.0 518112..................... Web Search Portals.........
6.0 518210..................... Data Processing, Hosting,
21.0 and Related Services.
Subsector 519--Information Services and Data Processing Services 519110..................... News Syndicates............
6.0 519120..................... Libraries and Archive......
6.0 519190..................... All Other Information
6.0 Services.
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Dated: August 5, 2002. Hector V. Barreto, Administrator.
[FR Doc. 02-20357Filed8-12-02; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 8025-01-P
