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Part II
Small Business Administration
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13 CFR Part 121
Small Business Size Standards; Restructuring of Size Standards;
Proposed Rule
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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
13 CFR Part 121
RIN 3245-AF11
Small Business Size Standards; Restructuring of Size Standards
AGENCY: Small Business Administration (SBA).
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) proposes to
modify its small business size standards by establishing size standards
in terms of the number of employees of a business concern for most
industries and SBA programs. This change will reduce the number of
different size standard levels and at the same time simplify size
standards and their application to Federal Government programs. Under
this proposal, size standards will range between 50 employees and 1,500
employees, depending on the industry or SBA program.
For a limited number of industries, SBA proposes to establish a
maximum average annual receipts amount (referred to as a receipts cap)
along with the employee-based size standard. Concerns in those
industries that meet the employee-based size standard also cannot
exceed a specific receipts cap to qualify as an eligible small
business.
To further simplify size standards, SBA also proposes the
following: (1) modify the size standard for the Surety Bond Guarantee
(SBG) Program by replacing the $6 million size standard with the
requirement that the contractor meet the size standard for its primary
industry; (2) extend the 125,000 barrels per calendar day component of
the size standard for petroleum refiners beyond Federal Government
procurement to all Federal small business programs using SBA's size
standards; (3) eliminate the special size standard based on market
share for tire manufacturers that applies to only Federal Government
procurement; (4) modify three receipts-based size standards and one
employee-based size standard for the sale or lease of Government
property; and (5) revise the nonmanufacturer size standard applicable
to Federal procurements from 500 employees to 100 employees, the size
standard that applies to wholesale trade businesses for all other SBA
programs.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 18, 2004.
ADDRESSES: Send comments to Gary M. Jackson, Assistant Administrator
for Size Standards, 409 Third Street, SW., Mail Code 6530, Washington
DC 20416; by email to [email protected]">restructure.[email protected]; or by
facsimile at (202) 205-6390. You may also submit comments to
www.regulations.gov. Upon receipt of a written request under the
Freedom of Information Act, SBA will make all public comments
available.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Contact the SBA's Office of Size
Standards at (202) 205-6618 or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SBA's 37 small business size standards have
evolved over the past 40 years from a considerably smaller number that
applied only to SBA's financial assistance programs and to Federal
procurement programs. Presently, there are size standards for 1,151
industries and 11 special financial and procurement programs. Many of
these size standards resulted from the expansion and development of new
SBA programs, the increasing size and complexity of the U.S. economy,
and demands from small businesses to address unique situations.
SBA's current size standards use two primary measures of business
size--number of employees and average annual receipts. Financial
assets, electric generation, and refining capacity are used for a few
specialized industries. In addition, SBA's Small Business Investment
Company (SBIC) and the Certified Development Company (CDC) Programs
determine small business eligibility based on either the industry-based
size standards or net worth and net income size standards.
The current structure of SBA's size standards has worked well.
However, several recurring criticisms suggest that SBA should consider
improving their current structure. These criticisms raise questions
about the complexity of determining if a business is small, the
fairness of defining a business as small in some industries but not
others, the influence of Federal procurement programs in establishing
size standards, and the intentional misclassification of Federal
contracts or the primary industry activity of a business to apply a
different, and usually a much higher, size standard.
SBA's last comprehensive attempt to address size standards was in
the late 1970s and early 1980s. Although SBA considered several
approaches, it made only a few minor changes. The most important change
replaced two sets of size standards, one for procurement programs and
one for financial programs, with a single set for all programs. SBA
also adjusted receipts-based size standards for inflation and
formalized a methodology for evaluating size standards.
In the early 1990s, SBA proposed to streamline size standards with
nine levels of size standards (four receipts-based size standards and
five employee-based size standards) similar to one aspect of this
proposed rule. Public comments tended to favor this approach. However,
SBA determined that converting receipts-based size standards in effect
at that time to one of four proposed receipts levels created a number
of unacceptable anomalies and, therefore, did not adopt it as a final
rule.
Currently, SBA's size standards consist of 37 different size levels
which apply to 1,151 industries and 13 sub-industry activities in the
North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). In addition, a
size standard has been established for 11 financial and procurement
programs. Thirty size standards are based on annual receipts, five are
based on number of employees, and two are based on other measures.
Table 1a below summarizes the current receipts-based size standards and
Table 1b summarizes the current employee-based and other size
standards.
Table 1a.--Size Standards Based on Annual Receipts
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Number of Number of
different industries
receipts- covered by
Range of receipts-based size standards based size size
standards standards
in the in this
range range
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$48.5 million................................. 1 1
$21.5 million to $30 million.................. 8 52
$12.5 million to $21 million.................. 7 24
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$12 million................................... 1 24
$7 million to $11 million..................... 7 46
$6 million.................................... 1 337
$1.5 million to $4 million.................... 4 18
$0.75 million................................. 1 46
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Table 1b.--Employee-based and Other Size Standards
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Number of
industries
Size standard covered by
the size
standard
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1,500 employees............................................ 17
1,000 employees............................................ 66
750 employees.............................................. 63
500 employees.............................................. 388
100 employees.............................................. 71
$150 million in assets..................................... 6
4 million megawatt hours................................... 6
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Most variations in size standards occur among those based on annual
receipts. In many cases, a specific receipts-based size standard
applies to only one or a few industries. SBA believes it can simplify
size standards and make them less complicated by establishing a single
size standard measure and reducing the number of different size
standard levels. With fewer size standards, they will be clearer, more
consistent, and easier to understand, resulting in less confusion to
users, particularly the non-governmental users, such as small
businesses. In addition, a single size measure eliminates a problem
that some concerns encounter when they operate in different industries
that have different size standard measures. The information technology
industries provide a good example of this situation. Many information
technology businesses provide both goods and services. Yet, SBA's size
standards are based on number of employees for providers of computer
and peripheral equipment and receipts for providers of computer
services. Consequently, an information technology business may be small
for one type of work but not small for a related activity.
Proposal to Use Employee-based Size Standards for All Industries
SBA proposes to restructure its size standards by establishing an
employee-based size standard for each industry. The number of employees
of a business concern is its average number of persons employed for
each pay period over the firm's latest 12 months and includes the
employees of all affiliates. Any person on the payroll must be included
as one employee regardless of hours worked or temporary status. The
number of employees of a firm in business under 12 months is based on
the average for each pay period it has been in business. For more
information on how SBA calculates the employment size of a business,
see 13 CFR 121.106.
The size standards currently based on number of employees will be
retained at their current levels. This proposal converts the current
size standards that are based on receipts, financial assets, or
generating capacity to employee-based size standards. SBA proposes to
establish an employee-based size standard which varies for each
industry, but is limited to one of the following ten employee levels:
Table 2.--Proposed Employee Size Standard Levels
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50 100 150 200 300
400 500 750 1,000 1,500
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SBA believes that fewer size standard levels also help to simplify
size standards. In converting receipts-based size standards to
employee-based size standards (described further below), five new
employee size levels (50, 150, 200, 300, and 400) along with the
current five employee size levels (100, 500, 750, 1,000 and 1,500)
results in employee-based size standards that equate to about the same
number of eligible small businesses as does the current receipts-based
size standards. A fewer number of employee size levels would result in
a much larger number of businesses gaining or losing small business
eligibility while a greater number of employee size levels would apply
to only a small number of businesses and not simplify the size
standards to the same degree.
Why the SBA Proposes Employee-Based Size Standards for All Industries
SBA believes that a single measure of size helps make size
standards less complex. Having a single size measure simplifies the
structure and enables SBA to establish fewer size standard levels.
Under a structure composed of one size measure and fewer size standard
levels, many small businesses that currently operate in several
industries each with different size standards would in many cases be
subject to only one or two different size standards under the proposed
employee-based size standards. SBA believes that the benefits of
simplification that come from having a single size measure outweigh the
benefits of retaining multiple size measures.
Proposing number of employees as the only measure of business size
departs from SBA's long tradition of using receipts and other non-
employee size measures. SBA has generally utilized receipts as a
preferred size measure because it constitutes the value of a concern's
output. Other measures of size are used where receipts tend to skew the
value added by a concern in the production of goods and services. For
example, SBA uses number of employees to define a small manufacturing
concern. For manufacturing, two manufacturers in the same industry with
the same number of employees can generate significantly different
receipts depending on the number of stages in their production
operations. Receipts for a manufacturer in its final production stage
include the value added by the manufacturer(s) in its earlier
production stages. This is true even though the value added by the
final manufacturer may be minor relative to the value of the final
product. Because of this characteristic of manufacturing, number of
employees has a stronger correlation to value added than do receipts.
Several aspects of employee-based size standards support SBA's
decision to use them as the single measure of size
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for all industries. The single best reason to do so is that they do not
vary with changing economic conditions. Inflation, for example, has no
direct impact on employee-based size standards. Similarly, rising costs
unique to an industry have no direct impact on employee-based size
standards. An ideal size standard would not affect eligibility, unless
a company's level of real output of goods and services changes.
Employment also tends to be a more stable measure of business size.
Businesses have economic incentives to maintain their workforce as
business fluctuates to avoid recruitment and training costs. Using
overtime can satisfy short-term increases in output until management is
convinced that a permanent increase in business activity justifies
adding personnel. Most businesses, especially small businesses, display
a strong commitment to their employees and they are reluctant to change
employment levels frequently in response to short-term business
considerations.
Finally, number of employees is a widely accepted measure of
business size. More than half of the present SBA size standards are
expressed in employees. Although employment is an input into the
production of goods and services, it generally accounts for a
significant portion of total costs. A business's employment level is a
representative indicator of its resources as well as its scale of
operations. In one of the few studies conducted on an appropriate size
standard measure, two researchers concluded that the number of
employees of a business had a stronger correlation with the qualitative
description of a small business (an approach to defining a small
business preferred by many small business analysts) than did receipts.
(See ``Definition of Small Business,'' Scott Holmes and Brian Gibson,
The University of Newcastle, April 5, 2001. The report is available at
http://www.smallbusiness.org.au/sbc/publications/sbc004a.htm.)
How SBA Determined the Number of Employees for Size Standards With
Annual Receipts and Other Size Measures
SBA developed criteria for deciding which of the ten employee size
standard levels to apply to an industry that currently has a receipts-
based size standard. These criteria were designed to convert a
receipts-based size standard to an equivalent employee-based size
standard. The primary tool used to calculate the equivalent employee
size standard associated with a receipts-based size standard is the
receipts-to-employee ratio for an industry. Data to calculate these
ratios were provided to the SBA by the U.S. Bureau of the Census in a
special tabulation of the 1997 Economic Census (The 1997 Economic
Census is available at
http://www.census.gov/epcd/www/econ97.html). Since total receipts in an
industry are provided along with employees in the industry, SBA was
able to calculate receipts per employee ratios for almost all
industries covered by this rule. These ratios were next adjusted 8.54%
to account for inflation that occurred from 1997 to 2002 (the year in
which receipts-based size standards were last adjusted for inflation).
SBA used the chain-type price index for gross domestic product (GDP)
(as published by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic
Analysis, and is available at
http://www.bea.gov/bea/ARTICLES/2003/10October/D-Pages/1003DpgC.pdf),
which is a broad measure of inflation for the economy as a whole. The
resulting figure was divided into the present receipt-based size
standard for the industry under review to calculate an employee
equivalent size standard. This employee equivalent size standard was
then rounded to the closest of the ten employee size standard levels to
minimize the difference between the current receipts-based size
standard and the calculated employee-based size standard.
The criteria also preserve the common size standard level that SBA
currently has established for related industries. That is, for closely
related industries that have the same receipts size standard, SBA has
proposed an employee size standard that best represents an equivalent
employee size standard for that group of industries, such as the
computer services industries.
Below are the criteria and how SBA applied them to receipts-based
size standards.
Selection of Employment Size Standard for Industries With a $6 Million
Size Standard
For industries with a $6 million size standard, SBA had three
considerations. The first consideration was whether to propose a 50
employee size standard for those industries. SBA's methodology for
evaluating a size standard for a nonmanufacturing industry presumes
that $6 million in average annual receipts is an appropriate size
standard. This size standard is generally referred to as the
``nonmanufacturing anchor size standard.'' SBA considers a size
standard higher or lower than the anchor level as appropriate for an
industry when the structural economic characteristics of the industry
are significantly different from the typical nonmanufacturing industry.
SBA has decided to retain the concept of an anchor size standard for
the nonmanufacturing industries as part of its restructuring and
simplification of size standards. However, SBA proposes that the anchor
size standard will be expressed in number of employees rather than
receipts. Based on the ratio of receipts to employees in the
nonmanufacturing industries, 50 employees is the employee anchor size
standard for the nonmanufacturing industries. SBA is proposing a 50
employee size standard for industries currently with a $6 million size
standard, unless the criteria discussed in the second and third
considerations are present within an industry.
SBA's second consideration was whether the size standard should be
higher than the 50 employee size standard anchor for industries where
the conversion of receipts to employees produces a figure significantly
above 50 employees. The SBA has decided to propose a size standard of
50 employees for industries where the conversion produces an equivalent
size standard from 51 to 74 employees, since these levels round to the
closest of the ten proposed employee size standards. For industries
where the receipts to employees conversion results in a figure of 75
employees or more, the SBA selected a size standard above 50 employees,
but only if other information justified the higher size standard. In
these cases, a higher size standard is appropriate to (1) reflect the
industrial structure of the industry, or (2) avoid a significant
reduction in the number of small businesses currently eligible to
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\1\ Federal procurement is an appropriate consideration because
of the special support provided by SBA to small businesses through
the 8(a) Business Development Program, the Small Disadvantaged
Business Program, the HUBZone Program, the Small Business Set-Aside
program and subcontracting programs. Not only has SBA implemented
policies to assist small businesses to develop through these Federal
procurement programs, but the businesses themselves have made
economic and business decisions affecting their eligibility for
these programs. The SBA wants to avoid taking away small business
eligibility for Federal procurement programs from a large number of
small businesses that could otherwise result from this size
standards restructuring proposal. This consideration is limited to
industries in which significant Federal Government contracting
opportunities exist, or with approximately $100 million or more in
Federal contracting.
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SBA's third consideration examined the relationship of the size
standard with other size standards within an
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industry subsector or industry group (three-digit and four-digit NAICS
codes, respectively). For several industries with a $6 million size
standard, SBA decided to propose a size standard greater than 50
employees in order to maintain the size standard relationship within
their industry group (such as for the Land Subdivision and Land
Development industry, NAICS 236110).
An example of the decision process utilizing the three criteria is
Barber Shops (NAICS 81211), whose present size standard is $6 million.
Dividing $6 million by the inflation-adjusted figure of $34,700
receipts per employee resulted in the equivalent size standard of 172
employees. This level rounds to 150 employees using the preselected
employee size standards. However, the SBA believes that a 150 employee
size standard for barber shops is too high, and that the 50 employee
proposed anchor size standard better matches the industry structure for
barber shops, as well as public perception of what constitutes a small
business in this industry. This industry has one of the largest
concentrations of very small businesses, where the average size barber
shop is only three employees.
By contrast, the present size standard for the Other Airport
Operations industry (NAICS 488119) has the same $6 million anchor size
standard. Dividing $6 million by the $56,969 receipts per employee
resulted in the equivalent size standard of 105 employees, which the
SBA rounded to 100 employees. The average size firm in this industry
has 49 employees--more than four times the average size firm of 11
employees for the nonmanufacturing industries with a $6 million size
standard. In addition, the 50 employee anchor size standard would
render approximately 50 currently defined small businesses ineligible
to compete for Federal procurements that require small business status.
In FY 2002, the Federal Government awarded more than $280 million in
contract awards, with small businesses obtaining less than $17 million
in contracts. A 50 employee size standard would have the unintended
result of further diminishing the participation of small businesses in
Federal contracting within this industry activity.
Three hundred and thirty-seven industries have a size standard of
$6 million. In applying the above considerations, SBA proposes a 50
employee size standard for 315 industries, and a higher size standard
for the remaining 21 industries. The chart below identifies the 21
industries with a size standard higher than 50 employees and the basis
for proposing a higher size standard.
Table 3.--Industries Currently With a $6 Million Size Standard That SBA Proposes a Size Standard Higher Than 50
Employees
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Proposed Reason for employee size
NAICS codes NAICS industry employee size standard different from anchor
standard size standard
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237210........................ Land Subdivision............... 200 Common size standard for all
industries in Subsector 237
and impact on Federal
procurement.
485111........................ Mixed Mode Transit Systems..... 100 Common size standard for most
transit industries (NAICS
Subsector 485).
485112........................ Commuter Rail Systems.......... 100 Common size standard for most
transit industries.
485113........................ Bus and Other Motor Vehicle 100 High average firm size.
Transit Systems.
485119........................ Other Urban Transit Systems.... 100 Common size standard for most
transit industries.
485210........................ Interurban and Rural Bus 100 High average firm size.
Transportation.
485410........................ School and Employee Bus 100 High average firm size and
Transportation. common size standard for most
transit industries.
485510........................ Charter Bus Service............ 100 Common size standard for most
transit industries.
486210........................ Pipeline Transportation of 100 High average firm size and
Natural Gas. common size standard with
NAICS 486990, All Other
Pipeline Transportation.
488119........................ Other Airport Operations....... 100 High average firm size and
impact on Federal procurement.
488190........................ Other Support Activities for 100 Common size standard with NAICS
Air Transportation. 488119 and impact on Federal
procurement.
512131........................ Motion Picture Theatres (except 100 High average firm size.
Drive-In).
518112........................ Web Search Portals............. 150 Common size standard for all
industries in Subsector 518
and impact on Federal
procurement.
561422........................ Telemarketing Bureaus.......... 150 High average firm size.
621910........................ Ambulance Services............. 100 High average firm size and
common size standard with
other ambulatory health
services.
711310........................ Promoters of Performing Arts, 100 High average firm size.
Sports, & Similar Events with
Facilities.
713110........................ Amusement and Theme Parks...... 100 High average firm size.
713920........................ Skiing Facilities.............. 200 High average firm size.
721110........................ Hotels (except Casino Hotels) 100 High average firm size and
and Motels. impact on Federal procurement.
721120........................ Casino Hotels.................. 100 High average firm size and
common size standard with
hotels and motels.
812930........................ Parking Lots and Garages....... 100 High average firm size.
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Selection of Employment Size Standard for Industries Size Standards
Above or Below $6 Million
For industries that have a size standard below $6 million, SBA has
proposed 50 employees. This would establish the policy that any
business with 50 or fewer employees is a small business regardless of
its industry. Only a few industries would be affected by this proposal,
and we strongly believe that the benefits of simplification outweigh
any impact on SBA's programs or on other Federal small business
programs.
For industries with a size standard above $6 million, SBA
calculated an equivalent employee size standard based on the ratio of
receipts to employees. For example, the receipts per employee of a
computer systems design firm is $152,000. A firm of $21 million equates
to a firm with 127 employees. Because SBA is proposing to have size
standards at one of ten employee levels, SBA rounded this figure to the
nearest employee size standard, or 150 employees.
For most of these industries, SBA proposes the size standard
resulting from the receipts per employee ratio. For closely related
industries (those within the same 4-digit NAICS Industry Group or 3-
digit NAICS Subsector) that currently have a common receipts-based size
standard, SBA proposes a common employee-based size standard, even
though a different size standard could be established for each closely
related industry based on the receipts-to-employee calculation. SBA
recognizes that small businesses are often eligible for SBA assistance
in a number of closely related industries, and it simplifies size
standards if closely related industries have the same size standard. An
example of this pattern is the computer services industries in which
businesses typically operate in at least several of the nine computer
services industries. After reviewing the equivalent employee-based size
standards for the nine computer services industries, SBA is
recommending a common size standard of 150 employees for all nine
computer services industries. Examples of other industries where SBA
proposes a common size standard include the consulting service
industries, the trucking industries, the warehousing industries, and
the waste management industries.
Summary of Proposed Employee Size Standards
In summary, the major factors influencing the proposed employee
size standard are:
A size standard of 50 employees generally
applies when an industry receipt-based size standard is at the present
anchor of $6 million in average annual receipts or is less than $6
million;
An employee size standard above 50 employees
applies to an industry with a $6 million size standard if the
calculated equivalent employee size standard is above 76 employees and
industry structure, existing size standards relationships, or Federal
procurement implications merited a size standard above 50 employees.
An employee size standard for an industry above
$6 million is based on the calculated equivalent employee-based size
standard.
Exceptions to these rules occurred when SBA
attempted to maintain traditional size standards relationships within
closely related industries.
Selection of Employment Size Standard for Industries With Size
Standards Based on Electric Generation and Financial Assets
The size standard for the industries involved in the generation,
transmission, or distribution of electric energy (NAICS 221111-221122)
is 4 million megawatts of total electric output (see footnote 1 of the
table to size standards in Sec. 121.210). The U.S. Bureau of the
Census does not publish capacity data on businesses in this industry.
SBA identified small electric utilities from the U.S. Department of
Energy's publication ``Financial Statistics of Investor-Owned Electric
Utilities, 1996'' (available at
http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/electricity/invest/invest --sum.html). SBA
reviewed publicly available information, such as Security and Exchange
Commission 10-K reports, to determine the employment levels of small
electric utilities. Based on this review, SBA is proposing a 1,000
employee size standard for the electrical generation, transmission, and
distribution industries. At that employment size, electric utilities
under the current 4 million megawatt size standard would continue to be
defined as small without adding other electric utilities as small.
The size standard for the banking and other credit intermediation
industries (NAICS 522110--522210, and 522293) is $150 million in
financial assets (see footnote 8 to the table of size standards in
Sec. 21.201). The U.S. Bureau of the Census does not publish industry
financial data on the banking and credit industries. Using asset and
employment data published by the Federal Deposit Insurance
Corporation's Statistics on Depository Institutions (available at
http://www2.fdic.gov/SDI/main4.asp), the average assets per employee of
smaller banks is about $2.5 million. Based on those data, a $150
million bank would have, on average, about 60 employees. Applying the
methodology described above, SBA is proposing a 50 employee size
standard for banking and other credit intermediation industries since
that is the nearest of the ten employee size standards proposed by this
rule.
Proposal To Add a Maximum Average Annual Receipts Cap as an Additional
Component of the Size Standard for Certain Industries
SBA further proposes that 31 industries will have a maximum average
annual receipts amount (referred to as a receipts cap) along with the
employee-based size standard. To qualify as small, concerns in those
industries would have to be no greater in size than the employee-based
size standard and have average annual receipts less than the receipts
cap amount. SBA proposes that 36 size standards in the following 31
industries have an annual receipts cap along with the proposed employee
size standard. Table 4, below, lists those industries and SBA's
proposed employee size standards and receipts caps.
Table 4.--Industries With Proposed Receipts Caps
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Proposed
Proposed maximum
NAICS codes NAICS U.S. industry number of annual
title employees receipts ($
million)
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115310............ Support Activities 50 N/A
for Forestry.
Except,........... Forest Fire 400 $20.0
Suppression.
Except,........... Fuels Management 400 $20.0
Services.
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236115............ New Single-Family 150 $35.0
Housing
Construction
(except Operative
Builders).
236116............ New Multifamily 150 $35.0
Housing
Construction
(except Operative
Builders).
236117............ New Housing 150 $35.0
Operative Builders.
236118............ Residential 150 $35.0
Remodelers.
236210............ Industrial Building 150 $35.0
Construction.
236220............ Commercial and 150 $35.0
Institutional
Building
Construction.
237110............ Water and Sewer Line 200 $35.0
and Related
Structures
Construction.
237120............ Oil and Gas Pipeline 200 $35.0
and Related
Structures
Construction.
237130............ Power and 200 $35.0
Communication Line
and Related
Structures
Construction.
237210............ Land Subdivision.... 200 $35.0
237310............ Highway, Street, and 200 $35.0
Bridge Construction.
237990............ Other Heavy and 200 $35.0
Civil Engineering
Construction.
Except,........... Dredging and Surface 150 $22.0
Cleanup Activities.
518210............ Data Processing, 150 $30.0
Hosting, and
Related Services.
541310............ Architectural 50 $7.0
Services.
541330............ Engineering Services 50 $7.0
Except,........... Military and 200 $30.0
Aerospace Equipment
and Military
Weapons.
Except,........... Contracts and 200 $30.0
Subcontracts for
Engineering
Services Awarded
Under the National
Energy Policy Act
of 1992.
Except,........... Marine Engineering 150 $30.0
and Naval
Architecture.
541511............ Custom Computer 150 $30.0
Programming
Services.
541512............ Computer Systems 150 $30.0
Design Services.
541513............ Computer Facilities 150 $30.0
Management Services.
541519............ Other Computer 150 $30.0
Related Services.
541611............ Administrative 50 $10.0
Management and
General Management
Consulting Services.
541612............ Human Resources and 50 $10.0
Executive Search
Consulting Services.
541613............ Marketing Consulting 50 $10.0
Services.
541614............ Process, Physical 50 $10.0
Distribution and
Logistics
Consulting Services.
541618............ Other Management 50 $10.0
Consulting Services.
541620............ Environmental 50 $10.0
Consulting Services.
541690............ Other Scientific and 50 $10.0
Technical
Consulting Services.
541990............ All Other 50 $10.0
Professional,
Scientific and
Technical Services.
561110............ Office 50 $10.0
Administrative
Services.
561210............ Facilities Support 400 $40.0
Services.
611519............ Other Technical and 50 N/A
Trade Schools.
Except,........... Job Corps Centers... 400 $30.0
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In some industries, businesses have more latitude in deciding
whether to hire employees to perform work or to subcontract the work to
others. For example, general contractors can decide what and how much
construction work to perform themselves and what work to subcontract to
others. Under an employee-based size standard, a business may exceed
the size standard because it decided to perform more work in-house
while another business performing the same level of work stays under
the employee size standard because more work is subcontracted. Under
SBA's Small Business Size Regulations, the employees of a subcontractor
are not included in counting the number of employees of a business
(unless affiliation was found between the business and subcontractor).
SBA recognizes that such decisions and their implications on small
business status are best made by the management of concerns that will
be affected. SBA is concerned, however, about cases where businesses
operating in industries that have greater latitude in subcontracting
significant portions of work purposely subcontract an unusual amount of
work relative to customary industry practices to retain small business
status. Because of this potential, SBA proposes to establish an average
annual receipts cap along with employee size standards in the 31
industries listed in Table 4, above.
In the industries for which SBA proposes an employee-based size
standards and receipts cap size standard, it expects that most
businesses which are small under the applicable employee size standard
will also meet the corresponding receipts cap. The purpose of the
receipts cap is to prevent businesses from creatively manipulating
their employment levels to remain small. Without such a receipts cap
requirement, SBA might otherwise, and inappropriately, provide large
businesses with assistance that is intended for small businesses, and
put small businesses in the position of competing against businesses
that by any consideration are not small. As discussed further below,
the receipts cap will include almost all businesses under the employee
size standard, but exclude those businesses that have an inordinate
amount of receipts for their level of employment.
How the SBA Determined the Maximum Annual Receipts Cap Level for the
Industry Activities in Table 4 (Above)
The methodology in determining the receipts caps was to first
examine the size distribution of firms that are presently in SBA's
Procurement Marketing and Access (PRO-Net) database which was merged
with the Department of Defense Central Contractor Registration--the
SBA's list of small businesses interested in doing business with the
Federal Government. For each of the 31 industries under review, it has
data on the number of
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employees and the annual receipts of each firm in that database that is
active in the industry. SBA analyzed employment and receipts data of
small businesses near the proposed employee size standard. By
calculating a receipts to employee ratio for each of these small
businesses, and then multiplying that ratio by the proposed size
standard in employees, the SBA was able to estimate at what point a
small business would lose eligibility under a receipt cap if it were to
expand to the new size standard limit based on employees. In other
words, if a business has 110 employees, what level of receipts would it
produce if it expanded to a proposed 150 employee size standard.
The proposed receipt caps were designed to permit a majority of the
small businesses that are presently under the size standard to expand
to the proposed employee-based size standard without exceeding the
dollar caps. The receipts caps proposed generally range from 22% to 35%
higher than the current receipts size standards for those industries
with a size standard of $15 million or higher, and from 67% to 74%
higher than the current receipts size standard for those industries
that have a receipts size standard of $6 million or less. The only
exemption to this analysis was for the newly established Job Corps
Centers size standard (part of NAICS 611519). This sub-industry
consists of a small number of businesses. The current receipts size
standard fully captures all small businesses under the proposed
employee size standard for this sub-industry category and is retained
as the receipts cap.
Simplification of Other Program and Special Size Standards
SBA has established a number of size standards to meet the needs of
specific programs or to address special Federal procurement
considerations. SBA proposes to eliminate or modify six of these size
standards in an attempt to further simplify size standards and to apply
consistent size standards for all Federal Government programs and
purposes.
1. Surety Bond Guarantee (SBG) Program size standard: SBA proposes
that any construction (general or special trade) concern or a concern
performing a contract for services is small provided it meets the size
standard for the NAICS code for its primary industry. Currently, the
size standard for the SBG Program is $6 million for performing
contracts for construction (general or special trades) or services (see
13 CFR 121.301(d)(1)).
Federal procurement regulations require a contractor to meet the
size standard for the NAICS code that best describes the principal
purposes of the procurement. Therefore, if a contractor bids and is
successful as a prime contractor on a Federal procurement, it may
qualify as a small business if it meets the size standard for the
procurement, even if the size standard exceeds $6 million. Further,
Sec. 121.305 states ``A concern qualified as small for a particular
procurement, including an 8(a) subcontract, is small for financial
assistance directly and primarily relating to the performance of the
particular procurement.'' SBA's SBG Program is a financial assistance
program, and contractors awarded Federal contracts requiring a surety
bond are therefore eligible for SBA's guarantee on the bond, if a
guarantee is needed, including those with size standards in excess of
$6 million, provided the contractor meets the size standard for its
industry.
However, for SBA to guarantee a surety bond involving a subcontract
or a bond running to an obligee other than the Federal Government, such
as a private owner or non-Federal political subdivision or agency, a
contractor is not eligible for an SBA guarantee unless it meets the
current $6 million size standard. SBA believes this is inconsistent
with the intent of its SBG Program because it does not provide
assistance to small businesses otherwise eligible as small for SBA's
other financial assistance programs. SBA proposes to eliminate the $6
million size standard. SBA proposes, rather, that a contractor applying
for SBA's guarantee meet the size standard for its primary industry for
any bond (Sec. 121.301(d)). This is consistent with the intent of this
proposed rule, which is to base all size standards on number of
employees and have a single size standard for all programs.
2. Petroleum refining size standard: The size standard for the
Petroleum Refineries industry (NAICS 324110) is 1,500 employees. In
addition, for purposes of the Federal Government's procurement of
refined petroleum products, the refiner may not have more than 125,000
barrels per calendar day (bpcd) capacity of petroleum-based inputs,
including crude oil or bona fide feedstocks. This is included in
Footnote 4 to SBA's current table of small business size standards. SBA
increased the refining capacity from 75,000 bpcd to 125,000 bpcd,
effective April 28, 2003 (see 68 FR 15047 dated March 28, 2003,
available at http://www.sba.gov/size/indexwhatsnew.html#petrol-fr).
SBA proposes to extend the 125,000 bpcd size standard component to
all Federal Government programs. Before the April 28, 2003 revision,
SBA had progressively increased the refining capacity component over a
number of years. In its last two rulemaking actions pertaining to the
petroleum refining size standard, SBA's proposed rules included a
request for comments on whether SBA should retain or eliminate the
refining capacity component. SBA retained it because industry comments
have always been very strong in favor of doing so. The petroleum
refining industry has always affirmed that refining capacity is the
single best measure of a refiner's size. Further, it is the same
measure that the U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Information
Administration, uses to assess the size of refiners and their
refineries.
Before proposing to increase the refining capacity component, SBA
studied the petroleum refining industry to analyze the effect that it
would have on existing small businesses. The final rule increasing it
to 125,000 bpcd did not increase the number of small businesses, nor
did any small businesses lose eligibility. That is, there was no change
in the number of small refiners. There were other reasons for the rule,
more fully described in the Federal Register notice cited above. This
proposed change (footnote 5, Sec. 121.201) is consistent with SBA's
intention to simplify size standards, by having a single size standard
apply to an industry for all Federal Government programs and purposes.
Because the remaining eligibility requirements for petroleum
refiners are Federal procurement specific, and not part of the size
standard, SBA does not propose to extend them to other Federal
programs.
3. Tire manufacturing size standard: The size standard for the Tire
Manufacturing (except Retreading) industry (NAICS 326211) is 1,000
employees. For the Federal Government's procurement of pneumatic tires
under this NAICS code and within Census Classification codes 30111 and
30112, SBA has established an alternative size standard based on a
concern's share of the worldwide tire market (see Footnote 5 to SBA's
current table of size standards). Tire manufacturers satisfying the
provisions of this alternative size standard exceed 1,000 employees in
size. SBA implemented these requirements effective January 18, 1967
(see 31 FR 15737). SBA believes, based on Federal procurement data,
that this footnote is no longer necessary. A review of Federal
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contract awards in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 found that all small
businesses receiving tire supply contracts met the current 1,000
employee size standard. SBA therefore proposes to eliminate this
alternative size standard.
4. Sales or lease of Federal Government property: SBA proposes to
modify the following three receipts-based and one employee-based size
standards that pertain to programs involving the sale and lease of
Federal Government property:
(a) Size standards for sales or leases of Government property: The
current size standard for concerns not primarily engaged in
manufacturing is $6 million (see Sec. 121.502(a)(2)). SBA proposes to
establish a size standard of 50 employees for those concerns. This is
consistent with the intent of this proposed rule, which is to base all
size standards on number of employees. Also, this proposal is
consistent with the criteria to propose a 50 employee size standard for
industries that currently have a $6 million size standard unless
certain conditions exits. SBA does not believe industry or procurement
factors exist to warrant a different size standard.
(b) Size standards for the purchase of Government-owned Special
Salvage Timber: To purchase Government-owned Special Salvage Timber
from the U.S. Forest Service or the U.S. Bureau of Land Management, a
concern, with its affiliates, can have no more than 25 employees during
any of its pay periods for the last twelve months, and must meet other
requirements as well (see Sec. 121.508). SBA proposes to increase this
size standard to 50 employees. SBA believes that applying the 50
employee anchor size standard as a minimum size standard is warranted
to achieve its overall goal of simplicity and uniformity among the
various size standards. SBA does not propose to amend any other parts
of Sec. 121.508, since they are Federal procurement specific
requirements and not part of the size standard.
(c) Size standard for leasing of Government land for coal mining:
Under the current size standard, a concern, together with its
affiliates, may have no more than 250 employees (see Sec. 121.509(a)).
SBA proposes increasing this to 300 employees. Retaining 250 employees
as a size standard would increase the number of size standards overall
(from 10 to 11), and this would be the only 250 employee size standard.
SBA has decided to round up this size standard to the 300 employee
level instead of rounding down to 250 employees to avoid eliminating
eligibility of currently defined small businesses for this program.
(d) Size standard for stockpile purchases: Under the current
standard, a concern, together with its affiliates, may not have average
annual receipts that exceed $48.5 million (Sec. 121.512(b)). SBA
proposes to establish a size standard of 400 employees for those
concerns. Based on the ratio of receipts to employees of businesses
with $48.5 million or less in receipts ($109,000 receipts per
employee), this size standard equates to 445 employees. Four hundred
employees is the closest of the 10 employee-based size standards
proposed in this rule. SBA believes that the proposed size standard
would not eliminate the eligibility of currently defined small
businesses for this program
5. Nonmanufacturer size standard: The SBA proposes to revise the
nonmanufacturer size standard from 500 employees to 100 employees. A
nonmanufacturer is a business that provides a manufactured product to
the Federal Government that it itself did not manufacture (see Sec.
121.406(b)). Substantially all nonmanufacturers are in industries
categorized within the Wholesale Trade industries (NAICS Sector 42). A
size standard of 100 employees applies to wholesalers for SBA and
Federal Government programs, except for Federal procurement programs.
Therefore, to further the simplification of small business size
standards, the SBA is proposing to eliminate the special 500 employee
nonmanufacturer size standard by applying the 100 employee size
standard for Wholesale Trade to Federal procurement programs.
SBA continues to believe that 100 employees is an appropriate size
standard for the Wholesale Trade Sector. The average size of a
wholesaler is 16 employees. Wholesalers with fewer than 100 employees
comprise 97% of all wholesalers, employ about 50% of all employees, and
generate one-third of total industry receipts. The relatively small
share of total industry receipts generated by small wholesalers,
however, reflects the significantly higher receipts per employee
generated by larger wholesalers in the industry than by small
wholesalers. Given the industry share of firms and employment of
wholesalers with fewer than 100 employees, SBA believes a current
Wholesale Trade Sector size standard of 100 employees would be an
appropriate size standard.
Exceptions to the SBA's Proposal To Simplify Size Standards by Basing
All of Them on Number of Employees
This proposed rule does not change three size standards, because
they are either established by statute or reflect unique program
objectives. To ensure that the public is aware of the reasons for not
modifying these size standards, SBA explains why it does not propose to
modify the following:
1. Agricultural Enterprises: The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
632(a)(1)) states in section 3(a)(1) ``an agricultural enterprise shall
be deemed to be a small business concern if it (including its
affiliates) has annual receipts not in excess of $750,000.'' This
provision applies to concerns in the Crop Production (NAICS Subsector
111) and Animal Production (NAICS Subsector 112) industries. SBA has no
authority to modify this Congressionally-mandated size standard.
2. Net Worth/Net Income: Size standards based on the net worth and
net income of a business concern are an alternative to SBA's industry-
based size standards for the CDC and SBIC financial assistance programs
authorized under Title III and Title V of the Small Business Investment
Act (Pub. L. 100-107). That is, an applicant may qualify as a small
business if it meets the size standard for its primary industry or the
net worth and net income size standards. For the CDC program, an
applicant must meet either: (a) SBA's size standard established for its
primary industry activity; or (b) have tangible net worth not in excess
of $7 million and average net income after Federal income taxes for its
two preceding completed fiscal years not in excess of $2.5 million
(Sec. 121.301(b)). For assistance under SBA's SBIC Program, an
applicant must meet either: (a) SBA's size standard established for its
primary industry activity; or, (b) with its affiliates, have tangible
net worth not in excess of $18 million and average net income after
Federal income taxes for its two preceding completed fiscal years not
in excess of $6 million (Sec. 121.301(c)).
The alternative net worth and net income size standards for the CDC
and SBIC programs have been in place for many years and have worked
well in serving the intended beneficiaries. Most small businesses
qualifying under the net worth and net income size standards also
qualify under the industry-based size standards. However, the option to
qualify as small under the industry-based size standards ensures that a
small business eligible for other SBA programs is also eligible for
assistance under the CDC and SBIC Programs. Therefore, SBA believes
that the net worth and net income size standards should be retained for
these programs.
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Impact on Small Business Eligibility of the Proposed Rule
This proposed rule would change the 514 size standards that are
based on receipts, financial assets, or electric generation. As
discussed above, the proposed conversion of these receipts-based size
standards to employee-based size standards attempts to establish an
employment level that is generally equivalent to the receipts-based
size standard. Because of variation within industries, some businesses
will gain or lose small business eligibility. The decision to establish
only ten employee size standard levels also results in some businesses
gaining or losing small business eligibility. An analysis of the impact
of the proposed rule on small business eligibility shows that a
relatively small number of businesses will be affected. Out of
approximately 4.4 million businesses in the industries with revised
size standards, 35,200 businesses could gain and 34,100 could lose
small business eligibility, with the net effect of 1,110 additional
businesses defined as small. The 69,300 businesses affected by this
proposal represent 1.6% of the 4.4 million businesses in industries
with changing size standards. The regulatory impact and regulatory
flexibility analyses discussed below describe the impact of this
proposal in greater detail.
Alternatives to This Proposed Rule
SBA considered a number of alternative approaches to simplify and
restructure its size standards. These are briefly described below. SBA
welcomes comments on these alternatives or other alternatives to
restructure and simplify size standards.
1. Retain the existing employee-based size standards, while
reducing the 30 receipts-based size standards to a fewer number of size
standard levels, such as four to eight different receipts size
standards. This approach is similar to SBA's proposals of December 31,
1992 (57 FR 62522) and September 2, 1993 (58 FR 46573), which SBA did
not adopt as final rules. As discussed above in this proposed rule, SBA
believes a single size measure (with a receipts size standards cap for
a limited number of industries) represents a less complicated set of
size standards.
2. Establish size standards by industry category that would
generally be based on NAICS Industry Sectors or Subsectors, such as the
size standards of the three Construction Subsectors. Under this
approach, SBA could establish a size standard by number of employees
and/or receipts for each industry group, and size standards across
industries would vary considerably less. This approach would limit
SBA's ability to fully assess the need for distinct size standards for
specific industries, especially in the Professional, Scientific, and
Technical Services Industry Sector.
3. Base all size standards on number of employees, with no receipts
cap component. SBA discusses above in this proposed rule why it
believes a receipts cap along with an employee size standard is needed
for certain industries.
Request for Comments
SBA requests comments on its proposal to simplify and restructure
size standards. Specifically, SBA requests comments on the following
issues:
1. Are SBA's small business size standards complex, confusing or
difficult to use? If so, please describe to what extent the proposed
rule addresses this concern.
2. Should all small business size standards be based on number of
employees?
3. Do the proposed size standards essentially maintain the level of
small business eligibility within an industry that currently exists
under the current receipts-based size standards?
4. Should there be a receipts cap component for those industries
where subcontracting and outsourcing opportunities may allow a business
to remain small but generate an unusually large amount of receipts?
5. Is it appropriate to apply an additional receipts cap
requirement for the 31 industries in Table 4, above? Are there other
industries that SBA should have a receipts cap?
6. Are the proposed receipts cap levels an appropriate or
acceptable way to exclude large businesses?
7. Is one or more of the alternatives that SBA considered
preferable to the proposed rule? If so, please explain why. What would
be the impact of SBA's adopting one of the alternatives in place of the
proposed rule?
8. Should SBA modify the size standard for its SBG Program and
require that any construction (general or special trade) concern or
concern performing a contract for services is small provided it meets
the size standard for its primary industry?
9. Should SBA extend to all Federal Programs the 125,000 bpcd
component of the size standard applicable to the Federal Government's
procurement of refined petroleum, as described above?
10. Should the SBA eliminate the 500 employee size standard for
nonmanufacturers applicable to Federal procurement programs and apply
the Wholesale Trade Sector size standard of 100 employees?
11. Should SBA eliminate the special market share size standard for
tire manufacturers, as described above?
12. Does the expanded use of employee-based size standards result
in additional burdens on businesses verifying small business status or
on Federal agencies that use SBA's size standards? These issues are
discussed as part of SBA's regulatory impact and regulatory flexibility
analyses of this proposed rule (see following two sections).
Compliance With Executive Orders 12866, 12988, and 13132, the
Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601-612), and the Paperwork
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Ch. 35)
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has determined that this
rule is a significant regulatory action for purposes of Executive Order
12866. Size standards determine which businesses are eligible for
Federal small business programs. This is not a major rule under the
Congressional Review Act, 5 U.S.C. 800. For purposes of Executive Order
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 Executive Order 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 would not impose new reporting or record
keeping requirements. It is important to note, however, that while
there are no new reporting and record keeping requirements, the size
status of a business in industries that currently have a receipts-based
size standard will no longer be based on a concern's Federal Income Tax
returns, except for those industries whose size standards have receipts
caps. Rather, proof of eligibility as a small business will be a
concern's payroll records for the period of measurement specified in
Sec. 121.106. SBA acknowledges that, in the event it must determine a
business' employment size status, it may be more difficult to verify
the accuracy of the payroll records submitted. At times, SBA may
request a business provide more information to substantiate its
employment information. SBA estimates that it takes four hours, on
average, to complete an ``Application for Small Business Size
Determination'' (SBA Form 355, OMB Approval No. 3245-0101). SBA invites
comments on
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whether using employee-based size standards for new industries would be
significantly more burdensome on small businesses and result in
additional time to complete SBA Form 355. If so, how could SBA reduce
the burden?
Regulatory Impact Analysis
1. Need for This Regulatory Action
Small business size standards have become complicated and
burdensome for many users. Because size standards have become more
complex over time, SBA believes that they should be made more uniform
and easier to use. SBA believes that these simplified size standards
will be less of a hindrance to small businesses that would like to
participate in Federal small business programs and to personnel
involved in small business Federal procurement and lending programs.
SBA is chartered to aid and assist small businesses through a
variety of financial, procurement, business development, and advocacy
programs. To effectively assist intended beneficiaries of these
programs, SBA must establish distinct definitions by which businesses
are deemed small businesses. The Small Business Act (Act) gives the SBA
Administrator responsibility for establishing small business
definitions. The Act also requires that small business definitions vary
to reflect industry differences. The supplementary information to this
proposed rule explains how SBA proposes to modify size standards, and
why it believes that establishing employee-based size standards for all
industries will be simpler while defining small businesses as equally
well as the current structure.
2. Potential Benefits and Costs of This Regulatory Action
Small businesses will benefit because they will find it easier to
use the small business size standards to determine if they are a small
business. Also, there will be more common size standards among similar
industries. Because size standards will be perceived as being less
confusing and more straightforward, more small businesses will be
encouraged to participate in Federal Government small business
programs.
Other users of SBA's small business size standards, such as Federal
Government Contracting Officers and commercial lenders that participate
in SBA's financial assistance programs, will also benefit. There will
be fewer size standards and they will be able to apply them more easily
to their needs, and provide better and faster service to small
businesses in need of assistance.
In the Federal Government, SBA's size standards are used for
procurement programs, the Small Business Innovation Research Program
(SBIR), loan programs, and regulatory flexibility analyses; plus,
agencies use the size standards for other programmatic purposes.
Currently, six agencies use small business size standards for various
programs specific to their agencies. After discussions with each of
these agencies, SBA believes that this proposed revision of its size
standards would not negatively impact any of the program objectives of
these agencies. Three agencies viewed positively the objective of
simplifying size standards.
The U.S. Department of Transportation pointed out that certain
Federal, state and local disadvantaged businesses enterprise (DBE)
programs administer programs to certify businesses as small DBEs. Most
of the businesses seeking DBE certification come from the construction
and services industries that currently have receipts-based size
standards. The change to employee size standards from receipts size
standards will require applicants for small DBE certification to state
their size in terms of number of employees. If a certification office
questions the employment size of an applicant, the applicant will have
to substantiate their employment size based on payroll records. A
review of payroll records is a more time-consuming process than
reviewing an applicant's Federal Income Tax return when questions arise
concerning the applicant's receipts size. SBA believes that in most
cases, the additional time to request and evaluate an applicant's
employment size will not be substantial. SBA requests comments on the
use of employee size standards on the DBE certification process and how
to minimize an additional burden, if any, on the DBE process.
If an agency believes that a size standard different from an SBA's
size standard is appropriate for its programs, it must contact SBA. If
the agency seeks to change size standards in a general rulemaking
context, then the agency should contact SBA's Office of Size Standards
(see 13 CFR 121.901-904). If the agency seeks to change size standards
for the purposes of its analysis under the Regulatory Flexibility Act
(RFA), then the agency should contact SBA's Office of Advocacy
(Advocacy) pursuant to section 601(3) of the RFA. Section 601(3) of the
RFA requires the agency to consult with Advocacy and provide
opportunity for public comment when it uses a different size standard
for the RFA analysis.
Additional costs to the Federal Government will be negligible, if
any. There will be approximately 1,100 additional small businesses
under the proposed restructured size standards. This is less than 0.03%
of the businesses in the affected industries. SBA believes that there
will be a savings to the Federal Government because there will be fewer
size standards, all having employee-based measures, which will reduce
administrative costs.
In this rule, the SBA also proposes to revise the nonmanufacturer
size standard from 500 employees to 100 employees. The great majority
of nonmanufacturers are categorized under Wholesale Trade Sector (NAICS
Sector 42) in which the size standard for all industries is 100
employees, except for Federal procurements. To further the
simplification, SBA is proposing the same size standard of 100
employees for Federal procurement for wholesale trade industries under
the nonmanufacturer size standard. This shift from a 500 employee size
standard to one of 100 employees is estimated to affect 744 firms
active in Federal procurement based on the SBA's Pro-Net data base of
firms interested in doing business with the Federal Government. This
data base includes a total of 30,700 firms in the wholesale trade NAICS
codes, and a percentage loss of 2.4% would occur if the 100 employee
size standard were finalized.
SBA estimates that there will be little distributional effects if
this proposed rule is adopted. Small business size standards primarily
serve Federal Government agencies in their procurement programs.
Federal prime contractors also use them in their subcontracting plans.
Since there will be less than a 0.03% increase in newly eligible small
businesses, it is possible that a very limited amount of the Federal
contracts will transfer from non-small businesses to small businesses.
The proposed revision to the current size standard structure is
consistent with SBA's statutory mandate to assist small business. This
regulatory action promotes the Administration's objectives. One of
SBA's goals in support of the Administration's objectives is to help
individual small businesses succeed through fair and equitable access
to capital and credit. Reviewing and modifying size standards, when
appropriate, ensures that intended beneficiaries have access to small
business programs designed to assist them. Size standards do not
interfere with State, local, or tribal governments in the exercise of
their government functions. In a few cases, State and local governments
and
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political subdivisions have voluntarily adopted SBA's size standards
for their programs to eliminate the need to establish an administrative
mechanism to develop their own size standards.
Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Under the RFA, this rule, if finalized, could have a significant
impact on a substantial number of small entities because 35,200
businesses could gain and 34,100 could lose small business eligibility
for Federal Government programs. SBA estimates that the net effect will
be approximately 1,100 more eligible small businesses than at present.
Immediately below, SBA sets forth an initial regulatory flexibility
analysis of this rule addressing the following: (1) Need for and
objective of the rule; (2) description and estimate of the number of
small entities to which the rule will apply; (3) projected reporting,
record keeping, and other compliance requirements of the rule; (4)
relevant Federal rules that may duplicate, overlap, or conflict with
the rule; and (5) alternatives to allow the Agency to accomplish its
regulatory objectives while minimizing the impact on small entities.
1. Need for and Objective of the Rule
Small business size standards have become complicated and difficult
to apply for many users. Because size standards have become so complex
and confusing, SBA believes size standards should be more uniform and
consistent, easier to use, and more reliable. SBA believes that these
simplified size standards will be less of a hindrance to small
businesses that would like to participate in Federal small business
programs. In addition, it will reduce perceived impediments for
providers of small business assistance who use them, such as personnel
involved in Federal procurement and commercial lending, and possibly
increase small business participation in Federal programs.
2. Description and Estimate of the Number of Small Entities To Which
the Rule Will Apply
The SBA estimates that the simplification of size standards by
converting receipt-based size standards to employee-based size
standards will have a net impact of increasing the number of businesses
eligible for SBA assistance by 1,100 firms. This includes an additional
35,200 businesses in 196 industries and the loss of 34,100 businesses
in 229 industries. Overall, the SBA estimates that a total of 69,300
businesses could be impacted by this rule in terms of eligibility for
SBA's programs. Since approximately 4.4 million businesses are active
in industries covered by this rule, SBA estimates that 1.6% of
businesses could be affected. However, the great majority of these
businesses are not involved in SBA's programs in any one year, and the
actual impact is likely to be only a small proportion of the 69,300
estimate. SBA's guaranteed loan program, for example, generated
approximately 55,000 loans in FY 2002, indicating that just over one
percent of eligible small businesses seek out SBA financial assistance
in a given year. The SBA's PRO-Net database of small businesses
interested in Federal procurement includes approximately 200,000
businesses--again, only a small proportion (about 4%) of businesses
considered small by the SBA. Overall, SBA estimates that fewer than
3,000 businesses out of 4.4 million firms will be directly affected if
these proposed changes were to be finalized, and that about half of
these businesses would gain eligibility while the other half would lose
eligibility.
Although the overall impact will be small relative to the number of
businesses with revised size standards, certain industries will be
impacted more than others. In particular, the SBA notes that the two
restaurant industries, Full Service Restaurants (NAICS 722110) and
Limited Service Restaurants (NAICS 722211), have the largest number of
businesses losing eligibility for SBA assistance if this rule were to
be finalized. In total, these two industries would lose about 14,600
businesses out of 272,000 businesses in both industries, a loss of 5.4%
of the total. This stems from SBA's moving from a $6 million size
standard to a 50 employee size standard in these industries. However,
even under the new anchor size standard of 50 employees, 252,000 out of
272,000 businesses in these two restaurant industries would remain
small and eligible for SBA assistance, almost 93% of the total. Other
industries with relatively higher proportion of small businesses that
could lose eligibility include Child Day Care Services (NAICS 624410),
with a loss of 3.1% of businesses; Golf Courses and Country Clubs
(NAICS 7138910), with a loss of 10.7% of businesses; Vocational
Rehabilitation Services (NAICS 624310), with a loss of 20.7% of
businesses; and Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (NAICS 713940),
with a loss of 5.4% of businesses. Among industries gaining
eligibility, the biggest impact is Offices of Real Estate Agents and
Brokers (NAICS 531210), with an additional 3,600 businesses out of a
total of 54,700, or 6.6%.
Overall, SBA estimates that most industries will experience a very
small impact from this rule relative to the total number of businesses
that are active in industries covered by this rule. Among industries
for which the SBA has industry data provided by the U.S. Bureau of the
Census, there are a total of 440 industries with 4.4 million
businesses, or approximately 10,000 businesses in the average industry.
Of these 440 industries, 198 would have a total impact of fewer than 20
businesses, while 288 would have a total impact of fewer than 50
businesses.
Also in this rule, the SBA proposes to revise the nonmanufacturer
size standard from 500 employees to 100 employees. The great majority
of nonmanufacturers are categorized under Wholesale Trade Sector (NAICS
Sector 42) in which the size standard for all industries is 100
employees, except for Federal procurements. To further the
simplification, SBA is proposing the same size standard of 100
employees for Federal procurements for wholesale trade industries under
the nonmanufacturer size standard. This shift from a 500 employee size
standard to one of 100 employees is estimated to affect 744 firms
active in Federal procurement based on the SBA's PRO-Net data base of
firms interested in doing business with the Federal Government. This
data base includes a total of 30,700 firms in the wholesale trade NAICS
codes, and a percentage loss of 2.4% would occur if the 100 employee
size standard were finalized.
3. Projected Reporting, Record Keeping, and Other Compliance
Requirements of the Rule
The new table with all size standards based on number of employees
does not impose any additional reporting, record keeping, or compliance
requirements on small entities. Users may need to revise existing data
bases that use current size standards. However, this is true anytime
SBA changes or otherwise modifies a size standard. For example, a much
more extensive change occurred when SBA converted from the Standard
Industrial Classification (SIC) system to NAICS effective October 1,
2000, and later adopted, effective October 1, 2002, the U.S. Office of
Management and Budget's 2002 modifications to NAICS. SBA was not made
aware of any user problems with those actions.
It is important to note, however, that while there are no new
reporting and record keeping requirements, the size status of a
business in industries that currently have a receipts-size standard
will no longer be based on a concern's Federal Income Tax returns,
except for
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those industries whose size standards have receipts caps. Rather, proof
of eligibility as a small business will be a concern's payroll records
for the period of measurement specified in Sec. 121.106. SBA
acknowledges that, in the event it must determine a business'
employment size status, it may be more difficult to verify the accuracy
of the payroll records submitted. At times, SBA may request a business
to provide more information to substantiate its employment information.
SBA estimates that it takes four hours, on average, to complete an
``Application for Small Business Size Determination'' (SBA Form 355).
SBA invites comments as to whether using employee-based size standards
for new industries would be significantly more burdensome on small
businesses and result in additional time to complete a SBA Form 355
and, if so, how SBA could reduce the burden.
4. Relevant Federal Rules That May Duplicate, Overlap, or Conflict With
the Rule
In the Federal Government, SBA's size standards are used for
procurement programs, the SBIR Program, loan programs, and regulatory
flexibility analysis; plus, agencies use the size standards for other
programmatic purposes. Currently, six agencies use small business size
standards for various programs specific to their agencies. After
discussions with each of these agencies, SBA believes that this
proposed revision of its size standards will not negatively impact any
of the program objectives of these agencies. Three agencies viewed
positively the objective of simplifying size standards.
The U.S. Department of Transportation pointed out that certain
Federal, state, and local governments administer programs to certify
businesses as small disadvantaged business enterprises (DBE). Most of
the businesses seeking DBE certification come from the construction and
services industries that currently have receipts-based size standards.
The change to employee size standards from receipts size standards will
require applicants for small DBE certification to state their size in
terms of number of employees. If a certification office questions the
employment size of an applicant, the applicant will have to
substantiate its employment size based on payroll records. A review of
payroll records is a more time-consuming process than reviewing an
applicant's Federal Income Tax return when questions arise concerning
the applicant's receipts size. SBA believes that in most cases, the
additional time to request and evaluate an applicant's employment size
will not be substantial. SBA requests comments on the use of employee
size standards on the DBE certification process and how to minimize an
additional burden, if any, on the DBE process.
5. Alternatives To Allow the Agency To Accomplish Its Regulatory
Objectives While Minimizing the Impact on Small Entities
As discussed above in the Supplementary Information, there are
three alternatives to the proposed rule: (a) Retain the existing
employee-based size standards, while reducing the 30 receipts-based
size standards to a fewer number of size standard levels, such as four
to eight different receipts size standards; (b) establish size
standards by industry category that would generally be based on NAICS
Industry Sectors or Subsectors, such as the size standards of the three
Construction Subsectors; and (c) base all size standards on number of
employees, with no receipts cap component.
SBA believes the proposed size standards based on number of
employees will simplify size standards and will likely have a minimal
adverse impact on small entities. The other alternatives SBA considered
would achieve fewer benefits in terms of simplifying size standards or
have a much greater impact on the number of businesses either gaining
or losing small business eligibility.
List of Subjects in 13 CFR Part 121
Administrative practice and procedure, Government procurement,
Government property, Grant programs--business, Individuals with
disabilities, Loan programs--business, Reporting and recordkeeping
requirements, Small businesses.
For the reasons set forth in the preamble, SBA proposes to amend
part 13 CFR Part 121.
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), 636(b), 637(a), 644(c),
and 662(5); and Sec. 304, Pub. L. 103-403, 108 Stat. 4175, 4188,
Pub. L. 106-24, 113 Stat. 39.
2. Revise Sec. 121.201 to read as follows:
3. Sec. 121.201 What size standards has SBA identified by North
American Industry Classification System codes?
The size standards set forth in this section apply to all SBA
programs unless otherwise specified in this part. The size standards
themselves are expressed in number of employees. Some of the NAICS
industries have an additional maximum annual receipts amount. For those
NAICS industries with additional annual receipts amounts, the business
concern must not exceed the employee-based size standard and the annual
receipts amount to qualify as a small business. The number of employees
and annual receipts amount are together a single size standard, and
they indicate the maximum allowed for a concern, together with its
affiliates, to be considered a small business.
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Maximum
Size standards average
NAICS codes NAICS U.S. industry in number of annual
title employees receipts ($
million)
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Sector 11--Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Subsector 111--Crop Production
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111110............ Soybean Farming..... .............. $0.75
111120............ Oilseed (except .............. $0.75
Soybean) Farming.
111130............ Dry Pea and Bean .............. $0.75
Farming.
111140............ Wheat Farming....... .............. $0.75
111150............ Corn Farming........ .............. $0.75
111160............ Rice Farming........ .............. $0.75
111191............ Oilseed and Grain .............. $0.75
Combination Farming.
111199............ All Other Grain .............. $0.75
Farming.
111211............ Potato Farming...... .............. $0.75
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111219............ Other Vegetable .............. $0.75
(except Potato) and
Melon Farming.
111310............ Orange Groves....... .............. $0.75
111320............ Citrus (except .............. $0.75
Orange) Groves.
111331............ Apple Orchards...... .............. $0.75
111332............ Grape Vineyards..... .............. $0.75
111333............ Strawberry Farming.. .............. $0.75
111334............ Berry (except .............. $0.75
Strawberry) Farming.
111335............ Tree Nut Farming.... .............. $0.75
111336............ Fruit and Tree Nut .............. $0.75
Combination Farming.
111339............ Other Noncitrus .............. $0.75
Fruit Farming.
111411............ Mushroom Production. .............. $0.75
111419............ Other Food Crops .............. $0.75
Grown Under Cover.
111421............ Nursery and Tree .............. $0.75
Production.
111422............ Floriculture .............. $0.75
Production.
111910............ Tobacco Farming..... .............. $0.75
111920............ Cotton Farming...... .............. $0.75
111930............ Sugarcane Farming... .............. $0.75
111940............ Hay Farming......... .............. $0.75
111991............ Sugar Beet Farming.. .............. $0.75
111992............ Peanut Farming...... .............. $0.75
111998............ All Other .............. $0.75
Miscellaneous Crop
Farming.
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Subsector 112--Animal Production
------------------------------------------------------------------------
112111............ Beef Cattle Ranching .............. $0.75
and Farming.
112112............ Cattle Feedlots..... 50 ..............
112120............ Dairy Cattle and .............. $0.75
Milk Production.
112210............ Hog and Pig Farming. .............. $0.75
112310............ Chicken Egg 50 ..............
Production.
112320............ Broilers and Other .............. $0.75
Meat Type Chicken
Production.
112330............ Turkey Production... .............. $0.75
112340............ Poultry Hatcheries.. .............. $0.75
112390............ Other Poultry .............. $0.75
Production.
112410............ Sheep Farming....... .............. $0.75
112420............ Goat Farming........ .............. $0.75
112511............ Finfish Farming and .............. $0.75
Fish Hatcheries.
112512............ Shellfish Farming... .............. $0.75
112519............ Other Animal .............. $0.75
Aquaculture.
112910............ Apiculture.......... .............. $0.75
112920............ Horse and Other .............. $0.75
Equine Production.
112930............ Fur-Bearing Animal .............. $0.75
and Rabbit
Production.
112990............ All Other Animal .............. $0.75
Production.
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Subsector 113--Forestry and Logging
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113110............ Timber Tract 50 ..............
Operations.
113210............ Forest Nurseries and 50 ..............
Gathering of Forest
Products.
113310............ Logging............. 500 ..............
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Subsector 114--Fishing, Hunting and Trapping
------------------------------------------------------------------------
114111............ Finfish Fishing..... 50 ..............
114112............ Shellfish Fishing... 50 ..............
114119............ Other Marine Fishing 50 ..............
114210............ Hunting and Trapping 50 ..............
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Subsector 115--Support Activities for Agriculture and Forestry
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115111............ Cotton Ginning...... 50 ..............
115112............ Soil Preparation, 50 ..............
Planting, and
Cultivating.
115113............ Crop Harvesting, 50 ..............
Primarily by
Machine.
115114............ Postharvest Crop 50 ..............
Activities (except
Cotton Ginning).
115115............ Farm Labor 50 ..............
Contractors and
Crew Leaders.
115116............ Farm Management 50 ..............
Services.
115210............ Support Activities 50 ..............
for Animal
Production.
115310............ Support Activities 50 ..............
for Forestry.
Except,........... Forest Fire \1\ 400 \1\ $20.0
Suppression \1\.
Except,........... Fuels Management \1\ 400 \1\ $20.0
Services \1\.
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Sector 21--Mining
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Subsector 211--Oil and Gas Extraction
------------------------------------------------------------------------
211111............ Crude Petroleum and 500 ..............
Natural Gas
Extraction.
211112............ Natural Gas Liquid 500 ..............
Extraction.
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Subsector 212--Mining (except Oil and Gas)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
212111............ Bituminous Coal and 500 ..............
Lignite Surface
Mining.
212112............ Bituminous Coal 500 ..............
Underground Mining.
212113............ Anthracite Mining... 500 ..............
212210............ Iron Ore Mining..... 500 ..............
212221............ Gold Ore Mining..... 500 ..............
212222............ Silver Ore Mining... 500 ..............
212231............ Lead Ore and Zinc 500 ..............
Ore Mining.
212234............ Copper Ore and 500 ..............
Nickel Ore Mining.
212291............ Uranium-Radium- 500 ..............
Vanadium Ore Mining.
212299............ All Other Metal Ore 500 ..............
Mining.
212311............ Dimension Stone 500 ..............
Mining and
Quarrying.
212312............ Crushed and Broken 500 ..............
Limestone Mining
and Quarrying.
212313............ Crushed and Broken 500 ..............
Granite Mining and
Quarrying.
212319............ Other Crushed and 500 ..............
Broken Stone Mining
and Quarrying.
212321............ Construction Sand 500 ..............
and Gravel Mining.
212322............ Industrial Sand 500 ..............
Mining.
212324............ Kaolin and Ball Clay 500 ..............
Mining.
212325............ Clay and Ceramic and 500 ..............
Refractory Minerals
Mining.
212391............ Potash, Soda, and 500 ..............
Borate Mineral
Mining.
212392............ Phosphate Rock 500 ..............
Mining.
212393............ Other Chemical and 500 ..............
Fertilizer Mineral
Mining.
212399............ All Other 500 ..............
Nonmetallic Mineral
Mining.
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Subsector 213--Support Activities for Mining
------------------------------------------------------------------------
213111............ Drilling Oil and Gas 500 ..............
Wells.
213112............ Support Activities 50 ..............
for Oil and Gas
Operations.
213113............ Support Activities 50 ..............
for Coal Mining.
213114............ Support Activities 50 ..............
for Metal Mining.
213115............ Support Activities 50 ..............
for Nonmetallic
Minerals (except
Fuels).
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Sector 22--Utilities
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Subsector 221--Utilities
------------------------------------------------------------------------
221111............ Hydroelectric Power 1,000 ..............
Generation.
221112............ Fossil Fuel Electric 1,000 ..............
Power Generation.
221113............ Nuclear Electric 1,000 ..............
Power Generation.
221119............ Other Electric Power 1,000 ..............
Generation.
221121............ Electric Bulk Power 1,000 ..............
Transmission and
Control.
221122............ Electric Power 1,000 ..............
Distribution.
221210............ Natural Gas 500 ..............
Distribution.
221310............ Water Supply and 50 ..............
Irrigation Systems.
221320............ Sewage Treatment 50 ..............
Facilities.
221330............ Steam and Air- 50 ..............
Conditioning Supply.
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Sector 23--Construction
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Subsector 236--Construction of Buildings
------------------------------------------------------------------------
236115............ New Single-Family 150 $35.0
Housing
Construction
(except Operative
Builders).
236116............ New Multifamily 150 $35.0
Housing
Construction
(except Operative
Builders).
236117............ New Housing 150 $35.0
Operative Builders.
236118............ Residential 150 $35.0
Remodelers.
236210............ Industrial Building 150 $35.0
Construction.
236220............ Commercial and 150 $35.0
Institutional
Building
Construction.
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Subsector 237--Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
------------------------------------------------------------------------
237110............ Water and Sewer Line 200 $35.0
and Related
Structures
Construction.
237120............ Oil and Gas Pipeline 200 $35.0
and Related
Structures
Construction.
237130............ Power and 200 $35.0
Communication Line
and Related
Structures
Construction.
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237210............ Land Subdivision.... 200 $35.0
237310............ Highway, Street, and 200 $35.0
Bridge Construction.
237990............ Other Heavy and 200 $35.0
Civil Engineering
Construction.
Except,........... Dredging and Surface \2\ 150 \2\ $22.0
Cleanup Activities
\2\.
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Subsector 238--Specialty Trade Contractors
------------------------------------------------------------------------
238110............ Poured Concrete 100 ..............
Foundation and
Structure
Contractors.
238120............ Structural Steel and 100 ..............
Precast Concrete
Contractors.
238130............ Framing Contractors. 100 ..............
238140............ Masonry Contractors. 100 ..............
238150............ Glass and Glazing 100 ..............
Contractors.
238160............ Roofing Contractors. 100 ..............
238170............ Siding Contractors.. 100 ..............
238190............ Other Foundation, 100 ..............
Structure, and
Building Exterior
Contractors.
238210............ Electrical 100 ..............
Contractors.
238220............ Plumbing, Heating, 100 ..............
and Air-
Conditioning
Contractors.
238290............ Other Building 100 ..............
Equipment
Contractors.
238310............ Drywall and 100 ..............
Insulation
Contractors.
238320............ Painting and Wall 100 ..............
Covering
Contractors.
238330............ Flooring Contractors 100 ..............
238340............ Tile and Terrazzo 100 ..............
Contractors.
238350............ Finish Carpentry 100 ..............
Contractors.
238390............ Other Building 100 ..............
Finishing
Contractors.
238910............ Site Preparation 100 ..............
Contractors.
238990............ All Other Specialty 100 ..............
Trade Contractors.
Except,........... Building and \3\ 100 ..............
Property Specialty
Trade Services \3\.
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Sectors 31--33--Manufacturing
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Subsector 311--Food Manufacturing
------------------------------------------------------------------------
311111............ Dog and Cat Food 500 ..............
Manufacturing.
311119............ Other Animal Food 500 ..............
Manufacturing.
311211............ Flour Milling....... 500 ..............
311212............ Rice Milling........ 500 ..............
311213............ Malt Manufacturing.. 500 ..............
311221............ Wet Corn Milling.... 750 ..............
311222............ Soybean Processing.. 500 ..............
311223............ Other Oilseed 1,000 ..............
Processing.
311225............ Fats and Oils 1,000 ..............
Refining and
Blending.
311230............ Breakfast Cereal 1,000 ..............
Manufacturing.
311311............ Sugarcane Mills..... 500 ..............
311312............ Cane Sugar Refining. 750 ..............
311313............ Beet Sugar 750 ..............
Manufacturing.
311320............ Chocolate and 500 ..............
Confectionery
Manufacturing from
Cacao Beans.
311330............ Confectionery 500 ..............
Manufacturing from
Purchased Chocolate.
311340............ Non-Chocolate 500 ..............
Confectionery
Manufacturing.
311411............ Frozen Fruit, Juice 500 ..............
and Vegetable
Manufacturing.
311412............ Frozen Specialty 500 ..............
Food Manufacturing.
311421............ Fruit and Vegetable \4\ 500 ..............
Canning \4\.
311422............ Specialty Canning... 1,000 ..............
311423............ Dried and Dehydrated 500 ..............
Food Manufacturing.
311511............ Fluid Milk 500 ..............
Manufacturing.
311512............ Creamery Butter 500 ..............
Manufacturing.
311513............ Cheese Manufacturing 500 ..............
311514............ Dry, Condensed, and 500 ..............
Evaporated Dairy
Product
Manufacturing.
311520............ Ice Cream and Frozen 500 ..............
Dessert
Manufacturing.
311611............ Animal (except 500 ..............
Poultry)
Slaughtering.
311612............ Meat Processed from 500 ..............
Carcasses.
311613............ Rendering and Meat 500 ..............
By-product
Processing.
311615............ Poultry Processing.. 500 ..............
311711............ Seafood Canning..... 500 ..............
311712............ Fresh and Frozen 500 ..............
Seafood Processing.
311811............ Retail Bakeries..... 500 ..............
311812............ Commercial Bakeries. 500 ..............
311813............ Frozen Cakes, Pies, 500 ..............
and Other Pastries
Manufacturing.
311821............ Cookie and Cracker 750 ..............
Manufacturing.
311822............ Flour Mixes and 500 ..............
Dough Manufacturing
from Purchased
Flour.
311823............ Dry Pasta 500 ..............
Manufacturing.
311830............ Tortilla 500 ..............
Manufacturing.
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311911............ Roasted Nuts and 500 ..............
Peanut Butter
Manufacturing.
311919............ Other Snack Food 500 ..............
Manufacturing.
311920............ Coffee and Tea 500 ..............
Manufacturing.
311930............ Flavoring Syrup and 500 ..............
Concentrate
Manufacturing.
311941............ Mayonnaise, Dressing 500 ..............
and Other Prepared
Sauce Manufacturing.
311942............ Spice and Extract 500 ..............
Manufacturing.
311991............ Perishable Prepared 500 ..............
Food Manufacturing.
311999............ All Other 500 ..............
Miscellaneous Food
Manufacturing.
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Subsector 312--Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing
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312111............ Soft Drink 500 ..............
Manufacturing.
312112............ Bottled Water 500 ..............
Manufacturing.
312113............ Ice Manufacturing... 500 ..............
312120............ Breweries........... 500 ..............
312130............ Wineries............ 500 ..............
312140............ Distilleries........ 750 ..............
312210............ Tobacco Stemming and 500 ..............
Redrying.
312221............ Cigarette 1,000 ..............
Manufacturing.
312229............ Other Tobacco 500 ..............
Product
Manufacturing.
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Subsector 313--Textile Mills
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313111............ Yarn Spinning Mills. 500 ..............
313112............ Yarn Texturizing, 500 ..............
Throwing and
Twisting Mills.
313113............ Thread Mills........ 500 ..............
313210............ Broadwoven Fabric 1,000 ..............
Mills.
313221............ Narrow Fabric Mills. 500 ..............
313222............ Schiffli Machine 500 ..............
Embroidery.
313230............ Nonwoven Fabric 500 ..............
Mills.
313241............ Weft Knit Fabric 500 ..............
Mills.
313249............ Other Knit Fabric 500 ..............
and Lace Mills.
313311............ Broadwoven Fabric 1,000 ..............
Finishing Mills.
313312............ Textile and Fabric 500 ..............
Finishing (except
Broadwoven Fabric)
Mills.
313320............ Fabric Coating Mills 1,000 ..............
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Subsector 314--Textile Product Mills
------------------------------------------------------------------------
314110............ Carpet and Rug Mills 500 ..............
314121............ Curtain and Drapery 500 ..............
Mills.
314129............ Other Household 500 ..............
Textile Product
Mills.
314911............ Textile Bag Mills... 500 ..............
314912............ Canvas and Related 500 ..............
Product Mills.
314991............ Rope, Cordage and 500 ..............
Twine Mills.
314992............ Tire Cord and Tire 1,000 ..............
Fabric Mills.
314999............ All Other 500 ..............
Miscellaneous
Textile Product
Mills.
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Subsector 315--Apparel Manufacturing
------------------------------------------------------------------------
315111............ Sheer Hosiery Mills. 500 ..............
315119............ Other Hosiery and 500 ..............
Sock Mills.
315191............ Outerwear Knitting 500 ..............
Mills.
315192............ Underwear and 500 ..............
Nightwear Knitting
Mills.
315211............ Men's and Boys' Cut 500 ..............
and Sew Apparel
Contractors.
315212............ Women's, Girls', and 500 ..............
Infants' Cut and
Sew Apparel
Contractors.
315221............ Men's and Boys' Cut 500 ..............
and Sew Underwear
and Nightwear
Manufacturing.
315222............ Men's and Boys' Cut 500 ..............
and Sew Suit, Coat
and Overcoat
Manufacturing.
315223............ Men's and Boys' Cut 500 ..............
and Sew Shirt
(except Work Shirt)
Manufacturing.
315224............ Men's and Boys' Cut 500 ..............
and Sew Trouser,
Slack and Jean
Manufacturing.
315225............ Men's and Boys' Cut 500 ..............
and Sew Work
Clothing
Manufacturing.
315228............ Men's and Boys' Cut 500 ..............
and Sew Other
Outerwear
Manufacturing.
315231............ Women's and Girls' 500 ..............
Cut and Sew
Lingerie,
Loungewear and
Nightwear
Manufacturing.
315232............ Women's and Girls' 500 ..............
Cut and Sew Blouse
and Shirt
Manufacturing.
315233............ Women's and Girls' 500 ..............
Cut and Sew Dress
Manufacturing.
315234............ Women's and Girls' 500 ..............
Cut and Sew Suit,
Coat, Tailored
Jacket and Skirt
Manufacturing.
315239............ Women's and Girls' 500 ..............
Cut and Sew Other
Outerwear
Manufacturing.
315291............ Infants' Cut and Sew 500 ..............
Apparel
Manufacturing.
315292............ Fur and Leather 500 ..............
Apparel
Manufacturing.
315299............ All Other Cut and 500 ..............
Sew Apparel
Manufacturing.
315991............ Hat, Cap and 500 ..............
Millinery
Manufacturing.
315992............ Glove and Mitten 500 ..............
Manufacturing.
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315993............ Men's and Boys' 500 ..............
Neckwear
Manufacturing.
315999............ Other Apparel 500 ..............
Accessories and
Other Apparel
Manufacturing.
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Subsector 316--Leather and Allied Product Manufacturing
------------------------------------------------------------------------
316110............ Leather and Hide 500 ..............
Tanning and
Finishing.
316211............ Rubber and Plastics 1,000 ..............
Footwear
Manufacturing.
316212............ House Slipper 500 ..............
Manufacturing.
316213............ Men's Footwear 500 ..............
(except Athletic)
Manufacturing.
316214............ Women's Footwear 500 ..............
(except Athletic)
Manufacturing.
316219............ Other Footwear 500 ..............
Manufacturing.
316991............ Luggage 500 ..............
Manufacturing.
316992............ Women's Handbag and 500 ..............
Purse Manufacturing.
316993............ Personal Leather 500 ..............
Good (except
Women's Handbag and
Purse)
Manufacturing.
316999............ All Other Leather 500 ..............
Good Manufacturing.
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Subsector 321--Wood Product Manufacturing
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321113............ Sawmills............ 500 ..............
321114............ Wood Preservation... 500 ..............
321211............ Hardwood Veneer and 500 ..............
Plywood
Manufacturing.
321212............ Softwood Veneer and 500 ..............
Plywood
Manufacturing.
321213............ Engineered Wood 500 ..............
Member (except
Truss)
Manufacturing.
321214............ Truss Manufacturing. 500 ..............
321219............ Reconstituted Wood 500 ..............
Product
Manufacturing.
321911............ Wood Window and Door 500 ..............
Manufacturing.
321912............ Cut Stock, Resawing 500 ..............
Lumber, and Planing.
321918............ Other Millwork 500 ..............
(including
Flooring).
321920............ Wood Container and 500 ..............
Pallet
Manufacturing.
321991............ Manufactured Home 500 ..............
(Mobile Home)
Manufacturing.
321992............ Prefabricated Wood 500 ..............
Building
Manufacturing.
321999............ All Other 500 ..............
Miscellaneous Wood
Product
Manufacturing.
-------------------
Subsector 322--Paper Manufacturing
------------------------------------------------------------------------
322110............ Pulp Mills.......... 750 ..............
322121............ Paper (except 750 ..............
Newsprint) Mills.
322122............ Newsprint Mills..... 750 ..............
322130............ Paperboard Mills.... 750 ..............
322211............ Corrugated and Solid 500 ..............
Fiber Box
Manufacturing.
322212............ Folding Paperboard 750 ..............
Box Manufacturing.
322213............ Setup Paperboard Box 500 ..............
Manufacturing.
322214............ Fiber Can, Tube, 500 ..............
Drum, and Similar
Products
Manufacturing.
322215............ Non-Folding Sanitary 750 ..............
Food Container
Manufacturing.
322221............ Coated and Laminated 500 ..............
Packaging Paper and
Plastics Film
Manufacturing.
322222............ Coated and Laminated 500 ..............
Paper Manufacturing.
322223............ Plastics, Foil, and 500 ..............
Coated Paper Bag
Manufacturing.
322224............ Uncoated Paper and 500 ..............
Multiwall Bag
Manufacturing.
322225............ Laminated Aluminum 500 ..............
Foil Manufacturing
for Flexible
Packaging Uses.
322226............ Surface-Coated 500 ..............
Paperboard
Manufacturing.
322231............ Die-Cut Paper and 500 ..............
Paperboard Office
Supplies
Manufacturing.
322232............ Envelope 500 ..............
Manufacturing.
322233............ Stationery, Tablet, 500 ..............
and Related Product
Manufacturing.
322291............ Sanitary Paper 500 ..............
Product
Manufacturing.
322299............ All Other Converted 500 ..............
Paper Product
Manufacturing.
-------------------
Subsector 323--Printing and Related Support Activities
------------------------------------------------------------------------
323110............ Commercial 500 ..............
Lithographic
Printing.
323111............ Commercial Gravure 500 ..............
Printing.
323112............ Commercial 500 ..............
Flexographic
Printing.
323113............ Commercial Screen 500 ..............
Printing.
323114............ Quick Printing...... 500 ..............
323115............ Digital Printing.... 500 ..............
323116............ Manifold Business 500 ..............
Forms Printing.
323117............ Books Printing...... 500 ..............
323118............ Blankbook, Loose- 500 ..............
leaf Binder and
Device
Manufacturing.
323119............ Other Commercial 500 ..............
Printing.
323121............ Tradebinding and 500 ..............
Related Work.
323122............ Prepress Services... 500 ..............
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Subsector 324--Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing
------------------------------------------------------------------------
324110............ Petroleum Refineries \5\ 1,500 ..............
\5\.
324121............ Asphalt Paving 500 ..............
Mixture and Block
Manufacturing.
324122............ Asphalt Shingle and 750 ..............
Coating Materials
Manufacturing.
324191............ Petroleum 500 ..............
Lubricating Oil and
Grease
Manufacturing.
324199............ All Other Petroleum 500 ..............
and Coal Products
Manufacturing.
-------------------
Subsector 325--Chemical Manufacturing
------------------------------------------------------------------------
325110............ Petrochemical 1,000 ..............
Manufacturing.
325120............ Industrial Gas 1,000 ..............
Manufacturing.
325131............ Inorganic Dye and 1,000 ..............
Pigment
Manufacturing.
325132............ Synthetic Organic 750 ..............
Dye and Pigment
Manufacturing.
325181............ Alkalies and 1,000 ..............
Chlorine
Manufacturing.
325182............ Carbon Black 500 ..............
Manufacturing.
325188............ All Other Basic 1,000 ..............
Inorganic Chemical
Manufacturing.
325191............ Gum and Wood 500 ..............
Chemical
Manufacturing.
325192............ Cyclic Crude and 750 ..............
Intermediate
Manufacturing.
325193............ Ethyl Alcohol 1,000 ..............
Manufacturing.
325199............ All Other Basic 1,000 ..............
Organic Chemical
Manufacturing.
325211............ Plastics Material 750 ..............
and Resin
Manufacturing.
325212............ Synthetic Rubber 1,000 ..............
Manufacturing.
325221............ Cellulosic Organic 1,000 ..............
Fiber Manufacturing.
325222............ Noncellulosic 1,000 ..............
Organic Fiber
Manufacturing.
325311............ Nitrogenous 1,000 ..............
Fertilizer
Manufacturing.
325312............ Phosphatic 500 ..............
Fertilizer
Manufacturing.
325314............ Fertilizer (Mixing 500 ..............
Only) Manufacturing.
325320............ Pesticide and Other 500 ..............
Agricultural
Chemical
Manufacturing.
325411............ Medicinal and 750 ..............
Botanical
Manufacturing.
325412............ Pharmaceutical 750 ..............
Preparation
Manufacturing.
325413............ In-Vitro Diagnostic 500 ..............
Substance
Manufacturing.
325414............ Biological Product 500 ..............
(except Diagnostic)
Manufacturing.
325510............ Paint and Coating 500 ..............
Manufacturing.
325520............ Adhesive 500 ..............
Manufacturing.
325611............ Soap and Other 750 ..............
Detergent
Manufacturing.
325612............ Polish and Other 500 ..............
Sanitation Good
Manufacturing.
325613............ Surface Active Agent 500 ..............
Manufacturing.
325620............ Toilet Preparation 500 ..............
Manufacturing.
325910............ Printing Ink 500 ..............
Manufacturing.
325920............ Explosives 750 ..............
Manufacturing.
325991............ Custom Compounding 500 ..............
of Purchased Resins.
325992............ Photographic Film, 500 ..............
Paper, Plate and
Chemical
Manufacturing.
325998............ All Other 500 ..............
Miscellaneous
Chemical Product
and Preparation
Manufacturing.
-------------------
Subsector 326--Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing
------------------------------------------------------------------------
326111............ Unsupported Plastics 500 ..............
Bag Manufacturing.
326112............ Unsupported Plastics 500 ..............
Packaging Film and
Sheet Manufacturing.
326113............ Unsupported Plastics 500 ..............
Film and Sheet
(except Packaging)
Manufacturing.
326121............ Unsupported Plastics 500 ..............
Profile Shapes
Manufacturing.
326122............ Plastics Pipe and 500 ..............
Pipe Fitting
Manufacturing.
326130............ Laminated Plastics 500 ..............
Plate, Sheet and
Shape Manufacturing.
326140............ Polystyrene Foam 500 ..............
Product
Manufacturing.
326150............ Urethane and Other 500 ..............
Foam Product
(except
Polystyrene)
Manufacturing.
326160............ Plastics Bottle 500 ..............
Manufacturing.
326191............ Plastics Plumbing 500 ..............
Fixture
Manufacturing.
326192............ Resilient Floor 750 ..............
Covering
Manufacturing.
326199............ All Other Plastics 500 ..............
Product
Manufacturing.
326211............ Tire Manufacturing 1,000 ..............
(except Retreading).
326212............ Tire Retreading..... 500 ..............
326220............ Rubber and Plastics 500 ..............
Hoses and Belting
Manufacturing.
326291............ Rubber Product 500 ..............
Manufacturing for
Mechanical Use.
326299............ All Other Rubber 500 ..............
Product
Manufacturing.
-------------------
Subsector 327--Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing
------------------------------------------------------------------------
327111............ Vitreous China 750 ..............
Plumbing Fixture
and China and
Earthenware
Bathroom
Accessories
Manufacturing......
327112............ Vitreous China, Fine 500 ..............
Earthenware and
Other Pottery
Product
Manufacturing.
327113............ Porcelain Electrical 500 ..............
Supply
Manufacturing.
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327121............ Brick and Structural 500 ..............
Clay Tile
Manufacturing.
327122............ Ceramic Wall and 500 ..............
Floor Tile
Manufacturing.
327123............ Other Structural 500 ..............
Clay Product
Manufacturing.
327124............ Clay Refractory 500 ..............
Manufacturing.
327125............ Nonclay Refractory 750 ..............
Manufacturing.
327211............ Flat Glass 1,000 ..............
Manufacturing.
327212............ Other Pressed and 750 ..............
Blown Glass and
Glassware
Manufacturing.
327213............ Glass Container 750 ..............
Manufacturing.
327215............ Glass Product 500 ..............
Manufacturing Made
of Purchased Glass.
327310............ Cement Manufacturing 750 ..............
327320............ Ready-Mix Concrete 500 ..............
Manufacturing.
327331............ Concrete Block and 500 ..............
Brick Manufacturing.
327332............ Concrete Pipe 500 ..............
Manufacturing.
327390............ Other Concrete 500 ..............
Product
Manufacturing.
327410............ Lime Manufacturing.. 500 ..............
327420............ Gypsum Product 1,000 ..............
Manufacturing.
327910............ Abrasive Product 500 ..............
Manufacturing.
327991............ Cut Stone and Stone 500 ..............
Product
Manufacturing.
327992............ Ground or Treated 500 ..............
Mineral and Earth
Manufacturing.
327993............ Mineral Wool 750 ..............
Manufacturing.
327999............ All Other 500 ..............
Miscellaneous
Nonmetallic Mineral
Product
Manufacturing.
-------------------
Subsector 331--Primary Metal Manufacturing
------------------------------------------------------------------------
331111............ Iron and Steel Mills 1,000 ..............
331112............ Electrometallurgical 750 ..............
Ferroalloy Product
Manufacturing.
331210............ Iron and Steel Pipe 1,000 ..............
and Tube
Manufacturing from
Purchased Steel.
331221............ Cold-Rolled Steel 1,000 ..............
Shape Manufacturing.
331222............ Steel Wire Drawing.. 1,000 ..............
331311............ Alumina Refining.... 1,000 ..............
331312............ Primary Aluminum 1,000 ..............
Production.
331314............ Secondary Smelting 750 ..............
and Alloying of
Aluminum.
331315............ Aluminum Sheet, 750 ..............
Plate and Foil
Manufacturing.
331316............ Aluminum Extruded 750 ..............
Product
Manufacturing.
331319............ Other Aluminum 750 ..............
Rolling and Drawing.
331411............ Primary Smelting and 1,000 ..............
Refining of Copper.
331419............ Primary Smelting and 750 ..............
Refining of
Nonferrous Metal
(except Copper and
Aluminum).
331421............ Copper Rolling, 750 ..............
Drawing and
Extruding.
331422............ Copper Wire (except 1,000 ..............
Mechanical) Drawing.
331423............ Secondary Smelting, 750 ..............
Refining, and
Alloying of Copper.
331491............ Nonferrous Metal 750 ..............
(except Copper and
Aluminum) Rolling,
Drawing and
Extruding.
331492............ Secondary Smelting, 750 ..............
Refining, and
Alloying of
Nonferrous Metal
(except Copper and
Aluminum)..........
331511............ Iron Foundries...... 500 ..............
331512............ Steel Investment 500 ..............
Foundries.
331513............ Steel Foundries 500 ..............
(except Investment).
331521............ Aluminum Die-Casting 500 ..............
Foundries.
331522............ Nonferrous (except 500 ..............
Aluminum) Die-
Casting Foundries.
331524............ Aluminum Foundries 500 ..............
(except Die-
Casting).
331525............ Copper Foundries 500 ..............
(except Die-
Casting).
331528............ Other Nonferrous 500 ..............
Foundries (except
Die-Casting).
-------------------
Subsector 332--Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
------------------------------------------------------------------------
332111............ Iron and Steel 500 ..............
Forging.
332112............ Nonferrous Forging.. 500 ..............
332114............ Custom Roll Forming. 500 ..............
332115............ Crown and Closure 500 ..............
Manufacturing.
332116............ Metal Stamping...... 500 ..............
332117............ Powder Metallurgy 500 ..............
Part Manufacturing.
332211............ Cutlery and Flatware 500 ..............
(except Precious)
Manufacturing.
332212............ Hand and Edge Tool 500 ..............
Manufacturing.
332213............ Saw Blade and 500 ..............
Handsaw
Manufacturing.
332214............ Kitchen Utensil, Pot 500 ..............
and Pan
Manufacturing.
332311............ Prefabricated Metal 500 ..............
Building and
Component
Manufacturing.
332312............ Fabricated 500 ..............
Structural Metal
Manufacturing.
332313............ Plate Work 500 ..............
Manufacturing.
332321............ Metal Window and 500 ..............
Door Manufacturing.
332322............ Sheet Metal Work 500 ..............
Manufacturing.
332323............ Ornamental and 500 ..............
Architectural Metal
Work Manufacturing.
332410............ Power Boiler and 500 ..............
Heat Exchanger
Manufacturing.
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332420............ Metal Tank (Heavy 500 ..............
Gauge)
Manufacturing.
332431............ Metal Can 1,000 ..............
Manufacturing.
332439............ Other Metal 500 ..............
Container
Manufacturing.
332510............ Hardware 500 ..............
Manufacturing.
332611............ Spring (Heavy Gauge) 500 ..............
Manufacturing.
332612............ Spring (Light Gauge) 500 ..............
Manufacturing.
332618............ Other Fabricated 500 ..............
Wire Product
Manufacturing.
332710............ Machine Shops....... 500 ..............
332721............ Precision Turned 500 ..............
Product
Manufacturing.
332722............ Bolt, Nut, Screw, 500 ..............
Rivet and Washer
Manufacturing.
332811............ Metal Heat Treating. 750 ..............
332812............ Metal Coating, 500 ..............
Engraving (except
Jewelry and
Silverware), and
Allied Services to
Manufacturers......
332813............ Electroplating, 500 ..............
Plating, Polishing,
Anodizing and
Coloring.
332911............ Industrial Valve 500 ..............
Manufacturing.
332912............ Fluid Power Valve 500 ..............
and Hose Fitting
Manufacturing.
332913............ Plumbing Fixture 500 ..............
Fitting and Trim
Manufacturing.
332919............ Other Metal Valve 500 ..............
and Pipe Fitting
Manufacturing.
332991............ Ball and Roller 750 ..............
Bearing
Manufacturing.
332992............ Small Arms 1,000 ..............
Ammunition
Manufacturing.
332993............ Ammunition (except 1,500 ..............
Small Arms)
Manufacturing.
332994............ Small Arms 1,000 ..............
Manufacturing.
332995............ Other Ordnance and 500 ..............
Accessories
Manufacturing.
332996............ Fabricated Pipe and 500 ..............
Pipe Fitting
Manufacturing.
332997............ Industrial Pattern 500 ..............
Manufacturing.
332998............ Enameled Iron and 750 ..............
Metal Sanitary Ware
Manufacturing.
332999............ All Other 500 ..............
Miscellaneous
Fabricated Metal
Product
Manufacturing.
-------------------
Subsector 333--Machinery Manufacturing \6\
------------------------------------------------------------------------
333111............ Farm Machinery and 500 ..............
Equipment
Manufacturing.
333112............ Lawn and Garden 500 ..............
Tractor and Home
Lawn and Garden
Equipment
Manufacturing.
333120............ Construction 750 ..............
Machinery
Manufacturing.
333131............ Mining Machinery and 500 ..............
Equipment
Manufacturing.
333132............ Oil and Gas Field 500 ..............
Machinery and
Equipment
Manufacturing.
333210............ Sawmill and 500 ..............
Woodworking
Machinery
Manufacturing.
333220............ Plastics and Rubber 500 ..............
Industry Machinery
Manufacturing.
333291............ Paper Industry 500 ..............
Machinery
Manufacturing.
333292............ Textile Machinery 500 ..............
Manufacturing.
333293............ Printing Machinery 500 ..............
and Equipment
Manufacturing.
333294............ Food Product 500 ..............
Machinery
Manufacturing.
333295............ Semiconductor 500 ..............
Machinery
Manufacturing.
333298............ All Other Industrial 500 ..............
Machinery
Manufacturing.
333311............ Automatic Vending 500 ..............
Machine
Manufacturing.
333312............ Commercial Laundry, 500 ..............
Drycleaning and
Pressing Machine
Manufacturing.
333313............ Office Machinery 1,000 ..............
Manufacturing.
333314............ Optical Instrument 500 ..............
and Lens
Manufacturing.
333315............ Photographic and 500 ..............
Photocopying
Equipment
Manufacturing.
333319............ Other Commercial and 500 ..............
Service Industry
Machinery
Manufacturing.
333411............ Air Purification 500 ..............
Equipment
Manufacturing.
333412............ Industrial and 500 ..............
Commercial Fan and
Blower
Manufacturing.
333414............ Heating Equipment 500 ..............
(except Warm Air
Furnaces)
Manufacturing.
333415............ Air-Conditioning and 750 ..............
Warm Air Heating
Equipment and
Commercial and
Industrial
Refrigeration
Equipment
Manufacturing......
333511............ Industrial Mold 500 ..............
Manufacturing.
333512............ Machine Tool (Metal 500 ..............
Cutting Types)
Manufacturing.
333513............ Machine Tool (Metal 500 ..............
Forming Types)
Manufacturing.
333514............ Special Die and 500 ..............
Tool, Die Set, Jig
and Fixture
Manufacturing.
333515............ Cutting Tool and 500 ..............
Machine Tool
Accessory
Manufacturing.
333516............ Rolling Mill 500 ..............
Machinery and
Equipment
Manufacturing.
333518............ Other Metalworking 500 ..............
Machinery
Manufacturing.
333611............ Turbine and Turbine 1,000 ..............
Generator Set Unit
Manufacturing.
333612............ Speed Changer, 500 ..............
Industrial High-
Speed Drive and
Gear Manufacturing.
333613............ Mechanical Power 500 ..............
Transmission
Equipment
Manufacturing.
333618............ Other Engine 1,000 ..............
Equipment
Manufacturing.
333911............ Pump and Pumping 500 ..............
Equipment
Manufacturing.
333912............ Air and Gas 500 ..............
Compressor
Manufacturing.
333913............ Measuring and 500 ..............
Dispensing Pump
Manufacturing.
333921............ Elevator and Moving 500 ..............
Stairway
Manufacturing.
333922............ Conveyor and 500 ..............
Conveying Equipment
Manufacturing.
333923............ Overhead Traveling 500 ..............
Crane, Hoist and
Monorail System
Manufacturing.
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333924............ Industrial Truck, 750 ..............
Tractor, Trailer
and Stacker
Machinery
Manufacturing.
333991............ Power-Driven Hand 500 ..............
Tool Manufacturing.
333992............ Welding and 500 ..............
Soldering Equipment
Manufacturing.
333993............ Packaging Machinery 500 ..............
Manufacturing.
333994............ Industrial Process 500 ..............
Furnace and Oven
Manufacturing.
333995............ Fluid Power Cylinder 500 ..............
and Actuator
Manufacturing.
333996............ Fluid Power Pump and 500 ..............
Motor Manufacturing.
333997............ Scale and Balance 500 ..............
(except Laboratory)
Manufacturing.
333999............ All Other 500 ..............
Miscellaneous
General Purpose
Machinery
Manufacturing.
-------------------
Subsector 334--Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing \6\
------------------------------------------------------------------------
334111............ Electronic Computer 1,000 ..............
Manufacturing.
334112............ Computer Storage 1,000 ..............
Device
Manufacturing.
334113............ Computer Terminal 1,000 ..............
Manufacturing.
334119............ Other Computer 1,000 ..............
Peripheral
Equipment
Manufacturing.
334210............ Telephone Apparatus 1,000 ..............
Manufacturing.
334220............ Radio and Television 750 ..............
Broadcasting and
Wireless
Communications
Equipment
Manufacturing.
334290............ Other Communications 750 ..............
Equipment
Manufacturing.
334310............ Audio and Video 750 ..............
Equipment
Manufacturing.
334411............ Electron Tube 750 ..............
Manufacturing.
334412............ Bare Printed Circuit 500 ..............
Board Manufacturing.
334413............ Semiconductor and 500 ..............
Related Device
Manufacturing.
334414............ Electronic Capacitor 500 ..............
Manufacturing.
334415............ Electronic Resistor 500 ..............
Manufacturing.
334416............ Electronic Coil, 500 ..............
Transformer, and
Other Inductor
Manufacturing.
334417............ Electronic Connector 500 ..............
Manufacturing.
334418............ Printed Circuit 500 ..............
Assembly
(Electronic
Assembly)
Manufacturing.
334419............ Other Electronic 500 ..............
Component
Manufacturing.
334510............ Electromedical and 500 ..............
Electrotherapeutic
Apparatus
Manufacturing.
334511............ Search, Detection, 750 ..............
Navigation,
Guidance,
Aeronautical, and
Nautical System and
Instrument
Manufacturing......
334512............ Automatic 500 ..............
Environmental
Control
Manufacturing for
Residential,
Commercial and
Appliance Use......
334513............ Instruments and 500 ..............
Related Products
Manufacturing for
Measuring,
Displaying, and
Controlling
Industrial Process
Variables..........
334514............ Totalizing Fluid 500 ..............
Meter and Counting
Device
Manufacturing.
334515............ Instrument 500 ..............
Manufacturing for
Measuring and
Testing Electricity
and Electrical
Signals.
334516............ Analytical 500 ..............
Laboratory
Instrument
Manufacturing.
334517............ Irradiation 500 ..............
Apparatus
Manufacturing.
334518............ Watch, Clock, and 500 ..............
Part Manufacturing.
334519............ Other Measuring and 500 ..............
Controlling Device
Manufacturing.
334611............ Software Reproducing 500 ..............
334612............ Prerecorded Compact 750 ..............
Disc (except
Software), Tape,
and Record
Reproducing.
334613............ Magnetic and Optical 1,000 ..............
Recording Media
Manufacturing.
-------------------
Subsector 335--Electrical Equipment, Appliance and Component
Manufacturing \6\
------------------------------------------------------------------------
335110............ Electric Lamp Bulb 1,000 ..............
and Part
Manufacturing.
335121............ Residential Electric 500 ..............
Lighting Fixture
Manufacturing.
335122............ Commercial, 500 ..............
Industrial and
Institutional
Electric Lighting
Fixture
Manufacturing.
335129............ Other Lighting 500 ..............
Equipment
Manufacturing.
335211............ Electric Housewares 750 ..............
and Household Fan
Manufacturing.
335212............ Household Vacuum 750 ..............
Cleaner
Manufacturing.
335221............ Household Cooking 750 ..............
Appliance
Manufacturing.
335222............ Household 1,000 ..............
Refrigerator and
Home Freezer
Manufacturing.
335224............ Household Laundry 1,000 ..............
Equipment
Manufacturing.
335228............ Other Major 500 ..............
Household Appliance
Manufacturing.
335311............ Power, Distribution 750 ..............
and Specialty
Transformer
Manufacturing.
335312............ Motor and Generator 1,000 ..............
Manufacturing.
335313............ Switchgear and 750 ..............
Switchboard
Apparatus
Manufacturing.
335314............ Relay and Industrial 750 ..............
Control
Manufacturing.
335911............ Storage Battery 500 ..............
Manufacturing.
335912............ Primary Battery 1,000 ..............
Manufacturing.
335921............ Fiber Optic Cable 1,000 ..............
Manufacturing.
335929............ Other Communication 1,000 ..............
and Energy Wire
Manufacturing.
335931............ Current-Carrying 500 ..............
Wiring Device
Manufacturing.
335932............ Noncurrent-Carrying 500 ..............
Wiring Device
Manufacturing.
335991............ Carbon and Graphite 750 ..............
Product
Manufacturing.
335999............ All Other 500 ..............
Miscellaneous
Electrical
Equipment and
Component
Manufacturing.
-------------------
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Subsector 336--Transportation Equipment Manufacturing \7\
------------------------------------------------------------------------
336111............ Automobile 1,000 ..............
Manufacturing.
336112............ Light Truck and 1,000 ..............
Utility Vehicle
Manufacturing.
336120............ Heavy Duty Truck 1,000 ..............
Manufacturing.
336211............ Motor Vehicle Body 1,000 ..............
Manufacturing.
336212............ Truck Trailer 500 ..............
Manufacturing.
336213............ Motor Home 1,000 ..............
Manufacturing.
336214............ Travel Trailer and 500 ..............
Camper
Manufacturing.
336311............ Carburetor, Piston, 500 ..............
Piston Ring and
Valve Manufacturing.
336312............ Gasoline Engine and 750 ..............
Engine Parts
Manufacturing.
336321............ Vehicular Lighting 500 ..............
Equipment
Manufacturing.
336322............ Other Motor Vehicle 750 ..............
Electrical and
Electronic
Equipment
Manufacturing.
336330............ Motor Vehicle 750 ..............
Steering and
Suspension
Components (except
Spring)
Manufacturing.
336340............ Motor Vehicle Brake 750 ..............
System
Manufacturing.
336350............ Motor Vehicle 750 ..............
Transmission and
Power Train Parts
Manufacturing.
336360............ Motor Vehicle 500 ..............
Seating and
Interior Trim
Manufacturing.
336370............ Motor Vehicle Metal 500 ..............
Stamping.
336391............ Motor Vehicle Air- 750 ..............
Conditioning
Manufacturing.
336399............ All Other Motor 750 ..............
Vehicle Parts
Manufacturing.
336411............ Aircraft 1,500 ..............
Manufacturing.
336412............ Aircraft Engine and 1,000 ..............
Engine Parts
Manufacturing.
336413............ Other Aircraft Part \7\ 1,000 ..............
and Auxiliary
Equipment
Manufacturing \7\.
336414............ Guided Missile and 1,000 ..............
Space Vehicle
Manufacturing.
336415............ Guided Missile and 1,000 ..............
Space Vehicle
Propulsion Unit and
Propulsion Unit
Parts Manufacturing.
336419............ Other Guided Missile 1,000 ..............
and Space Vehicle
Parts and Auxiliary
Equipment
Manufacturing.
336510............ Railroad Rolling 1,000 ..............
Stock Manufacturing.
336611............ Ship Building and 1,000 ..............
Repairing.
336612............ Boat Building....... 500 ..............
336991............ Motorcycle, Bicycle 500 ..............
and Parts
Manufacturing.
336992............ Military Armored 1,000 ..............
Vehicle, Tank and
Tank Component
Manufacturing.
336999............ All Other 500 ..............
Transportation
Equipment
Manufacturing.
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Subsector 337--Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing
------------------------------------------------------------------------
337110............ Wood Kitchen Cabinet 500 ..............
and Counter Top
Manufacturing.
337121............ Upholstered 500 ..............
Household Furniture
Manufacturing.
337122............ Nonupholstered Wood 500 ..............
Household Furniture
Manufacturing.
337124............ Metal Household 500 ..............
Furniture
Manufacturing.
337125............ Household Furniture 500 ..............
(except Wood and
Metal)
Manufacturing.
337127............ Institutional 500 ..............
Furniture
Manufacturing.
337129............ Wood Television, 500 ..............
Radio, and Sewing
Machine Cabinet
Manufacturing.
337211............ Wood Office 500 ..............
Furniture
Manufacturing.
337212............ Custom Architectural 500 ..............
Woodwork and
Millwork
Manufacturing.
337214............ Office Furniture 500 ..............
(except Wood)
Manufacturing.
337215............ Showcase, Partition, 500 ..............
Shelving, and
Locker
Manufacturing.
337910............ Mattress 500 ..............
Manufacturing.
337920............ Blind and Shade 500 ..............
Manufacturing.
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Subsector 339--Miscellaneous Manufacturing
------------------------------------------------------------------------
339111............ Laboratory Apparatus 500 ..............
and Furniture
Manufacturing.
339112............ Surgical and Medical 500 ..............
Instrument
Manufacturing.
339113............ Surgical Appliance 500 ..............
and Supplies
Manufacturing.
339114............ Dental Equipment and 500 ..............
Supplies
Manufacturing.
339115............ Ophthalmic Goods 500 ..............
Manufacturing.
339116............ Dental Laboratories. 500 ..............
339911............ Jewelry (except 500 ..............
Costume)
Manufacturing.
339912............ Silverware and 500 ..............
Hollowware
Manufacturing.
339913............ Jewelers' Material 500 ..............
and Lapidary Work
Manufacturing.
339914............ Costume Jewelry and 500 ..............
Novelty
Manufacturing.
339920............ Sporting and 500 ..............
Athletic Goods
Manufacturing.
339931............ Doll and Stuffed Toy 500 ..............
Manufacturing.
339932............ Game, Toy, and 500 ..............
Children's Vehicle
Manufacturing.
339941............ Pen and Mechanical 500 ..............
Pencil
Manufacturing.
339942............ Lead Pencil and Art 500 ..............
Good Manufacturing.
339943............ Marking Device 500 ..............
Manufacturing.
339944............ Carbon Paper and 500 ..............
Inked Ribbon
Manufacturing.
339950............ Sign Manufacturing.. 500 ..............
339991............ Gasket, Packing, and 500 ..............
Sealing Device
Manufacturing.
339992............ Musical Instrument 500 ..............
Manufacturing.
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339993............ Fastener, Button, 500 ..............
Needle and Pin
Manufacturing.
339994............ Broom, Brush and Mop 500 ..............
Manufacturing.
339995............ Burial Casket 500 ..............
Manufacturing.
339999............ All Other 500 ..............
Miscellaneous
Manufacturing.
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Sector 42--Wholesale Trade
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Subsector 423--Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods
------------------------------------------------------------------------
423110............ Automobile and Other 100 ..............
Motor Vehicle
Merchant
Wholesalers.
423120............ Motor Vehicle 100 ..............
Supplies and New
Parts Merchant
Wholesalers.
423130............ Tire and Tube 100 ..............
Merchant
Wholesalers.
423140............ Motor Vehicle Parts 100 ..............
(Used) Merchant
Wholesalers.
423210............ Furniture Merchant 100 ..............
Wholesalers.
423220............ Home Furnishing 100 ..............
Merchant
Wholesalers.
423310............ Lumber, Plywood, 100 ..............
Millwork, and Wood
Panel Merchant
Wholesalers.
423320............ Brick, Stone, and 100 ..............
Related
Construction
Material Merchant
Wholesalers.
423330............ Roofing, Siding, and 100 ..............
Insulation Material
Merchant
Wholesalers.
423390............ Other Construction 100 ..............
Material Merchant
Wholesalers.
423410............ Photographic 100 ..............
Equipment and
Supplies Merchant
Wholesalers.
423420............ Office Equipment 100 ..............
Merchant
Wholesalers.
423430............ Computer and 100 ..............
Computer Peripheral
Equipment and
Software Merchant
Wholesalers.
423440............ Other Commercial 100 ..............
Equipment Merchant
Wholesalers.
423450............ Medical, Dental, and 100 ..............
Hospital Equipment
and Supplies
Merchant
Wholesalers.
423460............ Ophthalmic Goods 100 ..............
Merchant
Wholesalers.
423490............ Other Professional 100 ..............
Equipment and
Supplies Merchant
Wholesalers.
423510............ Metal Service 100 ..............
Centers and Other
Metal Merchant
Wholesalers.
423520............ Coal and Other 100 ..............
Mineral and Ore
Merchant
Wholesalers.
423610............ Electrical Apparatus 100 ..............
and Equipment,
Wiring Supplies,
and Related
Equipment Merchant
Wholesalers........
423620............ Electrical and 100 ..............
Electronic
Appliance,
Television, and
Radio Set Merchant
Wholesalers.
423690............ Other Electronic 100 ..............
Parts and Equipment
Merchant
Wholesalers.
423710............ Hardware Merchant 100 ..............
Wholesalers.
423720............ Plumbing and Heating 100 ..............
Equipment and
Supplies
(Hydronics)
Merchant
Wholesalers.
423730............ Warm Air Heating and 100 ..............
Air-Conditioning
Equipment and
Supplies Merchant
Wholesalers.
423740............ Refrigeration 100 ..............
Equipment and
Supplies Merchant
Wholesalers.
423810............ Construction and 100 ..............
Mining (except Oil
Well) Machinery and
Equipment Merchant
Wholesalers.
423820............ Farm and Garden 100 ..............
Machinery and
Equipment Merchant
Wholesalers.
423830............ Industrial Machinery 100 ..............
and Equipment
Merchant
Wholesalers.
423840............ Industrial Supplies 100 ..............
Merchant
Wholesalers.
423850............ Service 100 ..............
Establishment
Equipment and
Supplies Merchant
Wholesalers.
423860............ Transportation 100 ..............
Equipment and
Supplies (except
Motor Vehicle)
Merchant
Wholesalers.
423910............ Sporting and 100 ..............
Recreational Goods
and Supplies
Merchant
Wholesalers.
423920............ Toy and Hobby Goods 100 ..............
and Supplies
Merchant
Wholesalers.
423930............ Recyclable Material 100 ..............
Merchant
Wholesalers.
423940............ Jewelry, Watch, 100 ..............
Precious Stone, and
Precious Metal
Merchant
Wholesalers.
423990............ Other Miscellaneous 100 ..............
Durable Goods
Merchant
Wholesalers.
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Subsector 424--Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods
------------------------------------------------------------------------
424110............ Printing and Writing 100 ..............
Paper Merchant
Wholesalers.
424120............ Stationary and 100 ..............
Office Supplies
Merchant
Wholesalers.
424130............ Industrial and 100 ..............
Personal Service
Paper Merchant
Wholesalers.
424210............ Drugs and Druggists' 100 ..............
Sundries Merchant
Wholesalers.
424310............ Piece Goods, 100 ..............
Notions, and Other
Dry Goods Merchant
Wholesalers.
424320............ Men's and Boys' 100 ..............
Clothing and
Furnishings
Merchant
Wholesalers.
424330............ Women's, Children's, 100 ..............
and 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 100 ..............
(except Dried or
Canned) Merchant
Wholesalers.
424440............ Poultry and Poultry 100 ..............
Product Merchant
Wholesalers.
424450............ Confectionery 100 ..............
Merchant
Wholesalers.
424460............ Fish and Seafood 100 ..............
Merchant
Wholesalers.
424470............ Meat and Meat 100 ..............
Product Merchant
Wholesalers.
424480............ Fresh Fruit and 100 ..............
Vegetable Merchant
Wholesalers.
424490............ Other Grocery and 100 ..............
Related Products
Merchant
Wholesalers.
424510............ Grain and Field Bean 100 ..............
Merchant
Wholesalers.
424520............ Livestock Merchant 100 ..............
Wholesalers.
424590............ Other Farm Product 100 ..............
Raw Material
Merchant
Wholesalers.
424610............ Plastics Materials 100 ..............
and Basic Forms and
Shapes Merchant
Wholesalers.
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424690............ Other Chemical and 100 ..............
Allied Products
Merchant
Wholesalers.
424710............ Petroleum Bulk 100 ..............
Stations and
Terminals.
424720............ Petroleum and 100 ..............
Petroleum Products
Merchant
Wholesalers (except
Bulk Stations and
Terminals).........
424810............ Beer and Ale 100 ..............
Merchant
Wholesalers.
424820............ Wine and Distilled 100 ..............
Alcoholic Beverage
Merchant
Wholesalers.
424910............ Farm Supplies 100 ..............
Merchant
Wholesalers.
424920............ Book, Periodical, 100 ..............
and Newspaper
Merchant
Wholesalers.
424930............ Flower, Nursery 100 ..............
Stock, and
Florists' Supplies
Merchant
Wholesalers.
424940............ Tobacco and Tobacco 100 ..............
Product Merchant
Wholesalers.
424950............ Paint, Varnish, and 100 ..............
Supplies Merchant
Wholesalers.
424990............ Other Miscellaneous 100 ..............
Nondurable Goods
Merchant
Wholesalers.
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Subsector 425--Wholesale Electronic Markets and Agents and Brokers
------------------------------------------------------------------------
425110............ Business to Business 100 ..............
Electronic Markets.
425120............ Wholesale Trade 100 ..............
Agents and Brokers.
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Sectors 44-45--Retail Trade
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Subsector 441--Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers
------------------------------------------------------------------------
441110............ New Car Dealers..... 50 ..............
441120............ Used Car Dealers.... 50 ..............
441210............ Recreational Vehicle 50 ..............
Dealers.
441221............ Motorcycle Dealers.. 50 ..............
441222............ Boat Dealers........ 50 ..............
441229............ All Other Motor 50 ..............
Vehicle Dealers.
441310............ Automotive Parts and 50 ..............
Accessories Stores.
441320............ Tire Dealers........ 50 ..............
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Subsector 442--Furniture and Home Furnishings Stores
------------------------------------------------------------------------
442110............ Furniture Stores.... 50 ..............
442210............ Floor Covering 50 ..............
Stores.
442291............ Window Treatment 50 ..............
Stores.
442299............ All Other Home 50 ..............
Furnishings Stores.
-------------------
Subsector 443--Electronics and Appliance Stores
------------------------------------------------------------------------
443111............ Household Appliance 50 ..............
Stores.
443112............ Radio, Television 50 ..............
and Other
Electronics Stores.
443120............ Computer and 50 ..............
Software Stores.
443130............ Camera and 50 ..............
Photographic
Supplies Stores.
-------------------
Subsector 444--Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies
Dealers
------------------------------------------------------------------------
444110............ Home Centers........ 50 ..............
444120............ Paint and Wallpaper 50 ..............
Stores.
444130............ Hardware Stores..... 50 ..............
444190............ Other Building 50 ..............
Material Dealers.
444210............ Outdoor Power 50 ..............
Equipment Stores.
444220............ Nursery and Garden 50 ..............
Centers.
-------------------
Subsector 445--Food and Beverage Stores
------------------------------------------------------------------------
445110............ Supermarkets and 150 ..............
Other Grocery
(except
Convenience) Stores.
445120............ Convenience Stores.. 150 ..............
445210............ Meat Markets........ 50 ..............
445220............ Fish and Seafood 50 ..............
Markets.
445230............ Fruit and Vegetable 50 ..............
Markets.
445291............ Baked Goods Stores.. 50 ..............
445292............ Confectionery and 50 ..............
Nut Stores.
445299............ All Other Specialty 50 ..............
Food Stores.
445310............ Beer, Wine and 50 ..............
Liquor Stores.
-------------------
Subsector 446--Health and Personal Care Stores
------------------------------------------------------------------------
446110............ Pharmacies and Drug 50 ..............
Stores.
446120............ Cosmetics, Beauty 50 ..............
Supplies and
Perfume Stores.
446130............ Optical Goods Stores 50 ..............
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446191............ Food (Health) 50 ..............
Supplement Stores.
446199............ All Other Health and 50 ..............
Personal Care
Stores.
-------------------
Subsector 447--Gasoline Stations
------------------------------------------------------------------------
447110............ Gasoline Stations 100 ..............
with Convenience
Stores.
447190............ Other Gasoline 50 ..............
Stations.
-------------------
Subsector 448--Clothing and Clothing Accessories Stores
------------------------------------------------------------------------
448110............ Men's Clothing 50 ..............
Stores.
448120............ Women's Clothing 50 ..............
Stores.
448130............ Children's and 50 ..............
Infants' Clothing
Stores.
448140............ Family Clothing 50 ..............
Stores.
448150............ Clothing Accessories 50 ..............
Stores.
448190............ Other Clothing 50 ..............
Stores.
448210............ Shoe Stores......... 50 ..............
448310............ Jewelry Stores...... 50 ..............
448320............ Luggage and Leather 50 ..............
Goods Stores.
-------------------
Subsector 451--Sporting Good, Hobby, Book and Music Stores
------------------------------------------------------------------------
451110............ Sporting Goods 50 ..............
Stores.
451120............ Hobby, Toy and Game 50 ..............
Stores.
451130............ Sewing, Needlework 50 ..............
and Piece Goods
Stores.
451140............ Musical Instrument 50 ..............
and Supplies Stores.
451211............ Book Stores......... 50 ..............
451212............ News Dealers and 50 ..............
Newsstands.
451220............ Prerecorded Tape, 50 ..............
Compact Disc and
Record Stores.
-------------------
Subsector 452--General Merchandise Stores
------------------------------------------------------------------------
452111............ Department Stores 150 ..............
(except Discount
Department Stores).
452112............ Discount Department 150 ..............
Stores.
452910............ Warehouse Clubs and 150 ..............
Superstores.
452990............ All Other General 100 ..............
Merchandise Stores.
-------------------
Subsector 453--Miscellaneous Store Retailers
------------------------------------------------------------------------
453110............ Florists............ 50 ..............
453210............ Office Supplies and 50 ..............
Stationery Stores.
453220............ Gift, Novelty and 50 ..............
Souvenir Stores.
453310............ Used Merchandise 50 ..............
Stores.
453910............ Pet and Pet Supplies 50 ..............
Stores.
453920............ Art Dealers......... 50 ..............
453930............ Manufactured 50 ..............
(Mobile) Home
Dealers.
453991............ Tobacco Stores...... 50 ..............
453998............ All Other 50 ..............
Miscellaneous Store
Retailers (except
Tobacco Stores).
-------------------
Subsector 454--Nonstore Retailers
------------------------------------------------------------------------
454111............ Electronic Shopping. 50 ..............
454112............ Electronic Auctions. 50 ..............
454113............ Mail-Order Houses... 50 ..............
454210............ Vending Machine 50 ..............
Operators.
454311............ Heating Oil Dealers. 50 ..............
454312............ Liquefied Petroleum 50 ..............
Gas (Bottled Gas)
Dealers.
454319............ Other Fuel Dealers.. 50 ..............
454390............ Other Direct Selling 50 ..............
Establishments.
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Sectors 48-49--Transportation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Subsector 481--Air Transportation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
481111............ Scheduled Passenger 1,500 ..............
Air Transportation.
481112............ Scheduled Freight 1,500 ..............
Air Transportation.
481211............ Nonscheduled 1,500 ..............
Chartered Passenger
Air Transportation.
Except,........... Offshore Marine Air 150 ..............
Transportation
Services.
481212............ Nonscheduled 1,500 ..............
Chartered Freight
Air Transportation.
Except,........... Offshore Marine Air 150 ..............
Transportation
Services.
481219............ Other Nonscheduled 50 ..............
Air Transportation.
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Subsector 482--Rail Transportation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
482111............ Line-Haul Railroads. 1,500 ..............
482112............ Short Line Railroads 500 ..............
-------------------
Subsector 483--Water Transportation \8\
------------------------------------------------------------------------
483111............ Deep Sea Freight 500 ..............
Transportation.
483112............ Deep Sea Passenger 500 ..............
Transportation.
483113............ Coastal and Great 500 ..............
Lakes Freight
Transportation.
483114............ Coastal and Great 500 ..............
Lakes Passenger
Transportation.
483211............ Inland Water Freight 500 ..............
Transportation.
483212............ Inland Water 500 ..............
Passenger
Transportation.
-------------------
Subsector 484--Truck Transportation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
484110............ General Freight 200 ..............
Trucking, Local.
484121............ General Freight 200 ..............
Trucking, Long-
Distance, Truckload.
484122............ General Freight 200 ..............
Trucking, Long-
Distance, Less Than
Truckload.
484210............ Used Household and 200 ..............
Office Goods Moving.
484220............ Specialized Freight 200 ..............
(except Used Goods)
Trucking, Local.
484230............ Specialized Freight 200 ..............
(except Used Goods)
Trucking, Long-
Distance.
-------------------
Subsector 485--Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
485111............ Mixed Mode Transit 100 ..............
Systems.
485112............ Commuter Rail 100 ..............
Systems.
485113............ Bus and Motor 100 ..............
Vehicle Transit
Systems.
485119............ Other Urban Transit 100 ..............
Systems.
485210............ Interurban and Rural 100 ..............
Bus Transportation.
485310............ Taxi Service........ 50 ..............
485320............ Limousine Service... 50 ..............
485410............ School and Employee 100 ..............
Bus Transportation.
485510............ Charter Bus Industry 100 ..............
485991............ Special Needs 50 ..............
Transportation.
485999............ All Other Transit 50 ..............
and Ground
Passenger
Transportation.
-------------------
Subsector 486--Pipeline Transportation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
486110............ Pipeline 1,500 ..............
Transportation of
Crude Oil.
486210............ Pipeline 100 ..............
Transportation of
Natural Gas.
486910............ Pipeline 1,500 ..............
Transportation of
Refined Petroleum
Products.
486990............ All Other Pipeline 100 ..............
Transportation.
-------------------
Subsector 487--Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
487110............ Scenic and 50 ..............
Sightseeing
Transportation,
Land.
487210............ Scenic and 50 ..............
Sightseeing
Transportation,
Water.
487990............ Scenic and 50 ..............
Sightseeing
Transportation,
Other.
-------------------
Subsector 488--Support Activities for Transportation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
488111............ Air Traffic Control. 50 ..............
488119............ Other Airport 100 ..............
Operations.
488190............ Other Support 100 ..............
Activities for Air
Transportation.
488210............ Support Activities 50 ..............
for Rail
Transportation.
488310............ Port and Harbor 200 ..............
Operations.
488320............ Marine Cargo 200 ..............
Handling.
488330............ Navigational 50 ..............
Services to
Shipping.
488390............ Other Support 50 ..............
Activities for
Water
Transportation.
488410............ Motor Vehicle Towing 50 ..............
488490............ Other Support 50 ..............
Activities for Road
Transportation.
488510............ Freight 50 ..............
Transportation
Arrangement.
488991............ Packing and Crating. 100 ..............
488999............ All Other Support 50 ..............
Activities for
Transportation.
-------------------
Subsector 491--Postal Service
------------------------------------------------------------------------
491110............ Postal Service...... 50 ..............
-------------------
Subsector 492--Couriers and Messengers
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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492110............ Couriers............ 1,500 ..............
492210............ Local Messengers and 200 ..............
Local Delivery.
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Subsector 493--Warehousing and Storage
------------------------------------------------------------------------
493110............ General Warehousing 200 ..............
and Storage.
493120............ Refrigerated 200 ..............
Warehousing and
Storage.
493130............ Farm Product 200 ..............
Warehousing and
Storage.
493190............ Other Warehousing 200 ..............
and Storage.
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Sector 51--Information
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Subsector 511--Publishing Industries (except Internet)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
511110............ Newspaper Publishers 500 ..............
511120............ Periodical 500 ..............
Publishers.
511130............ Book Publishers..... 500 ..............
511140............ Directory and 500 ..............
Mailing List
Publishers.
511191............ Greeting Card 500 ..............
Publishers.
511199............ All Other Publishers 500 ..............
511210............ Software Publishers. 150 ..............
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Subsector 512--Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries
------------------------------------------------------------------------
512110............ Motion Picture and 100 ..............
Video Production.
512120............ Motion Picture and 100 ..............
Video Distribution.
512131............ Motion Picture 100 ..............
Theaters (except
Drive-Ins).
512132............ Drive-In Motion 50 ..............
Picture Theaters.
512191............ Teleproduction and 100 ..............
Other
Postproduction
Services.
512199............ Other Motion Picture 50 ..............
and Video
Industries.
512210............ Record Production... 50 ..............
512220............ Integrated Record 750 ..............
Production/
Distribution.
512230............ Music Publishers.... 500 ..............
512240............ Sound Recording 50 ..............
Studios.
512290............ Other Sound 50 ..............
Recording
Industries.
-------------------
Subsector 515--Broadcasting (except Internet)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
515111............ Radio Networks...... 50 ..............
515112............ Radio Stations...... 50 ..............
515120............ Television 100 ..............
Broadcasting.
515210............ Cable and Other 100 ..............
Subscription
Programming.
-------------------
Subsector 516--Internet Publishing and Broadcasting
------------------------------------------------------------------------
516110............ Internet Publishing 500 ..............
and Broadcasting.
-------------------
Subsector 517--Telecommunications
------------------------------------------------------------------------
517110............ Wired 1,500 ..............
Telecommunications
Carriers.
517211............ Paging.............. 1,500 ..............
517212............ Cellular and Other 1,500 ..............
Wireless
Telecommunications.
517310............ Telecommunications 1,500 ..............
Resellers.
517410............ Satellite 100 ..............
Telecommunications.
517510............ Cable and Other 100 ..............
Program
Distribution.
517910............ Other 100 ..............
Telecommunications.
-------------------
Subsector 518--Internet Service Providers, Web Search Portals, and Data
Processing Services
------------------------------------------------------------------------
518111............ Internet Service 150 ..............
Providers.
518112............ Web Search Portals.. 150 ..............
518210............ Data Processing, 150 $30.0
Hosting, and
Related Services.
-------------------
Subsector 519--Other Information Services
------------------------------------------------------------------------
519110............ News Syndicates..... 50 ..............
519120............ Libraries and 50 ..............
Archives.
519190............ All Other 50 ..............
Information
Services.
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Sector 52--Finance and Insurance
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Subsector 522--Credit Intermediation and Related Activities
------------------------------------------------------------------------
522110............ Commercial Banking.. 50 ..............
522120............ Savings Institutions 50 ..............
522130............ Credit Unions....... 50 ..............
522190............ Other Depository 50 ..............
Credit
Intermediation.
522210............ Credit Card Issuing. 50 ..............
522220............ Sales Financing..... 50 ..............
522291............ Consumer Lending.... 50 ..............
522292............ Real Estate Credit.. 50 ..............
522293............ International Trade 50 ..............
Financing.
522294............ Secondary Market 50 ..............
Financing.
522298............ All Other Non- 50 ..............
Depository Credit
Intermediation.
522310............ Mortgage and 50 ..............
Nonmortgage Loan
Brokers.
522320............ Financial 50 ..............
Transactions
Processing,
Reserve, and
Clearing House
Activities.
522390............ Other Activities 50 ..............
Related to Credit
Intermediation.
-------------------
Subsector 523--Financial Investments and Related Activities
------------------------------------------------------------------------
523110............ Investment Banking 50 ..............
and Securities
Dealing.
523120............ Securities Brokerage 50 ..............
523130............ Commodity Contracts 50 ..............
Dealing.
523140............ Commodity Contracts 50 ..............
Brokerage.
523210............ Securities and 50 ..............
Commodity Exchanges.
523910............ Miscellaneous 50 ..............
Intermediation.
523920............ Portfolio Management 50 ..............
523930............ Investment Advice... 50 ..............
523991............ Trust, Fiduciary and 50 ..............
Custody Activities.
523999............ Miscellaneous 50 ..............
Financial
Investment
Activities.
-------------------
Subsector 524--Insurance Carriers and Related Activities
------------------------------------------------------------------------
524113............ Direct Life 50 ..............
Insurance Carriers.
524114............ Direct Health and 50 ..............
Medical Insurance
Carriers.
524126............ Direct Property and 1,500 ..............
Casualty Insurance
Carriers.
524127............ Direct Title 50 ..............
Insurance Carriers.
524128............ Other Direct 50 ..............
Insurance (except
Life, Health and
Medical) Carriers.
524130............ Reinsurance Carriers 50 ..............
524210............ Insurance Agencies 50 ..............
and Brokerages.
524291............ Claims Adjusting.... 50 ..............
524292............ Third Party 50 ..............
Administration of
Insurance and
Pension Funds.
524298............ All Other Insurance 50 ..............
Related Activities.
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Subsector 525--Funds, Trusts and Other Financial Vehicles
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525110............ Pension Funds....... 50 ..............
525120............ Health and Welfare 50 ..............
Funds.
525190............ Other Insurance 50 ..............
Funds.
525910............ Open-End Investment 50 ..............
Funds.
525920............ Trusts, Estates, and 50 ..............
Agency Accounts.
525930............ Real Estate 50 ..............
Investment Trusts.
525990............ Other Financial 50 ..............
Vehicles.
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Sector 53--Real Estate and Rental and Leasing
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Subsector 531--Real Estate
------------------------------------------------------------------------
531110............ Lessors of 50 ..............
Residential
Buildings and
Dwellings.
531120............ Lessors of 50 ..............
Nonresidential
Buildings (except
Miniwarehouses).
531130............ Lessors of 150 ..............
Miniwarehouses and
Self Storage Units.
531190............ Lessors of Other 50 ..............
Real Estate
Property.
Except,........... Leasing of Building \9\ 150 ..............
Space to Federal
Government by
Owners \9\.
531210............ Offices of Real 50 ..............
Estate Agents and
Brokers.
531311............ Residential Property 50 ..............
Managers.
531312............ Nonresidential 50 ..............
Property Managers.
531320............ Offices of Real 50 ..............
Estate Appraisers.
531390............ Other Activities 50 ..............
Related to Real
Estate.
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Subsector 532--Rental and Leasing Services
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532111............ Passenger Car Rental 150 ..............
532112............ Passenger Car 150 ..............
Leasing.
532120............ Truck, Utility 150 ..............
Trailer, and RV
(Recreational
Vehicle) Rental and
Leasing.
532210............ Consumer Electronics 50 ..............
and Appliances
Rental.
532220............ Formal Wear and 50 ..............
Costume Rental.
532230............ Video Tape and Disc 50 ..............
Rental.
532291............ Home Health 50 ..............
Equipment Rental.
532292............ Recreational Goods 50 ..............
Rental.
532299............ All Other Consumer 50 ..............
Goods Rental.
532310............ General Rental 50 ..............
Centers.
532411............ Commercial Air, 50 ..............
Rail, and Water
Transportation
Equipment Rental
and Leasing.
532412............ Construction, Mining 50 ..............
and Forestry
Machinery and
Equipment Rental
and Leasing.
532420............ Office Machinery and 50 ..............
Equipment Rental
and Leasing.
532490............ Other Commercial and 50 ..............
Industrial
Machinery and
Equipment Rental
and Leasing.
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Subsector 533--Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets (except
Copyrighted Works)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
533110............ Lessors of 50 ..............
Nonfinancial
Intangible Assets
(except Copyrighted
Works).
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Sector 54--Professional, Scientific and Technical Services
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Subsector 541-- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services
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541110............ Offices of Lawyers.. 50 ..............
541191............ Title Abstract and 50 ..............
Settlement Offices.
541199............ All Other Legal 50 ..............
Services.
541211............ Offices of Certified 100 ..............
Public Accountants.
541213............ Tax Preparation 50 ..............
Services.
541214............ Payroll Services.... 100 ..............
541219............ Other Accounting 100 ..............
Services.
541310............ Architectural 50 $7.0
Services.
541320............ Landscape 50 ..............
Architectural
Services.
541330............ Engineering Services 50 $7.0
Except,........... Military and 200 $30.0
Aerospace Equipment
and Military
Weapons.
Except,........... Contracts and 200 $30.0
Subcontracts for
Engineering
Services Awarded
Under the National
Energy Policy Act
of 1992............
Except,........... Marine Engineering 150 $30.0
and Naval
Architecture.
541340............ Drafting Services... 50 ..............
541350............ Building Inspection 50 ..............
Services.
541360............ Geophysical 50 ..............
Surveying and
Mapping Services.
541370............ Surveying and 50 ..............
Mapping (except
Geophysical)
Services.
541380............ Testing Laboratories 100 ..............
541410............ Interior Design 50 ..............
Services.
541420............ Industrial Design 50 ..............
Services.
541430............ Graphic Design 50 ..............
Services.
541490............ Other Specialized 50 ..............
Design Services.
541511............ Custom Computer 150 $30.0
Programming
Services.
541512............ Computer Systems 150 $30.0
Design Services.
541513............ Computer Facilities 150 $30.0
Management Services.
541519............ Other Computer 150 $30.0
Related Services.
Except,........... Information \15\ 150 ..............
Technology Value
Added Resellers
\15\.
541611............ Administrative 50 $10.0
Management and
General Management
Consulting Services.
541612............ Human Resources and 50 $10.0
Executive Search
Consulting Services.
541613............ Marketing Consulting 50 $10.0
Services.
541614............ Process, Physical 50 $10.0
Distribution and
Logistics
Consulting Services.
541618............ Other Management 50 $10.0
Consulting Services.
541620............ Environmental 50 $10.0
Consulting Services.
541690............ Other Scientific and 50 $10.0
Technical
Consulting Services.
541710............ Research and \10\ 500 ..............
Development in the
Physical,
Engineering, and
Life Sciences \10\.
Except,........... Aircraft............ 1,500 ..............
Except,........... Aircraft Parts, and 1,000 ..............
Auxiliary
Equipment, and
Aircraft Engine
Parts.
Except,........... Space Vehicles and 1,000 ..............
Guided Missiles,
their Propulsion
Units, their
Propulsion Units
Parts, and their
Auxiliary Equipment
and Parts..........
541720............ Research and 50 ..............
Development in the
Social Sciences and
Humanities.
541810............ Advertising Agencies 50 ..............
541820............ Public Relations 50 ..............
Agencies.
541830............ Media Buying 50 ..............
Agencies.
541840............ Media 50 ..............
Representatives.
541850............ Display Advertising. 50 ..............
541860............ Direct Mail 50 ..............
Advertising.
541870............ Advertising Material 50 ..............
Distribution
Services.
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541890............ Other Services 50 ..............
Related to
Advertising.
541910............ Marketing Research 50 ..............
and Public Opinion
Polling.
541921............ Photography Studios, 50 ..............
Portrait.
541922............ Commercial 50 ..............
Photography.
541930............ Translation and 50 ..............
Interpretation
Services.
541940............ Veterinary Services. 50 ..............
541990............ All Other 50 $10.0
Professional,
Scientific and
Technical Services.
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Sector 55--Management of Companies and Enterprises
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Subsector 551--Management of Companies and Enterprises
------------------------------------------------------------------------
551111............ Offices of Bank 50 ..............
Holding Companies.
551112............ Offices of Other 50 ..............
Holding Companies.
-------------------
Sector 56--Administrative and Support, Waste Management and Remediation
Services
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Subsector 561--Administrative and Support Services
------------------------------------------------------------------------
561110............ Office 50 $10.0
Administrative
Services.
561210............ Facilities Support \11\ 400 \11\ $40.0
Services \11\.
561310............ Employment Placement 50 ..............
Agencies.
561320............ Temporary Help 500 ..............
Services.
561330............ Employee Leasing 500 ..............
Services.
561410............ Document Preparation 50 ..............
Services.
561421............ Telephone Answering 50 ..............
Services.
561422............ Telemarketing 150 ..............
Bureaus.
561431............ Private Mail Centers 50 ..............
561439............ Other Business 50 ..............
Service Centers
(including Copy
Shops).
561440............ Collection Agencies. 50 ..............
561450............ Credit Bureaus...... 50 ..............
561491............ Repossession 50 ..............
Services.
561492............ Court Reporting and 50 ..............
Stenotype Services.
561499............ All Other Business 50 ..............
Support Services.
561510............ Travel Agencies..... 50 ..............
561520............ Tour Operators...... 50 ..............
561591............ Convention and 50 ..............
Visitors Bureaus.
561599............ All Other Travel 50 ..............
Arrangement and
Reservation
Services.
561611............ Investigation 200 ..............
Services.
561612............ Security Guards and 500 ..............
Patrol Services.
561613............ Armored Car Services 200 ..............
561621............ Security Systems 200 ..............
Services (except
Locksmiths).
561622............ Locksmiths.......... 50 ..............
561710............ Exterminating and 50 ..............
Pest Control
Services.
561720............ Janitorial Services. 500 ..............
561730............ Landscaping Services 50 ..............
561740............ Carpet and 50 ..............
Upholstery Cleaning
Services.
561790............ Other Services to 50 ..............
Buildings and
Dwellings.
561910............ Packaging and 50 ..............
Labeling Services.
561920............ Convention and Trade 50 ..............
Show Organizers.
561990............ All Other Support 50 ..............
Services.
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Subsector 562--Waste Management and Remediation Services
------------------------------------------------------------------------
562111............ Solid Waste 100 ..............
Collection.
562112............ Hazardous Waste 100 ..............
Collection.
562119............ Other Waste 100 ..............
Collection.
562211............ Hazardous Waste 100 ..............
Treatment and
Disposal.
562212............ Solid Waste Landfill 100 ..............
562213............ Solid Waste 100 ..............
Combustors and
Incinerators.
562219............ Other Nonhazardous 100 ..............
Waste Treatment and
Disposal.
562910............ Remediation Services 100 ..............
Except,........... Environmental \12\ 500 ..............
Remediation
Services \12\.
562920............ Materials Recovery 100 ..............
Facilities.
562991............ Septic Tank and 50 ..............
Related Services.
562998............ All Other 50 ..............
Miscellaneous Waste
Management Services.
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Sector 61--Educational Services
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Subsector 611--Educational Services
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611110............ Elementary and 50 ..............
Secondary Schools.
611210............ Junior Colleges..... 50 ..............
611310............ Colleges, 50 ..............
Universities and
Professional
Schools.
611410............ Business and 50 ..............
Secretarial Schools.
611420............ Computer Training... 50 ..............
611430............ Professional and 50 ..............
Management
Development
Training.
611511............ Cosmetology and 50 ..............
Barber Schools.
611512............ Flight Training..... 200 ..............
611513............ Apprenticeship 50 ..............
Training.
611519............ Other Technical and 50 ..............
Trade Schools.
Except,........... Job Corps Centers 13 \13\ 400 \13\ $30.0
611610............ Fine Arts Schools... 50 ..............
611620............ Sports and 50 ..............
Recreation
Instruction.
611630............ Language Schools.... 50 ..............
611691............ Exam Preparation and 50 ..............
Tutoring.
611692............ Automobile Driving 50 ..............
Schools.
611699............ All Other 50 ..............
Miscellaneous
Schools and
Instruction.
611710............ Educational Support 50 ..............
Services.
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Sector 62--Health Care and Social Assistance
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Subsector 621--Ambulatory Health Care Services
------------------------------------------------------------------------
621111............ Offices of 100 ..............
Physicians (except
Mental Health
Specialists).
621112............ Offices of 100 ..............
Physicians, Mental
Health Specialists.
621210............ Offices of Dentists. 50 ..............
621310............ Offices of 50 ..............
Chiropractors.
621320............ Offices of 50 ..............
Optometrists.
621330............ Offices of Mental 50 ..............
Health
Practitioners
(except Physicians).
621340............ Offices of Physical, 50 ..............
Occupational and
Speech Therapists
and Audiologists.
621391............ Offices of 50 ..............
Podiatrists.
621399............ Offices of All Other 50 ..............
Miscellaneous
Health
Practitioners.
621410............ Family Planning 100 ..............
Centers.
621420............ Outpatient Mental 100 ..............
Health and
Substance Abuse
Centers.
621491............ HMO Medical Centers. 100 ..............
621492............ Kidney Dialysis 200 ..............
Centers.
621493............ Freestanding 100 ..............
Ambulatory Surgical
and Emergency
Centers.
621498............ All Other Outpatient 100 ..............
Care Centers.
621511............ Medical Laboratories 100 ..............
621512............ Diagnostic Imaging 100 ..............
Centers.
621610............ Home Health Care 300 ..............
Services.
621910............ Ambulance Services.. 100 ..............
621991............ Blood and Organ 100 ..............
Banks.
621999............ All Other 100 ..............
Miscellaneous
Ambulatory Health
Care Services.
-------------------
Subsector 622--Hospitals
------------------------------------------------------------------------
622110............ General Medical and 400 ..............
Surgical Hospitals.
622210............ Psychiatric and 400 ..............
Substance Abuse
Hospitals.
622310............ Specialty (except 400 ..............
Psychiatric and
Substance Abuse)
Hospitals.
-------------------
Subsector 623--Nursing and Residential Care Facilities
------------------------------------------------------------------------
623110............ Nursing Care 300 ..............
Facilities.
623210............ Residential Mental 300 ..............
Retardation
Facilities.
623220............ Residential Mental 50 ..............
Health and
Substance Abuse
Facilities.
623311............ Continuing Care 300 ..............
Retirement
Communities.
623312............ Homes for the 50 ..............
Elderly.
623990............ Other Residential 50 ..............
Care Facilities.
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Subsector 624--Social Assistance
------------------------------------------------------------------------
624110............ Child and Youth 50 ..............
Services.
624120............ Services for the 50 ..............
Elderly and Persons
with Disabilities.
624190............ Other Individual and 50 ..............
Family Services.
624210............ Community Food 50 ..............
Services.
624221............ Temporary Shelters.. 50 ..............
624229............ Other Community 50 ..............
Housing Services.
624230............ Emergency and Other 50 ..............
Relief Services.
624310............ Vocational 50 ..............
Rehabilitation
Services.
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624410............ Child Day Care 50 ..............
Services.
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Sector 71--Arts, Entertainment and Recreation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Subsector 711--Performing Arts, Spectator Sports and Related Industries
------------------------------------------------------------------------
711110............ Theater Companies 50 ..............
and Dinner Theaters.
711120............ Dance Companies..... 50 ..............
711130............ Musical Groups and 50 ..............
Artists.
711190............ Other Performing 50 ..............
Arts Companies.
711211............ Sports Teams and 50 ..............
Clubs.
711212............ Race Tracks......... 50 ..............
711219............ Other Spectator 50 ..............
Sports.
711310............ Promoters of 100 ..............
Performing Arts,
Sports and Similar
Events with
Facilities.
711320............ Promoters of 50 ..............
Performing Arts,
Sports and Similar
Events without
Facilities.
711410............ Agents and Managers 50 ..............
for Artists,
Athletes,
Entertainers and
Other Public
Figures.
711510............ Independent Artists, 50 ..............
Writers, and
Performers.
-------------------
Subsector 712--Museums, Historical Sites and Similar Institutions
------------------------------------------------------------------------
712110............ Museums............. 50 ..............
712120............ Historical Sites.... 50 ..............
712130............ Zoos and Botanical 50 ..............
Gardens.
712190............ Nature Parks and 50 ..............
Other Similar
Institutions.
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Subsector 713--Amusement, Gambling and Recreation Industries
------------------------------------------------------------------------
713110............ Amusement and Theme 100 ..............
Parks.
713120............ Amusement Arcades... 50 ..............
713210............ Casinos (except 50 ..............
Casino Hotels).
713290............ Other Gambling 50 ..............
Industries.
713910............ Golf Courses and 50 ..............
Country Clubs.
713920............ Skiing Facilities... 200 ..............
713930............ Marinas............. 50 ..............
713940............ Fitness and 50 ..............
Recreational Sports
Centers.
713950............ Bowling Centers..... 50 ..............
713990............ All Other Amusement 50 ..............
and Recreation
Industries.
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Sector 72--Accommodation and Food Services
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Subsector 721--Accommodation
------------------------------------------------------------------------
721110............ Hotels (except 100 ..............
Casino Hotels) and
Motels.
721120............ Casino Hotels....... 100 ..............
721191............ Bed and Breakfast 50 ..............
Inns.
721199............ All Other Traveler 50 ..............
Accommodation.
721211............ RV (Recreational 50 ..............
Vehicle) Parks and
Campgrounds.
721214............ Recreational and 50 ..............
Vacation Camps
(except
Campgrounds).
721310............ Rooming and Boarding 50 ..............
Houses.
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Subsector 722--Food Services and Drinking Places
------------------------------------------------------------------------
722110............ Full-Service 50 ..............
Restaurants.
722211............ Limited-Service 50 ..............
Restaurants.
722212............ Cafeterias.......... 50 ..............
722213............ Snack and 50 ..............
Nonalcoholic
Beverage Bars.
722310............ Food Service 400 ..............
Contractors.
722320............ Caterers............ 50 ..............
722330............ Mobile Food Services 50 ..............
722410............ Drinking Places 50 ..............
(Alcoholic
Beverages).
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Sector 81--Other Services
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Subsector 811--Repair and Maintenance
------------------------------------------------------------------------
811111............ General Automotive 50 ..............
Repair.
811112............ Automotive Exhaust 50 ..............
System Repair.
811113............ Automotive 50 ..............
Transmission Repair.
811118............ Other Automotive 50 ..............
Mechanical and
Electrical Repair
and Maintenance.
811121............ Automotive Body, 50 ..............
Paint and Interior
Repair and
Maintenance.
811122............ Automotive Glass 50 ..............
Replacement Shops.
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811191............ Automotive Oil 50 ..............
Change and
Lubrication Shops.
811192............ Car Washes.......... 50 ..............
811198............ All Other Automotive 50 ..............
Repair and
Maintenance.
811211............ Consumer Electronics 50 ..............
Repair and
Maintenance.
811212............ Computer and Office 150 ..............
Machine Repair and
Maintenance.
811213............ Communication 50 ..............
Equipment Repair
and Maintenance.
811219............ Other Electronic and 50 ..............
Precision Equipment
Repair and
Maintenance.
811310............ Commercial and 50 ..............
Industrial
Machinery and
Equipment (except
Automotive and
Electronic) Repair
and Maintenance....
811411............ Home and Garden 50 ..............
Equipment Repair
and Maintenance.
811412............ Appliance Repair and 50 ..............
Maintenance.
811420............ Reupholstery and 50 ..............
Furniture Repair.
811430............ Footwear and Leather 50 ..............
Goods Repair.
811490............ Other Personal and 50 ..............
Household Goods
Repair and
Maintenance.
-------------------
Subsector 812--Personal and Laundry Services
------------------------------------------------------------------------
812111............ Barber Shops........ 50 ..............
812112............ Beauty Salons....... 50 ..............
812113............ Nail Salons......... 50 ..............
812191............ Diet and Weight 50 ..............
Reducing Centers.
812199............ Other Personal Care 50 ..............
Services.
812210............ Funeral Homes and 50 ..............
Funeral Services.
812220............ Cemeteries and 50 ..............
Crematories.
812310............ Coin-Operated 50 ..............
Laundries and
Drycleaners.
812320............ Drycleaning and 50 ..............
Laundry Services
(except Coin-
Operated).
812331............ Linen Supply........ 200 ..............
812332............ Industrial 200 ..............
Launderers.
812910............ Pet Care (except 50 ..............
Veterinary)
Services.
812921............ Photo Finishing 50 ..............
Laboratories
(except One-Hour).
812922............ One-Hour Photo 50 ..............
Finishing.
812930............ Parking Lots and 100 ..............
Garages.
812990............ All Other Personal 50 ..............
Services.
-------------------
Subsector 813--Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional and Similar
Organizations
------------------------------------------------------------------------
813110............ Religious 50 ..............
Organizations.
813211............ Grantmaking 50 ..............
Foundations.
813212............ Voluntary Health 50 ..............
Organizations.
813219............ Other Grantmaking 50 ..............
and Giving Services.
813311............ Human Rights 50 ..............
Organizations.
813312............ Environment, 50 ..............
Conservation and
Wildlife
Organizations.
813319............ Other Social 50 ..............
Advocacy
Organizations.
813410............ Civic and Social 50 ..............
Organizations.
813910............ Business 50 ..............
Associations.
813920............ Professional 50 ..............
Organizations.
813930............ Labor Unions and 50 ..............
Similar Labor
Organizations.
813940............ Political 50 ..............
Organizations.
813990............ Other Similar 50 ..............
Organizations
(except Business,
Professional,
Labor, and
Political
Organizations).....
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Sector 92--Public Administration \14\
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(Small business size standards are not established for this sector.
Establishments in the Public Administration sector are Federal, state,
and local government agencies which administer and oversee government
programs and activities that are not performed by private
establishments.)
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\1\ NAICS code 115310--Support Activities for Forestry: Forest Fire
Suppression and Fuels Management Services are two components of
Support Activities for Forestry. Forest Fire Suppression includes
establishments which provide services to fight forest fires. These
firms usually have fire-fighting crews and equipment. Fuels Management
Services firms provide services to clear land of hazardous materials
that would fuel forest fires. The treatments used by these firms may
include prescribed fire, mechanical removal, establishing fuel breaks,
thinning, pruning, and piling.
\2\ NAICS code 237990--Dredging: To be considered small for purposes of
Government procurement, a firm must perform at least 40% of the volume
dredged with its own equipment or equipment owned by another small
dredging concern.
\3\ NAICS code 238990--Building and Property Specialty Trade Services:
If a procurement requires the use of multiple specialty trade
contractors (i.e., plumbing, painting, plastering, carpentry, etc.),
and no specialty trade accounts for 50% or more of the value of the
procurement, all such specialty trade contractors activities are
considered a single activity and classified as Building and Property
Specialty Trade Services.
\4\ NAICS code 311421--Fruit and Vegetable Canning: For purposes of
Government procurement for food canning and preserving, the standard
of 500 employees excludes agricultural labor as defined in section
3306(k) of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. 3306(k).
\5\ NAICS code 324110--Petroleum Refineries: To be an eligible small
business, a firm may not have more than 1,500 employees or more than
125,000 barrels per day capacity of petroleum-based inputs, including
crude oil or bona fide feedstocks. Capacity includes owned or leased
facilities as well as facilities under a processing agreement or an
arrangement such as an exchange agreement or a throughput. In
addition, for the Federal Government's procurement of refined
petroleum products, the total product to be delivered under the
contract must be at least 90% refined by the successful bidder from
either crude oil or bona fide feedstocks.
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\6\ NAICS Subsectors 333--Machinery Manufacturing; 334--Computer and
Electronic Product Manufacturing; 335--Electrical Equipment, Appliance
and Component Manufacturing; and 336--Transportation Equipment
Manufacturing: For rebuilding machinery or equipment on a factory
basis, or equivalent, use the NAICS code for a newly manufactured
product. Concerns performing major rebuilding or overhaul activities
do not necessarily have to meet the criteria for being a
``manufacturer'' although the activities may be classified under a
manufacturing NAICS code. Ordinary repair services or preservation are
not considered rebuilding.
\7\ NAICS code 336413--Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment
Manufacturing: Contracts for the rebuilding or overhaul of aircraft
ground support equipment on a contract basis are classified under
NAICS code 336413.
\8\ Subsector 483--Water Transportation--Offshore Marine Services: The
applicable size standard shall be 150 employees for firms furnishing
specific transportation services to concerns engaged in offshore oil
and/or natural gas exploration, drilling production, or marine
research; such services encompass passenger and freight
transportation, anchor handling, and related logistical services to
and from the work site.
\9\ NAICS code 531190--Lessors of Other Real Property, Leasing of
Building Space to the Federal Government by Owners: For Government
procurement, a size standard of 150 employees applies to the owners of
building space leased to the Federal Government. The standard does not
apply to an agent.
\10\ NAICS code 541710--Research and Development in the Physical,
Engineering, and Life Sciences: For research and development contracts
requiring the delivery of a manufactured product, the appropriate size
standard is that of the manufacturing industry.
(a) ``Research and Development'' means laboratory or other physical
research and development. It does not include economic, educational,
engineering, operations, systems, or other nonphysical research; or
computer programming, data processing, commercial and/or medical
laboratory testing.
(b) For purposes of the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)
program only, a different definition has been established. See Sec.
121.701 of these regulations.
(c) ``Research and Development'' for guided missiles and space vehicles
includes evaluations and simulation, and other services requiring
thorough knowledge of complete missiles and spacecraft.
\11\ NAICS 561210--Facilities Support Services:
(a) If one or more activities of Facilities Support Services as defined
in paragraph (b) (below in this footnote) can be identified with a
specific industry and that industry accounts for 50% or more of the
value of an entire procurement, then the proper classification of the
procurement is that of the specific industry, not Facilities Support
Services.
(b) ``Facilities Support Services'' requires the performance of three or
more separate activities in the areas of services or specialty trade
construction industries. If services are performed, these service
activities must each be in a separate NAICS industry. If the
procurement requires the use of specialty trade contractors (plumbing,
painting, plastering, carpentry, etc.), all such specialty trade
construction activities are considered a single activity and
classified as Base Housing Maintenance. Since Base Housing Maintenance
is only one activity, two additional activities of separate NAICS
industries are required for a procurement to be classified as
``Facilities Support Services.''
\12\ NAICS 562910--Environmental Remediation Services:
(a) For SBA assistance as a small business concern in the industry of
Environmental Remediation Services, other than for Government
procurement, a concern must be engaged primarily in furnishing a range
of services for the remediation of a contaminated environment to an
acceptable condition including, but not limited to, preliminary
assessment, site inspection, testing, remedial investigation,
feasibility studies, remedial design, containment, remedial action,
removal of contaminated materials, storage of contaminated materials
and security and site closeouts. If one of such activities accounts
for 50% or more of a concern's total revenues, employees, or other
related factors, the concern's primary industry is that of the
particular industry and not the Environmental Remediation Services
Industry.
(b) For purposes of classifying a Government procurement as
Environmental Remediation Services, the general purpose of the
procurement must be to restore or directly support the restoration of
a contaminated environment (such as, preliminary assessment, site
inspection, testing, remedial investigation, feasibility studies,
remedial design, remediation services, containment, removal of
contaminated materials, storage of contaminated materials or security
and site closeouts) and also the procurement must be composed of
activities in three or more separate industries with separate NAICS
codes or, in some instances (e.g., engineering), smaller sub-
components of NAICS codes with separate, distinct size standards.
These activities may include, but are not limited to, separate
activities in industries such as: Heavy Construction; Special Trade
Construction; Engineering Services; Architectural Services; Management
Consulting Services; Hazardous and Other Waste Collection; Remediation
Services; Testing Laboratories; and Research and Development in the
Physical, Engineering and Life Sciences. If any activity in the
procurement can be identified with a separate NAICS code, or component
of a code with a separate distinct size standard, and that industry
accounts for 50 percent or more of the value of the entire
procurement, then the proper size standard is the one for that
particular industry, and not the Environmental Remediation Service
size standard.
\13\ NAICS code 611519--Job Corps Centers: For classifying a Federal
procurement, the purpose of the solicitation must be for the
management and operation of a U.S. Department of Labor Job Corps
Center. The activities involved include admissions activities, life
skills training, educational activities, comprehensive career
preparation activities, career development activities, career
transition activities, as well as the management and support functions
and services needed to operate and maintain the facility. For SBA
assistance as a small business concern, other than for Federal
Government procurements, a concern must be primarily engaged in
providing the services to operate and maintain Federal Job Corps
Centers.
\14\ NAICS Sector 92--Public Administration: Small Business Size
Standards are not established for this sector. Establishments in the
Public Administration sector are Federal, state, and local government
agencies which administer and oversee government programs and
activities that are not performed by private establishments. Concerns
performing operational services for the administration of a government
program are classified under the NAICS private sector industry based
on the activities performed. Similarly, procurements for these types
of services are classified under the NAICS private sector industry
that best describes the activities to be performed. For example, if a
government agency issues a procurement for law enforcement services,
the requirement would be classified using one of the NAICS industry
codes under 56161, Investigation, Guard, and Armored Car Services.
\15\ NAICS code 541519: An Information Technology Value Added Reseller
provides a total solution to information technology acquisitions by
providing multi-vendor hardware and software along with significant
services. Significant value added services consist of, but are not
limited to, configuration consulting and design, systems integration,
installation of multi-vendor computer equipment, customization of
hardware or software, training, product technical support,
maintenance, and end user support. For purposes of Government
procurement, an information technology procurement classified under
this industry category must consist of at least 15% and not more than
50% of value added services as measured by the total price less the
cost of information technology hardware, computer software, and
profit. If the contract consists of less than 15% of value added
services, then it must be classified under a NAICS manufacturing
industry. If the contract consists of more than 50% of value added
services, then it must be classified under the NAICS industry that
best describes the predominate service of the procurement. To qualify
as an Information Technology Value Added Reseller for purposes of SBA
assistance, other than for Government procurement, a concern must be
primarily engaged in providing information technology equipment and
computer software and provide value added services which account for
at least 15% of its receipts but not more than 50% of its receipts.
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3. Revise Sec. 121.301(d) to read as follows:
Sec. 121.301 What size standards are applicable to financial
assistance programs?
* * * * *
(d) For Surety Bond Guarantee assistance an applicant, including
its affiliates, must not exceed the size standard for the industry in
which the applicant is primarily engaged.
* * * * *
4. Revise Sec. 121.406(b)(1)(i) to read as follows:
Sec. 121.406 How does a small business concern qualify to provide
manufactured products under small business set-aside or MED
procurements?
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(b) Nonmanufacturers. (1) * * *
(i) Does not exceed 100 employees;
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5. Revise Sec. 121.502(a)(2) to read as follows:
Sec. 121.502 What size standards are applicable to programs for sales
or leases of Government property?
(a) * * *
(2) A concern not primarily engaged in manufacturing is small for
sales or leases of Government property if it does not exceed 50
employees.
* * * * *
6. Revise Sec. 121.508(a)(2) to read as follows:
Sec. 121.508 What are the size standards and other requirements for
the purchase of Government owned Special Salvage Timber?
(a) * * *
(2) Have, together with its affiliates, no more than 50 employees
during any pay period for the last 12 months; and,
* * * * *
7. Revise Sec. 121.509(a) to read as follows:
Sec. 121.509 What is the size standard for leasing of Government land
for coal mining?
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(a) Together with its affiliates, does not have more than 300
employees;
* * * * *
9. Revise Sec. 121.512(b) to read as follows:
Sec. 121.512 What is the size standard for stockpile purchases?
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(b) Together with its affiliates, it does not have more than 400
employees.
Dated: February 3, 2004.
Hector V. Barreto,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 04-5049 Filed 3-18-04; 8:45 am]
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