[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 13, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 13CFR121.101]

[Page 224-225]
 
                TITLE 13--BUSINESS CREDIT AND ASSISTANCE
 
                CHAPTER I--SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
 
PART 121--SMALL BUSINESS SIZE REGULATIONS--Table of Contents
 
          Subpart A--Size Eligibility Provisions and Standards
 
Sec. 121.101  What are SBA size standards?

                   Provisions of General Applicability

      

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    (a) SBA's size standards define whether a business entity is small 
and, thus, eligible for Government programs and preferences reserved for 
``small business'' concerns. Size standards have been established for 
types of economic activity, or industry, generally under the North 
American Industry Classification System (NAICS).
    (b) NAICS is described in the North American Industry Classification 
Manual--United States, 1997 which is available from the National 
Technical Information Service, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 
22161; by calling 1(800) 553-6847 or 1(703) 605-6000; or via the 
Internet at http://www.ntis.gov/yellowbk/1nty205.htm. The manual 
includes definitions for each industry, tables showing relationships 
between 1997 NAICS and 1987 SICs, and a comprehensive index. NAICS 
assigns codes to all economic activity within twenty broad sectors. 
Section 121.201 provides a full table of small business size standards 
matched to the U.S. NAICS industry codes. A full table matching a size 
standard with each NAICS Industry or U.S. Industry code is also 
published annually by SBA in the Federal Register.

[65 FR 30840, May 15, 2000]