[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 13, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 13CFR121.101]

[Page 275]
 
                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


    (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,  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, as amended at 67 FR 52602, Aug. 13, 2002]