Small Business Size Standards: Waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule, 13204 [E6-3570]

Download as PDF 13204 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 49 / Tuesday, March 14, 2006 / Notices SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION [Disaster Declaration #10418] New York Disaster #NY–00020 Declaration of Economic Injury Small Business Administration. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: SUMMARY: This is a notice of an Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) declaration for the State of New York, dated 03/07/2006. Incident: Rock Slide. Incident Period: 12/20/2005. Effective Date: 03/07/2006. EIDL Loan Application Deadline Date: 12/07/2006. ADDRESSES: Submit completed loan applications to: Small Business Administration, National Processing And Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A. Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance, Small Business Administration, 409 3rd Street, SW., Suite 6050, Washington, DC 20416. 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Notice of intent to Waive the Nonmanufacturer Rule for Lenses, Ophthalmic, Manufacturing. wwhite on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES AGENCY: ACTION: SUMMARY: The Small Business Administration (SBA) is considering VerDate Aug<31>2005 19:18 Mar 13, 2006 Jkt 208001 granting a request for a waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule for Lenses, Ophthalmic, Manufacturing. According to the request, no small business manufacturers supply these classes of products to the Federal government. If granted, the waiver would allow otherwise qualified regular dealers to supply the products of any domestic manufacturer on a Federal contract set aside for small businesses; servicedisabled veteran-owned small businesses or SBA’s 8(a) Business Development Program. DATES: Comments and source information must be submitted March 29, 2006. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments and source information to Edith Butler, Program Analyst, U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Government Contracting, 409 3rd Street, SW., Suite 8800, Washington, DC 20416. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edith Butler, Program Analyst, by telephone at (202) 619–0422; by FAX at (202) 481–1788; or by e-mail at edith.butler@sba.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 8(a)(17) of the Small Business Act (Act), 15 U.S.C. 637(a)(17), requires that recipients of Federal contracts set aside for small businesses, service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, or SBA’s 8(a) Business Development Program provide the product of a small business manufacturer or processor, if the recipient is other than the actual manufacturer or processor of the product. This requirement is commonly referred to as the Nonmanufacturer Rule. The SBA regulations imposing this requirement are found at 13 CFR 121.406(b). Section 8(a)(17)(b)(iv) of the Act authorizes SBA to waive the Nonmanufacturer Rule for any ‘‘class of products’’ for which there are no small business manufacturers or processors available to participate in the Federal market. As implemented in SBA’s regulations at 13 CFR 121.1202(c), in order to be considered available to participate in the Federal market for a class of products, a small business manufacturer must have submitted a proposal for a contract solicitation or received a contract from the Federal government within the last 24 months. The SBA defines ‘‘class of products’’ based on six digit coding system. The coding system is the Office of Management and Budget North American Industry Classification System (NAICS). The SBA is currently processing a request to waive the Nonmanufacturer Rule for Lenses, Ophthalmic, Manufacturing, North American PO 00000 Frm 00139 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 339115. The public is invited to comment or provide source information to SBA on the proposed waivers of the Nonmanufacturer Rule for this class of NAICS code within 15 days after date of publication in the Federal Register. Dated: March 7, 2006. Karen C. Hontz, Associate Administrator for Government Contracting. [FR Doc. E6–3570 Filed 3–13–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8025–01–P DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice 5340] Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) Request for Grant Proposals: Competition for Proposals (1) To Strengthen Secondary Education in Indonesia Through a Program for High School English Language Teachers and/or (2) To Strengthen Private and Communitybased Secondary Education in Indonesia through a Program for School Administrators & Community Leaders Announcement Type: New Grant. Funding Opportunity Number: ECA/ PE/C/WHA–EAP–06–33. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 00.000. Key Dates: Application Deadline: May 3, 2006. 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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION


Small Business Size Standards: Waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule

AGENCY: Small Business Administration.

ACTION: Notice of intent to Waive the Nonmanufacturer Rule for Lenses, 
Ophthalmic, Manufacturing.

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SUMMARY: The Small Business Administration (SBA) is considering 
granting a request for a waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule for Lenses, 
Ophthalmic, Manufacturing. According to the request, no small business 
manufacturers supply these classes of products to the Federal 
government. If granted, the waiver would allow otherwise qualified 
regular dealers to supply the products of any domestic manufacturer on 
a Federal contract set aside for small businesses; service-disabled 
veteran-owned small businesses or SBA's 8(a) Business Development 
Program.

DATES: Comments and source information must be submitted March 29, 
2006.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments and source information to Edith 
Butler, Program Analyst, U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of 
Government Contracting, 409 3rd Street, SW., Suite 8800, Washington, DC 
20416.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Edith Butler, Program Analyst, by 
telephone at (202) 619-0422; by FAX at (202) 481-1788; or by e-mail at 
edith.butler@sba.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 8(a)(17) of the Small Business Act 
(Act), 15 U.S.C. 637(a)(17), requires that recipients of Federal 
contracts set aside for small businesses, service-disabled veteran-
owned small businesses, or SBA's 8(a) Business Development Program 
provide the product of a small business manufacturer or processor, if 
the recipient is other than the actual manufacturer or processor of the 
product. This requirement is commonly referred to as the 
Nonmanufacturer Rule. The SBA regulations imposing this requirement are 
found at 13 CFR 121.406(b). Section 8(a)(17)(b)(iv) of the Act 
authorizes SBA to waive the Nonmanufacturer Rule for any ``class of 
products'' for which there are no small business manufacturers or 
processors available to participate in the Federal market.
    As implemented in SBA's regulations at 13 CFR 121.1202(c), in order 
to be considered available to participate in the Federal market for a 
class of products, a small business manufacturer must have submitted a 
proposal for a contract solicitation or received a contract from the 
Federal government within the last 24 months. The SBA defines ``class 
of products'' based on six digit coding system. The coding system is 
the Office of Management and Budget North American Industry 
Classification System (NAICS).
    The SBA is currently processing a request to waive the 
Nonmanufacturer Rule for Lenses, Ophthalmic, Manufacturing, North 
American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 339115. The public 
is invited to comment or provide source information to SBA on the 
proposed waivers of the Nonmanufacturer Rule for this class of NAICS 
code within 15 days after date of publication in the Federal Register.

    Dated: March 7, 2006.
Karen C. Hontz,
Associate Administrator for Government Contracting.
[FR Doc. E6-3570 Filed 3-13-06; 8:45 am]
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