HEALTH SERVICES INDUSTSRIES, PROPOSED INCREASES TO SMALL BUSINESS SIZE STANDARDS BY SBA The Small Business Administration (SBA) has proposed to increase the size standards for eleven of the nineteen industries under Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Major Group 80, Health Services. The entire text of the Proposed Rule with the justification for proposing the new size standards is in the Federal Register of May 4, 1999, (64 FR 23799). The Proposed Rule can be found on SBA's web site at http://www.sba.gov/library/lawroom.html. The current size standard for all health services industries is $5 million in average annual receipts. Depending on the industry, the proposed size standards are $7.5 million, $10 million, or $25 million. SBA has proposed these revisions to better define the size of business in those industries that SBA believes should be eligible for Federal small business assistance programs. Comments on the Proposed Rule are due to SBA by July 6, 1999. WEB: SBA Online Library and Reading Room, http://www.sba.gov/library/lawroom.html. Posted 05/06/99 (W-SN328654).

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