PROPOSED RULE TO MODIFY THE CALCULATION OF RECEIPTS FOR FIRMS IN THE ARRANGEMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OF FREIGHT AND CARGO INDUSTRY (SIC 4731) The Small Business Administration (SBA) has proposed to modify the way average annual receipts are calculated for firms in the Arrangement of Transportation of Freight and Cargo industry (Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code 4731). This rule would exclude funds received in trust for unaffiliated third parties from calculation of a firm's receipts. The current size standard for this industry, $18.5 million, is based on gross billings and is equivalent to a firm size of $1.85 million in income from commissions and fees. SBA also proposes a size standard of $5 million in average annual receipts (after excluding funds received in trust for unaffiliated third parties). The revisions are proposed to better define the size of business in this industry that SBA believes should be eligible for Federal small business assistance programs. The entire text of the Proposed Rule is in the Federal Register of July 26, 1999 (64 FR 40314). The Proposed Rule can also be found on SBA's web site at http://www.sba.gov/library/lawroom.html. Comments on the Proposed Rule are due to SBA by September 24, 1999. WEB: SBA's Online Library Reading Room, http://www.sba.gov/library/lawroom.html. E-MAIL: SBA's Office of Size Standards, sizestandards@sba.gov. Posted 07/30/99 (W-SN361151).

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