SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION ESTABLISHES $10 MILLION SIZE STANDARD FOR HELP SUPPLY SERVICES Effective July 6, 2000 the Small Business Administration (SBA) is establishing a size standard of $10 million in average annual receipts for Help Supply Services -- Standard Industrial Classification 7363. The current size standard for this industry is $5.0 million. This revision is being made to better define the size of business in this industry that SBA believes should be eligible for Federal small business assistance programs. In the rule, SBA also clarifies language about affiliation when a Professional Employer Organization is co-employer of a firm's employees. SBA published the final rule in the Federal Register on June 6, 2000 (65 FR 35810-35813). The final rule is available on SBA's Website at http://www.sba.gov/library/lawroom.html#121HelpSupplyFinalRule. WEB: SBA Final Rule for new size standard for Help Supply, http://www.sba.gov/library/lawroom.html#121HelpSupplyFinalRule. E-MAIL: SBA Office of Size Standards, sizestandards@sba.gov. Posted 06/22/00 (W-SN467471).

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