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PROPOSED RULECOMMENTS CLOSED SEPTEMBER 21, 2026

Small Business Size Standards: Revised Size Standards Methodology

Small Business Administration

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA or Agency) advises the public that it has revised its white paper explaining how it establishes, reviews, and modifies small business size standards. The revised white paper provides a detailed description of SBA's size standards methodology, including changes from SBA's 2024 Revised Size Standards Methodology (2024 Methodology, available at www.sba.gov/ size). SBA welcomes comments and feedback on the 2026 Revised Methodology, which SBA has applied to the proposed review of size standards filed concurrently in the Federal Register.

Published August 20, 2026Document 2026-17039

What happens next

The comment period closed on September 21, 2026. The agency now reviews the comments. If it goes ahead, it publishes a final rule in the Federal Register that responds to significant comments. We link it here when it appears. See what is open for comment now.

From the Federal Register as of November 3, 2026. Deadlines can change; the official document governs. Not legal advice.

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