{"description":"Documents matching 'entity-owned small businesses'","count":311,"total_pages":16,"next_page_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents?conditions%5Bterm%5D=entity-owned+small+businesses&format=json&page=2","results":[{"title":"Reforms To Remove SBA's 8(a) Program's Rebuttable Presumption of Social Disadvantage for Individually Owned Firms Only; Reforms Do Not Impact Entity-Owned Firms","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Small Business Administration (\"SBA\" or \"Agency\") proposes to amend its regulations to align the Section 8(a) Business Development Program (8(a) BD program) with constitutional requirements and the law. The proposed rule applies only to the 8(a) BD eligibility of small businesses owned and controlled by individuals. It does not in any way amend or affect the eligibility of entity-owned small businesses (i.e., those owned by tribes, Alaska Native Corporations, Native Hawaiian Organizations, or Community Development Corporations). Specifically, the proposed rule would amend SBA's regulations to remove the rebuttable presumption that individuals belonging to certain designated groups are socially disadvantaged and set forth revised standards for individuals establishing social disadvantage.","document_number":"2026-11765","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/11/2026-11765/reforms-to-remove-sbas-8a-programs-rebuttable-presumption-of-social-disadvantage-for-individually","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-11/pdf/2026-11765.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-11765.pdf?1781095523","publication_date":"2026-06-11","agencies":[{"raw_name":"SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION","name":"Small Business Administration","id":468,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/small-business-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/468","parent_id":null,"slug":"small-business-administration"}],"excerpts":"ACTION: \n Proposed rule. \n \n \n SUMMARY: \n \n The U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA” or “Agency”) proposes to amend its regulations to align the Section 8(a) Business Development Program (8(a) BD program) with constitutional requirements and the law. The proposed rule applies \n only \n to the 8(a) BD eligibility of small businesses owned and controlled by individuals. It does not in any way amend or affect the eligibility of entity-owned small businesses (\n i.e., \n those owned by tribes, Alaska Native Corporations, Native Hawaiian Organizations"},{"title":"HUBZone Program Updates and Clarifications, and Clarifications to Other Small Business Programs","type":"Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA or Agency) amends its regulations governing the Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Program to clarify certain policies. In 2019, SBA published a comprehensive revision to the HUBZone Program regulations, which implemented changes intended to make the HUBZone Program more efficient and effective. This rule clarifies and improves policies surrounding some of those changes. In particular, the rule requires any certified HUBZone small business to be eligible as of the date of offer for any HUBZone contract. The rule also makes several changes to SBA's size and 8(a) Business Development (BD) regulations, as well as some technical changes to the Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) and Veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert) programs. Of note, the rule deletes the program specific recertification requirements contained separately in SBA's size, 8(a) BD, HUBZone, WOSB, and VetCert and moves them to a new section that covers all size and status recertification requirements. This should ensure that the size and status requirements will be uniformly applied.","document_number":"2024-29393","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/12/17/2024-29393/hubzone-program-updates-and-clarifications-and-clarifications-to-other-small-business-programs","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-12-17/pdf/2024-29393.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-29393.pdf?1734356719","publication_date":"2024-12-17","agencies":[{"raw_name":"SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION","name":"Small Business Administration","id":468,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/small-business-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/468","parent_id":null,"slug":"small-business-administration"}],"excerpts":"an offeror is ineligible as a small business concern, an 8(a) small business concern, a certified HUBZone small business concern, a WOSB/EDWOSB, or a VO/SDVO small business concern where SBA determines there to be an ostensible subcontractor relationship. The proposed rule also added a new § 121.103(h)(3)(v) that provided that a joint venture offeror is ineligible as a small business concern, an 8(a) small business concern, a certified HUBZone small business concern, a WOSB/EDWOSB concern, or a VO/SDVO small business concern where SBA determines"},{"title":"Tribal Consultation for 8(a) Business Development Program and Mentor-Protégé Program Issues and Best Practices","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announces that it is holding a tribal consultation meeting in Anchorage, Alaska requesting comments and input on a variety of topics relating to the 8(a) program and the mentor-prot[eacute]g[eacute] program. SBA is requesting general comments and input on how the 8(a) program is working and is inviting suggestions on potential avenues for making the program more efficient or reducing the regulatory burden on participants in the program. Additionally, SBA requests comments and input on best practices for how entity-owned firms market their capabilities to procuring agencies. SBA is also requesting comments and input on how to ensure the mentor-prot[eacute]g[eacute] program is operating as intended.","document_number":"2025-08294","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/05/12/2025-08294/tribal-consultation-for-8a-business-development-program-and-mentor-protg-program-issues-and-best","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-05-12/pdf/2025-08294.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-08294.pdf?1746794726","publication_date":"2025-05-12","agencies":[{"raw_name":"SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION","name":"Small Business Administration","id":468,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/small-business-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/468","parent_id":null,"slug":"small-business-administration"}],"excerpts":"Administrator, Office of Native American Affairs, U.S. Small Business Administration, 409 3rd Street SW, Washington, DC 20416; \n Diane.Cullo@sba.gov; \n or Facsimile to (202) 481-2177.\n \n \n 3. You may submit written comments to SBA by sending them to Diane Cullo, Assistant Administrator, Office of Native American Affairs, U.S. Small Business Administration, 409 3rd Street SW, Washington, DC 20416; or \n \n Diane.Cullo@sba.gov; \n or Facsimile to (202) 481-2177. If you wish to submit confidential business information (CBI), please submit the information to"},{"title":"Tribal Consultation for SBA's Office of Capital Access and Access to All Agency Financial Assistance, Contracting, Business Counseling and Technical Assistance Programs, Identifying Issues and Best Practices","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announces that it is holding a tribal consultation meeting in Wayland, Michigan requesting comments and input on all issues or concerns relating to any of SBA's programs. Specifically, SBA seeks comments on how best SBA can provide access for tribally-owned small businesses to SBA's various financial assistance programs under SBA's Office of Capital Access as well as its contracting, business counseling and technical assistance programs. SBA is requesting general comments and input on how these programs are working and is inviting suggestions on potential avenues for making the programs more efficient or reducing any unnecessary regulatory burden associated with the programs.","document_number":"2025-15704","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/08/18/2025-15704/tribal-consultation-for-sbas-office-of-capital-access-and-access-to-all-agency-financial-assistance","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-08-18/pdf/2025-15704.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-15704.pdf?1755261948","publication_date":"2025-08-18","agencies":[{"raw_name":"SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION","name":"Small Business Administration","id":468,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/small-business-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/468","parent_id":null,"slug":"small-business-administration"}],"excerpts":"independent small businesses. \n \n Lastly, within the contracting area, the Nonmanufacturer Rule (NMR) requires that recipients of Federal supply contracts provide the product of a small business manufacturer or processor if the recipient of the set-aside contract is not the actual manufacturer or processor of the product. The NMR generally applies to all business contracts (\n i.e., \n small business set-aside, service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB), Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone), women-owned small business (WOSB) or"},{"title":"HUBZone Program Updates and Clarifications, and Clarifications to Other Small Business Programs","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA or Agency) proposes to amend its regulations governing the Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) Program to clarify certain policies. In 2019, SBA published a comprehensive revision to the HUBZone Program regulations, which implemented changes intended to make the HUBZone Program more efficient and effective. This proposed rule is intended to clarify and improve policies surrounding some of those changes. In particular, the rule proposes to require any certified HUBZone small business to be eligible as of the date of offer for any HUBZone contract. SBA also proposes to make several changes to SBA's size and 8(a) Business Development (BD) regulations, as well as some technical changes to the Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) and Veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert) programs. Of note, the proposed rule would delete the program specific recertification requirements contained separately in SBA's size, 8(a) BD, HUBZone, WOSB, and VetCert and move them to a new section that would cover all size and status recertification requirements. This should ensure that the size and status requirements will be uniformly applied.","document_number":"2024-18325","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/08/23/2024-18325/hubzone-program-updates-and-clarifications-and-clarifications-to-other-small-business-programs","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-08-23/pdf/2024-18325.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-18325.pdf?1724330714","publication_date":"2024-08-23","agencies":[{"raw_name":"SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION","name":"Small Business Administration","id":468,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/small-business-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/468","parent_id":null,"slug":"small-business-administration"}],"excerpts":"depends on whether the underlying multiple award contract was awarded on an unrestricted basis or whether it was set aside or reserved for small business (\n i.e., \n small business set-aside, 8(a) small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, or women-owned/economically disadvantaged women-owned small business).\n \n \n Where an order or agreement is to be set aside for small business under an unrestricted multiple award contract, size is determined as of the date of initial offer (or other formal response to a solicitation)"},{"title":"Federal Acquisition Regulation; Federal Acquisition Circular 2023-04; Small Entity Compliance Guide","type":"Rule","abstract":"This document is issued under the joint authority of DoD, GSA, and NASA. This Small Entity Compliance Guide has been prepared in accordance with section 212 of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996. It consists of a summary of the rule appearing in Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2023-04, which amends the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). Interested parties may obtain further information regarding this rule by referring to FAC 2023-04, which precedes this document.","document_number":"2023-11757","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/06/02/2023-11757/federal-acquisition-regulation-federal-acquisition-circular-2023-04-small-entity-compliance-guide","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-06-02/pdf/2023-11757.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-11757.pdf?1685623531","publication_date":"2023-06-02","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE","name":"Defense Department","id":103,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/defense-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/103","parent_id":null,"slug":"defense-department"},{"raw_name":"GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION","name":"General Services Administration","id":210,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/general-services-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/210","parent_id":null,"slug":"general-services-administration"},{"raw_name":"NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION","name":"National Aeronautics and Space Administration","id":301,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-aeronautics-and-space-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/301","parent_id":null,"slug":"national-aeronautics-and-space-administration"}],"excerpts":"ACTION: \n Small Entity Compliance Guide (SECG). \n \n \n SUMMARY: \n \n This document is issued under the joint authority of DoD, GSA, and NASA. This \n Small Entity Compliance Guide \n has been prepared in accordance with section 212 of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996. It consists of a summary of the rule appearing in Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2023-04, which amends the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). Interested parties may obtain further information regarding this rule by referring to FAC 2023-04, which precedes"},{"title":"Federal Acquisition Regulation: Prohibition on Certain Semiconductor Products and Services","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"OFPP, DoD, GSA, and NASA (collectively referred to as the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council, or FAR Council) are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to partially implement a section of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 which prohibits executive agencies from procuring or obtaining certain products and services that include covered semiconductor products or services effective December 23, 2027.","document_number":"2026-03065","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/02/17/2026-03065/federal-acquisition-regulation-prohibition-on-certain-semiconductor-products-and-services","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-02-17/pdf/2026-03065.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-03065.pdf?1770990325","publication_date":"2026-02-17","agencies":[{"raw_name":"OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET","name":"Management and Budget Office","id":280,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/management-and-budget-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/280","parent_id":null,"slug":"management-and-budget-office"},{"raw_name":"Office of Federal Procurement Policy","name":"Federal Procurement Policy Office","id":184,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-procurement-policy-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/184","parent_id":280,"slug":"federal-procurement-policy-office"},{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE","name":"Defense Department","id":103,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/defense-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/103","parent_id":null,"slug":"defense-department"},{"raw_name":"GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION","name":"General Services Administration","id":210,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/general-services-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/210","parent_id":null,"slug":"general-services-administration"},{"raw_name":"NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION","name":"National Aeronautics and Space Administration","id":301,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-aeronautics-and-space-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/301","parent_id":null,"slug":"national-aeronautics-and-space-administration"}],"excerpts":"cost for small entities performing at the prime level to conduct initial reasonable inquiries in the initial year of implementation is $34,218,450 (30,600 small entities * $1,118.25/business). For small business suppliers, the total estimated annual cost in the initial year is $69,768,000 (183,600 small entities * $380/business). After the first year of implementation, the total estimated annual cost for small business primes is $22,812,300 (30,600 small entities * $745.50/entity) and $69,768,000 (183,600 small entities * $380) for small entity subcontractors"},{"title":"Review of Submarine Cable Landing License Rules and Procedures To Assess Evolving National Security, Law Enforcement, Foreign Policy, and Trade Policy Risks","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) adopted a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) that proposes to prevent national security risks from current and potential foreign adversaries, while encouraging the use of trusted technology and measures to further accelerate the buildout of submarine cables. The FNPRM proposes a regulatory framework that would grant a blanket license to entities that own or operate Submarine Line Terminal Equipment (SLTEs), subject to certain exclusions and routine conditions, such as a tailored foreign adversary annual report. The FNPRM proposes new certifications and routine conditions related to foreign adversaries to further protect submarine cables from national security risks. The FNPRM also proposes an approach to expedite deployment of submarine cables that connect to the United States by presumptively excluding submarine cable applications from referral to the relevant Executive Branch agencies if they meet certain standards. The FNPRM seeks comment on requiring existing licensees to remove from their submarine cable system covered equipment or services, within a specified timeframe prior to the expiration of the license. The FNPRM also seeks comment on how the Commission can use its authority to incentivize and encourage the adoption and the use of trusted technologies produced and provided by the United States and its foreign allies.","document_number":"2025-19657","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/10/27/2025-19657/review-of-submarine-cable-landing-license-rules-and-procedures-to-assess-evolving-national-security","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-10-27/pdf/2025-19657.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-19657.pdf?1761309905","publication_date":"2025-10-27","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","name":"Federal Communications Commission","id":161,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-communications-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/161","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-communications-commission"}],"excerpts":"agencies to provide a description of and, where feasible, an estimate of the number of small entities that may be affected by the proposed rules, if adopted. The RFA generally defines the term “small entity” as having the same meaning as the terms “small business,” “small organization,” and “small governmental jurisdiction.” In addition, the term “small business” has the same meaning as the term “small business concern” under the Small Business Act.” A “small business concern” is one which: (1) is independently owned and operated; (2) is not dominant"},{"title":"Past Performance Ratings for Small Business Joint Venture Members and Small Business First-Tier Subcontractors","type":"Rule","abstract":"The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is amending its regulations to implement new provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) Fiscal Year (FY) 2021. The final rule provides new methods for small business government contractors to obtain past performance ratings to be used with offers on prime contracts with the Federal Government. A small business contractor may use a past performance rating for work performed as a member of a joint venture or for work performed as a first-tier subcontractor. This final rule updates the requirements for small business subcontracting plans to add a requirement for prime contractors to provide past performance to a first-tier, small business subcontractor when requested by the small business.","document_number":"2022-15622","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/07/22/2022-15622/past-performance-ratings-for-small-business-joint-venture-members-and-small-business-first-tier","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-07-22/pdf/2022-15622.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2022-15622.pdf?1658407516","publication_date":"2022-07-22","agencies":[{"raw_name":"SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION","name":"Small Business Administration","id":468,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/small-business-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/468","parent_id":null,"slug":"small-business-administration"}],"excerpts":"participated in a joint venture with another business concern (whether or not the other concern was small) may use the past performance of the joint venture with the small business' offer on a prime contract. Section 15(e)(5) required SBA to establish regulations to allow the small business to elect to use the joint venture's past performance if the small business has no relevant past performance of its own. The small business must: (i) identify to the contracting officer the joint venture of which the small business was a member; (ii) specify the contract(s)"},{"title":"Improvements to Generator Interconnection Procedures and Agreements","type":"Rule","abstract":"In this order, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission addresses arguments raised on rehearing, sets aside, in part, and clarifies Order No. 2023, which amended the Commission's regulations and its pro forma Large Generator Interconnection Procedures, pro forma Large Generator Interconnection Agreement, pro forma Small Generator Interconnection Procedures, and pro forma Small Generator Interconnection Agreement to address interconnection queue backlogs, improve certainty, and prevent undue discrimination for new technologies.","document_number":"2024-06563","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/04/16/2024-06563/improvements-to-generator-interconnection-procedures-and-agreements","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-04-16/pdf/2024-06563.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-06563.pdf?1713185116","publication_date":"2024-04-16","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY","name":"Energy Department","id":136,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/energy-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/136","parent_id":null,"slug":"energy-department"},{"raw_name":"Federal Energy Regulatory Commission","name":"Federal Energy Regulatory Commission","id":167,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-energy-regulatory-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/167","parent_id":136,"slug":"federal-energy-regulatory-commission"}],"excerpts":"the Commission's standard small generator interconnection procedures and agreement (\n i.e., \n the \n pro forma \n SGIP and \n pro forma \n SGIA) that every public utility transmission provider is required to include in their tariff under section 35.28 of the Commission's regulations, regardless of the size of the entity.\n 1221 \n \n \n \n \n 1219 \n 13 CFR 121.201.\n \n \n \n \n 1220 \n The RFA definition of “small entity” refers to the definition provided in the Small Business Act, which defines a “small business concern” as a business that is independently owned"},{"title":"Income of Foreign Governments and of International Organizations","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This document contains proposed regulations relating to the taxation of the income of foreign governments from investments in the United States. In particular, these proposed regulations provide guidance for determining when an acquisition of debt by a foreign government is considered to be commercial activity, and when a foreign government has effective control of an entity engaged in commercial activities. These proposed regulations will affect foreign governments that derive income from sources within the United States.","document_number":"2025-22775","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/15/2025-22775/income-of-foreign-governments-and-of-international-organizations","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-12-15/pdf/2025-22775.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-22775.pdf?1765547118","publication_date":"2025-12-15","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY","name":"Treasury Department","id":497,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/treasury-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/497","parent_id":null,"slug":"treasury-department"},{"raw_name":"Internal Revenue Service","name":"Internal Revenue Service","id":254,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/internal-revenue-service","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/254","parent_id":497,"slug":"internal-revenue-service"}],"excerpts":"required. \n IV. Section 7805(f) \n Pursuant to section 7805(f) of the Code, these proposed regulations will be submitted to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration for comment on their impact on small business. \n V. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act \n Section 202 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 requires that agencies assess anticipated costs and benefits and take certain other actions before issuing a final rule that includes any Federal mandate that may result in expenditures in any one year by a State, local, or"},{"title":"Ownership and Control and Contractual Assistance Requirements for the 8(a) Business Development Program","type":"Rule","abstract":"This final rule makes several changes to the ownership and control requirements for the 8(a) Business Development (BD) program, including recognizing a process for allowing a change of ownership for a former Participant that is still performing one or more 8(a) contracts and permitting an individual to own an applicant or Participant where the individual can demonstrate that financial obligations have been settled and discharged by the Federal Government. The rule also makes several changes relating to 8(a) contracts, including clarifying that a contracting officer cannot limit an 8(a) competition to Participants having more than one certification and clarifying the rules pertaining to issuing sole source 8(a) orders under an 8(a) multiple award contract. The rule also makes several other revisions to incorporate changes to SBA's other government contracting programs, including changes to implement a statutory amendment from the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022, to include blanket purchase agreements in the list of contracting vehicles that are covered by the definitions of consolidation and bundling, and to more clearly specify the requirements relating to waivers of the nonmanufacturer rule.","document_number":"2023-07855","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/04/27/2023-07855/ownership-and-control-and-contractual-assistance-requirements-for-the-8a-business-development","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-04-27/pdf/2023-07855.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-07855.pdf?1682513117","publication_date":"2023-04-27","agencies":[{"raw_name":"SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION","name":"Small Business Administration","id":468,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/small-business-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/468","parent_id":null,"slug":"small-business-administration"}],"excerpts":"for small business (\n i.e., \n small business, 8(a) small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, or women-owned small business), a concern must recertify its size status and qualify as a small business at the time it submits its initial offer, which includes price, for the particular order. Although the proposed rule did not seek to change that provision, several commenters voiced the view that that provision should not apply to previously awarded multiple award contracts.\n \n A firm's status as a small business"},{"title":"Review of Submarine Cable Landing License Rules and Procedures To Assess Evolving National Security, Law Enforcement, Foreign Policy, and Trade Policy Risks","type":"Rule","abstract":"In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) adopted a Report and Order that updates the Commission's submarine cable licensing process and adopts rule changes to protect critical U.S. communications infrastructure against foreign adversary threats, specifically those posed by an entity that is owned by, controlled by, or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of a foreign adversary. The Report and Order adopts a requirement for certain licensees to file an annual report about the licensee, submarine cable system ownership, and submarine cable operations. The Report and Order adopts a one-time information collection for licensees to identify, among other things, how many entities currently own or operate submarine line terminal equipment (SLTEs) on existing licensed cable systems. The Report and Order also requires applicants and licensees to certify that they have created, updated, and implemented a cybersecurity and physical security risk management plan and requires applicants to certify that the submarine cable system will not use equipment or services identified on the Commission's Covered List. With respect to the circuit capacity data collection, the Report and Order adopts streamlined rules and eliminates the requirement for licensees to file a cable operator report about the capacity on a cable and clarify the types of capacity that need to be reported on an annual basis.","document_number":"2025-19658","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/10/27/2025-19658/review-of-submarine-cable-landing-license-rules-and-procedures-to-assess-evolving-national-security","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-10-27/pdf/2025-19658.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-19658.pdf?1761309905","publication_date":"2025-10-27","agencies":[{"raw_name":"FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","name":"Federal Communications Commission","id":161,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-communications-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/161","parent_id":null,"slug":"federal-communications-commission"}],"excerpts":"Description and Estimate of the Number of Small Entities to Which the Rules Will Apply \n 258. The RFA directs agencies to provide a description of, and where feasible, an estimate of the number of small entities that may be affected by the rules adopted herein. The RFA generally defines the term “small entity” as having the same meaning as under the Small Business Act. In addition, the term “small business” has the same meaning as the term “small business concern” under the Small Business Act.” A “small business concern” is one which: (1) is independently"},{"title":"Entities Wholly Owned by Indian Tribal Governments","type":"Rule","abstract":"This document contains final regulations regarding the Federal tax classification of entities wholly owned by Indian Tribal governments (Tribes). The final regulations provide that entities that are wholly owned by Tribes and organized or incorporated under the laws of one or more of the Tribes that own them generally are not recognized as separate entities for Federal tax purposes. The final regulations also provide that such entities, as well as certain Tribal corporations chartered by the Department of the Interior (DOI), are recognized as separate entities for Federal employment and certain Federal excise tax purposes. In addition, the final regulations provide that, for purposes of making elective payment elections (including determining eligibility for and the consequences of such elections) for energy credits under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, each of these types of Tribal entities is treated as an instrumentality of one or more Indian Tribal governments.","document_number":"2025-22874","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/16/2025-22874/entities-wholly-owned-by-indian-tribal-governments","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-12-16/pdf/2025-22874.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-22874.pdf?1765806314","publication_date":"2025-12-16","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY","name":"Treasury Department","id":497,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/treasury-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/497","parent_id":null,"slug":"treasury-department"},{"raw_name":"Internal Revenue Service","name":"Internal Revenue Service","id":254,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/internal-revenue-service","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/254","parent_id":497,"slug":"internal-revenue-service"}],"excerpts":"decision was submitted to the Chief Counsel for the Office of Advocacy of the Small Business Administration for comment on its impact on small business, and no comments were received. \n V. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act \n \n Section 202 of the Unfunded Mandate Reform Act of 1995 requires that agencies assess anticipated costs and benefits and take certain other actions before issuing a final rule that includes any Federal mandate that may result in expenditures in any one year by a State, local, or Indian Tribal government, in the aggregate, or by the private"},{"title":"Federal Acquisition Regulation: Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation Overhaul Parts 1, 2, 4, 33, 39, 40, and 53","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"OFPP, DoD, GSA, and NASA (collectively referred to as the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council or FAR Council) are proposing to amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement Executive Order (E.O.) 14275, Restoring Common Sense to Federal Procurement. The E.O. directs the elimination of excessive acquisition regulations to stop the inefficient use of American taxpayer dollars. The FAR Council is issuing twelve proposed rules that collectively will streamline the FAR in its entirety. This rule proposes revisions to FAR parts 1, 2, 4, 33, 39, 40, 52, and 53.","document_number":"2026-12559","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/06/23/2026-12559/federal-acquisition-regulation-revolutionary-federal-acquisition-regulation-overhaul-parts-1-2-4-33","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-06-23/pdf/2026-12559.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2026-12559.pdf?1782132314","publication_date":"2026-06-23","agencies":[{"raw_name":"OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET","name":"Management and Budget Office","id":280,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/management-and-budget-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/280","parent_id":null,"slug":"management-and-budget-office"},{"raw_name":"Office of Federal Procurement Policy","name":"Federal Procurement Policy Office","id":184,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/federal-procurement-policy-office","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/184","parent_id":280,"slug":"federal-procurement-policy-office"},{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE","name":"Defense Department","id":103,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/defense-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/103","parent_id":null,"slug":"defense-department"},{"raw_name":"GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION","name":"General Services Administration","id":210,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/general-services-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/210","parent_id":null,"slug":"general-services-administration"},{"raw_name":"NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION","name":"National Aeronautics and Space Administration","id":301,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/national-aeronautics-and-space-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/301","parent_id":null,"slug":"national-aeronautics-and-space-administration"}],"excerpts":"means a contract awarded to a Small Business Administration certified “HUBZone small business concern” through any of the following procurement methods:\n \n (1) A sole-source award to a HUBZone small business concern. \n (2) Set-aside awards based on competition restricted to HUBZone small business concerns. \n (3) Awards to HUBZone small business concerns through full and open competition after a price evaluation preference in favor of HUBZone small business concerns. \n (4) Awards based on a reserve for HUBZone small business concerns in a solicitation"},{"title":"Entities Wholly Owned by Indian Tribal Governments","type":"Proposed Rule","abstract":"This document contains proposed regulations regarding the Federal tax classification of entities wholly owned by Indian Tribal governments (Tribes). The proposed regulations would provide that entities that are wholly owned by Tribes and organized or incorporated exclusively under the laws of the Tribes that own them generally are not recognized as separate entities for Federal tax purposes. The proposed regulations would also provide that, for purposes of making certain elective payment elections (including determining eligibility for and the consequences of such elections) for certain energy credits under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, these entities and certain Tribal corporations chartered by the Department of the Interior (DOI) are treated as an instrumentality of one or more Indian Tribal governments or subdivisions thereof. This document also requests comments and provides notice of a public hearing on the proposed regulations that will be in addition to Tribal consultation on the proposed regulations.","document_number":"2024-23142","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/10/09/2024-23142/entities-wholly-owned-by-indian-tribal-governments","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-10-09/pdf/2024-23142.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2024-23142.pdf?1728332128","publication_date":"2024-10-09","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY","name":"Treasury Department","id":497,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/treasury-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/497","parent_id":null,"slug":"treasury-department"},{"raw_name":"Internal Revenue Service","name":"Internal Revenue Service","id":254,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/internal-revenue-service","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/254","parent_id":497,"slug":"internal-revenue-service"}],"excerpts":"notice of proposed rulemaking has been submitted to the Chief Counsel for the Office of Advocacy of the Small Business Administration for comment on its impact on small business. \n VI. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act \n \n Section 202 of the Unfunded Mandate Reform Act of 1995 requires that agencies assess anticipated costs and benefits and take certain other actions before issuing a final rule that includes any Federal mandate that may result in expenditures in any one year by a State, local, or Indian Tribal government, in the aggregate, or by the private"},{"title":"Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE American LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend the Connectivity Fee Schedule Related to Connectivity to Third Party Systems and Third Party Data Feeds","type":"Notice","abstract":null,"document_number":"2025-13067","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/14/2025-13067/self-regulatory-organizations-nyse-american-llc-notice-of-filing-and-immediate-effectiveness-of-a","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-14/pdf/2025-13067.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-13067.pdf?1752237912","publication_date":"2025-07-14","agencies":[{"raw_name":"SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION","name":"Securities and Exchange Commission","id":466,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/securities-and-exchange-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/466","parent_id":null,"slug":"securities-and-exchange-commission"}],"excerpts":"5 \n Through its Fixed Income and Data Services (“FIDS”) business, Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (“ICE”) operates the MDC. The Exchange and the Affiliate SROs are indirect subsidiaries of ICE.\n \n \n Proposed Changes \n Changes to the List of Third Party Systems \n The Exchange proposes to make the following changes to the list of Third Party Systems: \n \n • Add Blue Ocean ATS (BOATS), Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC), Long Term Stock Exchange,\n 6 \n \n MEMX,\n 7 \n \n Pragma, and Small Exchange \n 8 \n \n (collectively, the “Proposed Third Party"},{"title":"Self-Regulatory Organizations; New York Stock Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend the Connectivity Fee Schedule Related to Connectivity to Third Party Systems and Third Party Data Feeds","type":"Notice","abstract":null,"document_number":"2025-13066","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/14/2025-13066/self-regulatory-organizations-new-york-stock-exchange-llc-notice-of-filing-and-immediate","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-14/pdf/2025-13066.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-13066.pdf?1752237912","publication_date":"2025-07-14","agencies":[{"raw_name":"SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION","name":"Securities and Exchange Commission","id":466,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/securities-and-exchange-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/466","parent_id":null,"slug":"securities-and-exchange-commission"}],"excerpts":"5 \n Through its Fixed Income and Data Services (“FIDS”) business, Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (“ICE”) operates the MDC. The Exchange and the Affiliate SROs are indirect subsidiaries of ICE.\n \n \n Proposed Changes \n Changes to the List of Third Party Systems \n The Exchange proposes to make the following changes to the list of Third Party Systems: \n \n • Add Blue Ocean ATS (BOATS), Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC), Long Term Stock Exchange,\n 6 \n \n MEMX,\n 7 \n \n Pragma, and Small Exchange \n 8 \n \n (collectively, the “Proposed Third Party"},{"title":"Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change to Amend the Connectivity Fee Schedule Related to Connectivity to Third Party Systems and Third Party Data Feeds","type":"Notice","abstract":null,"document_number":"2025-13068","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/14/2025-13068/self-regulatory-organizations-nyse-arca-inc-notice-of-filing-and-immediate-effectiveness-of-a","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-14/pdf/2025-13068.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-13068.pdf?1752237912","publication_date":"2025-07-14","agencies":[{"raw_name":"SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION","name":"Securities and Exchange Commission","id":466,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/securities-and-exchange-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/466","parent_id":null,"slug":"securities-and-exchange-commission"}],"excerpts":"\n Through its Fixed Income and Data Services (“FIDS”) business, Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (“ICE”) operates the MDC. The Exchange and the Affiliate SROs are indirect subsidiaries of ICE.\n \n \n Proposed Changes \n Changes to the List of Third Party Systems \n The Exchange proposes to make the following changes to the list of Third Party Systems: \n \n • Add Blue Ocean ATS (BOATS), Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC), Long Term Stock Exchange,\n \n 6 \n \n \n MEMX,\n 7 \n \n Pragma, and Small Exchange \n 8 \n \n (collectively, the “Proposed Third Party"},{"title":"Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Texas, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change To Amend the Connectivity Fee Schedule Related to Connectivity to Third Party Systems and Third Party Data Feeds","type":"Notice","abstract":null,"document_number":"2025-13070","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/07/14/2025-13070/self-regulatory-organizations-nyse-texas-inc-notice-of-filing-and-immediate-effectiveness-of-a","pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-07-14/pdf/2025-13070.pdf","public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2025-13070.pdf?1752237913","publication_date":"2025-07-14","agencies":[{"raw_name":"SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION","name":"Securities and Exchange Commission","id":466,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/securities-and-exchange-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/466","parent_id":null,"slug":"securities-and-exchange-commission"}],"excerpts":"5 \n Through its Fixed Income and Data Services (“FIDS”) business, Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (“ICE”) operates the MDC. The Exchange and the Affiliate SROs are indirect subsidiaries of ICE.\n \n \n Proposed Changes \n Changes to the List of Third Party Systems \n The Exchange proposes to make the following changes to the list of Third Party Systems: \n \n • Add Blue Ocean ATS (BOATS), Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC), Long Term Stock Exchange,\n 6 \n \n MEMX,\n 7 \n \n Pragma, and Small Exchange \n 8 \n \n (collectively, the “Proposed Third Party"}]}