AGENCY:

U.S. Small Business Administration.

ACTION:

Extension of comment periods.

SUMMARY:

On August 20, 2026, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA or the Agency) published a notice of proposed rulemaking and a notice of availability of Revised Size Standards Methodology in the Federal Register to solicit public comments on the revised methodology and proposed Small Business Size Standards. Effective as of filing on September 21, 2026, SBA is extending the comment period for an additional 60 days until November 20, 2026.

DATES:

The comment periods for the notice of proposed rulemaking published on August 20, 2026 (91 FR 53741) and the Revised Size Standards Methodology published on August 20, 2026 (91 FR 54096) are extended for an additional 60 days from September 21, ( printed page 60525) 2026. Comments must be received on or before November 20, 2026.

ADDRESSES:

For the Small Business Size Standards notice of proposed rulemaking, you may submit comments identified by RIN 3245-AI67 or Docket No. SBA-2026-0199 by one of the following methods:

(1) Federal eRulemaking Portal:www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments; or

(2) Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: Ryan Lambert, Associate Administrator Office of Industrial Base Resilience & Contracting, 409 Third Street SW, Mail Code 6530, Washington, DC 20416.

SBA will post all comments on this proposed rule on www.regulations.gov. If you wish to submit confidential business information (CBI) as defined in the User Notice at www.regulations.gov, you must submit such information to GCBDregs@sba.gov with “RIN 3245-AI67” in the subject heading. Highlight the information that you consider to be CBI, and explain why you believe SBA should hold this information as confidential. SBA will review your information and determine whether it will make the information public. In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(4), a summary of this rule may be found on www.regulations.gov.

For the Small Business Size Standards: Revised Size Standards Methodology, you may submit comments identified by Docket No. SBA-2026-0265 by one of the following methods:

(1) Federal eRulemaking Portal:www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments; or

(2) Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: Ryan Lambert, Associate Administrator, Office of Industrial Base Resilience & Contracting, 409 Third Street SW, Mail Code 6530, Washington, DC 20416.

SBA will post all comments on this Revised Methodology on www.regulations.gov. If you wish to submit confidential business information (CBI) as defined in the User Notice at www.regulations.gov, you must submit such information to GCBDregs@sba.gov with “2026 Revised Methodology” in the subject heading. Highlight the information that you consider to be CBI, and explain why you believe SBA should hold this information as confidential. SBA will review your information and determine whether it will make the information public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ryan Lambert, Associate Administrator, Office of Industrial Base Resilience & Contracting, GCBDregs@sba.gov.