[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 71 (Tuesday, April 14, 1998)] [Proposed Rules] [Pages 18150-18151] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-9809] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 13 CFR Parts 121, 125, and 126 HUBZone Empowerment Contracting Program; Correction AGENCY: Small Business Administration. ACTION: Proposed rule; correction. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This document corrects the preamble and the text of a proposed rule published in the Federal Register of April 2, 1998, regarding the HUBZone Empowerment Contracting Program (hereinafter the HUBZone program). This correction amends the preamble and proposed Sec. 126.616 by including language inadvertently omitted from the proposal. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael McHale, (202) 205-6731. Correction In proposed rule, FR Doc. 98-8585, beginning on page 16148 in the Federal Register of April 2, 1998, make the following corrections: 1. In the Supplementary Information section, on page 16152 in the third column, replace the first paragraph with the following: ``Proposed Sec. 126.616(b) explains the size standards applicable to such joint ventures. A joint venture of at least one qualified HUBZone SBC and another qualified HUBZone SBC, an 8(a) participant, or a woman-owned small business concern may submit an offer for a HUBZone procurement so long as each concern is small under the size standard corresponding to the SIC code assigned to the contract, provided: (1) for a procurement with a revenue-based size standard, the procurement exceeds half the size standard corresponding to the SIC code assigned to the contract; and (2) for a procurement having an employee-based size standard, the procurement exceeds $10 million. On August 14, 1997, SBA proposed a similar rule for the 8(a) program. Although the final rule for the 8(a) program has yet to be published, SBA anticipates that the final rule will be the same on this issue. To achieve consistency within its program, SBA modeled this section of the proposed rule after Sec. 124.512 of the 8(a) program proposed rule.'' 2. On page 16161 in the third column Sec. 126.616(b) is corrected to read as follows: * * * * * (b) Size of concerns. A joint venture of at least one qualified HUBzone SBC and an 8(a) participant or a woman-owned small business concern may submit an offer for a HUBZone procurement so long as each concern is small under the size standard corresponding to the SIC code assigned to the contract, provided: (1) For a procurement having a revenue-based size standard, the procurement exceeds half the size standard corresponding to the SIC code assigned to the contract; and (2) For a procurement having an employee-based size standard, the procurement exceeds $10 million. [[Page 18151]] Dated: April 8, 1998. David R. Kohler, Acting General Counsel. [FR Doc. 98-9809 Filed 4-13-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8025-01-P