SBA is proposing changes in the size standard for Heating Oil Dealers, NAICS code 454311, from $11.5 million in average annual receipts to 50 employees.
The agency wants to change the standard for Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Bottled Gas) Dealers, NAICS code 454312, from $6.5 million in average annual
SBA says large and fluctuating increases in the prices of heating oil and propane indicate that employment is a more stable measure of firm size, rather than receipts.
The proposed rule is RIN 3245-AF67. Comments are due Nov. 30.