The U.S. Small Business Administration (“SBA”) has extended the comment periods for its proposed overhaul of small business size standards and its accompanying Revised Size Standards Methodology by 60 days, from September 21 to November 20, 2026.

As we discussed in our prior post, SBA’s proposed rule would establish new size standards for 338 industry groups and industries and, according to SBA’s estimates, result in a net increase of more than 114,000 firms eligible for small-business status.  As of September 21, SBA had received 2,117 comments, most of which opposed the proposals as drafted.

In its notice extending the comment periods, SBA explained that it is providing the additional 60 days “in response to requests for additional time to comment and following the SBA’s clarification of the impacts of SBA’s proposed changes.”  The extension applies to comments on both the proposed size standards and the revised methodology used to calculate those standards.

Comments on both proposals must now be submitted on or before November 20, 2026.