§ 126.105 How often will the HUBZone Map be updated?

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Title 13—Business Credit and Assistance > CHAPTER I—SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION > PART 126—HUBZONE PROGRAM > Subpart A—Provisions of General Applicability

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The HUBZone Map will be updated as follows:

(a) Qualified Census Tracts and Qualified Non-Metropolitan Counties will be updated every 5 years.

(b) Redesignated Areas will be added to the HUBZone Map when areas cease to be designated as Qualified Census Tracts or Qualified Non-Metropolitan Counties, in accordance with the 5-year cycle described in paragraph (a) of this section, and will be removed after 3 years.

(c) Qualified Base Closure Areas will be added to the HUBZone Map after SBA receives information from the Department of Defense that a new base closure area has been created and will be removed after 8 years.

(d) Qualified Disaster Areas generally will be added to the HUBZone Map on a monthly basis, based on data received by SBA from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and generally will be removed on the effective date of the 5-year HUBZone Map update following the declaration.

(e) Governor-Designated Covered Areas will be added to the HUBZone Map after SBA approves a petition in accordance with § 126.104 and will be removed on the effective date of the 5-year HUBZone Map update following the approval, or one year after the petition is approved, whichever is later.

[89 FR 102498, Dec. 17, 2024]

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