HUBZone Program Provisions for Governor-Designated Covered Areas

This direct final rule contains amendments to the regulations governing the HUBZone Program. The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is making changes to its regulations to implement provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 which authorized the inclusion of ‘‘Governor-designated covered areas’’ under the HUBZone program. This direct final rule would merely replicate these statutory changes into SBA’s regulations.