Allegations Regarding The Small Business Set-aside Program For Federal Timber Sales V. CED-79-8

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CED-79-8 1 (1979-04-05)

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REPORT BY THE

Comptroller General

OF THE UNITED STATES

Allegations Regarding The Small

Business Set-Aside Program

For Federal Timber Sales

The small business set-aside program for sales
of Federal timber is administered jointly by
the Small Business Administration and--pri-
marily--the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of
Land Management.

GAO found that:
--There is no record that SBA considered
the factors required by its regulations
in setting the timber industry size
standard.
--Companies with fewer than 100 em-
ployees have benefited less from the
set-aside program than have companies
with more than 100 employees.
--The program tends to maintain a static
allocation of timber between small and
large firms.
--Set-aside timber sales have been of
higher quality yet have returned less
revenue to the U.S. Treasury than open
sales.
--The program has had little adverse ef-
fect on some communities dependent
upon lumber mills owned by large
companies.

CED-79-8
APRIL 5, 1979