8.  Clarification Is Needed To Differentiate Between Eligibility Under the WOSB Program and Eligibility as a WOSB in General

Comment: One respondent commented that the terms "Women-Owned Small Business Concern" and "Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Concern Eligible under the WOSB Program" (in accordance with 13 CFR 127) should be clarified. It was further suggested that the legislative and regulatory history for these definitions should be provided in the Background section of the Federal Register.

Response: The "Background" of this final rule provides a brief legislative and regulatory history for the definitions of "Women-Owned Small Business Concern" and "Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Concern Eligible under the WOSB Program." A more expansive historical perspective can be found in the SBA's proposed rule published in the Federal Register at 75 FR 10030 on March 4, 2010, and final rule published in the Federal Register at 75 FR 62258 on October 7, 2010.