# Class Waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule
> **US Small Business Administration** · Notification of waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule for positive airway pressure devices. · Published 2018-05-31 · Effective 2018-07-02 · 83 FR 24919
## Document
- **Document number:** 2018-11658
- **Category:** other
- **Agency:** US Small Business Administration
- **Federal Register citation:** 83 FR 24919
- **CFR reference:** 13 CFR 121
- **Publication date:** 2018-05-31
- **Effective date:** 2018-07-02
## Abstract

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is granting a class waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule (NMR) for Positive Airway Pressure Devices and Supplies Manufacturing. This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) devices, Bi-level Positive Airway Pressure (BiPAP) devices, and other products intended to treat sleep apnea by keeping a person's airways open during sleep.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/05/31/2018-11658/class-waiver-of-the-nonmanufacturer-rule)
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