### Question
What does small organization mean?


### Answer
**Small organization** has the following meaning in *5 U.S.C. § 601*:

> any not-for-profit enterprise which is independently owned and operated and is not dominant in its field, unless an agency establishes, after opportunity for public comment, one or more definitions of such term which are appropriate to the activities of the agency and publishes such definition(s) in the Federal Register

#### Citation:
  - *5 U.S.C. § 601*
  - Heading: **PART I-THE AGENCIES GENERALLY > CHAPTER 6-THE ANALYSIS OF REGULATORY FUNCTIONS**

