; or (II) if applicable, the size standard in number of employees established by the Administration for the industry in which the business concern, nonprofit organization, or veterans organization operates. (ii) Inclusion of sole proprietors, independent contractors, and eligible self-employed individuals (I) In general During the covered period, individuals who operate under a sole proprietorship or as an independent contractor and eligible self-employed individuals shall be eligible to receive a covered loan. (II) Documentation An eligible self-employed individual seeking a covered loan shall submit payroll tax filings reported to the Internal Revenue Service. An independent contractor shall submit Forms 1099–MISC received. A sole proprietorship shall submit schedules from their tax return filed (or to be filed) showing their income and expenses from their sole proprietorship. (iii) Business concerns with more than 1 physical location During the covered period, any business concern that employs not more than 500 employees per physical location of the business concern and that is assigned a North American Industry Classification System code beginning with 72 at the time of disbursal shall be eligible to receive a covered loan. (iv) Waiver of affiliation rules During the covered period, the provisions applicable to affiliations under section 121.103 of title 13, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation, are waived with respect to eligibility for a covered loan for— (I) any business concern with not more than 500 employees that, as of the date on which the covered loan is disbursed, is assigned a North American Industry Classification System code beginning with 72; (II) any business concern operating as a franchise that is assigned a franchise identifier code by the Administration