80 FR 28759 - Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business Development; Federal Register Meeting Notice

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 96 (May 19, 2015)

Page Range		28759-28759
FR Document		2015-12042

Purpose: This public meeting is to discuss recommendations identified by the Interagency Task Force (IATF) to further enable veteran entrepreneurship policy and programs. In addition, the Task Force will allow public comment regarding the focus areas.

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 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION


Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business Development; 
Federal Register Meeting Notice

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business Administration.

ACTION: Notice of open Federal Interagency Task Force meeting.

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DATES: Date and Time: June 11, 2015, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.

ADDRESSES: SBA Headquarters, 409 3rd Street SW., Washington, DC 20416, 
in the Eisenhower Conference Room B, Concourse Level.
SUMMARY: 
    Purpose: This public meeting is to discuss recommendations 
identified by the Interagency Task Force (IATF) to further enable 
veteran entrepreneurship policy and programs. In addition, the Task 
Force will allow public comment regarding the focus areas.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to section 10(a) (2) of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C., Appendix 2), SBA announces the 
meeting of the Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business 
Development. The Task Force is established pursuant to Executive Order 
13540 and focused on coordinating the efforts of Federal agencies to 
improve capital, business development opportunities and pre- 
established Federal contracting goals for small business concerns owned 
and controlled by veterans (VOB's) and service-disabled veterans 
(SDVOSB'S). Moreover, the Task Force shall coordinate administrative 
and regulatory activities and develop proposals relating to ``six focus 
areas'': (1) Access to capital (loans, surety bonding and franchising); 
(2) Ensure achievement of pre-established contracting goals, including 
mentor prot[eacute]g[eacute] and matching with contracting 
opportunities; (3) Increase the integrity of certifications of status 
as a small business; (4) Reducing paperwork and administrative burdens 
in accessing business development and entrepreneurship opportunities; 
(5) Increasing and improving training and counseling services; and (6) 
Making other improvements to support veteran's business development by 
the Federal government.
    Additional Information: Advance notice of attendance is requested. 
Anyone wishing to attend and/or make a presentation to the Task Force 
must contact Cheryl Simms by June 5, 2015 by email in order to be 
placed on the agenda. Comments for the record should be applicable to 
the ``six focus areas'' of the Task Force and emailed prior to the 
meeting for inclusion in the public record. Comments will be limited to 
five minutes in the interest of time and to accommodate as many 
presenters as possible. Written comments should be emailed to Cheryl 
Simms, Program Liaison for the Task Force, Office of Veterans Business 
Development at [email protected]. If participants need 
accommodations because of a disability or require additional 
information, please contact Cheryl Simms, Program Liaison at (202) 205- 
6773, or by email at [email protected]. For more information, 
please visit our Web site at www.sba.gov/vets.

    Dated: May 8, 2015.
Miguel J. L'Heureux,
SBA Committee Management Officer.
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their competitive standing in the communications relating to the established pursuant to Executive Order
financial markets. proposed rule change between the 13540 and focused on coordinating the
Commission and any person, other than efforts of Federal agencies to improve
C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
those that may be withheld from the capital, business development
Statement on Comments on the
public in accordance with the opportunities and pre- established
Proposed Rule Change Received From
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be Federal contracting goals for small
Members, Participants, or Others
available for Web site viewing and business concerns owned and
No written comments were either printing in the Commission’s Public controlled by veterans (VOB’s) and
solicited or received. Reference Room, 100 F Street NE., service-disabled veterans (SDVOSB’S).
III. Date of Effectiveness of the Washington, DC 20549 on official Moreover, the Task Force shall
Proposed Rule Change and Timing for business days between the hours of coordinate administrative and
Commission Action 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of such regulatory activities and develop
filing also will be available for proposals relating to ‘‘six focus areas’’:
The foregoing rule change has become inspection and copying at the principal (1) Access to capital (loans, surety
effective pursuant to Section offices of the Exchange. All comments bonding and franchising); (2) Ensure
19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Act.13 received will be posted without change; achievement of pre-established
At any time within 60 days of the the Commission does not edit personal contracting goals, including mentor
filing of the proposed rule change, the identifying information from protégé and matching with contracting
Commission summarily may submissions. You should submit only opportunities; (3) Increase the integrity
temporarily suspend such rule change if information that you wish to make of certifications of status as a small
it appears to the Commission that such available publicly. All submissions business; (4) Reducing paperwork and
action is: (i) Necessary or appropriate in should refer to File Number SR– administrative burdens in accessing
the public interest; (ii) for the protection NASDAQ–2015–052, and should be business development and
of investors; or (iii) otherwise in submitted on or before June 9, 2015. entrepreneurship opportunities; (5)
furtherance of the purposes of the Act. Increasing and improving training and
If the Commission takes such action, the For the Commission, by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated counseling services; and (6) Making
Commission shall institute proceedings other improvements to support veteran’s
authority.14
to determine whether the proposed rule business development by the Federal
should be approved or disapproved. government.
Robert W. Errett,
IV. Solicitation of Comments Deputy Secretary. Additional Information: Advance
Interested persons are invited to [FR Doc. 2015–12015 Filed 5–18–15; 8:45 am] notice of attendance is requested.
submit written data, views, and BILLING CODE 8011–01–P Anyone wishing to attend and/or make
arguments concerning the foregoing, a presentation to the Task Force must
including whether the proposed rule contact Cheryl Simms by June 5, 2015
change is consistent with the Act. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION by email in order to be placed on the
Comments may be submitted by any of agenda. Comments for the record should
the following methods: Interagency Task Force on Veterans be applicable to the ‘‘six focus areas’’ of
Small Business Development; Federal the Task Force and emailed prior to the
Electronic Comments Register Meeting Notice meeting for inclusion in the public
• Use the Commission’s Internet record. Comments will be limited to five
comment form (http://www.sec.gov/ AGENCY: U.S. Small Business minutes in the interest of time and to
rules/sro.shtml); or Administration. accommodate as many presenters as
• Send an email to rule-comments@ ACTION: Notice of open Federal possible. Written comments should be
sec.gov. Please include File Number SR– Interagency Task Force meeting. emailed to Cheryl Simms, Program
NASDAQ–2015–052 on the subject line. Liaison for the Task Force, Office of
DATES: Date and Time: June 11, 2015, Veterans Business Development at
Paper Comments from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. vetstaskforce@sba.gov. If participants
• Send paper comments in triplicate ADDRESSES: SBA Headquarters, 409 3rd need accommodations because of a
to Brent J. Fields, Secretary, Securities Street SW., Washington, DC 20416, in disability or require additional
and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street the Eisenhower Conference Room B, information, please contact Cheryl
NE., Washington, DC 20549–1090. Concourse Level. Simms, Program Liaison at (202) 205-
All submissions should refer to File SUMMARY: 6773, or by email at vetstaskforce@
Number SR–NASDAQ–2015–052. This Purpose: This public meeting is to sba.gov. For more information, please
file number should be included on the discuss recommendations identified by visit our Web site at www.sba.gov/vets.
subject line if email is used. To help the the Interagency Task Force (IATF) to Dated: May 8, 2015.
Commission process and review your further enable veteran entrepreneurship
Miguel J. L’Heureux,
comments more efficiently, please use policy and programs. In addition, the
SBA Committee Management Officer.
only one method. The Commission will Task Force will allow public comment
regarding the focus areas. [FR Doc. 2015–12042 Filed 5–18–15; 8:45 am]
post all comments on the Commission’s
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Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/ SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the to section 10(a) (2) of the Federal
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submission, all subsequent Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C., SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
amendments, all written statements Appendix 2), SBA announces the
with respect to the proposed rule meeting of the Interagency Task Force Meeting of the Advisory Committee on
change that are filed with the on Veterans Small Business Veterans Business Affairs
Commission, and all written Development. The Task Force is
AGENCY:U.S. Small Business
13 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii). 14 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). Administration.

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of open Federal Interagency Task Force meeting.
Dates		Date and Time: June 11, 2015, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.
FR Citation		80 FR 28759