81 FR 54645 - Meeting of the Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business Development
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 158 (August 16, 2016)
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 158 (August 16, 2016)
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| FR Document | 2016-19489 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 158 (Tuesday, August 16, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 54645-54646] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-19489] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Meeting of the Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business Development AGENCY: U.S. Small Business Administration ACTION: Notice of open Federal Interagency Task Force Meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The SBA is issuing this notice to announce the loation, date, time and agenda for the next meeting of the Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business Development. The meeting will be open to the public. DATES: Date and Time: Thursday, September 15, 2016, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. ADDRESSES: U.S. Small Business Administration, 409 3rd Street SW., Washington, DC 20416. Where: Eisenhower Conference room, side b, located on the Concourse level. 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 and pre-established Federal contracting goals for small business concers owned and controlled by veterans and service-disabled veterans. 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 business development by the Federal government. Additional Information: This meeting is open to the public. Advance notice of attendance is requested. Anyone wishing to attend and/or make comments to the Task Force must contact the Office of Veterans Business Development no later than September 9, 2016 at [email protected]. Comments for the record should be applicable to the ``six focus areas'' of the Task Force and will be limited to five minutes in the interest of time and to [[Page 54646]] accommodate as many participants as possible. Written comments should also be sent to the above email no later than September 9, 2016. Special accomodations requests should also be directed to the Office of Veterans Business Development at (202) 205-6773 or above email. For more information on veteran owned small business programs, please visit www.sba.gov/vets. Dated: August 2, 2016. Miguel J. L'Heureux, SBA Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 2016-19489 Filed 8-15-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P
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Expirations. The addition of Monday SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Expirations would offer additional
investment options to investors and may Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Meeting of the Interagency Task Force
be useful for their investment or Veterans Business Affairs on Veterans Small Business
hedging objectives, including the ability Development
to hedge over-the-weekend risk. The AGENCY:U.S. Small Business
Administration AGENCY: U.S. Small Business
Commission believes that the proposal Administration
strikes a reasonable balance between the Notice of open Federal Advisory
ACTION: ACTION: Notice of open Federal
Exchange’s desire to offer a wider array Committee meeting. Interagency Task Force Meeting.
of investment opportunities and the
need to avoid unnecessary proliferation SUMMARY: The SBA is issuing this notice SUMMARY: The SBA is issuing this notice
of options series that may burden some to announce the loation, date, time and to announce the loation, date, time and
liquidity providers and further stress agenda for the next meeting of the agenda for the next meeting of the
options quotation and transaction Advisory Committee on Veterans Interagency Task Force on Veterans
infrastructure. Further, including the Business Affairs. The meeting will be Small Business Development. The
new Monday Expirations in the Pilot open to the public. meeting will be open to the public.
should allow for both the Exchange and DATES: Date and Time: Thursday,
DATES: Wednesday, September 16, 2016,
the Commission to continue monitoring September 15, 2016, from 9:00 a.m. to
from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
the potential for adverse market effects 12:00 noon.
of P.M. settlement on the market, ADDRESSES: U.S. Small Business ADDRESSES: U.S. Small Business
including the underlying cash equities Administration, 409 3rd Street SW., Administration, 409 3rd Street SW.,
markets at the expiration of these Washington, DC 20416, Eisenhower Washington, DC 20416.
options. Conference room, side B, located on the Where: Eisenhower Conference room,
The Commission notes that CBOE will concourse level. side b, located on the Concourse level.
provide the Commission with the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
Annual Report analyzing volume and to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal
open interest of EOMs and Weekly Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C., Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.,
Expirations (including the proposed Appendix 2), SBA announces the Appendix 2), SBA announces the
Monday Expirations), which will also meeting of the Advisory Committee on meeting of the Interagency Task Force
contain information and analysis of Veterans Business Affairs (ACVBA). The on Veterans Small Business
EOMs and Weekly Expirations trading ACVBA serves as an independent Development. The Task Force is
patterns and index price volatility and source of advice and policy established pursuant to Executive Order
share trading activity for series that recommendation to the Administrator of 13540 and focused on coordinating and
exceed minimum parameters. This the U.S. Small Business Administration. pre-established Federal contracting
information should be useful to the The purpose of this meeting is to goals for small business concers owned
Commission as it evaluates whether discuss the formation and growth of and controlled by veterans and service-
allowing P.M. settlement for EOMs and small business concerns owned and disabled veterans. Moreover, the Task
Weekly Expirations has resulted in controlled by veterans and service Force shall coordinate administrative
increased market and price volatility in disable-veterans and to focus on and regulatory activities and develop
the underlying component stocks, strategic planning and provide updates proposals relating to ‘‘six focus areas’’:
particularly at expiration. The Pilot on past and current events. (1) Access to capital (loans, surety
information should help the Additional Information: This meeting bonding and franchising); (2) Ensure
Commission and CBOE assess the is open to the public. Advance notice of achievement of pre-established
impact on the markets and determine attendance is requested. Anyone contracting goals, including mentor
whether changes to these programs are wishing to attend and/or make protégé and matching with contracting
necessary or appropriate. Furthermore, comments to the Advisory Committee opportunities; (3) Increase the integrity
the Exchange’s ongoing analysis of the contact the Office of Veterans Business of certifications of status as a small
Pilot should help it monitor any Development no later than September 9, business; (4) Reducing paperwork and
potential risks from large P.M.-settled 2016 at vetstaskforce@sba.gov. administrative burdens in accessing
positions and take appropriate action if Comments will be limited to five business development and
warranted. minutes in the interest of time and to entrepreneurship opportunities; (5)
accommodate as many participants as Increasing and improving training and
IV. Conclusion counseling services; and (6) Making
possible. Written comments should also
It is Therefore Ordered, pursuant to be sent to the above email no later than other improvements to support veteran
Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,25 that the September 9, 2016. Special business development by the Federal
proposed rule change (SR–CBOE–2016– accomodations requests should also be government.
046) be, and it hereby is, approved. directed to the Office of Veterans Additional Information: This meeting
Business Development at (202) 205– is open to the public. Advance notice of
For the Commission, by the Division of attendance is requested. Anyone
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 6773 or above email. For more
wishing to attend and/or make
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authority.26 information on veteran owned small
business programs, please visit comments to the Task Force must
Robert W. Errett, contact the Office of Veterans Business
www.sba.gov/vets.
Deputy Secretary. Development no later than September 9,
[FR Doc. 2016–19441 Filed 8–15–16; 8:45 am] Dated: August 2, 2016. 2016 at vetstaskforce@sba.gov.
BILLING CODE 8011–01–P Miguel J. L’Heureux, Comments for the record should be
SBA Committee Management Officer. applicable to the ‘‘six focus areas’’ of the
25 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2). [FR Doc. 2016–19488 Filed 8–15–16; 8:45 am] Task Force and will be limited to five
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accommodate as many participants as Chief Counsel for China Enforcement, at beneficiary of, the international trading
possible. Written comments should also (202) 395–3150. system, USTR requests that interested
be sent to the above email no later than SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: persons specifically identify unresolved
September 9, 2016. Special compliance issues that warrant review
accomodations requests should also be 1. Background and evaluation by USTR’s China
directed to the Office of Veterans China became a Member of the WTO Enforcement Task Force.
Business Development at (202) 205– on December 11, 2001. In accordance You must submit written comments
6773 or above email. For more with section 421 of the U.S.-China no later than Wednesday, September 21,
information on veteran owned small Relations Act of 2000 (Pub. L. 106–286), 2016.
business programs, please visit USTR is required to submit, by A hearing will be held on Wednesday,
www.sba.gov/vets. December 11 of each year, a report to October 5, 2016, in Room 1, 1724 F
Congress on China’s compliance with Street NW., Washington DC 20508. If
Dated: August 2, 2016.
commitments made in connection with necessary, the hearing will continue on
Miguel J. L’Heureux, the next business day. Persons wishing
its accession to the WTO, including
SBA Committee Management Officer. to testify orally at the hearing must
both multilateral commitments and any
[FR Doc. 2016–19489 Filed 8–15–16; 8:45 am]
bilateral commitments made to the provide written notification of their
BILLING CODE P United States. In accordance with intention by Wednesday, September 21,
section 421, and to assist it in preparing 2016. The intent to testify notification
this year’s report, the TPSC is soliciting must be made in the ‘‘Type Comment’’
public comments. Last year’s report is field under docket number USTR–2016–
OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES 0012 on the regulations.gov Web site
TRADE REPRESENTATIVE available on USTR’s Web site: https://
ustr.gov/sites/default/files/2015-Report- and should include the name, address
Request for Comments and Notice of to-Congress-China-WTO- and telephone number of the person
Public Hearing Concerning China’s Compliance.pdf. presenting the testimony. You should
Compliance With WTO Commitments The terms of China’s accession to the attach a summary of the testimony by
WTO are contained in the Protocol on using the ‘‘Upload File’’ field. The name
AGENCY: Office of the United States the Accession of the People’s Republic of the file also should include who will
Trade Representative. of China (including its annexes) be presenting the testimony. Remarks at
ACTION: Notice of public hearing and (Protocol), the Report of the Working the hearing should be limited to no
request for comments. Party on the Accession of China more than five minutes to allow for
(Working Party Report), and the WTO possible questions from the TPSC.
SUMMARY: The interagency Trade Policy agreements. The Protocol and Working You should submit all documents in
Staff Committee (TPSC) will convene a Party Report can be found on the WTO accordance with the instructions in
public hearing and seek public Web site: http://docsonline.wto.org section 3 below.
comment to assist the Office of the (document symbols: WT/L/432, WT/ 3. Requirements for Submissions
United States Trade Representative MIN(01)/3, WT/MIN(01)/3/Add.1, WT/
(USTR) in the preparation of its annual Persons submitting a notification of
MIN(01)/3/Add.2).
report to the Congress on China’s intent to testify and/or written
compliance with the commitments 2. Public Comment and Hearing comments must do so in English and
made in connection with its accession USTR invites written comments and/ must identify (on the first page of the
to the World Trade Organization (WTO). or oral testimony of interested persons submission) ‘‘China’s WTO
on China’s compliance with Compliance.’’
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In order to ensure the timely receipt
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and consideration of comments, USTR
notification and a summary of your its accession to the WTO, including, but
strongly encourages commenters to
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make on-line submissions, using the
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Representative for China Enforcement, view that China should be held a document is attached, it is sufficient
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| Dates | Date and Time: Thursday, September 15, 2016, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 54645 |
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