81_FR_70672 81 FR 70475 - Committee Member Nominations Sought Notice; Interagency Task Force on Veterans Business Development

81 FR 70475 - Committee Member Nominations Sought Notice; Interagency Task Force on Veterans Business Development

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 197 (October 12, 2016)

Page Range70475-70476
FR Document2016-24533

The U.S. Small Business Administration seeks member nominations from veteran service organizations, military service organizations, or associations to serve on the Interagency Task Force on Veterans Business Development.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 197 (Wednesday, October 12, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 197 (Wednesday, October 12, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70475-70476]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-24533]


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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION


Committee Member Nominations Sought Notice; Interagency Task 
Force on Veterans Business Development

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business Administration.

ACTION: Notice of open nominations for veteran service organizations, 
military service organizations, or association representatives for the 
Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business Development.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Small Business Administration seeks member 
nominations from veteran service organizations, military service 
organizations, or associations to serve on the Interagency Task Force 
on Veterans Business Development.

DATES: Nomination applications due by 11:59 p.m. (EST), 14 October 
2016.

ADDRESSES: Send nominations to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) 
seeks member nominations from veteran service organizations (VSO), 
military service organizations (MSO), or associations to serve on the 
Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business Development (IATF). 
Nominations of eligible representatives must be sent via email to 
[email protected]. The submission deadline for nominations is 
Oct. 14, 2016.
    Additional Information: Applicants should include the following 
information:

 Name and contact information of the individual
 Name and contact information of represented organization
 Description of how the organization supports veteran and 
service-disabled owned small business issues
 If nominee is a member of a local chapter of a national VSO, a 
national-level VSO endorsement letter is required.

    The SBA Administrator will appoint individuals who will serve on 
the IATF for a period of three years.
    The IATF was established February 14, 2008 by Public Law 110-186 
and

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executed by Executive Order. The Task Force is chaired by the U.S. 
Small Business Administration and is comprised of representatives from 
the Department of Defense, the Department of Labor, the Department of 
Treasury, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the General Services 
Administration, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and four 
representatives from veterans service organizations, military service 
organizations, or associations.
    On Aug. 13, 2014, OMB published in the Federal Register revised 
guidance on individuals who are not eligible to serve on federal 
advisory committees. In accordance with OMB guidance, the President 
directed agencies and departments in the Executive Branch not to 
appoint or re-appoint federally registered lobbyists to advisory 
committees and other boards and commissions.

    Dated: October 3, 2016.
Miguel J. L'Heureux,
SBA Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-24533 Filed 10-11-16; 8:45 am]
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                                                  encouraging additional orders to be sent                change should be approved or                            For the Commission, by the Division of
                                                  to the Exchange for execution.                          disapproved.                                          Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
                                                                                                                                                                authority.12
                                                     Finally, the Exchange notes that it                  IV. Solicitation of Comments                            Dated: October 5, 2016.
                                                  operates in a highly competitive market
                                                                                                                                                                Brent J. Fields,
                                                  in which market participants can                          Interested persons are invited to
                                                                                                                                                                Secretary.
                                                  readily favor competing venues if they                  submit written data, views, and
                                                                                                          arguments concerning the foregoing,                   [FR Doc. 2016–24579 Filed 10–11–16; 8:45 am]
                                                  deem fee levels at a particular venue to
                                                  be excessive or rebate opportunities                    including whether the proposed rule                   BILLING CODE 8011–01–P

                                                  available at other venues to be more                    change is consistent with the Act.
                                                  favorable. In such an environment, the                  Comments may be submitted by any of
                                                  Exchange must continually adjust its                    the following methods:                                SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
                                                  fees and rebates to remain competitive
                                                  with other exchanges and with                           Electronic Comments                                   Committee Member Nominations
                                                                                                                                                                Sought Notice; Interagency Task Force
                                                  alternative trading systems that have                     • Use the Commission’s Internet                     on Veterans Business Development
                                                  been exempted from compliance with                      comment form (http://www.sec.gov/
                                                  the statutory standards applicable to                   rules/sro.shtml); or                                  AGENCY:  U.S. Small Business
                                                  exchanges. Because competitors are free                                                                       Administration.
                                                  to modify their own fees and credits in                   • Send an email to rule-
                                                                                                                                                                ACTION: Notice of open nominations for
                                                  response, and because market                            comments@sec.gov. Please include File
                                                                                                                                                                veteran service organizations, military
                                                  participants may readily adjust their                   Number SR–NYSEArca–2016–137 on
                                                                                                                                                                service organizations, or association
                                                  order routing practices, the Exchange                   the subject line.
                                                                                                                                                                representatives for the Interagency Task
                                                  believes that the degree to which fee                   Paper Comments                                        Force on Veterans Small Business
                                                  changes in this market may impose any                                                                         Development.
                                                  burden on competition is extremely                        • Send paper comments in triplicate
                                                  limited. As a result of all of these                    to Brent J. Fields, Secretary, Securities             SUMMARY:   The U.S. Small Business
                                                  considerations, the Exchange does not                   and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street                 Administration seeks member
                                                  believe that the proposed changes will                  NE., Washington, DC 20549–1090.                       nominations from veteran service
                                                  impair the ability of ETP Holders or                                                                          organizations, military service
                                                                                                          All submissions should refer to File                  organizations, or associations to serve
                                                  competing order execution venues to
                                                                                                          Number SR–NYSEArca-2016–137. This                     on the Interagency Task Force on
                                                  maintain their competitive standing in
                                                                                                          file number should be included on the                 Veterans Business Development.
                                                  the financial markets.
                                                                                                          subject line if email is used. To help the            DATES: Nomination applications due by
                                                  C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s                       Commission process and review your                    11:59 p.m. (EST), 14 October 2016.
                                                  Statement on Comments on the                            comments more efficiently, please use                 ADDRESSES: Send nominations to
                                                  Proposed Rule Change Received From                      only one method. The Commission will                  veteransbusiness@sba.gov.
                                                  Members, Participants, or Others                        post all comments on the Commission’s                 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S.
                                                                                                          Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/                Small Business Administration (SBA)
                                                    No written comments were solicited                    rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the
                                                  or received with respect to the proposed                                                                      seeks member nominations from veteran
                                                                                                          submission, all subsequent                            service organizations (VSO), military
                                                  rule change.                                            amendments, all written statements                    service organizations (MSO), or
                                                  III. Date of Effectiveness of the                       with respect to the proposed rule                     associations to serve on the Interagency
                                                  Proposed Rule Change and Timing for                     change that are filed with the                        Task Force on Veterans Small Business
                                                  Commission Action                                       Commission, and all written                           Development (IATF). Nominations of
                                                                                                          communications relating to the                        eligible representatives must be sent via
                                                     The foregoing rule change is effective               proposed rule change between the                      email to veteransbusiness@sba.gov. The
                                                  upon filing pursuant to Section                         Commission and any person, other than                 submission deadline for nominations is
                                                  19(b)(3)(A) 9 of the Act and                            those that may be withheld from the                   Oct. 14, 2016.
                                                  subparagraph (f)(2) of Rule 19b–4 10                    public in accordance with the                            Additional Information: Applicants
                                                  thereunder, because it establishes a due,               provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be                   should include the following
                                                  fee, or other charge imposed by the                     available for Web site viewing and                    information:
                                                  Exchange.                                               printing in the Commission’s Public                   • Name and contact information of the
                                                     At any time within 60 days of the                    Reference Room, 100 F Street NE.,                        individual
                                                  filing of such proposed rule change, the                Washington, DC 20549 on official                      • Name and contact information of
                                                  Commission summarily may                                business days between the hours of                       represented organization
                                                  temporarily suspend such rule change if                 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the                • Description of how the organization
                                                  it appears to the Commission that such                  filing also will be available for                        supports veteran and service-disabled
                                                  action is necessary or appropriate in the               inspection and copying at the principal                  owned small business issues
                                                  public interest, for the protection of                  office of the Exchange. All comments                  • If nominee is a member of a local
                                                  investors, or otherwise in furtherance of               received will be posted without change;                  chapter of a national VSO, a national-
                                                  the purposes of the Act. If the                         the Commission does not edit personal                    level VSO endorsement letter is
                                                                                                          identifying information from                             required.
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                                                  Commission takes such action, the
                                                  Commission shall institute proceedings                  submissions. You should submit only                      The SBA Administrator will appoint
                                                  under Section 19(b)(2)(B) 11 of the Act to              information that you wish to make                     individuals who will serve on the IATF
                                                  determine whether the proposed rule                     available publicly. All submissions                   for a period of three years.
                                                                                                          should refer to File Number SR–                          The IATF was established February
                                                    9 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
                                                                                                          NYSEArca–2016–137 and should be                       14, 2008 by Public Law 110–186 and
                                                    10 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(2).                            submitted on or before November 2,
                                                    11 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(B).                            2016.                                                   12 17   CFR 200.30–3(a)(12).



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                                                  70476                     Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 197 / Wednesday, October 12, 2016 / Notices

                                                  executed by Executive Order. The Task                   Submissions should include the                        Presidential Permit authorizing the
                                                  Force is chaired by the U.S. Small                      following information:                                construction, connection, operation, and
                                                  Business Administration and is                          • Name and contact information of the                 maintenance of facilities at the border of
                                                  comprised of representatives from the                     individual                                          the United States for the export of
                                                  Department of Defense, the Department                   • Name and contact information of                     refined petroleum products from the
                                                  of Labor, the Department of Treasury,                     represented organization                            United States to markets in northern
                                                  the Department of Veterans Affairs, the                 • If VSO nomination, include a                        Mexico (Borrego Pipeline). The
                                                  General Services Administration, the                      description of how the organization                 Department receives and considers
                                                  Office of Management and Budget                           supports veteran and service-disabled               applications for Presidential Permits for
                                                  (OMB), and four representatives from                      owned small business issues                         such energy-related pipelines pursuant
                                                  veterans service organizations, military                • If nominee is a member of a local                   to authority delegated to it by the
                                                  service organizations, or associations.                   chapter of VSO, a national-level                    President under E.O. 13337 of April 30,
                                                    On Aug. 13, 2014, OMB published in                      endorsement letter from the VSO is                  2004 (69 FR 25299), as amended. To
                                                  the Federal Register revised guidance                     required                                            issue a Permit, the Department must
                                                  on individuals who are not eligible to                                                                        find that issuance would serve the
                                                  serve on federal advisory committees. In                  The SBA Administrator will appoint                  national interest.
                                                  accordance with OMB guidance, the                       individuals who will serve on the
                                                                                                          ACVBA for a period of three years.                       With respect to the application
                                                  President directed agencies and                                                                               submitted by Borrego, the Department is
                                                  departments in the Executive Branch                       The Veterans Entrepreneurship and
                                                                                                          Small Business Development Act of                     issuing this Notice of Intent (NOI) to
                                                  not to appoint or re-appoint federally                                                                        inform the public that it will prepare an
                                                  registered lobbyists to advisory                        1999—Public Law 106–50—established
                                                                                                          the ACVBA to serve as an independent                  Environmental Assessment (EA)
                                                  committees and other boards and                                                                               consistent with the National
                                                  commissions.                                            source of advice and policy
                                                                                                          recommendations on veteran owned                      Environmental Policy Act of 1969
                                                    Dated: October 3, 2016.                               small business opportunities. Through                 (NEPA) (as implemented by the Council
                                                  Miguel J. L’Heureux,                                    an annual report, the ACVBA reports to                on Environmental Quality Regulations
                                                  SBA Committee Management Officer.                       the SBA Administrator, SBA’s Associate                found at 40 CFR parts 1500–1508) to
                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–24533 Filed 10–11–16; 8:45 am]            Administrator for Veterans Business                   evaluate the potential impacts of the
                                                  BILLING CODE P                                          Development, the Congress, the                        Borrego Pipeline to inform the national
                                                                                                          President, and other U.S. policy makers.              interest determination. This NOI
                                                                                                          The ACVBA is comprised of 15                          informs the public about the proposed
                                                  SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION                           members—eight members represent                       project and solicits participation and
                                                                                                          veteran owned small business and seven                comments from interested federal,
                                                  Advisory Committee on Veterans                          members represent veteran service or                  tribal, state, and local government
                                                  Business Affairs; Notice of Open                        military organizations.                               entities as well as the public to help
                                                  Nominations                                               On Aug. 13, 2014, the Office of                     inform the scope and content of the EA.
                                                  AGENCY:  U.S. Small Business                            Management and Budget (OMB)                           DATES:  The Department invites the
                                                  Administration.                                         published in the Federal Register                     public, governmental agencies, tribal
                                                  ACTION: Notice of open nominations for                  revised guidance on individuals who                   governments, and all other interested
                                                  veteran small business owners and                       are not eligible to serve on federal                  parties to comment on the scope of the
                                                  veteran service organization                            advisory committees. In accordance                    EA. All such comments should be
                                                  representatives for the Advisory                        with OMB guidance, the President                      provided within the 30-day public
                                                  Committee on Veterans Business                          directed agencies and departments in                  scoping period, which starts with the
                                                  Affairs.                                                the Executive Branch not to appoint or                publication of this Notice in the Federal
                                                                                                          re-appoint federally registered lobbyists             Register and will continue until
                                                  SUMMARY:    The U.S. Small Business                     to advisory committees and other boards               November 14, 2016. The Department
                                                  Administration seeks member                             and commissions.                                      will give equal weight to written,
                                                  nominations from veteran owned small                      Dated: October 3, 2016.                             electronic, and oral comments, and the
                                                  businesses and veteran service                          Miguel J. L’Heureux,                                  Department will consider all comments
                                                  organizations to serve on the Advisory                                                                        received or postmarked by the closing
                                                                                                          SBA Committee Management Officer.
                                                  Committee on Veterans Business                                                                                date. The Department will consider
                                                                                                          [FR Doc. 2016–24534 Filed 10–11–16; 8:45 am]
                                                  Affairs.                                                                                                      comments received or postmarked after
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                                                  DATES: Nomination applications due by                                                                         that date to the extent practicable.
                                                  11:59 p.m. (EST), October 14, 2016.                                                                             All comments received during the
                                                  ADDRESSES: Send nominations to                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE                                   scoping period may be made public, no
                                                  veteransbusiness@sba.gov.                                                                                     matter how initially submitted.
                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S.
                                                                                                          [Public Notice: 9754]                                 Comments are not private and will not
                                                  Small Business Administration (SBA)                                                                           be edited to remove identifying or
                                                                                                          Notice of Intent To Prepare an
                                                  seeks member nominations from veteran                                                                         contact information. Commenters are
                                                                                                          Environmental Assessment for the
                                                  owned small businesses and veteran                                                                            cautioned against including any
                                                                                                          Proposed Borrego Pipeline in Webb
                                                  service organizations (VSO) to serve on                                                                       information that they would not want
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                                                                                                          County, Texas
                                                  the Advisory Committee on Veterans                                                                            publicly disclosed. Any party soliciting
                                                  Business Affairs (ACVBA).                               AGENCY:   Department of State.                        or aggregating comments from other
                                                    Additional Information: Nominations                   ACTION:   Notice of intent.                           persons is further requested to direct
                                                  of eligible representatives must be sent                                                                      those persons not to include any
                                                  via email to veteransbusiness@sba.gov.                  SUMMARY: Borrego Crossing Pipeline,                   identifying or contact information, or
                                                  The submission deadline for                             LLC (Borrego) has applied to the U.S.                 information they would not want
                                                  nominations is October 14, 2016.                        Department of State (Department) for a                publicly disclosed, in their comments.


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Document Created: 2016-10-12 00:55:06
Document Modified: 2016-10-12 00:55:06
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of open nominations for veteran service organizations, military service organizations, or association representatives for the Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business Development.
DatesNomination applications due by 11:59 p.m. (EST), 14 October 2016.
FR Citation81 FR 70475 

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