81_FR_96409 81 FR 96159 - Boathouse Capital II, L.P.; Notice Seeking Exemption Under Section 312 of the Small Business Investment Act, Conflicts of Interest

81 FR 96159 - Boathouse Capital II, L.P.; Notice Seeking Exemption Under Section 312 of the Small Business Investment Act, Conflicts of Interest

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 250 (December 29, 2016)

Page Range96159-96160
FR Document2016-31510

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 250 (Thursday, December 29, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 250 (Thursday, December 29, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 96159-96160]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-31510]


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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

[License No. 03/03-0264]


Boathouse Capital II, L.P.; Notice Seeking Exemption Under 
Section 312 of the Small Business Investment Act, Conflicts of Interest

    Notice is hereby given that Boathouse Capital II, L.P., 200 West 
Lancaster Avenue, Suite 206, Wayne, PA 19087, Federal Licensees under 
the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, as amended (``the Act''), in 
connection with the financing of a small concern, has sought an 
exemption under Section 312 of the Act and Section 107.730,

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Financings which Constitute Conflicts of Interest of the Small Business 
Administration (``SBA'') Rules and Regulations (13 CFR 107.730). 
Boathouse Capital II, L.P. provided financing to Out of Home Holdings, 
LLC, 330 Roberts Street, Suite 301, East Hartford, CT 06108. The 
financing was contemplated for the acquisition of Grand Design Media, 
Inc. and working capital purposes.
    The financing is brought within the purview of Sec.  107.730(a)(1) 
of the Regulations because Boathouse Capital, L.P., an Associate of 
Boathouse Capital II, L.P., has an equity ownership greater than ten 
percent of Out of Home Holdings, LLC. Therefore, this transaction is 
considered financing of an Associate requiring an exemption.
    Notice is hereby given that any interested person may submit 
written comments on the transaction within fifteen days of the date of 
this publication to the Acting Associate Administrator for Investment, 
U.S. Small Business Administration, 409 Third Street SW., Washington, 
DC 20416.

Mark L. Walsh,
Associate Administrator, Office of Investment & Innovation.
[FR Doc. 2016-31510 Filed 12-28-16; 8:45 am]
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                                                    promotional or informational materials                  Challenge Rules and the related                       direct, indirect, or consequential, arising
                                                    in connection with InnovateHER.)                        administrative decisions described in                 from their participation in this
                                                       (b) A Business Plan from the winning                 this notice, which are final and binding              Challenge, whether the injury, death,
                                                    individual/team (maximum length: 20                     in all matters related to the Challenge.              damage, or loss arises through
                                                    pages, including attachments).                          A contestant’s eligibility for a prize                negligence or otherwise. By registering
                                                       (c) A signed Statement of Support                    award is contingent upon their fulfilling             and entering a submission, each
                                                    prepared by the host organization that                  all requirements identified in this                   contestant further represents and
                                                    explains why the winner of the local                    notice. Publication of this notice is not             warrants that it possesses sufficient
                                                    competition best satisfied the                          an obligation of funds on the part of                 liability insurance or financial resources
                                                    competition criteria and presented the                  SBA. All prize monies are funded                      to cover claims by a third party for
                                                    greatest potential for success (maximum                 through private sector sources. SBA,                  death, bodily injury, or property damage
                                                    length: 2 pages). Each host organization                however, will coordinate with the                     or loss resulting from any activity it
                                                    is responsible for preparing the                        private sector source regarding                       carries out in connection with its
                                                    complete nomination package,                            instructions for award of the prize                   participation in this Challenge, or
                                                    including obtaining a copy of the                       purse. SBA reserves the right to modify               claims by the Federal Government for
                                                    relevant Business Plan from the winner                  or cancel this Challenge, in whole or in              damage or loss to Government property
                                                    and ensuring that the full package is                   part, at any time prior to the award of               resulting from such an activity. Contest
                                                    timely submitted to the SBA via the                     prizes.                                               winners should be prepared to
                                                    www.Challenge.gov Web site.                                8. Conflicts of Interest: No individual            demonstrate proof of insurance or
                                                       6. Selection of Winners.                             acting as a judge at any stage of this                financial responsibility in the event
                                                       Semi-Final Round. In the semi-final                  Challenge may have personal or                        SBA deems it necessary.
                                                    round of the Challenge, SBA will review                 financial interests in, or be an employee,               12. Record Retention and Disclosure:
                                                    the semi-finalist nomination packages                   officer, director, or agent of any                    All nomination packages and related
                                                    submitted by the local competition host                 contestant or have a familial or financial            materials provided to SBA in the semi-
                                                    organizations and select up to 10                       relationship with a contestant.                       final and final rounds of the Challenge
                                                    finalists whose products or services, in                   9. Intellectual Property Rights: All               automatically become SBA records and
                                                    SBA’s sole judgment, best satisfy the                   entries submitted in response to this                 cannot be returned. Contestants should
                                                    competition criteria identified in                      Challenge will remain the sole                        identify any confidential commercial
                                                    Paragraph 1 of this Challenge                           intellectual property of the individuals              information contained in their entries at
                                                    announcement and present the greatest                   or organizations that developed them.                 the time of their submission to the local
                                                    potential for success. In addition, in                  By registering and entering a                         Host Organization. SBA will notify
                                                    order to achieve nationwide distribution                submission, each contestant represents                contestants of any Freedom of
                                                    of prizes for the purpose of stimulating                and warrants that it is the sole author               Information Act requests the Agency
                                                    the growth and development of new                       and copyright owner of the submission,                receives related to their submissions in
                                                    products and services across the entire                 and that the submission is an original                accordance with 13 CFR part 102.
                                                    United States and across a diverse range                work of the contestant, or if the                        Award Approving Official: Bruce
                                                    of project types, SBA may take into                     submission is a work based on an                      Purdy, (Acting) Assistant Administrator,
                                                    account nominees’ geographic locations                  existing application, that the contestant             Office of Women’s Business Ownership,
                                                    when selecting winners, including                       has acquired sufficient rights to use and             U.S. Small Business Administration,
                                                    support to geographic regions that                      to authorize others to use the                        409 Third Street SW., Washington, DC
                                                    traditionally have limited access to                    submission, and that the submission                   20416.
                                                    capital, as well as diversity in the types              does not infringe upon any copyright or
                                                    of products and services. Finalists                     upon any other third party rights of                    Authority: America Competes
                                                    selected by SBA will be required to sign                                                                      Reauthorization Act of 2010, 15 U.S.C. 3719.
                                                                                                            which the contestant is aware.
                                                    a form certifying that they meet the                       10. Publicity Rights: By registering                 Dated: December 22, 2016.
                                                    eligibility requirements identified in                  and entering a submission, each                       Bruce Purdy,
                                                    Paragraph 2 above and have complied                     contestant consents to SBA’s and its                  (Acting) Assistant Administrator, Office of
                                                    with these Challenge Rules.                             agents’ use, in perpetuity, of its name,              Women’s Business Ownership.
                                                       Final Round. Each finalist will be                   likeness, photograph, voice, opinions,                [FR Doc. 2016–31470 Filed 12–28–16; 8:45 am]
                                                    offered the opportunity to participate in               and/or hometown and state information                 BILLING CODE 8025–01–P
                                                    the InnovateHER Final Challenge to be                   for promotional or informational
                                                    held on July 27, 2017 where they will                   purposes through any form of media,
                                                    make a live marketing pitch to a panel                  worldwide, without further payment or                 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
                                                    of expert judges drawn from the private                 consideration. In addition, SBA may
                                                    sector. The panel of judges will select                 share the contact information of a                    [License No. 03/03–0264]
                                                    the three finalists whose pitches, in                   contestant with its offices and agents in             Boathouse Capital II, L.P.; Notice
                                                    their sole judgment, best satisfy the                   cases where it believes a contestant may              Seeking Exemption Under Section 312
                                                    competition criteria and present the                    benefit from, or be positioned to assist              of the Small Business Investment Act,
                                                    greatest potential for success and rank                 with, an activity or program sponsored                Conflicts of Interest
                                                    them in descending order. Finalists will                or co-sponsored by SBA.
                                                    be responsible for covering their own                      11. Liability and Insurance                          Notice is hereby given that Boathouse
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                                                    travel costs for the national competition.              Requirements: By registering and                      Capital II, L.P., 200 West Lancaster
                                                       7. Applicable Law: This Challenge is                 entering a submission, each contestant                Avenue, Suite 206, Wayne, PA 19087,
                                                    being conducted by SBA pursuant to the                  agrees to assume any and all risks and                Federal Licensees under the Small
                                                    America Competes Act (15 U.S.C. 3719)                   waive claims against the Federal                      Business Investment Act of 1958, as
                                                    and is subject to all applicable federal                Government and its related entities,                  amended (‘‘the Act’’), in connection
                                                    laws and regulations. By participating in               except in the case of willful misconduct,             with the financing of a small concern,
                                                    this Challenge, each contestant gives its               for any injury, death, damage, or loss of             has sought an exemption under Section
                                                    full and unconditional agreement to the                 property, revenue, or profits, whether                312 of the Act and Section 107.730,


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                                                    Financings which Constitute Conflicts                   Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport                  (SSA) Social Security Administration,
                                                    of Interest of the Small Business                       Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155.                             OLCA, Attn: Reports Clearance
                                                    Administration (‘‘SBA’’) Rules and                      FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A.                     Director, 3100 West High Rise, 6401
                                                    Regulations (13 CFR 107.730).                           Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance,                 Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21235,
                                                    Boathouse Capital II, L.P. provided                     U.S. Small Business Administration,                     Fax: 410–966–2830, Email address:
                                                    financing to Out of Home Holdings,                      409 3rd Street SW., Suite 6050,                         OR.Reports.Clearance@ssa.gov.
                                                    LLC, 330 Roberts Street, Suite 301, East                Washington, DC 20416.                                    Or you may submit your comments
                                                    Hartford, CT 06108. The financing was                   SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice                 online through www.regulations.gov,
                                                    contemplated for the acquisition of                     of the President’s major disaster                     referencing Docket ID Number [SSA–
                                                    Grand Design Media, Inc. and working                    declaration for Private Non-Profit                    2016–0065].
                                                    capital purposes.                                       organizations in the Commonwealth of
                                                       The financing is brought within the                                                                           I. The information collections below
                                                                                                            Virginia, dated 11/15/2016, is hereby                 are pending at SSA. SSA will submit
                                                    purview of § 107.730(a)(1) of the                       amended to include the following areas
                                                    Regulations because Boathouse Capital,                                                                        them to OMB within 60 days from the
                                                                                                            as adversely affected by the disaster.
                                                    L.P., an Associate of Boathouse Capital                                                                       date of this notice. To be sure we
                                                                                                            Primary Counties: Hampton City.                       consider your comments, we must
                                                    II, L.P., has an equity ownership greater                 All other information in the original
                                                    than ten percent of Out of Home                                                                               receive them no later than February 27,
                                                                                                            declaration remains unchanged.                        2017. Individuals can obtain copies of
                                                    Holdings, LLC. Therefore, this
                                                    transaction is considered financing of an               (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance               the collection instruments by writing to
                                                                                                            Number 59008)                                         the above email address.
                                                    Associate requiring an exemption.
                                                       Notice is hereby given that any                      James E. Rivera,                                         1. Questionnaire About Employment
                                                    interested person may submit written                    Associate Administrator for Disaster                  or Self-Employment Outside the United
                                                    comments on the transaction within                      Assistance.                                           States—20 CFR 404.401(b)(1), 404.415 &
                                                    fifteen days of the date of this                        [FR Doc. 2016–31454 Filed 12–28–16; 8:45 am]          404.417—0960–0050. When a Social
                                                    publication to the Acting Associate                     BILLING CODE 8025–01–P
                                                                                                                                                                  Security beneficiary or claimant reports
                                                    Administrator for Investment, U.S.                                                                            work outside the United States (U.S.),
                                                    Small Business Administration, 409                                                                            SSA uses Form SSA–7163 to determine
                                                    Third Street SW., Washington, DC                        SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION                        if foreign work deductions are
                                                    20416.                                                                                                        applicable. Specifically, SSA uses Form
                                                                                                            [Docket No: SSA–2016–0065]                            SSA–7163 to determine: (1) Whether
                                                    Mark L. Walsh,                                                                                                work performed by beneficiaries outside
                                                    Associate Administrator, Office of Investment           Agency Information Collection                         the U.S. is cause for deductions from
                                                    & Innovation.                                           Activities: Proposed Request and                      their monthly benefits; (2) which of two
                                                    [FR Doc. 2016–31510 Filed 12–28–16; 8:45 am]            Comment Request                                       work tests (foreign or regular test) is
                                                    BILLING CODE P                                             The Social Security Administration                 applicable; and (3) the number of
                                                                                                            (SSA) publishes a list of information                 months, if any, for SSA-imposed
                                                                                                            collection packages requiring clearance               deductions. SSA determines whether
                                                    SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION                           by the Office of Management and                       the annual earnings test applies to all
                                                                                                            Budget (OMB) in compliance with                       earnings from work covered by the
                                                    [Disaster Declaration #14981 and #14982]
                                                                                                            Public Law 104–13, the Paperwork                      Social Security Act (Act), including
                                                    Virginia Disaster Number VA–00066                       Reduction Act of 1995, effective October              earnings from covered work performed
                                                                                                            1, 1995. This notice includes revisions               outside the U.S. However, because of
                                                    AGENCY: U.S. Small Business                             of OMB-approved information                           the differences in foreign currency
                                                    Administration.                                         collections.                                          values, it is administratively impractical
                                                    ACTION: Amendment 1.                                       SSA is soliciting comments on the                  to apply this test to earnings from non-
                                                                                                            accuracy of the agency’s burden                       covered work performed outside the
                                                    SUMMARY:   This is an amendment of the                  estimate; the need for the information;               U.S. and base it on U.S. dollars.
                                                    Presidential declaration of a major                     its practical utility; ways to enhance its            Accordingly, the 45-hour work test
                                                    disaster for Public Assistance Only for                 quality, utility, and clarity; and ways to            provides for deductions from the
                                                    the Commonwealth of Virginia (FEMA–                     minimize burden on respondents,                       benefits of employees under full
                                                    4291–DR), dated 11/15/2016.                             including the use of automated                        retirement age who engage in non-
                                                      Incident: Hurricane Matthew.                          collection techniques or other forms of               covered remunerative activity for more
                                                      Incident Period: 10/07/2016 through                   information technology. Mail, email, or               than 45 hours in a calendar month. SSA
                                                    10/15/2016.                                             fax your comments and                                 asks beneficiaries working outside the
                                                    EFFECTIVE DATE: 12/19/2016.                             recommendations on the information                    U.S. to complete this form annually or
                                                      Physical Loan Application Deadline                    collection(s) to the OMB Desk Officer                 every other year (depending on the
                                                    Date: 01/17/2017.                                       and SSA Reports Clearance Officer at                  country of residence). Respondents are
                                                      Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan                           the following addresses or fax numbers.               beneficiaries or claimants for Social
                                                    Application Deadline Date: 08/15/2017.                  (OMB) Office of Management and                        Security benefits living and working
                                                    ADDRESSES: Submit completed loan                           Budget, Attn: Desk Officer for SSA,                outside the U.S.
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                                                    applications to: U.S. Small Business                       Fax: 202–395–6974, Email address:                     Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-
                                                    Administration, Processing and                             OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov.                       approved information collection.




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FR Citation81 FR 96159 

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