82 FR 24200 - Meeting of the Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business Development

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 100 (May 25, 2017)

Page Range		24200-24200
FR Document		2017-10730

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is issuing this notice to announce the location, date, time and agenda for the next meeting of the Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business Development. The meeting is open to the public.

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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.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is issuing this 
notice to announce the location, date, time and agenda for the next 
meeting of the Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business 
Development. The meeting is open to the public.

DATES AND TIMES: Wednesday, June 7, 2017, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: U.S. Small Business Administration, 409 3rd Street SW., 
Washington, DC 20416.
    Where:
    Eisenhower Conference Room B, located on the Concourse level.
    Teleconference Call In Number:
    888-858-2144 Passcode: 4881729.

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 (Task Force). The Task Force is established pursuant to 
Executive Order 1354 to coordinate 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 and service-disabled veterans.
    Moreover, the Task Force shall coordinate administrative and 
regulatory activities and develop proposals relating to ``six focus 
areas'': (1) Improving capital access and capacity of small business 
concerns owned and controlled by veterans and service-disabled veterans 
through loans, surety bonding, and franchising; (2) ensuring 
achievement of the pre-established Federal contracting goals for small 
business concerns owned and controlled by veterans and service disabled 
veterans through expanded mentor-prot[eacute]g[eacute] assistance and 
matching such small business concerns with contracting opportunities; 
(3) increasing the integrity of certifications of status as a small 
business concern owned and controlled by a veteran or service-disabled 
veteran; (4) reducing paperwork and administrative burdens on veterans 
in accessing business development and entrepreneurship opportunities; 
(5) increasing and improving training and counseling services provided 
to small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans; and (6) 
making other improvements relating to the support for veterans 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 SBA's Office of Veterans 
Business Development no later than June 2, 2017 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 accommodate as many 
participants as possible. Written comments should also be sent to the 
above email no later than June 2, 2017. Special accommodations requests 
should also be directed to SBA's Office of Veterans Business 
Development at (202) 205-6773 or to [email protected].
    For more information on veteran owned small business programs, 
please visit www.sba.gov/veterans.

    Dated: May 16, 2017.
Richard W. Kingan,
SBA Committee Management Officer.
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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance such small business concerns with facilities (‘‘Express Pipeline’’)
Number 59008) contracting opportunities; (3) increasing authorized under a Presidential permit
Rafaela Monchek, the integrity of certifications of status as issued to Express US on July 9, 2015.
Acting Associate Administrator for Disaster
a small business concern owned and Express US will continue to own,
Assistance. controlled by a veteran or service- operate, and maintain the Express
[FR Doc. 2017–10699 Filed 5–24–17; 8:45 am]
disabled veteran; (4) reducing Pipeline as well as hold the Presidential
paperwork and administrative burdens permit.
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on veterans in accessing business Interested parties are invited to
development and entrepreneurship submit comments within 30 days of the
opportunities; (5) increasing and publication date of this notice on http://
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
improving training and counseling www.regulations.gov with regard to
Meeting of the Interagency Task Force services provided to small business whether maintaining a Presidential
on Veterans Small Business concerns owned and controlled by permit for the Express Pipeline would
Development veterans; and (6) making other be in the national interest in light of the
improvements relating to the support for change in control of the existing border
AGENCY: U.S. Small Business veterans business development by the facility.
Administration Federal Government. DATES: The Department will accept
ACTION: Notice of open Federal Additional Information: This meeting comments until June 26, 2017.
Interagency Task Force meeting. is open to the public. Advance notice of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
attendance is requested. Anyone Presidential Permit Coordinator, Energy
SUMMARY: The U.S. Small Business
wishing to attend and/or make Resources Bureau, Office of Policy
Administration (SBA) is issuing this
comments to the Task Force must Analysis and Public Diplomacy, United
notice to announce the location, date,
contact SBA’s Office of Veterans States Department of State, 2201 C St.
time and agenda for the next meeting of
Business Development no later than NW., Suite 4422, Washington, DC
the Interagency Task Force on Veterans
June 2, 2017 at veteransbusiness@ 20520.
Small Business Development. The
sba.gov. Comments for the record SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Enbridge’s
meeting is open to the public.
should be applicable to the ‘‘six focus notification is available at https://
DATES AND TIMES: Wednesday, June 7, areas’’ of the Task Force and will be
2017, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. www.state.gov/e/enr/applicant/
limited to five minutes in the interest of applicants/expresspipeline/index.htm.
ADDRESSES: U.S. Small Business time and to accommodate as many Express US is a corporation duly
Administration, 409 3rd Street SW., participants as possible. Written organized under the laws of Delaware.
Washington, DC 20416. comments should also be sent to the The ultimate parent company of Express
Where: above email no later than June 2, 2017. is now Enbridge, a publicly traded
Eisenhower Conference Room B, Special accommodations requests corporation based in Calgary, Canada
located on the Concourse level. should also be directed to SBA’s Office with approximately 15,811 miles
Teleconference Call In Number: of Veterans Business Development at (25,446 kilometers) of active crude
888–858–2144 Passcode: 4881729. (202) 205–6773 or to veteransbusiness@ pipeline across North America.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant sba.gov. The Express Pipeline is a 786-mile,
to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal For more information on veteran 24-inch crude oil pipeline crossing the
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C., owned small business programs, please U.S.-Canada border near Wild Horse,
Appendix 2), SBA announces the visit www.sba.gov/veterans. Montana, and terminating near Casper,
meeting of the Interagency Task Force Dated: May 16, 2017. Wyoming. The Express Pipeline has
on Veterans Small Business Richard W. Kingan, been in operation since 1997 and
Development (Task Force). The Task SBA Committee Management Officer. primarily transports crude oil from
Force is established pursuant to [FR Doc. 2017–10730 Filed 5–24–17; 8:45 am] Hardisty, Alberta, Canada.
Executive Order 1354 to coordinate the BILLING CODE P
Under Executive Order 13337 the
efforts of Federal agencies to improve Secretary of State is designated and
capital, business development empowered to receive all applications
opportunities, and pre-established for Presidential permits for the
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
federal contracting goals for small construction, connection, operation, or
business concerns owned and [Public Notice: 10001] maintenance at the borders of the
controlled by veterans and service- United States, of facilities for the
disabled veterans. Notice of Receipt of Express Pipeline exportation or importation of liquid
Moreover, the Task Force shall LLC (Express US) Notification for petroleum, petroleum products, or other
coordinate administrative and Maintaining a Presidential Permit to non-gaseous fuels to or from a foreign
regulatory activities and develop Operate and Maintain Pipeline country. The Department has the
proposals relating to ‘‘six focus areas’’: Facilities on the Border of the United responsibility to determine whether
(1) Improving capital access and States and Canada issuance of a new Presidential permit
capacity of small business concerns AGENCY: Department of State. reflecting the change in control of the
owned and controlled by veterans and ACTION: Notice. Express Pipeline would be in the U.S.
service-disabled veterans through loans, national interest.
surety bonding, and franchising; (2) SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that Consistent with Public Notice 5092,
ensuring achievement of the pre- the Department of State (‘‘Department’’) (Procedures for Issuance of a
established Federal contracting goals for has received from Enbridge Inc. Presidential Permit Where There Has
small business concerns owned and (‘‘Enbridge’’) notice that Enbridge has Been a Transfer of the Underlying
controlled by veterans and service acquired the entities that own Express Facility, Bridge or Border Crossing for
disabled veterans through expanded Pipeline LLC (‘‘Express US’’), which Land Transportation, 70 FR 30990,
mentor-protégé assistance and matching owns, operates and maintains pipeline issued on May 31, 2005), the

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of open Federal Interagency Task Force meeting.
FR Citation		82 FR 24200