82_FR_39139 82 FR 38982 - Meeting of the Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business Development

82 FR 38982 - Meeting of the Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business Development

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 157 (August 16, 2017)

Page Range38982-38982
FR Document2017-17298

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.

DATE AND TIME: Wednesday, September 6, 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.

CONTACT INFO: (Teleconference Dial-In) 1-888-858-2144, Access Code: 
7805798 (Webinar) https://connect16.uc.att.com/sba/meet/?ExEventID=87805798&CT=M, Access Code: 7805798.
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 13540 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 should 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: August 4, 2017.
Richard W. Kingan,
SBA Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-17298 Filed 8-15-17; 8:45 am]
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                                                    SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION                           opportunities; (5) increasing and                     SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:     Pursuant
                                                                                                            improving training and counseling                     to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal
                                                    Meeting of the Interagency Task Force                   services provided to small business                   Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.,
                                                    on Veterans Small Business                              concerns owned and controlled by                      Appendix 2), SBA announces the
                                                    Development                                             veterans; and 6) making other                         meeting of the Advisory Committee on
                                                    AGENCY:  U.S. Small Business                            improvements relating to the support for              Veterans Business Affairs (ACVBA). The
                                                    Administration.                                         veterans business development by the                  ACVBA is established pursuant to 15
                                                                                                            Federal Government.                                   U.S.C. 657(b) note, and serves as an
                                                    ACTION: Notice of open Federal
                                                                                                            ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: This meeting is               independent source of advice and
                                                    Interagency Task Force Meeting.
                                                                                                            open to the public. Advance notice of                 policy. The purpose of this meeting is
                                                    SUMMARY:    The U.S. Small Business                     attendance is requested. Anyone                       to discuss veteran and service-disabled
                                                    Administration (SBA) is issuing this                    wishing to attend and/or make                         veteran entrepreneurship. The agenda
                                                    notice to announce the location, date,                  comments to the Task Force should                     includes reports from the SBA Offices of
                                                    time and agenda for the next meeting of                 contact SBA’s Office of Veterans                      Veterans Business Development,
                                                    the Interagency Task Force on Veterans                  Business Development no later than                    Government Contracting and Business
                                                    Small Business Development. The                         June 2, 2017 at veteransbusiness@                     Development, Capital Access and
                                                    meeting is open to the public.                          sba.gov. Comments for the record                      Advocacy.
                                                    DATE AND TIME: Wednesday, September                     should be applicable to the ‘‘six focus                  Additional Information: This meeting
                                                    6, 2017, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.                    areas’’ of the Task Force and will be                 is open to the public. Advance notice of
                                                    ADDRESSES: U.S. Small Business                          limited to five minutes in the interest of            attendance is requested. Anyone
                                                    Administration, 409 3rd Street, SW.,                    time and to accommodate as many                       wishing to attend and/or make
                                                    Washington, DC 20416.                                   participants as possible. Written                     comments to the ACVBA should contact
                                                       Where: Eisenhower Conference Room                    comments should also be sent to the                   SBA’s Office of Veterans Business
                                                    B, located on the Concourse level.                      above email no later than June 2, 2017.               Development no later than September 1,
                                                    CONTACT INFO: (Teleconference Dial-In)                  Special accommodations requests                       2017 at veteransbusiness@sba.gov.
                                                    1–888–858–2144, Access Code: 7805798                    should also be directed to SBA’s Office               Comments for the record will be limited
                                                    (Webinar) https://connect16.uc.att.com/                 of Veterans Business Development at                   to five minutes to accommodate as
                                                    sba/meet/?ExEventID=87805798&CT=                        (202) 205–6773 or to veteransbusiness@                many participants as possible. Written
                                                    M, Access Code: 7805798.                                sba.gov.                                              comments should be sent to the above
                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant                        For more information on veteran                    by September 1, 2017. Special
                                                    to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal                      owned small business programs, please                 accommodation requests should also be
                                                    Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.,                       visit www.sba.gov/veterans.                           directed to SBA’s Office of Veterans
                                                    Appendix 2), SBA announces the                            Dated: August 4, 2017.                              Business Development at (202) 205–
                                                    meeting of the Interagency Task Force                                                                         6773 or veteransbusiness@sba.gov. For
                                                                                                            Richard W. Kingan,
                                                    on Veterans Small Business                                                                                    more information on veteran owned
                                                                                                            SBA Committee Management Officer.
                                                    Development (Task Force). The Task                                                                            small business programs, please visit
                                                                                                            [FR Doc. 2017–17298 Filed 8–15–17; 8:45 am]           www.sba.gov/veterans.
                                                    Force is established pursuant to
                                                                                                            BILLING CODE 8025–01–P
                                                    Executive Order 13540 to coordinate the                                                                         Dated: August 4, 2017.
                                                    efforts of Federal agencies to improve                                                                        Richard W. Kingan,
                                                    capital, business development                           SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION                         SBA Committee Management Officer.
                                                    opportunities, and pre-established                                                                            [FR Doc. 2017–17297 Filed 8–15–17; 8:45 am]
                                                    federal contracting goals for small                     Meeting of the Advisory Committee on                  BILLING CODE 8025–01–P
                                                    business concerns owned and                             Veterans Business Affairs
                                                    controlled by veterans and service-
                                                    disabled veterans. Moreover, the Task                   AGENCY: U.S. Small Business
                                                    Force shall coordinate administrative                   Administration.
                                                                                                                                                                  SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
                                                    and regulatory activities and develop                   ACTION: Notice of open Federal Advisory
                                                    proposals relating to ‘‘six focus areas’’:              Committee meeting.
                                                    (1) Improving capital access and                                                                              [Docket No: SSA–2017–0041]
                                                    capacity of small business concerns                     SUMMARY:   The U.S. Small Business
                                                                                                            Administration (SBA) is issuing this                  Agency Information Collection
                                                    owned and controlled by veterans and                                                                          Activities: Proposed Request and
                                                    service-disabled veterans through loans,                notice to announce the location, date,
                                                                                                            time, and agenda for the next meeting of              Comment Request
                                                    surety bonding, and franchising; (2)
                                                    ensuring achievement of the pre-                        the Advisory Committee on Veterans                       The Social Security Administration
                                                    established Federal contracting goals for               Business Affairs. The meeting is open to              (SSA) publishes a list of information
                                                    small business concerns owned and                       the public.                                           collection packages requiring clearance
                                                    controlled by veterans and service                      DATES: Thursday, September 7, 2017,                   by the Office of Management and
                                                    disabled veterans through expanded                      from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.                           Budget (OMB) in compliance with
                                                    mentor-protégé assistance and matching                ADDRESSES: U.S. Small Business                        Public Law 104–13, the Paperwork
                                                                                                            Administration, 409 3rd Street SW.,
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                                                    such small business concerns with                                                                             Reduction Act of 1995, effective October
                                                    contracting opportunities; (3) increasing               Washington, DC 20416. Where:                          1, 1995. This notice includes revisions
                                                    the integrity of certifications of status as            Eisenhower Conference Room B, located                 of OMB-approved information
                                                    a small business concern owned and                      on the concourse level.                               collections.
                                                    controlled by a veteran or service-                     CONTACT INFO: (Teleconference Dial-in)                   SSA is soliciting comments on the
                                                    disabled veteran; (4) reducing                          1–888–858–2144, Access Code: 7805798                  accuracy of the agency’s burden
                                                    paperwork and administrative burdens                    (Webinar) https://connect16.uc.att.com/               estimate; the need for the information;
                                                    on veterans in accessing business                       sba/meet/?ExEventID=87805798&CT=                      its practical utility; ways to enhance its
                                                    development and entrepreneurship                        W, Access Code: 7805798.                              quality, utility, and clarity; and ways to


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of open Federal Interagency Task Force Meeting.
FR Citation82 FR 38982 

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