82 FR 57641 - Meeting of the Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business Development
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 233 (December 6, 2017)
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 233 (December 6, 2017)
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 233 (Wednesday, December 6, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 57641-57642] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-26211] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Meeting of the Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business Development AGENCY: U.S. Small Business Administration. ACTION: Notice of open Federal Interagency Task Force Meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The 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: Wednesday, December 13, 2017, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ADDRESSES: U.S. Small Business Administration, 409 3rd Street SW., Washington, DC 20416. Due to limited seating, the general public is requested to attend the meeting via teleconference or webinar. Contact Info: (Teleconference Dial-In) 1-888-858-2144, Access Code: 7805798, (Webinar) https://connect16.uc.att.com/sba/meet/?ExEventID=87805798; 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- [[Page 57642]] 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 December 8, 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 December 8, 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: November 21, 2017. Richard W. Kingan, SBA Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 2017-26211 Filed 12-5-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P
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acts and practices, to promote just and arguments concerning the foregoing, SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
equitable principles of trade, and, in including whether the proposed rule
general, to protect investors and the change is consistent with the Act. Meeting of the Interagency Task Force
public interest. FINRA believes that the Comments may be submitted by any of on Veterans Small Business
proposed rule change will enhance the the following methods: Development
information available to members and
Electronic Comments AGENCY: U.S. Small Business
the public regarding FINRA’s TRF LLC
• Use the Commission’s Internet Administration.
Agreements in that the current
agreements will be reflected in the comment form (http://www.sec.gov/ ACTION: Notice of open Federal
FINRA manual and updated Schedules rules/sro.shtml); or Interagency Task Force Meeting.
D and E will be readily available on • Send an email to rule-comments@
sec.gov. Please include File Number SR– SUMMARY: The U.S. Small Business
FINRA’s public Web site. Thus, the Administration (SBA) is issuing this
proposed rule change will ensure that FINRA–2017–034 on the subject line.
notice to announce the location, date,
the most current information regarding Paper Comments time and agenda for the next meeting of
the TRF LLC Agreements will be readily
• Send paper comments in triplicate the Interagency Task Force on Veterans
available to members and the public. Small Business Development. The
to Secretary, Securities and Exchange
B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s Commission, 100 F Street NE., meeting is open to the public.
Statement on Burden on Competition Washington, DC 20549–1090. DATES: Wednesday, December 13, 2017,
FINRA does not believe that the All submissions should refer to File from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
proposed rule change will result in any Number SR–FINRA–2017–034. This file ADDRESSES: U.S. Small Business
burden on competition that is not number should be included on the Administration, 409 3rd Street SW.,
necessary or appropriate in furtherance subject line if email is used. To help the Washington, DC 20416. Due to limited
of the purposes of the Act. The Commission process and review your seating, the general public is requested
proposed rule change makes technical comments more efficiently, please use to attend the meeting via teleconference
changes to the TRF LLC Agreements, as only one method. The Commission will or webinar.
they appear in the FINRA Manual, to post all comments on the Commission’s Contact Info: (Teleconference Dial-In)
reflect the second amended and restated Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/ 1–888–858–2144, Access Code:
agreements executed by the parties. The rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the 7805798, (Webinar) https://
terms and conditions of the TRF LLC submission, all subsequent connect16.uc.att.com/sba/meet/
Agreements have not changed. amendments, all written statements ?ExEventID=87805798; Access Code:
Accordingly, FINRA does not believe with respect to the proposed rule 7805798.
that there are any material economic change that are filed with the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
impacts associated with the proposed Commission, and all written to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal
rule change. communications relating to the Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C.,
proposed rule change between the Appendix 2), SBA announces the
C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Commission and any person, other than meeting of the Interagency Task Force
Statement on Comments on the
those that may be withheld from the on Veterans Small Business
Proposed Rule Change Received From
public in accordance with the Development (Task Force). The Task
Members, Participants, or Others
provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be Force is established pursuant to
Written comments were neither available for Web site viewing and Executive Order 13540 to coordinate the
solicited nor received. printing in the Commission’s Public efforts of Federal agencies to improve
III. Date of Effectiveness of the Reference Room, 100 F Street NE., capital, business development
Proposed Rule Change and Timing for Washington, DC 20549 on official opportunities, and pre-established
Commission Action business days between the hours of federal contracting goals for small
10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the business concerns owned and
The foregoing rule change has become filing also will be available for
effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) controlled by veterans and service-
inspection and copying at the principal disabled veterans.
of the Act 11 and paragraph (f)(3) of Rule office of FINRA. All comments received
19b–4 thereunder.12 At any time within Moreover, the Task Force shall
will be posted without change. Persons coordinate administrative and
60 days of the filing of the proposed rule submitting comments are cautioned that
change, the Commission summarily may regulatory activities and develop
we do not redact or edit personal proposals relating to ‘‘six focus areas’’:
temporarily suspend such rule change if identifying information from comment
it appears to the Commission that such (1) Improving capital access and
submissions. You should submit only capacity of small business concerns
action is necessary or appropriate in the information that you wish to make
public interest, for the protection of owned and controlled by veterans and
available publicly. All submissions service-disabled veterans through loans,
investors, or otherwise in furtherance of should refer to File Number SR–FINRA–
the purposes of the Act. If the surety bonding, and franchising; (2)
2017–034, and should be submitted on ensuring achievement of the pre-
Commission takes such action, the or before December 27, 2017.
Commission shall institute proceedings established Federal contracting goals for
to determine whether the proposed rule For the Commission, by the Division of small business concerns owned and
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated controlled by veterans and service
should be approved or disapproved.
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authority.13 disabled veterans through expanded
IV. Solicitation of Comments Eduardo A. Aleman, mentor-protégé assistance and matching
Interested persons are invited to Assistant Secretary. such small business concerns with
submit written data, views, and [FR Doc. 2017–26222 Filed 12–5–17; 8:45 am] contracting opportunities; (3) increasing
BILLING CODE 8011–01–P the integrity of certifications of status as
11 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A). a small business concern owned and
12 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(3). 13 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). controlled by a veteran or service-
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disabled veteran; (4) reducing ADDRESSES: Submit completed loan agreement with the foreign owner or
paperwork and administrative burdens applications to: U.S. Small Business custodian. I also determine that the
on veterans in accessing business Administration, Processing and exhibition or display of the exhibit
development and entrepreneurship Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport objects at the Frist Center for the Visual
opportunities; (5) increasing and Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155. Arts, Nashville, Tennessee, from on or
improving training and counseling FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A. about February 23, 2018, until on or
services provided to small business Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance, about May 28, 2018, and at possible
concerns owned and controlled by U.S. Small Business Administration, additional exhibitions or venues yet to
veterans; and (6) making other 409 3rd Street SW., Suite 6050, be determined, is in the national
improvements relating to the support for Washington, DC 20416, (202) 205–6734. interest.
veterans business development by the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Federal Government. hereby given that as a result of the Elliot Chiu in the Office of the Legal
Additional Information: This meeting President’s major disaster declaration on Adviser, U.S. Department of State
is open to the public. Advance notice of 11/28/2017, Private Non-Profit (telephone: 202–632–6471; email:
attendance is requested. Anyone organizations that provide essential section2459@state.gov). The mailing
wishing to attend and/or make services of a governmental nature may address is U.S. Department of State,
comments to the Task Force must file disaster loan applications at the L/PD, SA–5, Suite 5H03, Washington,
contact SBA’s Office of Veterans address listed above or other locally DC 20522–0505.
Business Development no later than announced locations. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
December 8, 2017 at veteransbusiness@ The following areas have been foregoing determinations were made
sba.gov. Comments for the record determined to be adversely affected by pursuant to the authority vested in me
should be applicable to the ‘‘six focus the disaster: by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat.
areas’’ of the Task Force and will be Primary Counties: Butte, Lake, 985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), E.O. 12047 of
limited to five minutes in the interest of Mendocino, Napa, Orange, Sonoma, March 27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs
time and to accommodate as many Yuba. Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998
participants as possible. Written The Interest Rates are: (112 Stat. 2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501
comments should also be sent to the note, et seq.), Delegation of Authority
above email no later than December 8, Percent No. 234 of October 1, 1999, Delegation
2017. Special accommodations requests of Authority No. 236–3 of August 28,
should also be directed to SBA’s Office For Physical Damage:
Non-Profit Organizations 2000 (and, as appropriate, Delegation of
of Veterans Business Development at with Credit Available Authority No. 257–1 of December 11,
(202) 205–6773 or to veteransbusiness@ Elsewhere ...................... 2.500 2015). I have ordered that Public Notice
sba.gov. Non-Profit Organizations of these determinations be published in
For more information on veteran without Credit Available the Federal Register.
owned small business programs, please Elsewhere ...................... 2.500
visit www.sba.gov/veterans. For Economic Injury: Alyson Grunder,
Non-Profit Organizations Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Bureau
Dated: November 21, 2017. of Educational and Cultural Affairs,
without Credit Available
Richard W. Kingan, Elsewhere ...................... 2.500 Department of State.
SBA Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 2017–26231 Filed 12–5–17; 8:45 am]
[FR Doc. 2017–26211 Filed 12–5–17; 8:45 am] The number assigned to this disaster BILLING CODE 4710–05–P
BILLING CODE P for physical damage is 154025 and for
economic injury is 154030.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance DEPARTMENT OF STATE
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Number 59008) [Public Notice: 10227]
[Disaster Declaration # 15402 and # 15403; James E. Rivera,
CALIFORNIA Disaster Number CA–00281] Notice of Determinations; Culturally
Associate Administrator for Disaster
Assistance.
Significant Objects Imported for
Presidential Declaration of a Major Exhibition Determinations: ‘‘Plato’’
[FR Doc. 2017–26214 Filed 12–5–17; 8:45 am]
Disaster for Public Assistance Only for Exhibition
BILLING CODE 8025–01–P
the State of CALIFORNIA
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the
AGENCY: U.S. Small Business following determinations: I hereby
Administration. DEPARTMENT OF STATE determine that two objects to be
ACTION: Notice. included in the exhibition ‘‘Plato,’’
[Public Notice: 10218] imported from abroad for temporary
SUMMARY: This is a Notice of the exhibition within the United States, are
Notice of Determinations; Culturally
Presidential declaration of a major of cultural significance. The objects are
Significant Objects Imported for
disaster for Public Assistance Only for imported pursuant to loan agreements
Exhibition Determinations: ‘‘Rome:
the State of CALIFORNIA (FEMA–4344– with the foreign owners or custodians.
City and Empire’’ Exhibition
DR), dated 11/28/2017. I also determine that the exhibition or
Incident: Wildfires. SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the display of the exhibit objects at The J.
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES
Incident Period: 10/08/2017 through following determinations: I hereby Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa,
10/31/2017. determine that certain objects to be Malibu, California, from on or about
DATES: Issued on 11/28/2017. included in the exhibition ‘‘Rome: City April 18, 2018, until on or about
Physical Loan Application Deadline and Empire,’’ imported from abroad for September 3, 2018, and at possible
Date: 01/29/2018. temporary exhibition within the United additional exhibitions or venues yet to
Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan States, are of cultural significance. The be determined, is in the national
Application Deadline Date: 08/28/2018. objects are imported pursuant to a loan interest.
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