83 FR 8562 - Federal Register Meeting Notice; Meeting of the Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business Development

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 39 (February 27, 2018)

Page Range		8562-8562
FR Document		2018-03935

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.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 39 (Tuesday, February 27, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 39 (Tuesday, February 27, 2018)]
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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Federal Register Meeting Notice; 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, March 7, 2018, 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; 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 must contact SBA's Office of Veterans
Business Development no later than March 2, 2018 at
veteransbusiness@sba.gov. 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 March 2, 2018. Special accommodations
requests should also be directed to SBA's Office of Veterans Business
Development at (202) 205-6773 or to veteransbusiness@sba.gov. For more
information on veteran owned small business programs, please visit
www.sba.gov/veterans.

Dated: February 20, 2018.
Richard W. Kingan,
SBA Committee Management Officer.
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Institution and settlement of Comments for the record will be limited regulatory activities and develop
administrative proceedings; and to five minutes to accommodate as proposals relating to ‘‘six focus areas’’:
Other matters relating to enforcement many participants as possible. Written (1) Improving capital access and
proceedings. comments should be sent to the above capacity of small business concerns
At times, changes in Commission by March 2, 2018. Special owned and controlled by veterans and
priorities require alterations in the accommodation requests should also be service-disabled veterans through loans,
scheduling of meeting items. directed to SBA’s Office of Veterans surety bonding, and franchising; (2)
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Business Development at (202) 205– ensuring achievement of the pre-
For further information and to ascertain 6773 or veteransbusiness@sba.gov. established Federal contracting goals for
what, if any, matters have been added, For more information on veteran small business concerns owned and
deleted or postponed, please contact owned small business programs, please controlled by veterans and service
Brent J. Fields from the Office of the visit www.sba.gov/veterans.
disabled veterans through expanded
Secretary at (202) 551–5400. Dated: February 20, 2018. mentor-protégé assistance and matching
Dated: February 22, 2018. Richard W. Kingan, such small business concerns with
Brent J. Fields, SBA Committee Management Officer. contracting opportunities; (3) increasing
Secretary. [FR Doc. 2018–03933 Filed 2–26–18; 8:45 am] the integrity of certifications of status as
[FR Doc. 2018–04032 Filed 2–23–18; 11:15 am] BILLING CODE P a small business concern owned and
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disabled veteran; (4) reducing
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AGENCY: U.S. Small Business services provided to small business
Administration. AGENCY: U.S. Small Business concerns owned and controlled by
ACTION: Notice of open Federal Advisory Administration. veterans; and (6) making other
Committee meeting. ACTION: Notice of open Federal improvements relating to the support for
Interagency Task Force meeting. veterans business development by the
SUMMARY: The U.S. Small Business Federal Government.
Administration (SBA) is issuing this SUMMARY: The U.S. Small Business
notice to announce the location, date, Administration (SBA) is issuing this Additional Information: This meeting
time, and agenda for the next meeting of notice to announce the location, date, is open to the public. Advance notice of
the Advisory Committee on Veterans time and agenda for the next meeting of attendance is requested. Anyone
Business Affairs. The meeting is open to the Interagency Task Force on Veterans wishing to attend and/or make
the public. Small Business Development. The comments to the Task Force must
DATES: Thursday, March 8, 2018, from meeting is open to the public. contact SBA’s Office of Veterans
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. DATE AND TIME: Wednesday, March 7, Business Development no later than
Where: Eisenhower Conference Room 2018, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. March 2, 2018 at veteransbusiness@
B, located on the concourse level. ADDRESSES: U.S. Small Business sba.gov. Comments for the record
Contact Info: (Teleconference Dial-in) Administration, 409 3rd Street SW, should be applicable to the ‘‘six focus
1–888–858–2144, Access Code: Washington, DC 20416. areas’’ of the Task Force and will be
7805798; (webinar) https:// Where: Eisenhower Conference Room limited to five minutes in the interest of
connect16.uc.att.com/sba/meet/ B, located on the concourse level. time and to accommodate as many
?ExEventID=87805798; Access Code: Contact Info: (Teleconference Dial-In) participants as possible. Written
7805798. 1–888–858–2144, Access Code: 7805798 comments should also be sent to the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant (webinar) https://connect16.uc.att.com/ above email no later than March 2,
to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal sba/meet/?ExEventID=87805798; Access 2018. Special accommodations requests
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C., Code: 7805798. should also be directed to SBA’s Office
Appendix 2), SBA announces the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant of Veterans Business Development at
meeting of the Advisory Committee on to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal (202) 205–6773 or to veteransbusiness@
Veterans Business Affairs (ACVBA). The Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C., sba.gov. For more information on
ACVBA is established pursuant to 15 Appendix 2), SBA announces the veteran owned small business programs,
U.S.C. 657(b) note, and serves as an meeting of the Interagency Task Force please visit www.sba.gov/veterans.
independent source of advice and on Veterans Small Business
Dated: February 20, 2018.
policy. The purpose of this meeting is Development (Task Force). The Task
to focus on strategic planning, updates Force is established pursuant to Richard W. Kingan,
on past and current events, and the Executive Order 13540 to coordinate the SBA Committee Management Officer.
ACVBA’s objectives for 2018. efforts of Federal agencies to improve [FR Doc. 2018–03935 Filed 2–26–18; 8:45 am]
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is open to the public. Advance notice of opportunities, and pre-established
attendance is requested. Anyone federal contracting goals for small
wishing to attend and/or make business concerns owned and
comments to the ACVBA must contact controlled by veterans and service-
SBA’s Office of Veterans Business disabled veterans.
Development no later than March 2, Moreover, the Task Force shall
2018 at veteransbusiness@sba.gov. coordinate administrative and

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of open Federal Interagency Task Force meeting.
FR Citation		83 FR 8562