Small Business Administration
AGENCY:
U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).
ACTION:
Solicit nominations for veteran small business owners and veteran service organization representatives to serve on the Advisory Committee on Veterans Business Affairs (ACVBA).
SUMMARY:
The SBA Office of Veterans Business Development (OVBD) is issuing this notice to solicit nominations of qualified owners, operators, and officers of veteran-owned small business and veteran service organizations to be considered for appointment by the SBA Administrator as a member of the Advisory Committee on Veterans Business Affairs. The Committee serves as an independent source of advice and policy recommendations to the Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), the Associate Administrator for Veterans Business Development of SBA, the Congress, the President, and other U.S. policymakers on issues of interest to small businesses owned and operated by veterans. Nominations of qualified candidates are being sought to fill vacancies on the ACVBA. ACVBA members are appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the SBA Administrator for terms of no longer than three years. ACVBA members serve without compensation but will be reimbursed for authorized travel-related expenses at per diem rates established by GSA when asked to perform official duties as an ACVBA member.
DATES:
Nominations for membership on the ACVBA will be accepted on a rolling basis.
ADDRESSES:
All nominations should be emailed to veteransbusiness@sba.gov with the subject line: ACVBA Nomination.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ms. Cheryl Simms, Office of Veterans Business Development, U.S. Small Business Administration, 409 3rd Street SW, Washington, DC 20416, Telephone: (202) 619-1697; email: cheryl.simms@sba.gov. A copy of the ACVBA Charter may be obtained by contacting Ms. Simms. For more information on OVBD, please visit our website, www.sba.gov/ovbd.