[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 54 (Friday, March 19, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 13081]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E4-635]


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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

[License No. 02/72-0610]


Gefus SBIC, L.P.; Notice Seeking Exemption Under Section 312 of 
the Small Business Investment Act, Conflicts of Interest

    Notice is hereby given that Gefus SBIC, L.P., 375 Park Avenue, 
Suite 2401, New York, NY 10152, a Federal licensee under the Small 
Business Investment Act of 1958, as amended (``the Act''), in 
connection with the financing of a small concern, has sought an 
exemption under section 312 of the Act and section 107.730, Financings 
which Constitute Conflicts of Interest of the Small Business 
Administration (``SBA'') rules and regulations (13 CFR 107.730). Gefus 
SBIC, L.P. proposes to provide equity/debt security financing to Patton 
Surgical, Inc. The financing is contemplated for operating expenses and 
for general corporate purposes.
    The financing is brought within the purview of Sec.  107.730(a)(1) 
of the regulations because Admiral Bobby R. Inman, an associate of 
Gefus SBIC, L.P., owns more than 10 percent of Patton Surgical, Inc.
    Notice is hereby given that any interested person may submit 
written comments on the transaction to the Associate Administrator for 
Investment, U.S. Small Business Administration, 409 Third Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20416.

    Dated: February 24, 2004.
Jeffrey Pierson,
Associate Administrator for Investment.
[FR Doc. E4-635 Filed 3-18-04; 8:45 am]
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