[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 3 (Wednesday, January 5, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 780-781]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-114]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Minority Business Development Agency

[Docket No: 041229365-4365-01]


White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, 
President's Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific 
Islanders

AGENCY: Minority Business Development Agency, Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) publishes this 
notice to announce that the President's Advisory Commission on Asian 
Americans and Pacific Islanders (Commission) will be holding a public 
meeting to seek testimonies from individuals and organizations on ways 
to provide equal economic opportunities for full participation of Asian 
American and Pacific Islander businesses in our free market economy 
where they may be underserved.

DATES: The public meeting will be held on Monday, January 24, 2005, 
from 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. EST, and Tuesday, January 25, 2004 from 8:30 
a.m.-1 p.m. For members of the public who are interested in addressing 
the Commission, please submit your written requests by January 14, 
2005. Requests for special assistance, such as sign language 
interpretation or other reasonable accommodations, should be submitted 
to Mr. Erik Wang (See FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) no later than 
January 7, 2005.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held on Monday, January 24, 2005 
at: National Institute of Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, 
Green Auditorium, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899. And on Tuesday, January 
25, 2005 at: Southeast Asia Resource Action Center, 1628 16th Street, 
NW., Washington, DC 20009. For members of the public who are interested 
in addressing the Commission, please submit your request to Mr. Erik 
Wang, Office of the White House Initiative on AAPIs, Herbert C Hoover 
Building, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room 5092, Washington, DC 
20230, or by fax to (202) 219-8809.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information about the 
Commission or the public meeting, please contact: Mr. Eddy Badrina or 
Mr. Erik Wang, Office of the White House Initiative on AAPIs, Herbert C 
Hoover Building, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room 5092, Washington, 
DC 20230, Telephone (202) 482-3949.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), announcement is made 
of the Commission's intent to conduct a public meeting on January 24 
and January 25, 2005. Agenda items will include, but will not be 
limited to: Testimony from community organizations and individuals; 
testimony from federal agencies; administrative tasks; upcoming events; 
and comments from the public.
    The purpose of the Commission is to advise and make recommendations 
to the President on ways to provide equal economic opportunities for 
full participation of Asian American and Pacific Islander businesses in 
our free market economy where they may be underserved and thus, 
improving the quality of life for approximately 14.5 million Asian 
Americans and Pacific Islanders living in the United States and the 
U.S.-associated Pacific Island jurisdictions.

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    Requests to address the Commission must be made in writing and 
should include the name, address, telephone number and business or 
professional affiliation of the interested party. Individuals or groups 
addressing similar issues are encouraged to combine comments and make 
their request to address the Commission through a single 
representative. The allocation of time for remarks will be adjusted to 
accommodate the level of expressed interest. Written requests must be 
mailed or faxed to The Office of the White House Initiative on AAPIs by 
January 14, 2005 (See ADDRESSES). Anyone who requires special 
assistance, such as sign language interpretation or other reasonable 
accommodations, should contact Mr. Erik Wang no later than January 7, 
2005 (See FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). This meeting is open to the 
public.

Ronald Marin,
Financial Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-114 Filed 1-4-05; 8:45 am]
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