[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 155 (Friday, August 12, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 47204]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-15981]


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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION


Office of Small Business Utilization; Small BusinessAdvisory 
Committee

AGENCY:  Office of Small Business Utilization, GSA.

ACTION:  Notice.

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SUMMARY:  The General Services Administration is announcing the 
creation of a Small Business Advisory Committee (the Committee). The 
Committee will offer advice and recommendations on a wide range of 
government procurement issues affecting small business. Specifically, 
the committee is to develop proposed solutions that will allow GSA to 
make it easier for small businesses to participate in federal 
contracting, identify problem areas currently restricting small 
business participation, and provide direct feedback on the impact of 
new legislation and regulations on small business as they are 
introduced by the government.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Denis Peck, Room 6021, GSA Building, 
1800 F Street, NW., Washington, DC 20405 (202) 501-1021 or email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice is published in accordance with 
the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463), 
and advises of the establishment of the GSA Small Business Advisory 
Committee. The GSA Administrator has determined that the establishment 
of the Board is necessary and in the public interest.
    The First Meeting of the Small Business Advisory Committee will be 
held Thursday, September 1, 2005 at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort 
in Phoenix, Arizona. The meeting will begin at 1:00 pm and conclude no 
later than 4:30 p.m. Hotel information is available by calling (480) 
293-3829. The Committee also will accept oral public comments at this 
meeting and has reserved a total of thirty minutes for this purpose. 
Members of the public wishing to reserve speaking time must contact 
Denis Peck in writing at: [email protected] or by fax at (202) 208-
5938, no later than one week prior to the meeting.

    Dated: August 5, 2005
Felipe Mendoza
Associate Administrator Office of Small Business Utilization General 
Services Administration.
[FR Doc. 05-15981 Filed 8-11-05; 8:45 am]
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