[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 193 (Thursday, October 6, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 58384]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-20134]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Minority Business Development Agency

[Docket No: 050929252-5252-01]


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 hold a public meeting 
to deliberate the draft of the Commission's Report to the President. 
This report was compiled using data acquired from the Commission's site 
visits to Kansas City, MO; Los Angeles, CA; Houston, TX; Raleigh, NC; 
Chicago, IL; New York, NY and technical assistance conferences in order 
to fulfill the mandates of Executive Order 13339 on ways to provide 
equal economic opportunities for full participation of Asian American 
and Pacific Islander businesses where they may be underserved.

DATES: The public meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 19, 2005 
from 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. PST. For members of the public who are interested 
in providing comments to the Commission, please submit your written 
requests by October 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 October 14, 2005.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 19, 
2005 at: Oakland Asian Cultural Center, 388 Ninth Street, Oakland, CA 
94607.
    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 INFOMRATION CONTACT: For additional information about the 
Commission or the public meeting, please contact: 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) 482-2204.

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 October 19, 2005. 
Agenda items will include, but will not be limited to: discussion of 
the Commission's 2006 Strategic Plan; discussion of the Commission's 
Report to the President; 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.
    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 
October 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 October 10, 
2005 (See FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). This meeting is open to the 
public.

    Dated: October 3, 2005.
Edith McCloud,
Associate Director for Management.
[FR Doc. 05-20134 Filed 10-5-05; 8:45 am]
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