[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 245 (Thursday, December 21, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76715-76716]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-21801]


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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 (2006)). 
Gefus SBIC, L.P. proposes to provide equity security financing to 
Patton Surgical Inc. 1000 Westbank Drive, Suite 5A200 Austin, TX 78746. 
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.,

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owns more than ten percent of Patton Surgical, Inc. Therefore, Patton 
Surgical, Inc. is also considered an Associate of Gefus SBIC, L.P., as 
defined at 13 CFR 107.50 of the SBIC Regulations.
    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 3rd Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20416.

Jaime Guzman-Fournier,
Associate Administrator for Investment.
[FR Doc. E6-21801 Filed 12-20-06; 8:45 am]
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