[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 159 (Friday, August 15, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48006-48007]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-18798]


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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION


Rustic Canyon Ventures SBIC, L.P. License No. 09/79-0450; Notice 
Seeking Exemption Under Section 312 of the Small Business Investment 
Act, Conflicts of Interest

    Notice is hereby given that Rustic Canyon Ventures SBIC, L.P., 2425 
Olympic Blvd., Suite 6050 West, Santa Monica, CA 90404, 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 (2008)). 
Rustic Canyon Ventures SBIC, L.P. proposes to provide equity security 
financing to Fulcrum BioEnergy, Inc., 2425 Olympic Blvd., Suite 560 
East, Santa Monica, CA 90404. The financing is contemplated for 
development and expansion of production facilities and for general 
corporate purposes.
    The financing is brought within the purview of Sec.  107.730(a)(l) 
of the Regulations because US Renewables Group HoldCo III, LLC 
(``USRG''), an Associate of Rustic Canyon Ventures SBIC, L.P., owns 
more than ten percent of Fulcrum BioEnergy, Inc. Therefore, Fulcrum 
BioEnergy, Inc., is also considered an Associate of Rustic Canyon 
Ventures 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,

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409 3rd Street, SW., Washington, DC 20416.

A. Joseph Shepard,
Associate Administrator for Investment.
[FR Doc. E8-18798 Filed 8-14-08; 8:45 am]
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