[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 12 (Wednesday, January 20, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 3197]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-759]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Rural Business-Cooperative Service


Notice of a Public Meeting on Administration of the Business and 
Industry Guaranteed Loan Program

AGENCY: Rural Business-Cooperative Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBS), an Agency within 
the USDA Rural Development Mission area, will hold a public meeting 
entitled ``Business and Industry Guaranteed Loan Program National 
Lender Roundtable.''

DATES: The meeting will be held on February 2, 2010, in Dallas, Texas 
at the Hyatt Regency DFW Airport Hotel from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CST.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the Hyatt Regency DFW 
Airport Hotel, 2334 N. International Parkway, DFW Airport, TX 75261; 
Telephone: 972-453-1234. A block of rooms has been reserved in the name 
of USDA/ARRA.
    Instructions for Participation: Pre-registration is encouraged by 
e-mailing your intent to attend to Rick Bonnet at 
[email protected]. On-site registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. 
CST, and the workshop will begin at 9 a.m. and conclude by 4:15 p.m.
    If you are unable to attend, please feel free to submit written 
comments and suggestions for program enhancements to Rick Bonnet by 
March 1, 2010.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick Bonnet, Rural Business-
Cooperative Service, Room 6871, Stop 3221, 1400 Independence Avenue, 
SW., Washington, DC 20250-3221, Telephone: 202-720-1804. E-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting will be conducted by 
representatives of the Department of Agriculture. The purpose of this 
event is to provide an open forum to solicit feedback on the 
administration and delivery of the Business and Industry Guaranteed 
Loan Program stimulus assistance provided pursuant to Title 1 of 
Division A of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 
(Recovery Act) (Pub. L. 111-5) commensurate with the objective(s) of 
improving lender participation in the Program and increasing Program 
funds utilization.

    Dated: January 7, 2010.
Judith A. Canales,
Administrator, Rural Business-Cooperative Service.
[FR Doc. 2010-759 Filed 1-19-10; 8:45 am]
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