[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 36 (Tuesday, February 24, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9844-9845]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-03514]


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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION


Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business Development; 
Federal Register Meeting Notice

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business Administration.

ACTION: Notice of open Federal Interagency Task Force meeting.

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DATE AND TIME: March 12, 2015, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.

ADDRESSES: SBA Headquarters, 409 3rd Street SW., Washington, DC 20416, 
in the Eisenhower Conference Room B, Concourse Level.
    Purpose: This public meeting is to discuss recommendations 
identified by the Interagency Task Force (IATF) to further enable 
veteran entrepreneurship policy and programs. In addition, the Task 
Force will allow public comment regarding the focus areas.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to section 10(a) (2) of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C., Appendix 2), SBA announces the 
meeting of the Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business 
Development. The Task Force is established pursuant to Executive Order 
13540 and focused on coordinating the efforts of Federal agencies to 
improve capital, business development opportunities and pre-established 
Federal contracting goals for small business concerns owned and 
controlled by veterans (VOB's) and service-disabled veterans 
(SDVOSB's). Moreover, the Task Force shall coordinate administrative 
and regulatory activities and develop proposals relating to ``six focus 
areas'': (1) Access to capital (loans, surety bonding and franchising); 
(2) Ensure achievement of pre-established contracting goals, including 
mentor prot[eacute]g[eacute] and matching with contracting 
opportunities; (3) Increase the integrity of certifications of status 
as a small business; (4) Reducing paperwork and administrative burdens 
in accessing business development and entrepreneurship opportunities; 
(5) Increasing and improving training and counseling services; and, (6) 
Making other improvements to support veteran business development by 
the Federal government. On November 1, 2011, the Interagency Task Force 
on Veterans Small Business Development submitted its first report to 
the President, which included 18 recommendations that were applicable 
to the ``six focus areas'' identified above.
    Advance notice of attendance or desire to make a presentation to 
the Task Force is requested. Comments for

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the record should be emailed to point of contact listed below prior to 
the meeting for inclusion in the public record. Verbal presentations 
will be limited to five minutes in order to meet the agenda objectives. 
Requests for attendance/briefing must be emailed or sent via post by 
March 4, 2015, to Ms. Barbara Carson, Acting Associate Administrator, 
Office of Veterans Business Development, U.S. Small Business 
Administration, 409 3rd Street SW., Washington, DC 20416; phone: (202) 
205-6773; email: [email protected]. Public comments, requests for 
additional information and/or special accommodations should be directed 
to same contact above. For more information, please visit our Web site 
at www.sba.gov/vets.

    Dated: February 6, 2015.
Diana Doukas,
SBA Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-03514 Filed 2-23-15; 8:45 am]
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