[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 219 (Friday, November 13, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70285-70286]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-28866]


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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION


Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business Development

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business Administration.

ACTION: Notice of open Federal Interagency Task Force Meeting.

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    Date and Time: December 10, 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's business development by 
the Federal government.
    Additional Information: Advance notice of attendance is requested. 
Anyone wishing to attend and/or make a presentation to the Task Force 
must contact Cheryl Simms by November 27, 2015 by email in order to be 
placed on the agenda. Comments for the record should be applicable to 
the ``six focus areas'' of the Task Force and emailed prior to the 
meeting for inclusion in the

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public record. Comments will be limited to five minutes in the interest 
of time and to accommodate as many presenters as possible. Written 
comments should be emailed to Cheryl Simms, Program Liaison for the 
Task Force, Office of Veterans Business Development at 
[email protected]. If participants need accommodations because of a 
disability or require additional information, please contact Cheryl 
Simms, Program Liaison at (202) 205-6773, or by email at 
[email protected]. For more information, please visit our Web site 
at www.sba.gov/vets.

    Dated: November 4, 2015.
Miguel J. L'Heureux,
SBA Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-28866 Filed 11-12-15; 8:45 am]
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