[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 197 (Wednesday, October 12, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 70476]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-24534]


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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION


Advisory Committee on Veterans Business Affairs; Notice of Open 
Nominations

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business Administration.

ACTION: Notice of open nominations for veteran small business owners 
and veteran service organization representatives for the Advisory 
Committee on Veterans Business Affairs.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Small Business Administration seeks member 
nominations from veteran owned small businesses and veteran service 
organizations to serve on the Advisory Committee on Veterans Business 
Affairs.

DATES: Nomination applications due by 11:59 p.m. (EST), October 14, 
2016.

ADDRESSES: Send nominations to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) 
seeks member nominations from veteran owned small businesses and 
veteran service organizations (VSO) to serve on the Advisory Committee 
on Veterans Business Affairs (ACVBA).
    Additional Information: Nominations of eligible representatives 
must be sent via email to [email protected]. The submission 
deadline for nominations is October 14, 2016. Submissions should 
include the following information:

 Name and contact information of the individual
 Name and contact information of represented organization
 If VSO nomination, include a description of how the 
organization supports veteran and service-disabled owned small business 
issues
 If nominee is a member of a local chapter of VSO, a national-
level endorsement letter from the VSO is required

    The SBA Administrator will appoint individuals who will serve on 
the ACVBA for a period of three years.
    The Veterans Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development Act of 
1999--Public Law 106-50--established the ACVBA to serve as an 
independent source of advice and policy recommendations on veteran 
owned small business opportunities. Through an annual report, the ACVBA 
reports to the SBA Administrator, SBA's Associate Administrator for 
Veterans Business Development, the Congress, the President, and other 
U.S. policy makers. The ACVBA is comprised of 15 members--eight members 
represent veteran owned small business and seven members represent 
veteran service or military organizations.
    On Aug. 13, 2014, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
published in the Federal Register revised guidance on individuals who 
are not eligible to serve on federal advisory committees. In accordance 
with OMB guidance, the President directed agencies and departments in 
the Executive Branch not to appoint or re-appoint federally registered 
lobbyists to advisory committees and other boards and commissions.

    Dated: October 3, 2016.
Miguel J. L'Heureux,
SBA Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-24534 Filed 10-11-16; 8:45 am]
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