[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 157 (Wednesday, August 16, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 38982]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-17298]



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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION


Meeting of the 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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SUMMARY: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is issuing this 
notice to announce the location, date, time and agenda for the next 
meeting of the Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business 
Development. The meeting is open to the public.

DATE AND TIME: Wednesday, September 6, 2017, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 
p.m.

ADDRESSES: U.S. Small Business Administration, 409 3rd Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20416.
    Where: Eisenhower Conference Room B, located on the Concourse 
level.

CONTACT INFO: (Teleconference Dial-In) 1-888-858-2144, Access Code: 
7805798 (Webinar) https://connect16.uc.att.com/sba/meet/?ExEventID=87805798&CT=M, Access Code: 7805798.
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 (Task Force). The Task Force is established pursuant to 
Executive Order 13540 to coordinate 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 and service-disabled veterans. Moreover, the 
Task Force shall coordinate administrative and regulatory activities 
and develop proposals relating to ``six focus areas'': (1) Improving 
capital access and capacity of small business concerns owned and 
controlled by veterans and service-disabled veterans through loans, 
surety bonding, and franchising; (2) ensuring achievement of the pre-
established Federal contracting goals for small business concerns owned 
and controlled by veterans and service disabled veterans through 
expanded mentor-prot[eacute]g[eacute] assistance and matching such 
small business concerns with contracting opportunities; (3) increasing 
the integrity of certifications of status as a small business concern 
owned and controlled by a veteran or service-disabled veteran; (4) 
reducing paperwork and administrative burdens on veterans in accessing 
business development and entrepreneurship opportunities; (5) increasing 
and improving training and counseling services provided to small 
business concerns owned and controlled by veterans; and 6) making other 
improvements relating to the support for veterans business development 
by the Federal Government.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: This meeting is open to the public. Advance 
notice of attendance is requested. Anyone wishing to attend and/or make 
comments to the Task Force should contact SBA's Office of Veterans 
Business Development no later than June 2, 2017 at 
[email protected]. Comments for the record should be applicable 
to the ``six focus areas'' of the Task Force and will be limited to 
five minutes in the interest of time and to accommodate as many 
participants as possible. Written comments should also be sent to the 
above email no later than June 2, 2017. Special accommodations requests 
should also be directed to SBA's Office of Veterans Business 
Development at (202) 205-6773 or to [email protected].
    For more information on veteran owned small business programs, 
please visit www.sba.gov/veterans.

    Dated: August 4, 2017.
Richard W. Kingan,
SBA Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-17298 Filed 8-15-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 8025-01-P