[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 227 (Tuesday, November 28, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 56320-56321]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-25629]


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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION


Committee Member Nominations Sought Notice; Advisory Committee on 
Veterans Business Affairs

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 and the Interagency Task Force 
on Veterans Small Business Development.

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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 and member nominations from veteran service organizations and 
military service organizations to serve on the Interagency Task Force 
for Veterans Small Business Development.

DATES: Nomination applications due by 11:59 p.m. (EST), December 15, 
2017.

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). The SBA also seeks member 
nominations from two VSO or Military Service Organizations (MSO) to 
serve on the Interagency Task Force for Veterans Small Business 
Development (IATF).
    Additional Information: Nominations of eligible representatives 
must be sent

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via email to [email protected]. The submission deadline for 
nominations is December 15, 2017. Submissions should include the 
following information:

 Name and contact information of the individual
 Name and contact information of represented organization
 Federal Committee that nominee is interested in serving on, 
stated clearly
 If VSO or MSO 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 and, on the IATF, for a period of 
two 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.
    The Interagency Task Force for Small Business Development (Task 
Force) was established February 14, 2008 by Public Law 110-186 and 
executed by Executive Order. The Task Force is chaired by the SBA and 
is comprised of representatives appointed by SBA's Administrator from: 
SBA's Office of Veterans Business Development (OVBD), the Department of 
Defense (DoD), the Department of Labor (DOL), the Department of 
Treasury (Treasury), the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA), the 
General Services Administration (GSA), the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB), and four representatives from veterans service 
organizations and/or military service organizations.
    Additional information for the ACVBA and IATF and SBA resources for 
veteran owned small business is located at www.sba.gov/ovbd. On Aug. 
13, 2014, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) published revised 
guidance, in the Federal Register, 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: November 21, 2017.
Richard W. Kingan,
SBA Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-25629 Filed 11-27-17; 8:45 am]
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