[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 156 (Monday, August 13, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40114-40115]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-17347]


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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION


Public Forum: SBA Guaranteed Business Loans to Poultry Farmers

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business Administration.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Small Business Administration (SBA) Office of Capital 
Access will hold two public forums with members of the general public. 
The purpose of these meetings is to better understand the use of SBA 
guaranteed loans by small farmers in the poultry industry. The first 
public forum will be held in Gainesville, Georgia and the second public 
forum will be held in Little Rock, Arkansas.

DATES: The Gainesville, Georgia public forum will take place on August 
16, 2018, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. The 
Little Rock, Arkansas public forum will take place on August 22, 2018, 
from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Central Daylight Time. There will be no 
telephone call-in for either meeting.

ADDRESSES: The Gainesville, Georgia public forum meeting will be held 
at the Nopone Road Recreation Center, 4175 Nopone Rd, Gainesville, GA 
30506.
    The Little Rock, Arkansas public forum meeting will be held at 
University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture Cooperative 
Extension Office, 2301 S University Ave., Little Rock, AR 72204.
    Please note the registration instructions under the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section of this notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Gainesville, Georgia, contact 
Terri Denison, SBA District Director, Georgia District Office (404) 
331-0100 or [email protected].
    For Little Rock, Arkansas, contact Edward Haddock, SBA District 
Director, Arkansas District Office (501) 324-7379 or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) 
is reviewing its policies and procedures regarding SBA-guaranteed loans 
made to small business farmers in the poultry industry. SBA is seeking 
to better understand the credit needs of small business poultry 
farmers, their business operations, and their relationship to 
integrators in the poultry industry.
    This is an opportunity for members of the public to provide input 
in person regarding financing of small poultry farms. Please note that 
the purpose of the forum is to hear from members of the public. No 
policy recommendations or views will be offered by SBA at this forum.

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    All interested parties must register in advance to attend. 
Attendance at each public forum is limited to the first 50 individuals 
who register per location.
    Participants interested in the Gainesville, Georgia public forum 
may register at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/us-small-business-administration-public-forum-tickets-48696832537.
    Participants interested in the Little Rock, Arkansas public forum 
may register at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/us-small-business-administration-public-forum-tickets-48617799146.

    Dated: August 8, 2018.
Stephen W. Kucharski,
Acting Associate Administrator, Office of Capital Access.
[FR Doc. 2018-17347 Filed 8-10-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 8025-01-P