[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 221 (Thursday, November 15, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 57517]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-24893]


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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION


Meeting of the Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business 
Development

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).

ACTION: Notice of open Federal Advisory Committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The 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 (Task Force). The meeting is open 
to the public.

DATES: Wednesday, December 5, 2018, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. EST.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at SBA, 409 3rd Street SW, 
Eisenhower Conference Room B, Washington, DC 20416, and via webinar.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The meeting is open to the public; 
however advance notice of attendance is requested. To RSVP and confirm 
attendance, the general public should email [email protected] 
with subject line--``RSVP for 12/5/18 IATF Public Meeting.''
    Anyone wishing to make comments to the Task Force must contact 
SBA's Office of Veterans Business Development (OVBD) no later than 
December 1, 2018 via email [email protected], or via phone at 
(202) 205-6773. Comments for the record will be limited to five minutes 
to accommodate as many participants as possible.
    Additionally, special accommodation requests should also be 
directed to OVBD at (202) 205-6773 or [email protected]. For 
more information on veteran owned small business programs, please visit 
www.sba.gov/ovbd.
    Security instructions: Those attending the meeting are encouraged 
to arrive early to allow for security clearance into the building. 
Attendees should use the main entrance to access SBA headquarters, at 
3rd and D Streets SW. For security purposes attendees must:
    1. Present a valid photo ID to receive a visitor badge.
    2. Know the name of the event being attended: The meeting event is 
the Advisory Committee on Veterans Business Affairs (ACVBA).
    3. Visitor badges are issued by the security officer at the main 
entrance. Visitors are required to display their visitor badge at all 
times while inside the building.
    4. Laptops and other electronic devices may be inspected and logged 
for identification purposes.
    5. Due to limited parking options, Metro's Federal Center SW 
station is the easiest way to access SBA headquarters.

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. The purpose 
of this meeting is to discuss efforts that support service-disabled 
veteran-owned small businesses, updates on past and current events, and 
the Task Force's objectives for fiscal year 2019.

    Dated: November 8, 2018.
Nicole Nelson,
Committee Management Officer (Acting).
[FR Doc. 2018-24893 Filed 11-14-18; 8:45 am]
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