[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 68 (Monday, April 8, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24555-24556]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-07328]


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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION


Establishment of the Small Business Lending Advisory Council 
(Lending Council)

AGENCY: Small Business Administration (SBA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The SBA announces the establishment of the Small Business 
Lending Advisory Council. The Administrator has determined that 
establishing the Small Business Lending Advisory Council is necessary 
and in the public interest.

DATES: The Small Business Lending Advisory Council will operate for two 
years after the filing date of its charter that will meet the 15 day 
requirements of the Federal Register Notice, unless otherwise renewed 
in accordance with FACA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alejandro Contreras, Acting Director, 
Office of Financial Assistance, (202) 205-6436 or 
[email protected]. The phone number may also be reached by 
individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing, or who have speech 
disabilities, through the Federal Communications Commission's TTY-Based 
Telecommunications Relay Service teletype service at 711.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice announces the establishment of 
the Small Business Lending Advisory Council (Lending Council) as a 
Federal Advisory Committee in accordance with the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (FACA) (Pub. L. 92-463, 5 U.S.C. 10 et seq.) to provide 
information, advice, and recommendations to the Administrator on 
matters broadly related to facilitating greater access and availability 
of capital for small business, especially in

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underserved communities; providing feedback and input on pending and 
enacted changes relevant to the small business lending community; 
cultivating greater public-private engagement, cooperation, and 
collaboration; developing and/or evolving SBA programs and services to 
address long-term capital access gaps faced by small businesses and 
obstacles faced by the lenders that seek to support them. The Lending 
Council will only undertake tasks assigned to it by the Administrator. 
The Federal Register Notice will be published 15 days prior to filing 
the charter with Congress. This notice is provided in accordance with 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act.

    Dated: April 2, 2024.
Andrienne Johnson,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-07328 Filed 4-5-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 8026-09-P