[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 96 (Thursday, May 16, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 42847]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-10667]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Minority Business Development Agency

[Docket No.: 240508-0134]


Minority Business Enterprises Advisory Council Meeting

AGENCY: Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), Department of 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of an open meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Minority Business Enterprises Advisory Council (MBEAC) 
will hold its inaugural meeting to provide an orientation for new 
committee members and an overview of future work products to fulfill 
the MBEAC's charter and statutory mandates.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Friday, May 31, 2024, from 9:30 a.m. 
to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at the Herbert Clark Hoover 
Building of the U.S. Department of Commerce, located at 1401 
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joann J. Hill, primary Designated 
Federal Officer (DFO), Minority Business Development Agency, U.S. 
Department of Commerce at (202) 482-4826; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Background: The MBEAC is a non-discretionary advisory committee 
established pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 9571-73 and in accordance with the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. chapter 10. The MBEAC's 
objective is to provide the Under Secretary of Commerce for Minority 
Business Development with consensus advice from the public and private 
sector on a range of policy issues that affect socially or economically 
disadvantaged businesses, with duties including, but not limited to: 
identifying barriers to entrepreneurship and business growth; providing 
insight to relevant data, research, and policy alternatives; and 
serving as a source of knowledge and information on developments in 
areas of the economic and social life of the United States that affect 
socially or economically disadvantaged businesses.
    Agenda: The agenda for the May 31, 2024, MBEAC meeting is as 
follows:

1. Welcome and introduction of council members
2. Discussion of MBEAC priorities
3. Establish working groups
4. Public comment period

    The meeting is open to the public. Public seating is limited and 
available on a first-come, first-served basis. Members of the public 
wishing to attend the meeting must notify Nikia Young at 
[email protected] by 5 p.m. EDT on Friday, May 24, 2024, to preregister 
for clearance into the building. Please specify any requests for 
reasonable accommodation at least five (5) business days in advance of 
the meeting. Last-minute requests will be accepted but may not be 
possible to fulfill. A designated amount of time, from 4:15 p.m.-4:45 
p.m., will be available for pertinent brief oral comments from members 
of the public attending the meeting. Any member of the public may 
submit pertinent written comments concerning the MBEAC's activities at 
http://www.mbda.gov/main/MBEAC-submit-comments. Any written comments 
received by 5 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, May, 22, 2024 will be transmitted 
to the Council prior to the meeting. Comments received after that date 
will be distributed to the members on a rolling basis.
    This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. 
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids 
should be directed to Joann J. Hill, at (202) 482-4826, or 
[email protected], at least five (5) days before the meeting date. Copies 
of the MBEAC meeting minutes will be available to the public upon 
request.

    Dated: May 9, 2024.
Eric Morrissette,
Acting Under Secretary, Minority Business Development Agency, U.S. 
Department of Commerce.
[FR Doc. 2024-10667 Filed 5-15-24; 8:45 am]
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