[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 183 (Friday, September 20, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77218-77219]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-21511]


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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION


SBA Investment Capital Advisory Committee Meeting

AGENCY: Small Business Administration.

ACTION: Notice of Federal advisory committee meeting: SBA Investment 
Capital Advisory Committee.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) will hold the SBA 
Investment Capital Advisory Committee (ICAC) on Tuesday, October 1, 
2024. Members will convene as an independent source of advice and 
recommendation to SBA on matters relating to institutional investment 
market trends, critical technology investments, and policy impacting 
small businesses and their ability to access patient capital. The 
meeting will be streamed live to the public.

DATES: Tuesday, October 1, 2024, from 10:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern 
Daylight Time (EDT).

ADDRESSES: The Investment Capital Advisory Committee will meet, and the 
meeting will be live streamed for the public. Register at https://bit.ly/OCT2024-ICAC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brittany Sickler, Designated Federal 
Officer, Office of Investment and Innovation, SBA, 409 3rd Street SW, 
Washington, DC 20416, (202) 369-8862 or [email protected]. The meeting will 
be livestreamed to the public, and anyone wishing to submit questions 
to the SBA Investment Capital Advisory Committee

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can do so by submitting them via email to [email protected]. Individuals who 
require an alternative aid or service to communicate effectively with 
SBA should email the point of contact listed above and provide a brief 
description of their preferred method of communication.

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 Investment Capital Advisory Committee (the ``ICAC''). The ICAC 
is tasked with providing advice, insights, and recommendations to SBA 
on matters broadly related to facilitating greater access and 
availability of patient investment capital for small business; 
promoting greater awareness of SBA Investment and Innovation division 
programs and services; cultivating greater public-private engagement, 
cooperation, and collaboration; and, developing and evolving SBA 
programs and services to address long-term capital access gaps faced by 
small businesses and the investment managers that seek to support them. 
The final agenda for the meeting will be posted on the ICAC website at 
https://www.sba.gov/about-sba/organization/sba-initiatives/investment-capital-advisory-committee and on the October 1, 2024, ICAC Meeting 
Registration Page (https://bit.ly/OCT2024-ICAC) prior to the meeting. 
Copies of the meeting minutes will be available by request within 90 
days of the meeting date.

Public Comment

    Any member of the public may submit pertinent questions and 
comments concerning ICAC affairs at any time before or after the 
meeting and participate in the livestreamed meeting of the SBA 
Investment Capital Advisory Committee on Tuesday, October 1. Comments 
may be submitted to Brittany Sickler at [email protected]. Those wishing to 
participate live are encouraged to register by or before Tuesday, 
September 24, 2024, using the registration link provided above. Advance 
registration is strongly encouraged.

    Dated: September 16, 2024.
Andrienne Johnson,
Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-21511 Filed 9-19-24; 8:45 am]
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