[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 77 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21589-21590]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-07798]


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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

[License No. 40002094]


Frontier Fund I Alpha, LP; Notice Seeking Exemption Under Section 
312 of the Small Business Investment Act, Conflicts of Interest

    Notice is hereby given that Frontier Fund I Alpha, LP, 2550 S Clark 
Street, Suite 610, Arlington, VA 22202, a Federal Licensee under the 
Small Business Investment Act of 1958, as amended (``the Act''), in 
connection with the financing of a small business concern, has sought 
an exemption under Section 312 of the Act and 13 CFR 107.730, 
Financings which Constitute Conflicts of Interest of the Code of 
Federal Regulations. Frontier Fund I Alpha, LP is seeking a written

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exemption from SBA for a proposed financing to iCOUNTER, 12240 Inwood 
Road, Suite 430, Dallas, TX 75244.
    The financing is brought within the purview of 13 CFR 107.730(a) of 
the Code of Regulations because iCOUNTER is an Associate of Frontier 
Fund I Alpha, LP because Associate John Watters owns a greater than ten 
percent interest in iCOUNTER, is a venture partner in America's 
Frontier Fund, is a paid consultant to Frontier Fund I Alpha, LP, a 
Limited Partner to Frontier Fund I Alpha, LP, and holds a 3% interest 
in Frontier Fund I Alpha GP, LLC, and therefore this transaction is 
considered Financing which constitute conflicts of interest requiring 
SBA's prior written exemption.
    Notice is hereby given that any interested person may submit 
written comments on the transaction, within fifteen days of the date of 
this publication, to the Associate Administrator, Office of Investment 
and Innovation, U.S. Small Business Administration, 409 Third Street 
SW, Washington, DC 20416.

Paul Salgado,
Director, Investment Portfolio Management, Office of Investment and 
Innovation.
[FR Doc. 2026-07798 Filed 4-21-26; 8:45 am]
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