Vendor Outreach Workshop for Small Businesses in Georgia of the United States, 15033-15034 [2013-05376]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 46 / Friday, March 8, 2013 / Notices Questions about the agenda or written comments may be emailed or submitted by U.S. Mail to: Department of the Interior, Office of the Secretary, Office of Wildland Fire, Attention: Shari Eckhoff, 300 E. Mallard Drive, Suite 170, Boise, Idaho 83706–6648. WFEC requests that written comments be received by the Friday preceding the scheduled meeting. Attendance is open to the public, but limited space is available. Persons with a disability requiring special services, such as an interpreter for the hearing impaired, should contact Ms. Eckhoff at (202) 527–0133 at least seven calendar days prior to the meeting. Dated: March 4, 2013. Shari Eckhoff, Designated Federal Officer. [FR Doc. 2013–05403 Filed 3–7–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–J4–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Office of the Secretary Wildland Fire Executive Council Meeting Schedule Office of the Secretary, Interior. Notice of Meeting Change. 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[FR Doc. 2013–05400 Filed 3–7–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–J4–P PO 00000 Frm 00075 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 15033 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Office of the Secretary Vendor Outreach Workshop for Small Businesses in Georgia of the United States Office of the Secretary, Interior. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service of the Department of the Interior is hosting a Vendor Outreach Workshop for small businesses in the Southeast region of the United States that are interested in doing business with the Department. This outreach workshop will review market contracting opportunities for the attendees. Business owners will be able to share their individual perspectives with Contracting Officers, Program Managers and Small Business Specialists from the Department. DATES: The workshop will be held on April 8, 2013, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The workshop will be held at the Georgia Tech Research Institute Conference Center, 250 14th Street NW., Atlanta, GA 30318. For registration information, please call (404) 679–4146 or email Nijua_heard@fws.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nijua Heard, Small Business Specialist/ Contract Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 4, Atlanta, GA 30345, telephone (404) 679–4146. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Small Business Act, as amended by Public Law 95–507, the Department has the responsibility to promote the use of small and small disadvantaged business for its acquisition of goods and services. The Department is proud of its accomplishments in meeting its business goals for small, small disadvantaged, 8(a), woman-owned, HUBZone, and service-disabled veteranowned businesses. In Fiscal Year 2012, the Department awarded over 50 per cent of its $2.7 billion in contracts to small businesses and in Fiscal Year 2011 also awarded over 50 percent of its $2.7 billion in contracts to small businesses. This fiscal year, the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization is reaching out to our internal stakeholders and the Department’s small business community by conducting several vendor outreach workshops. The Department’s presenters will focus on contracting and subcontracting opportunities and how small businesses can better market services and products. ADDRESSES: E:\FR\FM\08MRN1.SGM 08MRN1 15034 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 46 / Friday, March 8, 2013 / Notices Over 3,000 small businesses have been targeted for this event. If you are a small business interested in working with the Department, we urge you to register online at: https://www.fbo.gov and attend the workshop. These outreach events are a new and exciting opportunity for the Department’s bureaus and offices to improve their support for small business. Additional scheduled events are posted on the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization Web site at www.doi.gov/osdbu. Debra Glass, Director (Acting), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization. [FR Doc. 2013–05376 Filed 3–7–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4210–RK–P DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR U.S. Geological Survey [GX12GH009980000] Information Collection Extension U.S. Geological Survey, Interior. ACTION: Notice of an extension of an information collection (1028–0090). AGENCY: We (the U.S. Geological Survey) will ask the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the information collection (IC) described below. To comply with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and as part of our continuing efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, we invite the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on this IC. This collection is scheduled to expire on May 31, 2013. DATES: You must submit comments on or before May 7, 2013. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on this information collection to the Information Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Geological Survey, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive MS 807, Reston, VA 20192 (mail); (703) 648–7199 (fax); or smbaloch@usgs.gov (email). Please Reference Information 1028–0090 in the subject line. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information please contact Charles Mandeville at (703) 648–4773 or by email at cmandeville@usgs.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: I. Abstract During FY13 and FY15, the Volcano Hazards Program (VHP) will provide funding for improvement of the volcano VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:44 Mar 07, 2013 Jkt 229001 and other monitoring systems and other monitoring-related activities that contribute to mitigation of volcano hazards. This notice concerns the collection of information that is sufficient and relevant to evaluate and select proposals for funding under the VHP. We will accept proposals from State geological surveys and academic institutions requesting funds to assist in the monitoring of active volcanoes and to conduct volcano-related research. Financial assistance will be awarded on a competitive basis following the evaluation and ranking of State and academic proposals. VHP proposals will be reviewed by a peer panel of six (6) members. Five (5) members will be Department of the Interior representatives; and one (1) member will be an external representative. To submit a proposal, you must follow the written guideline (that will be made available at www.Grants.gov) and complete a project narrative. The application must be submitted via Grants.gov. Grant recipients must complete a final technical report at the end of the project period. Narrative and report guidance is available through https://volcanoes.usgs.gov/ and at www.Grants.gov. II. Data OMB Control Number: 1028–0090. Title: Volcano Hazards Program (VHP). Type of Request: Extension of currently approved collection. Respondent Obligation: Required to receive benefits. Frequency of Collection: Annually. Description of Respondents: State Geological Surveys and academic institutions. Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 20 applications and 12 final reports. Estimated Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping ‘‘Hour’’ Burden: 796 hours. We expect to receive approximately 20 applications. It will take each applicant approximately 35 hours to complete the narrative and present supporting documents. This includes the time for project conception and development, proposal writing, reviewing, and submitting the proposal application through Grants.gov (totaling 700 burden hours). We anticipate awarding 12 grants per year. The award recipients must submit a final report at the end of the project. We estimate that it will take approximately 8 hours to complete the requirement for that report (totaling 96 hours). Estimated Reporting and Recordkeeping ‘‘Non-Hour Cost’’ Burden: There are no ‘‘non-hour cost’’ PO 00000 Frm 00076 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 burdens associated with this collection of information. III. Request for Comments Public Disclosure Statement: The PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501, et seq.) provides that an agency may not conduct or sponsor and you are not required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Comments: We are soliciting comments as to: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the agency to perform its duties, including whether the information is useful; (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (c) how to enhance the quality, usefulness, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) how to minimize the burden on the respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. 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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 46 (Friday, March 8, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15033-15034]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-05376]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Office of the Secretary


Vendor Outreach Workshop for Small Businesses in Georgia of the 
United States

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service of the Department of the 
Interior is hosting a Vendor Outreach Workshop for small businesses in 
the Southeast region of the United States that are interested in doing 
business with the Department. This outreach workshop will review market 
contracting opportunities for the attendees. Business owners will be 
able to share their individual perspectives with Contracting Officers, 
Program Managers and Small Business Specialists from the Department.

DATES: The workshop will be held on April 8, 2013, from 8:30 a.m. to 
4:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held at the Georgia Tech Research 
Institute Conference Center, 250 14th Street NW., Atlanta, GA 30318. 
For registration information, please call (404) 679-4146 or email 
Nijua_heard@fws.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nijua Heard, Small Business 
Specialist/Contract Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 4, 
Atlanta, GA 30345, telephone (404) 679-4146.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  In accordance with the Small Business Act, 
as amended by Public Law 95-507, the Department has the responsibility 
to promote the use of small and small disadvantaged business for its 
acquisition of goods and services. The Department is proud of its 
accomplishments in meeting its business goals for small, small 
disadvantaged, 8(a), woman-owned, HUBZone, and service-disabled 
veteran-owned businesses. In Fiscal Year 2012, the Department awarded 
over 50 per cent of its $2.7 billion in contracts to small businesses 
and in Fiscal Year 2011 also awarded over 50 percent of its $2.7 
billion in contracts to small businesses.
    This fiscal year, the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business 
Utilization is reaching out to our internal stakeholders and the 
Department's small business community by conducting several vendor 
outreach workshops. The Department's presenters will focus on 
contracting and subcontracting opportunities and how small businesses 
can better market services and products.

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Over 3,000 small businesses have been targeted for this event. If you 
are a small business interested in working with the Department, we urge 
you to register online at: https://www.fbo.gov and attend the workshop.
    These outreach events are a new and exciting opportunity for the 
Department's bureaus and offices to improve their support for small 
business. Additional scheduled events are posted on the Office of Small 
and Disadvantaged Business Utilization Web site at www.doi.gov/osdbu.

Debra Glass,
Director (Acting), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business 
Utilization.
[FR Doc. 2013-05376 Filed 3-7-13; 8:45 am]
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