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By the Commission.
Jill M. Peterson,
Assistant Secretary.
Notice; Extension of deadlines
for Early Stage fund managers.
ACTION:
On February 4, 2014, the U.S.
Small Business Administration (‘‘SBA’’)
published a Call for Early Stage Fund
Managers (the ‘‘Call’’) in the Federal
Register to submit the preliminary
materials discussed in Section II of the
Call for consideration to be licensed as
Early Stage Small Business Investment
Companies (‘‘SBICs’’). As set forth in the
DATES section below, this notice
modifies the current deadlines for the
SUMMARY:
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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Small Business Investment
Companies—Early Stage SBICs
U.S. Small Business
Administration.
AGENCY:
submission of such materials, as well as
the dates for various steps in the Early
Stage SBIC licensing process.
The deadlines for material
requested in the SBA notice published
on February 4, 2014 (79 FR 6664) are
modified. The following table provides
the modified dates for the Early Stage
SBIC Initiative.
DATES:
Milestones
Dates/times
Question and Answer Period Closes ..............................................................................................
5 p.m. Eastern Time (‘‘ET’’) on May 16, 2014.
Initial Review Period
Management Assessment Questionnaires (‘‘MAQs’’) Due .............................................................
Interview Period ..............................................................................................................................
Anticipated Greenlight Decision ......................................................................................................
5 p.m. ET–May 16, 2014.
June 30, 2014–July 8, 2014.
June 30, 2014–July 8, 2014.
Licensing Periods
For funds with $20M of Regulatory Capital seeking a license in FY 2014 ....................................
Anticipated Licensing Date for FY 2014 funds ...............................................................................
All other funds have 12 months from issuance of a Greenlight to submit their license application.
5 p.m. ET July 31, 2014.
September 30, 2014.
Applications considered as they are received.
Notes:
• SBA reserves the right to extend its interview, due diligence, committee, and approval timelines, as appropriate. SBA will update its Web site
at www.sba.gov/inv/earlystage should these dates change. Applicants will be notified by e-mail should these dates change.
• SBA expects to issue additional calls for Early Stage Fund Managers on an annual basis. SBA will announce these calls via a call notice in
theFederal Register.
Visit www.sba.gov/inv/MAQ
to download a copy of the Management
Assessment Questionnaire (the
‘‘MAQ’’). You must submit via express
or next day delivery service (i) the
relevant MAQ signature pages and (ii)
the completed MAQ on a CD–ROM in
Word and Excel format to the following:
Scott Schaefer, Senior Investment
Officer, Office of Investment and
Innovation, U.S. Small Business
Administration, 409 3rd St. SW., Suite
#6300, Washington, DC 20416.
SBA will not accept MAQs in .pdf
format or MAQs delivered via (i) regular
mail due to irradiation requirements, or
(ii) hand delivery or courier service.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Early
Stage SBIC Initiative is part of President
Obama’s ‘‘Start-Up America Initiative’’
to promote American innovation and
job creation by encouraging private
sector investment in job-creating
startups and small firms, accelerating
research, and addressing barriers to
success for entrepreneurs and small
businesses. By licensing and providing
SBA guaranteed leverage to Early Stage
SBICs, SBA seeks to expand
entrepreneurs’ access to capital and
encourage innovation. More information
on the Early Stage SBIC Initiative and
the regulations governing these SBICs
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For further information, refer to the
Call for Early Stage Fund Managers,
published in the Federal Register at 79
FR 6664 (February 4, 2014).
Pravina Raghavan,
Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of
Investment and Innovation.
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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Small Business Investment Companies--Early Stage SBICs
AGENCY: U.S. Small Business Administration.
ACTION: Notice; Extension of deadlines for Early Stage fund managers.
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SUMMARY: On February 4, 2014, the U.S. Small Business Administration
(``SBA'') published a Call for Early Stage Fund Managers (the ``Call'')
in the Federal Register to submit the preliminary materials discussed
in Section II of the Call for consideration to be licensed as Early
Stage Small Business Investment Companies (``SBICs''). As set forth in
the DATES section below, this notice modifies the current deadlines for
the submission of such materials, as well as the dates for various
steps in the Early Stage SBIC licensing process.
DATES: The deadlines for material requested in the SBA notice published
on February 4, 2014 (79 FR 6664) are modified. The following table
provides the modified dates for the Early Stage SBIC Initiative.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Milestones Dates/times
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Question and Answer Period Closes............ 5 p.m. Eastern Time
(``ET'') on May 16,
2014.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Initial Review Period
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Management Assessment Questionnaires 5 p.m. ET-May 16, 2014.
(``MAQs'') Due.
Interview Period............................. June 30, 2014-July 8,
2014.
Anticipated Greenlight Decision.............. June 30, 2014-July 8,
2014.
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Licensing Periods
------------------------------------------------------------------------
For funds with $20M of Regulatory Capital 5 p.m. ET July 31, 2014.
seeking a license in FY 2014.
Anticipated Licensing Date for FY 2014 funds. September 30, 2014.
All other funds have 12 months from issuance Applications considered
of a Greenlight to submit their license as they are received.
application.
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Notes:
SBA reserves the right to extend its interview, due diligence,
committee, and approval timelines, as appropriate. SBA will update its
Web site at www.sba.gov/inv/earlystage should these dates change.
Applicants will be notified by e-mail should these dates change.
SBA expects to issue additional calls for Early Stage Fund
Managers on an annual basis. SBA will announce these calls via a call
notice in theFederal Register.
ADDRESSES: Visit www.sba.gov/inv/MAQ to download a copy of the
Management Assessment Questionnaire (the ``MAQ''). You must submit via
express or next day delivery service (i) the relevant MAQ signature
pages and (ii) the completed MAQ on a CD-ROM in Word and Excel format
to the following: Scott Schaefer, Senior Investment Officer, Office of
Investment and Innovation, U.S. Small Business Administration, 409 3rd
St. SW., Suite 6300, Washington, DC 20416.
SBA will not accept MAQs in .pdf format or MAQs delivered via (i)
regular mail due to irradiation requirements, or (ii) hand delivery or
courier service.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Early Stage SBIC Initiative is part of
President Obama's ``Start-Up America Initiative'' to promote American
innovation and job creation by encouraging private sector investment in
job-creating startups and small firms, accelerating research, and
addressing barriers to success for entrepreneurs and small businesses.
By licensing and providing SBA guaranteed leverage to Early Stage
SBICs, SBA seeks to expand entrepreneurs' access to capital and
encourage innovation. More information on the Early Stage SBIC
Initiative and the regulations governing these SBICs may be found at
www.sba.gov/inv/earlystage.
For further information, refer to the Call for Early Stage Fund
Managers, published in the Federal Register at 79 FR 6664 (February 4,
2014).
Pravina Raghavan,
Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Investment and Innovation.
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