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For the Commission, by the Division of
Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated
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Kevin M. O’Neill,
Deputy Secretary.
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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No: SBA–2014–0004]
Small Business Investment Company
(SBIC) Program: SBA Model Form of
Agreement of Limited Partnership for
an SBIC Issuing Debentures Only
Small Business Administration.
Notice; request for comments on
SBA Model Form of Agreement of
Limited Partnership for an SBIC Issuing
Debentures Only.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Small Business
Administration (SBA) intends to update
the SBA Model Form of Agreement of
Limited Partnership for an SBIC Issuing
Debentures Only (the Model) to conform
its contents to current industry norms
and practices while maintaining the
regulatory and policy provisions
necessary to ensure that the Model
remains consistent with SBA’s
requirements and to minimize the risk
of loss in the SBIC program. The Agency
welcomes comments from the public on
how to achieve this objective.
DATES: This notice is effective April 22,
2014.
Comment Date: Comments on the
Model must be received on or before
June 23, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments,
identified by Docket ID No. SBA–2014–
0004, at www.regulations.gov.
Comments may only be submitted at
this web address; follow the instructions
on the Web site for submitting
comments.
All comments received will be
included in the public docket without
change and will be available online at
www.regulations.gov. All submissions,
including attachments and other
supporting materials, will become part
of the public record and subject to
public disclosure. Sensitive information
and information that you consider to be
Confidential Business Information or
otherwise protected should not be
included. Submissions will not be
edited to remove any identifying or
contact information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Renee Gordon, Office of General
Counsel, 409 Third Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20416; (202) 401–2744.
SUMMARY:
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The Small
Business Investment Company (SBIC)
Program is one of the financial
assistance programs available through
SBA. The SBIC Program was established
under the Small Business Investment
Act of 1958, as amended. SBICs are
privately owned and managed
investment funds, licensed and
regulated by SBA, that use their own
capital plus funds borrowed with an
SBA guarantee to make equity and debt
investments in qualifying small
businesses.
The License Application for a Small
Business Investment Company (SBA
Form 2183) requires an applicant to
submit, among other things, its
organizational documents. Since the
majority of applicants to the SBIC
program are formed as limited
partnerships, most applicants submit
their limited partnership agreement as
part of their application. The original
version of the Model was developed in
2000 to assist applicants in producing a
limited partnership agreement suitable
for an SBIC and to facilitate this process
by including provisions required by the
regulations governing the SBIC Program
(13 CFR Part 107) and other SBA policy
requirements designed to minimize the
risk of loss to SBA in providing
financial assistance to SBICs. The SBA
Model Form of Agreement of Limited
Partnership for an SBIC Issuing
Debentures Only is available at https://
www.sba.gov/content/modelpartnership-agreement. To further assist
applicants, the required provisions are
shown in the Model in bold Arial
typeface. Applicants to the SBIC
Program are not required to use the
Model and are permitted to submit any
form of limited partnership agreement;
however, those applicants that do not
use the Model must either include in
their limited partnership agreement the
bold Arial typeface provisions from the
Model or attach an annex to their
limited partnership agreement with the
bold Arial typeface provisions from the
Model. As a result, for many applicants,
the Model provides an efficient tool in
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
preparing a limited partnership
agreement.
Since the Model was developed in
2000, changes have occurred both in the
structure and operation of limited
partnerships and in the venture capital
industry. SBA is soliciting comments
and recommendations from the public
on updating the Model and will
consider such comments when revising
it. The SBA will not issue another
notice in the Federal Register but will
post the final revised version of the
Model on the SBIC Web site at https://
www.sba.gov/category/lendernavigation/sba-loan-programs/sbicprogram-0.
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 681.
Dated: April 17, 2014.
Javier Saade,
Associate Administrator for Investment and
Innovation.
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Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Request and
Comment Request
The Social Security Administration
(SSA) publishes a list of information
collection packages requiring clearance
by the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) in compliance with
Public Law 104–13, the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, effective October
1, 1995. This notice includes revisions
of OMB-approved information
collections.
SSA is soliciting comments on the
accuracy of the agency’s burden
estimate; the need for the information;
its practical utility; ways to enhance its
quality, utility, and clarity; and ways to
minimize burden on respondents,
including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology. Mail, email, or
fax your comments and
recommendations on the information
collection(s) to the OMB Desk Officer
and SSA Reports Clearance Officer at
the following addresses or fax numbers.
(OMB)
Office of Management and Budget, Attn:
Desk Officer for SSA, Fax: 202–395–
6974, Email address: OIRA_
Submission@omb.eop.gov.
(SSA)
Social Security Administration, OLCA,
Attn: Reports Clearance Director, 3100
West High Rise, 6401 Security Blvd.,
Baltimore, MD 21235, Fax: 410–966–
2830, Email address:
OR.Reports.Clearance@ssa.gov.
I. The information collections below
are pending at SSA. SSA will submit
them to OMB within 60 days from the
date of this notice. To be sure we
consider your comments, we must
receive them no later than June 23,
2014. Individuals can obtain copies of
the collection instruments by writing to
the above email address.
1. Statement Regarding
Contributions—20 CFR 404.360–404.366
and 404.736–0960–0020. SSA uses the
SSA–783 to collect information
regarding a child’s current sources of
support when determining the child’s
entitlement to Social Security benefits.
We request this information from adults
acting on behalf of the child claimants
who can provide SSA with any sources
of support or substantial contributions
for the child. These adults inform the
claims representative of these sources
and contributions as part of the initial
claims process. If the individual capable
of providing the information does not
accompany the child claimant, we mail
the SSA–783 to the individual for
completion, or if the person has access
to a computer, we will refer them to
SSA’s Web site where they can
download a copy of the form for
completion and submission. The
respondents are individuals providing
information about a child’s sources of
support.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Number of
respondents
Frequency of
response
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Estimated total
annual burden
(hours)
SSA–783 ..........................................................................................................
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2. Railroad Employment
Questionnaire—20CFR 404.1401,
404.1406–404.1408–0960–0078.
Railroad workers, their dependents, or
their survivors can concurrently apply
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Security benefits at SSA if the number
holder, or claimant on the number
holder’s Social Security number,
worked in the railroad industry. SSA
uses the SSA–671 to coordinate Social
Security claims processing with the
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Railroad Retirement Board and to
determine benefit entitlement and
amount. The respondents are Social
Security benefit applicants previously
employed by a railroad or the
dependents of railroad workers.
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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No: SBA-2014-0004]
Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) Program: SBA Model Form
of Agreement of Limited Partnership for an SBIC Issuing Debentures Only
AGENCY: Small Business Administration.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments on SBA Model Form of Agreement of
Limited Partnership for an SBIC Issuing Debentures Only.
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SUMMARY: The Small Business Administration (SBA) intends to update the
SBA Model Form of Agreement of Limited Partnership for an SBIC Issuing
Debentures Only (the Model) to conform its contents to current industry
norms and practices while maintaining the regulatory and policy
provisions necessary to ensure that the Model remains consistent with
SBA's requirements and to minimize the risk of loss in the SBIC
program. The Agency welcomes comments from the public on how to achieve
this objective.
DATES: This notice is effective April 22, 2014.
Comment Date: Comments on the Model must be received on or before
June 23, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. SBA-2014-
0004, at www.regulations.gov. Comments may only be submitted at this
web address; follow the instructions on the Web site for submitting
comments.
All comments received will be included in the public docket without
change and will be available online at www.regulations.gov. All
submissions, including attachments and other supporting materials, will
become part of the public record and subject to public disclosure.
Sensitive information and information that you consider to be
Confidential Business Information or otherwise protected should not be
included. Submissions will not be edited to remove any identifying or
contact information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Renee Gordon, Office of General
Counsel, 409 Third Street SW., Washington, DC 20416; (202) 401-2744.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Small Business Investment Company (SBIC)
Program is one of the financial assistance programs available through
SBA. The SBIC Program was established under the Small Business
Investment Act of 1958, as amended. SBICs are privately owned and
managed investment funds, licensed and regulated by SBA, that use their
own capital plus funds borrowed with an SBA guarantee to make equity
and debt investments in qualifying small businesses.
The License Application for a Small Business Investment Company
(SBA Form 2183) requires an applicant to submit, among other things,
its organizational documents. Since the majority of applicants to the
SBIC program are formed as limited partnerships, most applicants submit
their limited partnership agreement as part of their application. The
original version of the Model was developed in 2000 to assist
applicants in producing a limited partnership agreement suitable for an
SBIC and to facilitate this process by including provisions required by
the regulations governing the SBIC Program (13 CFR Part 107) and other
SBA policy requirements designed to minimize the risk of loss to SBA in
providing financial assistance to SBICs. The SBA Model Form of
Agreement of Limited Partnership for an SBIC Issuing Debentures Only is
available at https://www.sba.gov/content/model-partnership-agreement. To
further assist applicants, the required provisions are shown in the
Model in bold Arial typeface. Applicants to the SBIC Program are not
required to use the Model and are permitted to submit any form of
limited partnership agreement; however, those applicants that do not
use the Model must either include in their limited partnership
agreement the bold Arial typeface provisions from the Model or attach
an annex to their limited partnership agreement with the bold Arial
typeface provisions from the Model. As a result, for many applicants,
the Model provides an efficient tool in preparing a limited partnership
agreement.
Since the Model was developed in 2000, changes have occurred both
in the structure and operation of limited partnerships and in the
venture capital industry. SBA is soliciting comments and
recommendations from the public on updating the Model and will consider
such comments when revising it. The SBA will not issue another notice
in the Federal Register but will post the final revised version of the
Model on the SBIC Web site at https://www.sba.gov/category/lender-navigation/sba-loan-programs/sbic-program-0.
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 681.
Dated: April 17, 2014.
Javier Saade,
Associate Administrator for Investment and Innovation.
[FR Doc. 2014-09182 Filed 4-21-14; 8:45 am]
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