Request for Information-State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) Technical Assistance Funds, 63856 [2022-22786]

Download as PDF 63856 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 202 / Thursday, October 20, 2022 / Notices financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of, AL–SHABAAB, a person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended. 8. NUREY, Abdirahman (a.k.a. NOOR, Abdirahman; a.k.a. NUREY, Abdelrahman; a.k.a. NUURE, Abdirahman; a.k.a. NUURI, Abdirahman; a.k.a. RAAGE, Abdirahman Nuure), Baraawe, Lower Shabelle, Somalia; DOB 1968; nationality Somalia; Gender Male; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886 (individual) [SDGT] (Linked To: AL–SHABAAB). Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(iii)(C) E.O. 13224, as amended, for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of, AL–SHABAAB, a person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended. 9. SAMAD, Abdi (a.k.a. ‘‘GALJE’EL, Abdisamad’’; a.k.a. ‘‘HAWIYE, Abdisamad’’), Kurtunwaarey, Lower Shabelle, Somalia; DOB 1988; nationality Somalia; Gender Male; Secondary sanctions risk: section 1(b) of Executive Order 13224, as amended by Executive Order 13886 (individual) [SDGT] (Linked To: AL–SHABAAB). Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(iii)(C) of E.O. 13224, as amended, for having materially assisted, sponsored, or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services to or in support of, AL–SHABAAB, a person whose property and interests in property are blocked pursuant to E.O. 13224, as amended. Dated: October 17, 2022. Andrea M. Gacki, Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control, U.S. Department of the Treasury. BILLING CODE 4810–AL–P DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Request for Information—State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) Technical Assistance Funds Departmental Offices, Treasury. Request for information; extension of comment period. AGENCY: ACTION: On September 20, 2022, Treasury published a request for information (RFI) that invited the public to comment on how Treasury can use its authorities under the State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) to fund technical assistance (TA) to qualifying businesses applying to SSBCI credit and investment programs and other jurisdiction and Federal programs that support small businesses. The purpose of this notice is to extend the comment period and provide more time for interested parties to provide comments. lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:50 Oct 19, 2022 Jkt 259001 Please submit comments electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. All comments should be captioned with ‘‘SSBCI Request for Information Comments.’’ Please include your name, organization (if applicable), and email addresses. Where appropriate, a comment should include a short executive summary. In general, comments received will be posted on https://www.regulations.gov without change, including any business or personal information provided. Comments received, including attachments and other supporting materials, will be part of the public record and subject to public disclosure. Do not enclose any information in your comment or supporting materials that you consider confidential or inappropriate for public disclosure. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey Stout, at (202) 622–2059 or ssbci_ information@treasury.gov. Further information may be obtained from the SSBCI website, https:// home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/smallbusiness-programs/state-small-businesscredit-initiative-ssbci. The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) reauthorized and amended the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 (SSBCI statute) to provide $10 billion to fund SSBCI as a response to the economic effects of the COVID–19 pandemic,1 including up to $500 million for TA to qualifying businesses. As further detailed in the SSBCI statute (12 U.S.C. 5708(e)), Treasury may generally deploy the $500 million for TA in three ways: (1) by providing funds to eligible jurisdictions to carry out qualifying TA plans, (2) by transferring amounts to the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) so that the MBDA may use such amounts in a matter it determines appropriate to provide TA to qualifying businesses, or (3) by contracting with legal, accounting, and financial advisory firms to provide TA to qualifying businesses. Treasury previously allocated $200 of the $500 million in TA funding to an SSBCI TA Grant Program SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: [FR Doc. 2022–22812 Filed 10–19–22; 8:45 am] SUMMARY: The comment period for the notice published September 20, 2022, at 87 FR 57558, is extended. Responses must be received by November 3, 2022 to be assured of consideration. DATES: 1 ARPA, Public Law 117–2, sec. 3301, codified at 12 U.S.C. 5701 et seq. SSBCI was originally established in title III of the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010. Information about SSBCI is available at: https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/smallbusiness-programs/state-small-business-creditinitiative-ssbci. PO 00000 Frm 00097 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 to support jurisdictions’ TA plans and $100 million to the MBDA.2 On September 20, 2022, Treasury published an RFI in the Federal Register (87 FR 57558) to request public comment on how Treasury might allocate additional TA funding to jurisdictions or contract with TA providers. The RFI requested that respondents address certain Key Questions and provided that comments must be received by October 20, 2022 to be assured of consideration. This notice announces the extension of the comment period in order to give additional time for interested parties to provide comments. Responses must be received by November 3, 2022 to be assured of consideration. Jeffrey Stout, Director, SSBCI. [FR Doc. 2022–22786 Filed 10–19–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4810–AK–P UNITED STATES INSTITUTE OF PEACE Notice Regarding Board of Directors Meetings United States Institute of Peace (USIP) and Endowment of the United States Institute of Peace. ACTION: Announcement of meeting; notification of change. AGENCY: USIP announces the next meeting of the Board of Directors. USIP also announces a change in the method of public notification regarding future meetings of the Board of Directors. Announcements of future meetings of the Board of Directors will no longer be published in the Federal Register. Instead, USIP will post notice of meetings of the Board of Directors on the USIP website. DATES: Friday, October 21, 2022 (9 a.m.– 12:30 p.m.). The next meeting of the Board of Directors will be held January 27, 2023. The change regarding the method by which USIP provides reasonable public notice of future meetings of the Board of Directors is effective immediately. ADDRESSES: Virtual Board Meeting Information: Join by video: https://usiporg.zoomgov.com/j/16147 96205?pwd=STRzOG9JK3M3MTFkQn RMUUhlV3RFZz09; Meeting ID: 161 479 6205; Passcode: 986942. SUMMARY: 2 See Treasury Announces Plans to Deploy $300 Million in Technical Assistance to Underserved Entrepreneurs and Very Small Businesses through the State Small Business Credit Initiative (April 28, 2022), https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/136/ SSBCITA-Release-4-28-22.pdf. E:\FR\FM\20OCN1.SGM 20OCN1

Agencies

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 202 (Thursday, October 20, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 63856]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-22786]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Request for Information--State Small Business Credit Initiative 
(SSBCI) Technical Assistance Funds

AGENCY: Departmental Offices, Treasury.

ACTION: Request for information; extension of comment period.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: On September 20, 2022, Treasury published a request for 
information (RFI) that invited the public to comment on how Treasury 
can use its authorities under the State Small Business Credit 
Initiative (SSBCI) to fund technical assistance (TA) to qualifying 
businesses applying to SSBCI credit and investment programs and other 
jurisdiction and Federal programs that support small businesses. The 
purpose of this notice is to extend the comment period and provide more 
time for interested parties to provide comments.

DATES: The comment period for the notice published September 20, 2022, 
at 87 FR 57558, is extended. Responses must be received by November 3, 
2022 to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Please submit comments electronically through the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. All comments should be 
captioned with ``SSBCI Request for Information Comments.'' Please 
include your name, organization (if applicable), and email addresses. 
Where appropriate, a comment should include a short executive summary. 
In general, comments received will be posted on https://www.regulations.gov without change, including any business or personal 
information provided. Comments received, including attachments and 
other supporting materials, will be part of the public record and 
subject to public disclosure. Do not enclose any information in your 
comment or supporting materials that you consider confidential or 
inappropriate for public disclosure.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey Stout, at (202) 622-2059 or 
[email protected]. Further information may be obtained 
from the SSBCI website, https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/small-business-programs/state-small-business-credit-initiative-ssbci.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA) 
reauthorized and amended the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 (SSBCI 
statute) to provide $10 billion to fund SSBCI as a response to the 
economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic,\1\ including up to $500 
million for TA to qualifying businesses. As further detailed in the 
SSBCI statute (12 U.S.C. 5708(e)), Treasury may generally deploy the 
$500 million for TA in three ways: (1) by providing funds to eligible 
jurisdictions to carry out qualifying TA plans, (2) by transferring 
amounts to the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) so that the 
MBDA may use such amounts in a matter it determines appropriate to 
provide TA to qualifying businesses, or (3) by contracting with legal, 
accounting, and financial advisory firms to provide TA to qualifying 
businesses. Treasury previously allocated $200 of the $500 million in 
TA funding to an SSBCI TA Grant Program to support jurisdictions' TA 
plans and $100 million to the MBDA.\2\
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    \1\ ARPA, Public Law 117-2, sec. 3301, codified at 12 U.S.C. 
5701 et seq. SSBCI was originally established in title III of the 
Small Business Jobs Act of 2010. Information about SSBCI is 
available at: https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/small-business-programs/state-small-business-credit-initiative-ssbci.
    \2\ See Treasury Announces Plans to Deploy $300 Million in 
Technical Assistance to Underserved Entrepreneurs and Very Small 
Businesses through the State Small Business Credit Initiative (April 
28, 2022), https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/136/SSBCITA-Release-4-28-22.pdf.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

    On September 20, 2022, Treasury published an RFI in the Federal 
Register (87 FR 57558) to request public comment on how Treasury might 
allocate additional TA funding to jurisdictions or contract with TA 
providers. The RFI requested that respondents address certain Key 
Questions and provided that comments must be received by October 20, 
2022 to be assured of consideration. This notice announces the 
extension of the comment period in order to give additional time for 
interested parties to provide comments. Responses must be received by 
November 3, 2022 to be assured of consideration.

Jeffrey Stout,
Director, SSBCI.
[FR Doc. 2022-22786 Filed 10-19-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4810-AK-P


This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.