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underserved communities; providing
feedback and input on pending and
enacted changes relevant to the small
business lending community;
cultivating greater public-private
engagement, cooperation, and
collaboration; developing and/or
evolving SBA programs and services to
address long-term capital access gaps
faced by small businesses and obstacles
faced by the lenders that seek to support
them. The Lending Council will only
undertake tasks assigned to it by the
Administrator. The Federal Register
Notice will be published 15 days prior
to filing the charter with Congress. This
notice is provided in accordance with
the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
Dated: April 2, 2024.
Andrienne Johnson,
Committee Management Officer.
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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Solicitations of Nominations
AGENCY:
Small Business Administration
(SBA).
ACTION:
Notice.
The SBA requests
nominations of individuals to the Small
Business Lending Advisory Council
(Lending Council). The SBA will
consider nominations received in
response to this notice, as well as from
other sources.
DATES: Nominations will be accepted
through May 10, 2024 on a rolling basis.
The SBA will retain nominations
received after this date for consideration
should additional vacancies occur.
ADDRESSES: All nominations should be
emailed to LendingCouncil@sba.gov
with the subject line 2024 Lending
Council Nomination.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Alejandro Contreras, Acting Director,
Office of Financial Assistance,
LendingCouncil@sba.gov or (202) 205–
6436. The phone number may also be
reached by individuals who are deaf or
hard of hearing, or who have speech
disabilities, through the Federal
Communications Commission’s TTYBased Telecommunications Relay
Service teletype service at 711.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Small
Business Lending Advisory Council
(Lending Council) is being established
as a Federal Advisory Committee in
accordance with the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (FACA) (Pub. L. 92–463,
5 U.S.C. 10. The following provides
information about the Committee,
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membership, and the nomination
process.
I. Objectives and Duties
1. The Small Business Lending
Advisory Council: advises the SBA
Administrator on matters broadly
related to facilitating greater access and
availability of capital for small business,
especially in underserved communities;
provides feedback and input on pending
and enacted changes relevant to the
small business lending community;
cultivating greater public-private
engagement, cooperation, and
collaboration; develops
recommendations for additions or
enhancements to SBA programs and
services to address long-term capital
access gaps faced by small businesses
and obstacles faced by the lenders that
seek to support them.
2. The Lending Council will provide
advice and recommendations to SBA on
matters relating to small business
lending, private sector innovation in the
small business lending community, and
policy impacting small businesses’
ability to access capital, especially in
underserved communities.
3. Committee members will examine
the issues, challenges and obstacles
facing small businesses seeking access
to capital, lenders seeking to provide
those small businesses capital under the
various SBA capital access programs,
underserved and under-resourced
communities and the stakeholders
supporting them in these subject areas
and recommend to SBA policy and
programmatic changes to help
strengthen and refine SBA’s programs
and services to better facilitate the flow
of capital to small businesses.
4. The Lending Council will submit to
the SBA Administrator and the
Associate Administrator for the Office of
Capital Access a report containing a
detailed description of the Committee’s
activities; its findings, conclusions, and
recommendations; and
recommendations for such
administrative actions as the Lending
Council considers appropriate to fulfill
the purpose and objectives for which
the Committee has been created.
5. The Lending Council will function
solely as an advisory body and shall
comply fully with the provisions of the
FACA and the Small Business Act and
applicable rules and regulations.
6. The Lending Council will report to
the SBA Administrator and the
Associate Administrator for the Office of
Capital Access.
II. Membership
1. The Lending Council shall consist
of no more than twenty-five (25)
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members appointed by the SBA
Administrator and will serve in a
representative capacity.
a. Seventeen (17) members may
consist of current or former
representatives of small business
leaders, community leaders,
representatives of financial institutions,
and members of the small business
lending community;
b. Four (4) members may consist of
small business advocates, research
organizations, or members of the
financial support and inclusion
community;
c. One (1) member shall be a
designated representative of the
Department of Treasury, Office of the
Comptroller of the Currency;
d. One (1) member shall be a
designated representative of the
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau;
e. One (1) member shall be a
designated representative of the
Department of Agriculture;
f. One (1) member shall be a
designated representative of the Federal
Reserve Board. Representatives of
federal agencies shall be designated by
the head of their respective department
or agency.
2. Members shall be appointed for two
(2) year terms and may not serve for
more than three consecutive terms if the
council is renewed.
3. In appointing members of the
Lending Council, the Administrator
shall, to the extent practicable, ensure
that the members appointed reflect
geographic (including both urban and
rural areas), racial, gender, and
economic diversity.
4. The SBA Administrator shall
appoint a Chairperson and Vice
Chairperson from the membership of the
Lending Council.
III. Miscellaneous
1. The SBA will not compensate
members of the Lending Council for
their services, but shall, on request,
reimburse travel expenses as authorized
by 5 U.S.C. 5703. All necessary staff
support services, facilities, and
expenses will, to the extent permitted
by law and subject to the availability of
funds, be furnished by the SBA Office
of Capital Access.
2. The Lending Council shall meet at
least three (3) times per year at the call
of the Designated Federal Officer in
consultation with the Chairperson, or at
the request of the SBA Administrator.
There will be one in person meeting
held each year, with two virtual
meetings.
3. The Designated Federal Officer for
the Lending Council is the career
Deputy Associate Administrator, Office
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of Capital Access, or any other full-time
or part-time employee designated and
assigned by the SBA Administrator.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
IV. Nomination Information
Notice of Shipping Coordinating
Committee Meeting in Preparation for
International Maritime Organization
(IMO) Maritime Safety Committee (MSC
108) Meeting
1. Nominations are requested as
described below.
2. Nominees must have experience
and technical expertise in such areas as
commercial lending, small business
finance, government-guaranteed
lending, small business advocacy or
advisement, and expertise needed to
provide advice on SBA’s loan programs.
3. The SBA is especially interested in
receiving applications from persons
with expertise in small business finance
for underserved communities, including
rural communities and high-poverty
communities.
4. Individuals, groups, and/or
organizations may submit nominations
on behalf of individual candidates.
Nominees must be able to actively
participate in the tasks of the Lending
Council, including, but not limited to,
regular meeting attendance, Committee
meeting discussant responsibilities,
review of materials, as well as
participation in conference calls,
webinars, working groups, and/or
special Committee activities.
5. Self-nominations are permitted.
6. Nomination emails sent to
LendingCouncil@sba.gov should
include:
a. The subject line 2024 Lending
Council Nomination.
b. The first and last name of the
nominee, as well as the nominee’s
phone number and email address.
c. The nominator, including either the
first and last name of the nominator and
their current title, or the name of the
organization.
d. The nominee’s state of residence.
e. A nomination letter, not to exceed
2 pages, that highlights the reason the
nominee should serve on the Lending
Council.
f. A summary of the nominee’s
qualifications in a resume´ or curriculum
vitae, not to exceed 3 pages.
7. The SBA is committed to equal
opportunity in the workplace and seeks
diverse membership.
Dated: April 2, 2024.
Andrienne Johnson,
Committee Management Officer.
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The Department of State will conduct
a public meeting at 09:00 a.m. on
Tuesday, May 7, 2024, both in-person at
Coast Guard Headquarters in
Washington, DC, and via teleconference.
The primary purpose of the meeting is
to prepare for the 108th session of the
International Maritime Organization’s
(IMO) Maritime Safety Committee (MSC
108) to be held in London, United
Kingdom, from Wednesday, May 15,
2024, to Friday, May 24, 2024.
Members of the public may
participate up to the capacity of the
teleconference line, which will handle
500 participants, or up to the seating
capacity of the room if attending inperson. The meeting location will be the
United States Coast Guard
Headquarters, and the teleconference
line will be provided to those who
RSVP. To RSVP, participants should
contact the meeting coordinator, LT
Emily Rowan, by email at
Emily.K.Rowan@uscg.mil. LT Rowan
will provide access information for inperson and virtual attendance.
The agenda items to be considered
include:
—Adoption of the agenda
—Decisions of other IMO bodies
—Consideration and adoption of
amendments to mandatory
instruments
—Development of a goal-based
instrument for Maritime Autonomous
Surface Ships (MASS)
—Development of a safety regulatory
framework to support the reduction of
GHG emissions from ships using new
technologies and alternative fuels
—Revision of the Guidelines on
Maritime Cyber Risk Management
(MSC–FAL.1/Circ.3/Rev.2) and
identification of next steps to enhance
maritime cybersecurity
—Measures to enhance maritime
security
—Piracy and armed robbery against
ships
—Unsafe mixed migration by sea
—Domestic ferry safety
—Formal safety assessment
—Navigation, communication and
search and rescue (Report of the tenth
session of the Sub-Committee)
—Implementation of IMO instruments
(Report of the ninth session of the
Sub-Committee)
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—Carriage of cargoes and containers
(Report of the ninth session of the
Sub-Committee)
—Ship design and construction (Report
of the tenth session of the SubCommittee)
—Application of the Committee’s
method of work
—Work programme
—Any other business
—Consideration of the report of the
Committee on its 108th session
Please note: The IMO may, on short notice,
adjust the MSC 108 agenda to accommodate
any constraints associated with the meeting.
Although no changes to the agenda are
anticipated, if any are necessary, they will be
provided to those who RSVP.
Those who plan to participate should
contact the meeting coordinator, LT
Emily K. Rowan at emily.k.rowan@
uscg.mil, by phone at (202) 372–1376, or
in writing at 2703 Martin Luther King Jr.
Ave. SE, Stop 7509, Washington, DC
20593–7509 no later than April 23,
2024, 14 days prior to the meeting.
Requests made after April 23, 2024,
might not be able to be accommodated.
The meeting coordinator will provide
the teleconference information, facilitate
the building security process and
requests for reasonable accommodation.
Please note that due to security
considerations, two valid, government
issued photo identifications must be
presented to gain entrance to the
Douglas A. Munro Coast Guard
Headquarters Building at St. Elizabeth’s.
This building is accessible by taxi,
public transportation, and privately
owned conveyance (upon advanced
request).
Additional information regarding this
and other IMO public meetings may be
found at: https://www.dco.uscg.mil/
IMO.
(Authority: 22 U.S.C. 2656 and 5 U.S.C. 552)
Leslie W. Hunt,
Coast Guard Liaison Officer, Office of Ocean
and Polar Affairs, Department of State.
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Tennessee Valley Authority.
Record of decision.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Solicitations of Nominations
AGENCY: Small Business Administration (SBA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The SBA requests nominations of individuals to the Small
Business Lending Advisory Council (Lending Council). The SBA will
consider nominations received in response to this notice, as well as
from other sources.
DATES: Nominations will be accepted through May 10, 2024 on a rolling
basis. The SBA will retain nominations received after this date for
consideration should additional vacancies occur.
ADDRESSES: All nominations should be emailed to [email protected]
with the subject line 2024 Lending Council Nomination.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alejandro Contreras, Acting Director,
Office of Financial Assistance, [email protected] or (202) 205-
6436. The phone number may also be reached by individuals who are deaf
or hard of hearing, or who have speech disabilities, through the
Federal Communications Commission's TTY-Based Telecommunications Relay
Service teletype service at 711.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Small Business Lending Advisory Council
(Lending Council) is being established as a Federal Advisory Committee
in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) (Pub. L.
92-463, 5 U.S.C. 10. The following provides information about the
Committee, membership, and the nomination process.
I. Objectives and Duties
1. The Small Business Lending Advisory Council: advises the SBA
Administrator on matters broadly related to facilitating greater access
and availability of capital for small business, especially in
underserved communities; provides feedback and input on pending and
enacted changes relevant to the small business lending community;
cultivating greater public-private engagement, cooperation, and
collaboration; develops recommendations for additions or enhancements
to SBA programs and services to address long-term capital access gaps
faced by small businesses and obstacles faced by the lenders that seek
to support them.
2. The Lending Council will provide advice and recommendations to
SBA on matters relating to small business lending, private sector
innovation in the small business lending community, and policy
impacting small businesses' ability to access capital, especially in
underserved communities.
3. Committee members will examine the issues, challenges and
obstacles facing small businesses seeking access to capital, lenders
seeking to provide those small businesses capital under the various SBA
capital access programs, underserved and under-resourced communities
and the stakeholders supporting them in these subject areas and
recommend to SBA policy and programmatic changes to help strengthen and
refine SBA's programs and services to better facilitate the flow of
capital to small businesses.
4. The Lending Council will submit to the SBA Administrator and the
Associate Administrator for the Office of Capital Access a report
containing a detailed description of the Committee's activities; its
findings, conclusions, and recommendations; and recommendations for
such administrative actions as the Lending Council considers
appropriate to fulfill the purpose and objectives for which the
Committee has been created.
5. The Lending Council will function solely as an advisory body and
shall comply fully with the provisions of the FACA and the Small
Business Act and applicable rules and regulations.
6. The Lending Council will report to the SBA Administrator and the
Associate Administrator for the Office of Capital Access.
II. Membership
1. The Lending Council shall consist of no more than twenty-five
(25) members appointed by the SBA Administrator and will serve in a
representative capacity.
a. Seventeen (17) members may consist of current or former
representatives of small business leaders, community leaders,
representatives of financial institutions, and members of the small
business lending community;
b. Four (4) members may consist of small business advocates,
research organizations, or members of the financial support and
inclusion community;
c. One (1) member shall be a designated representative of the
Department of Treasury, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency;
d. One (1) member shall be a designated representative of the
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau;
e. One (1) member shall be a designated representative of the
Department of Agriculture;
f. One (1) member shall be a designated representative of the
Federal Reserve Board. Representatives of federal agencies shall be
designated by the head of their respective department or agency.
2. Members shall be appointed for two (2) year terms and may not
serve for more than three consecutive terms if the council is renewed.
3. In appointing members of the Lending Council, the Administrator
shall, to the extent practicable, ensure that the members appointed
reflect geographic (including both urban and rural areas), racial,
gender, and economic diversity.
4. The SBA Administrator shall appoint a Chairperson and Vice
Chairperson from the membership of the Lending Council.
III. Miscellaneous
1. The SBA will not compensate members of the Lending Council for
their services, but shall, on request, reimburse travel expenses as
authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5703. All necessary staff support services,
facilities, and expenses will, to the extent permitted by law and
subject to the availability of funds, be furnished by the SBA Office of
Capital Access.
2. The Lending Council shall meet at least three (3) times per year
at the call of the Designated Federal Officer in consultation with the
Chairperson, or at the request of the SBA Administrator. There will be
one in person meeting held each year, with two virtual meetings.
3. The Designated Federal Officer for the Lending Council is the
career Deputy Associate Administrator, Office
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of Capital Access, or any other full-time or part-time employee
designated and assigned by the SBA Administrator.
IV. Nomination Information
1. Nominations are requested as described below.
2. Nominees must have experience and technical expertise in such
areas as commercial lending, small business finance, government-
guaranteed lending, small business advocacy or advisement, and
expertise needed to provide advice on SBA's loan programs.
3. The SBA is especially interested in receiving applications from
persons with expertise in small business finance for underserved
communities, including rural communities and high-poverty communities.
4. Individuals, groups, and/or organizations may submit nominations
on behalf of individual candidates. Nominees must be able to actively
participate in the tasks of the Lending Council, including, but not
limited to, regular meeting attendance, Committee meeting discussant
responsibilities, review of materials, as well as participation in
conference calls, webinars, working groups, and/or special Committee
activities.
5. Self-nominations are permitted.
6. Nomination emails sent to [email protected] should include:
a. The subject line 2024 Lending Council Nomination.
b. The first and last name of the nominee, as well as the nominee's
phone number and email address.
c. The nominator, including either the first and last name of the
nominator and their current title, or the name of the organization.
d. The nominee's state of residence.
e. A nomination letter, not to exceed 2 pages, that highlights the
reason the nominee should serve on the Lending Council.
f. A summary of the nominee's qualifications in a resum[eacute] or
curriculum vitae, not to exceed 3 pages.
7. The SBA is committed to equal opportunity in the workplace and
seeks diverse membership.
Dated: April 2, 2024.
Andrienne Johnson,
Committee Management Officer.
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