Meeting of the Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business Development, 90339-90340 [2024-26648]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 221 / Friday, November 15, 2024 / Notices domestic shipping services contract to the list of Negotiated Service Agreements in the Mail Classification Schedule’s Competitive Products List. DATES: Date of required notice: November 15, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sean C. Robinson, 202–268–8405. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The United States Postal Service® hereby gives notice that, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 3632(b)(3), on November 7, 2024, it filed with the Postal Regulatory Commission a USPS Request to Add Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail & USPS Ground Advantage® Contract 662 to Competitive Product List. Documents are available at www.prc.gov, Docket Nos. MC2025–320, K2025–318. Sean C. Robinson, Attorney, Corporate and Postal Business Law. [FR Doc. 2024–26587 Filed 11–14–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7710–12–P Primary Counties: Beaufort. All other information in the original declaration remains unchanged. (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 59008) Alejandro Contreras, Acting Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Disaster Recovery & Resilience. [FR Doc. 2024–26646 Filed 11–14–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8026–09–P [Disaster Declaration #20666 and #20667; LOUISIANA Disaster Number LA–20007] Presidential Declaration Amendment of a Major Disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Louisiana U.S. Small Business Administration. ACTION: Amendment 2. AGENCY: This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Louisiana (FEMA–4817– DR), dated September 23, 2024. Incident: Hurricane Francine. DATES: Issued on November 7, 2024. Incident Period: September 9, through September 12, 2024. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: November 22, 2024. Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date: June 23, 2025. SUMMARY: SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION [Disaster Declaration #20734 and #20735; SOUTH CAROLINA Disaster Number SC– 20013] Presidential Declaration Amendment of a Major Disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of South Carolina U.S. Small Business Administration. ACTION: Amendment 4. AGENCY: This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of South Carolina (FEMA– 4829–DR), dated October 6, 2024. Incident: Hurricane Helene. DATES: Issued on November 7, 2024. Incident Period: September 25, 2024, through October 7, 2024. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: December 5, 2024. Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date: July 7, 2025. ADDRESSES: Visit the MySBA Loan Portal at https://lending.sba.gov to apply for a disaster assistance loan. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alan Escobar, Office of Disaster Recovery & Resilience, U.S. Small Business Administration, 409 3rd Street SW, Suite 6050, Washington, DC 20416, (202) 205–6734. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice of the President’s major disaster declaration for Private Non-Profit organizations in the State of South Carolina, dated October 6, 2024, is hereby amended to include the following areas as adversely affected by the disaster. khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:11 Nov 14, 2024 Jkt 265001 Visit the MySBA Loan Portal at https://lending.sba.gov to apply for a disaster assistance loan. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alan Escobar, Office of Disaster Recovery & Resilience, U.S. Small Business Administration, 409 3rd Street SW, Suite 6050, Washington, DC 20416, (202) 205–6734. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice of the President’s major disaster declaration for Private Non-Profit organizations in the State of Louisiana, dated September 23, 2024, is hereby amended to include the following areas as adversely affected by the disaster. Primary Parishes: St. James, St. John The Baptist. All other information in the original declaration remains unchanged. ADDRESSES: (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 59008) Alejandro C. Contreras, Acting Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Disaster Recovery & Resilience. [FR Doc. 2024–26652 Filed 11–14–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8026–09–P PO 00000 Frm 00080 Fmt 4703 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Meeting of the Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business Development U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). ACTION: Notice of open Federal advisory committee meeting. AGENCY: The SBA is issuing this notice to announce the date, time, and agenda for the next meeting of the Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business Development (IATF). DATES: Wednesday, December 11, 2024, from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. eastern time. ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held virtually via Microsoft Teams. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The virtual meeting is open to the public; however advance notice of attendance is strongly encouraged. To RSVP and confirm attendance, the general public should email veteransbusiness@sba.gov with subject line, ‘‘RSVP for December 11, 2024, IATF Virtual Public Meeting.’’ To submit a written comment, individuals should email veteransbusiness@sba.gov with subject line, ‘‘Response for December 11, 2024, IATF Virtual Public Meeting’’ no later than December 6, 2024, or contact Timothy Green, Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Veterans Business Development (OVBD) at (202) 205–6773. Comments received in advanced will be addressed as time allows during the public comment period. All other submitted comments will be included in the meeting record. During the live meeting, those who wish to comment will be able to do so during the public comment period. Participants can join the meeting via computer at this link: https://bit.ly/IATF-DEC24 or by phone. Call in (audio only): Dial: +1 206–413–7980: Phone Conference ID: 249 297 227#. Special accommodation requests should be directed to OVBD at (202) 205–6773 or veteransbusiness@ sba.gov. All applicable documents will be posted on the IATF website prior to the meeting: https://www.sba.gov/aboutsba/sba-locations/headquarters-offices/ office-veterans-businessdevelopment#sba-card-collectionheading-7153. For more information on veteran-owned small business programs, please visit www.sba.gov/ovbd. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. appendix 2), SBA announces the meeting of the Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business Development (IAFT). The IATF is SUMMARY: SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Sfmt 4703 90339 E:\FR\FM\15NON1.SGM 15NON1 90340 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 221 / Friday, November 15, 2024 / Notices established pursuant to Executive Order 13540 to coordinate the efforts of Federal agencies to improve capital, business development opportunities, and pre-established federal contracting goals for small business concerns owned and controlled by veterans and servicedisabled veterans. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss efforts that support veteran-owned small businesses, updates on past and current events, and the IATF’s objectives for fiscal year 2025. Dated: November 8, 2024. Andrienne Johnson, Committee Manager Officer. [FR Doc. 2024–26648 Filed 11–14–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8026–09–P SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD [Docket No. MCF 21124] Van Pool Transportation LLC— Acquisition of Control—Butler’s Bus Service, Inc. Surface Transportation Board. Notice tentatively approving and authorizing finance transaction. AGENCY: ACTION: Van Pool Transportation LLC (Van Pool) and AG Van Pool Holdings, LP (AG Holdings) (collectively, Applicants), both noncarriers, filed an application to acquire control of an interstate passenger motor carrier, Butler’s Bus Service, Inc. (BBS), from its shareholders, Bruce Lyskawa and Emo Chynoweth (Sellers). The Board is tentatively approving and authorizing the transaction. If no opposing comments are timely filed, this notice will be the final Board action. DATES: Comments must be filed by December 30, 2024. If any comments are filed, Van Pool may file a reply by January 14, 2025. If no opposing comments are filed by December 30, 2024, this notice shall be effective on December 31, 2024. ADDRESSES: Comments may be filed with the Board either via e-filing or in writing addressed to: Surface Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20423–0001. In addition, send one copy of comments to Van Pool’s representative: Kiefer A. Light, Scopelitis, Garvin, Light, Hanson & Feary, P.C., 10 W Market Street, Suite 1400, Indianapolis, IN 46204. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sarah Fancher at (202) 740–5507. If you require an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act, please call (202) 245–0245. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: According to the application, Van Pool is a khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:11 Nov 14, 2024 Jkt 265001 Delaware limited liability company. (Appl. 1.) Applicants state that Van Pool is not a federally regulated carrier but that it indirectly owns and controls all equity and voting interest in 10 interstate passenger motor carriers (Affiliate Regulated Carriers) that are among its operating subsidiaries. (Id. at 2.) The Affiliate Regulated Carriers are: 1 • NRT Bus, Inc., which primarily provides non-regulated student transportation services for schools in Massachusetts (Essex, Middlesex, Norfolk, Suffolk, and Worcester counties), and occasional charter services; • Trombly Motor Coach Service, Inc., which primarily provides non-regulated student transportation services for schools in Massachusetts (Essex and Middlesex counties), and occasional charter services; • Salter Transportation, Inc., which primarily provides non-regulated student transportation services for schools in Massachusetts (Essex County) and southern New Hampshire, and occasional charter services; • Easton Coach Company, LLC, which provides (i) intrastate paratransit, shuttle, and line-run services under contracts with regional transportation authorities and other organizations, primarily in New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania, and (ii) private charter motor coach and shuttle services (interstate and intrastate), primarily in eastern Pennsylvania; • F. M. Kuzmeskus, Inc., d/b/a Travel Kuz, which provides (i) non-regulated school bus transportation services, (ii) intrastate and interstate motor coach and limousine charter services, and (iii) limited intrastate and interstate charter services using school buses, all in western Massachusetts and southern Vermont; • Alltown Bus Service Inc., which primarily provides non-regulated student transportation services for schools in the metropolitan area of Chicago, Ill., and its northern suburbs, and occasional charter services; • DS Bus Lines, Inc., which primarily provides (i) non-regulated student transportation services for schools in Kansas (Beloit, Kansas City, Lincoln, Olathe, and Shawnee), Missouri (Belton and Smithville), Colorado (the metropolitan area of Denver), and Oklahoma (the metropolitan area of Tulsa), (ii) intrastate employee shuttle services in Colorado and Texas, and (iii) occasional charter services; 1 Additional information about these motor carriers, including U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) numbers, motor carrier numbers, and USDOT safety fitness ratings, can be found in the application. (See Appl. 3–7, Ex. A.) PO 00000 Frm 00081 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 • Royal Coach Lines, Inc., which primarily provides (i) non-regulated student transportation services for schools in the metropolitan area of Westchester County, N.Y., and southern Connecticut, and (ii) contract and charter transportation services; • PLSIII LLC, which primarily provides (i) disabled transportation services under contracts with private nonprofit organizations for fixed route and shuttle services in New York (Buffalo, western New York, Rochester, Utica and surrounding areas, and Poughkeepsie and surrounding areas), and (ii) very limited group day trip charter transportation services; and • Local Motion, LLC, d/b/a Local Motion of Boston, which provides nonregulated school bus, charter, and shuttle services in the metropolitan area of Boston.2 According to the application, Van Pool also has operating subsidiaries that provide transportation services that do not involve regulated interstate transportation or require interstate passenger authority, primarily in the northeastern and central portions of the United States. (Appl. 2–3.) AG Holdings indirectly controls Van Pool via equity and voting interests through intermediary holding companies.3 (Id. at 3.) The application explains that BBS, the carrier being acquired, operates as a 2 In addition, the Board authorized, effective November 9, 2024, Applicants’ acquisition of control of TransAction Corporate Shuttles, Inc. (TCS). See Van Pool Transp. LLC—Acquis. of Control—TransAction Corp. Shuttles, Inc., MCF 21119, slip op. at 1 (STB served Sept. 27, 2024). TCS operates as a motor carrier primarily providing fixed-route commuter and municipal shuttle bus services and on-demand transportation for employees of businesses and communities in Massachusetts. Id. at 3. TCS also provides mini-bus, van, and limousine charter services for activities such as corporate and group outings, day trips, weddings, Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, and local events in Massachusetts. Id. 3 Specifically, Van Pool states that it is wholly owned by VP Intermediate Company (VP Intermediate), a Delaware corporation and noncarrier holding company, and that VP Intermediate is wholly owned by Beacon Mobility Corp. (Beacon Mobility), a Delaware corporation and noncarrier holding company. (Appl. 9.) Beacon Mobility is wholly owned by Beacon Mobility Intermediate Corp. (Beacon Intermediate), a Delaware corporation and noncarrier holding company. (Id.) Beacon Intermediate is wholly owned by Beacon Mobility Preferred Issuer, LLC (Beacon Preferred), a Delaware limited partnership and noncarrier holding company, and Beacon Preferred is wholly owned and controlled by Van Pool Group Holdings, L.P. (Group Holdings), a Delaware limited partnership and noncarrier holding company. (Id.) Group Holdings is majorityowned and controlled by AG Holdings, a Delaware limited partnership and noncarrier holding company. (Id.) AG Holdings is owned by investment funds affiliated with Audax Management Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company. (Id. at 9–10.) E:\FR\FM\15NON1.SGM 15NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 221 (Friday, November 15, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 90339-90340]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-26648]


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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION


Meeting of the Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business 
Development

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).

ACTION: Notice of open Federal advisory committee meeting.

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SUMMARY: The SBA is issuing this notice to announce the date, time, and 
agenda for the next meeting of the Interagency Task Force on Veterans 
Small Business Development (IATF).

DATES: Wednesday, December 11, 2024, from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. eastern 
time.

ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held virtually via Microsoft 
Teams.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The virtual meeting is open to the 
public; however advance notice of attendance is strongly encouraged. To 
RSVP and confirm attendance, the general public should email 
[email protected] with subject line, ``RSVP for December 11, 
2024, IATF Virtual Public Meeting.'' To submit a written comment, 
individuals should email [email protected] with subject line, 
``Response for December 11, 2024, IATF Virtual Public Meeting'' no 
later than December 6, 2024, or contact Timothy Green, Deputy Associate 
Administrator, Office of Veterans Business Development (OVBD) at (202) 
205-6773. Comments received in advanced will be addressed as time 
allows during the public comment period. All other submitted comments 
will be included in the meeting record. During the live meeting, those 
who wish to comment will be able to do so during the public comment 
period. Participants can join the meeting via computer at this link: 
https://bit.ly/IATF-DEC24 or by phone. Call in (audio only): Dial: +1 
206-413-7980: Phone Conference ID: 249 297 227#. Special accommodation 
requests should be directed to OVBD at (202) 205-6773 or 
[email protected]. All applicable documents will be posted on 
the IATF website prior to the meeting: https://www.sba.gov/about-sba/sba-locations/headquarters-offices/office-veterans-business-development#sba-card-collection-heading-7153. For more information on 
veteran-owned small business programs, please visit www.sba.gov/ovbd.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. appendix 2), SBA announces the meeting 
of the Interagency Task Force on Veterans Small Business Development 
(IAFT). The IATF is

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established pursuant to Executive Order 13540 to coordinate the efforts 
of Federal agencies to improve capital, business development 
opportunities, and pre-established federal contracting goals for small 
business concerns owned and controlled by veterans and service-disabled 
veterans. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss efforts that 
support veteran-owned small businesses, updates on past and current 
events, and the IATF's objectives for fiscal year 2025.

    Dated: November 8, 2024.
Andrienne Johnson,
Committee Manager Officer.
[FR Doc. 2024-26648 Filed 11-14-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 8026-09-P
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