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ADDRESSES: U.S. Small Business 

Administration, 409 3rd Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20416. Room: 

Eisenhower Conference room, located 

on the Concourse Level. 

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 Advisory Committee on 

Veterans Business Affairs. The Advisory 

Committee on Veterans Business Affairs 

serves as an independent source of 

advice and policy recommendation to 

the Administrator of the U.S. Small 

Business Administration. 

The purpose of this meeting is to 

discuss current and future programs for 

veterans’ small business owners. For 

information regarding our veterans’ 

resources and partners, please visit our 

Web site at www.sba.gov/vets. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

meeting is open to the public, however, 

advance notice of attendance is 

requested. Anyone wishing to attend 

and/or make a presentation to the 

Advisory Committee must contact 

Barbara Carson, by June 1, 2014, by 

email in order to be placed on the 

agenda. Comments for the Record 

should be emailed prior to the meeting 

for inclusion in the public record, verbal 

presentations; however, will be limited 

to five minutes in the interest of time 

and to accommodate as many presenters 

as possible. Written comments should 

be emailed to Barbara Carson, Deputy 

Associate Administrator, Office of 

Veterans Business Development, U.S. 

Small Business Administration, 409 3rd 

Street SW., Washington, DC 20416. 

Additionally, if you need 

accommodations because of a disability 

or require additional information, please 

contact Barbara Carson, Designated 

Federal Official for the Advisory 

Committee on Veterans Business Affairs 

at (202) 205–6773; or by email at 

barbara.carson@sba.gov. For more 

information, please visit our Web site at 

www.sba.gov/vets. 

Dated: May 14, 2014. 

Diana Doukas, 

SBA Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–11628 Filed 5–19–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

Interagency Task Force on Veterans 

Small Business Development 

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business 

Administration. 

ACTION: Notice of open Federal 

Interagency Task Force meeting. 

SUMMARY: The SBA is issuing this notice 

to announce the location, date, time, 

and agenda for its public meeting of the 

Interagency Task Force on Veterans 

Small Business Development. The 

meeting will be open to the public. 

DATES: Friday, June 6, 2014, from 9:00 

a.m. to 12:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: SBA 409 3rd Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20419. 

Room: Eisenhower Conference room, 

located on the Concourse Level. 

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. The Task Force is 

established pursuant to Executive Order 

13540 and focused on coordinating 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 (VOB’s) and 

service-disabled veterans (SDVOSB’S). 

Moreover, the Task Force shall 

coordinate administrative and 

regulatory activities and develop 

proposals relating to ‘‘three focus 

areas’’: (1) Training, Counseling & 

Capital; (2) Federal Contracting & 

Verification; (3) Improved Federal 

Support On November 1, 2011, the 

Interagency Task Force on Veterans 

Small Business Development submitted 

its first report to the President, which 

included 18 Recommendations. In 

addition, the Task Force will allow time 

to obtain public comment from 

individuals and representatives of 

organizations regarding the areas of 

focus. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

meeting is open to the public, however, 

advance notice of attendance is 

requested. Anyone wishing to attend 

and/or make a presentation to the Task 

Force must contact Barbara Carson, by 

May 30, 2014 by email in order to be 

placed on the agenda. Comments for the 

Record should be applicable to the 

‘‘three focus areas’’ of the Task Force 

and emailed prior to the meeting for 

inclusion in the public record, verbal 

presentations; however, will be limited 

to five minutes in the interest of time 

and to accommodate as many presenters 

as possible. Written comments should 

be emailed to Barbara Carson, 

Designated Federal Officer Office of 

Veterans Business Development, U.S. 

Small Business Administration, 409 3rd 

Street SW., Washington, DC 20416, at 

the email address for the Task Force, 

vetstaskforce@sba.gov. Additionally, if 

you need accommodations because of a 

disability or require additional 

information, please contact Barbara 

Carson, Designated Federal Official for 

the Task Force at (202) 205–6773; or by 

email at: barbara.carson@sba.gov. For 

more information, please visit our Web 

site at www.sba.gov/vets. 

Dated: May 14, 2014. 

Diana Doukas, 

SBA Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–11627 Filed 5–19–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 8737] 

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Foreign Service Officer 

Test Registration Form 

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of State is 

seeking Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) approval for the 

information collection described below. 

In accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, we are 

requesting comments on this collection 

from all interested individuals and 

organizations. The purpose of this 

notice is to allow 60 days for public 

comment preceding submission of the 

collection to OMB. 

DATES: The Department will accept 

comments from the public up to June 

19, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: 

• Web: Persons with access to the 

Internet may use the Federal Docket 

Management System (FDMS) to 

comment on this notice by going to 

www.Regulations.gov. You can search 

for the document by entering ‘‘Public 

Notice 8737’’ in the Search bar. If 

necessary, use the Narrow by Agency 

filter option on the Results page. 

• Email: StaebenDK@state.gov. 

• Mail: HR/REE, SA–1, H–518, 2401 E 

Street NW., Washington DC 20522. 

• Fax: 202.923.6472. 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: SA–44, 

301 4th Street SW., Room 324, 

Washington, DC 20547; telephone: 

202.203.5117. 

You must include the DS form 

number (if applicable), information 

collection title, and the OMB control 

number in any correspondence. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Direct requests for additional 

information regarding the collection 

listed in this notice, including requests 


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for copies of the proposed collection 

instrument and supporting documents, 

to Claudia M. Coleman, who may be 

reached on 202.203.5126 or at 

ColemanCM@state.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

• Title of Information Collection: 

Foreign Service Officer Test Registration 

Form. 

• OMB Control Number: 1405–0008. 

• Type of Request: Extension. 

• Originating Office: HR/REE/BEX. 

• Form Number: DS–1998E. 

• Respondents: registrants for the 

Foreign Service Officer Test. 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

32,000. 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

32,000. 

• Average Time Per Response: 2 

hours. 

• Total Estimated Burden Time: 

64,000 hours. 

• Frequency: on occasion. 

• Obligation to Respond: Required to 

Obtain or Retain a Benefit. 

We are soliciting public comments to 

permit the Department to: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary for 

the proper functions of the Department. 

• Evaluate the accuracy of our 

estimate of the time and cost burden for 

this proposed collection, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used. 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected. 

• Minimize the reporting burden on 

those who are to respond, including the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

Please note that comments submitted in 

response to this Notice are public 

record. Before including any detailed 

personal information, you should be 

aware that your comments as submitted, 

including your personal information, 

will be available for public review. 

Abstract of proposed collection: 

Individuals registering for the Foreign 

Service Officer Test will complete a 

registration form that consists of an 

application form that gathers 

information about their name, age, 

Social Security number, contact 

information, sex, race, national origin, 

disability, education, work history and 

military experience. The information 

will be used to prepare and issue 

admission to the Foreign Service officer 

test, to provide data useful for 

improving future tests and to conduct 

research studies based on the test 

results. 

Methodology: Responses are 

submitted electronically. 

Dated: May 12, 2014. 

William E. Schaal, Jr., 

Executive Director, HE/EX, Department of 

State. 

[FR Doc. 2014–11535 Filed 5–19–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8738] 

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Generic Clearance for the 

Collection of Qualitative Feedback on 

Agency Service Delivery 

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comment and submission to OMB of 

proposed collection of information. 

SUMMARY: The Department of State has 

submitted the information collection 

described below to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

approval. In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 we 

are requesting comments on this 

collection from all interested 

individuals and organizations. The 

purpose of this Notice is to allow 30 

days for public comment. 

DATES: Submit comments directly to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) up to June 19, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Direct comments to the 

Department of State Desk Officer in the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs at the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB). You may submit 

comments by the following methods: 

• Email: oira_submission@

omb.eop.gov. You must include the DS 

form number, information collection 

title, and the OMB control number in 

the subject line of your message. 

• Fax: 202–395–5806. Attention: Desk 

Officer for Department of State. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Direct requests for additional 

information regarding the collection 

listed in this notice, including requests 

for copies of the proposed collection 

instrument and supporting documents 

to: Raymond Ciupek, Department of 

State, Office of Directives Management, 

1800 G St. NW., Suite 2400, 

Washington, DC 20522–2202, who may 

be reached at ciupekra@state.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

• Title of Information Collection: 

Generic Clearance for the Collection of 

Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service 

Delivery. 

• OMB Control Number: 1405–0193. 

• Type of Request: Extension of an 

approved collection. 

• Originating Office: Office of 

Directives Management, A/GIS/DIR. 

• Form Number: Various public 

surveys. 

• Respondents: Individuals 

responding to Department of State 

customer service evaluation requests. 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

125,000. 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

125,000. 

• Average Time per Response: 3.5 

minutes. 

• Total Estimated Annual Burden 

Time: 7,292 hours. 

• Frequency: Once per request. 

• Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. 

We are soliciting public comments to 

permit the Department to: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary for 

the proper functions of the Department. 

• Evaluate the accuracy of our 

estimate of the time and cost burden for 

this proposed collection, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used. 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected. 

• Minimize the reporting burden on 

those who are to respond, including the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

Please note that comments submitted 

in response to this Notice are public 

record. Before including any detailed 

personal information, you should be 

aware that your comments as submitted, 

including your personal information, 

will be available for public review. 

Abstract of proposed collection: 

The information collection activity 

will garner qualitative customer 

feedback in an efficient, timely manner, 

in accordance with the Administration’s 

commitment to improving service 

delivery. This qualitative feedback will 

provide insights into customer 

perceptions, experiences and 

expectations, provide an early warning 

of issues with service, or focus attention 

on areas where communication, training 

or changes in operations might improve 

delivery of products or services. These 

collections will allow for ongoing, 

collaborative and actionable 

communications between the Agency 

and its customers. It will also allow 

feedback to contribute directly to the 

improvement of program management. 

Feedback collected under this generic 

clearance will provide useful 

information, but it will not yield data 

that can be used for quantitative 

information collections that are 

designed to yield reliably actionable 

results, such as monitoring trends over 

time or documenting program 

performance. Such data uses require 


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