67530 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 219 / Thursday, November 13, 2014 / Notices 

Dated: October 31, 2014. 

Diana Doukas, 

SBA Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–26777 Filed 11–12–14; 8:45 am] 

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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

Notice of Open Federal Interagency 

Task Force Meeting 

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 vagenda for its public meeting of 

the Interagency Task Force on Veterans 

Small Business Development. The 

meeting will be open to the public. 

DATES: Date and Time: December 18, 

2014, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. 

ADDRESSES: SBA Headquarters, 409 3rd 

Street SW., Washington, DC 20416, in 

the Eisenhower Conference Room B, 

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 ‘‘six focus areas’’: 

(1) Access to capital (loans, surety 

bonding and franchising); (2) Ensure 

achievement of pre-established 

contracting goals, including mentor 

prote ́ge ́ and matching with contracting 

opportunities; (3) Increase the integrity 

of certifications of status as a small 

business; (4) Reducing paperwork and 

administrative burdens in accessing 

business development and 

entrepreneurship opportunities; (5) 

Increasing and improving training and 

counseling services; and (6) Making 

other improvements to support veteran’s 

business development by the Federal 

government. On November 1, 2011, the 

Interagency Task Force on Veterans 

Small Business Development submitted 

its first report to the President, which 

included 18 recommendations that were 

applicable to the ‘‘six focus areas’’ 

identified above. The purpose of the 

meeting is to discuss progress on the 

recommendations and next steps 

identified by the Interagency Task Force 

(IATF) in the Fiscal Year (FY) 14 

Annual Report. The agenda will include 

updates from each of the members, 

public comment, and planning for the 

FY 14 of the IATF’s Annual Report. 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 

December 12, 2014 by email in order to 

be placed on the agenda. Comments for 

the record should be applicable to the 

‘‘six 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, Acting Associate 

Administrator, 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 Cheryl 

Simms, Designated Federal Official for 

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

email at cheryl.simms@sba.gov. For 

more information, please visit our Web 

site at www.sba.gov/vets. 

Dated: October 30, 2014. 

Diana Doukas, 

SBA Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–26802 Filed 11–12–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 8945] 

Culturally Significant Objects Imported 

for Exhibition Determinations: 

‘‘Collecting Paradise: Buddhist Art of 

Kashmir and its Legacies’’ 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the 

following determinations: Pursuant to 

the authority vested in me by the Act of 

October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 

2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 

27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and 

Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 

2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et 

seq.), Delegation of Authority No. 234 of 

October 1, 1999, and Delegation of 

Authority No. 236–3 of August 28, 2000 

(and, as appropriate, Delegation of 

Authority No. 257 of April 15, 2003), I 

hereby determine that the objects to be 

included in the exhibition ‘‘Collecting 

Paradise: Buddhist Art of the Kashmir 

and its Legacies,’’ imported from abroad 

for temporary exhibition within the 

United States, are of cultural 

significance. The objects are imported 

pursuant to loan agreements with the 

foreign owners or custodians. I also 

determine that the exhibition or display 

of the exhibit objects at the Mary & 

Leigh Block Museum of Art, Evanston, 

Illinois, from on or about January 13, 

2015, until on or about April 19, 2015, 

the Rubin Museum of Art, New York, 

New York, from on or about May 22, 

2015, until on or about November 30, 

2015, and at possible additional 

exhibitions or venues yet to be 

determined, is in the national interest. 

I have ordered that Public Notice of 

these Determinations be published in 

the Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information, including a list of 

the imported objects, contact Paul W. 

Manning, Attorney-Adviser, Office of 

the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of 

State (telephone: 202–632–6469). The 

mailing address is U.S. Department of 

State, SA–5, L/PD, Fifth Floor (Suite 

5H03), Washington, DC 20522–0505. 

Dated: November 4, 2014. 

Kelly Keiderling, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau 

of Educational and Cultural Affairs, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2014–26902 Filed 11–12–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 8946] 

Culturally Significant Objects Imported 

for Exhibition Determinations: 

‘‘Picturing Mary: Woman, Mother, 

Idea’’ Exhibition 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the 

following determinations: Pursuant to 

the authority vested in me by the Act of 

October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 

2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 

27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and 

Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 

2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et 

seq.), Delegation of Authority No. 234 of 

October 1, 1999, Delegation of Authority 

No. 236–3 of August 28, 2000 (and, as 


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appropriate, Delegation of Authority No. 

257 of April 15, 2003), I hereby 

determine that the objects to be 

included in the exhibition ‘‘Picturing 

Mary: Woman, Mother, Idea,’’ imported 

from abroad for temporary exhibition 

within the United States, are of cultural 

significance. The objects are imported 

pursuant to loan agreements with the 

foreign owners or custodians. I also 

determine that the exhibition or display 

of the exhibit objects at the National 

Museum of Women in the Arts, 

Washington, DC, from on or about 

December 5, 2014, until on or about 

April 12, 2015, and at possible 

additional exhibitions or venues yet to 

be determined, is in the national 

interest. I have ordered that Public 

Notice of these Determinations be 

published in the Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information, including a list of 

the exhibit objects, contact Julie 

Simpson, Attorney-Adviser, Office of 

the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of 

State (telephone: 202–632–6467). The 

mailing address is U.S. Department of 

State, SA–5, L/PD, Fifth Floor (Suite 

5H03), Washington, DC 20522–0505. 

Dated: November 4, 2014. 

Kelly Keiderling, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau 

of Educational and Cultural Affairs, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2014–26901 Filed 11–12–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 8947] 

U.S. Advisory Commission on Public 

Diplomacy; Notice of Meeting 

The U.S. Advisory Commission on 

Public Diplomacy will hold a public 

meeting from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 

p.m., Thursday, December 11, 2014 in 

Room 902 (ninth floor) of the Hart 

Senate Office Building, at the corner of 

Second Street and Constitution Ave. 

NE., Washington, DC 20002. 

The meeting’s topic will be on ‘‘A 

Report on United States Public 

Diplomacy and International 

Broadcasting Activity Worldwide’’ and 

will feature findings from the 

Commission’s Congressionallymandated Comprehensive Annual 

Report on State Department and 

Broadcasting Board of Governors-led 

foreign public engagement activities. 

Representatives from the State 

Department and the BBG will be in 

attendance to discus the report, which 

focuses on both Washington and fielddirected activities. 

This meeting is open to the public, 

Members and staff of Congress, the State 

Department, Defense Department, the 

media, and other governmental and 

non-governmental organizations. To 

attend and make any requests for 

reasonable accommodation, email 

pdcommission@state.gov by 5 p.m. on 

Thursday, December 4, 2014. Please 

arrive for the meeting by 9:45 a.m. to 

allow for a prompt meeting start. 

The United States Advisory 

Commission on Public Diplomacy 

appraises U.S. Government activities 

intended to understand, inform, and 

influence foreign publics. The Advisory 

Commission may conduct studies, 

inquiries, and meetings, as it deems 

necessary. It may assemble and 

disseminate information and issue 

reports and other publications, subject 

to the approval of the Chairperson, in 

consultation with the Executive 

Director. The Advisory Commission 

may undertake foreign travel in pursuit 

of its studies and coordinate, sponsor, or 

oversee projects, studies, events, or 

other activities that it deems desirable 

and necessary in fulfilling its functions. 

The Commission consists of seven 

members appointed by the President, by 

and with the advice and consent of the 

Senate. The members of the 

Commission shall represent the public 

interest and shall be selected from a 

cross section of educational, 

communications, cultural, scientific, 

technical, public service, labor, 

business, and professional backgrounds. 

Not more than four members shall be 

from any one political party. The 

President designates a member to chair 

the Commission. 

The current members of the 

Commission are: Mr. William Hybl of 

Colorado, Chairman; Ambassador 

Lyndon Olson of Texas, Vice Chairman; 

Mr. Sim Farar of California, Vice 

Chairman; Ambassador Penne KorthPeacock of Texas; Ms. Lezlee Westine of 

Virginia; and Anne Terman Wedner of 

Illinois. One seat on the Commission is 

currently vacant. 

The following individual has been 

nominated to the Commission but 

awaits Senate confirmation as of this 

writing: Alfredo Balsera of Florida. 

To request further information about 

the meeting or the U.S. Advisory 

Commission on Public Diplomacy, you 

may contact its Executive Director, 

Katherine Brown, at BrownKA4@

state.gov. 

Dated: November 6, 2014. 

Katherine Brown, 

Executive Director, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2014–26904 Filed 11–12–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–11–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Secretary of 

Transportation 

Notice of Availability of Guidance on 

Accelerated Decisionmaking in 

Environmental Reviews 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary of 

Transportation, Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

SUMMARY: DOT is announcing the 

availability of guidance implementing 

Section 1319 of MAP–21, on 

Accelerated Decisionmaking in 

Environmental Reviews. This section of 

MAP–21 provides for the use of errata 

sheets on the Draft Environmental 

Impact Statement, in lieu of a Final EIS 

(FEIS), when the EIS has limited or 

factual changes. It also states that the 

lead agency under NEPA shall issue a 

combined FEIS and ROD unless 

circumstances exist to make it 

impracticable. This eliminates the 30- 

day wait period between the release of 

the FEIS and ROD. This guidance builds 

on the interim guidance that was 

released by FHWA and FTA in January 

2013, but applies to the entire 

Department. The FHWA and FTA 

interim guidance is retained as a 

supplemental appendix specific to those 

agencies. The guidance is available at 

http://www.dot.gov/office-policy/

transportation-policy/guidanceaccelerated-decision-makingenvironmental-reviews. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Rebecca Higgins, Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave. 

SE. W84–318, Washington, DC 20590; 

email Rebecca.Higgins@dot.gov; 

telephone (202) 366–7098. 

Issue Date: November 3, 2014. 

Shoshana Lew, Deputy Assistant Secretary 

for Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2014–26731 Filed 11–12–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Notice of Memorandum of Agreement 

for Replacing the Griffin—Spalding 

County Airport (6A2), Griffin, GA 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Memorandum of 

Agreement. 

SUMMARY: The FAA has entered into a 

Memorandum of Agreement for 

replacing the Griffin—Spalding County 


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