Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 71 / Thursday, April 12, 2012 / Notices 22057 

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 scheduled as a full Task 

Force meeting. The agenda will include 

a status update of recommendations 

presented in the November 1, 2011 Task 

Force Report to the President. 

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 Raymond B. Snyder, 

by April 23, 2012, 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 Raymond B. Snyder, 

Deputy 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 Raymond B. Snyder, Designated 

Federal Official for the Task Force at 

(202) 205–6773; or by email at: 

raymond.snyder@sba.gov, SBA, Office 

of Veterans Business Development, 409 

3rd Street SW., Washington, DC 20416. 

For more information, please visit our 

Web site at www.sba.gov/vets. 

Dated: April 2, 2012. 

Dan Jones, 

SBA Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–8751 Filed 4–11–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

National Small Business Development 

Center Advisory Board 

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business 

Administration (SBA). 

ACTION: Notice of open Federal Advisory 

Committee meetings. 

SUMMARY: The SBA is issuing this notice 

to announce the location, date, time and 

agenda for the third quarter meetings of 

the National Small Business 

Development Center (SBDC) Advisory 

Board. 

DATES: The meetings for the 3rd quarter 

will be held on the following dates: 

Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at 1:00pm EST, 

Tuesday, May 15, 2012 at 1:00pm EST, 

Tuesday, June 19, 2012 at 1:00pm EST. 

ADDRESSES: These meetings will be held 

via conference call. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to section 10(a) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), 

SBA announces the meetings of the 

National SBDC Advisory Board. This 

Board provides advice and counsel to 

the SBA Administrator and Associate 

Administrator for Small Business 

Development Centers. 

The purpose of these meetings is to 

discuss following issues pertaining to 

the SBDC Advisory Board: 

—SBA Update. 

—Regional Meetings. 

—Board Assignments. 

—Member Roundtable. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

meeting is open to the public however 

advance notice of attendance is 

requested. Anyone wishing to be a 

listening participant must contact 

Alanna Falcone by fax or email. Her 

contact information is Alanna Falcone, 

Program Analyst, 409 Third Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20416, Phone, 202– 

619–1612, Fax 202–481–0134, email, 

alanna.falcone@sba.gov. 

Additionally, if you need 

accommodations because of a disability 

or require additional information, please 

contact Alanna Falcone at the 

information above. 

Dan S. Jones, 

Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–8749 Filed 4–11–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7607] 

Shipping Coordinating Committee; 

Notice of Committee Meeting 

The Shipping Coordinating 

Committee (SHC) will conduct an open 

meeting at 1 p.m. on Thursday, June 14, 

2012, in Room 5–1224 of the United 

States Coast Guard Headquarters 

Building, 2100 Second Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20593–0001. The 

primary purpose of the meeting is to 

prepare for the fifty-fifth Session of the 

International Maritime Organization’s 

(IMO’s) Subcommittee on Stability and 

Load Lines and on Fishing Vessels 

Safety (SLF) to be held at the IMO 

Headquarters, United Kingdom, 

February 18–22, 2013. 

The matters to be discussed on the 

agenda include: 

—Adoption of the agenda 

—Decisions of other IMO bodies 

—Development of second generation 

intact stability criteria 

—Development of guidelines on safe 

return to port for passenger ships 

—Development of guidelines for 

verification of damage stability 

requirements for tankers 

—Review of the damage stability 

regulations for ro-ro passenger ships 

—Revision of SOLAS chapter II–1 

subdivision and damage stability 

regulations 

—Development of provisions to ensure 

the integrity and uniform 

implementation of the 1969 TM 

Convention 

—Development of amendments to part B 

of the 2008 IS Code on towing and 

anchor handling operations 

—Consideration of IACS unified 

interpretations 

—Development of amendments to the 

criterion for maximum angle of heel 

in turns of the 2008 IS Code 

—Biennial agenda and provisional 

agenda for SLF 56 

—Election of Chairman and ViceChairman for 2014 

—Any other business 

—Report to the Maritime Safety 

Committee 

Members of the public may attend 

this meeting up to the seating capacity 

of the room. To facilitate the building 

security process, and to request 

reasonable accommodation, those who 

plan to attend should contact the 

meeting coordinator, LCDR Catherine 

Phillips, by email at 

Catherine.A.Phillips@uscg.mil, by 

phone at (202) 372–1374, by fax at (202) 

372–1925, or in writing at Commandant 

(CG–5212), U.S. Coast Guard, 2100 2nd 

Street SW., Stop 7126, Washington, DC 

20593–7126 not later than June 7, 2012, 

7 days prior to the meeting. Requests 

made after June 7, 2012 might not be 

able to be accommodated. Please note 

that due to security considerations, two 

valid, government issued photo 

identifications must be presented to 

gain entrance to the Headquarters 

building. The Headquarters building is 

accessible by taxi and privately owned 

conveyance (public transportation is not 

generally available). However, parking 

in the vicinity of the building is 

extremely limited. Additional 

information regarding this and other 

IMO SHC public meetings may be found 

at: www.uscg.mil/imo. 

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