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Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at 1 p.m. 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. 

—Annual 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. 2012–205 Filed 1–9–12; 8:45 am] 

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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 the fourth public 

meeting of the Interagency Task Force 

on Veterans Small Business 

Development. The meeting will be open 

to the public. 

DATES: Friday, January 20, 2012, from 9 

a.m. to 12 noon in the Eisenhower 

Conference Room, Side A & B, located 

on the 2nd floor. 

ADDRESSES: U.S. Small Business 

Administration, 409 3rd Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20416. 

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 (VOBs) and 

service-disabled veterans (SDVOSBs). 

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 scheduled as a full Task 

Force meeting. The agenda will include 

a presentation and discussion of the 

recommendations included in the 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 January 13, 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 http://www.sba.gov/vets. 

Dated: January 3, 2012. 

Dan Jones, 

SBA Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–261 Filed 1–9–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 7721] 

Advisory Committee on International 

Economic Policy; Notice of Open 

Meeting 

The Advisory Committee on 

International Economic Policy (ACIEP) 

will meet from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on 

Tuesday, January 31, 2012, in room 

1107 of the Harry S. Truman Building 

at the U.S. Department of State, 2201 C 

Street NW., Washington, DC. The 

meeting will be hosted by the Assistant 

Secretary of State for Economic and 

Business Affairs Jose W. Fernandez and 

Committee Chair Ted Kassinger. The 

ACIEP serves the U.S. Government in a 

solely advisory capacity, and provides 

advice concerning issues and challenges 

in international economic policy. The 

meeting will examine a New Focus on 

Investment: Attracting Inbound Foreign 

Direct Investment to the United States, 

and will highlight the U.S.-Turkey 

Economic Partnership Commission. 

Subcommittee reports will be led by the 

Investment Subcommittee, the 

Sanctions Subcommittee, and the 

Subcommittee on Women in 

International Economic Policy. 

This meeting is open to public 

participation, though seating is limited. 

Entry to the building is controlled; to 

obtain pre-clearance for entry, members 

of the public planning to attend should 

provide, by Friday, January 27, their 

name, professional affiliation, valid 

government-issued ID number (i.e., U.S. 

Government ID [agency], U.S. military 

ID [branch], passport [country], or 

drivers license [state]), date of birth, and 

citizenship, to Ronelle Jackson by fax 

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1 74 FR 52838 (Oct. 14, 2009). 

2Construction work is not scheduled for the 

weekends of March 12–13, June 30–July 1, and July 

7–8. 

(202) 647–5936, email (JacksonRS@

state.gov), or telephone (202) 647–9204. 

Participants may enter the Department 

of State from the entrance on 23rd 

Street. In view of escorting 

requirements, non-Government 

attendees should plan to arrive 15 

minutes before the meeting begins. 

Requests for reasonable accommodation 

should be made to Ronelle Jackson prior 

to Tuesday, January 24. Requests made 

after that date will be considered, but 

might not be possible to fulfill. 

Personal data is requested pursuant to 

Public Law 99–399 (Omnibus 

Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism 

Act of 1986), as amended; Public Law 

107–56 (USA PATRIOT Act); and 

Executive Order 13356. The purpose of 

the collection is to validate the identity 

of individuals who enter Department 

facilities. The data will be entered into 

the Visitor Access Control System 

(VACS–D) database. Please see the 

Privacy Impact Assessment for VACS–D 

at http://www.state.gov/documents/

organization/100305.pdf for additional 

information. 

For additional information, contact 

Deputy Outreach Coordinator Tiffany 

Enoch, Office of Economic Policy 

Analysis and Public Diplomacy, Bureau 

of Economic and Business Affairs, at 

(202) 647–2231 or EnochT@state.gov. 

Dated: December 29, 2011. 

Emily Bruno, 

Acting Director, Office of Economic Policy 

Analysis and Public Diplomacy, U.S. 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2012–232 Filed 1–9–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–07–P 

OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 

Generalized System of Preferences 

(GSP): Notice of the Results of the 

2010 GSP Annual Review 

AGENCY: Office of the United States 

Trade Representative. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces (1) the 

disposition of the product petitions 

accepted for review in the 2010 GSP 

Annual Review, and (2) the status of 

country practices petitions accepted as 

part of GSP annual reviews, including 

the 2010 GSP Annual Review. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tameka Cooper, GSP Program, Office of 

the United States Trade Representative, 

1724 F Street NW., Room F–214, 

Washington, DC 20508. The telephone 

number is (202) 395–6971, the fax 

number is (202) 395–2961, and the 

email address is Tameka_Cooper@ustr.

eop.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The GSP 

program provides for the duty-free 

importation of eligible articles when 

imported from designated beneficiary 

developing countries. The GSP program 

is authorized by Title V of the Trade Act 

of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2461, et seq.), as 

amended, and is implemented in 

accordance with Executive Order 11888 

of November 24, 1975, as modified by 

subsequent Executive Orders and 

Presidential Proclamations. 

In the 2010 GSP Annual Review, the 

Trade Policy Staff Committee (TPSC) 

reviewed two petitions to change 

product coverage of the GSP. Based on 

the TPSC’s review and the 

recommendation of the U.S. Trade 

Representative, President Obama 

removed one product—sleeping bags, 

not containing 20 percent or more by 

weight of feathers and/or down (HTSUS 

9404.30.80)—from eligibility for dutyfree treatment under GSP, effective 

January 1, 2012, because it is importsensitive in the context of GSP. (See 

Presidential Proclamation 8770 of 

December 29, 2011.) A petition to 

remove GSP duty-free treatment for two 

types of self-adhesive plastic tape 

(HTSUS 3919.10.20 and 3919.90.50) 

was denied. 

There are no changes at this time to 

the status of those country practice 

petitions accepted in the 2010 GSP 

annual review and continued from 

earlier annual reviews. A list of all of 

the country practice petitions under 

review can be found on the USTR Web 

site at http://www.ustr.gov/webfm_send/ 

3218 in List II (Petitions for Review of 

Country Practices). 

William D. Jackson, 

Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative 

for the Generalized System of Preferences and 

Chair of the GSP Subcommittee of the Trade 

Policy Staff Committee, Office of the U.S. 

Trade Representative. 

[FR Doc. 2012–250 Filed 1–9–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Docket No. FAA–2011–1442] 

Order Limiting Scheduled Operations 

at Newark Liberty International Airport 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of FAA Decision on 

Request for Waiver of the Slot Usage 

Requirement. 

SUMMARY: This action grants with 

conditions a request by Airlines for 

America (A4A) for a waiver of the slot 

usage requirement for operating 

authorizations (slots) at Newark Liberty 

International Airport (EWR) due to 

construction at the airport during the 

summer 2012 and winter 2012–13 

scheduling seasons. 

DATES: Effective upon publication. The 

deadlines for temporary slot returns 

under this waiver are March 16, 2012, 

for summer 2012 slots and August 15, 

2012, for winter 2012–13 slots. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert Hawks, Office of the Chief 

Counsel, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone: (202) 267–7143; email: 

rob.hawks@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

By letter dated December 6, 2011, 

A4A requested the FAA grant a limited 

waiver of the slot usage requirement for 

EWR during the 2012 runway 4R–22L 

reconstruction project. In support of its 

request, A4A referenced a waiver 

granted by the FAA in 2010 due to a 

runway construction project at John F. 

Kennedy International Airport.1

The Port Authority of New York and 

New Jersey (Port Authority) will 

resurface EWR runway 4R–22L. In 

addition, the Port Authority will 

undertake preparatory work for new 

taxiways and install new runway 

lighting and electrical infrastructure. 

This major project is scheduled for 

between April 15 and December 15, 

2012. The construction schedule, which 

may be adjusted because of weather 

conditions, is: 

• Nightly closure (0030 through 0630) 

of runway 4R–22L from April 15 

through December 15. 

• Extended weekend closure of 

runway 4R–22L from April 15 through 

November 15.2 Closure will occur from 

0030 on Saturday through 1100 on 

Sunday. 

• Closure of runway 4R–22L from 

September 8 through September 17. 

• Closure of the intersection of 

runway 4R–22L and runway 11–29 from 

May 4 through May 9. This closure will 

result in shortening the available 

lengths of both runways. 

A4A contends the closures will 

significantly affect EWR’s throughput 

because runway 4R–22L is the airport’s 

principal arrival runway. During the 

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