Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 58 / Tuesday, March 26, 2013 / Notices 18415 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

Council on Underserved Communities, 

Re-Establishment 

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business 

Administration (SBA). 

ACTION: Notice of re-establishment of 

Council on Underserved Communities. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act and its 

implementing regulations, SBA is 

issuing this notice to announce the reestablishment of its Council on 

Underserved Communities. This 

advisory committee is being reestablished to help the agency identify 

and address needs of small businesses 

in underserved urban and rural 

communities. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Questions about the Council on 

Underserved Communities may be 

directed to Dan Jones, telephone (202) 

205–7583, fax (202) 481–6536, email 

dan.jones@sba.gov or mail, U.S. Small 

Business Administration, 409 3rd Street 

SW. 7th Floor, Washington, DC 20416. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to its authority in section 8(b)(13) of the 

Small Business Act, (15 U.S.C. 637(b)), 

SBA is re-establishing the Council on 

Underserved Communities. This 

discretionary committee is being reestablished in accordance with the 

provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. 

App.). 

The Council provides advice, ideas 

and opinions on SBA programs and 

services and issues of interest to small 

businesses in underserved communities. 

Its members provide an essential 

connection between SBA and small 

businesses in inner city and rural 

communities. The Council’s scope of 

activities includes reviewing SBA 

current programs and policies, while 

working towards creating new and 

insightful place-based initiatives to spur 

economic growth, job creation, 

competiveness, and sustainability. 

Council members bring a number of 

important points of views to the 

Council: An understanding of the 

barriers to success for small business 

owners in underserved communities; 

experience working in and operating 

businesses in urban and rural 

underserved communities; challenges 

regarding access to capital; knowledge 

and experience in training and 

counseling entrepreneurs in 

underserved communities; and 

associations representing owners of 

small business in underserved 

communities. 

The Council has a total of twenty (20) 

members, 19 members-at-large and one 

Chair. Members consist of current or 

former small business owners, 

community leaders, officials from small 

business trade associations, and 

academic institutions. Members 

represent the interests of underserved 

communities across the country, both 

rural and urban. 

Dated: March 15, 2013. 

Dan Jones, 

SBA Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2013–06776 Filed 3–25–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8257] 

Notice of Amendment to the Advisory 

Committee on International Law 

Charter 

The Department of State has amended 

the Charter of the Advisory Committee 

on International Law to add three 

additional membership positions. The 

Committee is comprised of all former 

Legal Advisers of the Department of 

State and, under the amended Charter, 

up to 28 individuals appointed by the 

Legal Adviser. Through the Committee, 

the Department of State will continue to 

obtain the views and advice of a cross 

section of the country’s outstanding 

members of the legal profession on 

significant issues of international law. 

The Committee follows the procedures 

prescribed by the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (FACA). Its meetings are 

open to the public unless a 

determination is made in accordance 

with the FACA and 5 U.S.C. 552b(c) that 

a meeting or portion of a meeting should 

be closed to the public. Notice of each 

meeting will be published in the 

Federal Register at least 15 days prior 

to the meeting, unless extraordinary 

circumstances require shorter notice. 

For further information, please contact 

Jonas Lerman, Executive Director, 

Advisory Committee on International 

Law, Department of State, at 202–776– 

8442 or lermanjb@state.gov. 

Dated: March 19, 2013. 

Jonas Lerman, 

Attorney-Adviser, Office of the Legal Adviser, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2013–06902 Filed 3–25–13; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8256] 

Advisory Committee for the U.S. 

National Commission for UNESCO; 

Renewal 

The Department of State has renewed 

the Charter of the Advisory Committee 

for the U.S. National Commission for 

UNESCO. This advisory committee 

makes recommendations to the U.S. 

Department of State. The primary focus 

of these recommendations relate to the 

formulation and implementation of U.S. 

policy towards UNESCO on matters of 

education, science, communications, 

and culture. Also, it functions as a 

liaison with organizations, institutions, 

and individuals in the United States 

interested in the work of UNESCO. 

The committee is comprised of 

representatives from various nongovernmental organizations interested 

in matters of education, science, culture, 

and communications. And it also 

includes at-large individuals and state, 

local, and federal government 

representatives. The committee meets 

annually with the Commission to 

provide information on UNESCO related 

topics and make recommendations. 

For further information, please call 

Francine Randolph, U.S. Department of 

State, (202) 663–0026. 

Dated: January 17, 2013. 

Jennifer Eldridge, 

Acting Office Director, Advisory Committee 

for the U.S. National Commission for 

UNESCO. 

[FR Doc. 2013–06900 Filed 3–25–13; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Connected Vehicle Reference 

Implementation Architecture 

Workshop; Notice of Public Meeting 

AGENCY: ITS Joint Program Office, 

Research and Innovative Technology 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Transportation. 

ACTION: Notice. 

The U.S. Department of 

Transportation (USDOT) Intelligent 

Transportation System Joint Program 

Office (ITS JPO) will host a free 

Connected Vehicle Reference 

Implementation Architecture (CVRIA) 

public workshop meeting to discuss and 

solicit feedback on preliminary 

architecture viewpoint drafts and to 

gain important feedback from the 

stakeholders who will be involved in 

manufacturing, developing, deploying, 

operating, or maintaining the connected 


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