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

**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 isissuing this notice to announce the reestablishment of its Council on Underserved Communities. Thisadvisory 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. Thisdiscretionary 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.
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**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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**[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 ofrepresentatives 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.
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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