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**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]

**BILLING CODE 4710–08–P 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 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.
[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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vehicle technologies and applications. The public meeting will take place April 30, 2013, 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. PDT and May 1, 2013, 8:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m. PDT at the Hyatt Place, 282 Almaden Boulevard, San Jose, California 95113. To register for the CVRIA Workshop, please visit www.itsa.org/ cvriaregistration.

About the Connected Vehicle Research Program at USDOT

Connected Vehicle research at USDOT is a multimodal program that involves using wireless communication between vehicles, infrastructure, and personal communications devices to improve safety, mobility, and environmental sustainability. The CVRIA project is sponsored and led by the ITS JPO, under the management of the ITS Architecture and Standards Programs and in cooperation with the Systems Engineering and Test Bed Programs. To learn more about the Connected Vehicle program please visit www.its.dot.gov.

If you have any questions or you need any special accommodations, please contact Adam Hopps, Transportation Program Specialist, Intelligent Transportation Society of America, 1100 17th Street NW., Suite 1200, Washington, DC 20036, 202–680–0091.

Issued in Washington, DC, on the 20th day of March 2013. Brian Cronin, Acting Managing Director, ITS Joint Program Office.
[FR Doc. 2013–06893 Filed 3–25–13; 8:45 am]

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**DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION**

**Federal Aviation Administration**

**Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee; Open Meeting** 

**AGENCY :**  Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

**ACTION :**  Notice of Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee Open Meeting.

**SUMMARY :**  Pursuant to Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463, 5 U.S.C. App. 2), notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee (COMSTAC). The meeting will take place on Tuesday, May 14, 2013, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and Wednesday, May 15, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., at the National Housing Center, 1201 15th Street NW., Washington, DC 20005. This will be the 57th meeting of the COMSTAC. The proposed schedule for the COMSTAC working group meetings on May 14 is below: —Operations (8:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m.) —Business/Legal (10:00 a.m.–12:00

a.m.) —Systems (1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.) —Export Controls (3:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.)

The full Committee will meet on May 15. The proposed agenda for that meeting features speakers relevant to the commercial space transportation industry; and reports and recommendations from the working
groups.

Interested members of the public may submit relevant written statements for the COMSTAC members to consider under the advisory process. Statements may concern the issues and agenda items mentioned above and/or additional issues that may be relevant for the U.S. commercial space transportation industry. Interested parties wishing to submit written statements should contact Paul Eckert, COMSTAC Executive Director, (the Contact Person listed below) in writing (mail or email) by April 30, 2013, so that the information can be made available to COMSTAC members for their review and consideration before the May 14 and 15 meetings. Written statements should be supplied in the following formats: one hard copy with original signature and/or one electronic copy via email.

Subject to approval, a portion of the May 15th meeting will be closed to the public (starting at approximately 2:00 p.m.).

An agenda will be posted on the FAA Web site at www.faa.gov/go/ast. For specific information concerning the times and locations of the COMSTAC working group meetings, contact the Contact Person listed below.

Individuals who plan to attend and need special assistance, such as sign language interpretation or other reasonable accommodations, should inform the Contact Persons listed below in advance of the meeting.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Paul Eckert, telephone (202) 267–8655; email paul.eckert@faa.gov, or Brenda Parker, telephone (202) 267–3674; email brenda.parker@faa.gov, FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation (AST–3), 800 Independence Avenue SW., Room 331, Washington, DC 20591.

Complete information regarding COMSTAC is available on the FAA Web site at: http://www.faa.gov/about/ office

_org/headquarters

_offices/ast/ advisory

_committee/. Issued in Washington, DC, March 19, 2013. George C. Nield, Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation.
[FR Doc. 2013–06939 Filed 3–25–13; 8:45 am]

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**DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION**

**Federal Aviation Administration**

**Sixth Meeting: RTCA Special Committee 226, Audio Systems and**  **Equipment**

**AGENCY :**  Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT).

**ACTION :**  Meeting Notice of RTCA Special Committee 226, Audio Systems and Equipment.

**SUMMARY :**  The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of the sixth meeting of the RTCA Special Committee 226, Audio Systems and Equipment.

**DATES :**  The meeting will be held April 15–17, 2013 from 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

**ADDRESSES :**  The meeting will be held at RTCA, 1150 18th Street NW., Suite 910, Washington, DC 20036.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  The RTCA Secretariat, 1150 18th Street NW., Suite 910, Washington, DC 20036, or by telephone at (202) 330–0652/(202) 833– 9339, fax at (202) 833–9434, or Web site
at http://www.rtca.org. In addition, Sophie Bouquet may be contacted directly at (202) 330–0663, email: sbousquet@rtca.org.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 463, 5 U.S.C., App.), notice is hereby given for a meeting of Special Committee 226. The agenda will include the following:

• Welcome and Administrative Remarks

• Introductions

• Agenda Overview

• Review meeting minutes from January Working Group Meeting

• Comment period related to any actions taken at January Working Group Meeting

• Review previous action items

• Solicit proposals for further changes to DO–214

• Continue discussion on the following:

(a) A consistent method for testing of

ANR headsets (b) A consistent method for testing of

Oxygen Mask Microphones (c) Impedance to be used for headset

standard (d) Additional tests required for