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balanced and diverse in terms of 

occupational background and type of 

financial expertise. 

Duration: Continuing. 

Responsible SBA Officials: Jennifer 

Main, Chief Financial Officer, Office of 

Chief Financial Officer, U.S. Small 

Business Administration, 409 3rd Street, 

SW., Washington, DC 20416. 

Meredith Davis, 

Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. E8–619 Filed 1–15–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

Committee Management; Notice of 

Renewal 

The Administrator of the U.S. Small 

Business Administration (SBA) has 

determined that the renewal of the 

Buffalo, New York District Advisory 

Council is necessary and in the public 

interest in connection with the 

performance of duties imposed upon the 

Administrator, U.S. Small Business 

Administration by 15 U.S.C. 633. This 

determination follows consultation with 

the Management Secretariat, General 

Services Administration. 

Name of Committee: Buffalo, New 

York District Advisory Council. 

Purpose and Objective: The Council 

provides advice and opinions regarding 

the effectiveness of and need for SBA 

programs, particularly within the local 

districts which members represent. Its 

members provide an essential 

connection between SBA, SBA program 

participants, and the local small 

business community. 

Balanced Membership Plans: The 

required minimum membership is 9 

members. SBA selects members 

predominately from the private sector, 

including people from such industries 

as retail, manufacturing, and financial 

services. Members also include 

representatives from academia, the 

media, and appropriate federal, state 

and local agencies. 

Duration: Continuing. 

Responsible SBA Officials: Franklin 

Sciortino, District Director, Buffalo 

District Office, U.S. Small Business 

Administration, 111 West Huron Street, 

Room 1311, Buffalo, NY 14202. 

Meredith Davis, 

Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. E8–618 Filed 1–15–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

Committee Management; Notice of 

Renewal 

The Administrator of the U.S. Small 

Business Administration (SBA) has 

determined that the renewal of the 

Houston, Texas District Advisory 

Council is necessary and in the public 

interest in connection with the 

performance of duties imposed upon the 

Administrator, U.S. Small Business 

Administration by 15 U.S.C. 633. This 

determination follows consultation with 

the Management Secretariat, General 

Services Administration. 

Name of Committee: Houston, Texas 

District Advisory Council. 

Purpose and Objective: The Council 

provides advice and opinions regarding 

the effectiveness of and need for SBA 

programs, particularly within the local 

districts which members represent. Its 

members provide an essential 

connection between SBA, SBA program 

participants, and the local small 

business community. 

Balanced Membership Plans: The 

required minimum membership is 9 

members. SBA selects members 

predominately from the private sector, 

including people from such industries 

as retail, manufacturing, and financial 

services. Members also include 

representatives from academia, the 

media, and appropriate federal, state 

and local agencies. 

Duration: Continuing. 

Responsible SBA Officials: Manuel 

Gonzalez, District Director, Houston 

District Office, U.S. Small Business 

Administration, 8701 South Gessner 

Drive, Suite 1200, Houston, TX 77074. 

Meredith Davis, 

Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. E8–611 Filed 1–15–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

Committee Management; Notice of 

Renewal 

The Administrator of the U.S. Small 

Business Administration (SBA) has 

determined that the renewal of the 

National Advisory Council is necessary 

and in the public interest in connection 

with conducting agency business and 

with the performance of duties imposed 

upon the Administrator, U.S. Small 

Business Administration by 15 U.S.C. 

633. This determination follows 

consultation with the Management 

Secretariat, U.S. General Services 

Administration. 

Name of Committee: National 

Advisory Council. 

Purpose and Objective: The council 

provides advice, ideas and opinions on 

SBA programs and small business 

issues. The Council’s scope of activities 

includes reviewing SBA programs and 

informing SBA of current small business 

issues. 

Balanced Membership Plans: The 

council consists of no more than forty 

members consisting of four (4) 

representatives from each of SBA’s 10 

regions. Although a majority of the 

members are business owners, there is 

also a complement of members from key 

trade associations, academic 

institutions, and public sector 

organizations devoted to the promotion 

of small businesses. 

Duration: Continuing. 

Responsible SBA Officials: Mina 

Wales, Director, National Advisory 

Council, U.S. Small Business 

Administration, 409 3rd Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20416. 

Meredith Davis, 

Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. E8–621 Filed 1–15–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

Committee Management; Notice of 

Renewal 

The Administrator of the U.S. Small 

Business Administration (SBA) has 

determined that the renewal of the 

National Small Business Development 

Center Advisory Board is necessary and 

in the public interest in connection with 

the performance of duties imposed upon 

the Administrator, U.S. Small Business 

Administration by 15 U.S.C. 633. This 

determination follows consultation with 

the Management Secretariat, General 

Services Administration. 

Name of Committee: National Small 

Business Development Center Advisory 

Board. 

Purpose and Objective: The goals and 

objectives of the Board are to advise, 

counsel, and confer with the Associate 

Administrator, Office of Small Business 

Development Centers (SBDCs) in 

carrying out her/his duties. The scope of 

the Board’s activities covers the entire 

SBDC program. 

Balanced Membership Plans: The 

board consists of nine members. Every 

effort is made to select board members 

who are known to be familiar and 

sympathetic with small business needs 

and problems. 

Duration: Continuing. 

Responsible SBA Officials: Wilma 

Goldstein, Acting Associate 


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Administrator, Office of Small Business 

Development Centers, U.S. Small 

Business Administration, 409 3rd Street, 

SW., Washington, DC 20416. 

Meredith Davis, 

Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 08–142 Filed 1–15–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–M 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

Committee Management; Notice of 

Renewal 

The Administrator of the U.S. Small 

Business Administration (SBA) has 

determined that the renewal of the 

National Women’s Business Council is 

necessary and in the public interest in 

connection with the performance of 

duties imposed upon the Administrator, 

U.S. Small Business Administration by 

15 U.S.C. 633. This determination 

follows consultation with the 

Management Secretariat, General 

Services Administration. 

Name of Committee: National 

Women’s Business Council. 

Purpose and Objective: The Council 

shall make annual recommendations on 

policies and programs to promote the 

establishment and growth of women’s 

business enterprise. The Council shall 

also provide reports on its activities and 

make such other recommendations as it 

deems appropriate to the Interagency 

Committee, the President, the SBA 

Administrator and to Congress. 

Balanced Membership Plans: The 

Council consists of 15 members, 

including the Chairman. The 

Administrator, after receiving 

recommendations from the chair and 

ranking Members of the House and 

Senate Small Business Committees, 

shall, in consultation with the Council 

Chairman appoint remaining 14 

members which, to the extent possible, 

reflect geographic (both urban and 

rural), racial, economic, and sectional 

diversity. 

Duration: Continuing. 

Responsible SBA Officials: Margaret 

Barton, Executive Director, National 

Women’s Business Council, U.S. Small 

Business Administration, 409 3rd Street, 

SW., Washington, DC 20416. 

Meredith Davis, 

Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 08–112 Filed 1–15–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–M 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

Committee Management; Notice of 

Renewal 

The Administrator of the U.S. Small 

Business Administration (SBA) has 

determined that the renewal of the 

North Florida District Advisory Council 

is necessary and in the public interest 

in connection with the performance of 

duties imposed upon the Administrator, 

U.S. Small Business Administration by 

15 U.S.C. 633. This determination 

follows consultation with the 

Management Secretariat, General 

Services Administration. 

Name of Committee: North Florida 

District Advisory Council. 

Purpose and Objective: The Council 

provides advice and opinions regarding 

the effectiveness of and need for SBA 

programs, particularly within the local 

districts which members represent. Its 

members provide an essential 

connection between SBA, SBA program 

participants, and the local small 

business community. 

Balanced Membership Plans: The 

required minimum membership is 9 

members. SBA selects members 

predominately from the private sector, 

including people from such industries 

as retail, manufacturing, and financial 

services. Members also include 

representatives from academia, the 

media, and appropriate federal, state 

and local agencies. 

Duration: Continuing. 

Responsible SBA Officials: Wilfredo 

Gonzalez, District Director, North 

Florida District Office, U.S. Small 

Business Administration, 7825 

Baymeadows Way, Suite 100–B, 

Jacksonville, FL 32256. 

Meredith Davis, 

Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. E8–613 Filed 1–15–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

Committee Management; Notice of 

Renewal 

The Administrator of the U.S. Small 

Business Administration (SBA) has 

determined that the renewal of the 

Regional Small Business Regulatory 

Fairness Boards is necessary and in the 

public interest in connection with the 

performance of duties imposed upon the 

Administrator, U.S. Small Business 

Administration by 15 U.S.C. 633. This 

determination follows consultation with 

the Management Secretariat, General 

Services Administration. 

Name of Committee: Regional Small 

Business Regulatory Fairness Boards. 

Purpose and Objective: The board 

reports on matters of concern to small 

businesses relating to the enforcement 

and compliance activities of agencies, 

substantiated instances of excessive 

enforcement or compliance actions of 

agencies against small businesses, and 

any findings or recommendations of the 

Board regarding agency enforcement 

policy or practice. 

Balanced Membership Plans: Each of 

the 10 Regional boards has 5 members 

from that region, no more than 3 of 

which are from the same political party. 

Members must be owners, operators or 

officers of small businesses. 

Duration: Continuing. 

Responsible SBA Officials: Nicholas 

Owens, National Ombudsman, Office of 

the Ombudsman, U.S. Small Business 

Administration, 409 3rd Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20416. 

Meredith Davis, 

Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. E8–608 Filed 1–15–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

Committee Management; Notice of 

Renewals 

The Administrator of the U.S. Small 

Business Administration (SBA) has 

determined that the renewal of the 

Advisory Committee on Veterans Affairs 

is necessary and in the public interest 

in connection with the performance of 

duties imposed upon the 

Administration, U.S. Small Business 

Administration by 15 U.S.C. 633. This 

determination follows consultation with 

the Management Secretariat, General 

Services Administration. 

Name of Committee: Advisory 

Committee on Veterans Business 

Affairs. 

Purpose and Objective: The 

committee provides recommendations 

and advice regarding the Agency’s 

financial management, including the 

financial reporting process, systems of 

internal controls, audit process and 

process for monitoring compliance with 

relevant laws and regulations. 

Balanced Membership Plans: The 

committee consists of at least three (3) 

members including one Chairperson. 

Committee membership must be fairly 

balanced and diverse in terms of 

occupational backgroup and type of 

financial expertise. 

Duration: Continuing. 

Responsible SBA Officials: William 

Elmore, Assistant Administrator, Office 

of Veterans Business Development, U.S. 


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