62438 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 195 / Friday, October 8, 2010 / Notices 

Dated: September 29, 2010. 

Karen G. Mills, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2010–25431 Filed 10–7–10; 8:45 am] 

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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

[Disaster Declaration #12339 and #12340] 

U.S. Virgin Islands Disaster #VI–00003 

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business 

Administration. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This is a Notice of the 

Presidential declaration of a major 

disaster for Public Assistance Only for 

the State of U.S. Virgin Islands (FEMA– 

1939–DR), dated 09/28/2010. 

Incident: Hurricane Earl. 

Incident Period: 08/29/2010 through 

08/31/2010. 

DATES: Effective Date: 09/28/2010. 

Physical Loan Application Deadline 

Date: 11/29/2010. 

Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan 

Application Deadline Date: 06/28/2011. 

ADDRESSES: Submit completed loan 

applications to: U.S. Small Business 

Administration, Processing and 

Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport 

Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A. 

Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance, 

U.S. Small Business Administration, 

409 3rd Street, SW., Suite 6050, 

Washington, DC 20416. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that as a result of the 

President’s major disaster declaration on 

09/28/2010, Private Non-Profit 

organizations that provide essential 

services of governmental nature may file 

disaster loan applications at the address 

listed above or other locally announced 

locations. 

The following areas have been 

determined to be adversely affected by 

the disaster: 

Primary Counties: Saint Croix, Saint 

John, Saint Thomas, including 

Water Island. 

The Interest Rates are: 

Percent 

For Physical Damage: 

Non-Profit Organizations With 

Credit Available Elsewhere ... 3.625 

Non-Profit Organizations Without Credit Available Elsewhere ..................................... 3.000 

For Economic Injury: 

Non-Profit Organizations Without Credit Available Elsewhere ..................................... 3.000 

The number assigned to this disaster 

for physical damage is 123398 and for 

economic injury is 123408. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Numbers 59002 and 59008). 

James E. Rivera, 

Associate Administrator for Disaster 

Assistance. 

[FR Doc. 2010–25424 Filed 10–7–10; 8:45 am] 

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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

Interagency Task Force on Veterans 

Small Business Development Meeting 

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 first public meeting 

of the Interagency Task Force on 

Veterans Small Business Development. 

The meeting will be open to the public. 

DATES: Thursday, October 15, 2010, 

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 (VOB’s) and 

service-disabled veterans (SDVOSB’S). 

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. 

The Interagency Task Force on 

Veterans Small Business Development 

shall submit to the President, no later 

than one year after its first meeting, a 

report on the performance of its 

functions and any proposals developed 

pursuant to the ‘‘six focus areas’’ 

identified above. The purpose of the 

meeting is scheduled as a full Task 

Force meeting and to seek and obtain 

public comment from individuals and 

representatives of organizations 

regarding the areas of focus. The agenda 

will include presentations and 

discussion regarding the ‘‘six focus 

areas’’ of the Task Force. 

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 October 8, 2010, by e-mail 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 e-mailed to Raymond B. Snyder, 

Deputy Associate Administrator, Office 

of Veterans Business Development, U.S. 

Small Business Administration, 409 3rd 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20416, email address: raymond.snyder@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 e-mail 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: September 27, 2010. 

Dan Jones, 

SBA Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–25455 Filed 10–7–10; 8:45 am] 

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