Notice2024-30537
Minority Business Enterprises Advisory Council Meeting
Primary source
Metadata and text below are from the Federal Register, a public-domain U.S. government work. Always verify the official published version before relying on it for any legal matter.
Published
December 23, 2024
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentMinority Business Development Agency
Abstract
The Minority Business Enterprises Advisory Council (MBEAC) will hold a meeting to discuss the work of its four subcommittees as well as to have a topical discussion on issues pertinent to the MBEAC's mission.
Full Text
<html>
<head>
<title>Federal Register, Volume 89 Issue 246 (Monday, December 23, 2024)</title>
</head>
<body><pre>
[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 246 (Monday, December 23, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 104518]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-30537]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Minority Business Development Agency
[Docket No.: 241217-0330]
Minority Business Enterprises Advisory Council Meeting
AGENCY: Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of an open meeting.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The Minority Business Enterprises Advisory Council (MBEAC)
will hold a meeting to discuss the work of its four subcommittees as
well as to have a topical discussion on issues pertinent to the MBEAC's
mission.
DATES: The meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, from 9:30
a.m. to 12:30 p.m. eastern time (ET).
ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held in a hybrid format at the Herbert
Clark Hoover Building of the U.S. Department of Commerce, located at
1401 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230. A virtual meeting
link will be provided to attendees who wish to attend virtually and who
register in advance by the registration deadline.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joann J. Hill, Designated Federal
Officer (DFO), Minority Business Development Agency, U.S. Department of
Commerce at (202) 482-4826; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#eba183828787ab86898f8ac58c849d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="703a18191c1c301d1214115e171f06">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Additional Detail: The Minority Business Enterprises Advisory
Council (MBEAC) will hold a meeting to provide a briefing on policy
recommendations from the four MBEAC Sub-Committees including Access to
Contracts, Access to Capital, Access to Global Markets, and Data
Repository. Additionally, the MBEAC will provide feedback on ideas and
recommendations that relate to barriers to entrepreneurship, ways to
overcome those barriers, and opportunities to expand access to
resources to grow and scale MBEs.
Background: The MBEAC is a non-discretionary advisory committee
established pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 9571-73 and in accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. chapter 10. The MBEAC's
objective is to provide the Under Secretary of Commerce for Minority
Business Development with consensus advice on a range of policy issues
that affect socially or economically disadvantaged businesses, with
duties including, but not limited to: identifying barriers to
entrepreneurship and business growth; providing insight to relevant
data, research, and policy alternatives; and serving as a source of
knowledge and information on developments in areas of the economic and
social life of the United States that affect socially or economically
disadvantaged businesses.
Agenda: The agenda for Tuesday, January 14, 2025, MBEAC meeting is
as follows:
1. Welcome and introduction of council members.
2. Discussion of MBEAC priorities.
3. Discussion and Vote by MBEAC of the Subcommittee
Recommendations.
4. Public comment period.
The meeting is open to the public. Public seating is limited and
available on a first-come, first-served basis. Members of the public
wishing to attend the meeting in-person must notify Nikia Young at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#214f584e544f46614c4345400f464e57"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="99f7e0f6ecf7fed9f4fbfdf8b7fef6ef">[email protected]</span></a> by 5 p.m. ET on Thursday, January 9, 2025, to
preregister for clearance into the building. Members of the public who
wish to attend virtually must also register by this date. A virtual
meeting link will be shared by email to those attendees who have
registered. Requests for reasonable accommodation should be made to
Nikia Young at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#107e697f657e77507d7274713e777f66"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f19f889e849f96b19c939590df969e87">[email protected]</span></a> at least five (5) business days in
advance of the meeting. Last-minute requests will be accepted but may
not be possible to fulfill. A designated amount of time, from 12 p.m.-
12:30 p.m., will be available for pertinent brief oral comments from
members of the public who are attending the meeting either in-person or
virtually. Any member of the public may submit pertinent written
comments concerning the MBEAC's activities at <a href="http://www.mbda.gov/main/MBEAC-submit-comments">http://www.mbda.gov/main/MBEAC-submit-comments</a>. Any written comments received by 5 p.m. ET on
Tuesday, January 7, 2025, will be transmitted to the Council prior to
the meeting. Comments received after that date will be distributed to
the members on a rolling basis.
This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids
should be directed to Joann J. Hill, at (202) 482-4826, or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f7bd9f9e9b9bb79a959396d9909881"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="561c3e3f3a3a163b34323778313920">[email protected]</span></a>, at least five (5) days before the meeting date. Copies
of the MBEAC meeting minutes will be posted to the MBEAC website and
are also available to the public upon request.
Dated: December 17, 2024.
Eric J. Morrissette,
Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Minority Business Development,
Performing the delegated duties of the Under Secretary, Minority
Business Development Agency, U.S. Department of Commerce.
[FR Doc. 2024-30537 Filed 12-20-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-21-P
</pre><script data-cfasync="false" src="/cdn-cgi/scripts/5c5dd728/cloudflare-static/email-decode.min.js"></script></body>
</html>Indexed from Federal Register on December 23, 2024.
This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.