Notice is hereby given that Housatonic Equity Investors SBIC, L.P., 88 Kearney St. Suite 1610, San Francisco, CA 94108, a Federal Licensee under the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, as amended (``the Act''), in connection with the financing of a small concern, has sought an exemption under section 312 of the Act and section 107.730,

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Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), agencies are required to submit proposed reporting and recordkeeping requirements to OMB for review and approval, and to publish a notice in the Federal Register notifying the public that the agency has made such a submission.

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As a result of the President's major disaster declaration on December 18, 2000, I find that the following Counties in the State of Alabama constitute a disaster area due to damages caused by severe storms and tornadoes that occurred beginning on December 16, 2000 and continuing: Dale, Etowah, Geneva, Henry, Houston, Limestone, Macon, St. Clair

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In accordance with information received from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, dated December 12, 2000, the abovenumbered Declaration is hereby amended to extend the deadline for filing applications for physical damages as a result of this disaster to January 5, 2001.

All other information remains the same, i.e., the deadline for

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In accordance with information received from the Federal Emergency Management Agency dated December 8, 2000, the abovementioned Declaration is hereby amended to include Oklahoma County in the State of Oklahoma as a disaster area due to damages caused by severe storms and flooding beginning on October 21, 2000 and continuing through October 29,

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Notice is hereby given that Global Environment Strategic Technology Partners, L.P., 1225 Eye Street, NW., Suite 900 Washington DC 20005, an applicant for a Federal License under the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, as amended (``the Act''), in connection with the financing of a small concern, has sought an exemption under section 312 of

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In accordance with information received from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, dated December 1, 2000, the abovenumbered Declaration is hereby amended to extend the deadline for filing applications for physical damages as a result of this disaster to December 18, 2000.

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All other information remains the same, i.e., the

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In accordance with information received from the Federal Emergency Management Agency dated December 4, 2000, the abovementioned Declaration is hereby amended to include Carter, Comanche, and Tillman Counties in the State of Oklahoma as a disaster area due to damages caused by severe storms and flooding beginning on October 21, 2000 and

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Notice is hereby given that Bluestem Capital Partners III, L.P. (Bluestem III), 122 South Phillips Ave., Suite 300, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 57104, an applicant for a Federal License under the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, as amended (``the Act''), in connection with the financing of a small concern, has sought an exemption under

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Notice is hereby given that Selby Venture Partners II, L.P., 2460 Sand Hill Road, Suite 200, Menlo Park, California 94025, an applicant for a Federal License under the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, as amended (``the Act''), in connection with the financing of a small concern, has sought an exemption under section 312 of the Act and

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In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this notice announces the Small Business Administration's intentions to request approval on a new, and/or currently approved information collection.

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13 CFR 107.1150(a) sets forth the maximum amount of Leverage (as defined in 13 CFR 107.50) that a Small Business Investment Company may have outstanding at any time. The maximum Leverage amounts are adjusted annually based on the increase in the Consumer Price Index published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The cited regulation states that

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The Small Business Administration (SBA) is considering granting a waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule for Surge Arresters, Current and Voltage Transformers, Disconnected Switches,
Sultotransformers, Power Transformers (multiple winding type), Insulator Assemblies for transmission lines (porcelain and polymer type), and Stacking Post Insulators. The

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As a result of the President's major disaster declaration on November 27, 2000, I find that Caddo and Grady Counties in the State of Oklahoma constitute a disaster area due to damages caused by severe storms and flooding beginning on October 21, 2000 and continuing through October 29, 2000. Applications for loans for physical damage as a

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Notice is hereby given that Sundance Venture Partners II, L.P., located at 5030 E. Sunrise Drive, Suite 200, Phoenix, Arizona 85044, has surrendered its license to operate as a small business investment company under the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, as amended (the Act). Sundance Venture Partners II, L.P., was licensed by the Small

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In accordance with a notice received from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, dated November 27, 2000, the abovenumbered Declaration is hereby amended to include Yavapai County in the State of Arizona as a disaster area due to damages caused by severe storms and flooding which occurred beginning on October 21, 2000 and continuing through

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Notice is hereby given that First Commerce & Loan, L.P. (``First Commerce''), an Arizona limited partnership, has surrendered its license to operate as a small business investment company under the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, as amended (``the Act''). First Commerce was licensed by the Small Business Administration on October 19,

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In accordance with Subpart F of the final common rule for the enforcement of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, as amended (``Title IX''), this notice lists federal financial assistance administered by the U.S. SBA that is covered by Title IX. Title IX prohibits recipients of federal financial assistance from
discriminating on the basis

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Notice is hereby given that RiverVest Venture Fund I, L.P. (the Fund), 7701 Forsyth Boulevard, Suite 740, St. Louis, Missouri 63105, has filed a License Application under the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, as amended (``the Act''), in connection with the financing of a small concern, have sought an exemption under

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This final rule modifies the management-ownership diversity requirement in SBA's Small Business Investment Company (``SBIC'') Program to prohibit the ownership of more than 70% of a leveraged SBIC by any single investor or group of affiliated investors. An exception to the prohibition permits an investor that qualifies as a ``traditional

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Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), agencies are required to submit proposed reporting and recordkeeping requirements to OMB for review and approval, and to publish a notice in the Federal Register notifying the public that the agency has made such a submission.

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Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), agencies are required to submit proposed reporting and recordkeeping requirements to OMB for review and approval, and to publish a notice in the Federal Register notifying the public that the agency has made such a submission.

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Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), agencies are required to submit proposed reporting and recordkeeping requirements to OMB for review and approval, and to publish a notice in the Federal Register notifying the public that the agency has made such a submission.

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In accordance with notices received from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, dated November 8 and November 16, 2000, the above numbered Declaration is hereby amended to include Pinal County and the Gila River Indian Community in the State of Arizona as a disaster area due to damages caused by severe storms and flooding, and to establish

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In accordance with information received from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, dated November 9, 2000, the abovenumbered Declaration is hereby amended to extend the deadline for filing applications for physical damage caused by this disaster from November 13, 2000 to November 30, 2000.

All other information remains the same, i.e.,

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