SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Annual Report for Calendar Year 1972

on

Small Business Administration

District Advisory Councils

Submitted February 1, 1973

94-777 73 pt. 471

JAN 29 1973

MEMORANDUM FOR:

Honorable Frank C. Carlucci
Deputy Director

Office of Management and Budget

Enclosed is the Annual Report on Advisory Councils of the Small Business Administration Advisory Councils as outlined in the draft of OMB Circular A-63 and due February 1, 1973.

No new advisory council was created during the year and
none was terminated.

Enclosure

John Jameson

Director, Office of Advisory Councils

ANNUAL REPORT OF AGENCY ADVISORY COMMITTEES

Report Period: CY 1972

Small Business Administration (64 cities) District Advisory Councils

Continuing

3. Established 1953; charter renewal filed January 5, 1973

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Section 8(b)(13) of the Small Business Act of 1953, as amended 15
U.S.C. 637 (b)(13)

b. Authorized by law. The above citation states that the SBA is
empowered and directed, when it determines such action is necessary,
"to establish such advisory boards and committees as may be
necessary to achieve the purposes of this act."

New continuances due January 5, 1975

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Advisory (See attachment)

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9.

Reports are the minutes of meeting, including resolutions which are
reviewed and answered by SBA staff with reports on action taken

Dates of meetings attached

. 10. Not included because of number, approximately 2,000, subject to constant change; members receive no pay and travel expense only if travel more than . 50 miles to the meeting and in many districts, not even travel allowance See attachments

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12. Seeattachments

13. John Jameson, Director, Office of Advisory Councils, Small Business Administration, 1441 'L' St., NW, Washington, D.C. 20416 (202) 382-6125

14. None

FUNCTIONS OF ADVISORY COUNCILS

General

All functions shall be purely advisory and all determinations of action to be taken shall be made solely by the responsible SBA official.

Specifics

Advise the Administrator and SBA staff members on ways
of improving the effectiveness of current and proposed
programs.

Act as a channel of information to local business and
commercial interests regarding specific SBA programs
and their usefulness in specific geographic areas.

Consider and comment on current SBA programs within the district or local areas.

Evaluate proposed SBA programs within the district or
local area or recommend that the Agency undertake programs
designed to meet local needs.

Advise the Regional Director or District Director of
economic conditions within their communities or areas
served by that office.

Recommend new programs to be developed by SBA.

Members of the National Advisory Council also act as
representatives of their respective District Councils
at meetings of the National Advisory Council and, in
turn, report to the District Councils.