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SBA - 1610 - Houston District Advisory Council - Agency Authority

GENERAL INFORMATION

Committee Name	Houston District Advisory Council	Agency Name	Small Business Administration
Fiscal Year	2012	Committee Number	1610
Original Establishment Date	10/11/1967	Committee Status	Terminated
Actual Termination Date	1/4/2012	Committee URL
Actual Merged Date		Presidential Appointments*	No
New Committee This FY	No	Max Number of Members*
Terminated This FY	Yes	Designated Fed Officer Position Title*	Business Development Specialist
Merged This FY		Designated Federal Officer Prefix
Current Charter Date	1/4/2010	Designated Federal Officer First Name*	Sonia
Date Of Renewal Charter	1/4/2012	Designated Federal Officer Middle Name
Projected Termination Date	1/4/2012	Designated Federal Officer Last Name*	Maldonado
Exempt From Renewal*	No	Designated Federal Officer Suffix
Specific Termination Authority		Designated Federal Officer Phone*	(713) 773-6554
Establishment Authority*	Agency Authority	Designated Federal Officer Fax*	202-481-5617
Specific Establishment Authority*	15 U.S.C. 637(b)	Designated Federal Officer Email*	sonia.maldonado@sba.gov
Effective Date Of Authority*	1/4/1992
Exempt From EO 13875 Discretionary Cmte
Committee Type*	Continuing
Presidential*	No
Committee Function*	National Policy Issue Advisory Board

RECOMMENDATION/JUSTIFICATIONS

Agency Recommendation*	Terminate
Legislation to Terminate Required	No
Legislation Status
How does cmte accomplish its purpose?*	District Advisory Councils work closely to keep SBA field offices informed of local, state and national issues affecting small businesses in that respective area.
How is membership balanced?*	Small business leaders, representing a balance of industries, trade associations, media and federal, state and local agencies.
How frequent & relevant are cmte mtgs?*	The Committee will meet twice (2) per year.
Why advice can't be obtained elsewhere?*	Committee is a grassroots network of informed business leaders, who offer a unique small business perspective that is only available from the private sector.
Why close or partially close meetings?	All meetings are open to the public and are advertised in the Federal Register.
Recommendation Remarks	This council was deemed no longer essential to agency business as was terminated as a result. The agency CMO reports that Performance Measure data did not change from FY 11 for FY 12.. (KF/02-06-13)

PERFORMANCE MEASURES

Outcome Improvement To Health Or Safety*	No	Action Reorganize Priorities*	Yes
Outcome Trust In Government	No	Action Reallocate Resources	No
Outcome Major Policy Changes	No	Action Issued New Regulations	No
Outcome Advance In Scientific Research	No	Action Proposed Legislation	No
Outcome Effective Grant Making	No	Action Approved Grants Or Other Payments	No
Outcome Improved Service Delivery	Yes	Action Other	No
Outcome Increased Customer Satisfaction	Yes	Action Comment	This committee was active in FY 2010. At start of 2011 new DFO will start adding the information in FACADABASE.
Outcome Implement Laws/Reg Requirements	No	Grants Review*	No
Outcome Other	No	Number Of Grants Reviewed	0
Outcome Comment	The primary benefit of this committee is the role it plays in the connecting the local Houston small business community with SBA programs and services in the Texas. Local small business owners play an important role in providing feedback, advice and recommendations to the committee and its work.	Number Of Grants Recommended	0
Cost Savings*	Less Than $100,000	Dollar Value Of Grants Recommended	$0.00
Cost Savings Comment		Grants Review Comment	Not applicable.
Number Of Recommendations*	0	Access Contact Designated Fed. Officer*	Yes
Number Of Recommendations Comment		Access Agency Website	No
% of Recs Fully Implemented*	0.00%	Access Committee Website	No
% of Recs Fully Implemented Comment		Access GSA FACA Website	Yes
% of Recs Partially Implemented*	0.00%	Access Publications	No
% of Recs Partially Implemented Comment		Access Other	Yes
Agency Feedback*	Yes	Access Comment	Via e-electronic mail.
Agency Feedback Comment*	None at this time.	Narrative Description*	The Houston District Advisory Council (HDAC) ensures that advice rendered to the executive branch by the various advisory committees, tasks forces, boards and commissions formed over the years by Congress and the President, be both objective and accessible to the public. Since 1992, Houston District Advisory Council committee has given advice on SBA programs and small business issues. Based on the National Advisory Council concept, the HDA provides an essential connection between SBA, program participants, and the small business community – as an essential link to local businesses, commercial and economic development. The current charter for the HDAC is dated January 4, 2010. Our members are selected from the private sector and include representatives of local industries such as retail, manufacturing, and financial services sectors. Members also include representatives from academia, the media, and appropriate federal, state, and local agencies. HDAC has two meetings a year. Members serve for two (2) years, unless removed; and District Director (DD) approves renewal for a second term. The District Director reviews nominations and, with the concurrence of the Regional Administrator, tentatively selects the nominees for membership. Next, the DD notifies each nominee of tentative selection and sends each forms requesting information, then to be returned. Upon receipt of the requested information, the DD reviews the nominee's paperwork for any trigger of conflict of interest or the appearance of conflict of interest. The selections are then forwarded through the Regional Administrator for consideration by the Administrator or her designee for approval. Since the agency emphasis on marketing and outreach, the HDAC provides SBA with access to a broader industry spectrum, the corresponding opportunity to exchange ideas and information on issues pertinent to the small business community, and also provides an outlet to members to participate in an official capacity of the communication process. Costs are low, and DFO's additional duty. Our HDAC has also played a key role in the determination of our Small Business Week awards recipients.

COSTS

1. Payments to Non-Federal Members*	$0.00	1. Est Paymnts to Non-Fed Membrs Nxt FY*	$0.00
2. Payments to Federal Members*	$0.00	2. Est. Payments to Fed Members Next FY*	$0.00
3. Payments to Federal Staff*	$0.00	3. Estimated Payments to Federal Staff*	$0.00
4. Payments to Consultants*	$0.00	4. Est. Payments to Consultants Next FY*	$0.00
5. Travel Reimb. For Non-Federal Membrs*	$0.00	5. Est Travel Reimb Non-Fed Membr nxtFY*	$0.00
6. Travel Reimb. For Federal Members*	$0.00	6. Est Travel Reimb For Fed Members*	$0.00
7. Travel Reimb. For Federal Staff*	$0.00	7. Est. Travel Reimb to Fed Staf Nxt FY*	$0.00
8. Travel Reimb. For Consultants*	$0.00	8. Est Travel Reimb to Consltnts Nxt FY*	$0.00
10. Other Costs	$0.00	10. Est. Other Costs Next FY*	$0.00
11. Total Costs	$0.00	11. Est. Total Next FY*	$0.00
Date Cost Last Modified		Est. Fed Staff Support Next FY*	0.00
Federal Staff Support (FTE)*	0.00	Est Cost Remarks
Cost Remarks

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