Małe firmy · 23.04.2001

New Markets Venture Capital Program

In accordance with the memorandum of January 20, 2001, from the Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff, entitled "Regulatory Review Plan," published in the Federal Register on January 24, 2001, this action delays for an additional 60 days the effective date of the rule entitled New Markets Venture Capital Program published in the Federal Register on January 22, 2001, 66 FR 7218. The effective date of the final rule was delayed once before, from February 21, 2001 to April 23, 2001, 66 FR 10811 (February 20, 2001). In order to give the Administration further opportunity to consider new regulations and to conduct a rulemaking, this additional delay is necessary. The New Markets Venture Capital Program final rule adds a new Part 108 to implement the New Markets Venture Capital Program Act of 2000 ("the Act"). The Act authorizes SBA to issue regulations necessary to implement the program. The regulations set forth the requirements for newly-formed venture capital companies to: qualify to become New Markets Venture Capital ("NMVC") companies; to make developmental venture capital investments in smaller enterprises located in low- income geographic areas; provide operational assist