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[Delegation of Authority No. 279]
Delegation of Authority to the Global
AIDS Coordinator Under the United
States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS,
Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003
(Subsequently Superseded by
Delegation No. 145–19)
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me as Deputy Secretary of State,
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2001, and by the Foreign Assistance Act
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AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of
2003 (Pub. L. 108–25) and delegated to
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
[Docket No. OST–2004–19172]
Office of Small and Disadvantaged
Business Utilization; Notice of Request
for New Data Collection
Office of the Secretary, DOT.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice
announces that the Information
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted
below has been forwarded to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for
approval and comment. The ICR
describes the nature of the information
collection and its expected cost and
burden. The Federal Register Notice
with a 60-day comment period soliciting
comments on the following collection of
information was published on December
30, 2004 [Volume 69, Number 250] and
January 7, 2005 [FR Vol. 70, No. 5, page
1501] (correction). No comments were
received.
Comments must be submitted on
or before May 13, 2005. A comment to
OMB is most effective if OMB receives
it within 30 days of publication.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by DOT DMS Docket Number
OST–2004–19172 by the following
methods:
• Web site: https://dms.dot.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting
comments on the DOT electronic docket
site.
• Fax 1–202–493–2251.
• Mail: Docket Management Facility;
U.S. Department of Transportation, 400
Seventh Street, SW, Nassif Building,
Room PL–401, Washington, DC 20590–
001.
• Hand Delivery: Room PL–401 on
plaza level of the Nassif Building, 400
Seventh Street, SW, Washington DC,
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except on Federal
holidays.
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
online instructions for submitting
comments.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the agency name and docket
number or Regulatory Identification
Number (RIN) for this rulemaking
process; Note that all comments
received will be posted without change
to https://dms.dot.gov including any
personal information provided. Please
see the Privacy Act heading under
Regulatory Notes.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
DATES:
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comments received, go to https://
dms.dot.gov at any time or to Room PL–
401 on the plaza level of the Nassif
Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW.,
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nancy Strine, Office of Small and
Disadvantaged Business Utilization and
Minority Resource Center, U.S.
Department of Transportation, 400
Seventh Street, SW., Room 9414,
Washington, DC 20590, 202–366–5343/
1–800–532–1169, ext. 65343.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Short-term Loan Program
Online Application.
OMB Control Number: n/a Agency
Form Number: DOT 4640.1.
Affected Public: Disadvantaged
Business Enterprises (DBEs) businesses
who have an interest in our businessrelated concerns.
Annual Estimated Burden: 50 hours.
Abstract: In accordance with 49
U.S.C. 332(b)(3)(4)(5), the Office of
Small and Disadvantaged Business
Utilization and Minority Resource
Center is authorized to facilitate,
encourage, promote, and assist minority
entrepreneurs and businesses in getting
transportation-related contracts,
subcontracts, and projects related to
those business opportunities. In
response to developmental need, the
U.S. Department of Transportation
(DOT) Short Term Lending Program
(STLP) was developed by the Office of
Small and Disadvantaged Business
Utilization and Minority Resource
Center to offer certified Disadvantaged
Business Enterprises (DBEs) the
opportunity to obtain short-term
working capital at prime interest rates
for transportation-related contracts.
DBE firms participating in the STLP
program will submit loan applications
on-line to participating DOT Preferred
Bank Lenders (PBL). The cumulative
data collected will be analyzed by the
Office of Small and Disadvantaged
Business Utilization and Minority
Resource Center and PBLs to determine
the eligibility of DBEs for lines of credit
to finance accounts receivable arising
from transportation-related contracts.
The information will also be used to
increase uniformity among participating
PBLs.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the Department,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of
the Department’s estimate of the burden
of the proposed information collection;
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(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility
and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval.
Issued in Washington, DC, on April 7,
2005.
Michael A. Robinson,
Information Technology Program
Management, United States Department of
Transportation.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
[Docket No. OST–2004–20004]
Office of Small and Disadvantaged
Business Utilization; Notice of Request
for New Data Collection
Office of the Secretary, DOT.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice
announces that the Information
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted
below has been forwarded to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) for
approval and comment. The ICR
describes the nature of the information
collection and its expected cost and
burden. The Federal Register Notice
with a 60-day comment period soliciting
comments on the following collection of
information was published on January
7, 2005 [FR Vol. 70, No. 5, page 1500–
1501]. No comments were received.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before May 13, 2005. A comment to
OMB is most effective if OMB receives
it within 30 days of publication.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by DOT DMS Docket Number
OST–2004–19172 by the following
methods:
• Web site: https://dms.dot.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting
comments on the DOT electronic docket
site.
• Fax 1–202–493–2251.
• Mail: Docket Management Facility;
U.S. Department of Transportation, 400
Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building,
Room PL–401, Washington, DC 20590–
001.
• Hand Delivery: Room PL–401 on
plaza level of the Nassif Building, 400
Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC,
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
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through Friday, except on Federal
holidays.
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
online instructions for submitting
comments.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the agency name and docket
number or Regulatory Identification
Number (RIN) for this rulemaking
process. Note that all comments
received will be posted without change
to https://dms.dot.gov, including any
personal information provided. Please
see the Privacy Act heading under
Regulatory Notes.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments received, go to https://
dms.dot.gov at any time or to Room PL–
401 on the plaza level of the Nassif
Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW.,
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Arthur D. Jackson, Office of Small and
Disadvantaged Business Utilization,
U.S. Department of Transportation, 400
Seventh Street, SW., Room 9414,
Washington, DC 20590, 202–366–5344/
1–800–532–1169, ext. 65344.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Counseling Information Form;
Regional Center Intake Form; and
Monthly Report of Operations.
OMB Control Number: N/A.
Agency Form Number: DOT 4640.1.
Affected Public: Representatives of
DOT Regional Centers and
Disadvantaged Business Enterprises
(DBE), women-owned and certified
minority businesses, who have an
interest in our business-related
concerns.
Annual Estimated Burden: 4,311
hours.
Abstract: In accordance with (Pub. L.
95–507), an amendment to Small
Business Act and Small Business
Investment Act of 1958 and 49 U.S.C.
332(b)(2), (5), the Minority Resource
Center (MRC) is authorized to facilitate,
encourage, promote, and assist minority
entrepreneurs and businesses in getting
contracts, subcontracts, and projects
related to those business opportunities.
Moreover, the provision authorizes MRC
to carry out market research, planning,
economic and business analyses, and
feasibility studies to identify those
business opportunities. The cumulative
data collected will be analyzed by MRC
to determine the effectiveness of
counseling and services provided as
well as a description of the
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise
(DBE).
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
[Docket No. OST-2004-19172]
Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization; Notice of
Request for New Data Collection
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information
Collection Request (ICR) abstracted below has been forwarded to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval and comment. The ICR
describes the nature of the information collection and its expected
cost and burden. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment
period soliciting comments on the following collection of information
was published on December 30, 2004 [Volume 69, Number 250] and January
7, 2005 [FR Vol. 70, No. 5, page 1501] (correction). No comments were
received.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 13, 2005. A comment
to OMB is most effective if OMB receives it within 30 days of
publication.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT DMS Docket Number
OST-2004-19172 by the following methods:
Web site: https://dms.dot.gov. Follow the instructions for
submitting comments on the DOT electronic docket site.
Fax 1-202-493-2251.
Mail: Docket Management Facility; U.S. Department of
Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW, Nassif Building, Room PL-401,
Washington, DC 20590-001.
Hand Delivery: Room PL-401 on plaza level of the Nassif
Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW, Washington DC, between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except on Federal holidays.
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments.
Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and
docket number or Regulatory Identification Number (RIN) for this
rulemaking process; Note that all comments received will be posted
without change to https://dms.dot.gov including any personal information
provided. Please see the Privacy Act heading under Regulatory Notes.
Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
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comments received, go to https://dms.dot.gov at any time or to Room PL-
401 on the plaza level of the Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW.,
Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy Strine, Office of Small and
Disadvantaged Business Utilization and Minority Resource Center, U.S.
Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Room 9414,
Washington, DC 20590, 202-366-5343/1-800-532-1169, ext. 65343.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Short-term Loan Program Online Application.
OMB Control Number: n/a Agency Form Number: DOT 4640.1.
Affected Public: Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs)
businesses who have an interest in our business-related concerns.
Annual Estimated Burden: 50 hours.
Abstract: In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 332(b)(3)(4)(5), the Office
of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization and Minority Resource
Center is authorized to facilitate, encourage, promote, and assist
minority entrepreneurs and businesses in getting transportation-related
contracts, subcontracts, and projects related to those business
opportunities. In response to developmental need, the U.S. Department
of Transportation (DOT) Short Term Lending Program (STLP) was developed
by the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization and
Minority Resource Center to offer certified Disadvantaged Business
Enterprises (DBEs) the opportunity to obtain short-term working capital
at prime interest rates for transportation-related contracts.
DBE firms participating in the STLP program will submit loan
applications on-line to participating DOT Preferred Bank Lenders (PBL).
The cumulative data collected will be analyzed by the Office of Small
and Disadvantaged Business Utilization and Minority Resource Center and
PBLs to determine the eligibility of DBEs for lines of credit to
finance accounts receivable arising from transportation-related
contracts. The information will also be used to increase uniformity
among participating PBLs.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the Department, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the Department's estimate of the burden of
the proposed information collection; (c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents,
including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval.
Issued in Washington, DC, on April 7, 2005.
Michael A. Robinson,
Information Technology Program Management, United States Department of
Transportation.
[FR Doc. 05-7373 Filed 4-12-05; 8:45 am]
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