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Notice of open meeting of the
Regional Small Business Regulatory
Fairness Boards.
ACTION:
The SBA, Office of the
National Ombudsman is issuing this
notice to announce the location, date,
time and agenda for the annual board
meeting of the ten Regional Small
Business Regulatory Fairness Boards.
The meeting is open to the public.
DATES: The meeting will be held on:
Tuesday, April 5, 2016 from 9:00 a.m.
to 5:00 p.m. EDT and Wednesday, April
6, 2016 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. EDT.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be at the
DoubleTree by Hilton, 1515 Rhode
Island Avenue NW., State Room, lobby
level, Washington, DC 20005–5595.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to the Small Business Regulatory
Enforcement Fairness Act (Pub. L. 104–
121), section 222, SBA announces the
meeting of the Regional Small Business
Regulatory Fairness Boards (Regional
Regulatory Fairness Boards). The
Regional Regulatory Fairness Boards are
tasked to advise the National
Ombudsman on matters of concern to
small businesses relating to enforcement
activities of agencies and to report on
substantiated instances of excessive
enforcement actions against small
business concerns, including any
findings or recommendations of the
Board as to agency enforcement practice
or policy.
The purpose of the meeting is to
discuss the following topics related to
the Regional Regulatory Fairness
Boards:
—Introduction of the Regional
Regulatory Fairness Boards and the
staff of the Office of the National
Ombudsman
—Panel Discussion with Federal Agency
Representatives
—Facilitated discussion of ongoing
regulatory issues for small business
—FY2015 Outcomes and comments
regarding the Annual Report to
Congress
—Office of Advocacy regulatory review
—SBA update and future outreach
planning
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The
meeting is open to the public; however
advance notice of attendance is
requested. Anyone wishing to attend
and/or make a presentation to the
Regulatory Fairness Boards must contact
Elahe Zahirieh, Case Management
Specialist, by March 31, 2016, in writing
at the Office of the National
Ombudsman, 409 3rd Street SW., Suite
330, Washington, DC 20416, by phone
(202) 205–2417, by fax (202) 481–5719
or email ombudsman@sba.gov.
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Additionally, if you need
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translation services, or require
additional information, please contact
Elahe Zahirieh as well.
For more information on the Office of
the National Ombudsman, please visit
our Web site at www.sba.gov/
ombudsman.
Dated: March 25, 2016.
Miguel J. L’Heureux,
SBA Committee Management Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 9505]
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information
Collection: Application for
Employment as a Locally Employed
Staff or Family Member
Notice of request for public
comment and submission to OMB of
proposed collection of information.
ACTION:
The Department of State has
submitted the information collection
described below to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
approval. In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 we
are requesting comments on this
collection from all interested
individuals and organizations. The
purpose of this Notice is to allow 30
days for public comment.
DATES: Submit comments directly to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) up to May 2, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Direct comments to the
Department of State Desk Officer in the
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs at the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB). You may submit
comments by the following methods:
• Email:
oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. You
must include the DS form number,
information collection title, and the
OMB control number in the subject line
of your message.
• Fax: 202–395–5806. Attention: Desk
Officer for Department of State.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Direct requests for additional
information regarding the collection
listed in this notice, including requests
for copies of the proposed collection
instrument and supporting documents,
to Caroline Cole, Bureau of Human
Resources, Office of Overseas
Employment, U.S. Department of State,
Washington, DC 20006, who may be
reached on 202–663–2696 or at
ColeCM@state.gov.
SUMMARY:
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
• Title of Information Collection:
Application for Employment as a
Locally Employed Staff or Family
Member.
• OMB Control Number: 1405–0189.
• Type of Request: Revision of a
Currently Approved Collection.
• Originating Office: Bureau of
Human Resources, Office of Overseas
Employment (HR/OE).
• Form Number: DS–0174.
• Respondents: Candidates seeking
employment at U.S. Missions abroad,
including family members of Foreign
Service, Civil Service, and uniformed
service members officially assigned to
the Mission and under Chief of Mission
authority.
• Estimated Number of Respondents:
40,000.
• Estimated Number of Responses:
40,000.
• Average Time per Response: 1 hour.
• Total Estimated Burden Time:
40,000 hours.
• Frequency: On Occasion.
• Obligation to Respond: Required to
Obtain a Benefit.
We are soliciting public comments to
permit the Department to:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
information collection is necessary for
the proper functions of the Department.
• Evaluate the accuracy of our
estimate of the time and cost burden for
this proposed collection, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used.
• Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected.
• Minimize the reporting burden on
those who are to respond, including the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Please note that comments submitted
in response to this Notice are public
record. Before including any detailed
personal information, you should be
aware that your comments as submitted,
including your personal information,
will be available for public review.
Abstract of Proposed Collection
The DS–0174, Application for
Employment as a Locally Employed
Staff or Family Member, is needed to
meet information collection
requirements for recruitments
conducted at approximately 170 U.S.
embassies and consulates throughout
the world. Current employment
application forms do not meet the
unique requirements of Mission
recruitment (e.g., language skills and
hiring preferences) under the FS Act of
1980 and 22 U.S.C. 2669(c). The DS–
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0174 is needed to improve data
gathering and to clarify interpretation of
candidate responses.
Methodology
Candidates for employment use the
DS–0174 to apply for Missionadvertised positions throughout the
world. Mission recruitments generate
approximately 40,000 applications per
year. Data that HR and hiring officials
extract from the DS–0174 determines
eligibility for employment,
qualifications for the position, and
selections according to Federal policies.
Dated: March 25, 2016.
William E. Schaal,
Director, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2016–07311 Filed 3–30–16; 8:45 am]
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
[Docket No. FD 36012]
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Finger Lakes Railway Corp.—
Acquisition and Operation
Exemption—Cayuga County Industrial
Development Agency, Onondaga
County Industrial Development
Agency, Ontario County Industrial
Development Agency, Schuyler County
Industrial Development Agency, and
Yates County Industrial Development
Agency
Finger Lakes Railway Corp. (FGLK), a
Class III rail carrier, has filed a verified
notice of exemption under 49 CFR
1150.41 to acquire from Cayuga County
Industrial Development Agency,
Onondaga County Industrial
Development Agency, Ontario County
Industrial Development Agency,
Schuyler County Industrial
Development Agency, and Yates County
Industrial Development Agency
(collectively, Agencies), and operate,
approximately 86.45 miles of rail lines
located in New York, as follows: 1 (1)
Watkins Glen Industrial Track, located
between milepost 41.35 at or near Penn
Yan and milepost 16.55 at or near
Watkins Glen, in Schuyler and Yates
Counties, a distance of 24.8 miles; (2)
Canandaigua Secondary, located
between milepost 76.00 at or near
Canandaigua and milepost 51.30 at or
near Geneva, in Ontario County, a
distance of 24.70 miles; (3) Auburn
Secondary, located between milepost
37.56 at the Seneca/Cayuga County line
1 FGLK and the Agencies jointly filed one notice
for two related transactions under 49 CFR 1150.31
and 1150.41, one in this docket and one in Docket
No. FD 36011, as described further below. A
separate notice will be published for each
exemption.
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and milepost 3.61 at or near Solvay
Yard, in Cayuga County, a distance of
33.95 miles; (4) Geneva Running Track,
located between milepost 344.40 at or
near Geneva and milepost 342.8 at the
Ontario/Seneca County line, in Ontario
County, a distance of 1.6 miles; (5)
Lehigh & Northern Industrial Track,
located between milepost 349.20 and
milepost 348.70 at or near Auburn, in
Cayuga County, a distance of 0.90 miles;
and (6) Auburn & Ithaca Industrial
Track, located between milepost 349.20
and milepost 348.70 at or near Auburn,
in Cayuga County, a distance of 0.50
miles. The Agencies and FGLK state that
the Agencies currently own the rail
lines but FGLK is responsible for all
railroad operations over the rail lines.
According to FGLK, the acquisition of
the rail lines is part of a series of
proposed transactions that will allow
FGLK to continue to pay a negotiated
‘‘payment in lieu of taxes’’ (PILOT)
rather than be subject to local and state
taxes. FGLK states that it originally
acquired the rail lines in 1995 and
transferred title to the Agencies and
then leased back the rail lines for
purposes of the PILOT arrangement.
FGLK states that to extend and
restructure the PILOT arrangement, the
Agencies will first transfer title to the
rail lines to FGLK. This notice relates to
that transaction. Then the Agencies will
lease the rail lines from FGLK.2 Lastly,
FGLK will sublease the rail lines back
from the Agencies to continue
operations over them, including all
common carrier service and
maintenance of the tracks.3
FGLK certifies that proposed
transaction does not include an
interchange commitment.
FGLK states that its projected
revenues as a result of this transaction
would exceed $5 million. Accordingly,
under 49 CFR 1150.42(e), FGLK is
required, at least 60 days before this
exemption is to become effective, to
send notice of the transaction to the
national offices of the labor unions with
employees on the affected lines, post a
copy of the notice at the workplace of
the employees on the affected lines, and
certify to the Board that it has done so.
FGLK, however, has filed a petition for
waiver of this 60-day advance labor
2 The
Agencies filed a verified notice of
exemption to acquire the rail lines by lease, in
Cayuga County Industrial Development Agency, et
al.—Acquisition Exemption—Finger Lakes Railway
Corp., FD 36011. The Agencies also filed a motion
to dismiss that notice of exemption on grounds that
the transaction does not require authorization from
the Board.
3 FGLK and the Agencies requested authority for
all three transactions but did not file a separate
docket or filing fee for the sublease. This notice,
therefore, does not address that transaction.
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notice requirement, asserting that there
will be no changes for employees
working on the rail lines because FGLK
already operates the rail lines and will
continue to be the sole common carrier
operator of the rail lines. FGLK’s waiver
request will be addressed in a separate
decision.
FGLK states that the parties intend to
consummate the transaction no sooner
than April 14, 2016, the effective date of
the exemption (30 days after the verified
notice was filed), and only after the
Board has ruled on the motion to
dismiss in Docket No. FD 36011. The
Board will establish in the decision on
the waiver request the earliest date this
transaction can be consummated.
If the verified notice contains false or
misleading information, the exemption
is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the
exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d)
may be filed at any time. The filing of
a petition to revoke will not
automatically stay the effectiveness of
the exemption. Petitions to stay must be
filed no later than April 7, 2016 (at least
seven days before the exemption
becomes effective).
An original and ten copies of all
pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD
36012, must be filed with the Surface
Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20423–0001. In
addition, a copy of each pleading must
be served on Eric M. Hocky, Clark Hill
PLC, 2005 Market Street, Suite 1000,
Philadelphia, PA 19103.
According to FGLK, this action is
categorically excluded from
environmental review under 49 CFR
1105.6(c).
Board decisions and notices are
available on our Web site at
‘‘WWW.STB.DOT.GOV.’’
Decided: March 28, 2016.
By the Board, Joseph Dettmar, Acting
Director, Office of Proceedings.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2016–07320 Filed 3–30–16; 8:45 am]
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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
[Docket No. AB 55 (Sub-No. 755X)]
CSX Transportation, Inc.—
Discontinuance of Service
Exemption—in Perry County, KY.
CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT), filed
a verified notice of exemption under 49
CFR part 1152 subpart F—Exempt
Abandonments and Discontinuances of
Service to discontinue service over an
approximately 0.79-mile rail line on
CSXT’s Southern Region, Huntington
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 9505]
30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Application for
Employment as a Locally Employed Staff or Family Member
ACTION: Notice of request for public comment and submission to OMB of
proposed collection of information.
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SUMMARY: The Department of State has submitted the information
collection described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for approval. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 we
are requesting comments on this collection from all interested
individuals and organizations. The purpose of this Notice is to allow
30 days for public comment.
DATES: Submit comments directly to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) up to May 2, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Direct comments to the Department of State Desk Officer in
the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). You may submit comments by the following
methods:
Email: oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. You must include the
DS form number, information collection title, and the OMB control
number in the subject line of your message.
Fax: 202-395-5806. Attention: Desk Officer for Department
of State.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Direct requests for additional
information regarding the collection listed in this notice, including
requests for copies of the proposed collection instrument and
supporting documents, to Caroline Cole, Bureau of Human Resources,
Office of Overseas Employment, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC
20006, who may be reached on 202-663-2696 or at ColeCM@state.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title of Information Collection: Application for
Employment as a Locally Employed Staff or Family Member.
OMB Control Number: 1405-0189.
Type of Request: Revision of a Currently Approved
Collection.
Originating Office: Bureau of Human Resources, Office of
Overseas Employment (HR/OE).
Form Number: DS-0174.
Respondents: Candidates seeking employment at U.S.
Missions abroad, including family members of Foreign Service, Civil
Service, and uniformed service members officially assigned to the
Mission and under Chief of Mission authority.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 40,000.
Estimated Number of Responses: 40,000.
Average Time per Response: 1 hour.
Total Estimated Burden Time: 40,000 hours.
Frequency: On Occasion.
Obligation to Respond: Required to Obtain a Benefit.
We are soliciting public comments to permit the Department to:
Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is
necessary for the proper functions of the Department.
Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the time and cost
burden for this proposed collection, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used.
Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected.
Minimize the reporting burden on those who are to respond,
including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Please note that comments submitted in response to this Notice are
public record. Before including any detailed personal information, you
should be aware that your comments as submitted, including your
personal information, will be available for public review.
Abstract of Proposed Collection
The DS-0174, Application for Employment as a Locally Employed Staff
or Family Member, is needed to meet information collection requirements
for recruitments conducted at approximately 170 U.S. embassies and
consulates throughout the world. Current employment application forms
do not meet the unique requirements of Mission recruitment (e.g.,
language skills and hiring preferences) under the FS Act of 1980 and 22
U.S.C. 2669(c). The DS-
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0174 is needed to improve data gathering and to clarify interpretation
of candidate responses.
Methodology
Candidates for employment use the DS-0174 to apply for Mission-
advertised positions throughout the world. Mission recruitments
generate approximately 40,000 applications per year. Data that HR and
hiring officials extract from the DS-0174 determines eligibility for
employment, qualifications for the position, and selections according
to Federal policies.
Dated: March 25, 2016.
William E. Schaal,
Director, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2016-07311 Filed 3-30-16; 8:45 am]
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