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Requirements for Nomination
Submission
Ombudsman, U.S. Small Business
Administration, 409 3rd Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20416, or emailed to
ombudsman@sba.gov.
Ms.
Cynthia Pope, Office of the National
Ombudsman, U.S. Small Business
Administration, 409 3rd Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20416, Telephone:
(202) 401–299; Email: cynthia.pope@
sba.gov. A copy of the RegFair Board
Charter and a list of current Board
members may be obtained by contacting
Ms. Pope. For more information on
ONO, please visit our Web site,
www.sba.gov/ombudsman.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
As
established by the United States
Congress, the Small Business Regulatory
Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996
created ONO within the SBA and 10
Regional Regulatory Fairness Boards
nationwide. Pursuant to the statute,
ONO works with Federal agencies that
have regulatory authority over small
businesses subjected to an audit, on-site
inspection, fine or penalty, compliance
assistance effort, or other enforcement
related communication or contact by
agency personnel with a vehicle to
comment on the enforcement actions.
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authorized to establish, maintain, and
coordinate activities of 10 Regional
Regulatory Fairness Boards. The ONO
has RegFair Boards in each of SBA’s 10
regions. Each Board is comprised of 5
small business owners, operators, or
officers. No more than three RegFair
Board Members per board may be of the
same political affiliation. All Board
members are appointed by the SBA
Administrator for three-year terms.
The purpose of the RegFair Boards is
to have leaders of small businesses
advise and represent the National
Ombudsman on regulatory issues for
small businesses in their respective
regions. Each year, the RegFair Boards
convene for an annual meeting to
discuss the state of affairs in Federal
regulatory enforcement. The meeting
also provides the ONO with the
opportunity to assess trends and new
regulatory issues that impact small
businesses in each region.
Additionally, the RegFair Boards
work with the SBA District Offices and
SBA Regional staff to communicate
opportunities small businesses have to
share their concerns regarding
regulatory enforcement. This includes
promoting and providing small
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RegFair Hearings and Roundtables
within their respective regions.
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Completed SBA Form 898: Interested
applicants must submit a completed
SBA Form 898. To download a copy of
the form, please visit https://
www.sba.gov/ombudsman/fairnessboards. Please note that a YES answer
to any of the questions listed in Section
6 of the SBA Form 898 Advisory
Committee Membership Nominee
Information Form may deem a
candidate ineligible to serve on a
RegFair Board.
Resume: Please include the nominee’s
contact information (including name,
mailing address, telephone numbers,
and email address) and a chronological
summary of the nominee’s experience
and qualifications. Please do not submit
a bio.
Dated: June 27, 2017.
Richard W. Kingan,
SBA Committee Management Officer (Acting).
[FR Doc. 2017–14001 Filed 7–3–17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 8025–01–P
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
[Disaster Declaration # 15175 and # 15176;
ARKANSAS Disaster Number AR–00094]
Presidential Declaration Amendment of
a Major Disaster for the State of
ARKANSAS
U.S. Small Business
Administration.
ACTION: Amendment 1.
AGENCY:
This is an amendment of the
Presidential declaration of a major
disaster for the State of ARKANSAS
(FEMA–4318–DR), dated 06/15/2017.
Incident: Severe Storms, Tornadoes,
Straight-line Winds, and Flooding.
Incident Period: 04/26/2017 through
05/19/2017.
DATES: Effective 06/28/2017.
Physical Loan Application Deadline
Date: 08/14/2017.
Eidl Loan Application Deadline Date:
03/15/2018.
ADDRESSES: Submit completed loan
applications to: U.S. Small Business
Administration, Processing and
Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport
Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A.
Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance,
U.S. Small Business Administration,
409 3rd Street SW., Suite 6050,
Washington, DC 20416, (202) 205–6734.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice
of the Presidential disaster declaration
for the State of ARKANSAS, dated 06/
15/2017 is hereby amended to include
SUMMARY:
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the following areas as adversely affected
by the disaster:
Primary Counties: (Physical Damage and
Economic Injury Loans): Prairie,
White, Woodruff.
Contiguous Counties: (Economic Injury
Loans Only): Arkansas, Monroe,
Saint Francis.
All other information in the original
declaration remains unchanged.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Number 59008)
James E. Rivera,
Associate Administrator for Disaster
Assistance.
[FR Doc. 2017–14030 Filed 7–3–17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 8025–01–P
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
Interest Rates
The Small Business Administration
publishes an interest rate called the
optional ‘‘peg’’ rate (13 CFR 120.214) on
a quarterly basis. This rate is a weighted
average cost of money to the
government for maturities similar to the
average SBA direct loan. This rate may
be used as a base rate for guaranteed
fluctuating interest rate SBA loans. This
rate will be 2.625 percent for the July–
September quarter of FY 2017.
Pursuant to 13 CFR 120.921(b), the
maximum legal interest rate for any
third party lender’s commercial loan
which funds any portion of the cost of
a 504 project (see 13 CFR 120.801) shall
be 6% over the New York Prime rate or,
if that exceeds the maximum interest
rate permitted by the constitution or
laws of a given State, the maximum
interest rate will be the rate permitted
by the constitution or laws of the given
State.
Dianna L. Seaborn,
Director, Office of Financial Assistance.
[FR Doc. 2017–14040 Filed 7–3–17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE P
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No: SSA–2017–0035]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Request and
Comment Request
The Social Security Administration
(SSA) publishes a list of information
collection packages requiring clearance
by the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) in compliance with
Public Law 104–13, the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, effective October
1, 1995. This notice includes revisions
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of OMB-approved information
collections.
SSA is soliciting comments on the
accuracy of the agency’s burden
estimate; the need for the information;
its practical utility; ways to enhance its
quality, utility, and clarity; and ways to
minimize burden on respondents,
including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology. Mail, email, or
fax your comments and
recommendations on the information
collection(s) to the OMB Desk Officer
and SSA Reports Clearance Officer at
the following addresses or fax numbers.
(OMB) Office of Management and
Budget, Attn: Desk Officer for SSA,
Fax: 202–395–6974, Email address:
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov
(SSA) Social Security Administration,
OLCA, Attn: Reports Clearance
Director, 3100 West High Rise, 6401
Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21235,
Fax: 410–966–2830, Email address:
OR.Reports.Clearance@ssa.gov
Or you may submit your comments
online through www.regulations.gov,
referencing Docket ID Number [SSA–
2017–0035].
I. The information collection below
are pending at SSA. SSA will submit it
to OMB within 60 days from the date of
this notice. To be sure we consider your
comments, we must receive them no
later than September 5, 2017.
Individuals can obtain copies of the
collection instruments by writing to the
above email address.
Help America Vote Act—0960–0706.
House Rule 3295, the Help America
Vote Act of 2002, mandates that States
verify the identities of newly registered
voters. When newly registered voters do
not have driver’s licenses or Stateissued ID cards, they must supply the
last four digits of their Social Security
number to their local State election
agencies for verification. The election
agencies forward this information to
their State Motor Vehicle
Administration (MVA), and the State
MVA inputs the data into the American
Association of MVAs, a central
consolidation system that routes the
voter data to SSA’s Help America Vote
Verification (HAVV) system. Once
SSA’s HAVV system confirms the
identity of the voter, the information
returns along the same route in reverse
until it reaches the State election
agency. The respondents are the State
MVAs seeking to confirm voter
identities.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Modality of completion
Number of
respondents
Frequency of
response
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Estimated total
annual burden
(hours)
HAVV ...............................................................................................................
4,938,093
1
2
164,603
II. SSA submitted the information
collections below to OMB for clearance.
Your comments regarding these
information collections would be most
useful if OMB and SSA receive them 30
days from the date of this publication.
To be sure we consider your comments,
we must receive them no later than
August 4, 2017. Individuals can obtain
copies of the OMB clearance packages
by writing to OR.Reports.Clearance@
ssa.gov.
1. Application for Benefits under a
U.S. International Social Security
Agreement—20 CFR 404.1925—0960–
0448. Section 233(a) of the Social
Security Act (Act) authorizes the
President to broker international Social
Security agreements (Totalization
Agreements) between the United States
and foreign countries. SSA collects
information using Form SSA–2490–BK
Number of
respondents
Modality of completion
to determine entitlement to Social
Security benefits from the United States,
or from a country that enters into a
Totalization Agreement with the United
States. The respondents are individuals
applying for Old Age Survivors and
Disability Insurance (OASDI) benefits
from the United States or from a
Totalization Agreement country.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Frequency of
response
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Estimated total
annual burden
(hours)
15,030
2,120
1
1
30
30
7,515
1,060
Totals ........................................................................................................
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SSA–2490–BK (MCS) .....................................................................................
SSA–2490–BK (paper) ....................................................................................
17,150
........................
........................
8,575
2. Medicare Part D Subsidies
Regulations—20 CFR 418.3625(c),
418.3645, 418.3665(a), and 418.3670—
0960–0702. The Medicare Prescription
Drug Improvement and Modernization
Act (MMA) of 2003 established the
Medicare Part D program for voluntary
prescription drug coverage of premium,
deductible, and co-payment costs for
certain low-income individuals. The
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MMA also mandated the provision of
subsidies for those individuals who
qualify for the program and who meet
eligibility criteria for help with
premium, deductible, or co-payment
costs. This law requires SSA to make
eligibility determinations, and to
provide a process for appealing SSA’s
determinations. Regulation sections
418.3625(c), 418.3645, 418.3665(a), and
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418.3670 contain public reporting
requirements pertaining to
administrative review hearings.
Respondents are applicants for the
Medicare Part D subsidies who request
an administrative review hearing.
Type of Request: Revision of an
existing OMB-approved information
collection.
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Number of
respondents
Modality of completion
Frequency of
response
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Estimated total
annual burden
(hours)
418.3625(c) ......................................................................................................
418.3645 ..........................................................................................................
418.3665(a) ......................................................................................................
418.3670 * ........................................................................................................
140
10
275
0
1
1
1
1
5
10
5
10
12
2
23
0
Total ..........................................................................................................
425
........................
........................
37
* Regulation section 418.3670 could be used at any time; however, we currently have no data showing usage over the past three years.
3. Request for Evidence from Doctor
and Request for Evidence from
Hospital—20 CFR 404 Subpart P and 20
CFR 416 Subpart I—0960–0722.
Sections 223(d)(5) and 1614(a)(3)(H)(i)
of the Act require claimants to furnish
medical evidence of their disability
when filing a disability claim. SSA uses
Forms HA–66 and HA–67 to request
evidence from medical sources, which
claimants identify as having information
relative to their impairments, or ability
to do work-related activities. In addition
to accepting manual paper responses,
SSA sends a barcode with the HA–66
and HA–67, allowing respondents to fax
the information directly into the
electronic claims folder rather than
submitting it manually. SSA uses the
information to determine eligibility for
benefits, and to pay medical sources for
furnishing the information. The
respondents are medical sources,
Number of
respondents
Modality of completion
Frequency of
response
doctors, and hospitals that evaluate the
claimants.
This is a correction notice: when we
published the first Federal Register
Notice on February 28, 2017 at 82 FR
12159, it did not include the accurate
number of responses. We are correcting
this by publishing the number of
responses in a separate column in the
chart below.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection.
Number of
responses
Average
burden per
response
(minutes)
Estimated total
annual burden
(hours)
HA–66—Paper Version ........................................................
HA–66—Electronic Version .................................................
HA–67—Paper Version ........................................................
HA–67—Electronic Version .................................................
3,060
8,940
3,060
8,940
22
22
22
22
67,320
196,680
67,320
196,680
15
15
15
15
16,830
49,170
16,830
49,170
Totals ............................................................................
24,000
........................
528,000
........................
132,000
Dated: June 28, 2017.
Naomi R. Sipple,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2017–14018 Filed 7–3–17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4191–02–P
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN
COMMISSION
Public Hearing
Susquehanna River Basin
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Susquehanna River Basin
Commission will hold a public hearing
on August 3, 2017, in Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania. At this public hearing,
the Commission will hear testimony on
the projects listed in the Supplementary
Information section of this notice. The
Commission will also hear testimony on
a request for waiver by Middletown
Borough, as well as a proposed guidance
for alternatives analysis. Such projects,
request and proposal are intended to be
scheduled for Commission action at its
next business meeting, tentatively
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scheduled for September 7, 2017, which
will be noticed separately. The public
should take note that this public hearing
will be the only opportunity to offer oral
comment to the Commission for the
listed projects, request and proposal.
The deadline for the submission of
written comments is August 14, 2017.
DATES: The public hearing will convene
on August 3, 2017, at 2:30 p.m. The
public hearing will end at 5:00 p.m. or
at the conclusion of public testimony,
whichever is sooner. The deadline for
the submission of written comments is
August 14, 2017.
ADDRESSES: The public hearing will be
conducted at the Pennsylvania State
Capitol, Room 8E–B, East Wing,
Commonwealth Avenue, Harrisburg, Pa.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jason Oyler, General Counsel,
telephone: (717) 238–0423, ext. 1312;
fax: (717) 238–2436.
Information concerning the
applications for these projects is
available at the SRBC Water Application
and Approval Viewer at https://
mdw.srbc.net/waav. Additional
supporting documents are available to
inspect and copy in accordance with the
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Commission’s Access to Records Policy
at www.srbc.net/pubinfo/docs/2009-02_
Access_to_Records_Policy_
20140115.pdf.
The
public hearing will cover a request for
waiver of 18 CFR 806.6(a)(5) and (b) by
Middletown Borough, tabled at the
Commission’s business meeting held
June 16, 2017, as well as a proposed
guidance for alternatives analysis, as
posted on the SRBC Public Participation
Center Web page at www.srbc.net/
pubinfo/publicparticipation.htm. The
public hearing will also cover the
following projects:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Projects Scheduled for Action
1. Project Sponsor and Facility: Cabot
Oil & Gas Corporation (Meshoppen
Creek), Springville Township,
Susquehanna County, Pa. Application
for renewal with modification of surface
water withdrawal of up to 0.750 mgd
(peak day) (Docket No. 20130904).
2. Project Sponsor and Facility:
Chesapeake Appalachia, L.L.C.
(Chemung River), Athens Township,
Bradford County, Pa. Application for
renewal of surface water withdrawal of
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No: SSA-2017-0035]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Request and
Comment Request
The Social Security Administration (SSA) publishes a list of
information collection packages requiring clearance by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) in compliance with Public Law 104-13, the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, effective October 1, 1995. This notice
includes revisions
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of OMB-approved information collections.
SSA is soliciting comments on the accuracy of the agency's burden
estimate; the need for the information; its practical utility; ways to
enhance its quality, utility, and clarity; and ways to minimize burden
on respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology. Mail, email, or fax your
comments and recommendations on the information collection(s) to the
OMB Desk Officer and SSA Reports Clearance Officer at the following
addresses or fax numbers.
(OMB) Office of Management and Budget, Attn: Desk Officer for SSA, Fax:
202-395-6974, Email address: OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov
(SSA) Social Security Administration, OLCA, Attn: Reports Clearance
Director, 3100 West High Rise, 6401 Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD
21235, Fax: 410-966-2830, Email address: OR.Reports.Clearance@ssa.gov
Or you may submit your comments online through www.regulations.gov,
referencing Docket ID Number [SSA-2017-0035].
I. The information collection below are pending at SSA. SSA will
submit it to OMB within 60 days from the date of this notice. To be
sure we consider your comments, we must receive them no later than
September 5, 2017. Individuals can obtain copies of the collection
instruments by writing to the above email address.
Help America Vote Act--0960-0706. House Rule 3295, the Help America
Vote Act of 2002, mandates that States verify the identities of newly
registered voters. When newly registered voters do not have driver's
licenses or State-issued ID cards, they must supply the last four
digits of their Social Security number to their local State election
agencies for verification. The election agencies forward this
information to their State Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA), and the
State MVA inputs the data into the American Association of MVAs, a
central consolidation system that routes the voter data to SSA's Help
America Vote Verification (HAVV) system. Once SSA's HAVV system
confirms the identity of the voter, the information returns along the
same route in reverse until it reaches the State election agency. The
respondents are the State MVAs seeking to confirm voter identities.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average burden Estimated total
Modality of completion Number of Frequency of per response annual burden
respondents response (minutes) (hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
HAVV........................................ 4,938,093 1 2 164,603
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II. SSA submitted the information collections below to OMB for
clearance. Your comments regarding these information collections would
be most useful if OMB and SSA receive them 30 days from the date of
this publication. To be sure we consider your comments, we must receive
them no later than August 4, 2017. Individuals can obtain copies of the
OMB clearance packages by writing to OR.Reports.Clearance@ssa.gov.
1. Application for Benefits under a U.S. International Social
Security Agreement--20 CFR 404.1925--0960-0448. Section 233(a) of the
Social Security Act (Act) authorizes the President to broker
international Social Security agreements (Totalization Agreements)
between the United States and foreign countries. SSA collects
information using Form SSA-2490-BK to determine entitlement to Social
Security benefits from the United States, or from a country that enters
into a Totalization Agreement with the United States. The respondents
are individuals applying for Old Age Survivors and Disability Insurance
(OASDI) benefits from the United States or from a Totalization
Agreement country.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average
Number of Frequency of burden per Estimated
Modality of completion respondents response response total annual
(minutes) burden (hours)
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SSA-2490-BK (MCS)............................... 15,030 1 30 7,515
SSA-2490-BK (paper)............................. 2,120 1 30 1,060
---------------------------------------------------------------
Totals...................................... 17,150 .............. .............. 8,575
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2. Medicare Part D Subsidies Regulations--20 CFR 418.3625(c),
418.3645, 418.3665(a), and 418.3670--0960-0702. The Medicare
Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act (MMA) of 2003
established the Medicare Part D program for voluntary prescription drug
coverage of premium, deductible, and co-payment costs for certain low-
income individuals. The MMA also mandated the provision of subsidies
for those individuals who qualify for the program and who meet
eligibility criteria for help with premium, deductible, or co-payment
costs. This law requires SSA to make eligibility determinations, and to
provide a process for appealing SSA's determinations. Regulation
sections 418.3625(c), 418.3645, 418.3665(a), and 418.3670 contain
public reporting requirements pertaining to administrative review
hearings. Respondents are applicants for the Medicare Part D subsidies
who request an administrative review hearing.
Type of Request: Revision of an existing OMB-approved information
collection.
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Average Estimated
Number of Frequency of burden per total annual
Modality of completion respondents response response burden
(minutes) (hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
418.3625(c)..................................... 140 1 5 12
418.3645........................................ 10 1 10 2
418.3665(a)..................................... 275 1 5 23
418.3670 *...................................... 0 1 10 0
---------------------------------------------------------------
Total....................................... 425 .............. .............. 37
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* Regulation section 418.3670 could be used at any time; however, we currently have no data showing usage over
the past three years.
3. Request for Evidence from Doctor and Request for Evidence from
Hospital--20 CFR 404 Subpart P and 20 CFR 416 Subpart I--0960-0722.
Sections 223(d)(5) and 1614(a)(3)(H)(i) of the Act require claimants to
furnish medical evidence of their disability when filing a disability
claim. SSA uses Forms HA-66 and HA-67 to request evidence from medical
sources, which claimants identify as having information relative to
their impairments, or ability to do work-related activities. In
addition to accepting manual paper responses, SSA sends a barcode with
the HA-66 and HA-67, allowing respondents to fax the information
directly into the electronic claims folder rather than submitting it
manually. SSA uses the information to determine eligibility for
benefits, and to pay medical sources for furnishing the information.
The respondents are medical sources, doctors, and hospitals that
evaluate the claimants.
This is a correction notice: when we published the first Federal
Register Notice on February 28, 2017 at 82 FR 12159, it did not include
the accurate number of responses. We are correcting this by publishing
the number of responses in a separate column in the chart below.
Type of Request: Revision of an OMB-approved information
collection.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Average Estimated
Number of Frequency of Number of burden per total annual
Modality of completion respondents response responses response burden
(minutes) (hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
HA-66--Paper Version............ 3,060 22 67,320 15 16,830
HA-66--Electronic Version....... 8,940 22 196,680 15 49,170
HA-67--Paper Version............ 3,060 22 67,320 15 16,830
HA-67--Electronic Version....... 8,940 22 196,680 15 49,170
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Totals...................... 24,000 .............. 528,000 .............. 132,000
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Dated: June 28, 2017.
Naomi R. Sipple,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
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