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I. Welcome and Roll Call
II. Discuss Civil Rights Topics
III. Public Comment
IV. Discuss Next Steps
V. Adjournment
Dated: July 1, 2020.
David Mussatt,
Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit.
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Welcome and Roll Call
Discussion: Voting Rights in Florida
Public Comment
Adjournment
Dated: July 1, 2020.
David Mussatt,
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Generic Clearance for
Challenge and Prize Competition
Solicitations
The Department of Commerce will
submit the following information
collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, on or after the date of publication
of this notice. We invite the public and
other Federal agencies to comment on
proposed, and continuing information
collections, which helps us assess the
impact of our information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. Public comments
were previously requested via the
Federal Register on March 24, 2020
during a 60-day comment period. This
notice allows for an additional 30 days
for public comments.
Agency: Office of the Secretary,
Department of Commerce.
Title: Generic Clearance for Challenge
and Prize Competition Solicitations.
OMB Control Number: 0690–0031.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission
(extension of a current information
collection).
Number of Respondents: 1,560
Average Hours per Response: 10–30
minutes.
Burden Hours: 260.
Needs and Uses: In 2011, Federal
agencies including DOC were given
prize authority for administering
challenges and competitions. Section
105(a) of the America Competes Act
adds Section 24 to the StevensonWydler Technology Innovation Act of
1980 (15 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.) that
addresses provisions for challenges and
competitions with prizes conducted by
Federal agencies. Challenges and
competitions enable DOC to tap into the
expertise and creativity of the public in
new ways. DOC has sponsored
challenges and competitions in a wide
variety of areas to increase public
participation and solicit new ideas on a
wide array of topics important to the
agency’s mission. DOC’s goal is to
engage a broader number of
stakeholders who are inspired to work
on some of our most pressing issues.
The information collected will be
used to understand whether the
participant has met the technical
requirements for the challenge, assist in
the technical review and judging of the
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solutions that are provided, and
understand the impact and
consequences of administering the
competition and developing solutions
for submission. Information may be
collected during the competition or after
its completion. The submissions are
evaluated by the submitting agency and
typically prizes (monetary and nonmonetary) are awarded to the winning
entries.
This clearance applies to challenges
posted on Challenge.gov, which uses a
common platform for the solicitation of
challenges from the public. Each agency
designs the criteria for its solicitations
based on the goals of the challenge and
the specific needs of the agency. There
is no standard submission format for
solution providers to follow.
We anticipate that approximately 250
challenges would be issued each year by
DOC. It is expected that other federal
agencies will issue a similar number of
challenges. There is no set schedule for
the issuance of challenges; they are
developed and issued on an ‘‘as needs’’
basis in response to issues the federal
agency wishes to solve. The respondents
to the challenges, who are participating
voluntarily, are unlikely to reply to
more than one or several of the
challenges.
Although in previous memoranda the
GSA and Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) described circumstances
whereby OMB approval of a PRA
request is not needed, program officials
at DOC have identified several sets of
information that will typically need to
be requested of solution providers to
enable the solutions to be adequately
evaluated by the program office issuing
the challenge. These requests for
additional information have been
suggested to require a PRA review as
they represent structured data requests.
There are three types of additional
data that may routinely be requested.
These include the following:
Title and/or Subject of the
submission. Due to the nature of the
submission and evaluation processes, it
is important that a title and/or subject
be requested and submitted for each
submission to ensure the solution is
correctly identified with its provider.
Identification of data resources. In
many cases, the solution to a problem
will require the solution provider to use
data resources. Often, the nature of the
data sets will be derived from Federal
data resources, such as data.gov.
Evaluations of solutions will often
depend on the understanding of the
selection of the data resource(s) used in
the solution.
Description of methodology. For
effective judging and evaluation, a
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description of the development methods
for the solution to the challenge will be
requested. For instance, a prize may be
awarded to the solution of a challenge
to develop an algorithm that enables
reliable prediction of a certain event. A
responder could submit the correct
algorithm, but without the methodology,
the evaluation process could not be
adequately performed.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; Business or other for-profit
organizations; Not-for-profit
institutions; State, Local, or Tribal
government; Federal government.
Frequency: As needed.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: 15 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.
This information collection request
may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov.
Follow the instructions to view the
Department of Commerce collections
currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be
submitted within 30 days of the
publication of this notice on the
following website www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain. Find this
particular information collection by
selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day
Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or
by using the search function and
entering either the title of the collection
or the OMB Control Number 0690–0031.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Bureau of Industry and Security
In the Matter of: Mahin Mojtahedzadeh
a.k.a. Mahin Toussi, Mojtahedzadeh
a.k.a. Mahin Mojtahedzadeh Toussi No
63, Aghaghia 3, Milad 16, Sajjad BLVD,
Mashhad. Iran; Order Denying Export
Privileges
On January 30, 2020, in the U.S.
District Court for the Northern District
of New York, Mahin Mojtahedzadeh,
a.k.a. Mahin Toussi Mojtahedzadeh,
a.k.a. Mahin Mojtahedzadeh Toussi
(‘‘Mojtahedzadeh’’), was convicted of
violating the International Emergency
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. § 1701,
et seq. (2012)) (‘‘IEEPA’’). Specifically,
Mojtahedzadeh was convicted of
violating IEEPA by conspiring to
unlawfully export gas turbine parts from
the United States to Iran without having
first obtained the required U.S.
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Government authorization.
Mojtahedzadeh was sentenced to time
served, a $100 special assessment and a
fine of $5,000.
Pursuant to Section 1760(e) of the
Export Control Reform Act (‘‘ECRA’’),2
the export privileges of any person who
has been convicted of certain offenses,
including, but not limited to, IEEPA,
may be denied for a period of up to ten
(10) years from the date of his/her
conviction. 50 U.S.C. 4819(e) (Prior
Convictions). In addition, any BIS
licenses or other authorizations issued
under ECRA in which the person had an
interest at the time of the conviction
may be revoked. Id.
BIS received notice of
Mojtahedzadeh’s conviction for
violating IEEPA, and has provided
notice and opportunity for
Mojtahedzadeh to make a written
submission to BIS, as provided in
Section 766.25 of the Export
Administration Regulations (‘‘EAR’’ or
the ‘‘Regulations’’). 15 CFR 766.25.3 BIS
has not received a written submission
from Mojtahedzadeh.
Based upon my review of the record
and consultations with BIS’s Office of
Export Enforcement, including its
Director, and the facts available to BIS,
I have decided to deny Mojtahedzadeh’s
export privileges under the Regulations
for a period of 10 years from the date of
Mojtahedzadeh’s conviction. I have also
decided to revoke any BIS-issued
licenses in which Mojtahedzadeh had
an interest at the time of her conviction.
Accordingly, it is hereby ordered:
First, from the date of this Order until
January 30, 2030, Mahin
Mojtahedzadeh, a.k.a. Mahin Toussi
Mojtahedzadeh, a.k.a. Mahin
Mojtahedzadeh Toussi, with a last
known address of No 63, Aghaghia 3,
2 ECRA was enacted as part of the John S. McCain
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2019, and as amended is codified at 50 U.S.C.
4801–4852. Mojtahedzadeh’s conviction post-dates
ECRA’s enactment on August 13, 2018.
3 The Regulations are currently codified in the
Code of Federal Regulations at 15 CFR Parts 730–
774 (2020). The Regulations originally issued under
the Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended,
50 U.S.C. 4601–4623 (Supp. III 2015) (‘‘EAA’’),
which lapsed on August 21, 2001. The President,
through Executive Order 13,222 of August 17, 2001
(3 CFR, 2001 Comp. 783 (2002)), which was
extended by successive Presidential Notices,
continued the Regulations in full force and effect
under the International Emergency Economic
Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1701, et seq. (2012)
(‘‘IEEPA’’). Section 1768 of ECRA, 50 U.S.C. 4826,
provides in pertinent part that all rules and
regulations that were made or issued under the
EAA, including as continued in effect pursuant to
IEEPA, and were in effect as of ECRA’s date of
enactment (August 13, 2018), shall continue in
effect according to their terms until modified,
superseded, set aside, or revoked through action
undertaken pursuant to the authority provided
under ECRA. See note 1, supra.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Generic Clearance for Challenge and Prize Competition
Solicitations
The Department of Commerce will submit the following information
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. We invite the
public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and
continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of
our information collection requirements and minimize the public's
reporting burden. Public comments were previously requested via the
Federal Register on March 24, 2020 during a 60-day comment period. This
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
Agency: Office of the Secretary, Department of Commerce.
Title: Generic Clearance for Challenge and Prize Competition
Solicitations.
OMB Control Number: 0690-0031.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of a current
information collection).
Number of Respondents: 1,560
Average Hours per Response: 10-30 minutes.
Burden Hours: 260.
Needs and Uses: In 2011, Federal agencies including DOC were given
prize authority for administering challenges and competitions. Section
105(a) of the America Competes Act adds Section 24 to the Stevenson-
Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.) that
addresses provisions for challenges and competitions with prizes
conducted by Federal agencies. Challenges and competitions enable DOC
to tap into the expertise and creativity of the public in new ways. DOC
has sponsored challenges and competitions in a wide variety of areas to
increase public participation and solicit new ideas on a wide array of
topics important to the agency's mission. DOC's goal is to engage a
broader number of stakeholders who are inspired to work on some of our
most pressing issues.
The information collected will be used to understand whether the
participant has met the technical requirements for the challenge,
assist in the technical review and judging of the
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solutions that are provided, and understand the impact and consequences
of administering the competition and developing solutions for
submission. Information may be collected during the competition or
after its completion. The submissions are evaluated by the submitting
agency and typically prizes (monetary and non-monetary) are awarded to
the winning entries.
This clearance applies to challenges posted on Challenge.gov, which
uses a common platform for the solicitation of challenges from the
public. Each agency designs the criteria for its solicitations based on
the goals of the challenge and the specific needs of the agency. There
is no standard submission format for solution providers to follow.
We anticipate that approximately 250 challenges would be issued
each year by DOC. It is expected that other federal agencies will issue
a similar number of challenges. There is no set schedule for the
issuance of challenges; they are developed and issued on an ``as
needs'' basis in response to issues the federal agency wishes to solve.
The respondents to the challenges, who are participating voluntarily,
are unlikely to reply to more than one or several of the challenges.
Although in previous memoranda the GSA and Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) described circumstances whereby OMB approval of a PRA
request is not needed, program officials at DOC have identified several
sets of information that will typically need to be requested of
solution providers to enable the solutions to be adequately evaluated
by the program office issuing the challenge. These requests for
additional information have been suggested to require a PRA review as
they represent structured data requests.
There are three types of additional data that may routinely be
requested. These include the following:
Title and/or Subject of the submission. Due to the nature of the
submission and evaluation processes, it is important that a title and/
or subject be requested and submitted for each submission to ensure the
solution is correctly identified with its provider.
Identification of data resources. In many cases, the solution to a
problem will require the solution provider to use data resources.
Often, the nature of the data sets will be derived from Federal data
resources, such as data.gov. Evaluations of solutions will often depend
on the understanding of the selection of the data resource(s) used in
the solution.
Description of methodology. For effective judging and evaluation, a
description of the development methods for the solution to the
challenge will be requested. For instance, a prize may be awarded to
the solution of a challenge to develop an algorithm that enables
reliable prediction of a certain event. A responder could submit the
correct algorithm, but without the methodology, the evaluation process
could not be adequately performed.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit organizations; Not-for-profit institutions; State, Local, or
Tribal government; Federal government.
Frequency: As needed.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: 15 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.
This information collection request may be viewed at
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view the Department of
Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of
this notice on the following website www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search
function and entering either the title of the collection or the OMB
Control Number 0690-0031.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, Commerce Department.
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