Notice of Release of the Department of State's FY 2021 Service Contract Inventory, 68904-68905 [2023-22072]

Download as PDF lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 68904 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 191 / Wednesday, October 4, 2023 / Notices 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 Comments: https://www.reginfo.gov/ public/do/PRAMain. Submit your comments online referencing Docket ID Number [SSA–2023–0036]. (SSA) Social Security Administration, OLCA, Attn: Reports Clearance Director, Mail Stop 3253 Altmeyer, 6401 Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21235, Fax: 833–410–1631, Email address: OR.Reports.Clearance@ ssa.gov Or you may submit your comments online through https://www.reginfo.gov/ public/do/PRAMain, referencing Docket ID Number [SSA–2023–0036]. As part of the Administration’s commitment to improving customer service delivery, the following renewal of the Information Collection Request ‘‘Improving Customer Experience (OMB Circular A–11, Section 280 Implementation)’’ is pending OMB approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501). Your comments regarding this information collection 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 November 3, 2023. Individuals can obtain copies of this OMB clearance package by writing to OR.Reports.Clearance@ssa.gov. Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery—0960–0788. SSA, as part of our continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public to comment on the ‘‘Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery’’ for approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501). We developed this collection as part of a Federal Government-wide effort to streamline the process for seeking feedback from the public on service delivery. Under the auspices of Executive Order 12862, Setting Customer Service Standards, SSA conducts multiple satisfaction surveys each year. This proposed information collection activity provides a means to garner qualitative customer and stakeholder feedback in VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:21 Oct 03, 2023 Jkt 262001 an efficient, timely manner, in accordance with SSA’s commitment to improving service delivery. By qualitative feedback we mean information that provides useful insights on perceptions and opinions (not statistical surveys) that yield quantitative results that can be generalized to the population of study. This feedback will provide insights into customer or stakeholder perceptions, experiences, and expectations; provide an early warning of issues with service; or focus attention on areas where communication, training or changes in operations might improve delivery of products or services. These collections will allow for ongoing, collaborative, and actionable communications between SSA and our customers and stakeholders. The solicitation of feedback will target areas such as: timeliness; appropriateness; accuracy of information; courtesy; efficiency of service delivery; and resolution of issues with service delivery. We will assess responses to plan and inform efforts to improve or maintain the quality of service offered to the public. If we do not collect this information, we would not have access to vital feedback from customers and stakeholders on SSA’s services. We will only submit a collection for approval under this generic clearance if it meets the following conditions: (1) the collections are voluntary; (2) the collections are low-burden for respondents (based on considerations of total burden hours, total number of respondents, or burden-hours per respondent) and are low-cost for both the respondents and the Federal Government; (3) the collections are noncontroversial and do not raise issues of concern to other Federal agencies; (4) the collections elicit opinions from respondents who previously had experience with Social Security programs or services, or are likely to do so in the near future; (5) we collect personally identifiable information (PII) only to the extent necessary and we do not retain it; (6) we will use information gathered only internally for general service improvement and program management purposes and we will not release it outside of the agency; (7) we will not use information we gather for the purpose of substantially informing influential policy decisions; and (8) information we gather will yield qualitative information; the collections will not be designed or expected to yield statistically reliable results or used as though the results are generalizable to the population of study. PO 00000 Frm 00346 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Feedback collected under this generic clearance provides useful information, but it does not yield data that can be generalized to the overall population. This type of generic clearance for qualitative information will not be used for quantitative information collections that are designed to yield reliably actionable results, such as monitoring trends over time or documenting program performance. Such data uses require more rigorous designs that address the target population to which generalizations will be made. Depending on the study design and the type of results being elicited, such collections may still be eligible for submission for other generic mechanisms that are designed to yield quantitative results. As a general matter, information collections will not result in any new system of records containing privacy information and will not ask questions of a sensitive nature, such as sexual behavior and attitudes, religious beliefs, and other matters that are commonly considered private. The respondents are recipients of SSA services (including most members of the public), professionals, and individuals who work on behalf of SSA beneficiaries. Type of Request: Extension of an OMB-approved information collection. Affected Public: Individuals and households, businesses and organizations, State, local or Tribal government. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,454,212. Below we provide projected average estimates for the next three years: Annual Respondents: 1,818,404. Annual Responses: 1,818,404. Frequency of Response: Once per request. Average Minutes per Response: 13 minutes (12.6912). Estimated Annual Burden: 384,629 hours. Dated: September 29, 2023. Naomi Sipple, Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration. [FR Doc. 2023–21973 Filed 10–3–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4191–02–P DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice: 12210] Notice of Release of the Department of State’s FY 2021 Service Contract Inventory Acting in compliance with section 743 of Division C of the SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\04OCN1.SGM 04OCN1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 191 / Wednesday, October 4, 2023 / Notices Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2010, the Department of State is publishing this notice to advise the public of the availability of the FY 2021 Service Contract Inventory. The FY 2021 Service Contract Inventory includes the FY 2021 Planned Analysis, and the FY 2020 Meaningful Analysis. The inventory was developed in accordance with guidance issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP). The Department of State has posted its FY 2021 Service Contract Inventory at the following link: https:// csm.state.gov/index2.html. DATES: The inventory is available on the Department’s website as of September 29, 2023. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marlon D. Henry, Management and Program Analyst, A/EX/CSM, 771–204– 7977, HenryMD@state.gov Marlon D. Henry, Management and Program Analyst, Collaborative Strategy and Management Division, Department of State. pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et seq.), Delegation of Authority No. 234 of October 1, 1999, Delegation of Authority No. 236–3 of August 28, 2000, and Delegation of Authority No. 523 of December 22, 2021. Nicole L. Elkon, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Professional and Cultural Exchanges, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department of State. [FR Doc. 2023–21999 Filed 10–3–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–05–P OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE Determination Regarding Waiver of Discriminatory Purchasing Requirements With Respects to Goods and Services of North Macedonia [FR Doc. 2023–22072 Filed 10–3–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–24–P Office of the United States Trade Representative. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice: 12191] Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: I hereby determine that certain objects being imported from abroad pursuant to an agreement with their foreign owner or custodian for temporary display in the exhibition ‘‘Walasse Ting: Parrot Jungle’’ at the NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and at possible additional exhibitions or venues yet to be determined, are of cultural significance, and, further, that their temporary exhibition or display within the United States as aforementioned is in the national interest. I have ordered that Public Notice of these determinations be published in the Federal Register. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Reed Liriano, Program Coordinator, Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of State (telephone: 202– 632–6471; email: section2459@ state.gov). The mailing address is U.S. Department of State, L/PD, 2200 C Street NW (SA–5), Suite 5H03, Washington, DC 20522–0505. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The foregoing determinations were made lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:21 Oct 03, 2023 Pursuant to authority delegated by the President, the U.S. Trade Representative had determined to waive U.S. discriminatory procurement laws with respect to goods and services of North Macedonia to implement U.S. obligations under the Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA). DATES: Applicable as of October 30, 2023. SUMMARY: Notice of Determinations; Culturally Significant Objects Being Imported for Exhibition—Determinations: ‘‘Walasse Ting: Parrot Jungle’’ Exhibition Jkt 262001 Kate Psillos, Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for WTO and Multilateral Affairs, Kathryn.W.Psillos@ ustr.eop.gov, 202–395–9581; or Edward Marcus, Assistant General Counsel, Edward.D.Marcus@ustr.eop.gov, 202– 395–0448. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 7, 2023, the World Trade Organization (WTO) Committee on Government Procurement approved the accession of North Macedonia to the GPA. North Macedonia submitted its instrument of accession to the DirectorGeneral of the WTO on September 29, 2023. The GPA will enter into force for North Macedonia on October 30, 2023. The United States, which also is a party to the GPA, has agreed to waive discriminatory purchasing requirements for eligible products and suppliers of North Macedonia beginning on October 30, 2023. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: PO 00000 Frm 00347 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 68905 In Executive Order 12260 of December 31, 1980, the President delegated authority to waive discriminatory purchasing requirements under sections 301 and 302 of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (Act) (19 U.S.C. 2511 and 2512) to the U.S. Trade Representative. Pursuant to this delegated authority, the U.S. Trade Representative has made the following determination in conformity with sections 301 and 302, and in order to carry out U.S. obligations under the GPA: 1. North Macedonia has become a party to the GPA and will provide appropriate reciprocal competitive government procurement opportunities to United States products and services and suppliers of such products and services. In accordance with section 301(b)(1) of the Act, North Macedonia is so designated for purposes of section 301(a) of the Act. 2. Accordingly, beginning on October 30, 2023, with respect to eligible products (namely, those goods and services covered under the GPA for procurement by the United States) of North Macedonia and suppliers of such products, the application of any law, regulation, procedure or practice regarding government procurement that would, if applied to such products and suppliers, result in treatment less favorable than that accorded to United States products and suppliers of such products, or to eligible products of another foreign country or instrumentality that is a party to the GPA and suppliers of such products, is waived. This waiver will be applied by all entities listed in United States Annexes 1 and 3 of GPA Appendix 1. 3. The U.S. Trade Representative may modify or withdraw the designation in paragraph 2. Greta Peisch, General Counsel, Office of the United States Trade Representative. [FR Doc. 2023–22026 Filed 10–3–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3290–F3–P DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Office of Foreign Assets Control Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is updating the identifying information on its Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\04OCN1.SGM 04OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 191 (Wednesday, October 4, 2023)]
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 12210]


Notice of Release of the Department of State's FY 2021 Service 
Contract Inventory

SUMMARY: Acting in compliance with section 743 of Division C of the

[[Page 68905]]

Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2010, the Department of State is 
publishing this notice to advise the public of the availability of the 
FY 2021 Service Contract Inventory. The FY 2021 Service Contract 
Inventory includes the FY 2021 Planned Analysis, and the FY 2020 
Meaningful Analysis. The inventory was developed in accordance with 
guidance issued by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of 
Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP). The Department of State has posted 
its FY 2021 Service Contract Inventory at the following link: https://csm.state.gov/index2.html.

DATES: The inventory is available on the Department's website as of 
September 29, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marlon D. Henry, Management and 
Program Analyst, A/EX/CSM, 771-204-7977, [email protected]

Marlon D. Henry,
Management and Program Analyst, Collaborative Strategy and Management 
Division, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2023-22072 Filed 10-3-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4710-24-P
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