Determination and Certification With Respect to the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008, 120 [2023-28798]
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
In carrying out its statutory mandate
in 15 U.S.C. 637(m) to provide oversight
of certification related to the WomenOwned Small Business Federal Contract
Program (WOSB Program), the U.S.
Small Business Administration (SBA) is
currently approved to collect
information from WOSB Program
applicants or participants through its
certification and information collection
platform, Certify.SBA.gov (Certify). SBA
is revising this information collection by
updating its hourly burden analysis to
reflect the new certification
requirements, including the new
monthly reporting requirement for
third-party certifiers, and adding
instructions for firms that wish to
document their eligibility using their
CVE certification.
SBA is requesting comments on (a)
Whether the collection of information is
necessary for the agency to properly
perform its functions; (b) whether the
burden estimates are accurate; (c)
whether there are ways to minimize the
burden, including through the use of
automated techniques or other forms of
information technology; and (d) whether
there are ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information.
Summary of Information Collection
OMB Control Number: 3245–0374.
Title: ‘‘Certification for the WomenOwned Small Business Federal Contract
Program’’.
Description of Respondents: Women
Owned Small Business.
Form Number: 2413, 2414.
Total Estimated Annual Responses:
12,000.
Total Estimated Annual Hour Burden:
24,400.
Curtis Rich,
Agency Clearance Officer.
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Danusia K. Hubah,
Director, Office of Security and Human
Rights, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights,
and Labor, Department of State.
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Extension of the Agency’s Current
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Determination and Certification With
Respect to the Child Soldiers
Prevention Act of 2008
ACTION:
Determination.
The State Department is
publishing a Determination signed by
the Secretary of State on October 5,
2021.
SUMMARY:
Antony J.
Blinken, Secretary of State, signed the
following ‘‘Determination and
Certification with Respect to the Child
Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008’’ on
October 5, 2021. The State Department
maintains the original document.
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Determination and Certification with
Respect to the Child Soldiers Prevention
Act of 2008 Pursuant to section 404 of
the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of
2008 (CSPA) (22 U.S.C. 2370c–1) and
Presidential Memorandum dated
October 14, 2020, I hereby:
(1) Determine that it is in the national
interest of the United States to waive the
application of the prohibition under
section 404(a) of the CSPA with respect
to Mali to allow for the issuance of
licenses for direct commercial sales of
military equipment; and
(2) Certify that the government of Mali
is taking effective and continuing steps
to address the problem of child soldiers.
Accordingly, I hereby waive such
application of section 404(a) of the
CSPA with respect to Mali for Fiscal
Year 2022.
This Determination and Certification
shall be published in the Federal
Register and transmitted, along with the
accompanying Memorandum of
Justification, to the appropriate
committees of Congress.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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United States Trade and
Development Agency.
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
submission to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and
approval; request for comments.
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
U.S. Trade and Development Agency
(USTDA) has submitted a request to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) to review and approve an
extension for a currently approved
information collection for Evaluation of
USTDA Performance.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be
received on or before February 2, 2024.
ADDRESSES: To access and review all of
the documents related to the data
collection listed in this notice, please
use https://www.regulations.gov by
searching the agency name. 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 Review—
Open for Public Comments’’ or by using
the search function and entering the
title of the collection.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Contact Shenee´ Turner,
Administrative Officer, Attn: PRA, U.S.
Trade and Development Agency, 1101
Wilson Blvd., Suite 1100, Arlington, VA
22209–3901; Tel.: (703) 875–4357, Fax:
(703) 775–4037; Email: comments@
ustda.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: USTDA
published its first Federal Register
Notice on this data request extension on
November 6, 2023, at 88 FR 7626782, at
which time a 60-day comment period
was announced. No comments were
received in response to this notice at the
end of the comment period.
Comments are invited on: (1) whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE
[Public Notice: 12296]
Determination and Certification With Respect to the Child
Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008
ACTION: Determination.
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SUMMARY: The State Department is publishing a Determination signed by
the Secretary of State on October 5, 2021.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of State,
signed the following ``Determination and Certification with Respect to
the Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2008'' on October 5, 2021. The
State Department maintains the original document.
(Begin summary.)
Determination and Certification with Respect to the Child Soldiers
Prevention Act of 2008 Pursuant to section 404 of the Child Soldiers
Prevention Act of 2008 (CSPA) (22 U.S.C. 2370c-1) and Presidential
Memorandum dated October 14, 2020, I hereby:
(1) Determine that it is in the national interest of the United
States to waive the application of the prohibition under section 404(a)
of the CSPA with respect to Mali to allow for the issuance of licenses
for direct commercial sales of military equipment; and
(2) Certify that the government of Mali is taking effective and
continuing steps to address the problem of child soldiers.
Accordingly, I hereby waive such application of section 404(a) of
the CSPA with respect to Mali for Fiscal Year 2022.
This Determination and Certification shall be published in the
Federal Register and transmitted, along with the accompanying
Memorandum of Justification, to the appropriate committees of Congress.
(End summary.)
Danusia K. Hubah,
Director, Office of Security and Human Rights, Bureau of Democracy,
Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State.
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