Extension of the Agency's Current Approval for Information Collection, 120-121 [2023-28836]
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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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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 4.88 percent for the
January–March quarter of FY 2024.
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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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TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
David Parrish,
Chief, Secondary Market Division.
Extension of the Agency’s Current
Approval for Information Collection
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AGENCY:
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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.
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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
SUMMARY:
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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 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.
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whether the information will have
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (4) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, including
the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
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Summary Collection Under Review
Type of Request: Extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
Expiration Date of Previous Approval:
01/31/2024.
Title: Evaluation of USTDA
Performance.
Form Number: USTDA 1000E–2014a.
Frequency of Use: Annually for
duration of projects.
Type of Respondents: Business or
other for profit; not-for-profit
institutions; farms; Federal, State, and
local government.
Estimated Number of Responses:
1,000 to 1,300 per year.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 334 to 434 hours per year.
Federal Cost: $402,523.
Authority for Information Collection:
Government Performance and Results
Act of 1993 Public Law 103–62 or
GPRA; 107 Stat. 285, the Foreign Aid
Transparency and Accountability Act
(Pub. L. 114–191) or FATAA, the
Information Quality Act (IQA) of 2000
(Pub. L. 106–554), and Foundations for
Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of
2018 Public Law 115–435.
Abstract: USTDA will collect
information from various stakeholders
on USTDA-funded activities regarding
development and/or commercial
benefits as well as evaluate success
regarding GPRA objectives and support
evidence-based policymaking. This
information collection enables USTDA
to assess the outcomes that its program
investments have on U.S. commercial
interests and economic development
abroad. The goal of this information
collection is to gather evidence and
stakeholder feedback to continually
improve program performance and
deliver better results to U.S. taxpayers.
Such information is necessary to
responsibly carry out the Agency’s
monitoring and evaluation policy and
applicable legal requirements to
implement a monitoring and evaluation
framework.
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Dated: December 26, 2023.
Shenee´ Turner,
Administrative Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA–2023–0143]
Truck Leasing Task Force (TLTF);
Notice of Public Meeting
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), Department
of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
This notice announces a
meeting of the TLTF.
DATES: The meeting will be held on
Thursday, January 18, 2024, from 10
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET. Requests for
accommodations for a disability must be
received by Friday, January 12. Requests
to submit written materials for
consideration during the meeting must
be received no later than Friday, January
12.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
virtually for its entirety. Please register
in advance of the meeting
atwww.fmcsa.dot.gov/tltf. A copy of the
agenda for the entire meeting will be
made available at www.fmcsa.dot.gov/
tltf at least 1 week in advance of the
meeting. Once approved, copies of the
meeting minutes will be available at the
website following the meeting. You may
visit the TLTF website at
www.fmcsa.dot.gov/tltf for further
information on the committee and its
activities.
SUMMARY:
Ms.
Shannon L. Watson, Deputy Designated
Federal Officer, TLTF, FMCSA, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC
20590, (202) 360–2925, tltf@dot.gov.
Any committee-related request should
be sent to the person listed in this
section.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The TLTF was created under the
Federal Advisory Committee Act
(FACA) in accordance with section
23009 of the Bipartisan Infrastructure
Law (BIL) (Pub. L. 117–58), which
requires the Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Administration (FMCSA) to
establish the TLTF. The TLTF will
examine the terms, conditions, and
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equitability of common truck leasing
arrangements, particularly as they
impact owner-operators and trucking
businesses subject to such agreements
and submit a report on the task force’s
identified issues and conclusions
regarding truck leasing arrangements,
including recommended best practices,
to the Secretary, the Secretary of Labor,
and the appropriate committees of
Congress. The TLTF will work in
coordination with, and be informed by,
the United States Department of Labor.
The TLTF operates in accordance
with FACA under the terms of the TLTF
charter, filed February 11, 2022, and
amended April 28, 2023.
II. Agenda
TLTF will begin consideration of Task
24–1: Inequitable Leasing Agreements
and Terms in the Motor Carrier industry
and Whether They Affect the Frequency
of Maintenance Performed on Subjected
Vehicles and Whether a Vehicle is Kept
in a General State of Good Repair. In
addition, FMCSA will provide an ethics
presentation to the TLTF members.
III. Public Participation
The meeting will be open to the
public via virtual platform. Advance
registration via the website is required
by Friday, January 12.
DOT is committed to providing equal
access to this meeting for all
participants. If you need alternative
formats or services due to a disability,
such as sign language interpretation or
other ancillary aids, please contact the
person listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section by Friday,
January 12.
Oral comments from the public will
be heard during designated comment
periods at the discretion of the TLTF
chair and Designated Federal Officer. To
accommodate as many speakers as
possible, the time for each commenter
may be limited. Speakers are requested
to submit a written copy of their
remarks for inclusion in the meeting
records and for circulation to TLTF
members. All prepared remarks
submitted on time will be accepted and
considered as part of the record. Any
member of the public may present a
written statement to the committee at
any time.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
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TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
Extension of the Agency's Current Approval for Information
Collection
AGENCY: 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.
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SUMMARY: 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 Shene[eacute] 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: [email protected].
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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whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy
of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information including the validity of the methodology and assumptions
used; (3) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who are to respond, including the
use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Summary Collection Under Review
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved information
collection.
Expiration Date of Previous Approval: 01/31/2024.
Title: Evaluation of USTDA Performance.
Form Number: USTDA 1000E-2014a.
Frequency of Use: Annually for duration of projects.
Type of Respondents: Business or other for profit; not-for-profit
institutions; farms; Federal, State, and local government.
Estimated Number of Responses: 1,000 to 1,300 per year.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 334 to 434 hours per
year.
Federal Cost: $402,523.
Authority for Information Collection: Government Performance and
Results Act of 1993 Public Law 103-62 or GPRA; 107 Stat. 285, the
Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act (Pub. L. 114-191) or
FATAA, the Information Quality Act (IQA) of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-554), and
Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act of 2018 Public Law 115-
435.
Abstract: USTDA will collect information from various stakeholders
on USTDA-funded activities regarding development and/or commercial
benefits as well as evaluate success regarding GPRA objectives and
support evidence-based policymaking. This information collection
enables USTDA to assess the outcomes that its program investments have
on U.S. commercial interests and economic development abroad. The goal
of this information collection is to gather evidence and stakeholder
feedback to continually improve program performance and deliver better
results to U.S. taxpayers. Such information is necessary to responsibly
carry out the Agency's monitoring and evaluation policy and applicable
legal requirements to implement a monitoring and evaluation framework.
Dated: December 26, 2023.
Shene[eacute] Turner,
Administrative Officer.
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