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announced locations. Please contact the
SBA disaster assistance customer
service center by email at
disastercustomerservice@sba.gov or by
phone at 1–800–659–2955 for further
assistance.
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determined to be adversely affected by
the disaster:
Primary Counties (Physical Damage and
Economic Injury Loans): Lincoln.
Tribal Region (Physical Damage and
Economic Injury Loans): Mescalero
Apache Tribe.
Contiguous Counties (Economic Injury
Loans Only):
New Mexico: Chaves, De Baca,
Guadalupe, Otero, Sierra, Socorro,
Torrance.
The Interest Rates are:
Percent
For Physical Damage:
Homeowners with Credit Available Elsewhere ....................
Homeowners without Credit
Available Elsewhere ............
Businesses with Credit Available Elsewhere ....................
Businesses without Credit
Available Elsewhere ............
Non-Profit Organizations with
Credit Available Elsewhere
Non-Profit Organizations without Credit Available Elsewhere ...................................
For Economic Injury:
Business and Small Agricultural Cooperatives without
Credit Available Elsewhere
Non-Profit Organizations without Credit Available Elsewhere ...................................
5.375
2.688
8.000
4.000
3.250
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3.250
The number assigned to this disaster
for physical damage is 204075 and for
economic injury is 204080.
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
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Francisco Sánchez, Jr.,
Associate Administrator, Office of Disaster
Recovery & Resilience.
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No: SSA–2024–0023]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Request
The Social Security Administration
(SSA) publishes a list of information
collection packages requiring clearance
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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 one new
collection for OMB-approval.
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
(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 by clicking on
Currently under Review—Open for
Public Comments and choosing to click
on one of SSA’s published items. Please
reference Docket ID Number [SSA–
2024–0023] in your submitted response.
The information collection below is
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 August 26, 2024. Individuals
can obtain copies of the collection
instruments by writing to the above
email address.
Transition Exploration Demonstration
(TED)—0960–NEW
Background
SSA is requesting clearance to collect
data necessary to evaluate the
Transition Exploration Demonstration
(TED) under the Interventional
Cooperative Agreement Program (ICAP).
SSA awarded its second set of
cooperative agreements for ICAP on
December 22, 2022. ICAP allows SSA to
partner with various non-federal groups
and organizations to advance
interventional research connected to the
Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
and Social Security Disability Insurance
(SSDI) programs. SSA awarded
Mathematica a cooperative agreement to
lead the Transition Exploration
Demonstration (TED), which will help
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youth with disabilities transition
successfully into the adult labor force
and competitive, integrated
employment.
In addition, Mathematica is
partnering with the Pennsylvania Office
of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR) to
recruit youth and deliver intervention
services and the University of
Maryland’s Center for Transition and
Career Innovation (UMD) to provide
training and technical assistance to
OVR.
TED Project Description
The Transition Exploration (TE)
intervention is part of a broader effort by
policymakers to identify new
approaches to help potential
beneficiaries and their families many of
whom have low income, increase their
incomes and self-sufficiency through
work. The TE evaluation will assess the
effect of TED services on employment
and earnings; Supplemental Security
Income (SSI) and Social Security
Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefit
receipt; satisfaction; and well-being.
TED will include the following three
components: (1) implementation
analysis; (2) impact analysis; and (3)
benefit cost analysis:
• Implementation Analysis: will yield
critical information about the rollout
and administration of TED, such as
implications for the impact analysis and
for developing relationships with
community partners. Specifically, the
implementation analysis will assess (1)
whether the intervention was
implemented as intended; (2) what
successes and challenges were
encountered during service delivery,
and (3) how OVR developed new or
stronger collaborative relationships with
community partners.
• Impact Analysis: will leverage the
experimental design to provide rigorous
quantitative estimates of the effects of
TED on the outcomes of enrollees.
Because the study uses random
assignment, the treatment and control
group members will have similar
observed and unobserved characteristics
in statistical expectation when they
enroll in the study. Hence, the
evaluation’s impact estimates will
provide an unbiased assessment of
whether the intervention can help youth
with disabilities earn or work more,
become less reliant on SSI or SSDI
benefits, and experience greater
satisfaction and well-being.
• Benefit-Cost Analysis: will assess
whether the impacts of TED on enrollee
outcomes are large enough to justify the
resources required to produce them. By
placing a dollar value on each benefit
and cost of the intervention, a benefit-
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cost analysis can summarize in one
statistic all the intervention’s diverse
impacts and cost.
TED will provide SSA with empirical
evidence on the impact of the
intervention on youth in several
outcome areas: (1) employment and
earnings; (2) SSI and SSDI benefit
receipt; and (3) other related outcomes,
such as satisfaction and well-being. A
rigorous evaluation of TED is important
to help SSA and other interested parties
assess promising options to improve
employment-related outcomes and
decrease benefit receipts. Mathematica
is directing TED and evaluating it via a
randomized controlled trial.
OVR will recruit 700 youth into TED
over a two-year period. Potential
enrollees include all residents in the
city of Philadelphia and the
surrounding four counties in
Pennsylvania (Bucks, Chester, Delaware,
and Montgomery) ages 16 to 24 who
qualify for vocational rehabilitation (VR)
services; have never signed an
individualized plan for employment
with OVR; and are capable of giving
informed consent or assent. Once
enrolled, youth assigned to the control
group will remain eligible for standard
VR services and receive information
about how to apply to OVR. Youth
assigned to the treatment group will
open a case with OVR and receive
enhanced Transition Exploration (TE)
services. Treatment group members will
receive services from a specially trained
OVR counselor called a Vocational
Rehabilitation Counselor-TED (VRC–
TED) for up to 12 months. Key
enhanced services provided by a VRC–
TED will include career goal
development, referral to intensive
training programs, referral to other
employment-related resources, and
intensive engagement and follow up. As
part of the TE intervention, OVR will
develop strong collaborative
relationships with intensive training
programs like Job Corps and Year Up to
facilitate seamless referrals and
cooperation. OVR will also provide
counseling on SSI, SSDI, and other
benefits with a goal of helping youth to
access them temporarily while pursuing
full-time work. The respondents are
youth with disabilities who qualify and
are selected by SSA to enroll in TED.
Number of
respondents
Frequency of
response
Total
number of
respondents
Average
burden
per response
(in minutes)
Informed consent form and release form .................................
Baseline survey .........................................................................
12-month follow-up survey ........................................................
Qualitative data collection with site staff ...................................
Qualitative data collection with treatment group members ......
700
700
560
18
4
1
1
1
2
3
700
700
560
36
12
10
15
20
68
45
117
175
187
41
9
* $7.25
* 7.25
* 7.25
* 31.48
* 7.25
** $848
** 1,269
** 1,356
** 1,291
** 65
Total ...................................................................................
1,982
......................
2,008
......................
529
....................
42,829
Modality of completion
Total
annual
burden
(hours)
Average
theoretical
hourly
cost
Total annual
opportunity
cost
* We based this figure on the average minimum wage, as reported by Pennsylvania’s Current data at Department of Labor & Industry data (https://www.dli.pa.gov/
Individuals/Labor-Management-Relations/llc/Pages/Wage-FAQs.aspx).
*** This figure does not represent actual costs that SSA is imposing on recipients of Social Security payments to complete this application; rather, these are theoretical opportunity costs for the additional time respondents will spend to complete the application. There is no actual charge to respondents to complete the
application.
Dated: June 21, 2024.
Naomi Sipple,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security
Administration.
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Notice of Public Meeting
The Department of State will conduct
a public meeting at 11:00 a.m. on
Thursday, July 18, 2024, by way of
teleconference. The primary purpose of
the meeting is to prepare for the tenth
session of the International Maritime
Organization’s (IMO) Sub-Committee on
Implementation of IMO Instruments (III
10) to be held at the IMO headquarters,
London, United Kingdom, from
Monday, July 22, 2024, to Friday, July
26, 2023.
Members of the public may
participate up to the capacity of the
teleconference phone line, which can
handle 500 participants. The meeting
will be held virtually, and the
teleconference line will be provided to
those who RSVP. To RSVP, participants
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should contact the meeting coordinator,
Mr. Chris Gagnon, by email at
christopher.j.gagnon@uscg.mil, and Mr.
Gagnon will provide access information
for virtual attendance.
The agenda items to be considered at
the advisory committee mirror those to
be considered at III 10, and include:
—Decisions of other IMO bodies;
—Consideration and analysis of reports
on alleged inadequacy of port
reception facilities;
—Lessons learned and safety issues
identified from the analysis of marine
safety investigation reports;
—Measures to harmonize port state
control (PSC) activities and
procedures worldwide;
—Validate model training courses;
—Identified issues related to the
implementation of IMO instruments
from the analysis of data;
—Analysis of consolidated audit
summary reports;
—Updated survey guidelines under the
Harmonized System of Survey and
Certification (HSSC);
—Non-exhaustive list of obligations
under the instruments relevant to the
IMO Instruments Implementation
Code (III Code);
—Development of guidance on
assessments and applications of
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remote surveys, ISM Code audits and
ISPS Code verifications;
—Unified interpretation of provisions of
IMO safety, security, and environment
related conventions;
—Follow-up work emanating from the
Action Plan to address plastic litter
from ships; and
—Development of guidance to assist
competent authorities in the
implementation of the Cape Town
Agreement of 2012.
Please note: the IMO may, on short notice,
adjust the III 10 agenda to accommodate the
constraints associated with the hybrid
meeting format. Any changes to the agenda
will be reported to those who RSVP and
those in attendance at the meeting.
Those who plan to participate may
contact the meeting coordinator, Mr.
Christopher Gagnon, by email at
christopher.j.gagnon@uscg.mil, by
phone at (202) 372–1231, or in writing
at 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE,
Stop 7501, Washington, DC 20593–
7509. Members of the public needing
reasonable accommodation should
advise Mr. Gagnon not later than July
11, 2024. Requests made after that date
will be considered but might not be
possible to fulfill.
Additional information regarding this
and other IMO public meetings may be
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[FR Doc No: 2024-14025]
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SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
[Docket No: SSA-2024-0023]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed 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 one new collection for OMB-approval.
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
(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: [email protected]
Or you may submit your comments online through https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAmain by clicking on Currently under Review--Open for
Public Comments and choosing to click on one of SSA's published items.
Please reference Docket ID Number [SSA-2024-0023] in your submitted
response.
The information collection below is 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 August 26,
2024. Individuals can obtain copies of the collection instruments by
writing to the above email address.
Transition Exploration Demonstration (TED)--0960-NEW
Background
SSA is requesting clearance to collect data necessary to evaluate
the Transition Exploration Demonstration (TED) under the Interventional
Cooperative Agreement Program (ICAP). SSA awarded its second set of
cooperative agreements for ICAP on December 22, 2022. ICAP allows SSA
to partner with various non-federal groups and organizations to advance
interventional research connected to the Supplemental Security Income
(SSI) and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) programs. SSA
awarded Mathematica a cooperative agreement to lead the Transition
Exploration Demonstration (TED), which will help youth with
disabilities transition successfully into the adult labor force and
competitive, integrated employment.
In addition, Mathematica is partnering with the Pennsylvania Office
of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR) to recruit youth and deliver
intervention services and the University of Maryland's Center for
Transition and Career Innovation (UMD) to provide training and
technical assistance to OVR.
TED Project Description
The Transition Exploration (TE) intervention is part of a broader
effort by policymakers to identify new approaches to help potential
beneficiaries and their families many of whom have low income, increase
their incomes and self-sufficiency through work. The TE evaluation will
assess the effect of TED services on employment and earnings;
Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability
Insurance (SSDI) benefit receipt; satisfaction; and well-being. TED
will include the following three components: (1) implementation
analysis; (2) impact analysis; and (3) benefit cost analysis:
Implementation Analysis: will yield critical information
about the rollout and administration of TED, such as implications for
the impact analysis and for developing relationships with community
partners. Specifically, the implementation analysis will assess (1)
whether the intervention was implemented as intended; (2) what
successes and challenges were encountered during service delivery, and
(3) how OVR developed new or stronger collaborative relationships with
community partners.
Impact Analysis: will leverage the experimental design to
provide rigorous quantitative estimates of the effects of TED on the
outcomes of enrollees. Because the study uses random assignment, the
treatment and control group members will have similar observed and
unobserved characteristics in statistical expectation when they enroll
in the study. Hence, the evaluation's impact estimates will provide an
unbiased assessment of whether the intervention can help youth with
disabilities earn or work more, become less reliant on SSI or SSDI
benefits, and experience greater satisfaction and well-being.
Benefit-Cost Analysis: will assess whether the impacts of
TED on enrollee outcomes are large enough to justify the resources
required to produce them. By placing a dollar value on each benefit and
cost of the intervention, a benefit-
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cost analysis can summarize in one statistic all the intervention's
diverse impacts and cost.
TED will provide SSA with empirical evidence on the impact of the
intervention on youth in several outcome areas: (1) employment and
earnings; (2) SSI and SSDI benefit receipt; and (3) other related
outcomes, such as satisfaction and well-being. A rigorous evaluation of
TED is important to help SSA and other interested parties assess
promising options to improve employment-related outcomes and decrease
benefit receipts. Mathematica is directing TED and evaluating it via a
randomized controlled trial.
OVR will recruit 700 youth into TED over a two-year period.
Potential enrollees include all residents in the city of Philadelphia
and the surrounding four counties in Pennsylvania (Bucks, Chester,
Delaware, and Montgomery) ages 16 to 24 who qualify for vocational
rehabilitation (VR) services; have never signed an individualized plan
for employment with OVR; and are capable of giving informed consent or
assent. Once enrolled, youth assigned to the control group will remain
eligible for standard VR services and receive information about how to
apply to OVR. Youth assigned to the treatment group will open a case
with OVR and receive enhanced Transition Exploration (TE) services.
Treatment group members will receive services from a specially trained
OVR counselor called a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor-TED (VRC-
TED) for up to 12 months. Key enhanced services provided by a VRC-TED
will include career goal development, referral to intensive training
programs, referral to other employment-related resources, and intensive
engagement and follow up. As part of the TE intervention, OVR will
develop strong collaborative relationships with intensive training
programs like Job Corps and Year Up to facilitate seamless referrals
and cooperation. OVR will also provide counseling on SSI, SSDI, and
other benefits with a goal of helping youth to access them temporarily
while pursuing full-time work. The respondents are youth with
disabilities who qualify and are selected by SSA to enroll in TED.
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Average Total
Number of Frequency of Total burden per annual Average Total annual
Modality of completion respondents response number of response (in burden theoretical opportunity
respondents minutes) (hours) hourly cost cost
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Informed consent form and release form....................... 700 1 700 10 117 * $7.25 ** $848
Baseline survey.............................................. 700 1 700 15 175 * 7.25 ** 1,269
12-month follow-up survey.................................... 560 1 560 20 187 * 7.25 ** 1,356
Qualitative data collection with site staff.................. 18 2 36 68 41 * 31.48 ** 1,291
Qualitative data collection with treatment group members..... 4 3 12 45 9 * 7.25 ** 65
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Total.................................................... 1,982 ............ 2,008 ............ 529 ........... 42,829
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* We based this figure on the average minimum wage, as reported by Pennsylvania's Current data at Department of Labor & Industry data (https://www.dli.pa.gov/Individuals/Labor-Management-Relations/llc/Pages/Wage-FAQs.aspx).
*** This figure does not represent actual costs that SSA is imposing on recipients of Social Security payments to complete this application; rather,
these are theoretical opportunity costs for the additional time respondents will spend to complete the application. There is no actual charge to
respondents to complete the application.
Dated: June 21, 2024.
Naomi Sipple,
Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2024-14025 Filed 6-25-24; 8:45 am]
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