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Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 1 / Thursday, January 2, 2025 / Notices
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms and Explosives, Department of
Justice.
ACTION: 60-Day notice.
collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted for 60 days until March
3, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
you have additional comments
especially on the estimated public
burden or associated response time,
suggestions, or need a copy of the
proposed information collection
instrument with instructions or
additional information, contact: Jeffrey
Hosmer, Office of Strategic
Management, either by mail at Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and
Explosives, 99 New York Avenue NE,
Rm. 5E–409, Washington, DC 20226, by
email at Jeffrey.hosmer@atf.gov or
telephone at 202–648–7132.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written
comments and suggestions from the
public and affected agencies concerning
the proposed collection of information
are encouraged. Your comments should
address one or more of the following
four points:
—Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Bureau of Justice
Statistics, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
—Evaluate 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;
—Evaluate whether and if so how the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected can be
enhanced; and
—Minimize the burden of the collection
of information on those who are to
respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms
of information technology, e.g.,
permitting electronic submission of
responses.
The Department of Justice
(DOJ), The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,
Firearms and Explosives (ATF), will be
submitting the following information
Abstract: Under the Government
Performance and Results Modernization
Act of 2010, ATF must update its
strategic plan every four years and
comments that are received by the close
of the comment period (see DATES).
Comments, including names and
addresses of respondents, will become
part of the administrative record. Before
including your address, telephone
number, email address, or other
personal identifying information in your
comment, be advised that your entire
comment, including your personal
identifying information, may be made
publicly available at any time. While
you can ask us in your comments to
withhold from public review your
personal identifying information, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
References
The complete list of references used
during the drafting of each of the draft
revised SARs is available at https://
www.regulations.gov under Docket
FWS–R7–ES–2024–0128 and upon
request from the Alaska Marine
Mammals Management Office (see FOR
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).
Authority
The authority for this action is the
Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972,
as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.).
Gary Frazer,
Acting Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB 1140–0052]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Revision of a
Previously Approved Collection; Office
of Strategic Management
Environmental Assessment Outreach
AGENCY:
ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1
SUMMARY:
identify key external factors that could
significantly affect their ability to
achieve strategic goals and objectives.
For this purpose, ATF conducts
outreach for feedback from ATF
stakeholders as part of the Bureau’s
quadrennial assessment process.
Information Collection (IC) OMB 1140–
0052 is being revised to include the
monetized value of respondent time in
this renewal (from $0 to $535), which
was not previously included. There has
also been a decrease in the number of
respondents over time, from 1,500 to 47
and a reduction in the collective hour
burden from 450 hours to 2 hours.
Overview of This Information
Collection
1. Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a previously approved
collection.
2. The Title of the Form/Collection:
Office of Strategic Management
Environmental Assessment Outreach.
3. The agency form number, if any,
and the applicable component of the
Department sponsoring the collection:
Form number: None.
Component: Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, U.S.
Department of Justice.
4. Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as the
obligation to respond: Affected Public:
State, local and tribal governments,
Private Sector-for or not for profit
institutions, Federal Government.
The obligation to respond is
voluntary.
5. An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: An estimated 7 respondents
will respond to this collection once
annually, and it will take each
respondent approximately 0.3 hours to
complete their responses.
6. An estimate of the total annual
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: The estimated annual public
burden associated with this collection is
2 hours total, which is equal to 7 (total
respondents) * 1 (# of response per
respondent) * 0.3 (hours).
7. An estimate of the total annual cost
burden associated with the collection, if
applicable: $535.00.
TOTAL BURDEN HOURS
Number of
respondents
Activity
Frequency
Time per
response
(hours)
Total annual
responses
Total annual
burden
(hours)
Respond to Questionnaire ...................................................
7
1/annually ......
7
0.3
2
Unduplicated Totals ......................................................
7
1/annually ......
7
0.3
2
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If additional information is required
contact: Darwin Arceo, Department
Clearance Officer, United States
Department of Justice, Justice
Management Division, Policy and
Planning Staff, Two Constitution
Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W–218,
Washington, DC.
Dated: December 26, 2024.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S.
Department of Justice.
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MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE
CORPORATION
[MCC FR 24–13]
Notice of First Amendment to Compact
With the Federal Democratic Republic
of Nepal
Millennium Challenge
Corporation.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Millennium Challenge Act of 2003, as
amended, the Millennium Challenge
Corporation is publishing a summary,
justification, and full text of the
proposed First Amendment to
Millennium Challenge Compact
between the United States of America,
acting through the Millennium
Challenge Corporation, and the Federal
Democratic Republic of Nepal.
Representatives of the United States
Government and the Government of the
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
plan to conclude the Amendment in
January 2025.
SUMMARY:
(Authority: 22 U.S.C. 7708(i)(2))
Dated: December 20, 2024.
Peter E. Jaffe,
Vice President, General Counsel, and
Corporate Secretary.
ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1
Summary of First Amendment to
Millennium Challenge Compact With
the Federal Democratic Republic of
Nepal
The Board of Directors of the
Millennium Challenge Corporation
(‘‘MCC’’) has approved an amendment
(the ‘‘Amendment’’) to the existing $500
million, five-year Millennium Challenge
Compact between the United States of
America, acting through MCC, and the
Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal
(the ‘‘Compact’’).
Background
The Compact was signed September
14, 2017, and entered into force on
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August 30, 2023. The Compact aims to
increase domestic electricity
consumption through the Electricity
Transmission Project by improving the
availability and reliability of electricity
in Nepal’s electricity grid, expanding
and strengthening Nepal’s high voltage
electricity transmission network to
support new investments in generation
that unlock Nepal’s hydropower
potential, and facilitating increased
power trade between India and Nepal.
The Compact also aims to maintain road
quality across Nepal’s strategic road
network through the Road Maintenance
Project.
percent, which indicates that, even with
cost escalations, this remains a highly
viable and impactful project. Therefore,
additional MCC funding for this
Compact would constitute a high return
investment.
Scope of the Amendment
MCC proposes to provide additional
funding up to $50 million under the
Compact. The proposed additional
funding will be used to cover additional
costs associated with the Compact’s
Electricity Transmission Project, thus
enabling successful implementation of
the project.
This First Amendment to Millennium
Challenge Compact (this
‘‘Amendment’’), is made by and
between the United States of America,
acting through the Millennium
Challenge Corporation, a United States
government corporation (‘‘MCC’’), and
the Federal Democratic Republic of
Nepal (‘‘Nepal’’), acting through the
Ministry of Finance (the ‘‘Government’’)
(individually, a ‘‘Party’’ and
collectively, the ‘‘Parties’’). All
capitalized terms used in this
Amendment that are not otherwise
defined herein have the meanings given
to such terms in the Compact (as
defined below).
Justification for the Amendment
The Compact was signed in
September 2017 but did not enter into
force until August 2023. The protracted
delay between signing and entry into
force, as well as the global inflationary
pressures of the COVID–19 pandemic,
resulted in an increase in costs for the
Electricity Transmission Project.
Further, procurement for construction of
the project’s electricity transmission
line was not initiated until September
2023 and the bids received reflected
costs that were substantially higher than
the original cost estimate, resulting in a
failed procurement. Despite identifying
significant potential reductions of cost
drivers for a re-procurement of the
transmission line work, MCC anticipates
that the cost of the transmission line
work will continue to exceed the
projected compact budget.
Providing additional assistance under
the Compact to support the Electricity
Transmission Project will enable
successful implementation of the
Compact’s objectives with respect to
electricity reform. Specifically, the
additional MCC funding is necessary for
and will enable the accountable entity
to sign contracts for the transmission
line work once re-procurement is
complete in a timely manner and
maximize the remaining
implementation period without further
delays. The additional funding will also
preserve adequate contingency across
the Compact to facilitate operational
adjustments that may become necessary
during construction. The economic rate
of return for the Electricity
Transmission Project remains above 10
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First Amendment to Millennium
Challenge Compact Between the United
States of America Acting Through the
Millennium Challenge Corporation and
the Federal Democratic Republic of
Nepal Acting Through the Ministry of
Finance
First Amendment to Millennium
Challenge Compact
Recitals
Whereas, the United States of
America and Nepal signed the
Millennium Challenge Compact
between the United States of America,
acting through the Millennium
Challenge Corporation, and the Federal
Democratic Republic of Nepal, acting
through the Ministry of Finance, on
September 14, 2017 (as modified, the
‘‘Compact’’);
Whereas, Section 2.1 of the Compact
provides for MCC to grant to the
Government, under the terms of the
Compact, an amount not to exceed Four
Hundred Fifty-Nine Million Five
Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars (US$459,500,000) (‘‘Program
Funding’’) for use by the Government to
implement the Program;
Whereas, Section 2.2 of the Compact
further provides for MCC to grant to the
Government, under the terms of the
Compact and in addition to the Program
Funding described in Section 2.1 of the
Compact, an amount not to exceed Forty
Million Five Hundred Thousand United
States Dollars (US$40,500,000)
(‘‘Compact CDF’’) under Section 609(g)
of the Millennium Challenge Act of
2003, as amended (the ‘‘MCA Act’’), for
use by the Government to facilitate
implementation of the Compact;
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
[OMB 1140-0052]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection
eComments Requested; Revision of a Previously Approved Collection;
Office of Strategic Management Environmental Assessment Outreach
AGENCY: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Department
of Justice.
ACTION: 60-Day notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Justice (DOJ), The Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), will be submitting the
following information collection request to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 60 days until
March 3, 2025.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have additional comments
especially on the estimated public burden or associated response time,
suggestions, or need a copy of the proposed information collection
instrument with instructions or additional information, contact:
Jeffrey Hosmer, Office of Strategic Management, either by mail at
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, 99 New York Avenue
NE, Rm. 5E-409, Washington, DC 20226, by email at
[email protected] or telephone at 202-648-7132.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written comments and suggestions from the
public and affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of
information are encouraged. Your comments should address one or more of
the following four points:
--Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the functions of the Bureau of Justice
Statistics, including whether the information will have practical
utility;
--Evaluate 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;
--Evaluate whether and if so how the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected can be enhanced; and
--Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses.
Abstract: Under the Government Performance and Results
Modernization Act of 2010, ATF must update its strategic plan every
four years and identify key external factors that could significantly
affect their ability to achieve strategic goals and objectives. For
this purpose, ATF conducts outreach for feedback from ATF stakeholders
as part of the Bureau's quadrennial assessment process. Information
Collection (IC) OMB 1140-0052 is being revised to include the monetized
value of respondent time in this renewal (from $0 to $535), which was
not previously included. There has also been a decrease in the number
of respondents over time, from 1,500 to 47 and a reduction in the
collective hour burden from 450 hours to 2 hours.
Overview of This Information Collection
1. Type of Information Collection: Revision of a previously
approved collection.
2. The Title of the Form/Collection: Office of Strategic Management
Environmental Assessment Outreach.
3. The agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of
the Department sponsoring the collection: Form number: None.
Component: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives,
U.S. Department of Justice.
4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as the obligation to respond: Affected Public: State, local and
tribal governments, Private Sector-for or not for profit institutions,
Federal Government.
The obligation to respond is voluntary.
5. An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount of
time estimated for an average respondent to respond: An estimated 7
respondents will respond to this collection once annually, and it will
take each respondent approximately 0.3 hours to complete their
responses.
6. An estimate of the total annual burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: The estimated annual public burden associated with
this collection is 2 hours total, which is equal to 7 (total
respondents) * 1 (# of response per respondent) * 0.3 (hours).
7. An estimate of the total annual cost burden associated with the
collection, if applicable: $535.00.
Total Burden Hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Time per
Activity Number of Frequency Total annual response Total annual
respondents responses (hours) burden (hours)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Respond to Questionnaire.... 7 1/annually........ 7 0.3 2
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Unduplicated Totals..... 7 1/annually........ 7 0.3 2
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If additional information is required contact: Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer, United States Department of Justice,
Justice Management Division, Policy and Planning Staff, Two
Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W-218, Washington, DC.
Dated: December 26, 2024.
Darwin Arceo,
Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. 2024-31455 Filed 12-31-24; 8:45 am]
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