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59010 Federal Register
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Vol. 89, No. 140 Monday, July 22, 2024 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER Tribal Consultation meeting is requested http://www.regulations.gov. If you wish contains notices to the public of the proposed by August 14, 2024. to submit confidential business issuance of rules and regulations. The 3. Tuesday, August 27, 2024, 9:00 information (CBI) as defined in the User purpose of these notices is to give interested a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (AKDT), Anchorage, Notice at http://www.regulations.gov, persons an opportunity to participate in the Alaska. Pre-registration for this Tribal please submit the comments to Jackson rule making prior to the adoption of the final S. Brossy and highlight the information Consultation meeting is requested by rules.
that you consider to be CBI and explain August 20, 2024.
why you believe this information 4. The Listening Session will be held should be held confidential. SBA will on Tuesday, September 17, 2024, 8:30 SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION make a final determination as to a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (HST), Honolulu, whether the comments will be 13 CFR Part 126 Hawaii. Pre-registration for this published.
Listening Session is requested by Tribal Consultation for HUBZone September 10, 2024.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT : Program Updates and Clarifications ADDRESSES : Chequita Carter, Program Assistant for and Potential Reforms Under Meeting Locations: SBA’s Office of Native American Executive Order 14112 1. The Tribal Consultation meeting in Affairs, at Chequita.Carter@sba.gov or Albuquerque, New Mexico will be held AGENCY : U.S. Small Business (202) 205–6680 or by facsimile to (202) at the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, Administration. 481–2177. This phone number can also 2401 12th Street NW, Albuquerque, be reached by individuals who are deaf ACTION : Notification of tribal New Mexico 87104.
or hard of hearing, or who have speech consultation meeting; request for 2. The Tribal Consultation meeting in disabilities, through the Federal comments.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma will be held Communications Commission’s TTY- SUMMARY : The U.S. Small Business at the First Americans Museum, 659 Based Telecommunications Relay Administration (SBA or Agency) First Americans Boulevard, Oklahoma Service teletype service at 711.
announces that it is holding tribal City, OK 73129.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : consultation meetings in Albuquerque, 3. The Tribal Consultation meeting in I. Background New Mexico, Oklahoma City, Anchorage, Alaska will be held at the Oklahoma, and Anchorage, AK, as well Z.J. Loussac Public Library, 3600 Denali SBA is planning to issue a proposed as a Listening Session in Honolulu, Street, Anchorage, AK 99503. rule concerning the HUBZone program Hawaii, concerning forthcoming 4. The Listening Session in Honolulu, regulations under RIN 3245–AH68. The proposed revisions to the Historically Hawaii will be held at the SBA Hawaii proposed rule is intended to clarify and Underutilized Business Zone District Office, 500 Ala Moana improve several regulatory provisions, (HUBZone) program regulations. The Boulevard, Suite 1–306, Honolulu, including those governing HUBZone proposed rule would amend the 8(a) Hawaii 96813.
contract eligibility. The proposed rule Business Development (BD) and size Pre-registration: Send pre-registration would also make several changes to regulations to clarify certain policies.
requests to attend and/or testify to SBA’s size and 8(a) BD program Additionally, SBA requests comments Chequita Carter of SBA’s Office of regulations. In particular, the rule and input on how best to implement Native American Affairs, U.S. Small would consolidate and redesignate the Executive Order (E.O.) 14112, which, Business Administration, 409 3rd Street separate recertification requirements for among other things, calls on agencies to SW, Washington, DC 20416; SBA’s size, 8(a) BD, HUBZone, Woman- increase the accessibility, equity, Chequita.Carter@sba.gov; or Facsimile Owned Small Business, and Service- flexibility, and utility of Federal funding to (202) 481–2177.
Disabled Veteran-Owned Small and support programs for Tribal Comments: You may submit Business programs to a new section to Nations. SBA is also seeking comments comments by any of the following reduce confusion and to ensure on prospective policy changes methods: consistent application of the size and addressing joint venture participation in • Email: to Jackson S. Brossy, status recertification requirements. SBA SBA’s programs. Testimony presented at Assistant Administrator, Office of anticipates the proposed rule will be these tribal consultations will become Native American Affairs, U.S. Small published prior to the tribal part of the administrative record for Business Administration, at consultation meetings and the Listening SBA’s consideration when the Agency tribalconsulation@sba.gov.
Session announced in this document.
deliberates on approaches to changes in • Mail (for paper, disk, or CD–ROM In addition to the above referenced the HUBZone and 8(a) BD program submissions): to Jackson S. Brossy, regulatory proposals, SBA is asking for regulations.
Assistant Administrator, Office of input on how best to implement E.O.
Native American Affairs, U.S. Small 14112, Reforming Federal Funding and DATES : The meeting dates are as follows: Business Administration, 409 3rd Street Support for Tribal Nations To Better 1. Monday, August 19, 2024, 9:00 a.m.
SW, Washington, DC 20416. Embrace Our Trust Responsibilities and to 12:30 p.m. (MDT), Albuquerque, New Instructions: All submissions received Promote the Next Era of Tribal Self- Mexico. Pre-registration for this Tribal will become part of the administrative Determination, which was signed by the Consultation meeting is requested by record for any rulemaking resulting President on December 6, 2023. This August 12, 2024.
2. Wednesday, August 21, 2024, 9:00 from these tribal consultation meetings E.O. directs agencies to identify and a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (CDT), Oklahoma and listening session. As such, execute policy reforms designed to City, Oklahoma. Pre-registration for this comments received may be posted on promote accessible, equitable, and VerDate Sep<11>2014 23:06 Jul 19, 2024 Jkt 262001 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\22JYP1.SGM 22JYP1 ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with PROPOSALS1 59011 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 140 / Monday, July 22, 2024 / Proposed Rules flexible administration of Federal individual small businesses to more to provide interested parties with an funding and support programs for Tribal easily qualify for award. opportunity to discuss their views on Another potential approach would be Nations to better live up to the Federal the issues; and for SBA to obtain the to allow an exclusion from affiliation for Government’s trust responsibilities and views of SBA’s stakeholders on ´ge ´ firm a joint venture between a prote help address the needs of all Tribal approaches to the HUBZone and 8(a) BD and its mentor only for contracts or regulations. SBA considers tribal Nations. SBA has identified several orders that do not exceed five years. As consultation meetings a valuable potential opportunities for SBA has previously stated, SBA believes component of its deliberations and improvement, including the current that a joint venture should not be an on- believes that this tribal consultation requirements for personal guarantees going entity, but something with limited meeting will allow for constructive and a waiver of sovereign immunity for scope and limited duration. Thus, SBA dialogue with the Tribal community, 7(a) loans to tribally-owned business has limited the duration that a joint Tribal Leaders, Tribal Elders, elected concerns, as well as the match funding venture can submit offers for the award members of Alaska Native Villages or requirement applicable to grants of contracts to two years from the date their appointed representatives, and awarded by Native-serving of its first contract award. SBA is principals of tribally-owned and ANC- entrepreneurship organizations, such as questioning whether a joint venture owned firms participating in the 8(a) BD Small Business Development Centers performing a contract or order that program.
and Community Development Financial The format of these tribal consultation exceeds five years is truly a limited Institutions. SBA is seeking comments duration entity. meetings will consist of a panel of SBA on these and other potential reforms to Specific to qualified HUBZone representatives who will preside over reduce burdens and improve the ´ge ´ firms participating in the prote the session. The oral and written accessibility of SBA’s programs for Mentor-Prote ´ge ´ Program, SBA is testimony as well as any comments SBA Tribal stakeholders. Additionally, the considering steps to clarify the receives will become part of the Agency requests input on a change SBA applicability of the HUBZone price administrative record for SBA’s has already made to address the evaluation preference to HUBZone joint consideration. Written testimony may business and economic development ventures formed under the Mentor- be submitted in lieu of oral testimony.
needs of Tribal Nations. Specifically, ´ge ´ Program. Under the HUBZone Prote SBA will analyze the testimony, both SBA’s Assistant Administrator for price evaluation preference, where a oral and written, along with any written Native American Affairs (ONAA)—who procuring agency will award a contract comments received. SBA officials may previously reported to the Associate on an unrestricted basis ( i.e., full and ask questions of a presenter to clarify or Administrator for the Office of open competition), the agency must further explain the testimony. The Entrepreneurial Development—now deem the price offered by a certified purpose of the tribal consultation is to reports directly to the SBA HUBZone small business concern assist SBA with gathering information to Administrator. SBA would like to better (including a HUBZone joint venture that guide SBA’s review process and to understand whether Tribal Nations wish complies with the requirements of potentially develop new proposals. SBA to continue with this current § 126.616) to be lower than the price requests that the comments pertain to organization and reporting structure.
offered by an apparent successful large SBA’s planned rulemaking concerning Lastly, SBA is requesting comments business offeror if the price offered by the HUBZone and 8(a) BD programs, ´ge ´ on the perception that mentor-prote the certified HUBZone small business general issues as they pertain to the joint ventures are winning an inordinate concern is not more than 10% higher HUBZone and 8(a) BD regulations, number of orders issued under small than the price offered by the large opportunities for reform under E.O.
business multiple award contracts and business. SBA is requesting comments 14112, or the unique concerns of the seeks suggestions on how to incentivize and input on whether it is appropriate Tribal communities. Presenters are a more equitable marketplace for for a HUBZone mentor-prote ´ge ´ joint encouraged to provide a written copy of individual small businesses who venture to benefit from the HUBZone their testimony. SBA will accept written ´ge ´ joint compete against mentor-prote price evaluation preference when the material that the presenter wishes to ventures for multiple award, small joint venture is already benefitting from provide that further supplements his or business contracts. There is also a its large business mentor’s lower cost her testimony. Electronic or digitized perception that small businesses often structures and pricing. SBA is copies are encouraged.
enter joint ventures to seek multiple considering whether to propose Each tribal consultation meeting will award contract awards because eliminating the HUBZone price be held for one day. The meeting in procuring agency past performance and evaluation preference’s applicability to Albuquerque, New Mexico will begin at experience requirements make it all joint ventures formed under the 9:00 a.m. and end at 12:30 p.m. (MDT); difficult for many small businesses to ´ge ´ Program or, Mentor-Prote the meeting in Oklahoma City, qualify for the awards individually. SBA alternatively, to offers submitting by a Oklahoma will begin at 9:00 a.m. and is considering whether to propose HUBZone joint venture where the end at 12:30 p.m. (CDT); the meeting in eliminating the exception to affiliation mentor exceeds the applicable size Anchorage, Alaska will begin at 9:00 between an SBA-approved mentor and standard corresponding to the NAICS a.m. and end at 12:30 p.m. (AKDT); and ´ge ´ for multiple award contracts its prote code assigned to the contract. the Listening Session in Honolulu, to address this concern. Such a change Hawaii will begin at 8:30 a.m. and end II. Tribal Consultation Meetings would continue to allow joint ventures at 12:00 p.m. (HST). All registered to seek and be awarded single award The purpose of these tribal speakers will have an opportunity to small business contracts, but would consultation meetings is to conform to provide testimony. SBA may adjourn make joint ventures ineligible for the requirements of Executive Order early if all those scheduled have multiple award contracts. If that would 13175, Consultation and Coordination delivered their testimony.
occur, SBA would expect the past With Indian Tribal Governments (65 FR III. Registration performance and experience required 67249), and SBA’s Tribal Consultation for award of future multiple award Policy ( https://www.sba.gov/document/ SBA respectfully requests that any contracts to be adjusted to allow support-sba-tribal-consultation-policy ); elected or appointed representative of VerDate Sep<11>2014 23:06 Jul 19, 2024 Jkt 262001 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\22JYP1.SGM 22JYP1 ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with PROPOSALS1 59012 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 140 / Monday, July 22, 2024 / Proposed Rules the tribal communities or principal of a ACTION : Notice of availability; request the prevention of interference with ODA tribally-owned, ANC-owned, or NHO- for comments. Unit Members (UMs) at companies that owned 8(a) firm that is interested in hold ODA, allowing communication SUMMARY : Draft revision C to FAA Order attending please pre-register in advance between UMs and the FAA, FAA 8100.15 would incorporate other FAA and indicate whether you would like to approval of UM selections made by policy issued to address certain testify at the hearing. However, pre- Type Certificate (TC) ODA holders, and provisions of the Aircraft Certification, registration is not required for assignment of FAA advisors to UMs at Safety, and Accountability Act of 2020 attendance. SBA requests that attendees TC ODA holders. The FAA seeks (the Act), among other changes. This register with SBA no later than: August comments on a draft revision to the draft also introduces the Airmen 12, 2024, for the consultation meeting in Order. You may examine the Order and Certification ODA type, reorganizes the Albuquerque; August 14, 2024, for the an optional comment log template that existing content, and applies a systems consultation meeting in Oklahoma City; may be helpful for providing comments based approach to oversight.
August 20, 2024, for the consultation in the docket or at: https://www.faa.gov/ DATES : Send comments on or before meeting in Anchorage; and September aircraft/draft _ docs/ .
October 21, 2024.
10, 2024, for the Listening Session in Comments Invited Honolulu. To register, please contact ADDRESSES : Send comments identified The FAA invites the public to submit Chequita Carter of SBA’s Office of by docket number FAA–2024–0491, comments on the proposed Order Native American Affairs in writing at using any of the following methods: revision, as specified in the ADDRESSES Chequita.Carter@sba.gov or by facsimile Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to section of this Notice. Commenters to (202) 481–2177. If you are interested https://www.regulations.gov and follow should include docket number FAA– in testifying, please include the the online instructions for sending your 2024–0491 and the subject line, following information relating to the comments electronically.
‘‘Comments to Draft Order 8100.15C, person testifying: Name, Organization Mail: Send comments to Docket Organization Designation Authorization affiliation, Address, Telephone number, Operations, M–30, U.S. Department of (ODA) Procedures’’ on all comments Email address and Fax number. SBA Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey submitted to the FAA. The most helpful will attempt to accommodate all Avenue SE, Room W12–140, West comments provide a specific interested parties that wish to present Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC recommendation, explain the reason for testimony. Based on the number of 20590–0001.
any recommended change, identify the registrants it may be necessary to Hand Delivery or Courier: Take paragraph(s) and/or subparagraph(s) impose time limits to ensure that comments to Docket Operations in associated with the recommendation, everyone who wishes to testify has the Room W12–140 of the West Building and include supporting information.
opportunity to do so. SBA will confirm Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey The FAA will consider all comments in writing the registration of presenters Avenue SE, Washington, DC, between 9 received on or before the closing date and attendees. a.m., and 5 p.m., Monday through before issuing the final Order revision.
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For information on facilities or without incurring expense or delay.
Privacy: In addition to the final Order services for individuals with disabilities revision, the FAA will post all Issued in Washington, DC.
or to request special assistance at the comments it receives, without change, Kevin A. Dickert, tribal consultation meeting, contact to https://regulations.gov, including any Director, AVS–60 AVS ODA Office.
Chequita Carter at the telephone number personal information the commenter [FR Doc. 2024–16015 Filed 7–19–24; 8:45 am] or email address indicated under the provides. DOT’s complete Privacy Act BILLING CODE 4910–13–P FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Statement can be found in the Federal section of this document.
Register published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19476).
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 634 and E.O. 13175, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 65 FR 67249.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT : Mr.
AGENCY Scott Geddie, Policy and Oversight Jackson S. Brossy, Integration Section, AVS–64, AVS ODA Assistant Administrator, Office of Native 40 CFR Part 180 Office, Federal Aviation Administration, American Affairs.
[EPA–HQ–OPP–2023–0502; FRL–11773–01– by telephone at 405–954–6897 or by [FR Doc. 2024–16011 Filed 7–18–24; 11:15 am] OCSPP] email at Scott.Geddie@faa.gov .
BILLING CODE 8026–09–P SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION : Pesticide Tolerances; Implementing Registration Review Decisions for Background DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Certain Pesticides; Terbacil, et al.
Draft FAA Order 8100.15, Revision C, Organization Designation Authorization AGENCY : Environmental Protection Federal Aviation Administration (ODA) Procedures, would provide Agency (EPA).
updated policy associated with the 14 CFR Part 183 ACTION : Proposed rule.
requirements set forth in Title 14 Code [Docket No. FAA–2024–0491] of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) part SUMMARY : The Environmental Protection 183, subpart D. The proposed changes Agency (EPA or the Agency) is Notice of Availability of Draft FAA include introduction of the Airmen proposing to implement several Order 8100.15 Regarding Organization Certification ODA type, reorganization tolerance actions under the Federal Designation Authorization (ODA) of content and the introduction of a Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) Procedures systems based approach to oversight. that the Agency determined were AGENCY : Federal Aviation This draft revision also addresses necessary or appropriate during the Administration (FAA), DOT. certain provisions of the Act including registration review conducted under the VerDate Sep<11>2014 23:06 Jul 19, 2024 Jkt 262001 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\22JYP1.SGM 22JYP1 ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with PROPOSALS1