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Act of 1986), as amended; Public Law
107–56 (USA PATRIOT Act); and
Executive Order 13356. The purpose of
the collection is to validate the identity
of individuals who enter Department
facilities. The data will be entered into
the Visitor Access Control System
(VACS–D) database. Please see the
Privacy Impact Assessment for VACS–D
at:http://www.state.gov/documents/
organization/100305.pdf for additional
information.
Any requests for reasonable
accommodation should be made at the
time of registration. All such requests
will be considered, however, requests
made after June 11th might not be
possible to fill. All attendees must use
the C Street entrance to the building.

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Dated: May 24, 2012.
Keith D. Miller
Executive Secretary, Overseas Schools
Advisory Council.

SUMMARY:

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STATE JUSTICE INSTITUTE
SJI Board of Directors Meeting, Notice
AGENCY:
ACTION:

State Justice Institute.

Notice of meeting.

The SJI Board of Directors
will be meeting on Monday, June 18,
2012 at 1:00 p.m. The meeting will be
held at the Westin Hotel in Seattle,
Washington. The purpose of this
meeting is to consider grant applications
for the 3rd quarter of FY 2012, and other
business. All portions of this meeting
are open to the public.

SUMMARY:

Westin Hotel, 1900 5th
Ave., Seattle, WA 98101, 206–728–1000.

ADDRESSES:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jonathan Mattiello, Executive Director,
State Justice Institute, 11951 Freedom
Drive, Suite 1020, Reston, VA 20190,
571–313–8843, [email protected].
Jonathan D. Mattiello,
Executive Director.
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Office of the Secretary
[Docket No. DOT–OST–2012–0080 (Formerly
Docket Number DOT–OST–2008–0182)]

Agency Requests for Renewal of a
Previously Approved Information
Collection: Small Business
Transportation Resource Center
(SBTRC) Regional Field Offices Intake
Form (DOT F 4500) and SBTRC
Regional Field Offices Quarterly
Report Form (DOT F 4502)
Office of Small and
Disadvantaged Business Utilization
(OSDBU), Office of the Secretary of
Transportation (OST), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of request for comments.
AGENCY:

The OSDBU invites the public
to comment about our intention to
request the Office of Management and
Budget’s (OMB) approval to renew an
information collection. The collection
involves the use of the SBTRC Regional
Field Offices Intake Form (DOT F 4500)
and the SBTRC Regional Field Offices
Quarterly Report Form (DOT F 4502).
On January 31, 2012, OSDBU published
a 60-day notice in the Federal Register
(Vol. 77, No. 20) (Formerly Docket
Number DOT–OST–2008–0182),
informing the public of OSDBU’s
intention to extend an approved
information collection. The collection
involves the use of the Regional Field
Offices Intake Form (DOT F 4500),
which documents the type of assistance
provided to each small business that is
enrolled in the program database. The
use of the Regional Field Office
Quarterly Report Form (DOT F 4502)
highlights activities such as counseling,
marketing, meetings/conferences, and
services to businesses as completed
during the quarter. The Quarterly Report
Form provides a more composite and
comprehensive review of the Field
Offices over a longer time frame. The
information will be used to ascertain
whether the program is providing
services to its constituency, the small
business community, and is done so in
a fair and equitable manner. The
information collected is necessary to
determine whether small businesses are
participating in DOT funded and DOT
assisted opportunities.
We are required to publish this notice
in the Federal Register by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13.
DATES: Written comments should be
submitted by: July 2, 2012 and
submitted to the Office of Information
and Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, 725

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Seventeenth Street NW., Washington,
DC 20503, Attention: OST Desk Officer.
Comments may also be sent via email to
OMB at the following address:
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Arthur D. Jackson, 202–366–5344 or
Patricia Martin at 202–366–5337, Office
of Small and Disadvantaged Business
Utilization, Office of the Secretary, U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., Room W56 440,
Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are
from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern
Time, Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: U.S.
Department of Transportation, Office of
Small and Disadvantaged Business
Utilization (OSDBU).
OMB Control No: 2105–0554.
Form No.: DOT F 4500, SBTRC
Regional Field Offices Intake Form.
Form No.: DOT F 4502, SBTRC
Regional Field Office Quarterly Report
Form.
Affected Public: Representatives of
OSDBU’s SBTRC Regional Field Offices
and the Small Business community on
a national basis.
Type of Review: Extension of a
Currently Approved Collection of
Information.
Abstract: In accordance with Public
Law 95–507, an amendment to the
Small Business Act and the Small
Business Investment Act of 1953,
OSDBU is responsible for the
implementation and execution of DOT
activities on behalf of small businesses,
in accordance with Sections 8, 15 and
31 of the Small Business Act (SBA), as
amended. The Office of Small and
Disadvantaged Business Utilization also
administers the provisions of Title 49, of
the United States Code, Section 332, the
Minority Resource Center (MRC) which
includes the duties of advocacy,
outreach, and financial services on
behalf of small and disadvantaged
businesses and those certified under
CFR 49 parts 23 and or 26 as
Disadvantaged Business Enterprises
(DBE).
SBTRC’s Regional Field Offices will
collect information on small businesses,
which includes Disadvantaged Business
Enterprise (DBE), Women-Owned Small
Business (WOB), Small Disadvantaged
Business (SDB), 8(a), Service Disabled
Veteran Owned Business (SDVOB),
Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB),
HubZone, and types of services they
seek from the Regional Field Offices.
Services and responsibilities of the
Field Offices include business analysis,
general management and technical
assistance and training, business

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counseling, outreach services/
conference participation, short-term
loan and bond assistance. The
cumulative data collected will be
analyzed by the OSDBU to determine
the effectiveness of services provided,
including counseling, outreach, and
financial services. Such data will also be
analyzed by the OSDBU to determine
agency effectiveness in assisting small
businesses to enhance their
opportunities to participate in
government contracts and subcontracts.
The Regional Field Offices Intake
Form, (DOT F 4500) is used to enroll
small business clients into the program
in order to create a viable database of
firms that can participate in government
contracts and subcontracts, especially
those projects that are transportation
related. Each area on the fillable pdf
form must be filled in electronically by
the Field Offices and submitted every
quarter to OSDBU. The Offices will
retain a copy of each Intake Form for
their records. The completion of the
form is used as a tool for making
decisions about the needs of the
business, such as; referral to technical
assistance agencies for help, identifying
the type of profession or trade of the
business, the type of certification that
the business holds, length of time in
business, and location of the firm. This
data can assist the Field Offices in
developing a business plan or adjusting
their business plan to increase its ability
to market its goods and services to
buyers and potential users of their
services.
Respondents: SBTRC Regional Field
Offices.
Annual Estimated Number of
Respondents: 100.
Frequency: The information will be
collected quarterly.
Annual Estimated Number of
Responses: 400.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 600 hours per year (90
minutes per response to complete each
Intake Form).
Background: The Regional Field
Offices Quarterly Report Form (DOT F
4502) must be submitted as a quarterly
status report by each Field Office of
business activities conducted during the
three-month timeframe. The form is
used to capture activities and
accomplishments that were made by the
Regional Field Offices during the course
of the quarter. In addition, the form
includes a data collection section where
numbers and hours are reported and a
section that is assigned for a written
narrative that provides back-up which
supports the data.
Activities to be reported are (1)
Counseling Activity which identifies the

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counseling hours provided to
businesses, number of new
appointments, and follow-up on
counseled clients. (2) Activity for
Businesses Served identifies the type of
small business that is helped, such as a
DBE, 8(a), WOB, HubZone, SDB,
SDVOB, or VOSB. (3) Marketing
Activity includes the name of an event
attended by the SBTRC and the role
played when participating in a
conference, workshop or any other
venue that relates to small businesses.
(4) Meetings that are held with
government representatives in the
region, or at the state level, are activities
that are reported. (5) Events Hosted by
the SBTRC Regional Field Offices, such
as small business workshops, financial
assistance workshops, matchmaking
events, are activities that are reported on
a quarterly basis.
Respondents: SBTRC Regional Field
Offices.
Annual Estimated Number of
Respondents: 100.
Frequency: The information will be
collected quarterly.
Annual Estimated Number of
Responses: 400.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 1200 hours per year (3
hours per response to complete each
Quarterly Report).
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the Department,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of
the Department’s estimate of the burden
of the proposed information collection;
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility
and clarity of the information collection;
and d) ways to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on
respondents, by the use of electronic
means, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology. The agency will
summarize and/or include your
comments in the request for OMB’s
clearance of this information collection.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended;
and 49 CFR 1:48.
Issued in Washington, DC, on May 24,
2012.
Patricia Lawton,
DOT PRA Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary
[Docket: DOT–OST–2012–0078]

Notice of Request for Renewal of
Previously Approved Collection; Short
Term Lending Program—Application
for Loan Guarantee
Office of the Secretary,
Department of Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13, (44 U.S.C. 3501 et
seq.) this notice announces that the
Information Collection Request,
abstracted below, will be forwarded to
the Office of Management and Budget
for the renewal of the Short Term
Lending Program—Application for Loan
Guarantee. A 60 day Federal Register
Notice (77 FR 14459) was published
March 9, 2012 (DOT–OST 2008–0244).
The agency did not receive any
comments.

SUMMARY:

Written comments should be
submitted by July 2, 2012 and sent to
OMB.

DATES:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Nancy Strine, Manager Financial
Assistance Division, Office of Small and
Disadvantaged Business Utilization,
Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department
of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Room W56–448,
Washington, DC 20590. Phone number
202–366–1930. Fax number 202–366–
7228. Office hours are from 8:00 a.m. to
4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
Comments: Comments should be sent
to OMB: Attention DOT/OST Desk
Officer, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, Docket
Library, 725 17th Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20503 or fax to: 202–
395–5806. Please make reference to
OMB Control No. 2104–0555 Docket
DOT–OST–2012–0078.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Short Term Lending Program—
Application for Loan Guarantee.
OMB Control No: 2105–0555.
Number of Respondents: 100.
Number of Responses: 100.
Total Annual Burden: 1400.
Abstract: OSDBU’s Short Term
Lending Program (STLP) offers certified
Disadvantaged Business Enterprises
(DBEs) and other certified Small
Businesses (8a, women-owned, small
disadvantaged, HUBZone, veteran
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