Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 239 / Tuesday, December 14, 2010 / Notices 77935 

A discussion was held on possible 

methodology for research and gap 

analysis. Solicitations on how to 

organize the gathered data and compile 

lists was sought. It was stated that it is 

important that topics don’t get missed 

during the first pass of data sorting. To 

help with this work, Mr. Michael 

Mitchell volunteered to be a liaison to 

the PCI Standards organization. He 

stated that they have a small business 

section with lots of potentially valuable 

information and would be happy to 

work with them on behalf of the Task 

Force to gather information from them. 

The discussion evolved into the need 

for resources and a software tool to 

capture, store, and list all of the 

gathered data. This discussion 

highlighted the need for qualitative 

caveats, as the amount of information 

such as certification and training 

resources could be enormous. The issue 

of funding and licenses for the purpose 

of this project was discussed. A 

question on Task Force funding was 

asked. Mr. Pickens stated that an 

appropriation of finances was included 

within the authorizing law to support 

the Task Force. Mr. Pickens agreed to 

consult the appropriate parties to 

determine if it was indeed allocated. 

During the open floor portion of the 

meeting, Mr. Terry Erdle volunteered to 

interface on behalf of CompTIA to the 

list of Trade Associations, as CompTIA 

functions both as a certifying body and 

a Trade Association for the computing 

technology industry itself. Mr. Aaron 

Berstein then volunteered to contact 

Microsoft to inquire into the possibility 

of Microsoft providing an online 

collaborative space software tool for use. 

Additionally, Dr. Babita Gupta 

volunteered to look at resources within 

the nonprofit and academia sectors for 

available research that would be helpful 

to the Task Force. 

At the conclusion of the meeting, 

everyone was instructed to take away 

the draft work plan handout as a starting 

point for brainstorming how to handle 

the task of gathering, sorting, and 

reporting back on the data. Responses 

on the document were requested to be 

provided to Mr. Pickens by Friday, 

December 3, 2010, who will then 

consolidate them all into a single 

document for discussion at the next 

meeting. 

The meeting was adjourned at 1:42 

p.m. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Rusty Pickens, Special Consultant to the 

Office of the CIO, U.S. Small Business 

Administration, Rusty.Pickens@sba.gov. 

Paul T. Christy, 

SBA Chief Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–31324 Filed 12–13–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

Patriot Express Pilot Loan Initiative 

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business 

Administration (SBA). 

ACTION: Notice of extension of the 

Patriot Express Pilot Loan Initiative. 

SUMMARY: This notice extends the 

Patriot Express Pilot Loan Initiative in 

its current form through December 31, 

2013. This pilot initiative, established in 

2007, was designed to increase lending 

to small businesses owned by members 

of the military community. It is based 

on the SBA Express model which uses 

streamlined documentation but 

provides a higher SBA guaranty of 85 

percent for loans of $150,000 or less and 

75 percent for loans greater than 

$150,000 up to $500,000. 

DATES: The Patriot Express Pilot Loan 

Initiative is extended through December 

31, 2013. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Grady B. Hedgespeth, Director, Office of 

Financial Assistance, U.S. Small 

Business Administration, 409 Third 

Street, SW., Washington, DC 20416; 

Telephone (202) 205–6490; 

grady.hedgespeth@sba.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Patriot Express Pilot Loan Initiative was 

established in 2007 and was based on 

the Agency’s SBA Express Program. 

Lenders approved for participation in 

Patriot Express are authorized to use the 

expedited loan processing procedures in 

place for SBA Express, in order to 

specifically support lending to small 

businesses owned by eligible members 

of the military community. To 

encourage lenders to make these loans, 

SBA provides its full 75–85 percent 

guaranty, rather than the 50 percent 

guaranty the Agency provides under 

SBA Express. Also, the maximum loan 

amount under this pilot initiative is 

$500,000. 

On June 22, 2007, SBA published a 

notice in the Federal Register 

announcing the program. (72 FR 34501) 

Since the program was implemented, 

more than 6,800 Patriot Express loans 

have been approved. SBA believes it is 

premature to assess the results of this 

pilot initiative at this time because most 

of the loans in this pilot were made in 

the last two years and there has not been 

sufficient time to measure their 

performance. An extension of this pilot 

for an additional three years will allow 

SBA time to better evaluate the results 

of the program and determine whether 

changes need to be made. 

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 636(a)(25); 13 CFR 

120.3. 

Grady B. Hedgespeth, 

Director, Office of Financial Assistance. 

[FR Doc. 2010–31323 Filed 12–13–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7266] 

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: DS–160, Online Application 

for Nonimmigrant Visa, OMB 1405– 

0182 

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comment and submission to OMB of 

proposed collection of information. 

SUMMARY: The Department of State has 

submitted the following information 

collection request to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

approval in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

• Title of Information Collection: 

Online Application for Nonimmigrant 

Visa. 

• OMB Control Number: 1405–0182. 

• Type of Request: Revision. 

• Originating Office: Bureau of 

Consular Affairs, Visa Services (CA/ 

VO). 

• Form Number: DS–160. 

• Respondents: All nonimmigrant 

visa applicants. 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

6.5 million. 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

6.5 million. 

• Average Hours Per Response: 75 

minutes. 

• Total Estimated Burden: 8,125,000 

hours. 

• Frequency: Once per visa 

application. 

• Obligation to Respond: Required to 

obtain benefit. 

DATES: Submit comments to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

up to 30 days from December 14, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Direct comments to the 

Department of State Desk Officer in the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs at the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB). You may submit 

comments by the following methods: 

• E-mail: 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. You 

must include the DS form number, 


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