Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 91 / Monday, May 12, 2014 / Notices 27029 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim 

Peyser, Special Advisor to the Associate 

Administrator, Office of Investment and 

Innovation, U.S. Small Business 

Administration, 409 Third Street SW., 

6th Floor, Washington, DC 20416, (202) 

205–6981, accelerators@sba.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Competition Details 

1. Subject of Challenge Competition: 

For the purposes of this competition, 

Growth Accelerators include 

accelerators, incubators, co-working 

startup communities, shared tinkerspaces or other models to accomplish 

similar goals. Regardless of the specific 

model employed, Growth Accelerators 

focus on helping entrepreneurs and 

their startups speed the launch, growth 

and scale of their businesses. A broad 

set of models used to support start-ups 

will better serve the entire 

entrepreneurial ecosystem. Whether an 

accelerator is industry focused, 

technology focused, product centric, 

cohort based or more long term, all are 

valuable players in the nation’s highgrowth entrepreneurial ecosystem that 

ultimately creates jobs. 

2. Eligibility Rules for Participating in 

the Competition: We expect that models 

participating in this competition will 

include most, if not all, of the following 

elements: 

• Selective process to choose 

participating startups. 

• Regular networking opportunities 

offered to startups. 

• Introductions to customers, 

partners, suppliers, advisory boards and 

other players. 

• High-growth and tech-driven 

startup mentorship and 

commercialization assistance. 

• Shared working environments 

focused on building a strong startup 

community. 

• Resource sharing and co-working 

arrangements for startups. 

• Opportunities to pitch ideas and 

startups to investors along with other 

capital formation avenues to startups. 

• Small amounts of angel money, 

seed capital or structured loans to 

startups. 

• Service to underserved 

communities, such as women, veterans, 

and economically disadvantaged 

individuals. 

Lastly, models must be organized, and 

maintain a primary place of business, in 

the United States and must not have an 

outstanding, unresolved financial 

obligation to the U.S. government or be 

currently suspended or debarred by the 

U.S. government. 

3. Registration Process for 

Participants: Competition participants 

will submit their application through an 

online form which will be available on 

challenge.gov. Winners will be required 

to create an account in System for 

Award Management (SAM) to receive 

the award. 

4. Amount of Prize: Through our 

Growth Accelerator Fund competition, 

we will be giving away $50,000 prizes 

to accelerators to fund their operations 

costs and allow them to scale up or 

bring new ideas to life. 

5. Payment of Prize: Winners will be 

paid in a lump sum via Automated 

Clearing House (ACH). 

6. Basis Upon Which Winner Will Be 

Selected: Winners will be selected based 

upon how well they address the criteria 

identified in Items 2 and 7 of this 

announcement. 

7. Additional Information: In addition 

to the basic details to be collected in the 

short application, please complete a 

deck, like one you would use in a pitch 

competition, which must address all of 

the items below. 

Mission & Vision 

1. What is your accelerator’s mission 

in one sentence? 

2. Why is your accelerator model 

unique? 

3. What specific elements make your 

accelerator model innovative/new? 

4. What experiences prepare your 

founding team for this award? 

Impact 

1. What gaps will your accelerator 

fill? 

2. What are the specifics of your 

model and how it will accomplish the 

above? 

3. For existing accelerators, what has 

been your success/metrics so far? 

Implementation 

1. What is your specific plan for 

utilizing the prize money if you win? 

2. If you are an existing accelerator 

using the funds to scale up, provide 

details of current operations, phases for 

scale up and Web site; or 

3. If you are creating a new 

accelerator, provide basics of business 

plan and phases for implementation. 

4. Aside from the founding team 

members, what will you look for in any 

new staff? 

5. What are the largest risk factors that 

could derail your plan? 

Metrics 

1. What are your fundraising goals? 

2. Aside from metrics required by 

SBA, what are the 5 key metrics you 

will use to self-evaluate? 

3. What does success look like? 

Award Approving Official: Javier 

Saade, Associate Administrator, Office 

of Investment and Innovation, U.S. 

Small Business Administration, 409 

Third Street SW., Washington, DC 

20416. 

Authority: Public Law 111–358 (2011). 

Dated: April 29, 2014. 

Javier Saade, 

Associate Administrator, Office of Investment 

and Innovation. 

[FR Doc. 2014–10558 Filed 5–9–14; 8:45 a.m.] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 8729] 

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: DS 4053, Department of 

State Mentor Prote ́ge ́ Program 

Application 

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comment and submission to OMB of 

proposed collection of information. 

SUMMARY: The Department of State has 

submitted the information collection 

described below to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

approval. In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 we 

are requesting comments on this 

collection from all interested 

individuals and organizations. The 

purpose of this Notice is to allow 30 

days for public comment. 

DATES: Submit comments directly to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) up to June 11, 2014. 

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: 

• Email: oira_submission@

omb.eop.gov. You must include the DS 

form number, information collection 

title, and the OMB control number in 

the subject line of your message. 

• Fax: 202–395–5806. Attention: Desk 

Officer for Department of State. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Direct requests for additional 

information regarding the collection 

listed in this notice, including requests 

for copies of the proposed collection 

instrument and supporting documents, 

to Nikki Burley, A/SDBU, SA–6 Room 

L–500, Washington, DC 20522–0602, 

who may be reached on or at burleynb@

state.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

• Title of Information Collection: 30- 

Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: DS 4053, Department of 


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State Mentor-Prote ́ge ́ Program 

Application. 

• OMB Control Number: OMB 1405– 

0161. 

• Type of Request: Extension of a 

Currently Approved Collection. 

• Originating Office: Bureau of 

Administration, Office of Small and 

Disadvantaged Business UtilizationA/SDBU. 

• Form Number: DS–4053. 

• Respondents: Small and large 

businesses planning to team together in 

an official mentor-prote ́ge ́ capacity to 

enhance the capabilities of the prote ́ge ́

firms to perform as prime contractors 

and subcontractors on Department of 

State procurements. 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

20. 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

20. 

• Average Time per Response: 12 

hours. 

• Total Estimated Burden Time: 240 

hours. 

• Frequency: On Occasion. 

• Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. 

We are soliciting public comments to 

permit the Department to: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary for 

the proper functions of the Department. 

• Evaluate the accuracy of our 

estimate of the time and cost burden for 

this proposed collection, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used. 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected. 

• Minimize the reporting burden on 

those who are to respond, including the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

Please note that comments submitted 

in response to this Notice are public 

record. Before including any detailed 

personal information, you should be 

aware that your comments as submitted, 

including your personal information, 

will be available for public review. 

Abstract of proposed collection: This 

information collection facilitates the 

Mentor-Prote ́ge ́ Program per Department 

of State Acquisition Regulations 

(DOSAR) 48 CFR 619.202–70, which 

encourages business agreements 

between small and large for-profit 

companies, for the purpose of forming a 

mentor-prote ́ge ́ relationship that will 

provide developmental assistance and 

to enhance the capabilities of the 

prote ́ge ́ firms to perform as prime 

contractors and subcontractors on 

Department of State procurements. The 

burden hour estimate includes an initial 

application (8 hours) and an annual 

report (4 hours), both to be filled out by 

Mentors. 

Methodology: Respondents may 

submit the information by email using 

the DS–4053, or by letter using fax or 

postal mail. 

Dated: May 6, 2014. 

Shapleigh C. Drisko, 

Office of Small Disadvantage Business 

Utilization Director, A–SDBU, Department of 

State. 

[FR Doc. 2014–10819 Filed 5–9–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 8727] 

In the Matter of the Review of the 

Designation of al-Qa’ida in the Islamic 

Maghreb (and Other Aliases) as a 

Foreign Terrorist Organization 

Pursuant to Section 219 of the 

Immigration and Nationality Act, as 

Amended 

Based upon a review of the 

Administrative Record assembled 

pursuant to Section 219(a)(4)(C) of the 

Immigration and Nationality Act, as 

amended (8 U.S.C. 1189(a)(4)(C)) 

(‘‘INA’’), and in consultation with the 

Attorney General and the Secretary of 

the Treasury, I conclude that the 

circumstances that were the basis for the 

2009 decision to maintain the 

designation of the aforementioned 

organization as a Foreign Terrorist 

Organization have not changed in such 

a manner as to warrant revocation of the 

designation and that the national 

security of the United States does not 

warrant a revocation of the designation. 

Therefore, I hereby determine that the 

designation of the aforementioned 

organization as a Foreign Terrorist 

Organization, pursuant to Section 219 of 

the INA (8 U.S.C. 1189), shall be 

maintained. 

This determination shall be published 

in the Federal Register. 

Dated: May 1, 2014. 

John F. Kerry, 

Secretary of State, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2014–10817 Filed 5–9–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–10–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Requests for Comments; 

Clearance of Renewed Approval of 

Information Collection: FAA Safety 

Briefing Readership Survey 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA 

invites public comments about our 

intention to request the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

approval to renew an information 

collection. The survey will help the 

editors learn more about the target 

audience and how they elect to improve 

their safety skills/practices, and what 

they need to know to improve their 

safety skills/practices. With this 

information, the editors can craft FAA 

Safety Briefing content targeted to its 

audience to help accomplish the FAA 

and Department of Transportation’s 

mission of improving safety. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

submitted by July 11, 2014. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kathy DePaepe at (405) 954–9362, or by 

email at: Kathy.DePaepe@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 2120–0747 

Title: FAA Safety Briefing Readership 

Survey 

Form Numbers: There are no FAA 

forms associated with this collection. 

Type of Review: Renewal of an 

information collection. 

Background: The bimonthly print and 

online publication FAA Safety Briefing 

is designed to improve general aviation 

safety by: (a) Making the community 

aware of FAA resources, (b) helping 

readers understand safety and 

regulatory issues, and (c) encouraging 

continued training. It is targeted to 

members of the non-commercial general 

aviation community, primarily pilots 

and mechanics. This survey is intended 

to help the editors of FAA Safety 

Briefing better understand the target 

audience. 

Respondents: Approximately 7,000 

pilots, flight instructors, mechanics, and 

repairmen. 

Frequency: One time per respondent. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: Approximately 10 minutes 

per survey. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: An 

estimated 1,017 hours. 


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