Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 65 / Wednesday, April 4, 2012 / Notices 20475 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Monique Fortenberry, Deputy General 

Counsel, Office of General Counsel, 

Small Business Administration, 409 3rd 

Street SW., Suite 7200, Washington, DC 

20416, telephone number 202–619– 

1848. (This is not a toll-free number.) 

Individuals with speech or hearing 

impairments may access this number 

through TTY by calling 1–704–344– 

6640. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Certain 

management, program and planning 

functions previously performed by the 

Deputy Administrator, the Associate 

Administrator for Management and 

Administration, and by the Chief 

Information Officer will now be 

performed, managed, or coordinated by 

the COO. These functions include 

providing overall organizational 

management to improve Agency 

performance and achieve the mission 

and goals of the Agency through the use 

of strategic and performance planning, 

measurement, analysis, assessment of 

progress, and use of performance 

information to improve results 

achieved; security and emergency 

planning; grants management and 

oversight; long-range budgeting and 

accounting; hiring and training 

employees; modernizing information 

technology systems; information 

security; protecting privacy; internal 

procurement and contracting; strategic 

planning; and disaster preparedness 

policy. 

Section A. Delegation of Authority No. 

24 to the Chief Operating Officer 

The Administrator of the Small 

Business Administration has delegated 

to the COO authority to: 

1. Provide overall organizational 

guidance and oversight to improve 

Agency performance, and to achieve the 

mission and goals of the Agency 

through the use of strategic and 

performance planning, measurement, 

analysis, regular assessment of progress 

and the use of performance information 

to improve results; 

2. Manage and supervise, either 

directly or through subordinate 

managers, the Office of Management 

and Administration (OM&A). OM&A is 

responsible for managing administrative 

services; facilities management; 

executive secretariat and 

correspondence management; grants 

management; equal employment 

opportunity and civil rights compliance; 

and human capital management, 

including performance management, 

executive resources, human capital 

policy, planning and training, 

recruitment and staffing, employee and 

labor relations, pay, benefits and 

retirement. With regard to the Office of 

Equal Employment Opportunity and 

Civil Rights Compliance, however, the 

COO’s responsibilities are limited to 

guidance and oversight of the office’s 

budget, staffing, external reporting 

requirements, setting and meeting 

performance goals, and other 

organizational matters; 

3. Manage and supervise, either 

directly or through subordinate 

managers, the Office of the Chief 

Information Officer (OCIO). OCIO is 

responsible for modernizing information 

technology systems; providing network 

support, application development, IT 

security, IT project management, 

enterprise architecture services; and 

participating in cross-Government 

initiatives. However, for the purpose of 

performing the duties and 

responsibilities mandated by Section 

5125(b) & (c) of the Clinger-Cohen Act 

of 1996, 44 U.S.C. 3506, the CIO will 

continue to report directly to the 

Administrator; and 

4. Coordinate and collaborate with 

other relevant officers within the 

Agency who have a significant role in 

contributing to and achieving the 

mission and goals of the Agency, in 

particular the Chief Financial Officer 

and Associate Administrator for 

Performance Management, and the 

Director of the Office of Disaster 

Planning. 

Section B. Authority to Re-Delegate 

The COO may not re-delegate any of 

the authority outlined under Section A, 

above. However, in the event that the 

COO is absent from the office, as 

defined in SBA Standard Operating 

Procedure 00 01 2, or is unable to 

perform the functions and duties of the 

position, an individual serving in an 

acting capacity, by designation from the 

Administrator or pursuant to a written 

and established line of succession, shall 

have the authority delegated to the COO 

as outlined under Section A, above. 

Section C. Authority Superseded 

All previous delegations of authority 

from the Administrator of SBA to the 

COO or any other officer of the Agency 

are superseded to the extent that such 

previous delegations are inconsistent 

with the delegation of authority 

outlined in Section A, above. 

Section D. Authority Excepted 

The authority delegated to the COO 

under Section A, above, does not 

include the authority to sue or be sued, 

or to issue or waive regulations. 

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 634 and 31 U.S.C. 

1123. 

Dated: March 15, 2012. 

Karen G. Mills, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2012–8016 Filed 4–3–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

[Disaster Declaration #13058 and #13059] 

West Virginia Disaster #WV–00025 

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business 

Administration. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This is a Notice of the 

Presidential declaration of a major 

disaster for Public Assistance Only for 

the State of West Virginia (FEMA–4061– 

DR), dated 03/22/2012. 

Incident: Severe Storms, Flooding, 

Mudslides, and Landslides. 

Incident Period: 03/15/2012 and 

continuing. 

Effective Date: 03/22/2012. 

Physical Loan Application Deadline 

Date: 05/21/2012. 

Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan 

Application Deadline Date: 12/24/2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit completed loan 

applications to: U.S. Small Business 

Administration, Processing and 

Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport 

Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A. 

Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance, 

U.S. Small Business Administration, 

409 3rd Street SW., Suite 6050, 

Washington, DC 20416 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that as a result of the 

President’s major disaster declaration on 

03/22/2012, Private Non-Profit 

organizations that provide essential 

services of governmental nature may file 

disaster loan applications at the address 

listed above or other locally announced 

locations. 

The following areas have been 

determined to be adversely affected by 

the disaster: 

Primary Counties: 

Lincoln, Logan, Mingo. 

The Interest Rates are: 

Percent 

For Physical Damage: 

Non-Profit Organizations with 

Credit Available Elsewhere ....... 3.125 

Non-Profit Organizations without 

Credit Available Elsewhere ....... 3.000 

For Economic Injury: 

Non-Profit Organizations without 

Credit Available Elsewhere ....... 3.000 

The number assigned to this disaster 

for physical damage is 13058B and for 

economic injury is 13059B. 


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20476 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 65 / Wednesday, April 4, 2012 / Notices 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Numbers 59002 and 59008) 

James E. Rivera, 

Associate Administrator for Disaster 

Assistance. 

[FR Doc. 2012–8014 Filed 4–3–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

Interest Rates 

The Small Business Administration 

publishes an interest rate called the 

optional ‘‘peg’’ rate (13 CFR 120.214) on 

a quarterly basis. This rate is a weighted 

average cost of money to the 

government for maturities similar to the 

average SBA direct loan. This rate may 

be used as a base rate for guaranteed 

fluctuating interest rate SBA loans. This 

rate will be 2.250 (2 1⁄4) percent for the 

April–June quarter of FY 2012. 

Pursuant to 13 CFR 120.921(b), the 

maximum legal interest rate for any 

third party lender’s commercial loan 

which funds any portion of the cost of 

a 504 project (see 13 CFR 120.801) shall 

be 6% over the New York Prime rate or, 

if that exceeds the maximum interest 

rate permitted by the constitution or 

laws of a given State, the maximum 

interest rate will be the rate permitted 

by the constitution or laws of the given 

State. 

Grady B. Hedgespeth, 

Director, Office of Financial Assistance. 

[FR Doc. 2012–8012 Filed 4–3–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7837] 

Culturally Significant Objects Imported 

for Exhibition Determinations: ‘‘Nicolai 

Fechin’’ 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the 

following determinations: Pursuant to 

the authority vested in me by the Act of 

October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 

2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 

27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and 

Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 

2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et 

seq.), Delegation of Authority No. 234 of 

October 1, 1999, and Delegation of 

Authority No. 236–3 of August 28, 2000 

(and, as appropriate, Delegation of 

Authority No. 257 of April 15, 2003), I 

hereby determine that the objects to be 

included in the exhibition ‘‘Nicolai 

Fechin,’’ imported from abroad for 

temporary exhibition within the United 

States, are of cultural significance. The 

objects are imported pursuant to loan 

agreements with the foreign owners or 

custodians. I also determine that the 

exhibition or display of the exhibit 

objects at the Museum of Russian Art, 

Minneapolis, Minnesota, from on or 

about August 18, 2012, until on or about 

January 13, 2013, the Frye Art Museum, 

Seattle, Washington, from on or about 

February 2, 2013, until on or about 

April 7, 2013, and at possible additional 

exhibitions or venues yet to be 

determined, is in the national interest. 

I have ordered that Public Notice of 

these Determinations be published in 

the Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information, including a list of 

the exhibit objects, contact Paul W. 

Manning, Attorney-Adviser, Office of 

the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of 

State (telephone: 202–632–6469). The 

mailing address is U.S. Department of 

State, SA–5, L/PD, Fifth Floor (Suite 

5H03), Washington, DC 20522–0505. 

Dated: March 28, 2012. 

J. Adam Ereli, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau 

of Educational and Cultural Affairs, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2012–8096 Filed 4–3–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 

[Docket No. WTO/DS431] 

WTO Dispute Settlement Proceeding 

Regarding China—Measures Related 

to the Exportation of Rare Earths, 

Tungsten and Molybdenum 

AGENCY: Office of the United States 

Trade Representative. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Office of the United 

States Trade Representative (‘‘USTR’’) is 

providing notice that on March 13, 

2012, in accordance with the Marrakesh 

Agreement Establishing the World Trade 

Organization (‘‘WTO Agreement’’), the 

United States requested consultations 

regarding restraints on the export from 

China of various forms of rare earths, 

tungsten and molybdenum (the 

‘‘materials’’). That request may be found 

at www.wto.org contained in a 

document designated as WT/DS431/1. 

USTR invites written comments from 

the public concerning the issues raised 

in this dispute. 

DATES: Although USTR will accept any 

comments received during the course of 

the dispute settlement proceedings, 

comments should be submitted on or 

before April 30, 2012 to be assured of 

timely consideration by USTR. 

ADDRESSES: Public comments should be 

submitted electronically to 

www.regulations.gov, docket number 

USTR 2012–0005. If you are unable to 

provide submissions by 

www.regulations.gov, please contact 

Sandy McKinzy at (202) 395–9483 to 

arrange for an alternative method of 

transmission. 

If (as explained below) the comment 

contains confidential information, then 

the comment should be submitted by 

fax only to Sandy McKinzy at (202) 

395–3640. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jared Wessel, Assistant General 

Counsel, or Ben Kostrzewa, Assistant 

General Counsel, Office of the United 

States Trade Representative, 600 17th 

Street NW., Washington, DC 20508, 

(202) 395–3150. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: USTR is 

providing notice that consultations have 

been requested pursuant to the WTO 

Understanding on Rules and Procedures 

Governing the Settlement of Disputes 

(‘‘DSU’’). If such consultations should 

fail to resolve the matter and a dispute 

settlement panel is established pursuant 

to the DSU, such panel, which would 

hold its meetings in Geneva, 

Switzerland, would be expected to issue 

a report on its findings and 

recommendations within six to nine 

months after it is established. 

Major Issues Raised by the United 

States 

On March 13, 2012, the United States 

requested consultations regarding 

China’s restraints on the export from 

China of various forms of rare earths 

(‘‘rare earths’’ include, but are not 

limited to, items falling under the 

following eight-digit HS numbers 

identified in the Announcement No. 27 

Issuing the 2012 Tariff Implementation 

Program (State Council Customs Tariff 

Commission, shuiweihui, No. 27, issued 

December 9, 2011, effective January 1, 

2012) (hereinafter, the ‘‘2012 Tariff 

Implementation Program’’): 25309020, 

26122000, 28053011, 28053012, 

28053013, 28053014, 28053015, 

28053016, 28053017, 28053019, 

28053021, 28053029, 28461010, 

28461020, 28461030, 28461090, 

28469011, 28469012, 28469013, 

28469014, 28469015, 28469016, 

28469017, 28469019, 28469021, 

28469022, 28469023, 28469024, 

28469025, 28469026, 28469028, 

28469029, 28469031, 28469032, 

28469033, 28469034, 28469035, 

28469036, 28469039, 28469041, 

28469042, 28469043, 28469044, 

28469045, 28469046, 28469048, 

28469049, 28469091, 28469092, 


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