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Notices Federal Register

86622 

Vol. 88, No. 239 

Thursday, December 14, 2023 

1USAID initially published a Notice of the 

proposed information collection, ‘‘USAID Revisions 

to ADS 201 Evaluation Report Requirements,’’ in 

the Federal Register on March 28, 2023 [88 FR 

18292]. Due to a clerical error, the comment period 

closed after 56 days on May 23, 2023, and therefore 

did not meet not the statutory 60-day comment 

period required by the PRA. A Federal Register 

Notice published on [INSERT DATE] reopened the 

comment period for an additional 4 days. 

AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 

DEVELOPMENT 

USAID Revisions to ADS 201 

Evaluation Report Requirements 

AGENCY: U.S. Agency for International 

Development (USAID). 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: USAID invites public 

comment on our intent to request the 

Office of Management and Budget’s 

(OMB’s) approval for a new information 

collection. The Foreign Assistance 

Transparency and Accountability Act 

(2016) and The Foundations for 

Evidence Based Policy-Making Act 

(2019) enhance the transparency, 

accuracy, and reliability of USAID 

program and activity evaluations and 

processes of data collection and 

reporting. To comply with these Acts, 

USAID is currently revising the policy 

associated with its Evaluation Report 

Requirements. The requirements collect 

information from evaluators to establish 

the validity of research methodologies, 

standardize the presentation of research, 

ensure accuracy, and identify any 

conflicts of interest that could create 

bias or influence data analysis, findings, 

or recommendations. USAID is 

soliciting comments for this collection. 

DATES: Comments are due January 16, 

2024. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tania Alfonso, talfonso@usaid.gov, 202– 

712–0144. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: USAID, in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general 

public and Federal agencies with an 

opportunity to comment on the 

proposed information collection. This 

proposed information collection was 

previously published in the Federal 

Register (88 FR 18292) on March 28, 

2023.1 This notice allows for an 

additional 30 days for public comments. 

Title of Collection: USAID Revisions 

to ADS 201 Evaluation Report 

Requirements. 

OMB Control Number: To be issued 

by OMB. 

Type of Review: A new information 

collection. 

Respondents/Affected Public: USAID 

evaluation contractors. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

32. 

Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 4.25. 

Estimated Time per Response: 8.25 

hours. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 1,195 per year. 

Abstract: After a contractor is hired to 

evaluate a program or activity, USAID 

issues to the contractor three 

standardized information collection 

forms that are designed to ensure 

compliance with data quality and 

reporting standards as outlined in 

USAID’s Automated Directives System 

(ADS) 201 and its annexes, including: 

one of three optional Evaluation Design 

Matrices; an Evaluation Report 

Template to be used for the submission 

of the final, and; a Disclosure of 

Conflicts of Interest to be completed by 

the contractor’s team leaders and 

researchers. The Evaluation Design 

Matrix provides a structured format for 

the contractor to present the overall 

approach and methodology for the 

contracted evaluation. Specifically, the 

optional form asks contractors to detail 

key research questions, sources of 

information, scope and methodology, 

and study limitations in the form of a 

table. The Evaluation Report Template 

guides the evaluator in submitting a 

final draft of the research report, 

including requiring the use of 

appropriate branding and marking on 

the cover page, style and formatting of 

the report, and required information and 

order of sections. Finally, external 

evaluators and evaluation team 

members are required to complete and 

submit to USAID a Disclosure of 

Conflicts of Interest form to disclose all 

relevant facts regarding real or potential 

conflicts of interest that could lead 

reasonable third parties with knowledge 

of the relevant facts and circumstances 

to conclude that the evaluator or 

evaluation team member is not able to 

maintain independence and, thus, is not 

capable of exercising objective and 

impartial judgment on all issues 

associated with conducting and 

reporting the work. USAID uses the data 

from the collection of information in 

these three types of forms for internal 

decision-making and external reporting 

requirements to the U.S. Congress. 

Copies of the information collection 

forms can be found in USAID’s Learning 

Lab in the Evaluation Toolkit. The data 

collected in the required forms will be 

available to the public when the Final 

Report is posted on the Development 

Experience Clearinghouse. 

USAID and the Office of Management 

and Budget are particularly interested in 

comments that: 

1. Evaluate whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

2. Evaluate the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

3. Enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

4. Minimize the burden of the

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 


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Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 239 / Thursday, December 14, 2023 / Notices 86623 

1On August 13, 2018, the President signed into 

law the John S. McCain National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, which 

includes the Export Control Reform Act of 2018, 50 

U.S.C. 4801–4852 (‘‘ECRA’’). While Section 1766 of 

ECRA repeals the provisions of the Export 

Administration Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2401 et seq. 

(‘‘EAA’’), (except for three sections which are 

inapplicable here), Section 1768 of ECRA provides, 

in pertinent part, that all orders, rules, regulations, 

and other forms of administrative action that were 

made or issued under the EAA, including as 

continued in effect pursuant to the International 

Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1701 

et seq. (‘‘IEEPA’’), and were in effect as of ECRA’s 

date of enactment (August 13, 2018), shall continue 

in effect according to their terms until modified, 

superseded, set aside, or revoked through action 

undertaken pursuant to the authority provided 

under ECRA. Moreover, Section 1761(a)(5) of ECRA 

authorizes the issuance of temporary denial orders. 

50 U.S.C. 4820(a)(5). 

e.g., permitting electronic submissions 

of responses. 

Tania Alfonso, 

PPL/LER, Program Cycle Supervisory Team 

Lead, USAID. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27487 Filed 12–13–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6116–01–P 

AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL 

DEVELOPMENT 

Background Investigator Quality 

Control Survey 

AGENCY: USAID. 

ACTION: Availability of survey. 

SUMMARY: Quality control survey to 

allow the USAID Office of Security 

Field Investigations program to obtain 

feedback on its background investigator 

workforce from members of the general 

public who are interviewed by USAID 

background investigators. 

DATES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

ADDRESSES: USAID, SEC/FI, 1300 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW, 4th Floor, 

Washington, DC 20523. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brian Shemonsky, (202) 712–1734, 

bshemonsky@usaid.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: USAID 

currently conducts this quality control 

process via U.S. Mail and telephone 

calls. The agency is seeking to both 

modernize and simplify this process. 

Brian Shemonsky, 

Background Investigations Program Manager. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27430 Filed 12–13–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6116–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[B–48–2023] 

Foreign-Trade Zone (FTZ) 164; 

Authorization of Production Activity; 

Vallourec Star, LP; (Semi-Finished 

Steel Casing); Muskogee, Oklahoma 

On August 11, 2023, Vallourec Star, 

LP submitted a notification of proposed 

production activity to the FTZ Board for 

its facility within Subzone 164A, in 

Muskogee, Oklahoma. 

The notification was processed in 

accordance with the regulations of the 

FTZ Board (15 CFR part 400), including 

notice in the Federal Register inviting 

public comment (88 FR 56589, August 

18, 2023). On December 11, 2023, the 

applicant was notified of the FTZ 

Board’s decision that no further review 

of the activity is warranted at this time. 

The production activity described in the 

notification was authorized, subject to 

the FTZ Act and the FTZ Board’s 

regulations, including section 400.14. 

Dated: December 11, 2023. 

Elizabeth Whiteman, 

Executive Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27481 Filed 12–13–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Foreign-Trade Zones Board 

[S–233–2023] 

Foreign-Trade Zone 24; Application for 

Subzone; GMA Accessories DBA 

Capelli New York; Pittston, 

Pennsylvania 

An application has been submitted to 

the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board by 

the Eastern Distribution Center, Inc., 

grantee of FTZ 24, requesting subzone 

status for the facility of GMA 

Accessories DBA Capelli New York 

(Capelli), located in Pittston, 

Pennsylvania. The application was 

submitted pursuant to the provisions of 

the Foreign-Trade Zones Act, as 

amended (19 U.S.C. 81a–81u), and the 

regulations of the FTZ Board (15 CFR 

part 400). It was formally docketed on 

December 8, 2023. 

The proposed subzone (28.08 acres) is 

located at 901 Sathers Drive, Pittston, 

Pennsylvania. No authorization for 

production activity has been requested 

at this time. The proposed subzone 

would be subject to the existing 

activation limit of FTZ 24. 

In accordance with the FTZ Board’s 

regulations, Juanita Chen of the FTZ 

Staff is designated examiner to review 

the application and make 

recommendations to the Executive 

Secretary. 

Public comment is invited from 

interested parties. Submissions shall be 

addressed to the FTZ Board’s Executive 

Secretary and sent to: ftz@trade.gov. The 

closing period for their receipt is 

January 23, 2024. Rebuttal comments in 

response to material submitted during 

the foregoing period may be submitted 

during the subsequent 15-day period to 

February 7, 2024. 

A copy of the application will be 

available for public inspection in the 

‘‘Online FTZ Information Section’’ 

section of the FTZ Board’s website, 

which is accessible via www.trade.gov/ 

ftz. 

For further information, contact 

Juanita Chen at juanita.chen@trade.gov. 

Dated: December 11, 2023. 

Elizabeth Whiteman, 

Executive Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27483 Filed 12–13–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of Industry and Security 

Nordwind Airlines, Leningradskaya 

str., Building 25, Office 27. 28, Moscow 

Region, Khimki City,141402, Russia; 

Order Renewing Temporary Denial of 

Export Privileges 

Pursuant to Section 766.24 of the 

Export Administration Regulations, 15 

CFR parts 730–774 (‘‘EAR’’ or ‘‘the 

Regulations’’),1 I hereby grant the 

request of the Office of Export 

Enforcement (‘‘OEE’’) to renew the 

temporary denial order (‘‘TDO’’) issued 

in this matter on June 15, 2023. I find 

that renewal of this order is necessary 

in the public interest to prevent an 

imminent violation of the Regulations 

and that renewal for an extended period 

is appropriate because Nordwind 

Airlines (‘‘Nordwind’’) has engaged in a 

pattern of repeated, ongoing and/or 

continuous apparent violations of the 

EAR. 

I. Procedural History 

On June 24, 2022, I signed an order 

denying Nordwind’s export privileges 

for a period of 180 days on the ground 

that issuance of the order was necessary 

in the public interest to prevent an 

imminent violation of the Regulations. 

The order was issued ex parte pursuant 

to Section 766.24(a) of the Regulations 


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