3980 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 14 / Monday, January 22, 2024 / Notices 

whether they meet the economic 

disadvantage requirements of the 

program. 

All program offices use the same 

Form 413. SBA plans to revise and 

clarify the instructions for the Form 413 

to ensure the public will be aware of the 

specific submission process for each 

program office. SBA will update the 

Form 413 to include recent rule and 

policy updates related to its thresholds 

for inflation. Lastly, the Form 413 may 

undergo additional formatting changes 

to make it easier to address mandatory 

Federal government 508 accessibility 

compliance. 

Solicitation of Public Comments 

SBA is requesting comments on (a) 

Whether the collection of information is 

necessary for the Agency to properly 

perform its functions; (b) whether the 

burden estimates are accurate; (c) 

whether there are ways to minimize the 

burden, including through the use of 

automated techniques or other forms of 

information technology; and (d) whether 

there are ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information. 

Summary of Information Collection 

OMB Control Number: 3245–0188. 

(1) Title: Personal Financial 

Statement. 

Description of Respondents: 7(a) and 

504 loan Program applicants, Surety 

Bond Program recovery claimants, 

Disaster Loan Program business 

applicants 8(a)/BD and WOSB Program 

applicants. 

Form Number: SBA Form 413. 

Total Estimated Annual Responses: 

251,934. 

Total Estimated Annual Hour Burden: 

344,174. 

Curtis Rich, 

Agency Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2024–01096 Filed 1–19–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8026–09–P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

[Disaster Declaration #20010 and #20011; 

ILLINOIS Disaster Number IL–20000] 

Presidential Declaration Amendment of 

a Major Disaster for the State of Illinois 

AGENCY: Small Business Administration. 

ACTION: Amendment 1. 

SUMMARY: This is an amendment of the 

Presidential declaration of a major 

disaster for the State of Illinois (FEMA– 

4749–DR), dated 11/20/2023. 

Incident: Severe Storms and Flooding. 

Incident Period: 09/17/2023 through 

09/18/2023. 

DATES: Issued on 01/16/2024. 

Physical Loan Application Deadline 

Date: 02/09/2024. 

Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan 

Application Deadline Date: 08/20/2024. 

ADDRESSES: Visit the MySBA Loan 

Portal at https://lending.sba.gov to 

apply for a disaster assistance loan. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Alan Escobar, Office of Disaster 

Recovery & Resilience, U.S. Small 

Business Administration, 409 3rd Street 

SW, Suite 6050, Washington, DC 20416, 

(202) 205–6734. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice 

of the President’s major disaster 

declaration for the State of Illinois, 

dated 11/20/2023, is hereby amended to 

extend the deadline for filing 

applications for physical damages as a 

result of this disaster to 02/09/2024. 

All other information in the original 

declaration remains unchanged. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Number 59008) 

Francisco Sa ́nchez, Jr., 

Associate Administrator, Office of Disaster 

Recovery & Resilience. 

[FR Doc. 2024–01060 Filed 1–19–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8026–09–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 12310] 

Secretary of State’s Determinations 

Under the International Religious 

Freedom Act of 1998 and Frank R. Wolf 

International Religious Freedom Act of 

2016 

Pursuant to section 408(a) of the 

International Religious Freedom Act of 

1998 (Pub. L. 105–292), as amended (the 

Act), notice is hereby given that, on 

December 29, 2023, the Secretary of 

State, under authority delegated by the 

President, has designated each of the 

following as a ‘‘country of particular 

concern’’ (CPC) under section 402(b) of 

the Act, for having engaged in or 

tolerated particularly severe violations 

of religious freedom: Burma, China, 

Cuba, Eritrea, Iran, the Democratic 

People’s Republic of Korea, Nicaragua, 

Pakistan, Russia, Saudi Arabia, 

Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan. The 

Secretary simultaneously designated the 

following as satisfying the requirement 

to take Presidential Action for these 

CPCs: 

For Burma, the existing ongoing 

restrictions referenced in 22 CFR 126.1, 

pursuant to section 402(c)(5) of the Act; 

For the People’s Republic of China, the 

existing ongoing restriction on exports to 

China of crime control or detection 

instruments or equipment, under the Foreign 

Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 

1990 and 1991 (Pub. L. 101–246), pursuant 

to section 402(c)(5) of the Act; 

For Cuba, the existing ongoing restrictions 

referenced in 31 CFR 515.201 and the Cuban 

Liberty and Democratic Solidarity 

(LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (Helms-Burton Act), 

pursuant to section 402(c)(5) of the Act; 

For the Democratic People’s Republic of 

Korea, the existing ongoing restrictions to 

which the Democratic People’s Republic of 

Korea is subject, pursuant to sections 402 and 

409 of the Trade Act of 1974 (the JacksonVanik Amendment), and pursuant to section 

402(c)(5) of the Act; 

For Eritrea, the existing ongoing 

restrictions referenced in 22 CFR 126.1, 

pursuant to section 402(c)(5) of the Act; 

For Iran, the existing ongoing travel 

restrictions in section 221(c) of the Iran 

Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights 

Act of 2012 (TRA) for individuals identified 

under section 221(a)(1)(C) of the TRA in 

connection with the commission of serious 

human rights abuses, pursuant to section 

402(c)(5) of the Act; 

For Nicaragua, the existing ongoing 

restrictions referenced in section 5 of the 

Nicaragua Investment Conditionality Act of 

2018; (the NICA Act) 

For Pakistan, a waiver as required in the 

‘‘important national interest of the United 

States,’’ pursuant to section 407 of the Act; 

For Russia, the existing ongoing sanctions 

issued for individuals identified pursuant to 

section 404(a)(2) of the Russia and Moldova 

Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Sergei Magnitsky 

Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012 and 

section 11 of the Support for the Sovereignty, 

Integrity, Democracy, and Economic Stability 

of Ukraine Act of 2014, as amended by 

Section 228 of the Countering America’s 

Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, pursuant 

to section 402(c)(5) of the Act; 

For Saudi Arabia, a waiver as required in 

the ‘‘important national interest of the United 

States,’’ pursuant to section 407 of the Act; 

For Tajikistan, a waiver as required in the 

‘‘important national interest of the United 

States,’’ pursuant to section 407 of the Act; 

and 

For Turkmenistan, a waiver as required in 

the ‘‘important national interest of the United 

States,’’ pursuant to section 407 of the Act. 

In addition, the Secretary of State has 

designated the following countries as 

‘‘special watch list’’ countries for 

engaging in or tolerating severe 

violations of religious freedom: Algeria, 

Azerbaijan, the Central African 

Republic, Comoros, and Vietnam. 

Pursuant to section 408(a) of the 

International Religious Freedom Act of 

1998 (Pub. L. 105–292), notice is hereby 

given that, on December 29, 2023, the 

Secretary of State, under authority 

delegated by the President, has 

designated each of the following as an 

‘‘entity of particular concern’’ under 

section 301 of the Frank R. Wolf 

International Religious Freedom Act of 

2016 (Pub. L. 114–281), for having 

engaged in particularly severe violations 


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