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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 4.38 percent for the 

October–December quarter of FY 2025. 

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. 

David Parrish, 

Chief, Secondary Market Division. 

[FR Doc. 2024–22164 Filed 9–26–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

[Disaster Declaration #20666 and #20667; 

LOUISIANA Disaster Number LA–20007] 

Presidential Declaration of a Major 

Disaster for Public Assistance Only for 

the State of Louisiana 

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 Louisiana (FEMA–4817– 

DR), dated September 23, 2024. 

DATES: Issued on September 23, 2024. 

Physical Loan Application Deadline 

Date: November 22, 2024. 

Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan 

Application Deadline Date: June 23, 

2025. 

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: Notice is 

hereby given that as a result of the 

President’s major disaster declaration on 

September 23, 2024, Private Non-Profit 

organizations that provide essential 

services of a governmental nature may 

file disaster loan applications online 

using the MySBA Loan Portal https://

lending.sba.gov or other locally 

announced locations. Please contact the 

SBA disaster assistance customer 

service center by email at 

disastercustomerservice@sba.gov or by 

phone at 1–800–659–2955 for further 

assistance. 

The following areas have been 

determined to be adversely affected by 

the disaster: 

Incident: Hurricane Francine. 

Incident Period: September 9, 2024 

through September 12, 2024. 

Primary Parishes: 

Ascension, Assumption, East Baton 

Rouge, East Feliciana, Lafourche, 

Livingston, Orleans, Plaquemines, 

St. Charles, St. Helena, St. Martin, 

St. Mary, St. Tammany, Terrebonne, 

Washington, West Feliciana. 

The Interest Rates are: 

Percent 

For Physical Damage: 

Non-Profit Organizations with 

Credit Available Elsewhere ... 3.250 

Non-Profit Organizations without Credit Available Elsewhere ..................................... 3.250 

For Economic Injury: 

Non-Profit Organizations without Credit Available Elsewhere ..................................... 3.250 

The number assigned to this disaster 

for physical damage is 206668 and for 

economic injury is 206670. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Number 59008) 

Francisco Sa ́nchez, Jr., 

Associate Administrator, Office of Disaster 

Recovery & Resilience. 

[FR Doc. 2024–22211 Filed 9–26–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8026–09–P 

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 

[Docket No: SSA–2024–0033] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Request 

The Social Security Administration 

(SSA) publishes a list of information 

collection packages requiring clearance 

by the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) in compliance with 

Public Law 104–13, the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, effective October 

1, 1995. This notice includes a request 

for a new information collection. 

SSA is soliciting comments on the 

accuracy of the agency’s burden 

estimate; the need for the information; 

its practical utility; ways to enhance its 

quality, utility, and clarity; and ways to 

minimize burden on respondents, 

including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. Mail, email, or 

fax your comments and 

recommendations on the information 

collection(s) to the OMB Desk Officer 

and SSA Reports Clearance Officer at 

the following addresses or fax numbers. 

(OMB) Office of Management and 

Budget, Attn: Desk Officer for SSA 

You may submit your comments online 

through https://www.reginfo.gov/public/ 

do/PRAMain, referencing Docket ID 

Number [SSA–2024–0033]. 

(SSA) Social Security Administration, 

OLCA, Attn: Reports Clearance 

Director, Mail Stop 3253 Altmeyer, 

6401 Security Blvd., Baltimore, MD 

21235, Fax: 833–410–1631, Email 

address: OR.Reports.Clearance@

ssa.gov 

Or you may submit your comments 

online through https://www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAmain by clicking on 

Currently under Review—Open for 

Public Comments and choosing to click 

on one of SSA’s published items. Please 

reference Docket ID Number [SSA– 

2024–003] in your submitted response. 

The information collections below are 

pending at SSA. SSA will submit them 

to OMB within 60 days from the date of 

this notice. To be sure we consider your 

comments, we must receive them no 

later than November 26, 2024. 

Individuals can obtain copies of the 

collection instruments by writing to the 

above email address. 

1. Developing Opportunities for ABLE 

Owners (DO–ABLE)—0960–NEW. 

Background 

SSA is requesting clearance to collect 

data necessary to evaluate the 

Developing Opportunities for ABLE 

Owners (DO–ABLE) under the 

Interventional Cooperative Agreement 

Program (ICAP). On May 6, 2021, the 

Social Security Administration (SSA) 

announced a new funding opportunity, 

the Interventional Cooperative 

Agreement Program (ICAP), in the 

Federal Register, 86 FR 24427. ICAP 

allows SSA to partner with various nonfederal groups and organizations to 

advance interventional research 

connected to the Supplemental Security 

Income (SSI) and Social Security 

Disability Insurance (SSDI) programs. 

On September 28, 2023, SSA awarded a 

cooperative agreement to the University 

of Chicago’s Inclusive Economy Lab 

(IEL) through the Interventional 

Cooperative Agreement Program (ICAP). 

Through the cooperative agreement, IEL 

will conduct the Developing 

Opportunities for Achieving a Better 

Life Experience Owners (DO–ABLE) 

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1SSI cash benefits are suspended if ABLE 

account balances exceed this $100,000 threshold; 

however, ABLE account balances do not affect 

Medicaid eligibility. 

DO–ABLE Project Description 

DO–ABLE intends to promote take-up 

and use of ABLE accounts among 

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 

recipients in Illinois and Wisconsin 

through a three-phased randomized 

controlled trial (RCT). ABLE accounts 

are tax-advantaged savings accounts, 

which offer people with disabilities the 

opportunity to accumulate assets and 

use funds for a broad range of expenses 

without threatening SSI benefits 

eligibility. Up to $100,000 saved in an 

ABLE account is exempt from the SSI 

resource limit.1 Regardless of the 

benefits ABLE accounts offer to SSI 

recipients, very few people have 

accounts. To be eligible for ABLE, one 

must have a disability that (1) meets 

SSA’s definition of disability; and (2) 

started before age 26. Our study will 

therefore include current adult SSI 

recipients in Illinois and Wisconsin 

who are ages 18 to 59 who first received 

SSI before age 26, all of whom are 

eligible for ABLE accounts. We will 

exclude existing ABLE account owners 

from the study. 

The DO–ABLE evaluation uses a 

three-phased randomized controlled 

trial (RCT) to promote take-up and use 

of ABLE accounts. We designed each of 

the three phases of the proposed RCT to 

address and engage with a key barrier 

identified through our previous research 

as preventing uptake of ABLE accounts: 

(1) limited knowledge of the program; 

(2) administrative burden associated 

with opening and using the accounts; 

(3) limited resources to save. To collect 

this information, we will first send 

letters to approximately 85,000 of the 

roughly 100,000 eligible SSI recipients 

in Illinois and Wisconsin. Eligible SSI 

recipients are those actively receiving 

SSI payments who are ages 18 to 59 who 

first received SSI before age 26. This 

outreach will be Phase 1 of the 

intervention. In addition to providing 

information encouraging people to sign 

up for an ABLE account, these letters 

will invite people to participate in an 

intake survey. For people who agree to 

participate, we will collect three 

different types of data: 

• Intake Survey: We will send a link 

to this online survey in the initial letter 

we send. This survey will contain four 

parts: 

Æ Consent Form: This form will ask 

respondents for their consent to 

participate in the study. 

Æ Program-specific Modules: These 

will gather information on participants’ 

perceptions of ABLE accounts and will 

also cover metrics related to 

employment intentions and financial 

well-being. 

Æ Short Informational Video: This 

video will highlight the advantages of 

ABLE accounts for SSI recipients and 

will include closed captions for those 

who require them. 

Æ Random Assignment for Second 

Phase: After people complete the 

consent form, we will randomly assign 

them to either a seeding group (in which 

case they would be eligible for $250 to 

be placed into a newly opened ABLE 

account) or the no seeding group. At the 

end of the survey, we will inform 

people to which group they are 

assigned. 

• Follow-up Survey: The DO–ABLE 

evaluation team will administer a 

follow-up survey to everyone who 

provided informed consent (regardless 

of whether they completed the full 

intake survey, and regardless of their 

assignment status for phases two and 

three) two years after their enrollment 

date. The survey will collect 

information about similar topics as the 

intake survey to allow us to assess 

changes over time, as well as more 

comprehensive measures of work 

activity and general well-being. These 

data will help offer a comprehensive 

assessment of how the intervention and 

participation in ABLE affects 

participants’ self-sufficiency and wellbeing. 

• Qualitative Interviews: To offer 

additional context on the overall 

process, we will conduct two waves of 

semi-structured qualitative interviews. 

Each round will include 40 unique 

individuals, including a mix of people 

with disabilities and their supporters, 

caregivers, and loved ones. We expect 

the interviews to last about 45 minutes, 

and will explore respondents’ planned 

use of their ABLE accounts, including 

contributions and uses of funds. We will 

also explore key facilitators and barriers 

to opening and using ABLE accounts 

that are difficult to assess through 

surveys and administrative data. In 

addition, for individuals who did not 

sign up for an account, we will examine 

the barriers that prevented them from 

opening an account and what would 

need to change for them to sign up. We 

expect these interviews will assess 

participants’ initial expectations of the 

value of ABLE accounts in promoting 

employment, independence, and wellbeing, and explore how these 

expectations compare to the 

participants’ actual experience of using 

ABLE accounts. 

SSA is partnering with the University 

of Chicago’s IEL and the Illinois State 

Treasurer’s Office (ILSTO) to implement 

and evaluate DO–ABLE. The evaluation 

will provide empirical evidence on (1) 

the barriers that currently prevent 

people from opening ABLE accounts; 

and (2) the impacts of opening and 

saving money in an ABLE account. We 

are primarily interested in impacts on 

financial security, self-sufficiency, and, 

ultimately, employment. The 

respondents are current SSI recipients 

(or their guardians) who are ages 18 to 

59 who first received SSI before age 26, 

and who are thus eligible to open an 

ABLE account. 

Type of Request: Request for a new 

information collection. 

Modality of completion Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(minutes) 

Estimated total 

annual burden 

(hours) 

Average 

theoretical 

hourly cost 

amount 

(dollars) * 

Average 

wait time for 

teleservice 

centers 

(minutes) ** 

Total annual 

opportunity 

cost 

(dollars) *** 

Intake survey—Online ............................. 4,760 1 15 1,190 * $31.48 ........................ *** $37,461 

Intake survey—Telephone ...................... 2,040 1 15 510 * 31.48 ** 19 *** 36,391 

Follow-up survey—Online ....................... 2,856 1 15 714 * 31.48 ........................ *** 22,477 

Follow-up survey—Telephone ................ 1,224 1 15 306 * 31.48 ** 19 *** 21,847 

Qualitative interviews .............................. 80 1 45 60 * 31.48 ** 19 *** 2,676 

Totals ............................................... 10,960 ........................ ........................ 2,780 ........................ ........................ *** 120,852 

* We based this figure on the average U.S. worker’s hourly wages, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm). 

** We based this figure by averaging the average FY 2024 wait times for teleservice centers, based on SSA’s current management information data. 

*** This figure does not represent actual costs that SSA is imposing on recipients of Social Security payments to complete this application; rather, these are theoretical opportunity costs for the additional time respondents will spend to complete the application. There is no actual charge to respondents to complete the 

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1 Van Pool originally filed the application on 

August 15, 2024, but it then filed a supplement on 

August 29, 2024. Therefore, for purposes of 

determining the procedural schedule and statutory 

deadlines, the filing date of the application is 

August 29, 2024. See 49 CFR 1182.4(a). 

2Additional information about these motor 

carriers, including U.S. Department of 

Transportation (USDOT) numbers, motor carrier 

numbers, and USDOT safety fitness ratings, can be 

found in the application and the supplement. (See 

Appl. 3–6, Ex. A; Suppl. 2.) 

3Specifically, Van Pool states that it is wholly 

owned by VP Intermediate Company (VP 

Intermediate), a Delaware corporation and 

noncarrier holding company, and that VP 

Intermediate is wholly owned by Beacon Mobility 

Corp. (Beacon), a Delaware corporation and 

noncarrier holding company. (Id. at 8.) Beacon is 

wholly owned by Van Pool Intermediate, Inc. 

(Intermediate Inc.), a Delaware corporation and 

noncarrier holding company. (Id.) Intermediate Inc. 

is wholly owned by Van Pool Group Holdings, L.P. 

(Group Holdings), a Delaware limited partnership 

and noncarrier holding company, and Group 

Holdings is majority-owned and controlled by AG 

Van Pool Holdings, LP (AG Holdings), a Delaware 

limited partnership and noncarrier holding 

company. (Id.) AG Holdings is owned by 

investment funds affiliated with Audax 

Management. (Id.) 

Dated: September 24, 2024. 

Naomi Sipple, 

Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2024–22178 Filed 9–26–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4191–02–P 

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 

[Docket No. MCF 21119] 

Van Pool Transportation LLC— 

Acquisition of Control—Transaction 

Corporate Shuttles, Inc. 

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board. 

ACTION: Notice tentatively approving 

and authorizing finance transaction. 

SUMMARY: Van Pool Transportation LLC 

(Van Pool or Applicant), a noncarrier, 

filed an application to acquire control of 

an interstate passenger motor carrier, 

TransAction Corporate Shuttles, Inc. 

(TCS), from its sole shareholder, the 

Cynthia Cain Frene ́ Revocable Trust 

(Seller). The Board is tentatively 

approving and authorizing the 

transaction subject to the owners of Van 

Pool filing to join the application. If the 

owners’ filing is satisfactory and no 

opposing comments are timely filed, 

this notice will be the final Board 

action. 

DATES: Van Pool’s owners’ filing to join 

the application is due by October 11, 

2024. Comments must be filed by 

November 8, 2024. If any comments are 

filed, Van Pool may file a reply by 

November 26, 2024. If no opposing 

comments are filed by November 8, 

2024, this notice shall be effective on 

November 9, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be filed 

with the Board either via e-filing or in 

writing addressed to: Surface 

Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW, 

Washington, DC 20423–0001. In 

addition, send one copy of comments to 

Van Pool’s representative: Kiefer A. 

Light, Scopelitis, Garvin, Light, Hanson 

& Feary, P.C., 10 W Market Street, Suite 

1400, Indianapolis, IN 46204. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sarah Fancher at (202) 740–5507. If you 

require an accommodation under the 

Americans with Disabilities Act, please 

call (202) 245–0245. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: According 

to the application,1 Van Pool is a 

Delaware limited liability company 

headquartered in Wilbraham, Mass. 

(Appl. 1.) Applicant states that it is not 

a federally regulated carrier but that it 

indirectly owns and controls all equity 

and voting interest in 10 interstate 

passenger motor carriers (Affiliate 

Regulated Carriers) that are among its 

operating subsidiaries. (Id. at 2; Suppl. 

1.) The Affiliate Regulated Carriers are: 2

• NRT Bus, Inc., which primarily 

provides non-regulated student 

transportation services for schools in 

Massachusetts (Essex, Middlesex, 

Norfolk, Suffolk, and Worcester 

counties), and occasional charter 

services; 

• Trombly Motor Coach Service, Inc., 

which primarily provides non-regulated 

student transportation services for 

schools in Massachusetts (Essex and 

Middlesex counties), and occasional 

charter services; 

• Salter Transportation, Inc., which 

primarily provides non-regulated 

student transportation services for 

schools in Massachusetts (Essex County) 

and southern New Hampshire, and 

occasional charter services; 

• Easton Coach Company, LLC, 

which provides (i) intrastate paratransit, 

shuttle, and line-run services under 

contracts with regional transportation 

authorities and other organizations, 

primarily in New Jersey and eastern 

Pennsylvania, and (ii) private charter 

motor coach and shuttle services 

(interstate and intrastate), primarily in 

eastern Pennsylvania; 

• F. M. Kuzmeskus, Inc., d/b/a Travel 

Kuz, which provides (i) non-regulated 

school bus transportation services, (ii) 

intrastate and interstate motor coach 

and limousine charter services, and (iii) 

limited intrastate and interstate charter 

services, all in western Massachusetts 

and southern Vermont; 

• Alltown Bus Service Inc., which 

primarily provides non-regulated 

student transportation services for 

schools in the metropolitan area of 

Chicago, Ill., and its northern suburbs, 

and occasional charter services; 

• DS Bus Lines, Inc., which primarily 

provides (i) non-regulated student 

transportation services for schools in 

Kansas (Beloit, Kansas City, Lincoln, 

Olathe, and Shawnee), Missouri (Belton 

and Smithville), Colorado (the 

metropolitan area of Denver), and 

Oklahoma (the metropolitan area of 

Tulsa), (ii) intrastate employee shuttle 

services in Colorado and Texas, and (iii) 

occasional charter services; 

• Royal Coach Lines, Inc., which 

primarily provides (i) non-regulated 

student transportation services for 

schools in the metropolitan area of 

Westchester County, N.Y., and southern 

Connecticut, and (ii) contract and 

charter transportation services; 

• PLSIII LLC, which primarily 

provides (1) disabled transportation 

services under contracts with private 

nonprofit organizations for fixed route 

and shuttle services in New York 

(Buffalo, western New York, Rochester, 

Utica and surrounding areas, and 

Poughkeepsie and surrounding areas), 

and (ii) very limited group day trip 

charter transportation services; and 

• Local Motion, LLC, d/b/a Local 

Motion of Boston, which provides nonregulated school bus, charter, and 

shuttle services in the metropolitan area 

of Boston. 

According to the application, Van 

Pool also has operating subsidiaries that 

provide transportation services that do 

not involve regulated interstate 

transportation or require interstate 

passenger authority, primarily in the 

northeastern and central portions of the 

United States. (Appl. 2.) Van Pool states 

that it is indirectly owned and 

controlled by investment funds 

affiliated with Audax Management 

Company, LLC, (Audax Management), a 

Delaware limited liability company.3

(Id. at 8.) Collectively, these parent 

companies of Applicant will be referred 

to as the Owners. 

The application explains that TCS, 

the carrier being acquired, operates as a 

motor carrier primarily providing fixedroute commuter and municipal shuttle 

bus services and on-demand 

transportation for employees of 

businesses and communities in 

Massachusetts. (Id. at 6–7.) TCS also 

provides mini-bus, van, and limousine 

charter services for activities such as 

corporate and group outings, day trips, 

weddings, Bar/Bat Mitzvahs, and local 

events in Massachusetts. (Id. at 7.) In 

providing its services, TCS uses 


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