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disaster for the State of North Carolina 

(FEMA–4827–DR), dated 09/28/2024. 

Incident: Tropical Storm Helene. 

Incident Period: 09/25/2024 and 

continuing. 

DATES: Issued on 10/15/2024. 

Physical Loan Application Deadline 

Date: 11/27/2024. 

Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan 

Application Deadline Date: 06/30/2025. 

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: The notice 

of the President’s major disaster 

declaration for the State of North 

Carolina, dated 09/28/2024, is hereby 

amended to include the following areas 

as adversely affected by the disaster: 

Primary Counties (Physical Damage and 

Economic Injury Loans): Cabarrus, 

Cherokee, Forsyth, Graham, Iredell, 

Lee, Nash, Rowan, Stanly, Surry, 

Union, Yadkin. 

Contiguous Counties (Economic Injury 

Loans Only): 

North Carolina: Anson, Chatham, 

Davidson, Davie, Edgecombe, 

Franklin, Guilford, Halifax, Harnett, 

Johnston, Montgomery, Moore, 

Richmond, Rockingham, Stokes, 

Wake, Warren, Wilson. 

Tennessee: Monroe, Polk. 

South Carolina: Chesterfield. 

Virginia: Carroll, Patrick. 

Georgia: Fannin. 

All other information in the original 

declaration remains unchanged. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Number 59008) 

Rafaela Monchek, 

Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of 

Disaster Recovery & Resilience. 

[FR Doc. 2024–24396 Filed 10–21–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8026–09–P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

[Disaster Declaration #20720 and #20721; 

NORTH CAROLINA Disaster Number NC– 

20009] 

Presidential Declaration Amendment of 

a Major Disaster for Public Assistance 

Only for the State of North Carolina 

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business 

Administration. 

ACTION: Amendment 1. 

SUMMARY: This is an amendment of the 

Presidential declaration of a major 

disaster for Public Assistance Only for 

the State of North Carolina (FEMA– 

4827–DR), dated 10/02/2024. 

Incident: Tropical Storm Helene. 

Incident Period: 09/25/2024 and 

continuing. 

DATES: Issued on 10/15/2024. 

Physical Loan Application Deadline 

Date: 12/02/2024. 

Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan 

Application Deadline Date: 07/02/2025. 

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: The notice 

of the President’s major disaster 

declaration for Private Non-Profit 

organizations in the State of North 

Carolina, dated 10/02/2024, is hereby 

amended to include the following areas 

as adversely affected by the disaster. 

Primary Counties: Swain. 

All other information in the original 

declaration remains unchanged. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Number 59008) 

Rafaela Monchek 

Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of 

Disaster Recovery & Resilience. 

[FR Doc. 2024–24397 Filed 10–21–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8026–09–P 

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 

[Docket No: SSA–2024–0040] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Comment 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 two new 

collections for OMB approval, as well as 

revisions of OMB-approved information 

collections. 

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 

(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– 

2024–0040] in your submitted response. 

SSA submitted the information 

collections below to OMB for clearance. 

Your comments regarding these 

information collections would be most 

useful if OMB and SSA receive them 30 

days from the date of this publication. 

To be sure we consider your comments, 

we must receive them no later than 

November 21, 2024. Individuals can 

obtain copies of these OMB clearance 

packages by writing to the 

OR.Reports.Clearance@ssa.gov. 

1. New Applicant Survey (NAS)— 

0960–NEW. Background: The Social 

Security Administration (SSA) provides 

income assistance to more than 13 

million working-age adults and children 

with disabilities through the Social 

Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and 

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 

programs. To evaluate these 

respondents as they navigate SSA’s 

application process, we are 

implementing the New Applicant 

Survey (NAS). The objective of the New 

Applicant Survey (NAS) is to provide 

SSA’s Office of Research, 

Demonstration, and Employment 

Support (ORDES) with information 

about recent applicants’ experience at 

different stages or touchpoints in the 

disability application process. SSA will 

use findings from the survey to inform 

testable policy interventions to improve 

the application experience for applicant. 

NAS Description: The primary goal of 

NAS is to help SSA improve our current 

application process through the use of 

feedback from the public who use it. 

The research questions and survey will 

allow SSA to evaluate current practices 

and improve upon them. Ultimately, we 

expect the purpose of this survey will 

help SSA to implement a better overall 

application experience for respondents, 

as they use SSA’s systems. 


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To provide information to SSA 

regarding applicants’ experiences at the 

different touchpoints in the disability 

application process, SSA’s evaluation 

will include the following analysis 

components: 

• Comparison of Characteristics: 

Comparing characteristics of nonrespondents (or the total sample) to 

those of respondents using information 

available for both non-respondents and 

respondents. 

• Modeling: Modeling response 

propensity using multivariate analyses, 

including observation and analysis of 

several outcome variables. 

• Evaluation of Differences: 

Evaluating differences found in 

comparisons between unadjusted (i.e., 

base-) weighted estimates of selected 

sampling frame characteristics based on 

the survey respondents and the 

corresponding population (frame) 

parameter. 

• Comparison of Estimates: 

Comparing weighted survey estimates 

(e.g., selected error rates by type) using 

unadjusted (base) weights versus 

nonresponse-adjusted weights. 

We expect the NAS will help SSA 

answer the following research 

questions: 

• What are the pre- and postapplication employment experiences of 

awarded and denied SSDI and SSI 

applicants? 

• What employment-, vocational-, 

medical-, or income-related services and 

supports did applicants use leading up 

to and since application? 

• What sources of information about 

SSDI or SSI did the applicant use or 

have access to? 

• What were the applicants’ 

experiences with representation during 

the application or post-application 

periods? 

SSA will conduct this survey with 

10,000 respondents nationally. SSA will 

provide a list of recent adult applicants 

who have applied for Social Security 

disability benefits to the contractor to 

use for sample selection. To ensure that 

sampled applicants have recent 

experiences with the application 

process, we will restrict the target 

population to those who have applied, 

appealed, or received a determination in 

the six months prior to sampling. The 

sample will include individuals to 

whom SSA awarded benefits 

(beneficiaries), those to whom SSA 

denied benefits, as well as applicants 

who remain at different stages of the 

application process. 

For this survey, we will use the 

following methods for recruitment: 

• SSA Announcement 

• Email to Appointed Representative 

from Appointed Representative 

Associations 

• Email to Appointed Representative 

(Directly) 

• First USPS Mailing to All Applicants, 

which will include a small cash 

incentive of $2, a letter, and an 

information sheet 

• Second USPS Mailing to All 

Applicants 

• Third USPS Mailing to 

Nonrespondents 

• Fourth USPS Mailing to 

Nonrespondents 

• Fifth contact introducing the 

telephone modality. 

As part of recruitment, we will also 

conduct experiments regarding more 

cash incentives, invitations to complete 

the survey using multiple modalities 

(internet, paper, telephone), as well as 

an early-bird incentive. 

The Survey Instrument: The survey 

asks questions that focus on the 

applicant’s experience with different 

aspects of the application process. We 

will use it to collect data from 10,000 

new applicants at different touchpoints 

in the application process to understand 

applicant experiences at each stage and 

obtain the information needed to 

address the research questions. 

To accommodate respondent 

preferences, we will create three 

modalities of the survey instrument: 

internet-based, automated-telephone, 

and paper. The internet and telephone 

versions will have essentially the same 

design as these modalities, by using 

dynamic pathing. This will facilitate the 

automatic skipping of questions based 

on the respondents’ earlier responses. 

We will include instructions and 

formatting on the paper instrument 

which will also allow the respondents 

to skip questions based on previous 

responses; however, they will be able to 

see all of the questions (which is not the 

case on the internet and telephone 

versions). 

The survey questions will focus on 

the following applicant experiences: 

• Touchpoints in the application 

process completed and applicants’ 

experience with the most recent 

touchpoints; 

• Use of appointed representatives; 

• Actions taken when applicants 

receive an unfavorable SSA decision; 

• Use of and experience with SSA 

services; 

• Recommendations for 

improvements to the application 

process; 

• Personal financial environment 

including use of assistance programs; 

• Personal support system; and 

• Demographic information. 

SSA will use the information we 

collect from this survey to understand 

applicants’ experiences at different 

stages in the application process, as well 

as the types of SSA services applicants 

accessed, and to evaluate changes to the 

application process that could 

potentially improve applicants’ 

experience. 

We will encourage respondents to 

complete the survey via the internet 

modality, but will not restrict them, or 

penalize respondents who choose a 

different method (paper or telephone). 

We will require informed consent for all 

participants. 

Ultimately, we expect the survey will 

help SSA to implement a better overall 

application experience for respondents, 

as they use SSA’s systems. 

The respondents are current SSA 

beneficiaries who have undergone the 

application process; individuals to 

whom SSA denied benefits; applicants 

for Social Security services in various 

stages of the application process, and 

their representatives (as applicable). 

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) * 

Total annual 

opportunity 

cost 

(dollars) ** 

Internet Survey (including informed consent and screener) ..... 5,000 1 35 2,917 $7.25 $21,148 

Paper Survey (including informed consent and screener) ....... 3,500 1 35 2,280 7.25 16,530 

Telephone Survey (including informed consent and screener) 1,500 1 40 1,000 7.25 7,250 

Totals ................................................................................. 10,000 ........................ ........................ 6,197 ........................ 44,928 

* We base this figure on the Federal minimum wage of $7.25, as survey participants will have recently applied for SSA disability benefits and will typically not have 

started receiving benefits yet (https://www.dol.gov/general/topic/wages/minimumwage). 

Note: Our contractor will schedule an appointment to call the recipient at their preferred date and time; therefore, the respondents will not incur an average wait 

time. 


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** 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 

application. 

2. Statutory Benefit Continuation 

Election Statement—20 CFR 404.1597a, 

and 416.996—0960–NEW. Sections 

223(g) and 1631(a)(7) of the Social 

Security Act (Act) provide that, when a 

disability Title II beneficiary or Title 

XVI recipient requests an appeal of a 

Social Security Administration’s (SSA) 

determination stating that their physical 

or mental impairment(s) ceased or is no 

longer disabling during a continuing 

disability review (CDR), the individual 

has the right to request disability 

benefits continue during their appeal. 

This process, known as Statutory 

Benefit Continuation (SBC), follows 

regulations set forth in 20 CFR 

404.1597a(f) and 416.996(c–d) of the 

Code of Federal Regulations (Code). 

Currently, when SSA determines an 

individual’s disability ceased or is no 

longer disabling, SSA sends the 

individual a notice of benefit 

termination informing them within 10 

days after receipt of the notice their 

disability benefits will end, and they 

must submit in writing, or use Form 

SSA–795, Statement of Claimant or 

Other Person (OMB No. 0960–0045), to 

complete a statement to elect or decline 

continuation of benefits. However, Form 

SSA–795 does not specifically address 

SBC elections, which often leads to 

incomplete submissions for those cases. 

For SBC cases, SSA’s field office staff 

frequently need to follow-up with 

individuals to clarify their election or 

explain the available options. The SBC 

election is effective until SSA makes the 

determination or decision at the 

applicable appeal level. SSA requires 

the individual to make a separate 

election at each level of appeal, through 

the hearing level before an 

administrative law judge (ALJ). SBC is 

not available at the appeals council (AC) 

or federal court levels; however, if the 

AC remands a case back to the ALJ 

hearing level, and the individual did not 

previously elect SBC, SSA grants the 

individual another opportunity to make 

an SBC election at that time. If the 

individual elected SBC at a prior ALJ 

hearing level, the field office (FO) 

automatically reinstates SBC after the 

AC sends the case to the hearing office. 

The FO reinstates benefits retroactive to 

the first month of non-payment 

resulting from the now vacated prior 

ALJ decision. A claimant has two 

opportunities to elect SBC during the 

appeal process: (1) the claimant can 

request SBC when appealing at the 

reconsideration level and then again at 

the hearing level, and (2) the claimant 

can request SBC at the hearing level 

only. 

The following individuals are eligible 

for SCB: SSI recipients whose benefits 

are based on disability or blindness; 

primary disability insurance 

beneficiaries; auxiliaries receiving 

benefits on the record of a primary 

disability beneficiary, disabled widow 

or widowers, disabled adult children; 

mothers or fathers receiving benefits 

based on having a disabled adult child 

in their care, and mothers or fathers 

receiving benefits based on having in 

their care a child under age 18 but over 

age 15 who is disabled and receiving 

child’s benefits. 

SSA is requesting OMB approval of 

Form SSA–792, Statutory Benefit 

Continuation Election Statement to 

standardize our collection of an 

individual’s benefit continuation 

election choice. Form SSA–792 will 

allow the individual to elect from a 

variety of options available to them for 

continued disability benefits and 

Medicare coverage. The respondents are 

Title II and Title XVI disability 

beneficiaries and recipients and Title II 

auxiliaries. 

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 in field 

office 

(minutes) ** 

Total annual 

opportunity 

cost 

(dollars) *** 

Reconsideration Appeal Level: Form SSA– 

792 ............................................................. 60,038 1 40 40,025 * $22.39 ** 24 *** $1,433,856 

Hearing Appeal Level: Form SSA–792 ......... 17,107 1 40 11,405 * 22.39 ** 24 *** 408,573 

Totals ..................................................... 77,145 ........................ ........................ 51,430 ........................ ........................ *** 1,842,429 

* We based this figure on the average of both DI payments based on SSA’s current FY 2024 data (https://mwww.ba.ssa.gov/legislation/2024FactSheet.pdf), and 

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 on averaging the average FY 2024 wait times for field offices, 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 

application. 

3. Disability Report-Appeal—20 CFR 

404.1512, 416.912, 404.916(c), 

416.1416(c), 422.140, 404.1713, 

416.1513, 404.1740(b)(4), 

416.1540(b)(4), and 405 Subpart C— 

0960–0144. SSA requires disability 

applicants who wish to appeal an 

unfavorable determination to complete 

Form SSA–3441–BK; the associated 

Electronic Disability Collect System 

(EDCS) interview; or the internet 

application, i3441. This allows 

claimants to disclose any changes to 

their disability, or resources, which 

might influence SSA’s unfavorable 

determination. SSA may use the 

information to: (1) reconsider and 

review an initial disability 

determination; (2) review a continuing 

disability; and (3) evaluate a request for 

a hearing. This information assists the 

State Disability Determination Services 

(DDS) and ALJ in preparing for the 

appeals and hearings, and in issuing a 

determination or decision on an 

individual’s entitlement (initial or 

continuing) to disability benefits. In 

addition, the information we collect on 

the SSA–3441–BK, or related 

modalities, facilitates SSA’s collection 

of medical information to support the 

applicant’s request for reconsideration; 

request for benefits cessation appeal; 

and request for a hearing before an ALJ. 

Respondents are individuals who 

appeal denial, reduction, or cessation of 

Social Security disability benefits and 

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 

payments; individuals who wish to 

request a hearing before an ALJ; or their 

representatives. 

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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 in field 

office 

(minutes) ** 

Total annual 

opportunity 

cost 

(dollars) *** 

SSA–3441–BK (Paper Form) ........................ 24,645 1 50 20,538 * $13.31 ........................ *** $273,361 

Electronic Disability Collect System 

(EDCS)—Individuals .................................. 159,971 1 50 133,309 * 13.31 ** 24 *** 2,626,023 

Electronic Disability Collect System 

(EDCS)—Representatives ......................... 44,192 1 45 33,144 * 58.40 ........................ *** 1,935,610 

i3441 (Internet Application)—Individuals ...... 696,896 1 33 383,293 * 13.31 ........................ *** 5,101,630 

i3441 (Internet Application)—Representatives ........................................................... 583,031 1 28 272,081 * 58.40 ........................ *** 15,889,530 

Totals ..................................................... 1,508,735 ........................ ........................ 842,365 ........................ ........................ *** 25,826,154 

* We based these figures on average DI hourly wages for single students based on SSA’s current FY 2024 data (https://mwww.ba.ssa.gov/legislation/ 

2024FactSheet.pdf) and average U.S. citizen’s hourly salary, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes231011.htm), as well 

as a combination of those two figures (for the paper form, as we do not collect data on whether the paper forms are filled out by individuals or representatives or 

both). 

** We based this figure on the average FY 2024 wait times for field offices, and the average teleservice wait time 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 

application. 

4. Request for 800# Automated 

Telephone Services Knowledge-Based 

Authentication (RISA–KBA)—20 CFR 

401.45—0960–0596. The Request for 

800# Automated Telephone Services 

Knowledge-Based Authentication is the 

knowledge-based authentication method 

SSA uses to allow individuals access to 

their personal information through our 

Automated Telephone Services. SSA’s 

system asks requestors using the 

automated telephone services to provide 

additional identifying information 

unique to those individuals so SSA can 

authenticate their identities before 

releasing personal information. The 

system requests this unique identifying 

information to authenticate both 

individuals and third parties who use 

our automated telephone system to seek 

personal information from SSA records, 

or to make changes to SSA records. The 

respondents are current beneficiaries, or 

third parties who use the automated 

telephone system to request personal 

information from SSA. 

Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved 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) * 

Total annual 

opportunity 

cost 

(dollars) ** 

Automated Telephone Requestors ........................................... 1,716,315 1 4 114,421 * $31.48 ** $3,601,973 

* We based these figures on average U.S. citizen’s hourly salary, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes231011.htm) 

** 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 

application. 

5. Prohibition of Payment of SSI 

Benefits to Fugitive Felons and Parole/ 

Probation Violators—20 CFR 

416.708(o)—0960–0617. Section 

1611(e)(4) of the Act precludes 

eligibility for SSI payments for certain 

fugitives and probation or parole 

violators. Our regulation at 20 CFR 

416.708(o) requires individuals 

applying for, or receiving SSI to report 

to SSA that: (1) they are fleeing to avoid 

prosecution for a crime; (2) they are 

fleeing to avoid custody or confinement 

after conviction of a crime; or (3) they 

are violating a condition of probation or 

parole. SSA uses the information we 

receive to determine eligibility on an 

initial claim for SSI payments or a 

redetermination of existing recipients. 

The collection is mandatory to ensure 

that an applicant or recipient does not 

have a warrant for one of the three 

fleeing codes. If the respondent has a 

warrant for one of the three fleeing 

codes, SSA uses this information to 

deny payments. The respondents are 

SSI applicants and recipients, or their 

representative payees, who are reporting 

their status as a fugitive felon or 

probation or parole violator. 

Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved 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) * 

Total annual 

opportunity 

cost 

(dollars) ** 

Fugitive Felon and Parole or Probation Violation screens 

within the SSI Claims System ............................................... 1,000 1 1 17 $31.48* $535** 

* We based this figure on average U.S. worker’s hourly wages, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm#00- 

0000). 

** 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 

application. 

6. Testimony by Employees and the 

Production of Records and Information 

in Legal Proceedings—20 CFR 403.100– 

403.155—0960–0619. Regulations at 20 

CFR 403.100–403.155 of the Code 

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for an individual; organization; or 

government entity to request official 

agency information, records, or 

testimony of an agency employee in a 

legal proceeding when the agency is not 

a party. The request, which respondents 

submit in writing to SSA, must: (1) fully 

set out the nature and relevance of the 

sought testimony; (2) explain why the 

information is not available by other 

means; (3) explain why it is in SSA’s 

interest to provide the testimony; and 

(4) provide the date, time, and place for 

the testimony. Respondents are 

individuals or entities who request 

testimony from SSA employees in 

connection with a legal proceeding. 

Type of Request: Extension of an 

OMB-approved 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) * 

Total annual 

opportunity 

cost 

(dollars) ** 

20 CFR 403.100–403.155 ........... 50 1 60 50 * $31.48 ** $1,574 

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

oes/current/oes_nat.htm#00-0000). 

** 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 application. 

Dated October 17, 2024. 

Tasha Harley, 

Acting Reports Clearance Officer, Social 

Security Administration. 

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BILLING CODE 4191–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 12568] 

Notice of Public Meeting of the 

Advisory Committee on Responsible 

Business Conduct 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

public meeting of the Advisory 

Committee on Responsible Business 

Conduct (RBC Advisory Committee) on 

November 14, 2024, from 9:00 a.m. to 

5:00 p.m. ET. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Emily Santor, Foreign Affairs Analyst, 

telephone: 202–679–5368, email: 

RBCAdvisoryCommittee@state.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The RBC 

Advisory Committee will meet in a 

hybrid meeting on November 14, 2024, 

from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. to hear, 

deliberate, and vote on the preliminary 

recommendations of its subcommittees: 

the Subcommittee on the U.S. National 

Contact Point for the Organization for 

Economic Cooperation and 

Development Guidelines for 

Multinational Enterprises, the 

Subcommittee on National Action Plan 

Implementation, and the Subcommittee 

on Human Rights and Environmental 

Due Diligence. 

Members of the public wishing to 

participate must register by 11:59 p.m. 

ET November 6, 2024, via email to 

RBCAdvisoryCommittee@state.gov, with 

the subject line ‘‘Registration.’’ To 

register, please include your name, title, 

affiliation, and the email you will use to 

access the meeting. The Department will 

provide login information prior to the 

meeting. Meeting minutes and future 

recommendation reports will be 

available to the public at the RBC 

Advisory Committee website and the 

RBC Advisory Committee page of the 

FACA Database. 

Public comments and requests for 

accommodation can be sent to 

RBCAdvisoryCommittee@state.gov and 

must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. ET on 

November 11, 2024. The subject line for 

comment submissions should include 

‘‘Public Comment.’’ During this 

meeting, there will not be an option for 

members of the public to make oral 

statements. Requests for reasonable 

accommodation should be submitted 

with the subject line ‘‘Accommodations 

Request.’’ Reasonable accommodation 

requests received after the submission 

deadline will be considered but may not 

be possible to fulfill. 

(Authority: 5 U.S.C. 1001 et seq. and 5 U.S.C. 

552) 

Jordyn E. Arndt, 

Senior Foreign Affairs Officer, Office of 

Multilateral and Global Affairs, Department 

of State. 

[FR Doc. 2024–24460 Filed 10–21–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–18–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Buy America Waiver Notification 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), U.S. 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice provides 

information regarding FHWA’s finding 

that it is appropriate to grant a nonavailability Buy America waiver to the 

Utah Department of Transportation 

(UDOT) for procurement and 

installation of 16 suspended explosive 

charge remote avalanche control 

systems (RACS), which contain nondomestic iron and steel components, 

along Mount Superior overlooking SR– 

210 in Little Cottonwood Canyon, Utah. 

The waiver relates specifically to iron 

and steel components that are part of 

the tower, deployment box, and charges 

of the RACS. 

DATES: The effective date of the waiver 

October 23, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

questions about this notice, please 

contact Mr. Brian Hogge, FHWA Office 

of Infrastructure, (202) 366–1562, or via 

email at Brian.Hogge@dot.gov. For legal 

questions, please contact Mr. David 

Serody, FHWA Office of the Chief 

Counsel, (202) 366–1345, or via email at 

David.Serody@dot.gov. Office hours for 

FHWA are from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 

E.T., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Electronic Access 

An electronic copy of this document 

may be downloaded from the Federal 

Register’s home page at: 

www.FederalRegister.gov and the U.S. 

Government Publishing Office’s 

database at: www.GovInfo.gov. 

Background 

The FHWA’s Buy America 

requirements for steel and iron are set 

forth at 23 U.S.C. 313 and 23 CFR 

635.410 and require that all steel and 

iron that are permanently incorporated 

into a Federal-aid project must be 

produced in the United States unless a 

waiver is granted, including 

predominantly steel and iron 

components of a manufactured 


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