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confidential information that would not 

be appropriate for public disclosure. 

Comments regarding each of these 

applications must be received at the 

Reserve Bank indicated or the offices of 

the Board of Governors, Ann E. 

Misback, Secretary of the Board, 20th 

Street and Constitution Avenue NW, 

Washington DC 20551–0001, not later 

than November 18, 2024. 

A. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 

(Holly A. Rieser, Senior Manager) P.O. 

Box 442, St. Louis, Missouri 63166– 

2034. Comments can also be sent 

electronically to 

Comments.applications@stls.frb.org: 

1. Jackie Doyle Drake Jr., The Drake 

Joint Bank Shares Revocable Trust, Sue 

Topp Drake and Jackie Doyle Drake, as 

co-trustees, all of Germantown, 

Tennessee, and Thomas Wooten Drake, 

Nashville, Tennessee; to establish the 

Drake Family Control Group, a group 

acting in concert, to retain voting shares 

of Helena Bancshares, Inc., and thereby 

indirectly retain voting shares of 

Partners Bank, both of Helena, 

Arkansas. 

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System. 

Michele Taylor Fennell, 

Associate Secretary of the Board. 

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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

[OMB Control No. 9000–0035; Docket No. 

2024–0053; Sequence No. 14] 

Submission for OMB Review; Claims 

and Appeals 

AGENCY: Department of Defense (DOD), 

General Services Administration (GSA), 

and National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration (NASA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act, the 

Regulatory Secretariat Division has 

submitted to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) a request to review 

and approve an extension of a 

previously approved information 

collection requirement regarding claims 

and appeals. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

December 2, 2024 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for this 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 

Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or 

by using the search function. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Zenaida Delgado, Procurement Analyst, 

at telephone 202–969–7207, or 

zenaida.delgado@gsa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. OMB Control Number, Title, and 

Any Associated Form(s) 

9000–0035, Claims and Appeals. 

B. Need and Uses 

This clearance covers the information 

that contractors must submit to comply 

with the following Federal Acquisition 

Regulation (FAR) requirements: 

FAR 52.233–1, Disputes. This clause 

requires contractors to submit a claim in 

writing to the contracting officer for a 

written decision. For any claim 

exceeding $100,000, contractors must 

provide a certification that (1) the claim 

is made in good faith; (2) supporting 

data are accurate and complete; and (3) 

the amount requested accurately reflects 

the contract adjustment for which the 

contractor believes the Government is 

liable. Contractors may appeal the 

contracting officer’s decision by 

submitting written appeals to the 

appropriate officials. 

If the contractor refuses the 

Government’s offer to use alternative 

dispute resolution (ADR), the contractor 

must inform the contracting officer, in 

writing, of the contractor’s specific 

reasons for rejecting the offer. 

The contracting officer will use the 

information to decide the disposition of 

the claim. 

C. Annual Burden 

Respondents: 4,500. 

Total Annual Responses: 13,500. 

Total Burden Hours: 13,500. 

D. Public Comment 

A 60-day notice was published in the 

Federal Register at 89 FR 70189, on 

August 29, 2024. No comments were 

received. 

Obtaining Copies: Requesters may 

obtain a copy of the information 

collection documents from the GSA 

Regulatory Secretariat Division by 

calling 202–501–4755 or emailing 

GSARegSec@gsa.gov. Please cite OMB 

Control No. 9000–0035, Claims and 

Appeals. 

Janet Fry, 

Director, Federal Acquisition Policy Division, 

Office of Governmentwide Acquisition Policy, 

Office of Acquisition Policy, Office of 

Governmentwide Policy. 

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GENERAL SERVICES 

ADMINISTRATION 

[Notice–PBS–2024–16; Docket No. 2024– 

0002; Sequence No. 50] 

Notice of Availability of a Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement for a 

New Federal Courthouse in Hartford, 

Connecticut 

AGENCY: New England Region, Public 

Buildings Service (PBS), U.S. General 

Services Administration (GSA). 

ACTION: Notice of availability, 

announcement of public hearing. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the requirements 

of the National Environmental Policy 

Act of 1969 (NEPA), GSA has prepared 

a Draft Environmental Impact Statement 

(EIS) to analyze the potential impacts 

from the proposed acquisition of a site 

in Hartford, CT, and the subsequent 

design, construction, and operation of a 

new Federal courthouse. The new 

courthouse would be owned and 

managed by GSA and occupied by the 

U.S. District Court for the District of 

Connecticut and related agencies. This 

notice announces the opportunity for 

public review and comment on the Draft 

EIS. The Draft EIS describes the purpose 

and need for the proposed project, the 

alternatives considered, the existing 

environment that could be affected, the 

potential impacts resulting from each of 

the alternatives, and proposed best 

management practices and mitigation 

measures. 

DATES: Interested parties are encouraged 

to participate in the public hearing and 

provide comments on the Draft EIS. The 

public comment period begins with the 

publication of this Notice of Availability 

(NOA) in the Federal Register and will 

end on Monday, December 16, 2024. 

Comments must be postmarked or 

received by the last day of the public 

comment period (see ADDRESSES section 

of this NOA for how to submit 

comments). 

Hearing Date—The public hearing 

will be held on Wednesday, November 

13, 2024, at the Lyceum Center, 

Conference Center 1, 227 Lawrence 

Street, Hartford, CT 06106, and will take 

place from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., eastern 


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time. The public hearing will begin with 

a presentation that provides an 

overview of the NEPA process, the 

proposed project, and the findings of the 

Draft EIS. Following the presentation, 

there will be a moderated session during 

which members of the public will be 

able to provide comments verbally or in 

writing. An American Sign language 

interpreter and a Spanish language 

interpreter will be available. After the 

meeting, all presentation materials will 

be posted to GSA’s project website. 

ADDRESSES: The Draft EIS can be viewed 

or downloaded from the GSA project 

website at www.gsa.gov/ 

hartfordcourthouse. 

Hard copies are available for viewing 

at the following locations: 

• Hartford Public Library, Albany 

Branch located at 1250 Albany Ave., 

Hartford, CT 06112 

• Hartford Public Library, Park Street 

Branch located at 603 Park St., 

Hartford CT 06106 

• Hartford City Hall located at 550 Main 

Street, Room 001, Hartford, CT 06103 

Comments must be submitted to GSA 

by Monday, December 16, 2024, using 

one of the following methods: 

• In-Person: Submit written 

comments at the public hearing via 

comment forms. There will be a 

stenographer to capture verbal 

comments at the hearing. 

• Email: Send an email to 

HartfordCourthouse@gsa.gov and 

reference ‘‘Hartford Courthouse EIS’’ in 

the subject line. 

• Mail: Written comments must be 

postmarked by Monday, December 16, 

2024. Address all physical mail to: 

General Services Administration, 

Attention: Robert Herman, Project 

Manager, Abraham A. Ribicoff Federal 

Building and U.S. Courthouse, 450 Main 

Street, Suite 435, Hartford, CT 06103. 

• Drop Box: Place written comments 

in the drop box at the main entrance of 

the Ribicoff Federal Building and 

Courthouse, which is located at 450 

Main Street, Hartford, CT 06103. 

Comments received or postmarked 

after the end of the comment period 

may not be considered by GSA. All 

comments received are part of the 

public record. All personal identifying 

information (e.g., name, address, etc.), 

confidential business information, or 

otherwise sensitive information 

submitted voluntarily by the sender will 

be publicly accessible. GSA will accept 

anonymous comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert Herman, Project Manager, 

General Services Administration at 413– 

244–9167 or HartfordCourthouse@

gsa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The U.S. District Court for the District 

of Connecticut (the Court) currently 

operates at three facilities: the Richard 

C. Lee U.S. Courthouse in New Haven 

(its headquarters location), the Brien 

McMahon Federal Building and U.S. 

Courthouse in Bridgeport, and the 

Abraham A. Ribicoff Federal Building 

and Courthouse in Hartford (Ribicoff 

Federal Building and Courthouse). 

The Ribicoff Federal Building and 

Courthouse, constructed in 1963, does 

not have the capacity to accommodate 

the Court’s functions and operations. 

The facility is inadequate in size and 

configuration for the Court’s operations, 

including deficiencies in judicial, juror, 

and detainee circulation and overall 

facility security. The Court’s long-term 

facilities planning and GSA’s feasibility 

studies concluded that relocating the 

Court’s headquarters to Hartford would 

provide efficiencies in judicial 

operations across the State. The results 

from these studies led to GSA’s proposal 

to locate the Court and related agencies 

at a new courthouse in Hartford. 

Alternatives Under Consideration 

GSA identified two ‘‘action’’ 

alternatives that met the stated purpose 

and need of the proposed project and 

have been analyzed in detail in the Draft 

EIS. The two ‘‘action’’ alternatives 

correspond to two sites in Hartford for 

the location of the new courthouse. 

Each ‘‘action’’ alternative would involve 

the site acquisition, design, 

construction, and operation of a new 

courthouse in Hartford. 

The new courthouse building would 

be up to 281,000 gross square feet and 

contain 11 courtrooms, 18 judges 

chambers, offices for the Court and 

related agencies, and 66 secure, indoor 

parking spaces. The new courthouse 

would incorporate a sustainable, 

climate-resilient, and operationally 

efficient design to meet or exceed the 

energy and sustainability goals 

established by Federal guidelines and 

policies, along with industry standards, 

building codes, and best practices. The 

project would meet the present and 

long-term requirements of the Court. 

GSA analyzed two locations for the 

project, each corresponding to an 

‘‘action’’ alternative (listed west to east): 

• Alternative 1 (Woodland Site)— 

located at 61 Woodland Street and is 

10.19 acres. The Woodland Site is in 

Hartford’s Asylum Hill neighborhood, a 

block south of Saint Francis Hospital, 

and includes a portion of the North 

Branch Park River along its western 

boundary. It is bounded by Asylum Ave. 

to the north, the North Branch Park 

River to the west, healthcare-related 

buildings along its southern perimeter, 

and Woodland St. to the east. It is 

currently utilized as a State of 

Connecticut office building and has an 

ancillary building and a surface parking 

lot. Under Alternative 1, the existing 

buildings at the Woodland Site may be 

demolished or reused as part of the 

construction of the new courthouse. 

Construction would be limited to areas 

outside the floodplains. Approximately 

2 acres of the site would be excavated 

and graded in preparation for 

construction. The new courthouse may 

contain up to two levels of underground 

secure parking only, surface-level secure 

parking only, or a combination of the 

two. A new landscape plan would be 

developed for the site with native 

plantings. 

• Alternative 2 (Allyn Site)—located 

at 154 Allyn Street and is 2.19 acres. 

The property lies downtown, one block 

north of Bushnell Park, one block east 

of Union Station, and one block west of 

the XL Center. It is bounded by Church 

St. to the north, High St. to the west, 

Allyn St. to the south, and mixed-use 

buildings along its eastern perimeter. It 

is currently utilized as a surface parking 

lot. Under Alternative 2, a new 

courthouse would be constructed on the 

Allyn Site. Approximately 2 acres of the 

site would be excavated and graded in 

preparation for construction. The new 

courthouse would contain up to two 

levels of underground secure parking. A 

landscape plan would be developed for 

the site with native plantings. 

GSA analyzed a ‘‘no action’’ 

alternative, which evaluated the effects 

if site acquisition and the subsequent 

design, construction, and operation of a 

new courthouse would not occur (i.e., 

the status quo). This alternative would 

not meet the purpose and need of the 

proposed project because the Ribicoff 

Federal Building and Courthouse does 

not have the capacity to accommodate 

the Court’s functional, operational, and 

space requirements. Under the ‘‘no 

action’’ alternative, the Court would 

continue to operate across the State at 

its current facilities in Hartford, New 

Haven, and Bridgeport. The Court 

would not relocate its headquarters to 

Hartford. 

Further information about the project 

can be viewed at: http://gsa.gov/ 

hartfordcourthouse. 

Jesse Lafreniere, 

Director, Design and Construction Division, 

U.S. General Services Administration, PBS 

New England Region. 

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