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Comment Filing System, ECFS, at 

www.fcc.gov/ecfs. Comments to the Task 

Force should be filed in GN Docket No. 

19–329. 

Open captioning will be provided for 

this event. Other reasonable 

accommodations for people with 

disabilities are available upon request. 

Requests for such accommodations 

should be submitted via email to 

fcc504@fcc.gov or by calling the 

Consumer & Governmental Affairs 

Bureau at (202) 418–0530 (voice). Such 

requests should include a detailed 

description of the accommodation 

needed. In addition, please include a 

way the FCC can contact you if it needs 

more information. Please allow at least 

five days’ advance notice; last-minute 

requests will be accepted but may not be 

possible to fill. 

Proposed Agenda: At this meeting, 

the Task Force will vote on reports and 

recommendations discussed during the 

Task Force’s term. This agenda may be 

modified at the discretion of the Task 

Force Chair and the Designated Federal 

Officer. 

(5 U.S.C. app 2, sec. 10(a)(2)) 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Jodie May, 

Division Chief, Competition Policy Division, 

Wireline Competition Bureau. 

[FR Doc. 2024–25409 Filed 10–31–24; 8:45 am] 

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

[GN Docket No. 17–208; FR ID 258641] 

Meeting of the Communications Equity 

and Diversity Council 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, this 

notice announces the third meeting of 

the Federal Communications 

Commission’s (FCC or Commission) rechartered Communications Equity and 

Diversity Council (CEDC). The charter 

for the CEDC was renewed for a twoyear period beginning June 22, 2023. 

DATES: Friday, December 6, 2024, from 

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The CEDC meeting will be 

held in a hybrid manner. The public 

may attend the meeting in person at 

FCC headquarters at 45 L Street NE, 

Washington, DC. The meeting also will 

be available to the public for viewing 

via the internet at https://www.fcc.gov/ 

live. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Rodney McDonald, Designated Federal 

Officer (DFO) of the CEDC, (202) 418– 

7513, Rodney.McDonald@fcc.gov; Diana 

Coho, Deputy DFO of the CEDC, (717) 

338–2848, Diana.Coho@fcc.gov; Connor 

Ferraro, Deputy DFO of the CEDC, (202) 

418–1322, Connor.Ferraro@fcc.gov; or 

Sima Nilsson, Deputy DFO of the CEDC, 

(202) 418–2708, Sima.Nilsson@fcc.gov. 

More information about the CEDC is 

available at https://www.fcc.gov/ 

communications-equity-and-diversitycouncil. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CEDC 

meeting is accessible to the public on 

the internet via live feed from the FCC’s 

web page at https://www.fcc.gov/live. 

Open captioning will be provided for 

this event. Other reasonable 

accommodations for persons with 

disabilities are available upon request. 

Requests for such accommodations 

should be submitted via email to 

fcc504@fcc.gov or by calling the 

Consumer and Governmental Affairs 

Bureau at (202) 418–0530 (voice). Such 

requests should include a detailed 

description of the accommodation 

needed. In addition, please include a 

way for the Commission to contact the 

requester if more information is needed 

to fulfill the request. Please allow at 

least five days’ advance notice for 

accommodation requests; last minute 

requests will be accepted but may not be 

possible to accommodate. Members of 

the public may submit any questions 

during the meeting to livequestions@

fcc.gov. Oral statements at the meeting 

by parties or entities not represented on 

the CEDC will be permitted to the extent 

time permits and at the discretion of the 

CEDC Chair and the DFO. Members of 

the public also may submit comments to 

the CEDC using the FCC’s Electronic 

Comment Filing System, ECFS, at 

www.fcc.gov/ecfs. Comments to the 

CEDC should be filed in GN Docket No. 

17–208. 

Proposed Agenda: The agenda for the 

meeting will include introducing a new 

Deputy DFO for the CEDC, introducing 

new CEDC working group co-chairs for 

the Innovation and Access Working 

Group, receiving updates from the 

working groups, and discussing working 

group plans going forward. The agenda 

may be modified at the discretion of the 

CEDC Chair and the DFO. It is 

anticipated that any significant agenda 

modifications will be posted in advance 

on the CEDC web page. The Council’s 

continuing mission is to make 

recommendations to the Commission on 

advancing equity in the provision of and 

access to digital communication 

services and products for all people of 

the United States, without 

discrimination on the basis of race, 

color, religion, national origin, sex, or 

disability. It shall provide 

recommendations to the Commission on 

how to empower people of color and 

others who have been historically 

underserved, including persons who 

live in rural areas, and persons 

otherwise adversely affected by 

persistent poverty or inequality, to 

access, leverage, and benefit from the 

wide range of opportunities made 

possible by technology, communication 

services, and next-generation networks. 

The CEDC is organized under, and 

operates in accordance with, the 

provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (5 U.S.C. app. 10). 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Jodie May, 

Division Chief, Competition Policy Division, 

Wireline Competition Bureau. 

[FR Doc. 2024–25496 Filed 10–31–24; 8:45 am] 

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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 

Change in Bank Control Notices; 

Acquisitions of Shares of a Bank or 

Bank Holding Company 

The notificants listed below have 

applied under the Change in Bank 

Control Act (Act) (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and 

§ 225.41 of the Board’s Regulation Y (12 

CFR 225.41) to acquire shares of a bank 

or bank holding company. The factors 

that are considered in acting on the 

applications are set forth in paragraph 7 

of the Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)). 

The public portions of the 

applications listed below, as well as 

other related filings required by the 

Board, if any, are available for 

immediate inspection at the Federal 

Reserve Bank(s) indicated below and at 

the offices of the Board of Governors. 

This information may also be obtained 

on an expedited basis, upon request, by 

contacting the appropriate Federal 

Reserve Bank and from the Board’s 

Freedom of Information Office at 

https://www.federalreserve.gov/foia/ 

request.htm. Interested persons may 

express their views in writing on the 

standards enumerated in paragraph 7 of 

the Act. 

Comments received are subject to 

public disclosure. In general, comments 

received will be made available without 

change and will not be modified to 

remove personal or business 

information including confidential, 

contact, or other identifying 

information. Comments should not 

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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. 

[FR Doc. 2024–25488 Filed 10–31–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

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. 

[FR Doc. 2024–25491 Filed 10–31–24; 8:45 am] 

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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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