Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 229 / Wednesday, November 27, 2024 / Notices 93815 

Dated: November 22, 2024. 

Naomi Sipple, 

Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2024–27811 Filed 11–26–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4191–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 12596] 

Notice of Public Meeting in Preparation 

for International Maritime Organization 

Eleventh Session of the SubCommittee on Ship Design and 

Construction (SDC) Meeting 

The Department of State will conduct 

a public meeting at 11 a.m. on 

Wednesday, January 8, 2025, both inperson at Coast Guard Headquarters in 

Washington, DC, and via teleconference. 

The primary purpose of the meeting is 

to prepare for the 11th session of the 

International Maritime Organization’s 

(IMO) Sub-committee on Ship Design 

and Construction (SDC) to be held at 

IMO Headquarters in London, United 

Kingdom from Monday, January 13 to 

Friday, January 17, 2025. 

Members of the public may 

participate up to the capacity of the 

teleconference phone line, which can 

handle 500 participants or up to the 

seating capacity of the room if attending 

in person. The meeting location will be 

the United States Coast Guard 

Headquarters, and the teleconference 

line will be provided to those who 

RSVP. To RSVP, participants should 

contact the meeting coordinator, LCDR 

Bryan Andrews, by email at 

bryan.j.andrews@uscg.mil. LCDR 

Andrews will provide access 

information for in-person and virtual 

attendance. 

The agenda items to be considered at 

SDC 11 include: 

—Adoption of the agenda 

—Decisions of other IMO bodies 

—Development of Guidelines for 

emergency towing arrangements for 

ships other than tankers (2.20) 

—Further development of the IP Code 

and associated guidance (2.4) 

—Revision of the Interim explanatory 

notes for the assessment of passenger 

ship systems’ capabilities after a fire 

or flooding casualty (MSC.1/ 

Circ.1369) and related circulars (7.42) 

—Amendments to the 2011 ESP Code 

(7.21) 

—Amendments to the Guidelines for 

construction, installation, 

maintenance and inspection/survey of 

means of embarkation and 

disembarkation (MSC.1/Circ.1331) 

concerning the rigging of safety 

netting on accommodation ladders 

and gangways (7.35) 

—Revision of SOLAS chapters II–1 (part 

C) and V, and related instruments 

regarding steering and propulsion 

requirements, to address both 

traditional and non-traditional 

propulsion and steering systems. (2.9) 

—Amendment to regulation 25 of the 

1988 Load Line Protocol regarding the 

requirement for setting of guard rails 

on the deck structure (7.25) Unified 

interpretation of provisions of IMO 

safety, security, environment, 

facilitation, liability and 

compensation-related conventions 

(7.1) 

—Guidelines for use of Fibre-Reinforced 

Plastics (FRP) within ship structures 

(2.6) 

—Review of the 2009 Code on Alerts 

and Indicators (7.47) 

—Biennial status report and provisional 

agenda for SDC 12 

—Election of Chair and Vice-Chair for 

2026 

—Experience-building phase for the 

reduction of underwater radiated 

noise from shipping (1.16) 

—Any other business 

—Report to the Maritime Safety 

Committee 

Please note: The IMO may, on short 

notice, adjust the SDC 11 agenda to 

accommodate the constraints associated 

with the meeting format. Any changes to 

the agenda will be reported to those 

who RSVP. 

Those who plan to participate should 

contact the meeting coordinator, LCDR 

Bryan Andrews, by email at 

bryan.j.andrews@uscg.mil, or in writing 

at 2703 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave. SE, 

Stop 7509, Washington, DC 20593– 

7509, by December 20, 2024. Please note 

that, due to security considerations, two 

valid, government issued photo 

identifications must be presented to 

gain entrance to the Douglas A. Munro 

Coast Guard Headquarters Building at 

St. Elizabeth’s. This building is 

accessible by taxi, public transportation, 

and privately owned conveyance (upon 

request). Additionally, members of the 

public needing reasonable 

accommodation should advise the 

meeting coordinator not later than 

December 20, 2024. Requests made after 

that date will be considered but might 

not be possible to fulfill. 

Additional information regarding this 

and other IMO public meetings may be 

found at: https://www.dco.uscg.mil/ 

IMO. 

(Authority: 22 U.S.C. 2656 and 5 U.S.C. 552) 

Leslie W. Hunt, 

Coast Guard Liaison Officer, Office of Ocean 

and Polar Affairs, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2024–27795 Filed 11–26–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–09–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 12595] 

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Foreign Service Officer 

Test Registration Form 

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comment and submission to OMB of 

proposed collection of information. 

SUMMARY: The Department of State has 

submitted the information collection 

described below to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

approval. In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 we 

are requesting comments on this 

collection from all interested 

individuals and organizations. The 

purpose of this Notice is to allow 30 

days for public comment. 

DATES: Submit comments up to 

December 18, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

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 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Gailyn McClung, 771–205–1565. Direct 

requests for additional information 

regarding the collection listed in this 

notice, including requests for copies of 

the proposed collection instrument and 

supporting documents to Board of 

Examiners for the Foreign Service, 

Department of State SA–1, H–518. 2401 

E Street NW, Washington, DC 20522. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

• Title of Information Collection: 

Registration for the Foreign Service 

Officer Test. 

• OMB Control Number: 1405–0008. 

• Type of Request: Extension of a 

Currently Approved Collection. 

• Originating Office: Bureau of 

Human Resources, Board of Examiners. 

• Form Number: DS–1998E. 

• Respondents: Registrants for the 

Foreign Service Officer Test. 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

7,000. 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

7,000. 


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• Average Time Per Response: 2 

hours. 

• Total Estimated Burden Time: 

14,000 hours. 

• Frequency: Annually. 

• Obligation to Respond: Required to 

Obtain or Retain a Benefit. 

We are soliciting public comments to 

permit the Department to: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary for 

the proper functions of the Department. 

• Evaluate the accuracy of our 

estimate of the time and cost burden for 

this proposed collection, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used. 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected. 

• Minimize the reporting burden on 

those who are to respond, including the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

Please note that comments submitted 

in response to this Notice are public 

record. Before including any detailed 

personal information, you should be 

aware that your comments as submitted, 

including your personal information, 

will be available for public review. 

Abstract of Proposed Collection 

Individuals registering for the Foreign 

Service Officer Test will complete a 

Registration Form, asking for their 

name, contact information, ethnicity, 

education and work history, and 

military experience. The information 

will be used to prepare and issue 

admission to the Foreign Service Officer 

Test, to provide data useful for 

improving future tests, and to conduct 

research studies based on the test 

results. 

Methodology 

The registration process, which 

includes concurrent application 

submission and seat selection, opens 

approximately four (4) weeks prior to 

each testing window. To register, 

individuals go to pearsonvue.com/fsot/ 

during the four-week period prior to a 

specific testing window to create an 

account, submit completed eligibility 

verification and application forms, and 

select a location and seat for the specific 

test date. 

David J. Burger, 

Director, GTM/TAC/BEX, Department of 

State. 

[FR Doc. 2024–27735 Filed 11–26–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 12590] 

Request for Information for the 2025 

Trafficking in Persons Report 

SUMMARY: The Department of State (‘‘the 

Department’’) requests written 

information to assist in reporting on the 

degree to which the United States and 

foreign governments meet the minimum 

standards for the elimination of 

trafficking in persons (‘‘minimum 

standards’’) that are prescribed by the 

Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 

2000. 

DATES: Submissions must be made in 

writing to the Office to Monitor and 

Combat Trafficking in Persons at the 

Department of State by 5 p.m. EST on 

February 3, 2025. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

written information will assist in the 

preparation of the Trafficking in Persons 

Report (‘‘TIP Report’’) which the 

Department submits annually to the 

U.S. Congress on governments’ concrete 

actions to meet the minimum standards 

for the elimination of trafficking in 

persons (‘‘minimum standards’’) that are 

prescribed by the Trafficking Victims 

Protection Act of 2000 (Div. A, Pub. L. 

106–386), as amended (‘‘TVPA’’). 

Foreign governments that do not meet 

the minimum standards and are not 

making significant efforts to do so may 

be subject to restrictions on 

nonhumanitarian, nontrade-related 

foreign assistance from the United 

States, as defined by the TVPA. Please 

refer to the Information Sought Relevant 

to the Minimum Standards of this 

Notice for the questionnaire and to the 

Addresses, Scope of Interest, and 

Information Sought sections for 

additional instructions on submission 

requirements. Written submissions and 

supporting documentation may be 

submitted by the following method: 

• Email: tipreport@state.gov for 

submissions related to foreign 

governments and tipreportUS@state.gov 

for submissions related to the United 

States. 

Scope of Interest: The Department 

requests information relevant to 

assessing the United States’ and foreign 

governments’ concrete actions to meet 

the minimum standards for the 

elimination of trafficking in persons 

during the reporting period (April 1, 

2024–March 31, 2025). The minimum 

standards are listed in the Background 

section. Submissions must include 

information relevant to efforts to meet 

the minimum standards and should 

include, but need not be limited to, 

answering the questions in the 

Information Sought section. 

Submissions need not include answers 

to all the questions; only those 

questions for which the submitter has 

direct professional experience should be 

answered, and that experience should 

be noted. For any critique or deficiency 

described, please provide a 

recommendation to remedy it. Note the 

country or countries that are the focus 

of the submission. Submissions may 

include written narratives answering the 

questions presented in this Notice, 

research, studies, statistics, fieldwork, 

training materials, evaluations, 

assessments, and other relevant 

evidence of local, state/provincial, and 

federal/central government efforts. To 

the extent possible, precise dates and 

numbers of officials or individuals 

affected should be included. Questions 

below seek to gather information and 

updates from the details provided and 

assessment on government efforts made 

in the 2024 TIP Report. Furthermore, we 

request information on the government’s 

treatment of vulnerable populations and 

underserved communities, including 

how the government may have 

systemically denied opportunities to a 

community to participate in aspects of 

economic, social, and civic life that has 

led to heighted risk to human trafficking 

or how the government’s anti-trafficking 

response may have treated certain 

groups differently. Written narratives 

providing factual information should 

provide citations of sources, and copies 

of and links to the source material 

should be provided. Please send 

electronic copies of the entire 

submission, including source material. 

If primary sources are used, such as 

research studies, interviews, direct 

observations, or other sources of 

quantitative or qualitative data, provide 

details on the research or data-gathering 

methodology and any supporting 

documentation. The Department only 

includes in the TIP Report information 

related to trafficking in persons as 

defined by the TVPA; it does not 

include, and is therefore not seeking, 

information on commercial sex, migrant 

smuggling, visa fraud, or child abuse, 

unless such crimes also involve the 

elements of sex trafficking or forced 

labor. 

Confidentiality: Please provide the 

name, phone number, and email address 

of a single point of contact for any 

submission. It is Department practice 

not to identify in the TIP Report 

information concerning sources to 

safeguard those sources. Note, however, 

that any information submitted to the 

Department may be releasable pursuant 

to the provisions of the Freedom of 


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