93814 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 229 / Wednesday, November 27, 2024 / Notices 

17 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.17

Sherry R. Haywood, 

Assistant Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–27757 Filed 11–26–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 

[Docket No: SSA–2024–0050] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Request and 

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 a revision 

of an OMB-approved 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 

(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– 

2024–0050] in your submitted response. 

The information collection below is 

pending at SSA. SSA will submit it 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 January 27, 2025. Individuals 

can obtain copies of the collection 

instruments by writing to the above 

email address. 

Rules of Conduct and Standards of 

Responsibility for Appointed 

Representatives—20 CFR 

404.1740(b)(5), 404.1740(b)(6), 

404.1740(b)(9), 416.1540(b)(5), 

416.1540(b)(6), and 416.1540(b)(9)— 

0960–0804. Section 205(a) of the Social 

Security Act (the Act) authorizes SSA’s 

Commissioner to make rules and 

regulations and to establish procedures, 

not inconsistent with the provisions of 

this title, which are necessary or 

appropriate to carry out such 

provisions. Section 1631(d)(1) of the Act 

incorporates section 205(a) and applies 

it to Title XVI of the Act. Additionally, 

sections 206(a) and 1631(d)(2) of the Act 

provide that the Commissioner has the 

authority to establish rules and 

regulations governing the recognition of 

individuals who represent claimants 

before the Commissioner. Individuals 

appointed to represent claimants before 

SSA must report to SSA in writing 

whenever one of the following 

situations in our revised regulations 

occurs: 

• 20 CFR 404.1740(b)(5) and 

416.1540(b)(5)—This regulatory section 

requires representatives to disclose to 

SSA in writing, at the time a medical or 

vocational opinion is submitted to SSA, 

or as soon as the representative is aware 

of the submission to us, if the 

representative’s employee or any 

individual contracting with the 

representative drafted, prepared, or 

issued a medical or vocational opinion 

about a claimant’s disability, or if the 

representative referred or suggested that 

the claimant seek an examination from, 

treatment by, or the assistance of the 

individual providing opinion evidence; 

• 20 CFR 404.1740(b)(6) and 

416.1540(b)(6)—This regulatory section 

requires representatives to disclose to 

SSA immediately if the representative 

discovers that his or her services are or 

were used by the claimant to commit 

fraud against SSA; 

A representative’s obligation to report 

these events is ongoing, and SSA 

requires representatives to report any 

time one or more of these events occurs. 

We consider this information essential 

to ensure the integrity of our 

administrative process and to safeguard 

the rights of all claimants. SSA requires 

representatives to notify SSA in writing, 

but there is no prescribed format for 

these reports. The respondents are 

individuals appointed to represent 

claimants before SSA. 

Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection. 

Regulation citations Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(minutes) 

Estimated 

annual burden 

(hours) 

Average 

theoretical 

hourly cost 

amount 

(dollars) * 

Total annual 

opportunity 

cost (dollars) ** 

404.1740(b)(5)&(6)/416.1540(b)(5)&(6) .................................... 43,600 1 5 3,633 $58.40 $212,149 

* We based this figure on average hourly wages for paralegals/legal assistants and lawyers https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes231011.htm as posted by the U.S. 

Bureau of Labor Statistics (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_nat.htm). 

** These figures do not represent actual costs that SSA is imposing on representatives to complete the required disclosures; rather, these are theoretical opportunity costs for the additional time representatives or their employees and associates will spend to complete the required disclosures. There is no actual charge to 

representatives to complete the required disclosures. 


ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1

I I I I I I 
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. 


ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1