### 39560 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 128 / Tuesday, July 3, 2012 / Notices

Effective Date: 06/22/2012. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 08/21/2012.

Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date: 03/22/2013.

**ADDRESSES :**  Submit completed loan applications to: U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  A. Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance, U.S. Small Business Administration, 409 3rd Street SW., Suite 6050, Washington, DC 20416.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  Notice is hereby given that as a result of the President’s major disaster declaration on 06/22/2012, Private Non-Profit organizations that provide essential services of governmental nature may file disaster loan applications at the address listed above or other locally announced locations.

The following areas have been determined to be adversely affected by the disaster:
Primary Counties: Addison, Lamoille,

Orleans.

The Interest Rates are:

Percent

For Physical Damage:

Non-Profit Organizations With

Credit Available Elsewhere ..... 3.125 Non-Profit Organizations Without

Credit Available Elsewhere ..... 3.000 For Economic Injury:

Non-Profit Organizations Without

Credit Available Elsewhere ..... 3.000

The number assigned to this disaster for physical damage is 13097B and for economic injury is 13098B. (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Numbers 59002 and 59008)

Joseph P. Loddo, Acting Associate Administrator for Disaster
Assistance.
[FR Doc. 2012–16237 Filed 7–2–12; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 8025–01–P**

**SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION**

**Interest Rates**

The Small Business Administration publishes an interest rate called the optional ‘‘peg’’ rate (13 CFR 120.214) on a quarterly basis. This rate is a weighted average cost of money to the government for maturities similar to the average SBA direct loan. This rate may be used as a base rate for guaranteed fluctuating interest rate SBA loans. This rate will be 2.500 (2 1 ⁄ 2 ) percent for the July–September quarter of FY 2012.

Pursuant to 13 CFR 120.921(b), the maximum legal interest rate for any third party lender’s commercial loan which funds any portion of the cost of a 504 project (see 13 CFR 120.801) shall be 6% over the New York Prime rate or, if that exceeds the maximum interest rate permitted by the constitution or laws of a given State, the maximum interest rate will be the rate permitted by the constitution or laws of the given State.

Eugene D. Stewman, Acting Director, Office of Financial
Assistance.
[FR Doc. 2012–16238 Filed 7–2–12; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE P DEPARTMENT OF STATE** 

**[Public Notice 7945]**

**International Joint Commission**
International Joint Commission Invites Public Comment on Upper Great Lakes Report

The International Joint Commission (IJC) announced today that it is inviting public comment on the final report of its International Upper Great Lakes Study Board, Lake Superior Regulation: Addressing Uncertainty in Upper Great Lakes Water Levels. Comments will be accepted at public hearings and by mail, email and on-line until August 31, 2012.

The Study examines whether the regulation of outflows from Lake Superior through the compensating works and power dams on the St. Marys River at Sault Ste. Marie might be improved to take into consideration the evolving needs of users on Lakes Superior, Huron, Michigan and Erie. The Commission is considering proposed changes to its Orders of Approval for the outflows of Lake Superior at the St. Marys River that have been recommended by the Study. The Study report also examines the potential future impacts of climate change, a management strategy to better anticipate and respond to future extreme water levels, the feasibility and implications of restoring water levels in lakes Michigan-Huron and multi-lake regulation and its impacts throughout the Great Lakes St-Lawrence system. The report and related supporting documents and peer review are available at the Upper Great Lakes Public Hearings Web site.

Commissioners invite the public to present comments at hearings that will be held the following dates and locations:

Monday, July 9 Tuesday, July 10 Wednesday, July 11 Thursday, July 12

Sarnia, ON, 7:00 pm EDT,

Lambton College, Room A223, 1457 London Rd. Grosse Pointe Farms, MI, 7:00 pm EDT, The Grosse Pointe War Memorial, Reception Room, 32 Lakeshore Drive. Port Clinton, OH, 7:00 pm EDT, Sutton Center, 1848 E. Perry St. Holland, MI, 7:00 pm EDT, Doubletree Hotel, 650 East 24th Street.

Thunder Bay, ON, 7:00 pm EDT,

Lakehead University, ATAC Room 1001, 955 Oliver Road. Duluth, MN, 6:00 pm CDT, Labovitz School of Business, 1318 Kirby Drive. Fish Creek, WI, 6:00 pm CDT, Door Community Auditorium, 3926 Wisconsin Hwy 42. Milwaukee, WI, 6:00 pm CDT,University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Great Lakes Water Institute, 600 E. Greenfield Ave.

Saturday, July 14 Sunday, July 15 Monday, July 16 Tuesday, July 17

Sault Ste. Marie, ON, 1:00 pm

EDT, Algoma University, Great West Life Theatre, 1520 Queen Street East. Little Current, ON, 1:00 pm EDT,Northeast Manitoulin and the Islands Recreation Center, 9001 Hwy-6 S. Parry Sound, ON, 2:00 pm EDT, Bobby Orr Community Centre, 7–17 Marry Street. Collingwood, ON, 1:00 pm EDT, Cranberry Resort, 19 Keith Ave, RR#4.

Midland, ON, 7:00 pm EDT, North

Simcoe Sports and Recreation Centre, 527 Len Self Boulevard.


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Video conference technology will be used to link the hearings scheduled from July 9–12 and to allow the participation of some Commissioners from other locations.

Two teleconferences will be held for those people who are not able to attend the meetings. One will be held in English on and the other in French. Details of the teleconferences will be provided in a subsequent news release.

Written comments may be submitted to the IJC for receipt by August 31, 2012 from the Upper Great Lakes Public Hearings Web site or to either address below: U.S. Section Secretary, International Joint Commission, 200 L Street NW., Suite 615, Washington, DC 20440, Fax: 202–632–2006, commission@washington.ijc.org Canadian Section Secretary, International Joint Commission, 234 Laurier Avenue West, 22nd Floor, Ottawa, ON K1P 6K6, Fax: 613–993– 5583, commission@ottawa.ijc.org.

Technical questions should be sent in writing to the Commission if a detailed response is expected. The International Joint Commission was established under the Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 to help the United States and Canada prevent and resolve disputes over the use of the waters the two countries share. Its responsibilities include considering applications for projects that affect the natural levels and flows of boundary waters. For more information, visit the Commission’s Web site at www.ijc.org.



### CONTACTS

Bernard Beckhoff (Ottawa) ...................................................... 613–947–1420 beckhoffb@ottawa.ijc.org. Frank Bevacqua (Washington) ................................................ 202–736–9024 bevacqauf@washington.ijc.org.

Dated: June 27, 2012. Charles A. Lawson, Secretary, U.S. Section, International Joint Commission, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2012–16316 Filed 7–2–12; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 4710–14–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION**

**Federal Aviation Administration**

**Recommendations from Airman Testing Standards and Training**  **Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC)**

**AGENCY :**  Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

**ACTION :**  Notice of report availability.

**SUMMARY :**  This notice announces the availability of a report from the ARC, which presents recommendations to enhance the content, process, and methodology for development of aeronautical knowledge testing and training materials.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Van L. Kerns, Manager, Regulatory Support Division, FAA Flight Standards Service, AFS 600, FAA Mike Monroney Aeronautical Center, P.O. Box 25082, Oklahoma City, OK 73125; telephone (405) 954–4431, email van.l.kerns@faa.gov.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  Background

On September 21, 2011, the FAA chartered the ARC to provide a forum for the U.S. aviation community to share its experience and expertise in the areas of aeronautical knowledge required for safer operation in today’s National Airspace System (NAS).

The FAA’s charge to the ARC was to help ensure that technical information related to airman knowledge tests, computer testing supplements, knowledge test guides, and training handbooks incorporates the most current and relevant standards, policies, procedures, and techniques. The FAA specifically tasked the ARC with providing recommendations on the content of these materials, a process for stakeholder participation, and appropriate methodologies for developing test item bank questions. The FAA also requested the ARC’s recommendations on prioritizing the enhancement of these materials. Notice of Availability

The ARC submitted its report to FAA on April 13, 2012. The report is now available for review and download from the FAA Web site at: http:// www.faa.gov/aircraft/draft

_docs/arc. Issued in Washington, DC on June 12,
2012. Melvin O. Cintron, Acting, Director, Flight Standards, AFS–1.
[FR Doc. 2012–16298 Filed 7–2–12; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 4910–13–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION**

**National Highway Traffic Safety Administration** 

**[Docket No. NHTSA–2012–0057]**

**Advanced Braking Technologies That Rely on Forward-Looking Sensors;**  **Request for Comments**

**AGENCY :**  National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Department of Transportation.

**ACTION :**  Notice; Request for comments on research report.

**SUMMARY :**  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has, for about two years, been studying advanced braking technologies that rely on forward-looking sensors to supplement driver braking or to actuate automatic braking in response to an impending crash. NHTSA believes these technologies show promise for enhancing vehicle safety by helping drivers to avoid crashes or mitigate the severity and effects of crashes. NHTSA is soliciting comments on the results of its research thus far to help guide its continued efforts in this area.

**DATES :**  Comments: The agency must receive comments on or before September 4, 2012.

**ADDRESSES :**  Comments should refer to the docket number above and be submitted by one of the following methods:

• Federal Rulemaking Portal: http:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Fax: 1–202–493–2251.

• Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC 20590–0001.

• Hand Delivery: West Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays.

Instructions: For detailed instructions on submitting comments and additional information on the rulemaking process, see the Public Participation heading of the Supplementary Information section of this document. Note that all comments received will be posted without change to http:// www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided.

Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all comments received into any of our dockets by the