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2000 (and, as appropriate, Delegation of 

Authority No. 257–1 of December 11, 

2015). I have ordered that Public Notice 

of these determinations be published in 

the Federal Register. 

Alyson Grunder, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Bureau 

of Educational and Cultural Affairs, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00644 Filed 1–16–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 10271] 

Biennial Review Under the United 

States-Singapore Memorandum of 

Intent on Environmental Cooperation 

ACTION: Notice of a biennial review 

under the United States-Singapore 

Memorandum of Intent on 

Environmental Cooperation, and request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of State 

is providing notice that the United 

States and Singapore intend to hold a 

biennial review under the Memorandum 

of Intent between the United States of 

America and the Republic of Singapore 

on Cooperation in Environmental 

Matters (MOI) on January 19, 2018. The 

purpose of the meeting is to review the 

results of environmental cooperation 

under the MOI guided by the 2016–2017 

Plan of Action (POA). The United States 

and Singapore also expect to approve a 

new 2018–2019 POA. 

The meeting’s public session will be 

held on January 19, 2018, at 5:00 p.m., 

at the Ministry of the Environment and 

Water Resources, 40 Scotts Road, #24– 

00, Level 23, Environment Building, 

Singapore 228231, Tel: (65) 6731 9000. 

The U.S. Department of State invites 

interested organizations and members of 

the public to attend the public session, 

and to submit in advance written 

comments or suggestions regarding 

implementation of the POA, and any 

issues that should be discussed at the 

meeting. If you would like to attend the 

public session, please notify Tiffany 

Prather at the email address listed below 

under the heading ADDRESSES. Please 

include your full name and any 

organization or group you represent. In 

preparing comments, submitters are 

encouraged to refer to: 

• 2016–2017 POA, https://

www.state.gov/e/oes/eqt/trade/ 

singapore/246192.htm 

Other useful documents are available 

at: https://www.state.gov/e/oes/eqt/ 

trade/singapore/index.htm. 

DATES: The public session for the 

Biennial Review under the MOI will be 

held on January 19, 2018, at 5:00 p.m., 

at the Ministry of the Environment and 

Water Resources, 40 Scotts Road, #24– 

00, Level 23, Environment Building, 

Singapore 228231, Tel: (65) 6731 9000. 

Written comments and suggestions 

should be submitted no later than noon 

on January 18, 2018 to facilitate 

consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

suggestions should be submitted to: 

Tiffany Prather, Office of Environmental 

Quality and Transboundary Issues, U.S. 

Department of State, by electronic mail 

at PratherTA@state.gov with the subject 

line ‘‘United States-Singapore Biennial 

Review.’’ 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tiffany Prather, Telephone (202) 647– 

4548 or email PratherTA@state.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The MOI 

was signed on June 13, 2003. Section 3 

of the MOI calls for biennial meetings to 

review the status of environmental 

cooperation and update the POA, as 

appropriate. 

Robert Wing, 

Acting Director, Office of Environmental 

Quality and Transboundary Issues, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00700 Filed 1–16–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–09–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket Number: DOT–OST–2017–0179] 

Agency Request for Renewal of a 

Previously Approved Information 

Collection: Office of Small and 

Disadvantaged Business Utilization 

(OSDBU) Mentor Prote ́ge ́ Program 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Transportation (DOT) invites public 

comments about our intention to request 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) approval for an information 

collection. The collection involves two 

reports in which DOT will use the data 

to measure program achievement to 

determine whether the intention of the 

program to assist small businesses 

getting the developmental tools required 

to compete and perform in DOT and 

federal procurement programs is 

achieved. In addition, DOT is seeking 

comments on form OST F 5020.1 (2–12), 

which we have updated with two 

additional questions about number of 

employees and amount of federal 

contracts. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

submitted by on or before March 19, 

2018. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by Docket No. DOT–OST– 

2017–0179, through one of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 1 (202) 493–2251. 

• Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket 

Management Facility, U.S. Department 

of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, West Building, Room W12– 

140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9 

a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except on Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Leonardo San Roma ́n, Mentor Prote ́ge ́

Program, U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Office of Small and 

Disadvantaged Business Utilization, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590, (202) 366–1930. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: U.S. DOT Mentor Prote ́ge ́

program. 

OMB Control Number: 2105–0570 

Forms: Mentor Prote ́ge ́ program 

annual report; and Mentor Prote ́ge ́

program evaluation form. 

Type of Review: Renewal. 

Affected Public: Prime contractors 

and small businesses participating in 

DOT’s Mentor Prote ́ge ́ Program. 

Respondents: Approximately 25. 

Frequency: One-time. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: 1 hour. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 25 hours. 

The U.S. Department of 

Transportation (DOT) administers a 

Mentor-Prote ́ge ́ program that encourages 

agreements between large and small 

business prime contractors and eligible 

small business prote ́ge ́s. 

A small business concern includes 

small disadvantaged businesses, 8(a) 

firms, women owned businesses, 

HUBZone small businesses, veteranowned-businesses and service disabled 

veteran-owned small businesses. The 

program is also designed to improve the 

performance of DOT contractors and 

subcontractors, foster the establishment 

of long-term business relationships 

between small businesses and prime 

contractors, and increase the overall 

number of small businesses that receive 

DOT contract and subcontract awards. 

Purpose 

Mentor Prote ́ge ́ program participants 

must submit an annual report to 


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