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F Street, NE Washington, DC 20549 or 

send an email to: PRA_Mailbox@

sec.gov. 

Dated: December 11, 2024. 

Sherry R. Haywood, 

Assistant Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–29579 Filed 12–13–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meetings 

TIME AND DATE: 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, 

December 19, 2024. 

PLACE: The meeting will be held via 

remote means and/or at the 

Commission’s headquarters, 100 F 

Street NE, Washington, DC 20549. 

STATUS: This meeting will be closed to 

the public. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

Commissioners, Counsel to the 

Commissioners, the Secretary to the 

Commission, and recording secretaries 

will attend the closed meeting. Certain 

staff members who have an interest in 

the matters also may be present. 

In the event that the time, date, or 

location of this meeting changes, an 

announcement of the change, along with 

the new time, date, and/or place of the 

meeting will be posted on the 

Commission’s website at https://

www.sec.gov. 

The General Counsel of the 

Commission, or her designee, has 

certified that, in her opinion, one or 

more of the exemptions set forth in 5 

U.S.C. 552b(c)(3), (5), (6), (7), (8), 9(B) 

and (10) and 17 CFR 200.402(a)(3), 

(a)(5), (a)(6), (a)(7), (a)(8), (a)(9)(ii) and 

(a)(10), permit consideration of the 

scheduled matters at the closed meeting. 

The subject matter of the closed 

meeting will consist of the following 

topics: 

Institution and settlement of 

injunctive actions; 

Institution and settlement of 

administrative proceedings; 

Resolution of litigation claims; and 

Other matters relating to examinations 

and enforcement proceedings. 

At times, changes in Commission 

priorities require alterations in the 

scheduling of meeting agenda items that 

may consist of adjudicatory, 

examination, litigation, or regulatory 

matters. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

For further information, please contact 

Vanessa A. Countryman from the Office 

of the Secretary at (202) 551–5400. 

(Authority: 5 U.S.C. 552b.) 

Dated: December 12, 2024. 

Vanessa A. Countryman, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–29677 Filed 12–12–24; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

[Disaster Declaration #20768 and #20769; 

WEST VIRGINIA Disaster Number WV– 

20015] 

Presidential Declaration of a Major 

Disaster for the State of West Virginia 

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business 

Administration. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This is a Notice of the 

Presidential declaration of a major 

disaster for the State of West Virginia 

(FEMA–4851–DR), dated December 9, 

2024. 

Incident: Post-Tropical Storm Helene. 

DATES: Issued on December 9, 2024. 

Incident Period: September 25, 2024 

through September 28, 2024. 

Physical Loan Application Deadline 

Date: February 7, 2025. 

Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan 

Application Deadline Date: September 

9, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Visit the MySBA Loan 

Portal at https://lending.sba.gov to 

apply for a disaster assistance loan. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Alan Escobar, Office of Disaster 

Recovery & Resilience, U.S. Small 

Business Administration, 409 3rd Street 

SW, Suite 6050, Washington, DC 20416, 

(202) 205–6734. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that as a result of the 

President’s major disaster declaration on 

December 9, 2024, applications for 

disaster loans may be submitted online 

using the MySBA Loan Portal https://

lending.sba.gov or other locally 

announced locations. Please contact the 

SBA disaster assistance customer 

service center by email at 

disastercustomerservice@sba.gov or by 

phone at 1–800–659–2955 for further 

assistance. 

The following areas have been 

determined to be adversely affected by 

the disaster: 

Primary County (Physical Damage and 

Economic Injury Loans): Mercer. 

Contiguous Counties (Economic Injury 

Loans Only): 

West Virginia: McDowell, Monroe, 

Raleigh, Summers, Wyoming. 

Virginia: Bland, Giles, Tazewell. 

The Interest Rates are: 

Percent 

For Physical Damage: 

Homeowners with Credit Available Elsewhere .................... 5.625 

Homeowners without Credit 

Available Elsewhere ............ 2.813 

Businesses with Credit Available Elsewhere .................... 8.000 

Businesses without Credit 

Available Elsewhere ............ 4.000 

Non-Profit Organizations with 

Credit Available Elsewhere 3.250 

Non-Profit Organizations without Credit Available Elsewhere ................................... 3.250 

For Economic Injury: 

Business and Small Agricultural Cooperatives without 

Credit Available Elsewhere 4.000 

Non-Profit Organizations without Credit Available Elsewhere ................................... 3.250 

The number assigned to this disaster 

for physical damage is 207688 and for 

economic injury is 207690. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Number 59008) 

Alejandro Contreras, 

Acting Deputy Associate Administrator, 

Office of Disaster Recovery & Resilience. 

[FR Doc. 2024–29543 Filed 12–13–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8026–09–P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

National Women’s Business Council; 

Notice of Public Meeting 

AGENCY: Small Business Administration, 

National Women’s Business Council. 

ACTION: Notice of open public meeting. 

DATES: The public meeting will be held 

on Tuesday, January 7, 2025, from 10:00 

a.m. to 4:00 p.m. EDT. 

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held at 

SBA Headquarters, at 409 3rd St. SW, 

Washington, DC 20416. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

more information, please visit the 

NWBC website at www.nwbc.gov, email 

info@nwbc.gov or call Rhylee Jones 

(NWBC Public Affairs Associate) at 

(202) 735–4342. 

The meeting is open to the public; 

however, advance notice of attendance 

is requested. To RSVP, please visit the 

NWBC website at www.nwbc.gov. The 

‘‘Public Meetings’’ section under 

‘‘Events’’ will feature a link to register 

on Eventbrite. Public questions and 

comments will be addressed and 

answered during the Q&A portion of the 

meeting. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, the National 


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Women’s Business Council (NWBC) 

announces its first public meeting of 

Fiscal Year 2025. The 1988 Women’s 

Business Ownership Act established 

NWBC to serve as an independent 

source of advice and policy 

recommendations to the President, 

Congress, and the Administrator of the 

U.S. Small Business Administration 

(SBA) on issues of importance to 

women entrepreneurs. 

During this meeting the Council will 

present its 2024 policy 

recommendations and gather 

information to inform its exploration of 

topics to advance women’s business 

ownership in 2025. The public will 

have the opportunity to ask questions 

and provide comments following the 

presentations. Accommodation for ASL 

will be provided. Please request 

translation services and other 

accommodations during registration. 

Dated: December 11, 2024. 

Andrienne Johnson, 

Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2024–29541 Filed 12–13–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 12607] 

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Affidavit of Relationship 

(AOR) 

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 January 

15, 2025. 

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: 

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 Daniel Carson—2025 E Street, NW 

Washington DC, 20520 who may be 

reached on (202) 227–6016 or at 

carsondp@state.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

• Title of Information Collection: 

Affidavit of Relationship (AOR). 

• OMB Control Number: 1405–0206. 

• Type of Request: Reinstatement of a 

previously approved collection. 

• Originating Office: PRM/A. 

• Form Number: DS–7656. 

• Respondents: A respondent in the 

United States completes the AOR to: (a) 

establish that he or she was admitted to 

the United States as a refugee or granted 

asylum; (b) provide a list of qualifying 

family members (spouse, unmarried 

children under 21, and parents) who 

may wish to apply for refugee 

resettlement to the United States; and 

(c) establish that the family members are 

nationals of qualifying countries under 

the P–3 program. 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

300. 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

300. 

• Average Time per Response: Ninety 

Minutes. 

• Total Estimated Burden Time: 450 

hours. 

• Frequency: On occasion. 

• 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 time 

and cost burden estimate 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 

The Affidavit of Relationship (AOR) is 

required by the Department of State to 

establish qualification for access to the 

Priority-3 (P–3) Family Reunification 

category of the United States Refugee 

Admissions Program (USRAP). The P–3 

category, along with the other categories 

of cases that have access to USRAP, is 

outlined in the annual Report to 

Congress on Proposed Refugee 

Admissions, which is submitted on 

behalf of the President in fulfillment of 

the requirements of section 207(d) of the 

Immigration and Nationality Act (8 

U.S.C. 1157) and authorized by the 

annual Presidential Determination on 

Refugee Admissions. The P–3 category 

is available to qualifying family 

members of U.S.-based residents 

(persons already admitted to the U.S. as 

refugees or who were granted asylum in 

the United States, including persons 

who may now be lawful permanent 

residents or U.S. citizens). Qualifying 

family members of U.S.-based residents 

include spouses, unmarried children 

under age 21, and parents. Eligible P–3 

nationalities are determined on an 

annual basis by the President. 

In order to access the USRAP through 

P–3, an applicant must have an 

Affidavit of Relationship (AOR) filed on 

his or her behalf by a U.S-based family 

member. The AOR also informs the U.Sbased family member that DNA 

evidence of all claimed parent-child 

relationships between the U.S-based 

family member and parents and/or 

unmarried children under 21 is required 

as a condition of access to P–3 

processing; it further informs the U.Sbased family member that the costs of 

DNA testing will be borne by the U.S. 

government. DNA testing between the 

QFM and any derivative applicant(s) 

(unmarried child under the age of 21), 

to prove the existence of their claimed 

family relationship, will be at no 

expense to the U.S. government. 

Methodology 

This information collection currently 

involves the limited use of electronic 

techniques. An anchor may complete an 

AOR at any local office of a 

Resettlement Agency (RA) that has a 

cooperative agreement with the 

Department of State to assist refugees 

who have been resettled in the United 

States. In order to file an AOR, a U.Sbased family member must be at least 18 

years of age and have been admitted to 

the United States as a refugee or granted 

asylum in the United States no more 

than five years prior to the filing of the 

AOR. The AOR is available 

electronically, is completed 

electronically with the assistance of RA 

staff, and is submitted electronically by 

RA staff to a Department of Statecontracted facility, where it is manually 

uploaded into the USRAP case 

management system. In addition, the RA 


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