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12 Id. 

13 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A). 

14 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f). 15 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

Framework more effective in providing 

an overview of the important risk 

management activities described 

therein. Therefore, the Clearing 

Agencies believe that the proposed 

changes are consistent with the 

requirements of Section 17A(b)(3)(F) of 

the Act.12

(B) Clearing Agency’s Statement on 

Burden on Competition 

The Clearing Agencies do not believe 

that the proposed changes to the ORM 

Framework described above would have 

any impact, or impose any burden, on 

competition. The proposed changes 

would enhance the Framework by 

providing additional clarity and 

accuracy concerning the Clearing 

Agencies’ operational risk management 

processes. The proposed changes to the 

Framework would not advantage or 

disadvantage any participant or user of 

the Clearing Agencies’ services or 

unfairly inhibit access to the Clearing 

Agencies’ services. As such, the 

Clearing Agencies do not believe that 

the proposed rule changes would have 

any impact on competition. 

(C) Clearing Agency’s Statement on 

Comments on the Proposed Rule 

Change Received From Members, 

Participants, or Others 

The Clearing Agencies have not 

received or solicited any written 

comments relating to this proposal. If 

any written comments are received, they 

will be publicly filed as an Exhibit 2 to 

this filing, as required by Form 19b–4 

and the General Instructions thereto. 

Persons submitting comments are 

cautioned that, according to Section IV 

(Solicitation of Comments) of the 

Exhibit 1A in the General Instructions to 

Form 19b–4, the Commission does not 

edit personal identifying information 

from comment submissions. 

Commenters should submit only 

information that they wish to make 

available publicly, including their 

name, email address, and any other 

identifying information. 

All prospective commenters should 

follow the Commission’s instructions on 

how to submit comments, available at 

https://www.sec.gov/regulatory-actions/ 

how-to-submitcomments. General 

questions regarding the rule filing 

process or logistical questions regarding 

this filing should be directed to the 

Main Office of the Commission’s 

Division of Trading and Markets at 

tradingandmarkets@sec.gov or 202– 

551–5777. 

The Clearing Agencies reserve the 

right to not respond to any comments 

received. 

III. Date of Effectiveness of the 

Proposed Rule Change, and Timing for 

Commission Action 

The foregoing rule change has become 

effective pursuant to Section 

19(b)(3)(A) 13 of the Act and paragraph 

(f) 14 of Rule 19b–4 thereunder. At any 

time within 60 days of the filing of the 

proposed rule change, the Commission 

summarily may temporarily suspend 

such rule change if it appears to the 

Commission that such action is 

necessary or appropriate in the public 

interest, for the protection of investors, 

or otherwise in furtherance of the 

purposes of the Act. 

IV. Solicitation of Comments 

Interested persons are invited to 

submit written data, views and 

arguments concerning the foregoing, 

including whether the proposed rule 

change is consistent with the Act. 

Comments may be submitted by any of 

the following methods: 

Electronic Comments 

• Use the Commission’s internet 

comment form (https://www.sec.gov/ 

rules/sro.shtml); or 

• Send an email to rule-comments@

sec.gov. Please include File Number SR– 

FICC–2024–013 on the subject line. 

Paper Comments 

• Send paper comments in triplicate 

to Secretary, Securities and Exchange 

Commission, 100 F Street NE, 

Washington, DC 20549. 

All submissions should refer to File 

Number SR–FICC–2024–013. This file 

number should be included on the 

subject line if email is used. To help the 

Commission process and review your 

comments more efficiently, please use 

only one method. The Commission will 

post all comments on the Commission’s 

internet website (https://www.sec.gov/ 

rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the 

submission, all subsequent 

amendments, all written statements 

with respect to the proposed rule 

change that are filed with the 

Commission, and all written 

communications relating to the 

proposed rule change between the 

Commission and any person, other than 

those that may be withheld from the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be 

available for website viewing and 

printing in the Commission’s Public 

Reference Room, 100 F Street NE, 

Washington, DC 20549 on official 

business days between the hours of 

10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the 

filing also will be available for 

inspection and copying at the principal 

office of FICC and on DTCC’s website 

(dtcc.com/legal/sec-rule-filings). Do not 

include personal identifiable 

information in submissions; you should 

submit only information that you wish 

to make available publicly. We may 

redact in part or withhold entirely from 

publication submitted material that is 

obscene or subject to copyright 

protection. All submissions should refer 

to File Number SR–FICC–2024–013 and 

should be submitted on or before 

January 16, 2025. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.15

J. Matthew DeLesDernier, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2024–30678 Filed 12–23–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 

[Docket No: SSA–2024–0055] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed 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 one new 

request, as well as extensions and 

revisions of OMB-approved information 

collections. 

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 


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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 Revie—Open for Public 

Comments and choosing to click on one 

of SSA’s published items. Please 

reference Docket ID Number [SSA– 

2024–0055] in your submitted response. 

The information collections below are 

pending at SSA. SSA will submit them 

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 February 24, 2025. 

Individuals can obtain copies of the 

collection instruments by writing to the 

above email address. 

1. Request for Hearing by 

Administrative Law Judge—20 CFR 

404.929, 404.933, 416.1429, 404.1433, 

418.1350, and 42 CFR 405.722—0960– 

0269. When SSA denies applicants’, 

claimants’, or beneficiaries’ requests for 

new or continuing disability benefits or 

payments, the Act entitles those 

applicants, claimants, or beneficiaries to 

request a hearing to appeal the decision. 

To request a hearing, individuals 

complete Form HA–501; the associated 

Modernized Claims System (MCS) or 

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 

Claims System interview; or the internet 

application (i501). SSA uses the 

information to determine if the 

individual: (1) filed the request within 

the prescribed time; (2) is the proper 

party; and (3) took the steps necessary 

to obtain the right to a hearing. SSA also 

uses the information to determine: (1) 

the individual’s reason(s) for 

disagreeing with SSA’s prior 

determinations in the case; (2) if the 

individual has additional evidence to 

submit; (3) if the individual wants an 

oral hearing or a decision on the record; 

and (4) whether the individual has (or 

wants to appoint) a representative. The 

respondents are Social Security or SSI 

disability applicants and recipients who 

want to appeal SSA’s denial of their 

request for new or continued benefits 

for disability and non-medical hearing 

requests; and Medicare Part B recipients 

who must pay the Medicare Part B 

Income-Related Monthly Adjustment 

Amount. 

Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection. 

Modality of completion Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(minutes) 

Estimated total 

annual burden 

(hours) 

Average 

theoretical 

hourly cost 

amount 

(dollars) * 

Average wait 

time in a 

field office 

(minutes) ** 

Total annual 

opportunity 

cost 

(dollars) *** 

HA–501; MCS; SSI 

Claims System ......... 162,904 1 10 27,151 * 31.48 ** 24 *** 2,906,013 

i501 (Internet iAppeals) 281,819 1 15 70,455 * 31.48 ** 0 *** 2,217,923 

Totals .................... 444,723 ........................ ........................ 97,606 ........................ ........................ *** 5,123,936 

* We based this figure on average U.S. worker’s hourly wages, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/ 

oes_nat.htm). 

** We based this figure on the average FY 2024 wait times for field offices, based on SSA’s current management information data.

*** This figure does not represent actual costs that SSA is imposing on recipients of Social Security payments to complete this application; 

rather, these are theoretical opportunity costs for the additional time respondents will spend to complete the application. There is no actual 

charge to respondents to complete the application. 

2. Surveys in Accordance with E.O. 

12862 for the Social Security 

Administration—0960–0526. Under the 

auspices of Executive Order 12862, 

Setting Customer Service Standards, 

SSA conducts multiple customer 

satisfaction surveys each year. These 

voluntary customer satisfaction 

assessments include paper, internet, and 

telephone surveys; mailed 

questionnaires; and customer comment 

cards. The purpose of these 

questionnaires is to assess customer 

satisfaction with the timeliness, 

appropriateness, access, and overall 

quality of existing SSA services and 

proposed modifications or new versions 

of services. The respondents are 

recipients of SSA services (including 

most members of the public), 

professionals, and individuals who 

work on behalf of SSA beneficiaries. 

Type of Request: Extension of an 

OMB-approved information collection. 

Number of 

respondents 

(burden for all 

activities within 

that year) 

Frequency of 

response 

Range of 

response 

times 

(minutes) 

Burden 

(burden for all 

activities within 

that year; 

reported in 

hours) 

Year 1 .............................................................................................................. 1,290,304 1 3–90 615,549 

Year 2 .............................................................................................................. 1,290.304 1 3–90 615,549 

Year 3 .............................................................................................................. 1,290.304 1 3–90 615,549 

Totals ........................................................................................................ 3,870,912 ........................ ........................ 1,846,647 

3. Request for Reconsideration—20 

CFR 404.907–404.921, 416.1407– 

416.1421, 408.1009, and 418.1325— 

0960–0622. The Social Security Act 

states those individuals who are 

dissatisfied with the results of an initial 

determination regarding their Title II 

disability; Tile XVI disability 

(Supplemental Security Income); Title 

VIII (Special Veterans benefits); or Title 

XVIII (Medicare benefits), they can 

request a reconsideration hearing. 

Individuals use Form SSA–561–U2; the 

associated MCS or SSI Claims System 

interview; or the internet application 

(i561) to initiate a request for 

reconsideration of a denied claim. SSA 

uses the information to document the 

request and to determine an individual’s 

eligibility or entitlement to Social 

Security benefits (Title II); SSI payments 

(Title XVI); Special Veterans Benefits 

(Title VIII); Medicare (Title XVIII); and 

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Medicare Part B income-related 

premium subsidy reductions. The 

respondents are applicants, claimants, 

beneficiaries, or recipients filing for 

reconsideration of an initial 

determination. 

Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection. 

Modality of completion Number of 

respondents 

Frequency of 

response 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(minutes) 

Estimated total 

annual burden 

(hours) 

Average 

theoretical 

hourly cost 

amount 

* (dollars) 

Average wait 

time in field 

office 

** (minutes) 

Total annual 

opportunity 

cost 

*** (dollars) 

SSA–561, MCS, SSI 

Claims System ......... 339,217 1 8 45,229 * 31.48 ** 24 *** 5,695,236 

i561 (Internet iAppeals) 447,139 1 15 111,785 * 31.48 ** 0 *** 3,518,992 

Totals .................... 786,356 ........................ ........................ 157,014 ........................ ........................ *** 9,214,228 

* We based this figure on average U.S worker’s hourly wages, as reported by Bureau of Labor Statistics data (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/ 

oes_nat.htm). 

** We based this figure on the average FY 2024 wait times for field offices, based on SSA’s current management information data.

*** This figure does not represent actual costs that SSA is imposing on recipients of Social Security payments to complete this application; 

rather, these are theoretical opportunity costs for the additional time respondents will spend to complete the application. There is no actual 

charge to respondents to complete the application. 

4. Supportive Housing & Individual 

Placement and Support (SHIPS) Study— 

0960–0840. 

Background: Homelessness and 

unemployment are linked issues, with 

rising housing costs often leaving 

people unable to afford homes when 

combined with unemployment. The 

instability of housing makes finding 

employment even more challenging, 

creating a difficult cycle to break. While 

studies have shown that supportive 

housing programs improve housing 

stability, there is no significant evidence 

that such programs reliably increase 

employment among residents. (For the 

purposes of this study, supportive 

housing is defined as housing services 

coupled with additional services that 

include case management support. 

These include place-based permanent 

supportive housing, scattered site 

permanent supportive housing, and 

rapid rehousing. Conversely, Individual 

Placement and Support (IPS), a proven 

method for supporting employment, has 

not demonstrated effectiveness in 

stabilizing housing. SSA is requesting 

clearance to collect data for the 

Supportive Housing and Individual 

Placement and Support (SHIPS) study, 

under the Interventional Cooperative 

Agreement Program (ICAP), to 

determine whether participation in 

Individual Placement and Support (IPS) 

improves the employment, income, 

health, and self-sufficiency of people 

who are recently homeless and living in 

supportive housing. ICAP allows SSA to 

partner with various non-federal groups 

and organizations to advance 

interventional research connected to the 

Supplemental Security Income (SSI) 

and Social Security Disability Insurance 

(SSDI) programs. SSA awarded Westat a 

cooperative agreement to conduct 

SHIPS. In addition to SSA, Westat is 

partnering with three subrecipients for 

this project: (1) People Assisting the 

Homeless (PATH); (2) the University of 

Southern California (U.S.C.); and (3) the 

Research Foundation for Mental 

Hygiene (RFMH) to implement the 

SHIPS study. 

ICAP SHIPS Study Project 

Description: The SHIPS study is a 

randomized controlled trial (RCT) 

designed to determine whether 

participation in Individual Placement 

and Support (IPS) improves the 

employment, income, health, and selfsufficiency of people who are recently 

homeless and living in supportive 

housing. The SHIPS study will mark the 

first study testing the effectiveness of 

implementing IPS in a supportive 

housing program. SSA hypothesizes that 

combining the two most successful 

evidence-based practices that separately 

address homelessness and supported 

employment will yield a single 

intervention that effectively addresses 

both. The intent of the SHIPS study is 

to measure the effectiveness of 

evidence-based IPS compared to the 

services provided by local WorkSource 

Centers broadly available to jobseekers 

in the Los Angeles area, The housing 

case managers will refer PATH clients 

interested in finding employment and 

will randomly assign participants to one 

of two groups: 

• IPS: The Individual Placement and 

Support (IPS) service team will offers a 

range of structured services customized 

to participants’ personal needs, 

preferences, and challenges related to 

disabilities and/or mental health 

conditions. IPS was specifically 

designed as a supported employment 

model for individuals with serious 

mental illness and includes 

standardized training and fidelity 

requirements. Components of IPS that 

differ from those offered by WorkSource 

Services include integrated treatment 

that incorporates vocational and mental 

health services; benefits planning; and 

focus on rapid job search without 

extensive training. 

• WorkSource Centers: Under PATH’s 

current housing model, housing case 

managers refer PATH clients who 

express interest in finding employment 

to local American Job Centers, known as 

WorkSource Centers in Los Angeles. 

The WorkSource Centers are operated 

by the City of Los Angeles Economic 

and Workforce Development 

Department, and follow an employment 

services model that varies by 

WorkSource Center, is not evidencebased or subject to fidelity monitoring 

and is not necessarily responsive to the 

individual needs of jobseekers with 

disabilities. 

The primary goals of the SHIPS study 

are: 

• To measure the effects of IPS 

participation on employment, income, 

health, and long-term self-sufficiency 

measured as a combination of housing 

stability, income, and receipt of DI and 

SSI benefits. 

• To describe the study population to 

understand both the generalizability of 

the study’s findings and the potential 

reasons for the observed effects. 

• To explore the IPS implementation 

process to understand barriers and 

facilitators to high-fidelity IPS 

implementation in the supportive 

housing context. 

Grantee researchers and SSA will use 

the information collected during this 

study to: (1) assess the short-term and 

long-term effectiveness of the proposed 

intervention to improve employment, 

income, and self-sufficiency; (2) 

understand the implementation process; 

(3) provide detailed subgroup-specific 

data related to the effect of IPS. 

The respondents are residents in 

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PATH who are unemployed and looking 

for employment. 

Type of Request: Revision of an OMBapproved information collection. 

Modality of completion Number of 

participants 

Frequency of 

response 

Number of 

responses 

Average 

burden per 

response 

(minutes) 

Estimated total 

annual burden 

(hours) 

Average 

theoretical 

hourly cost 

amount 

* (dollars) 

Average wait 

time in office 

or for 

teleservice 

centers 

** (minutes) 

Total annual 

opportunity 

cost 

*** (dollars) 

Study participants baseline 

interview ......................... 200 1 200 60 200 * 13.30 ** 24 *** 3,724 

Study participants quarterly 

interviews ....................... 200 7 1,400 10 233 * 13.30 ** 21 *** 4,030 

Study participants final 

interviews ....................... 200 1 200 60 200 * 13.30 ** 21 *** 3,591 

PATH Interviews: Staff ...... 5 1 5 60 5 * 32.05 ** 24 *** 224 

SHIPS Interviews: participants .............................. 5 1 5 60 5 * 13.30 ** 24 *** 93 

Totals ......................... 610 ........................ ........................ 250 643 ........................ ........................ *** 11,662 

* We based this figure on the average DI payments based on SSA’s current FY 2024 data (https://www.ssa.gov/legislation/2024FactSheet.pdf), and survey researchers (https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes193022.htm) 

** We based this figure on averaging both the average FY 2024 wait times for field offices and teleservice centers, based on SSA’s current management information data. 

*** This figure does not represent actual costs that SSA is imposing on recipients of Social Security payments to complete this application; rather, these are theoretical opportunity costs for the additional time respondents will spend to complete the application. There is no actual charge to respondents to complete the 

application. 

Dated: December 19, 2024. 

Naomi Sipple, 

Reports Clearance Officer, Social Security 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2024–30764 Filed 12–23–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4191–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 12615] 

Notice of Determinations; Culturally 

Significant Objects Being Imported for 

Exhibition—Determinations: ‘‘Iba 

N’Diaye: Between Latitude and 

Longitude’’ Exhibition 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the 

following determinations: I hereby 

determine that certain objects being 

imported from abroad pursuant to 

agreements with their foreign owners or 

custodians for temporary display in the 

exhibition ‘‘Iba N’Diaye: Between 

Latitude and Longitude’’ at The 

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 

New York, and at possible additional 

exhibitions or venues yet to be 

determined, are of cultural significance, 

and, further, that their temporary 

exhibition or display within the United 

States as aforementioned is in the 

national interest. I have ordered that 

Public Notice of these determinations be 

published in the Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Reed Liriano, Program Coordinator, 

Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. 

Department of State (telephone: 202– 

632–6471; email: section2459@

state.gov). The mailing address is U.S. 

Department of State, L/PD, 2200 C Street 

NW (SA–5), Suite 5H03, Washington, 

DC 20522–0505. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

foregoing determinations were made 

pursuant to the authority vested in me 

by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 

985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), Executive Order 

12047 of March 27, 1978, the Foreign 

Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 

1998 (112 Stat. 2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 

6501 note, et seq.), Delegation of 

Authority No. 234 of October 1, 1999, 

Delegation of Authority No. 236–3 of 

August 28, 2000, and Delegation of 

Authority No. 523 of December 22, 

2021. 

Nicole L. Elkon, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Professional 

and Cultural Exchanges, Bureau of 

Educational and Cultural Affairs, Department 

of State. 

[FR Doc. 2024–30708 Filed 12–23–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 

[Docket No. EP 290 (Sub-No. 5) (2025–1)] 

Quarterly Rail Cost Adjustment Factor 

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board. 

ACTION: Approval of rail cost adjustment 

factor. 

SUMMARY: The Surface Transportation 

Board has adopted the first quarter 2025 

Rail Cost Adjustment Factor and cost 

index filed by the Association of 

American Railroads. 

DATES: Applicability Date: January 1, 

2025. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Pedro Ramirez, (202) 245–0333. If you 

require an accommodation under the 

Americans with Disabilities Act, please 

call (202) 245–0245. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The rail 

cost adjustment factor (RCAF) is an 

index formulated to represent changes 

in railroad costs incurred by the nation’s 

largest railroads over a specified period 

of time. The Surface Transportation 

Board (Board) is required by law to 

publish the RCAF on at least a quarterly 

basis. Each quarter, the Association of 

American Railroads computes three 

types of RCAF figures and submits those 

figures to the Board for approval. The 

Board has reviewed the submission and 

adopts the RCAF figures for the first 

quarter of 2025. The first quarter 2025 

RCAF (Unadjusted) is 0.944. The first 

quarter 2025 RCAF (Adjusted) is 0.367. 

The first quarter 2025 RCAF–5 is 0.347. 

Additional information is contained in 

the Board’s decision, which is available 

at www.stb.gov. 

Decided: December 18, 2024. 

By the Board, Board Members Fuchs, 

Hedlund, Primus, and Schultz. 

Stefan Rice, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2024–30705 Filed 12–23–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 

[Docket No. FD 36818] 

Central Oregon & Pacific Railroad, 

Inc.—Lease and Operation Exemption 

Including Interchange Commitment— 

Union Pacific Railroad Company 

Central Oregon & Pacific Railroad, 

Inc. (CORP), a Class III rail carrier, has 

filed a verified notice of exemption 

pursuant to 49 CFR 1150.41 to lease 

from Union Pacific Railroad Company 

(UP) and operate the (1) Brooklyn 


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