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comments that are received by the close 

of the comment period (see DATES). 

Comments, including names and 

addresses of respondents, will become 

part of the administrative record. Before 

including your address, telephone 

number, email address, or other 

personal identifying information in your 

comment, be advised that your entire 

comment, including your personal 

identifying information, may be made 

publicly available at any time. While 

you can ask us in your comments to 

withhold from public review your 

personal identifying information, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

References 

The complete list of references used 

during the drafting of each of the draft 

revised SARs is available at https://

www.regulations.gov under Docket 

FWS–R7–ES–2024–0128 and upon 

request from the Alaska Marine 

Mammals Management Office (see FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). 

Authority 

The authority for this action is the 

Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, 

as amended (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.). 

Gary Frazer, 

Acting Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2024–31483 Filed 12–31–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4333–15–P 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

[OMB 1140–0052] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed eCollection 

eComments Requested; Revision of a 

Previously Approved Collection; Office 

of Strategic Management 

Environmental Assessment Outreach 

AGENCY: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, 

Firearms and Explosives, Department of 

Justice. 

ACTION: 60-Day notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Justice 

(DOJ), The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, 

Firearms and Explosives (ATF), will be 

submitting the following information 

collection request to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval in accordance with 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Comments are encouraged and 

will be accepted for 60 days until March 

3, 2025. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If 

you have additional comments 

especially on the estimated public 

burden or associated response time, 

suggestions, or need a copy of the 

proposed information collection 

instrument with instructions or 

additional information, contact: Jeffrey 

Hosmer, Office of Strategic 

Management, either by mail at Bureau of 

Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and 

Explosives, 99 New York Avenue NE, 

Rm. 5E–409, Washington, DC 20226, by 

email at Jeffrey.hosmer@atf.gov or 

telephone at 202–648–7132. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written 

comments and suggestions from the 

public and affected agencies concerning 

the proposed collection of information 

are encouraged. Your comments should 

address one or more of the following 

four points: 

—Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the Bureau of Justice 

Statistics, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

—Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

—Evaluate whether and if so how the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected can be 

enhanced; and 

—Minimize the burden of the collection 

of information on those who are to 

respond, including through the use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms 

of information technology, e.g., 

permitting electronic submission of 

responses. 

Abstract: Under the Government 

Performance and Results Modernization 

Act of 2010, ATF must update its 

strategic plan every four years and 

identify key external factors that could 

significantly affect their ability to 

achieve strategic goals and objectives. 

For this purpose, ATF conducts 

outreach for feedback from ATF 

stakeholders as part of the Bureau’s 

quadrennial assessment process. 

Information Collection (IC) OMB 1140– 

0052 is being revised to include the 

monetized value of respondent time in 

this renewal (from $0 to $535), which 

was not previously included. There has 

also been a decrease in the number of 

respondents over time, from 1,500 to 47 

and a reduction in the collective hour 

burden from 450 hours to 2 hours. 

Overview of This Information 

Collection 

1. Type of Information Collection: 

Revision of a previously approved 

collection. 

2. The Title of the Form/Collection: 

Office of Strategic Management 

Environmental Assessment Outreach. 

3. The agency form number, if any, 

and the applicable component of the 

Department sponsoring the collection: 

Form number: None. 

Component: Bureau of Alcohol, 

Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, U.S. 

Department of Justice. 

4. Affected public who will be asked 

or required to respond, as well as the 

obligation to respond: Affected Public: 

State, local and tribal governments, 

Private Sector-for or not for profit 

institutions, Federal Government. 

The obligation to respond is 

voluntary. 

5. An estimate of the total number of 

respondents and the amount of time 

estimated for an average respondent to 

respond: An estimated 7 respondents 

will respond to this collection once 

annually, and it will take each 

respondent approximately 0.3 hours to 

complete their responses. 

6. An estimate of the total annual 

burden (in hours) associated with the 

collection: The estimated annual public 

burden associated with this collection is 

2 hours total, which is equal to 7 (total 

respondents) * 1 (# of response per 

respondent) * 0.3 (hours). 

7. An estimate of the total annual cost 

burden associated with the collection, if 

applicable: $535.00. 

TOTAL BURDEN HOURS

Activity Number of 

respondents Frequency Total annual responses 

Time per 

response 

(hours) 

Total annual 

burden 

(hours) 

Respond to Questionnaire ................................................... 7 1/annually ...... 7 0.3 2 

Unduplicated Totals ...................................................... 7 1/annually ...... 7 0.3 2 


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If additional information is required 

contact: Darwin Arceo, Department 

Clearance Officer, United States 

Department of Justice, Justice 

Management Division, Policy and 

Planning Staff, Two Constitution 

Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W–218, 

Washington, DC. 

Dated: December 26, 2024. 

Darwin Arceo, 

Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. 

Department of Justice. 

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BILLING CODE 4410–FY–P 

MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE 

CORPORATION 

[MCC FR 24–13] 

Notice of First Amendment to Compact 

With the Federal Democratic Republic 

of Nepal 

AGENCY: Millennium Challenge 

Corporation. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Millennium Challenge Act of 2003, as 

amended, the Millennium Challenge 

Corporation is publishing a summary, 

justification, and full text of the 

proposed First Amendment to 

Millennium Challenge Compact 

between the United States of America, 

acting through the Millennium 

Challenge Corporation, and the Federal 

Democratic Republic of Nepal. 

Representatives of the United States 

Government and the Government of the 

Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal 

plan to conclude the Amendment in 

January 2025. 

(Authority: 22 U.S.C. 7708(i)(2)) 

Dated: December 20, 2024. 

Peter E. Jaffe, 

Vice President, General Counsel, and 

Corporate Secretary. 

Summary of First Amendment to 

Millennium Challenge Compact With 

the Federal Democratic Republic of 

Nepal 

The Board of Directors of the 

Millennium Challenge Corporation 

(‘‘MCC’’) has approved an amendment 

(the ‘‘Amendment’’) to the existing $500 

million, five-year Millennium Challenge 

Compact between the United States of 

America, acting through MCC, and the 

Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal 

(the ‘‘Compact’’). 

Background 

The Compact was signed September 

14, 2017, and entered into force on 

August 30, 2023. The Compact aims to 

increase domestic electricity 

consumption through the Electricity 

Transmission Project by improving the 

availability and reliability of electricity 

in Nepal’s electricity grid, expanding 

and strengthening Nepal’s high voltage 

electricity transmission network to 

support new investments in generation 

that unlock Nepal’s hydropower 

potential, and facilitating increased 

power trade between India and Nepal. 

The Compact also aims to maintain road 

quality across Nepal’s strategic road 

network through the Road Maintenance 

Project. 

Scope of the Amendment 

MCC proposes to provide additional 

funding up to $50 million under the 

Compact. The proposed additional 

funding will be used to cover additional 

costs associated with the Compact’s 

Electricity Transmission Project, thus 

enabling successful implementation of 

the project. 

Justification for the Amendment 

The Compact was signed in 

September 2017 but did not enter into 

force until August 2023. The protracted 

delay between signing and entry into 

force, as well as the global inflationary 

pressures of the COVID–19 pandemic, 

resulted in an increase in costs for the 

Electricity Transmission Project. 

Further, procurement for construction of 

the project’s electricity transmission 

line was not initiated until September 

2023 and the bids received reflected 

costs that were substantially higher than 

the original cost estimate, resulting in a 

failed procurement. Despite identifying 

significant potential reductions of cost 

drivers for a re-procurement of the 

transmission line work, MCC anticipates 

that the cost of the transmission line 

work will continue to exceed the 

projected compact budget. 

Providing additional assistance under 

the Compact to support the Electricity 

Transmission Project will enable 

successful implementation of the 

Compact’s objectives with respect to 

electricity reform. Specifically, the 

additional MCC funding is necessary for 

and will enable the accountable entity 

to sign contracts for the transmission 

line work once re-procurement is 

complete in a timely manner and 

maximize the remaining 

implementation period without further 

delays. The additional funding will also 

preserve adequate contingency across 

the Compact to facilitate operational 

adjustments that may become necessary 

during construction. The economic rate 

of return for the Electricity 

Transmission Project remains above 10 

percent, which indicates that, even with 

cost escalations, this remains a highly 

viable and impactful project. Therefore, 

additional MCC funding for this 

Compact would constitute a high return 

investment. 

First Amendment to Millennium 

Challenge Compact Between the United 

States of America Acting Through the 

Millennium Challenge Corporation and 

the Federal Democratic Republic of 

Nepal Acting Through the Ministry of 

Finance 

First Amendment to Millennium 

Challenge Compact 

This First Amendment to Millennium 

Challenge Compact (this 

‘‘Amendment’’), is made by and 

between the United States of America, 

acting through the Millennium 

Challenge Corporation, a United States 

government corporation (‘‘MCC’’), and 

the Federal Democratic Republic of 

Nepal (‘‘Nepal’’), acting through the 

Ministry of Finance (the ‘‘Government’’) 

(individually, a ‘‘Party’’ and 

collectively, the ‘‘Parties’’). All 

capitalized terms used in this 

Amendment that are not otherwise 

defined herein have the meanings given 

to such terms in the Compact (as 

defined below). 

Recitals 

Whereas, the United States of 

America and Nepal signed the 

Millennium Challenge Compact 

between the United States of America, 

acting through the Millennium 

Challenge Corporation, and the Federal 

Democratic Republic of Nepal, acting 

through the Ministry of Finance, on 

September 14, 2017 (as modified, the 

‘‘Compact’’); 

Whereas, Section 2.1 of the Compact 

provides for MCC to grant to the 

Government, under the terms of the 

Compact, an amount not to exceed Four 

Hundred Fifty-Nine Million Five 

Hundred Thousand United States 

Dollars (US$459,500,000) (‘‘Program 

Funding’’) for use by the Government to 

implement the Program; 

Whereas, Section 2.2 of the Compact 

further provides for MCC to grant to the 

Government, under the terms of the 

Compact and in addition to the Program 

Funding described in Section 2.1 of the 

Compact, an amount not to exceed Forty 

Million Five Hundred Thousand United 

States Dollars (US$40,500,000) 

(‘‘Compact CDF’’) under Section 609(g) 

of the Millennium Challenge Act of 

2003, as amended (the ‘‘MCA Act’’), for 

use by the Government to facilitate 

implementation of the Compact; 


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