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total of 11% of equity interest in 

Company. The Associates expect to 

receive a total of $26.6 million from the 

proposed transaction. 

Therefore, the proposed transaction is 

considered self-deal pursuant to 13 CFR 

107.730 and requires a regulatory 

exemption. Notice is hereby given that 

any interested person may submit 

written comments on the transaction 

within fifteen days of the date of this 

publication to Associate Administrator 

for Investment and Innovation, U.S. 

Small Business Administration, 409 

Third Street SW, Washington, DC 

20416. 

Bailey DeVries, 

Associate Administrator, Office of Investment 

and Innovation. 

[FR Doc. 2021–19338 Filed 9–3–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 11522] 

Imposition of Additional Sanctions on 

Russia Under the Chemical and 

Biological Weapons Control and 

Warfare Elimination Act of 1991 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: On March 2, 2021, the 

Secretary of State, acting under 

authority delegated pursuant to 

Executive Order 12851, determined 

pursuant to section 306(a) of the 

Chemical and Biological Weapons 

Control and Warfare Elimination Act of 

1991 (CBW Act), 22 U.S.C. 5604(a), that 

the Government of the Russian 

Federation used chemical or biological 

weapons in violation of international 

law or lethal chemical or biological 

weapons against its own nationals. 

Notice of this determination was 

published on March 18, 2021 in the 

Federal Register, under Public Notice 

11374, which resulted in sanctions 

against Russia. Section 307(b) of the 

CBW Act, requires a decision within 

three months of March 2, 2021 regarding 

whether Russia has met certain 

conditions described in the law. 

Additional sanctions on Russia are 

required if these conditions are not met. 

Russia has not met the CBW Act’s 

conditions and the Deputy Secretary of 

State has decided to impose additional 

sanctions on Russia on August 20, 2021. 

DATES: September 7, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Pamela K. Durham, Office of Missile, 

Biological, and Chemical 

Nonproliferation, Bureau of 

International Security and 

Nonproliferation, Department of State, 

Telephone (202) 647–4930. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to Section 307(b) of the Chemical and 

Biological Weapons Control and 

Warfare Elimination Act of 1991, as 

amended (22 U.S.C. 5605(b)), on August 

20, 2021, the Deputy Secretary of State 

decided to impose additional sanctions 

on Russia. As a result, the following 

additional sanctions are hereby 

imposed: 

1. Multilateral Development Bank 

Assistance: The United States 

Government shall oppose, in accordance 

with Section 701 of the International 

Financial Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 

262d), the extension of any loan or 

financial or technical assistance to 

Russia by international financial 

institutions. 

2. Bank Loans: The United States 

Government shall prohibit any United 

States bank from making any loan or 

providing any credit to the Government 

of the Russian Federation, except for 

loans or credits for the purpose of 

purchasing food or other agricultural 

commodities or products. 

The Deputy Secretary of State has 

determined that it is essential to the 

national security interests of the United 

States to waive the application of this 

sanction in all respects, except that the 

authority of Executive Order 13883 shall 

be used by the Department of the 

Treasury to prohibit United States banks 

from (1) participating in the primary 

market for non-ruble denominated 

bonds issued by the Russian sovereign 

issued after the enactment of these 

sanctions; and (2) providing non-ruble 

denominated loans to the Russian 

sovereign after the enactment of these 

sanctions, in both cases as further 

described in a Federal Register Notice 

issued by the Department of the 

Treasury and implemented through the 

Directive and guidance published on the 

Office of Foreign Assets Control’s 

website (http://www.treasury.gov/ofac). 

3. Further Export Restrictions: The 

authorities of section 6 of the Export 

Administration Act of 1979 shall be 

used to prohibit exports to Russia of all 

other goods and technology (excluding 

food and other agricultural commodities 

and products). 

The Deputy Secretary of State has 

determined that it is essential to the 

national security interests of the United 

States to waive the application of this 

sanction with respect to the following: 

Reasons for Control: Exports and 

reexports of goods or technology 

controlled for reason CB (Chemical and 

Biological Weapons), MT (Missile 

Technology), and NP (Nuclear 

Proliferation), pursuant to new licenses, 

provided that such licenses will be 

issued on a case-by-case basis, subject to 

a ‘‘presumption of denial’’ policy. 

Exports and reexports of goods or 

technology controlled for AT (AntiTerrorism), CC (Crime Control), FC 

(Firearms Convention), and RS 

(Regional Stability), pursuant to new 

licenses, provided that such licenses 

will be issued on a case-by-case basis, 

consistent with export licensing policy 

for Russia prior to enactment of these 

sanctions. 

License Exceptions: Exports and 

reexports of goods or technology eligible 

under License Exceptions GOV, ENC, 

BAG, TMP, and AVS. 

Safety of Flight: Exports and reexports 

of goods or technology pursuant to new 

licenses necessary for the safety of flight 

of civil fixed-wing passenger aviation, 

provided that such licenses shall be 

issued on a case-by-case basis, 

consistent with export licensing policy 

for Russia prior to enactment of these 

sanctions. 

Deemed Exports/Reexports: Exports 

and reexports of goods or technology 

pursuant to new licenses for deemed 

exports and reexports to Russian 

nationals, provided that such licenses 

shall be issued on a case-by-case basis, 

consistent with export licensing policy 

for Russia prior to enactment of these 

sanctions. 

Wholly-Owned U.S. and Other 

Foreign Subsidiaries: Exports and 

reexports of goods or technology 

pursuant to new licenses for exports and 

reexports to wholly-owned U.S. and 

other foreign subsidiaries in Russia, 

provided that such licenses shall be 

issued on a case-by-case basis, 

consistent with export licensing policy 

for Russia prior to enactment of these 

sanctions. 

Government Space Cooperation: 

Exports and reexports of goods or 

technology pursuant to new licenses in 

support of government space 

cooperation, provided that such licenses 

shall be issued on a case-by-case basis, 

consistent with export licensing policy 

for Russia prior to enactment of these 

sanctions. 

Commercial Space Launches: Exports 

and reexports of goods or technology 

pursuant to new licenses in support of 

commercial space launches, provided 

that such licenses will be reviewed 

subject to a ‘‘presumption of denial’’ 

policy. 

Commercial End-Users: Exports and 

reexports of goods or technology 

pursuant to new licenses for commercial 

end-users for civil end-uses in Russia, 

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reviewed subject to a ‘‘presumption of 

denial’’ policy. 

SOEs/SFEs: Exports and reexports of 

goods or technology pursuant to new 

licenses for Russian state-owned or 

state-funded enterprises will be 

reviewed subject to a ‘‘presumption of 

denial’’ policy. 

4. Import Restrictions: New or 

pending permit applications submitted 

to the Department of Justice, Bureau of 

Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and 

Explosives (ATF) for the permanent 

importation into the United States of 

firearms or ammunition, as defined on 

the U.S. Munitions Import List (22 CFR 

447.21, Categories I and III), that are 

manufactured or located in the Russian 

Federation shall be denied in 

accordance with section 38 of the Arms 

Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778) and 

Executive Order 13637. Consistent with 

authority delegated under Executive 

Order 12851, the Department of the 

Treasury has concurred with the 

imposition of this sanction and its 

implementation by ATF. 

These measures shall be implemented 

by the responsible departments and 

agencies of the United States 

Government and will remain in place 

for at least one year and until further 

notice. 

Choo S. Kang, 

Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of 

International Security and Nonproliferation, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2021–19117 Filed 9–3–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–27–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Docket No. FAA–2018–1051] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Request for Comments; 

Clearance of a New Approval of 

Information Collection: Formal 

Complaints Collection 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA 

invites public comments within 30 days 

after the date of publication of this 

notice about its intention to request the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) approval for an existing 

information collection. This collection 

involves the filing of a complaint with 

the FAA alleging a violation of any 

requirement, rule, regulation, or order 

issued under certain statutes within the 

jurisdiction of the FAA. The FAA will 

use the information collected to 

determine if the alleged violation 

warrants investigation or action. The 

Federal Register Notice with a 60-day 

comment period soliciting comments on 

the following collection of information 

was published on August 4, 2020. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

submitted by October 7, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments on 

the proposed information collection to 

the Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget. Comments should be addressed 

to the attention of the Desk Officer, 

Department of Transportation/FAA, and 

sent via electronic mail to oira_

submission@omb.eop.gov, or faxed to 

(202) 395–6974, or mailed to the Office 

of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget, 

Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th 

Street NW, Washington, DC 20503. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cole 

R. Milliard by email at: Cole.Milliard@

faa.gov; phone 202–267–3452. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Public Comments Invited: You are 

asked to comment on any aspect of this 

information collection, including (a) 

whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the FAA’s 

performance; (b) the accuracy of the 

estimated burden; (c) ways for the FAA 

to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information collection; and 

(d) ways that the burden could be 

minimized without reducing the quality 

of the collected information. The agency 

will summarize and/or include your 

comments in the request for OMB’s 

clearance of this information collection. 

OMB Control Number: 2120–0795. 

Title: Formal Complaints Collection. 

Form Numbers: N/A. 

Type of Review: New clearance of an 

existing information collection. 

Background: The Federal Register 

Notice with a 60-day comment period 

soliciting comments on the following 

collection of information was published 

on August 4, 2020 (85 FR 47288). Prior 

to that, the FAA issued a notice of 

proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to revise 

14 CFR part 13. The NPRM was 

published in the Federal Register on 

February 12, 2019 (84 FR 3614). The 

NPRM proposed to update the 

procedural rules governing FAA 

investigations and enforcement actions. 

The proposed revisions include updates 

to statutory and regulatory references, 

updates to agency organizational 

structure, elimination of 

inconsistencies, clarification of 

ambiguity, increases in efficiency, and 

improved readability. Section 13.5, 

currently and as proposed in the NPRM, 

allows any person to file a formal 

complaint with the FAA Administrator 

regarding a person’s violation of 49 

U.S.C. subtitle VII, 49 U.S.C. chapter 51, 

or any rule, regulation, or order issued 

under those statutes. Thus, the overall 

burden associated with submission and 

processing of these complaints is not 

new. It is also optional, as there is no 

obligation for any individual to file a 

formal complaint. 

As revised in proposed 14 CFR 

13.5(b), a formal complaint must: (1) Be 

submitted to the FAA in writing; (2) be 

identified as a complaint seeking an 

appropriate order or other enforcement 

action; (3) identify the subjects of the 

complaint; (4) state the specific statute, 

rule, regulation, or order that each 

subject allegedly violated; (5) contain a 

concise but complete statement of the 

facts relied upon to substantiate each 

allegation; (6) include the name, 

address, telephone number, and email 

of the person filing the complaint; and 

(7) be signed by the person filing the 

complaint or an authorized 

representative. After the FAA confirms 

that the complaint meets these 

requirements, it sends a copy of the 

complaint to the subjects of the 

complaint and gives them an 

opportunity to submit a written answer. 

If a complaint does not meet these 

requirements, it is considered a report of 

violation under proposed 14 CFR 13.2 

(current 14 CFR 13.1). 

The FAA uses the information in the 

complaint and answer to determine if 

there are reasonable grounds for 

investigating the complaint. If the FAA 

determines there are reasonable 

grounds, the FAA proceeds with an 

investigation. If not, the FAA may 

dismiss the complaint and give the 

reason for dismissal in writing to both 

the person who filed the complaint and 

the subjects of the complaint. 

Respondents: Formal complaints are 

typically submitted by an individual or 

organization. Almost all formal 

complaints are evenly split between 

three basic categories (complainant 

listed first): Individual vs. individual, 

individual vs. organization, and 

organization vs. organization. 

Frequency: The FAA estimates this 

collection of information would result 

in about seven formal complaints per 

year based on FAA data. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: The estimated average burden 

on the public for each complaint and 

response under § 13.5 is eight hours, 

broken down as follows: It would take 

an individual about four hours to write 


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