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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In October 

2014, a new cohort of sites was added 

to the Regional Innovation Clusters 

(RIC) initiative, which was originally 

started in October 1, 2010 by the Small 

Business Administration (SBA)’s Office 

of Entrepreneurial Development. 

Through this initiative, organizations in 

11 communities across the U.S. have 

been selected to provide industryspecific assistance to small businesses, 

and to develop industry relationships 

and supply chains within their regions. 

Clusters—geographically concentrated 

groups of interconnected businesses, 

suppliers, service providers, and 

associated institutions in a particular 

industry or field—act as a networking 

hub to convene a number of resources 

to help navigate the funding, 

procurement, and supply-chain 

opportunities in a specific industry. 

SBA is conducting an evaluation of 

the Regional Innovation Clusters 

initiative to determine how the clusters 

have developed, the type and volume of 

services they provided to small 

businesses, client perceptions of the 

program, and the various outcomes 

related to their existence, including 

collaboration among firms, innovation, 

and small business growth. Small 

business growth will be compared to the 

overall growth of firms in those same 

regions and industries. This evaluation 

will also include lessons learned and 

success stories. SBA proposes the use of 

three instruments for data collection 

and analysis of three distinct 

populations. These instruments are: (1). 

Small Business Survey, (2.) Large 

Organization Survey and (3.) Cluster 

Administrator Survey. In addition, SBA 

plans to interview each of the 11 cluster 

administrators several times a year 

regarding program impact and successes 

or challenges, and to obtain 

clarifications on information provided 

in quarterly reports. Each of the 

proposed surveys will be administered 

electronically and will contain both 

open- and close-ended questions. The 

information collected and analyzed 

from these instruments will contribute 

to monitoring performance metrics and 

program goals, as well as 

recommendations on improving 

program practices. 

Solicitation of Public Comments: 

Title: Regional Innovation Clusters 

(RIC) Initiative Evaluation Study. 

Description of Respondents: 

Interconnected businesses, Suppliers, 

Service providers, and associated 

institutions. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Estimated Annual Responses: 1,240. 

Estimated Annual Hour Burden: 388. 

Curtis B. Rich, 

Management Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2016–02484 Filed 2–8–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 9438] 

Overseas Security Advisory Council 

(OSAC) Meeting Notice 

Closed Meeting 

The Department of State announces a 

meeting of the U.S. State Department— 

Overseas Security Advisory Council on 

February 23 and 24, 2016. Pursuant to 

Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (5 U.S.C. Appendix), 5 

U.S.C. 552b(c)(4), and 5 U.S.C. 

552b(c)(7)(E), it has been determined 

that the meeting will be closed to the 

public. The meeting will focus on an 

examination of corporate security 

policies and procedures and will 

involve extensive discussion of trade 

secrets and proprietary commercial 

information that is privileged and 

confidential, and will discuss law 

enforcement investigative techniques 

and procedures. The agenda will 

include updated committee reports, a 

global threat overview, and other 

matters relating to private sector 

security policies and protective 

programs and the protection of U.S. 

business information overseas. 

For more information, contact Marsha 

Thurman, Overseas Security Advisory 

Council, U.S. Department of State, 

Washington, DC 20522–2008, phone: 

571–345–2214. 

Dated: February 2, 2016. 

Bill A. Miller, 

Director of the Diplomatic Security Service, 

U.S. Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2016–02583 Filed 2–8–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–43–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 9436] 

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Courier Drop-Off List for 

U.S. Passport Applications 

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 directly to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) up to March 10, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: Direct comments to the 

Department of State Desk Officer in the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs at the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB). You may submit 

comments by the following methods: 

• Email: oira_submission@

omb.eop.gov. You must include the DS 

form number, information collection 

title, and the OMB control number in 

the subject line of your message. 

• Fax: 202–395–5806. Attention: Desk 

Officer for Department of State. 

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 PPT Forms Officer, U.S. Department 

of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, 

Passport Services, Office of Legal Affairs 

and Law Enforcement Liaison, 44132 

Mercure Cir, P.O. Box 1227, Sterling, 

Virginia 20166–1227, who may be 

reached on (202) 485–6538 or at 

PPTFormsOfficer@state.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

• Title of Information Collection: 

Courier Drop-Off List for U.S. Passport 

Applications. 

• OMB Control Number: 1405–XXXX. 

• Type of Request: New Collection. 

• Originating Office: Bureau of 

Consular Affairs, Passport Services, 

Office of Legal Affairs and Law 

Enforcement Liaison (CA/PPT/S/L). 

• Form Number: DS–4283. 

• Respondents: Business or Other 

For-Profit. 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1,000 respondents per year. 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

216,000 responses per year. 

• Average Time per Response: 10 

minutes. 

• Total Estimated Burden Time: 

36,000 hours per year. 

• Frequency: Daily. 

• 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 

estimate of the time and cost burden for 

this proposed collection, including the 

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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 

information collected on the DS–4283 is 

used to facilitate the issuance of 

passports to U.S. nationals with 

imminent travel plans who hire private 

courier companies to deliver their 

applications to one of the Department’s 

domestic passport agencies. The 

Department asks courier company 

employees to complete the DS–4283 and 

submit the form with passport 

applications delivered in bulk to 

passport agencies in a designated dropoff box. Passport agencies use the form 

to track the submission of applications 

that a courier drops off. The form serves 

as a record of receipt of documents 

submitted to the Department and as an 

acknowledgment of who delivered these 

documents. The DS–4283 is part of a 

Department effort to facilitate the 

delivery of passport applications by 

private courier companies while 

maintaining the integrity of the passport 

application process. 

Methodology: This form is used to 

track the processing of passport 

applications delivered in bulk to 

passport agencies by private courier 

companies. Courier employees are asked 

to attach the form onto sealed envelopes 

or packages containing passport 

applications which they deliver in bulk 

to designated drop-off facilities at one of 

twelve passport agencies for processing. 

Dated: February 3, 2016. 

Brenda S. Sprague, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Passport 

Services, Bureau of Consular Affairs, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2016–02579 Filed 2–8–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–06–P 

TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY 

Sunshine Act Meeting Notice 

Meeting No. 16–01 

The TVA Board of Directors will hold 

a public meeting on February 11, 2016, 

in the Missionary Ridge Auditorium of 

the Chattanooga Office Complex, 1101 

Market Street, Chattanooga, Tennessee. 

The public may comment on any agenda 

item or subject at a public listening 

session which begins at 8:30 a.m. (ET). 

Following the end of the public 

listening session, the meeting will be 

called to order to consider the agenda 

items listed below. On-site registration 

will be available until 15 minutes before 

the public listening session begins at 

8:30 a.m. (ET). Preregistered speakers 

will address the Board first. TVA 

management will answer questions from 

the news media following the Board 

meeting. 

Status: Open. 

Agenda 

Chair’s Welcome 

Old Business 

Approval of minutes of the November 

20, 2015, Board Meeting 

New Business 

1. Report from President and CEO 

2. Governance Items 

A. Committee Charters 

B. Board Practice on Confidential 

Information 

3. Report of the Audit, Risk, and 

Regulation Committee 

A. Regulation of Pole Attachment 

Fees 

4. Report of the Finance, Rates, and 

Portfolio Committee 

5. Report of the Nuclear Oversight 

Committee 

6. Report of the External Relations 

Committee 

7. Report of the People and Performance 

Committee 

A. Chair Selection 

8. Information Items 

A. Kingston Insurance Arbitration 

Settlement 

B. Watts Bar Unit 2 Capital Project 

Budget Increase 

C. Vehicular Accident Litigation 

Settlement 

For more information: Please call 

TVA Media Relations at (865) 632–6000, 

Knoxville, Tennessee. People who plan 

to attend the meeting and have special 

needs should call (865) 632–6000. 

Anyone who wishes to comment on any 

of the agenda in writing may send their 

comments to: TVA Board of Directors, 

Board Agenda Comments, 400 West 

Summit Hill Drive, Knoxville, 

Tennessee 37902. 

Dated: February 4, 2016. 

Sherry A. Quirk, 

General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2016–02646 Filed 2–5–16; 11:15 am] 

BILLING CODE 8120–08–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Seventh Meeting; RTCA Special 

Committee (229) Aircraft Emergency 

Locator Transmitters (ELTs) (Joint 

With EUROCAE WG–98) 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), U.S. Department 

of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of Seventh RTCA Special 

Committee 229 Meeting. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice 

to advise the public of the Seventh 

RTCA Special Committee 229 meeting. 

DATES: The meeting will be held March 

16–18, 2016 from 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

RTCA, Inc., 1150 18th Street NW., Suite 

910, Washington, DC, 20036, Tel: (202) 

330–0662. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

RTCA Secretariat, 1150 18th Street NW., 

Suite 910, Washington, DC 20036, or by 

telephone at (202) 833–9339, fax at (202) 

833–9434, or Web site at http:// 

www.rtca.org or Jennifer Iversen, 

Program Director, RTCA, Inc., 

jiversen@rtca.org, (202) 330–0662. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

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

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463, 5 U.S.C., App.), notice is hereby 

given for a meeting of RTCA Special 

Committee 229. The agenda will include 

the following: 

Wednesday, March 16, 2016 (9:00 a.m.– 

5 p.m.) 

1. Welcome/Introductions/ 

Administrative Remarks 

2. Agenda overview and approval 

3. Minutes Paris meeting review/ 

approval 

4. Review Action Items from Paris 

meeting 

5. ‘‘Phasing in’’ RTCA/DO–204B, 

EUROCAE/ED–62B –Timeline and 

TOR 

6. Briefing of ICAO and COSPASSARSAT activities 

7. Other Industry coordination and 

presentations 

8. WG 1 to 5 status and week’s plan 

9. WG meetings (rest of the day) 

Thursday, March 17, 2016 (9:00 a.m.– 

5 p.m.) 

1. WG 2 to 5 meetings 

Friday, March 18, 2016 (9:00 a.m.–3 

p.m.) 

1. WG 2–5 meetings (if needed) 

2. WGs’ reports 

3. Action item review 

4. Future meeting plans and dates 

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