Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 185 / Tuesday, September 23, 2008 / Notices 54881 

Addison, Caledonia, Essex, Lamoille, 

Orange, Washington, Windsor. 

Contiguous Counties (Economic Injury 

Loans Only): 

Vermont: Bennington, Chittenden, 

Franklin, Orleans, Rutland, 

Windham. 

New Hampshire: Coos, Grafton, 

Sullivan. 

New York: Essex, Washington. 

The Interest Rates are: 

Percent 

Other (Including Non-Profit Organizations) With Credit Available 

Elsewhere: ................................ 5.250 

Businesses and Non-Profit Organizations Without Credit Available Elsewhere: ........................ 4.000 

The number assigned to this disaster 

for physical damage and for economic 

injury is 11436. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Numbers 59002 and 59008) 

James E. Rivera, 

Acting Associate Administrator for Disaster 

Assistance. 

[FR Doc. E8–22177 Filed 9–22–08; 8:45 am] 

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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

Suspension of Applicants for Small 

Disadvantaged Business Program 

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business 

Administration. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Small Business 

Administration (SBA) is suspending the 

receipt of applications for the 

Government-wide small disadvantaged 

business (SDB) program effective 

September 22, 2008. SBA will continue 

to process all applications received 

before that date to completion, unless an 

applicant withdraws its application. 

DATES: Effective Date: September 22, 

2008. 

Applicability Date: This suspension 

applies until lifted by SBA through 

notice in the Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Leo 

Sanchez, Acting Director, Office of 

Certification and Eligibility, at (202) 

619–1658, or Leo.Sanchez@sba.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Since 

1996, the SBA has performed this 

function on behalf of all Federal 

procuring agencies and has received 

reimbursement from these other 

agencies through Economy Act 

Agreements. On December 9, 2004, 

Congress allowed the price evaluation 

adjustment authority for SDBs to expire 

for the majority of agencies. As a 

consequence, other agencies have 

become less inclined to enter into 

Economy Act Agreements to pay for the 

SBA SDB certification process. As SBA 

reassesses the SDB certification 

program, SBA believes that it is 

necessary to suspend the receipt of 

further applications for SDB 

certification. During this suspension, 

SBA will continue to process all 

applications received prior to the 

effective date of the suspension to 

completion. This means that any 

application that is initially denied on 

reconsideration may be appealed to 

SBA’s Office of Hearings and Appeals 

pursuant to SBA’s regulations. In 

addition, SBA will continue to process 

protests of SDB eligibility in connection 

with specific Government contracts or 

subcontracts during the suspension. 

Any firm not wishing to complete the 

application process may withdraw its 

SDB application at any time. 

Dated: September 16, 2008. 

Calvin Jenkins, 

Acting Associate Administrator for 

Government Contracting and Business 

Development. 

[FR Doc. E8–22388 Filed 9–22–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Agency Information Collection Activity 

Seeking OMB Approval 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The FAA invites public 

comments about our intention to request 

the Office of Management and Budget’s 

(OMB) revision of a current information 

collection. The Federal Register Notice 

with a 60-day comment period soliciting 

comments on the following collection of 

information was published on June 19, 

2008, vol. 73, no. 119, page 34974. The 

FAA has amended its hazardous 

materials training requirements, 

requiring that certain repair stations 

provide documentation showing that 

persons handling hazmat for 

transportation have been trained 

following DOT guidelines. 

DATES: Please submit comments by 

October 23, 2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Carla Mauney at Carla.Mauney@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 

Title: Hazardous Materials Training 

Requirements. 

Type of Request: Extension without 

change of a currently approved 

collection. 

OMB Control Number: 2120–0705. 

Form(s): There are no FAA forms 

associated with this collection. 

Affected Public: An estimated 2,772 

Respondents. 

Frequency: This information is 

collected on occasion. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: Approximately 1.27 hours 

per response. 

Estimated Annual Burden Hours: An 

estimated 6,900 hours annually. 

Abstract: The FAA has amended its 

hazardous materials training 

requirements, requiring that certain 

repair stations provide documentation 

showing that persons handling hazmat 

for transportation have been trained 

following DOT guidelines. 

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 Nathan Lesser, Desk Officer, 

Department of Transportation/FAA, and 

sent via electronic mail to 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or faxed 

to (202) 395–6974. 

Comments are invited on: Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the Department, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; the accuracy of 

the Department’s estimates of the 

burden of the proposed information 

collection; ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on September 

15, 2008. 

Carla Mauney, 

FAA Information Collection Clearance 

Officer, IT Enterprises Business Services 

Division, AES–200. 

[FR Doc. E8–22064 Filed 9–22–08; 8:45 am] 

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