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information regarding the collection 

listed in this notice, including requests 

for copies of the proposed collection 

instrument and supporting documents, 

to Ramona Sandoval, 2201 C Street 

NW., Washington, DC, who may be 

reached on 202–647–1076 or at 

sandovalrm@state.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

• Title of Information Collection: FLO 

Professional Development Fellowship 

(PDF) Application. 

• OMB Control Number: None. 

• Type of Request: New Collection. 

• Originating Office: Bureau of 

Human Resources, Family Liaison 

Office (HR/FLO). 

• Form Number: DS–4297. 

• Respondents: The PDF program is 

open to spouses and partners of directhire U.S. government employees from 

all agencies serving overseas under 

Chief of Mission authority at U.S. 

embassies and consulates overseas. 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

260. 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

260. 

• Average Time per Response: 2.75 

hours. 

• Total Estimated Burden Time: 715 

annual hours. 

• Frequency: Annually. 

• Obligation to Respond: Required to 

Obtain 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 

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: FLO 

needs the information collected in the 

PDF application to determine who will 

receive a Professional Development 

Fellowship. The information is 

provided to selection committees that 

use a set of criteria to score the 

applications. Respondents are spouses 

and partners of direct-hire U.S. 

government employees from all agencies 

serving overseas under Chief of Mission 

who want to maintain, enhance, and/or 

develop professional skills while 

overseas. The information is sought 

pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2651a— 

Organization of the Department of State, 

22 U.S.C. 3921—Management of the 

Foreign Service. 

Methodology: Applicants will email 

the completed application to FLO’s PDF 

program manager. 

Susan Frost, 

Director, Family Liaison Office, Bureau of 

Human Resources, Department of State. 

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BILLING CODE 4710–15–P 

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 

[STB Docket No. EP 670 (Sub–No. 1)] 

Notice of Rail Energy Transportation 

Advisory Committee Meeting 

AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board. 

ACTION: Notice of Rail Energy 

Transportation Advisory Committee 

meeting. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a 

meeting of the Rail Energy 

Transportation Advisory Committee 

(RETAC), pursuant to the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (FACA). 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Thursday, October 19, 2017, at 9:00 a.m. 

E.D.T. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in 

the Hearing Room on the first floor of 

the Board’s headquarters at 395 E Street 

SW., Washington, DC 20423. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Higgins (202) 245–0284; 

Michael.Higgins@stb.gov. [Assistance 

for the hearing impaired is available 

through the Federal Information Relay 

Service (FIRS) at: (800) 877–8339.] 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: RETAC 

was formed in 2007 to provide advice 

and guidance to the Board, and to serve 

as a forum for discussion of emerging 

issues related to the transportation of 

energy resources by rail, including coal, 

ethanol, and other biofuels. 

Establishment of a Rail Energy 

Transportation Advisory Committee, 

Docket No. EP 670. The purpose of this 

meeting is to continue discussions 

regarding issues such as rail 

performance, capacity constraints, 

infrastructure planning and 

development, and effective coordination 

among suppliers, carriers, and users of 

energy resources. Potential agenda items 

for this meeting include a performance 

measures review, industry segment 

updates by RETAC members, a 

presentation on energy transportation 

logistics, and a roundtable discussion. 

The meeting, which is open to the 

public, will be conducted in accordance 

with the Federal Advisory Committee 

Act, 5 U.S.C. app. 2; Federal Advisory 

Committee Management regulations, 41 

CFR pt. 102–3; RETAC’s charter; and 

Board procedures. Further 

communications about this meeting may 

be announced through the Board’s Web 

site at www.stb.gov. 

Written Comments: Members of the 

public may submit written comments to 

RETAC at any time. Comments should 

be addressed to RETAC, c/o Michael 

Higgins, Surface Transportation Board, 

395 E Street SW., Washington, DC 

20423–0001 or Michael.Higgins@

stb.gov. 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 1321, 49 U.S.C. 

11101; 49 U.S.C. 11121. 

Decided: September 20, 2017. 

By the Board, Scott M. Zimmerman, Acting 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Rena Laws-Byrum, 

Clearance Clerk. 

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BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY 

Notice of Request for Extension of a 

Currently Approved Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: United States Trade and 

Development. 

ACTION: Request for comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

U.S. Trade and Development Agency 

has submitted a request to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) to 

review and approve an extension for a 

currently approved information 

collection for Evaluation of USTDA 

Performance. USTDA published its first 

Federal Register Notice on this 

information request extension on July 

12, 2017, at 82 FR 32223, at which time 

a 60-day comment period was 

announced. No comments were received 

in response to this notice at the end of 

the comment period. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

OMB by October 26, 2017 to be assured 

of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the subject form 

and the request for extension prepared 

for submission to OMB may be obtained 

from the Agency Submitting Officer. 

Comments should be addressed as 

follows: Desk Officer for USTDA, Office 

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of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), Washington, DC 20503. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Contact Carolyn Hum, Administrative 

Officer, Attn: PRA, U.S. Trade and 

Development Agency, 1000 Wilson 

Blvd., Suite 1600, Arlington, VA 22209– 

3901; Tel.: (703) 875–4357, Fax: (703) 

875–4009; Email: chum@ustda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments 

are again being solicited on: (1) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; (2) 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; (3) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (4) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

the use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Summary Collection Under Review 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Expiration Date of Previous Approval: 

11/30/2017. 

Title: Evaluation of USTDA 

Performance. 

Form Number: USTDA 1000E–2011a. 

Frequency of Use: Annually for 

duration of project. 

Type of Respondents: Business or 

other for profit; Not-for-profit 

institutions; Farms; Federal 

Government. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

1,440 to 1,800 per year. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 480 to 600 hours per year. 

Federal Cost: $324,453. 

Authority for Information Collection: 

Government Performance and Results 

Act of 1993 103 Pub. L. 62; 107 Stat. 

285. 

Abstract: USTDA and contractors will 

collect information from various 

stakeholders on USTDA-funded 

activities regarding development impact 

and/or commercial objectives as well as 

evaluate success regarding GPRA 

objectives. This information collection 

enables USTDA to assess the impacts 

that its program investments have on 

U.S. commercial interests and economic 

development abroad. The goal of this 

information collection is to gather 

evidence and stakeholder feedback in 

order to continually improve program 

performance and deliver better results to 

U.S. taxpayers. As a matter of good 

management practice, such information 

is necessary to responsibly carry out the 

Agency’s mission of monitoring current 

and recently completed activities. 

Dated: September 19, 2017. 

Carolyn Hum, 

Administrative Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 8040–01–P 

OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 

[DOCKET NUMBER USTR–2017–0013] 

Request for Comments Concerning an 

Environmental Review of the Proposed 

Renegotiation of the North American 

Free Trade Agreement 

AGENCY: Office of the United States 

Trade Representative. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Office of the United 

States Trade Representative (USTR), 

through the Trade Policy Staff 

Committee (TPSC), is initiating an 

environmental review relating to the 

renegotiation of the North American 

Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), a free 

trade agreement between the United 

States, Canada, and Mexico. The TPSC 

invites written comments on the topics 

that should be included in the scope of 

the environmental review, including 

potential positive or negative 

environmental effects that might result 

from the trade agreement and potential 

implications for U.S. environmental 

laws and regulations. The TPSC also 

welcomes comments on appropriate 

methodologies and sources of data for 

conducting the review. We will take 

comments on environmental issues we 

received in response to the notice 

published in the Federal Register on 

May 23, 2017, requesting comments on 

NAFTA negotiating objectives into 

account in preparing the environmental 

review and you do not need to resubmit 

these comments. 

DATES: We must receive your comments 

by November 27, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: We strongly prefers 

electronic submissions made through 

the Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments in 

section 3 below. The docket number is 

USTR–2017–0013. For alternatives to 

on-line submissions, please contact 

Yvonne Jamison, Trade Policy Staff 

Committee, at (202) 395–3475. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Direct questions about submission of 

comments to Yvonne Jamison at (202) 

395–3475. Direct substantive questions 

to Sarah Stewart at (202) 395–7320. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

1. Background 

On May 18, 2017, following 

consultations with relevant 

Congressional committees, USTR 

informed Congress that the President 

was entering into negotiations with 

Canada and Mexico with respect to the 

NAFTA. Through a notice in the 

Federal Register (82 FR 23699) and a 

public hearing held on June 27–29, 

2017, in Washington, DC, the TPSC 

invited the public to provide comments 

and testimony to assist USTR in 

assessing U.S. objectives for the 

proposed agreement. You can find a 

description of the U.S. negotiating 

objectives for the NAFTA on the USTR 

Web site: https://ustr.gov/sites/default/ 

files/files/Press/Releases/NAFTA

Objectives.pdf. 

2. Environmental Review 

Section 105(d)(1)(A) of the Bipartisan 

Congressional Trade Priorities and 

Accountability Act of 2015, 19 U.S.C. 

4201, requires environmental reviews of 

trade agreements consistent with 

Executive Order 13141 (64 FR 63169, 

Nov. 18, 1999) and the implementing 

guidelines (65 FR 79442, Dec. 19, 2000). 

The purpose of environmental reviews 

is to ensure that policymakers and the 

public are informed about reasonably 

foreseeable environmental impacts of 

trade agreements (both positive and 

negative), to identify complementarities 

between trade and environmental 

objectives, and to help shape 

appropriate responses if environmental 

impacts are identified. Reviews are one 

of the tools we use to integrate 

environmental information and analysis 

into the fluid, dynamic process of trade 

negotiations. USTR and the Council on 

Environmental Quality jointly oversee 

implementation of the Executive Order 

and its implementing guidelines. USTR, 

through the TPSC, is responsible for 

conducting the individual reviews. You 

can find additional background 

information and examples of prior 

environmental reviews on the USTR 

Web site: https://ustr.gov/issue-areas/ 

environment/environmental-reviews. 

3. Requirements for Submissions 

Persons submitting comments must 

do so in English and must identify (on 

the first page of the submission) 

‘‘Comments Regarding the NAFTA 

Environmental Review.’’ In order to be 

assured of consideration, you must