Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 187 / Thursday, September 28, 2017 / Notices 45351 

Percent 

Non-Profit Organizations Without Credit Available Elsewhere ..................................... 2.500 

The number assigned to this disaster 

for physical damage is 153208 and for 

economic injury is 153210. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Number 59008) 

James E. Rivera, 

Associate Administrator for Disaster 

Assistance. 

[FR Doc. 2017–20731 Filed 9–27–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

[Disaster Declaration #15298 and #15299; 

PUERTO RICO Disaster Number PR–00029] 

Presidential Declaration Amendment of 

a Major Disaster for the 

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business 

Administration. 

ACTION: Amendment 2. 

SUMMARY: This is an amendment of the 

Presidential declaration of a major 

disaster for the Commonwealth of 

Puerto Rico (FEMA–4336–DR), dated 

09/10/2017. 

Incident: Hurricane Irma. 

Incident Period: 09/05/2017 through 

09/07/2017. 

DATES: Issued on 09/18/2017. 

Physical Loan Application Deadline 

Date: 11/09/2017. 

Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan 

Application Deadline Date: 06/11/2018. 

ADDRESSES: Submit completed loan 

applications to: U.S. Small Business 

Administration, Processing and 

Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport 

Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A. 

Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance, 

U.S. Small Business Administration, 

409 3rd Street SW., Suite 6050, 

Washington, DC 20416, (202) 205–6734. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice 

of the President’s major disaster 

declaration for the Commonwealth of 

Puerto Rico, dated 09/10/2017, is hereby 

amended to establish the incident 

period for this disaster as beginning 09/ 

05/2017 through 09/07/2017. 

All other information in the original 

declaration remains unchanged. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Number 59008) 

James E. Rivera, 

Associate Administrator for Disaster 

Assistance. 

[FR Doc. 2017–20735 Filed 9–27–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

[Disaster Declaration #15300 and #15301; 

Puerto Rico Disaster Number PR–00030] 

Presidential Declaration Amendment of 

a Major Disaster for Public Assistance 

Only for the Commonwealth of Puerto 

Rico 

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business 

Administration. 

ACTION: Amendment 3. 

SUMMARY: This is an amendment of the 

Presidential declaration of a major 

disaster for Public Assistance Only for 

the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico 

(FEMA–4336–DR), dated 09/10/2017. 

Incident: Hurricane Irma. 

Incident Period: 09/05/2017 through 

09/07/2017. 

DATES: Issued on 09/18/2017. 

Physical Loan Application Deadline 

Date: 11/09/2017. 

Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan 

Application Deadline Date: 06/11/2018. 

ADDRESSES: Submit completed loan 

applications to: U.S. Small Business 

Administration, Processing and 

Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport 

Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A. 

Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance, 

U.S. Small Business Administration, 

409 3rd Street SW., Suite 6050, 

Washington, DC 20416, (202) 205–6734. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice 

of the President’s major disaster 

declaration for Private Non-Profit 

organizations in the Commonwealth of 

Puerto Rico, dated 09/10/2017, is hereby 

amended to establish the incident 

period for this disaster as beginning 09/ 

05/2017 through 09/07/2017. 

All other information in the original 

declaration remains unchanged. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Number 59008) 

James E. Rivera, 

Associate Administrator for Disaster 

Assistance. 

[FR Doc. 2017–20746 Filed 9–27–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 10144] 

Certification Related to the Central 

Government of Haiti of the Department 

of State, Foreign Operations, and 

Related Programs Appropriations Act, 

2017 

Pursuant to section 7045(c)(2) of the 

Department of State, Foreign 

Operations, and Related Programs 

Appropriations Act, 2017 (Div. J, Pub. L. 

115–31), I hereby certify that the central 

Government of Haiti is taking effective 

steps, which are in addition to steps 

taken since the certification and report 

submitted on April 4, 2016, if 

applicable, to: 

• Strengthen the rule of law in Haiti, 

including by selecting judges in a 

transparent manner based on merit; 

reducing pre-trial detention; respecting 

the independence of the judiciary; and 

improving governance by implementing 

reforms to increase transparency and 

accountability, including through the 

penal and criminal codes; 

• combat corruption, including by 

implementing the anti-corruption law 

enacted in 2014 and prosecuting corrupt 

officials; 

• increase government revenues, 

including by implementing tax reforms, 

and increase expenditures on public 

services; and 

• resolve commercial disputes 

between United States entities and the 

Government of Haiti. 

Rex Tillerson, 

Secretary of State. 

[FR Doc. 2017–20774 Filed 9–27–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–29–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 10145] 

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Certificate of Eligibility for 

Exchange Visitor Status (J– 

NONIMMIGRANT) 

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. 

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1A draft copy of the operating agreement was 

submitted with the notice of exemption. 

2See Effingham R.R.—Pet. for Declaratory 

Order—Constr. at Effingham, Ill., 2 S.T.B. 606, 609– 

10 (STB served Sept. 12, 1997), aff’d sub nom. 

United Transp. Union-Illinois Legislative Bd. v. 

STB, 183 F.3d 606 (7th Cir. 1999). 

DATES: Submit comments directly to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) up to October 30, 2017. 

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 G. Kevin Saba, Director, Office of 

Policy and Program Support, ECA/EC, 

SA–5, Floor 5, U.S. Department of State, 

2200 C Street NW., Washington, DC 

20522–0505, who may be reached at 

JExchanges@state.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

• Title of Information Collection: 

Certificate of Eligibility for Exchange 

Visitor Status (J–NONIMMIGRANT). 

• OMB Control Number: 1405–0119. 

• Type of Request: Revision of a 

Currently Approved Collection. 

• Originating Office: Bureau of 

Educational and Cultural Affairs, Office 

of Policy and Program Support (ECA/ 

EC). 

• Form Number: DS–2019. 

• Respondents: U.S. Department of 

State designated sponsors. 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1,500. 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

325,000. 

• Average Time per Response: 45 

minutes. 

• Total Estimated Burden Time: 

243,750 hours. 

• Frequency: On occasion. 

• 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 

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 collection is the continuation of 

information collected and needed by the 

Bureau of Educational and Cultural 

Affairs in administering the Exchange 

Visitor Program (J-Nonimmigrant) under 

the provisions of the Mutual 

Educational and Cultural Exchange Act, 

as amended (22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.). The 

Form DS–2019 is the document that 

provides the information needed to 

identify an individual (and spouse and 

dependents, where applicable) seeking 

to enter the U.S. as an Exchange Visitor 

in J-Nonimmigrant status. Changes have 

been made to Section 6 of the DS–2019 

to include a responsible officer/alternate 

responsible officer attestation that the 

sponsor has complied with 

requirements in 22 CFR 62.12(b). In the 

instructions to Form DS–2019, Section 2 

of the instructions has been reworded to 

ensure that exchange visitors and their 

accompanying spouses and dependents 

remain in compliance with insurance 

requirements under 22 CFR 62.14 

during the course of the exchange. 

Methodology 

Access to Form DS–2019 is made 

available to Department-designated 

sponsors electronically via the Student 

and Exchange Visitor Information 

System (SEVIS). 

G. Kevin Saba, 

Director, Office of Policy and Program 

Support Office of Private Sector Exchange, 

Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, 

U.S. Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2017–20701 Filed 9–27–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 

[Docket No. FD 36144] 

Scrap Metal Services Terminal 

Railroad Company (Illinois), LLC— 

Lease and Operation Exemption—Rail 

Line of Scrap Metal Services, LLC 

Scrap Metal Services Terminal 

Railroad Company (Illinois), LLC 

(SMSRRIL), a noncarrier, has filed a 

verified notice of exemption under 49 

CFR 1150.31 to acquire by lease from 

Scrap Metal Services, LLC (SMS), and to 

operate,1 approximately 1,613 linear 

feet (0.305 mile) of railroad right-of-way 

and trackage located at the Burnham 

Transload Facility at the intersection of 

Brainard Avenue and the Indiana 

Harbor Belt Railroad right-of-way in 

Burnham, Ill. (the Burnham Transload 

Facility trackage), pursuant to an 

agreement. SMS Realty (Burnham), LLC, 

owns the Burnham Transload Facility 

trackage, which is leased to SMS. 

According to SMSRRIL, there are no 

mileposts associated with the Burnham 

Transload Facility trackage. SMSRRIL 

states that the trackage is used in 

conjunction with interchanging to and 

from Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad 

carloads of scrap metals for transloading 

into trucks for delivery to steel 

producing mills. 

SMSRRIL asserts that, because the 

trackage in question will constitute the 

entire line of railroad of SMSRRIL, this 

trackage is a line of railroad under 49 

U.S.C. 10901, rather than spur, 

switching, or side tracks excepted from 

Board acquisition and operation 

authority by virtue of 49 U.S.C. 10906.2

Although SMSRRIL states in its 

verified notice that the operations were 

proposed to be consummated on or 

about September 1, 2017, this 

transaction may not be consummated 

until October 12, 2017 (30 days after the 

verified notice was filed). 

SMSRRIL certifies that its projected 

annual revenues as a result of this 

transaction do not exceed those that 

would qualify it as a Class III rail carrier 

and will not exceed $5 million. 

SMSRRIL also certifies that there are no 

provisions or agreements that may limit 

future interchange commitments. 

If the verified notice contains false or 

misleading information, the exemption 

is void ab initio. Petitions to revoke the 

exemption under 49 U.S.C. 10502(d) 

may be filed at any time. The filing of 

a petition to revoke will not 

automatically stay the effectiveness of 

the exemption. Petitions to stay must be 

filed no later than October 5, 2017 (at 

least seven days before the exemption 

becomes effective). 

An original and 10 copies of all 

pleadings, referring to Docket No. FD 

36144, must be filed with the Surface 

Transportation Board, 395 E Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20423–0001. In 

addition, a copy of each pleading must 

be served on SMSRRIL’s representative, 

David C. Dillon, Dillon & Nash, Ltd.,