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optional ‘‘peg’’ rate (13 CFR 120.214) on 

a quarterly basis. This rate is a weighted 

average cost of money to the 

government for maturities similar to the 

average SBA direct loan. This rate may 

be used as a base rate for guaranteed 

fluctuating interest rate SBA loans. This 

rate will be 2.50 percent for the 

October–December quarter of FY 2018. 

Pursuant to 13 CFR 120.921(b), the 

maximum legal interest rate for any 

third party lender’s commercial loan 

which funds any portion of the cost of 

a 504 project (see 13 CFR 120.801) shall 

be 6% over the New York Prime rate or, 

if that exceeds the maximum interest 

rate permitted by the constitution or 

laws of a given State, the maximum 

interest rate will be the rate permitted 

by the constitution or laws of the given 

State. 

Dianna L. Seaborn, 

Director, Office of Financial Assistance. 

[FR Doc. 2017–21200 Filed 10–2–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Saint Lawrence Seaway Development 

Corporation 

Advisory Board—Notice of Public 

Meetings 

AGENCY: Saint Lawrence Seaway 

Development Corporation (SLSDC); 

DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

public meeting via conference call of the 

Saint Lawrence Seaway Development 

Corporation Advisory Board. 

DATES: The public meeting will be held 

on (all times Central): 

• Monday, October 30, 2017, from 

2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in 

person and via conference call at the 

Global Waters Center, 247 West 

Freshwater Way (Suite 529), Milwaukee, 

WI 53204. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Wayne Williams, Chief of Staff, Saint 

Lawrence Seaway Development 

Corporation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue 

SE., Washington, DC 20590; 202–366– 

0091 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Pursuant to Section 10(a)(2) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. 

L. 92–463; 5 U.S.C. App. I), notice is 

hereby given of a meeting of the 

Advisory Board of the Saint Lawrence 

Seaway Development Corporation 

(SLSDC). The agenda for this meeting 

will be as follows: 

October 30, 2017, From 2:00 p.m.–4:00 

p.m. 

1. Opening Remarks 

2. Consideration of Minutes of Past 

Meeting 

3. Quarterly Report 

4. Old and New Business 

5. Closing Discussion 

6. Adjournment. 

Public Participation 

Attendance at the meeting is open to 

the interested public but limited to the 

space available. With the approval of 

the Administrator, members of the 

public may present oral statements at 

the meeting. Persons wishing further 

information should contact the person 

listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT, not later than Monday, 

October 23, 2017. Any member of the 

public may present a written statement 

to the Advisory Board at any time. 

Carrie Lavigne, 

Chief Counsel, Saint Lawrence Seaway 

Development Corporation. 

[FR Doc. 2017–21155 Filed 10–2–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket No. DOT–OST–2017–0118] 

Notice of Rights and Protections 

Available Under the Federal 

Antidiscrimination and Whistleblower 

Protection Laws 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, 

Department of Transportation. 

ACTION: No FEAR Act Notice. 

SUMMARY: This Notice implements Title 

II of the Notification and Federal 

Employee Antidiscrimination and 

Retaliation Act of 2002 (No FEAR Act of 

2002). It is the annual obligation for 

Federal agencies to notify all employees, 

former employees, and applicants for 

Federal employment of the rights and 

protections available to them under the 

Federal Anti-discrimination and 

Whistleblower Protection Laws. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Yvette Rivera, Associate Director of the 

Equity and Access Division (S–32), 

Departmental Office of Civil Rights, 

Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department 

of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Room W78–306, 

Washington, DC 20590, 202–366–5131 

or by email at Yvette.Rivera@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Electronic Access 

You may retrieve this document 

online through the Federal Document 

Management System at http://

www.regulations.gov. Electronic 

retrieval instructions are available under 

the help section of the Web site. 

No FEAR Act Notice 

On May 15, 2002, Congress enacted 

the ‘‘Notification and Federal Employee 

Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act 

of 2002,’’ now recognized as the No 

FEAR Act (Pub. L. 107–174). One 

purpose of the Act is to ‘‘require that 

Federal agencies be accountable for 

violations of antidiscrimination and 

whistleblower protection laws.’’ (Pub. L. 

107–174, Summary). In support of this 

purpose, Congress found that ‘‘agencies 

cannot be run effectively if those 

agencies practice or tolerate 

discrimination’’ (Pub. L. 107–174, Title 

I, General Provisions, section 101(1)). 

The Act also requires the United States 

Department of Transportation (USDOT) 

to provide this Notice to all USDOT 

employees, former USDOT employees, 

and applicants for USDOT employment. 

This Notice informs such individuals of 

the rights and protections available 

under Federal antidiscrimination and 

whistleblower protection laws. 

Antidiscrimination Laws 

A Federal agency cannot discriminate 

against an employee or applicant with 

respect to the terms, conditions, or 

privileges of employment because of 

race, color, religion, sex, national origin, 

age, disability, marital status, genetic 

information, or political affiliation. One 

or more of the following statutes 

prohibit discrimination on these bases: 

5 U.S.C. 2302(b)(1), 29 U.S.C. 631, 29 

U.S.C. 633a, 29 U.S.C. 206(d), 29 U.S.C. 

791, 42 U.S.C. 2000e–16 and 2000ff. 

If you believe you were a victim of 

unlawful discrimination on the bases of 

race, color, religion, sex, national origin, 

age, genetic information, and/or 

disability, you must contact an Equal 

Employment Opportunity (EEO) 

counselor within 45 calendar days of 

the alleged discriminatory action, or in 

the case of a personnel action, within 45 

calendar days of the effective date of the 

action to try and resolve the matter 

informally. This must be done before 

filing a formal complaint of 

discrimination with USDOT (See, e.g., 

29 CFR part 1614). If you believe you 

were a victim of unlawful 

discrimination based on age, you must 

either contact an EEO counselor as 

noted above or give notice of intent to 

sue to the Equal Employment 

Opportunity Commission (EEOC) within 

180 calendar days of the alleged 

discriminatory action. As an alternative 

to filing a complaint pursuant to 29 CFR 

part 1614, you can file a civil action in 


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