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27 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.27

Eduardo A. Aleman, 

Assistant Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22264 Filed 10–13–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

Changes to SBA Secondary Market 

Program 

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business 

Administration (‘‘SBA’’). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The purpose of this Notice is 

to provide the public with notification 

of a procedural change in SBA’s 

Secondary Market Pooling program. 

This change involves the pass through 

of principal payments to Registered 

Holders of Pool Certificates resulting 

from Pool loan prepayments. 

DATES: The change referenced in this 

Notice affects all outstanding Pools 

issued between October 1, 2004, and on 

or about September 1, 2017. The change 

will be incorporated into payments 

made to Registered Holders of Pool 

Certificates before the end of the 

calendar year. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

M. Wade, Chief, Secondary Market 

Division, U.S. Small Business 

Administration, 409 3rd Street SW., 

Washington, DC 20416, or john.wade@

sba.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Secondary Market Improvements Act of 

1984 authorized SBA to guaranty the 

timely payment of principal and interest 

on Pool Certificates. A Pool Certificate 

represents a fractional undivided 

interest in a ‘‘Pool,’’ which is an 

aggregation of SBA guaranteed portions 

of loans made by SBA Lenders under 

section 7(a) of the Small Business Act, 

15 U.S.C. 636(a). In order to support the 

timely payment guaranty requirement, 

SBA established the Master Reserve 

Fund (‘‘MRF’’), which serves as a 

mechanism to cover the cost of SBA’s 

timely payment guaranty on Pool 

Certificates. 

Pool payments to Registered Holders 

of Pool Certificates are made monthly 

and consist of scheduled payments of 

pool principal and interest. The 

payments may also include a return of 

pool principal from full or partial 

prepayments of pool loans prior to the 

Pool maturity date. Principal from these 

prepayments are passed through to 

Registered Holders of Pool Certificates, 

but the amounts may vary based on 

amortization excess associated with the 

prepaid loan. 

Amortization excess represents that 

portion of the outstanding principal 

balance of a Pool allocated to a 

particular pool loan compared to the 

actual loan principal balance 

outstanding at the time the loan is 

prepaid. Amortization excess may 

include differences attributed to 

principal prepayments on a pool loan 

that is less than or equal to 20% of the 

outstanding principal balance. Borrower 

payments of loan principal made up to 

the date of prepayment are based on the 

amortization schedule of the borrower’s 

Note, but paid to Registered Holders of 

Pool Certificates based on the 

amortization schedule of the Pool. This 

variance comes from differences in 

interest rates and maturity dates of the 

pool loan compared with the Pool 

Certificate. 

On September 21, 2004, SBA issued 

Notice of a Change in the SBA 

Secondary Market Program (and 

referenced herein as the ‘‘2004 Notice’’). 

69 FR 56472. This 2004 Notice 

described program changes made to all 

Pools formed on or after October 1, 2004 

including the disposition of 

amortization excess. Prior to October 1, 

2004, SBA spread the amortization 

excess from prepaid loans over the 

remaining life of the Pool. In the 2004 

Notice, SBA revised the program to pass 

through amortization excess once a pool 

loan is prepaid. In certain 

circumstances, however, amortization 

excess resulted in a reduction in the 

amount of a principal passed through to 

Registered Holders of Pool Certificates, 

with the retained principal remaining in 

the MRF to be paid out through 

scheduled principal payments until the 

Pool matures, or as all pool loans are 

fully paid. 

In order to improve the efficiency of 

the program, SBA is implementing a 

procedural change that will adjust the 

timing of certain principal distributions 

from the MRF. For Pools formed 

between October 1, 2004 and on or 

about September 1, 2017 with pool 

loans remaining, SBA will reallocate the 

outstanding Pool balances pro rata 

across the remaining pool loan principal 

within a Pool. When a pool loan 

subsequently prepays in full, payments 

to Registered Holders of Pool 

Certificates may include retained 

principal in addition to the scheduled 

payments of pool principal, interest and 

related prepayments. This change will 

be incorporated, as needed, into the 

SBA Secondary Market Program Guide, 

and all other appropriate SBA 

Secondary Market materials. 

It is important to note that there is no 

change to SBA’s obligation to honor its 

guaranty of the amount owed to 

Registered Holders of Pool Certificates 

and that such guaranty continues to be 

backed by the full faith and credit of the 

United States. 

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 634(g)(2). 

William M. Manger, 

Associate Administrator, Office of Capital 

Access. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22466 Filed 10–13–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

[Disaster Declaration #15342 and #15343; 

US VIRGIN ISLANDS Disaster Number VI– 

00012] 

Presidential Declaration of a Major 

Disaster for Public Assistance Only for 

the U.S. Virgin Islands 

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business 

Administration. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This is a Notice of the 

Presidential declaration of a major 

disaster for Public Assistance Only for 

the US Virgin Islands (FEMA–4340– 

DR), dated 10/05/2017. 

Incident: Hurricane Maria. 

Incident Period: 09/16/2017 and 

continuing. 

DATES: Issued on 10/05/2017. 

Physical Loan Application Deadline 

Date: 12/04/2017. 

Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan 

Application Deadline Date: 07/05/2018. 

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: Notice is 

hereby given that as a result of the 

President’s major disaster declaration on 

10/05/2017, Private Non-Profit 

organizations that provide essential 

services of a governmental nature may 

file disaster loan applications at the 

address listed above or other locally 

announced locations. 

The following areas have been 

determined to be adversely affected by 

the disaster: 

Primary Counties: Saint Croix, Saint 

John, Saint Thomas. 


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The Interest Rates are: 

Percent 

For Physical Damage: 

Non-Profit Organizations with 

Credit Available Elsewhere ... 2.500 

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

For Economic Injury: 

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

The number assigned to this disaster 

for physical damage is 153428 and for 

economic injury is 153430. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Number 59008) 

Rafaela Monchek, 

Acting Associate Administrator for Disaster 

Assistance. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22332 Filed 10–13–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

[Disaster Declaration #15324 and #15325; 

Florida Disaster Number FL–00131] 

Presidential Declaration Amendment of 

a Major Disaster for Public Assistance 

Only for the State of Florida 

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business 

Administration. 

ACTION: Amendment 1. 

SUMMARY: This is an amendment of the 

Presidential declaration of a major 

disaster for Public Assistance Only for 

the State of Florida (FEMA–4337–DR), 

dated 09/21/2017. 

Incident: Hurricane Irma. 

Incident Period: 09/04/2017 and 

continuing. 

DATES: Issued on 10/05/2017. 

Physical Loan Application Deadline 

Date: 11/20/2017. 

Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan 

Application Deadline Date: 06/21/2018. 

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 State of FLORIDA, 

dated 09/21/2017, is hereby amended to 

include the following areas as adversely 

affected by the disaster. 

Primary Counties: Alachua, Bradford, 

Brevard, Desoto, Dixie, Gilchrist, 

Hardee, Highlands, Indian River, 

Jefferson, Lafayette, Lake, Leon, 

Levy, Marion, Martin, Okeechobee, 

Orange, Osceola, Saint Lucie, 

Seminole, Sumter, Taylor, Union, 

Volusia, Wakulla. 

All other information in the original 

declaration remains unchanged. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Number 59008) 

Rafaela Monchek, 

Acting Associate Administrator for Disaster 

Assistance. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22331 Filed 10–13–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 10161] 

Notice of Determinations: Culturally 

Significant Objects Imported for 

Exhibition Determinations: ‘‘Veiled 

Meanings: Fashioning Jewish Dress 

From the Collection of The Israel 

Museum, Jerusalem’’ Exhibition 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the 

following determinations: I hereby 

determine that certain objects to be 

included in the exhibition ‘‘Veiled 

Meanings: Fashioning Jewish Dress from 

the Collection of The Israel Museum, 

Jerusalem,’’ imported from abroad for 

temporary exhibition within the United 

States, are of cultural significance. The 

objects are imported pursuant to a loan 

agreement with the foreign owner or 

custodian. I also determine that the 

exhibition or display of the exhibit 

objects at The Jewish Museum, New 

York, New York, from on or about 

November 3, 2017, until on or about 

March 18, 2018, at The Contemporary 

Jewish Museum, San Francisco, 

California, from on or about August 30, 

2018, until on or about January 6, 2019, 

and at possible additional exhibitions or 

venues yet to be determined, is in the 

national interest. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information, including a list of 

the imported objects, contact Elliot Chiu 

in the Office of the Legal Adviser, U.S. 

Department of State (telephone: 202– 

632–6471; email: section2459@

state.gov). The mailing address is U.S. 

Department of State, L/PD, SA–5, Suite 

5H03, Washington, DC 20522–0505. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

foregoing determinations were made 

pursuant to the authority vested in me 

by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 

985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), E.O. 12047 of 

March 27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs 

Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 

(112 Stat. 2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 

note, et seq.), Delegation of Authority 

No. 234 of October 1, 1999, Delegation 

of Authority No. 236–3 of August 28, 

2000 (and, as appropriate, Delegation of 

Authority No. 257–1 of December 11, 

2015). I have ordered that Public Notice 

of these determinations be published in 

the Federal Register. 

Alyson Grunder, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Bureau 

of Educational and Cultural Affairs, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22322 Filed 10–13–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice: 10164] 

U.S. Department of State Advisory 

Committee on Private International 

Law (ACPIL): Public Meeting on Online 

Dispute Resolution 

The Office of the Assistant Legal 

Adviser for Private International Law, 

Department of State, hereby gives notice 

that the ACPIL will hold a public 

meeting to discuss a pending proposal 

on online dispute resolution in the Asia 

Pacific Economic Cooperation forum 

(APEC). This is not a meeting of the full 

Advisory Committee. 

In February 2017, the APEC Economic 

Committee endorsed a work plan on the 

development of an APEC-wide 

cooperative framework for ODR for 

Micro, Small, and Medium Sized 

Enterprises (MSMEs) in business-tobusiness (b2b) cross border transactions. 

The proposal is currently co-sponsored 

by fourteen member economies. 

MSMEs have gained unprecedented 

access to international trade via the 

global supply chain and cross-border ecommerce, but to effectively reach 

global markets these businesses need a 

legal environment which enables the 

quick resolution of disputes and creates 

confidence in cross-border e-commerce. 

The use of ODR could be an effective 

means to solve this problem. ODR is a 

way of resolving disputes using 

traditional methods such as negotiation, 

mediation, and arbitration, but with the 

help of technology and without the need 

for a physical presence at a meeting or 

hearing. 

At its most recent meeting in August 

2017, the APEC Economic Committee 

endorsed a revised work plan on ODR 

that includes inter alia ‘‘build[ing] a 

pilot in conjunction with platform host/ 

ODR provider via outreach to regional 


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