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the SBA Administrator and Associate 

Administrator for Small Business 

Development Centers. 

The purpose of the meetings is to 

discuss the following issues pertaining 

to the SBDC Program: 

SBA Update 

Annual Meetings 

Board Assignments 

Member Roundtable 

Richard Kingan, 

Acting White House Liaison. 

[FR Doc. 2017–25165 Filed 11–20–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

[Disaster Declaration #15378 and #15379; 

South Carolina Disaster Number SC–00053] 

Administrative Declaration of a 

Disaster for the State of South Carolina 

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business 

Administration. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This is a notice of an 

Administrative declaration of a disaster 

for the State of South Carolina dated 11/ 

14/2017. 

Incident: Tornadoes. 

Incident Period: 10/23/2017. 

DATES: Issued on 11/14/2017. 

Physical Loan Application Deadline 

Date: 01/16/2018. 

Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan 

Application Deadline Date: 08/14/2018. 

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 

Administrator’s disaster declaration, 

applications for disaster loans may be 

filed 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: Spartanburg 

Contiguous Counties: 

South Carolina: Cherokee, Greenville, 

Laurens, Union 

North Carolina: Polk, Rutherford 

The Interest Rates are: 

Percent 

For Physical Damage: 

Percent 

Homeowners With Credit Available Elsewhere ...................... 3.500 

Homeowners Without Credit 

Available Elsewhere .............. 1.750 

Businesses With Credit Available Elsewhere ...................... 6.770 

Businesses Without Credit 

Available Elsewhere .............. 3.385 

Non-Profit Organizations With 

Credit Available Elsewhere ... 2.500 

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

For Economic Injury: 

Businesses & Small Agricultural 

Cooperatives Without Credit 

Available Elsewhere .............. 3.385 

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

The number assigned to this disaster 

for physical damage is 15378 C and for 

economic injury is 15379 0. 

The States which received an EIDL 

Declaration # are South Carolina, North 

Carolina. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Number 59008) 

Dated: November 14, 2017. 

Linda E. McMahon, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2017–25117 Filed 11–20–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Notice of Availability of the Final 

Supplemental Environmental 

Assessment (SEA) and Amended 

Finding of No Significant Impact/ 

Record of Decision (FONSI/ROD) for 

the Runway 13/31 Shift/Extension and 

Associated Improvements Project for 

the Detroit Lakes-Becker County 

Airport (DTL) in Detroit Lakes, MN 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice 

to advise the public that the FAA has 

prepared and approved (September 6, 

2017) an Amended FONSI/ROD based 

on the Final SEA for the DTL Runway 

13/31 Shift/Extension and Associated 

Improvements Project. The Final SEA 

was prepared in accordance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) of 1969, as amended, FAA 

Orders 1050.1F, ‘‘Environmental 

Impacts: Policies and Procedures’’ and 

5050.4B, ‘‘NEPA Implementing 

Instructions for Airport Actions’’. 

DATES: This notice is applicable 

November 21, 2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Josh Fitzpatrick, Environmental 

Protection Specialist, FAA DakotaMinnesota Airports District Office 

(ADO), 6020 28th Avenue South, Suite 

102, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55450. 

Telephone number is (612) 253–4639. 

Copies of the Amended FONSI/ROD 

and/or Final SEA are available upon 

written request by contacting Mr. Josh 

Fitzpatrick through the contact 

information above. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Final 

SEA evaluated the DTL Runway 13/31 

Shift/Extension and Associated 

Improvements Project. Due to airfield 

deficiencies identified by the FAA and 

Minnesota Department of 

Transportation (MnDOT) at DTL, the 

purpose of the proposed action is to 

provide a usable, reliable, and safe 

primary runway at an airport in or near 

the City of Detroit Lakes that is 

compliant with FAA and MnDOT 

design standards, guidance, and 

minimum system objectives for key 

airports. 

During the design phase, it was 

discovered that several additional 

project components were not evaluated 

by the 2016 FEA and FONSI/ROD, 

therefore, the FAA determined that the 

proposed action needs to be updated 

with a SEA to include project 

components not explicitly considered. 

The additional project components as 

part of the proposed action include: 1. 

Existing utilities impacted by the 

project. 2. Visual NAVAIDS (wind cone 

and segmented circle) impacted by the 

project. 3. Buildings to be removed in 

conjunction with the project. 4. 

Relocation of Highway 59 access. 5. 

Effluent discharge from upgraded 

wastewater treatment facility. 

The FAA prepared the Final Federal 

SEA, pursuant to the requirements of 

the NEPA. The Final SEA identified and 

evaluated all reasonable alternatives. 

After careful analysis, the City of Detroit 

Lakes selected the following alternatives 

as the preferred alternative: 1. 

Alternative AU2, Runway 13 Overhead 

Power Line Removal/Relocation. 2. 

Alternative AU3, Runway 31 Overhead 

Power Line Removal/Relocation. 3. 

Alternative UU1, Runway 31 Fiber 

Optic Communications Line-No Action. 

4. Alternative UU5, Runway 31 UE 

Power Line Relocation-Relocate Line 

West in Longview Driver Right of Way. 

5. Alternative WC2, Relocate Wind Cone 

and Segmented Circle. 6. Alternative 

BD2, Remove Buildings on Tracts 13 

and 19. 7. Alternative HA2: Relocate 

Highway 59 Access to the Northeast. 8. 


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Alternative ED2, Effluent Discharge Pipe 

Installed in Runway 31 Runway 

Protection Zone (RPZ). These 

alternatives satisfy the purpose and 

need while minimizing impacts. 

The evaluation of these components 

in the preferred alternative conducted 

under the SEA has not resulted in 

additional or an increase in impacts 

associated with the proposed action. 

Based on the analysis in the Final 

SEA, the FAA has determined that the 

preferred alternative will not result in 

significant impacts to resources 

identified in accordance with FAA 

Orders 1050.1F and 5054.4B. Therefore, 

an environmental impact statement will 

not be prepared. 

Issued in Minneapolis, Minnesota on 

October 16, 2017. 

Andy Peek, 

Manager, Dakota-Minnesota Airports District 

Office, FAA, Great Lakes Region. 

[FR Doc. 2017–24741 Filed 11–20–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2016–0025; Notice 2] 

BMW of North America, LLC, Grant of 

Petition for Decision of 

Inconsequential Noncompliance 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Grant of Petition. 

SUMMARY: BMW of North America, LLC 

(BMW), has determined that certain 

model year (MY) 2016 BMW 7 Series 

motor vehicles do not fully comply with 

Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 

(FMVSS) No. 108, Lamps, reflective 

devices and associated equipment. 

BMW filed a noncompliance report 

dated January 21, 2016. BMW also 

petitioned NHTSA on February 12, 

2016, for a decision that the subject 

noncompliance is inconsequential as it 

relates to motor vehicle safety. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information on this decision 

contact Leroy Angeles, Office of Vehicle 

Safety Compliance, the National 

Highway Traffic Safety Administration 

(NHTSA), telephone (202) 366–5304, 

facsimile (202) 366–5930. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Overview: BMW of North America, 

LLC (BMW), has determined that certain 

model year (MY) 2016 BMW 7 Series 

motor vehicles do not fully comply with 

paragraph S7.7.13.3 of Federal Motor 

Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 

108, Lamps, reflective devices and 

associated equipment. BMW filed a 

noncompliance report dated January 21, 

2016, pursuant to 49 CFR part 573, 

Defect and Noncompliance 

Responsibility and Reports. BMW also 

petitioned NHTSA on February 12, 

2016, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 30118(d) 

and 30120(h) and 49 CFR part 556), for 

an exemption from the notification and 

remedy requirements of 49 U.S.C. 

Chapter 301 on the basis that this 

noncompliance is inconsequential as it 

relates to motor vehicle safety. 

Notice of receipt of the petition was 

published with a 30-day public 

comment period, on March 4, 2016, in 

the Federal Register (81 FR 11645). One 

comment was received. To view the 

petition, comments and all supporting 

documents log onto the Federal Docket 

Management System (FDMS) Web site 

at: https://www.regulations.gov/. Then 

follow the online search instructions to 

locate docket number ‘‘NHTSA–2016– 

0025.’’ 

II. Vehicles Involved: Approximately 

5,076 MY 2016 BMW 7 Series passenger 

cars, which were manufactured between 

August 03, 2015, and November 20, 

2015, are potentially involved. 

III. Noncompliance: BMW states that 

the rear license plate lamp may not fully 

conform to paragraph S7.7.13.3 of 

FMVSS No. 108 because it exceeds the 

illumination ratio specified in that 

paragraph. 

IV. Rule Text: Paragraph S7.7.13.3 of 

FMVSS No. 108 requires, in pertinent 

part: 

S7.7.13.3 The ratio of the average of the 

two highest illumination values divided by 

the average of the two lowest illumination 

values must not exceed 20:1 for vehicles 

other than motorcycles and motor driven 

cycles. 

V. Summary of BMW’s Petition: BMW 

described the subject noncompliance 

and stated its belief that the 

noncompliance is inconsequential to 

motor vehicle safety for the following 

reasons: 

• The out-of-specification lamps 

satisfy all other requirements of FMVSS 

No. 108. 

• The out-of-specification lamps only 

deviate from paragraph 7.7.13.3 of 

FMVSs No. 108 with regard to the 

lamp’s illumination ratio and not the 

lamp’s actual illumination. 

• Personnel who participated in a 

company assessment reported no 

difference in their visual perception of 

the simulated license plates that were 

used as test specimens. 

• BMW has not received any 

customer complaints related to the 

issue. 

• BMW is not aware of any accidents 

or injuries related to this issue. 

• NHTSA has previously granted 

petitions in which the illumination of 

test points remains well above the 

requirements. 

• Vehicle production has been 

corrected. 

In support of its petition, BMW 

submitted the following information 

pertaining to laboratory testing and 

analysis of the subject noncompliance: 

(1) FMVSS No. 108 Lamp 

Certification: BMW submitted a test 

report dated April 7, 2015 pertaining to 

lamps manufactured by U–SHIN Italia 

S.p.A. (U–SHIN) prior to vehicle 

production. According to BMW, this 

report indicates that the lamp satisfies 

FMVSS No. 108 requirements, as the 

ratio of the average of the two highest 

illumination values divided by the 

average of the two lowest illumination 

values is 14.1, and FMVSS No. 108 

requires that the value be less than 20. 

(2) Evaluation by Measurement 

Equipment: Both BMW and U–SHIN 

performed a number of tests of both inspecification and out-of-specification 

lamps to assess the performance of the 

subject lamps to the pertinent 

requirement of FMVSS No. 108. BMW 

submitted one representative test report 

for each test condition. The results are 

as follows: 

—U–SHIN out-of-specification lamp 

tests: These showed an illumination 

ratio of 22.0. BMW noted, however, 

that each of the eight (8) test points 

satisfies the applicable FMVSS No. 

108 photometric (illumination) 

requirements. 

—BMW out-of-specification lamp tests: 

BMW performed its own out-ofspecification tests to verify U–SHIN’s 

test results and to obtain results for 

the lamps when equipped within a 

vehicle. These showed an 

illumination ratio of 22.2. BMW 

noted, however, that each of the eight 

(8) test points satisfies the applicable 

FMVSS No. 108 photometric 

(illumination) requirements. 

—U–SHIN in-specification lamp tests: 

These showed an illumination ratio of 

13.8. As with the previously 

described tests, BMW noted, however, 

that each of the eight (8) test points 

satisfies the applicable FMVSS No. 

108 photometric (illumination) 

requirements. 

—BMW in-specification tests: BMW 

performed their own in-specification 

tests to verify U–SHIN’s test results 

and to obtain results for the lamps 

when equipped within a vehicle. 

These showed an illumination ratio of 

13.9. BMW again noted, however, that 


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