81 FR 69038 - Economic Development Administration (EDA), National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) Membership of the Performance Review Board for EDA, NTIA and BIS

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 193 (October 5, 2016)

Page Range		69038-69039
FR Document		2016-24049

In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 4314(c)(4), the EDA, NTIA and BIS, Department of Commerce (DOC), announce the appointment of those individuals who have been selected to serve as members of the Performance Review Board. The Performance Review Board is responsible for (1) reviewing performance appraisals and ratings of Senior Executive Service (SES) members and (2) making recommendations to the appointing authority on other performance management issues, such as pay adjustments, bonuses and Presidential Rank Awards for SES members. The appointment of these members to the Performance Review Board will be for a period of twenty-four (24) months.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 193 (Wednesday, October 5, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 193 (Wednesday, October 5, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69038-69039]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-24049]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Economic Development Administration (EDA), National 
Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), Bureau of 
Industry and Security (BIS) Membership of the Performance Review Board 
for EDA, NTIA and BIS

AGENCY: EDA, NTIA and BIS, Department of Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of membership on the EDA, NTIA and BIS's Performance 
Review Board.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 4314(c)(4), the EDA, NTIA and BIS, 
Department of Commerce (DOC), announce the appointment of those 
individuals who have been selected to serve as members of the 
Performance Review Board. The Performance Review Board is responsible 
for (1) reviewing performance appraisals and ratings of Senior 
Executive Service (SES) members and (2) making recommendations to the 
appointing authority on other performance management issues, such as 
pay adjustments, bonuses and Presidential Rank Awards for SES members. 
The appointment of these members to the Performance Review Board will 
be for a period of twenty-four (24) months.

DATES: The period of appointment for those individuals selected for 
EDA,

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NTIA and BIS's Performance Review Board begins on October 5, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Munz, U.S. Department of 
Commerce, Office of Human Resources Management, Office of Executive 
Resources, 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., Room 51010, Washington, DC 
20230, at (202) 482-4051.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 4314(c)(4), the 
EDA, NTIA and BIS, Department of Commerce (DOC), announces the 
appointment of those individuals who have been selected to serve as 
members of EDA, NTIA and BIS's Performance Review Board. The 
Performance Review Board is responsible for (1) reviewing performance 
appraisals and ratings of Senior Executive Service (SES) members and 
(2) making recommendations to the appointing authority on other 
performance management issues, such as pay adjustments, bonuses and 
Presidential Rank Awards for SES members. The appointment of these 
members to the Performance Review Board will be for a period of twenty-
four (24) months.

DATES: The period of appointment for those individuals selected for 
EDA, NTIA and BIS's Performance Review Board begins on October 5, 2016. 
The name, position title, and type of appointment of each member of the 
Performance Review Board are set forth below:

1. Department of Commerce, National Telecommunications and 
Information Administration (NTIA)
    Paige Atkins, Associate Administrator for Spectrum Management, 
Career SES
2. Department of Commerce, National Telecommunications and 
Information Administration (NTIA)
    Leonard Bechtel, Chief Financial Officer and Director of 
Administration, Career SES
3. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)
    Matthew Borman, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Export 
Administration, Career SES
4. Department of Commerce, National Telecommunications and 
Information Administration (NTIA)
    Frank Freeman, Chief Financial Officer, First Responder Network 
Authority, Career SES
5. Department of Commerce, National Telecommunications and 
Information Administration (NTIA)
    Jim Gwinn, Chief Information Officer, First Responder Network 
Authority, Career SES
6. Department of Commerce, Office of the Secretary, Office of the 
General Counsel (OS/OGC)
    Stephen D. Kong, Chief Counsel for Economic Development, Career 
SES, Chairperson
7. Department of Commerce, Office of the Secretary (OS), Office of 
the Deputy Secretary
    Lauren Leonard, Director, Office of White House Liaison, Non-
Career SES
8. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)
    Richard Majauskas, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Export 
Enforcement, Career SES
9. Department of Commerce, Office of the Secretary (OS), Office of 
the Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary for 
Administration (CFO/ASA)
    Renee A. Macklin, Director for Program Evaluation and Risk 
Management, Career SES
10. Department of Commerce, Office of the Secretary (OS), Office of 
the Deputy Secretary
    Alejandro Rodriguez, Chief of Staff to the Deputy Secretary, 
Non-Career SES
11. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)
    Carol Rose, Chief Financial Officer and Director of 
Administration, Career SES

    Dated: September 19, 2016.
Denise A. Yaag,
Director, Office of Executive Resources, Office of Human Resources 
Management, Office of the Secretary/Office of the CFO/ASA, Department 
of Commerce.
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Secretary of Agriculture to extend appropriate enforcing Agency or other information will have practical utility;
financial assistance to construct, executive Departments. (b) the accuracy of the Agencies’
improve, alter, repair, replace, or The Agencies provide forms and/or estimate of the burden of the proposed
rehabilitate dwellings; farm buildings; guidelines to assist in the collection and collection of information, including the
and/or related facilities to provide submission of information; however, validity of methodology and
decent, safe, and sanitary living most of the information may be assumptions used; (c) ways to enhance
conditions, as well as adequate farm collected and submitted in the form and the quality, utility, and clarity of the
buildings and other structures in rural content which is accepted and typically information to be collected; and (d)
areas. used in normal conduct of planning and ways to minimize the burden of the
Section 506 of the Act requires that all performing development work in collection of information on those who
new buildings and repairs shall be private industry when a private lender are to respond, including through the
constructed in accordance with plans is financing the activity. The use of appropriate automated,
and specifications as required by the information is usually submitted via electronic, mechanical, or other
Secretary and that such construction be hand delivery or U.S. Postal Service to technological collection techniques or
supervised and inspected. the appropriate Agency office. other forms of information technology.
Section 509 of the Act grants the Electronic submittal of information is Comments may be sent to Jeanne Jacobs,
Secretary the power to determine and also possible through email or USDA’s Regulations and Paperwork
prescribe the standards of adequate farm Service Center eForms Web site. Management Branch, U.S. Department
housing and other buildings. The The information is used by the of Agriculture, Rural Development, Stop
Housing and Urban Rural Recovery Act Agencies to determine whether a loan/ 0742, 1400 Independence Avenue SW.,
of 1983 amended section 509(a) and grant can be approved, to ensure that Washington, DC 20250–0742. All
section 515 to require residential the Agency has adequate security for the responses to this notice will be
buildings and related facilities to loans financed, to provide for sound summarized and included in the request
comply with the standards prescribed construction and development work, for OMB approval. All comments will
by the Secretary of Agriculture, the and to determine that the requirements also become a matter of public record.
standard prescribed by the Secretary of of the applicable acts have been met.
Dated: September 26, 2016.
Housing and Urban Development, or the The information is also used to monitor
Tony Hernandez,
standards prescribed in any of the compliance with the terms and
conditions of the Agencies’ loan/grant Administrator, Rural Housing Service.
nationally recognized model building
programs and to monitor the prudent [FR Doc. 2016–24013 Filed 10–4–16; 8:45 am]
codes.
Similar authorizations are contained use of Federal funds. BILLING CODE 3410–XV–P

in sections 303, 304, 306, and 339 of the If the information were not collected
Consolidated Farm and Rural and submitted, the Agencies would not
Development Act, as amended, which have control over the type and quality DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
authorized loans and grants for essential of construction and development work
planned and performed with Federal Economic Development Administration
community services.
funds. The Agencies would not be (EDA), National Telecommunications
In several sections of both acts, loan
assured that the security provided for and Information Administration (NTIA),
limitations are established as
loans is adequate, nor would the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)
percentages of development cost,
Agencies be certain that decent, safe, Membership of the Performance
requiring careful monitoring of those
and sanitary dwelling or other adequate Review Board for EDA, NTIA and BIS
costs. Also, the Secretary is authorized
to prescribe regulations to ensure that structures were being provided to rural AGENCY: EDA, NTIA and BIS,
Federal funds are not wasted or residents as required by the different Department of Commerce.
dissipated and that construction will be acts.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting ACTION: Notice of membership on the
undertaken in an economic manner and EDA, NTIA and BIS’s Performance
burden for this collection of information
will not be of elaborate or extravagant Review Board.
is estimated to average .31 hours per
design or materials.
response. SUMMARY: In accordance with 5 U.S.C.
The Rural Utilities Service (RUS) is Respondents: Individuals or
the credit Agency for rural water and 4314(c)(4), the EDA, NTIA and BIS,
households, farms, business or other for- Department of Commerce (DOC),
wastewater development within Rural profit, non-profit institutions, and small
Development of the United States announce the appointment of those
businesses or organizations. individuals who have been selected to
Department of Agriculture (USDA). The Estimated Number of Respondents:
Rural-Business-Cooperative Service serve as members of the Performance
14,448.
(RBS) is the credit Agency for rural Estimated Number of Responses per Review Board. The Performance Review
business development within Rural Respondent: 13. Board is responsible for (1) reviewing
Development of USDA. These Agencies Estimated Number of Responses: performance appraisals and ratings of
adopted use of forms in RD Instruction 193,847. Senior Executive Service (SES) members
1924–A. Information for their usage is Estimated Total Annual Burden on and (2) making recommendations to the
included in this report. Respondents: 60,476 hours. appointing authority on other
Other information collection is Copies of this information collection performance management issues, such
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

required to conform to numerous Pubic can be obtained from Jeanne Jacobs, as pay adjustments, bonuses and
Laws applying to all Federal agencies, Regulations and Paperwork Presidential Rank Awards for SES
such as: Civil Rights Acts of 1964 and Management Branch, at (202) 692–0040. members. The appointment of these
1968, Davis-Bacon Act, Historic Comments: Comments are invited on: members to the Performance Review
Preservation Act, Environmental Policy (a) Whether the proposed collection of Board will be for a period of twenty-four
Act, and to conform to Executive Orders information is necessary for the proper (24) months.
governing use of Federal funds. This performance of the function of the DATES: The period of appointment for
information is cleared through the Agencies, including whether the those individuals selected for EDA,

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of membership on the EDA, NTIA and BIS's Performance Review Board.
Dates		The period of appointment for those individuals selected for EDA, NTIA and BIS's Performance Review Board begins on October 5, 2016.
Contact		Jennifer Munz, U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Human Resources Management, Office of Executive Resources, 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., Room 51010, Washington, DC 20230, at (202) 482-4051.
FR Citation		81 FR 69038