82_FR_60176 82 FR 59936 - Presidential Declaration Amendment of a Major Disaster for the U.S. Virgin Islands

82 FR 59936 - Presidential Declaration Amendment of a Major Disaster for the U.S. Virgin Islands

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 240 (December 15, 2017)

Page Range59936-59937
FR Document2017-27035

This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the U.S. Virgin Islands (FEMA-4335-DR), dated 09/07/ 2017. Incident: Hurricane Irma. Incident Period: 09/05/2017 through 09/07/2017.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 240 (Friday, December 15, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 240 (Friday, December 15, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59936-59937]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-27035]


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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

[Disaster Declaration #15293 and #15294; U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS Disaster 
Number VI-00009]


Presidential Declaration Amendment of a Major Disaster for the 
U.S. Virgin Islands

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business Administration.

ACTION: Amendment 4.

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SUMMARY: This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a 
major disaster for the U.S. Virgin Islands (FEMA-4335-DR), dated 09/07/
2017.
    Incident: Hurricane Irma.
    Incident Period: 09/05/2017 through 09/07/2017.

DATES: Issued on 12/08/2017.
    Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 01/08/2018.
    Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan Application Deadline Date: 06/07/2018.

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 U.S. Virgin Islands, dated 09/07/2017, is hereby 
amended to extend the deadline for filing applications for physical 
damages as a result of this disaster to 01/08/2018.
    All other information in the original declaration remains 
unchanged.


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(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 59008)

James E. Rivera,
Associate Administrator for Disaster Assistance.
[FR Doc. 2017-27035 Filed 12-14-17; 8:45 am]
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59936 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 240 / Friday, December 15, 2017 / Notices of Section 6(b)(5) of the Act,26 which C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s personal identifying information from require, among other things, that the Statement on Comments on the comment submissions. You should Exchange’s rules must be designed to Proposed Rule Change Received From submit only information that you wish prevent fraudulent and manipulative Members, Participants, or Others to make available publicly. All acts and practices, to promote just and IEX set forth responses to comments submissions should refer to File equitable principles of trade, and, in received regarding the Original Proposal Number SR–IEX–2017–16, and should general, to protect investors and the in the First Amendment. In addition, be submitted on or before January 5, public interest, and not designed to the proposed changes set forth in this 2018. permit unfair discrimination between Second Amendment further respond to For the Commission, by the Division of customers, issuers, brokers and dealer, comments made regarding ATSs trading Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated and Section 6(b)(4) of the Act, 27 which OTC Equity Securities. authority.29 requires that the Exchange’s rules Robert W. Errett, III. Solicitation of Comments Deputy Secretary. provide for the equitable allocation of reasonable dues, fees, and other charges Interested persons are invited to [FR Doc. 2017–27019 Filed 12–14–17; 8:45 am] among members and issuers and other submit written data, views and BILLING CODE 8011–01–P persons using its facilities. IEX believes arguments concerning the foregoing, that the proposed change is consistent including whether the proposal, as with the Act, and that the proposed fees amended by Amendment No. 1 and Amendment No. 2, is consistent with SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION are reasonable, equitably allocated and the Act. Comments may be submitted by not unfairly discriminatory. In any of the following methods: [Disaster Declaration #15293 and #15294; particular, IEX believes that the proposed change would treat all Equity Electronic Comments U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS Disaster Number VI– 00009] ATSs trading OTC Equity Securities in • Use the Commission’s internet a comparable manner when calculating comment form (http://www.sec.gov/ Presidential Declaration Amendment of applicable fees. In addition, the fee rules/sro.shtml); or a Major Disaster for the U.S. Virgin structure takes into consideration • Send an email to rule-comments@ Islands distinctions in securities trading sec.gov. Please include File Number SR– operations of CAT Reporters, including IEX–2017–16 on the subject line. AGENCY:U.S. Small Business all ATSs trading OTC Equity Securities. Administration. Paper Comments B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s ACTION: Amendment 4. • Send paper comments in triplicate Statement on Burden on Competition to Secretary, Securities and Exchange SUMMARY: This is an amendment of the Section 6(b)(8) of the Act 28 require Commission, 100 F Street NE, Presidential declaration of a major Washington, DC 20549–1090. disaster for the U.S. Virgin Islands that the Exchange’s rules not impose any burden on competition that is not All submissions should refer to File (FEMA–4335–DR), dated 09/07/2017. necessary or appropriate. IEX does not Number SR–IEX–2017–16. This file Incident: Hurricane Irma. believe that the proposed rule change number should be included on the subject line if email is used. To help the Incident Period: 09/05/2017 through will result in any burden on 09/07/2017. Commission process and review your competition that is not necessary or comments more efficiently, please use DATES: Issued on 12/08/2017. appropriate in furtherance of the only one method. The Commission will Physical Loan Application Deadline purposes of the Act. As previously post all comments on the Commission’s described, IEX believes that the Date: 01/08/2018. internet website (http://www.sec.gov/ proposed rule change fairly and Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the equitably allocates costs among CAT Application Deadline Date: 06/07/2018. submission, all subsequent Reporters. In particular, the proposed amendments, all written statements ADDRESSES: Submit completed loan fee schedule is structured to impose with respect to the proposed rule applications to: U.S. Small Business comparable fees on similarly situated change that are filed with the Administration, Processing and CAT Reporters. IEX believes that the Commission, and all written Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport proposed change would treat all Equity communications relating to the Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155. ATSs trading OTC Equity Securities in proposed rule change between the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A. a comparable manner when calculating Commission and any person, other than Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance, applicable fees. In addition, the fee those that may be withheld from the U.S. Small Business Administration, structure takes into consideration public in accordance with the 409 3rd Street SW, Suite 6050, distinctions in securities trading provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be Washington, DC 20416, (202) 205–6734. operations of CAT Reporters, including available for website viewing and printing in the Commission’s Public SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice all ATSs trading OTC Equity Securities. Reference Room, 100 F Street NE, of the President’s major disaster Moreover, the Operating Committee Washington, DC 20549, on official declaration for the U.S. Virgin Islands, believes that the proposed changes dated 09/07/2017, is hereby amended to business days between the hours of sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES address certain competitive concerns extend the deadline for filing raised by commenters related to ATSs 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of the filing also will be available for applications for physical damages as a trading OTC Equity Securities. result of this disaster to 01/08/2018. inspection and copying at the principal office of the Exchange. All comments All other information in the original 26 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5). received will be posted without change. declaration remains unchanged. 27 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4). Persons submitting comments are 28 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(8). cautioned that we do not redact or edit 29 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 240 / Friday, December 15, 2017 / Notices 59937 (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION person who represents claimants will be Number 59008) $93 beginning in December 2017. [Docket No. SSA–2017–0053] The national average wage index for James E. Rivera, 2016 is $48,642.15. This index affects Associate Administrator for Disaster Cost-of-Living Increase and Other the following amounts: Assistance. Determinations for 2018 (1) The Old-Age, Survivors, and [FR Doc. 2017–27035 Filed 12–14–17; 8:45 am] Disability Insurance (OASDI) BILLING CODE 8025–01–P AGENCY: Social Security Administration. contribution and benefit base will be ACTION: Notice. $128,400 for remuneration paid in 2018 and self-employment income earned in SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION SUMMARY: We are republishing the Cost- taxable years beginning in 2018; of-Living Increase and Other (2) The monthly exempt amounts Determinations for 2018 with revisions under the OASDI retirement earnings [Disaster Declaration #15320 and #15321; to the average wage index and certain U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS Disaster Number VI– test for taxable years ending in calendar related dollar amounts. Under title II of year 2018 will be $1,420 for 00011] the Social Security Act (Act), there will beneficiaries who will attain their be a 2.0 percent cost-of-living increase Normal Retirement Age (NRA) (defined Presidential Declaration Amendment of in Social Security benefits effective in the Retirement Earnings Test Exempt a Major Disaster for the U.S. Virgin December 2017. In addition, the Amounts section below) after 2018 and Islands national average wage index for 2016 is $3,780 for those who attain NRA in $48,642.15. The cost-of-living increase 2018; AGENCY:U.S. Small Business and national average wage index affect (3) The dollar amounts (‘‘bend Administration. other program parameters as described points’’) used in the primary insurance ACTION: Amendment 4. below. amount (PIA) formula for workers who FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: become eligible for benefits, or who die SUMMARY: This is an amendment of the Susan C. Kunkel, Office of the Chief before becoming eligible, in 2018 will be Presidential declaration of a major Actuary, Social Security $895 and $5,397; disaster for the U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS Administration, 6401 Security (4) The bend points used in the (FEMA–4340–DR), dated 09/20/2017. Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21235, (410) formula for computing maximum family Incident: Hurricane Maria. 965–3000. Information relating to this benefits for workers who become announcement is available on our eligible for benefits, or who die before Incident Period: 09/16/2017 through becoming eligible, in 2018 will be internet site at www.socialsecurity.gov/ 09/22/2017. $1,144, $1,651, and $2,154; oact/cola/index.html. For information DATES: Issued on 12/08/2017. on eligibility or claiming benefits, call (5) The taxable earnings a person 1–800–772–1213 (TTY 1–800–325– must have to be credited with a quarter Physical Loan Application Deadline of coverage in 2018 will be $1,320; Date: 01/08/2018. 0778), or visit our internet site at www.socialsecurity.gov. (6) The ‘‘old-law’’ contribution and Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan benefit base under title II of the Act will Application Deadline Date: 06/20/2018. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Because of be $95,400 for 2018; the 2.0 percent cost-of-living increase, (7) The monthly amount deemed to ADDRESSES: Submit completed loan the following items will increase for constitute substantial gainful activity applications to: U.S. Small Business 2018: (SGA) for statutorily blind persons in Administration, Processing and (1) The maximum Federal 2018 will be $1,970. The corresponding Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport Supplemental Security Income (SSI) amount for non-blind disabled persons Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155. monthly payment amounts for 2018 will be $1,180; under title XVI of the Act will be $750 (8) The earnings threshold FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A. for an eligible individual, $1,125 for an establishing a month as a part of a trial Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance, eligible individual with an eligible work period will be $850 for 2018; and U.S. Small Business Administration, spouse, and $376 for an essential (9) Coverage thresholds for 2018 will 409 3rd Street SW, Suite 6050, person; be $2,100 for domestic workers and Washington, DC 20416, (202) 205–6734. (2) The special benefit amount under $1,800 for election officials and election SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The notice title VIII of the Act for certain World workers. of the President’s major disaster War II veterans will be $562.50 for 2018; According to section 215(i)(2)(D) of declaration for the U.S. VIRGIN (3) The student earned income the Act, we must publish the benefit ISLANDS, dated 09/20/2017, is hereby exclusion under title XVI of the Act will increase percentage and the revised amended to extend the deadline for be $1,820 per month in 2018, but not table of ‘‘special minimum’’ benefits filing applications for physical damages more than $7,350 for all of 2018; within 45 days after the close of the as a result of this disaster to 01/08/2018. (4) The dollar fee limit for services third calendar quarter of 2017. We must performed as a representative payee will also publish the following by November All other information in the original be $42 per month ($80 per month in the 1: The national average wage index for declaration remains unchanged. case of a beneficiary who is disabled 2016 (215(a)(1)(D)), the OASDI fund and has an alcoholism or drug addiction ratio for 2017 (section 215(i)(2)(C)(ii)), sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number 59008) condition that leaves him or her the OASDI contribution and benefit base incapable of managing benefits) in 2018; for 2018 (section 230(a)), the earnings James E. Rivera, and required to be credited with a quarter of Associate Administrator, for Disaster (5) The dollar limit on the coverage in 2018 (section 213(d)(2)), the Assistance. administrative-cost fee assessment monthly exempt amounts under the [FR Doc. 2017–27036 Filed 12–14–17; 8:45 am] charged to an appointed representative Social Security retirement earnings test BILLING CODE 8025–01–P such as an attorney, agent, or other for 2018 (section 203(f)(8)(A)), the VerDate Sep<11>2014 23:42 Dec 14, 2017 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00363 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\15DEN1.SGM 15DEN1


Document Created: 2017-12-15 03:37:03
Document Modified: 2017-12-15 03:37:03
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionAmendment 4.
DatesIssued on 12/08/2017.
ContactA. Escobar, Office of Disaster Assistance, U.S. Small Business Administration, 409 3rd Street SW, Suite 6050, Washington, DC 20416, (202) 205-6734.
FR Citation82 FR 59936 
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