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Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 150 / Monday, August 5, 2013 / Notices

With certain exceptions, FTA’s Buy
America requirements prevent FTA
from obligating an amount that may be
appropriated to carry out its program for
a project unless ‘‘the steel, iron, and
manufactured goods used in the project
are produced in the United States.’’ 49
U.S.C. 5323(j)(1). For rolling stock
procured with FTA funds, this means
that ‘‘the cost of components and
subcomponents produced in the United
States [must] be more than 60 percent of
the cost of all components of the rolling
stock; and . . . final assembly of the
rolling stock has occurred in the United
States.’’ 49 U.S.C. 5323(j)(2)(C); 49 CFR
661.11(a). If, however, FTA determines
that ‘‘the steel, iron, and goods
produced in the United States are not
produced in a sufficient and reasonably
available amount or are not of a
satisfactory quality,’’ then FTA may
issue a waiver (non-availability waiver).
49 U.S.C. 5323(j)(2)(B); 49 CFR 661.7(c).
On June 21, 2010, in response to
formal requests from ElDorado NationalKansas (ElDorado) and the Chrysler
Group LLC (Chrysler), FTA waived its
Buy America final assembly
requirement for minivans and minivan
chassis after determining through notice
and comment that no manufacturer of
minivans or minivan chassis performed
final assembly in the United States. 75
FR 35123.
Subsequently, on August 3, 2012,
FTA issued a notice in the Federal
Register seeking comments on a request
by the Vehicle Production Group (VPG)
for FTA to rescind the Buy America
waiver for minivans and minivan
chassis. 75 FR 35124. According to VPG,
it was able to manufacture a wheelchair
accessible vehicle, the Mobility Vehicle
1 (MV–1), substantially similar to a
minivan and in a sufficient quantity that
was, and still is, Buy America compliant
with respect to both domestic content
and final assembly.
On December 3, 2012, FTA rescinded
the waiver for minivans and minivan
chassis after determining that a blanket
waiver was no longer necessary. 77 FR
71676. In this notice, FTA carefully
considered all of the comments received
by the various stakeholders through the
United States in order to address
concerns, including the differences
between the MV–1’s accessibility
features and traditional minivans,
inadequate seating capacity when the
vehicles are used for vanpool services,
as well as others. FTA determined,
however, that these concerns could be
addressed with individual waiver
requests on a case-by-case basis as the
need arose and a blanket waiver was no
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On July 1, 2013, FTA made two
separate determinations that Braun
Corporation (Braun) and ElDorado
National-Kansas’ (ElDorado)
manufacturing processes on incomplete
Chrysler and Dodge minivans met FTA’s
Buy America requirements for final
assembly.1 These determinations on
final assembly activities were made in
response to formal requests by Braun
and ElDorado pursuant to section (c) of
Appendix D to 661.11 (of 49 CFR).
Now, FTA has received a request for
a Buy America waiver for minivans
from the North Front Range
Metropolitan Planning Organization
(NFRMPO). NFRMPO operates a
vanpool (‘‘VanGo’’) program, which has
75 vans with routes connecting, among
others, Fort Collins, Loveland, Greeley,
Denver, and Boulder, Colorado. The
VanGo program carries more than 420
commuters daily in the northern
Colorado area at 93 percent occupancy.
All of the vanpools in the VanGo
program carry five to eight passengers.
According to NFRMPO, this makes the
large 10–15 passenger vans inefficient
and too costly. In a recently issued
request for proposals for minivans,
NFRMPO received no qualified
proposals for vehicles that meet Buy
America requirements for rolling stock
and seat at least seven passengers.
Therefore, NFRMPO requests that FTA
grant a Buy America waiver for its
procurement of minivans based upon
non-availability.
The purpose of this notice is to
publish NFRMPO request and seek
public comment from all interested
parties in accordance with 49 U.S.C.
5323(j)(3)(A). Comments will help FTA
understand completely the facts
surrounding the request, including the
effects of a potential waiver and the
merits of the request. A full copy of the
request has been placed in docket
number FTA–2013–0027.
Issued on August 1, 2013.
Dorval R. Carter, Jr.,
Chief Counsel.
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1 http://www.fta.dot.gov/legislation_law/
about_FTA_598.html; http://www.fta.dot.gov/
documents/Imanse_re_Chrysler_Buy_America.pdf.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
[U.S. DOT Docket No. NHTSA–2013–0085]

Reports, Forms, and Record Keeping
Requirements
National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration (NHTSA), DOT.
ACTION: Request for public comment on
proposed collection of information.
AGENCY:

Before a Federal agency can
collect certain information from the
public, it must receive approval from
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB). Under procedures established
by the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, before seeking OMB approval,
Federal agencies must solicit public
comment on proposed collections of
information, including extensions and
reinstatements of previously approved
collections.
This document describes the
collection of information for which
NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before October 4, 2013.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by DOT Docket ID Number
NHTSA–2013–0085 using any of the
following methods:
Electronic submissions: Go to http://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Docket Management Facility,
M–30, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., West Building Ground
Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC
20590.
Hand Delivery: West Building Ground
Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
Fax: 1–202–493–2251.
Instructions: Each submission must
include the Agency name and the
Docket number for this Notice. Note that
all comments received will be posted
without change to http://
www.regulations.gov including any
personal information provided. Please
see the Privacy Act heading below.
Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search
the electronic form of all comments
received into any of our dockets by the
name of the individual submitting the
comment (or signing the comment, if
submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). You may
review DOT’s complete Privacy Act
Statement in the Federal Register
published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR
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Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 150 / Monday, August 5, 2013 / Notices
19477–78) or you may visit http://
Docketslnfo.dot.gov.
Mr.
Alan Block, Office of Behavioral Safety
Research (NTI–131), National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., W46–499,
Washington, DC 20590. Mr. Block’s
phone number is 202–366–6401 and his
email address is [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
before an agency submits a proposed
collection of information to OMB for
approval, it must publish a document in
the Federal Register providing a 60-day
comment period and otherwise consult
with members of the public and affected
agencies concerning each proposed
collection of information. The OMB has
promulgated regulations describing
what must be included in such a
document. Under OMB’s regulations (at
5 CFR 1320.8(d)), an agency must ask
for public comment on the following:
(i) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(ii) the accuracy of the agency’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
(iii) how to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(iv) how to minimize the burden of
the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including the use
of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses.
In compliance with these
requirements, NHTSA asks public
comment on the following proposed
collection of information:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

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Focus Groups for Traffic Safety
Programs, Interventions and
Countermeasures
Type of Request—Renewal.
OMB Clearance Number—2127–0667.
Form Number—This collection of
information uses no standard form.
Requested Expiration Date of
Approval—3 years from date of
approval.
Summary of the Collection of
Information—The National Highway
Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
proposes to renew its generic clearance
to conduct focus groups. NHTSA
anticipates the need to periodically
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its efforts to reduce traffic injuries and
fatalities. Session participation would
be voluntary and the focus group
participants would receive
remuneration for their involvement.
Focus group topics will include:
strategic messaging (e.g., slogans or
advertisement concepts concerning seat
belt use, impaired driving, driver
distraction, tire pressure monitoring),
problem identification (e.g., discussions
with high-risk groups on beliefs,
attitudes, driving behaviors, or reactions
to interventions and countermeasures),
and resource development (e.g., testing
materials designed to communicate
essential information about traffic safety
issues such as vehicle or equipment
performance rating systems). For each
focus group project, NHTSA will submit
an individual Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
detailing the specific nature and
methodology of planned focus group
sessions prior to any collection activity
covered under this generic clearance.
Description of the Need for the
Information and Proposed Use of the
Information—NHTSA was established
by the Highway Safety Act of l970 (23
U.S. C. 101) to carry out a Congressional
mandate to reduce the mounting
number of deaths, injuries, and
economic losses resulting from motor
vehicle crashes on the Nation’s
highways. In support of this mission,
NHTSA anticipates the occasional need
to conduct focus group sessions in order
to develop and refine effective
interventions and countermeasures.
NHTSA will use the findings from focus
group sessions to help focus current
programs, interventions and
countermeasures in order to achieve the
greatest benefit in decreasing crashes
and resulting injuries and fatalities, and
provide informational support to States,
localities, and law enforcement agencies
that will aid them in their efforts to
reduce traffic crashes.
Description of the Likely Respondents
(Including Estimated Number, and
Proposed Frequency of Response to the
Collection of Information)—Each year
NHTSA anticipates conducting 140
focus groups, or 420 over the three year
period under a renewed clearance.
Likely respondents are licensed drivers
18 years of age and older who have not
participated in a previous focus group
session. In some cases, stakeholders
such as law enforcement and health
officials may participate in the focus
groups. Each respondent would
participate in one focus group.
Estimate of the Total Annual
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Information—NHTSA estimates that the
number of focus group participants will
average 10 per group, and that average
duration per focus group will be 80
minutes. Participants will be recruited
by intercept or telephone using a brief
screening questionnaire estimated to
take no more than another 10 minutes.
Therefore, over a three year period,
NHTSA estimates that the total burden
will be 6300 hours (420 focus groups ×
10 participants × 90 minutes). Total
annual burden will be 2100 hours (140
focus groups × 10 participants × 90
minutes).
The respondents would not incur any
reporting cost from the information
collection. The respondents also would
not incur any record keeping burden or
record keeping cost from the
information collection.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. Section 3506(c)(2)(A).
Issued on: July 31, 2013.
Jeff Michael,
Associate Administrator, Research and
Program Development.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Foreign Assets Control
Unblocking of Specially Designated
Nationals and Blocked Persons
Pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics
Kingpin Designation Act
Office of Foreign Assets
Control, Treasury.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

The Department of the
Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets
Control (‘‘OFAC’’) is publishing the
names of five individuals and seven
entities whose property and interests in
property have been unblocked pursuant
to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin
Designation Act (‘‘Kingpin Act’’) (21
U.S.C. 1901–1908, 8 U.S.C. 1182). In
addition, OFAC is publishing an
amendment to the identifying
information of one individual and ten
entities previously designated, or
identified as blocked property, pursuant
to the Kingpin Act.
DATES: The unblocking and removal
from the list of Specially Designated
Nationals and Blocked Persons (‘‘SDN
List’’) of the five individuals and seven
entities identified in this notice whose
property and interests in property were
blocked pursuant to the Kingpin Act, is
effective on July 30, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Assistant Director, Sanctions
SUMMARY:

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