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overall operational impact at LGA and
whether the requests improve or have a
neutral effect on operational
performance. The FAA will consider
both short-term adjustments and
adjustments through the expiration of
the LGA Order. In addition, if the FAA
receives conflicting requests for
retiming, the FAA will give priority to
new entrants and limited incumbents,
consistent with the LGA Order and FAA
practice. The terms of the LGA Order
prevent the FAA from allocating new
slots in hours at or above the slot limit.
The FAA will evaluate requests
received by August 12, 2014, and
intends to respond to the requests no
later than August 19, 2014. The FAA
cannot guarantee that all requests to
adjust slots will be confirmed. Requests
received after August 12, 2014, will be
evaluated after timely requests in the
order they are received. As permitted
under paragraph A.5 of the LGA Order,
carriers are encouraged to engage in slot
trades, when possible, to achieve
desired timings.
Issued in Washington, DC, on July 23,
2014.
Mark W. Bury,
Assistant Chief Counsel for International Law,
Legislation, and Regulations.
[FR Doc. 2014–17662 Filed 7–24–14; 4:15 pm]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
[Docket No. FTA–2014–0016]

Notice of Buy America Waiver for
Waterjets
AGENCY:

Federal Transit Administration,

DOT.
ACTION:

Notice of Buy America waiver.

In response to the Golden
Gate Bridge Highway & Transportation
District’s (Bridge District) request for a
Buy America waiver for waterjets, the
Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
hereby waives its Buy America
requirements for waterjets to be
installed in the Bridge District’s M.V.
Mendocino ferry vessel. This waiver is
limited to a single procurement for the
waterjets to be installed in the M.V.
Mendocino ferry vessel, which is part of
an FTA-funded project.
DATES: This waiver is effective
immediately.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mary J. Lee, FTA Attorney-Advisor, at
(202) 366–0985 or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
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that FTA has granted a non-availability
waiver for the Bridge District’s
procurement of waterjets to be installed
in its M.V. Mendocino ferry vessel.
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). A manufactured
product is considered produced in the
United States if: (1) All of the
manufacturing processes for the product
must take place in the United States;
and (2) All of the components of the
product must be of U.S. origin. A
component is considered of U.S. origin
if it is manufactured in the United
States, regardless of the origin of its
subcomponents. 49 CFR 661.5(d). 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).
Earlier this year, FTA received a
petition from the Bridge District seeking
a waiver that would permit them to
procure replacement waterjets for the
M.V. Mendocino ferry vessel that would
not be manufactured in the United
States and therefore would not comply
with FTA’s Buy America requirements.
The Bridge District submitted
documentation showing that it had
sought a domestic manufacturer of
waterjets meeting its technical
requirements, but the one domestic
manufacturer it located, NAMjet of
Arkansas, was not capable of
constructing commercial waterjets
meeting the Bridge District’s design
needs, and that the only responsive
bidder, HamiltonJet of New Zealand,
would not be able to provide a Buy
America-compliant waterjet to the
Bridge District. Pursuant to 49 CFR
661.7, FTA published a notice in the
Federal Register on July 8, 2014, (79 FR
38665) seeking public comment on the
Bridge District’s request.
During the comment period, FTA
received no objections to the Bridge
District’s petition. In fact, FTA received
no comments at all, indicating a likely
lack of interest from domestic
manufacturers who were ready, willing,
and able to produce waterjets meeting
the Bridge District’s specifications. As
part of its due diligence, FTA also
reached out to its sister agency, the
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responsible for maritime matters,
including domestic vessel construction.
MARAD’s Office of Shipyards and
Marine Engineering confirmed that of
the domestic manufacturers of waterjets,
there were none capable of meeting the
higher volume performance standards
required for the Bridge District’s ferry.
Based upon the Bridge District’s
representations that it is unable to
procure Buy America-compliant
waterjets, the lack of responses to FTA’s
Federal Register Notice, and FTA’s
outreach to its MARAD counterparts,
FTA is issuing a non-availability waiver
for HamiltonJet’s high-capacity waterjets
pursuant to 49 CFR 661.7(c). This
waiver is limited to the procurement of
waterjets for the M.V. Mendocino.
Subsequent requests for replacement
waterjets will be subject to similar
notice-and-comment publication
requirements.
Dana Nifosi,
Deputy Chief Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2014–17779 Filed 7–28–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
Notice and Request for Comments
AGENCY:

Surface Transportation Board,

DOT.
30-day notice of request for
approval: End-of-Year Railroad Service
Outlook.

ACTION:

As part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork burdens, and as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3501–3519 (PRA),
the Surface Transportation Board (STB
or Board) gives notice that it is
requesting from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approval of the information collection
resulting from the Board’s annual
request that Class I carriers and rail
carriers that are members of the
American Shortline and Regional
Railroad Association (ASLRRA) provide
the Board with information about the
plans and preparations that these rail
carriers have made in anticipation of the
increased demand for rail service during
the fall peak demand season.
The Board previously published a
notice about this collection in the
Federal Register on June 24, 2013, at 78
FR 37882 (60-day notice). That notice
allowed for a 60-day public review and
comment period. No comments were
received.
Comments may now be submitted to
OMB concerning: (1) The accuracy of

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the Board’s burden estimates; (2) ways
to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information collected; (3)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on the
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology
when appropriate; and (4) whether the
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Board, including
whether the collection has practical
utility. Submitted comments will be
considered and also included in the
Board’s request for OMB approval.
Description of Collection
Title: End-of-Year Railroad Service
Outlook.
OMB Control Number: 2140–XXXX.
STB Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Existing collection in
use without an OMB control number.
Respondents: The Class I rail carriers
and carriers that are members of
ASLRRA.
Number of Respondents: An average
of 9 carriers respond to this request to
voluntarily provide this information.1
Frequency: Once per year.
Total Burden Hours (annually
including all respondents): We estimate
a total of 273 hours for all responding
carriers (30.3 hours per response × 9
respondents).
Total ‘‘Non-hour Burden’’ Cost:
Because respondents email their
response letters to the Board, there are
no non-hour costs to respondents.
Needs and Uses: The shipping
community and our economy as a whole
depend on reliable and efficient freight
rail service. The Board and rail shippers
need to understand how carriers plan to
meet the increased demand for rail
service during the fall peak demand
season, including capital plans for
relieving bottlenecks. For several years,
the Board has asked Class I railroads,
along with the ASLRRA member
railroads, to provide a forward-looking
assessment of their ability to meet endof-year business demands for rail
service, which typically increase during
the fall shipping season. The Board uses
this information to monitor efforts by
U.S. rail carriers to meet the increased
fall peak demand for rail service.
DATES: Comments on this information
collection should be submitted by
August 28, 2014.
1 In

the 60-day notice, the Board indicated that
there were approximately 11 respondents. Although
no comments were filed, we are adjusting our
estimate of the number of respondents to nine. This
adjustment to the Board’s estimate is based on our
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Written comments should
be identified as ‘‘Paperwork Reduction
Act Comments, Surface Transportation
Board, End-of-Year Railroad Service
Outlook.’’ These comments should be
directed to the Office of Management
and Budget, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Attention: Patrick
Fuchs, Surface Transportation Board
Desk Officer, by email at OIRA_
[email protected]; by fax at
(202) 395–6974; or by mail to Room
10235, 725 17th Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
further information regarding the ‘‘Endof-Year Railroad Service Outlook,’’
contact Chris Oehrle at (202) 245–0271
or [email protected]. [Assistance for
the hearing impaired is available
through the Federal Information Relay
Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339.] This
collection, as well as instructions for the
collection, are available on the Board’s
Web site at .
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
PRA, a federal agency conducting or
sponsoring a collection of information
must display a currently valid OMB
control number. A collection of
information, which is defined in 44
U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 1320.3(c),
includes agency requirements or
requests that persons submit reports,
keep records, or provide information to
the agency, third parties, or the public.
Section 3507(b) of the PRA requires,
concurrent with an agency’s submitting
a collection to OMB for approval, a 30day notice and comment period through
publication in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
information, including each proposed
extension of an existing collection of
information.
ADDRESSES:

Dated: July 24, 2014.
Jeffrey Herzig,
Clearance Clerk.
[FR Doc. 2014–17741 Filed 7–28–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
Notice of Tribal Consultation
Department of Veterans Affairs.
Notice of Tribal Consultation.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

The Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA) Office of Tribal
Government Relations (OTGR) will host
a Tribal Consultation on the
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
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affected health care for Veterans. The
consultation session will be held on
September 8, 2014, at Hyatt Regency
Albuquerque, 330 Tijeras NW.,
Albuquerque, New Mexico from 1:00
p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Mountain Standard
Time.
Comments must be submitted to
VA no later than Wednesday, October 8,
2014.
ADDRESSES: Written comments
concerning the consultation may be
submitted as follows:
Email: tribalgovernmentconsultation@
va.gov.
Mail: U.S. Department of Veterans
Affairs, Office of Intergovernmental
Affairs (075F), 810 Vermont Avenue
NW., Suite 915G, Washington, DC
20420.
This deadline does not preclude
anyone from providing testimony at the
session and we will, to the extent that
times allows, hear your testimony. For
any Tribe unable to present testimony,
please be aware that VA will keep the
testimony record open for 30 days after
the date of the consultation. All 2014
consultation testimony, as well as
official responses from VA, will be
shared with tribal governments through
a VA tribal consultation report to be
disseminated in 2015.
Registration for the consultation is not
required, but if you wish to register,
please submit your name, title, Tribe or
organization, phone, and email address
to tribalgovernmentconsultation@
va.gov.
DATES:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Terry Bentley, Tribal Government
Relations Specialist/Western Region,
VA Office of Tribal Government
Relations at (541) 440–1271, or by email
at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In October
2010, the Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA) and the Indian Health
Service (IHS) signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) to establish
coordination, collaboration, and
resource-sharing between the two
organizations. The goal of the MOU is
to bring together the strengths and
expertise of each agency to actively
improve the care and services provided
by both of them.
The MOU sets forth five mutual goals
for VA and IHS:
1. Increase access to and improve
quality of health care services.
2. Promote patient-centered
collaboration and facilitate
communication among VA, IHS,
American Indian and Alaska Native
Veterans, Tribal facilities and Urban
Indian Clinics.

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