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be reviewed at https://

www.transportation.gov/privacy. See 

also https://www.regulations.gov/ 

privacyNotice for the privacy notice of 

regulations.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC. 

John Karl Alexy, 

Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety 

Chief Safety Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2021–00141 Filed 1–7–21; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

U.S. Maritime Transportation System 

National Advisory Committee; Notice 

of Solicitation for Applications for 

Potential Members 

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, 

Department of Transportation. 

ACTION: Notice of solicitation for 

membership. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to authority 

delegated by the Secretary of 

Transportation (Secretary) to the 

Maritime Administrator 

(Administrator), the Maritime 

Administration (MARAD) requests 

nominations for membership on the 

U.S. Maritime Transportation System 

National Advisory Committee 

(MTSNAC). 

DATES: Applications must be received 

on or before 5:00 p.m. ET on February 

8, 2021. After that date, MARAD will 

continue to accept applications under 

this notice for a period of up to two 

years from the deadline to fill any 

vacancies that may arise. MARAD 

encourages nominations submitted any 

time before the deadline for 

consideration of upcoming vacancies. 

ADDRESSES: Interested applicants may 

submit a completed application by 

sending an email to MTSNAC@dot.gov, 

subject line: MTSNAC Application 

(Named Individual). Please note that 

due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 

(COVID–19), MARAD will only accept 

electronic submissions. If that option 

does not work for you, please call the 

Designated Federal Officer for other 

options. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amanda Rutherford, Designated Federal 

Officer, at MTSNAC@dot.gov or at (202) 

595–4657. Please visit the MTSNAC 

website at https://

www.maritime.dot.gov/outreach/ 

maritime-transportation-system-mts/ 

marine-transportation-system-nationaladvisory-committee. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Committee Objective 

The objective of the Maritime 

Transportation System National 

Advisory Committee (MTSNAC or 

Committee) is to identify and seek 

solutions to impediments hindering 

effective use of short sea transportation. 

The Committee will provide 

information, advice, and 

recommendations to the U.S. Secretary 

of Transportation (Secretary), through 

the Maritime Administrator 

(Administrator), on matters stated in the 

document Goals and Objectives for a 

Stronger Maritime Nation: A Report to 

Congress that are related to identifying 

and seeking solutions to impediments 

hindering effective use of short sea 

transportation. The Committee will not 

exercise program management 

responsibilities and will make no 

decisions directly affecting the programs 

on which it provides advice; decisions 

directly affecting implementation of 

maritime policy will remain with the 

Administrator. 

The Administrator will use the 

advice, information, and 

recommendations generated by 

MTSNAC for an array of policy 

deliberations and for interagency 

discussions on meeting the Goals and 

Objectives for a Stronger Maritime 

Nation: A Report to Congress. The 

Secretary and Administrator may accept 

or reject a recommendation made by the 

MTSNAC and are not bound to pursue 

any recommendation from the 

MTSNAC. In the exercise of his or her 

discretion, the Secretary, Administrator, 

or his or her designee, may withdraw a 

task being considered by the MTSNAC 

at any time. 

Description of Duties 

During the term of the charter, 

MTSNAC shall undertake information 

gathering activities, develop technical 

advice, and present recommendations to 

the Administrator on short sea shipping 

matters including the following: (1) 

How to address impediments hindering 

effective use of short sea transportation, 

including the expansion of America’s 

Marine Highways, as directed in 46 

U.S.C. 55603; (2) How to strengthen U.S. 

Maritime capabilities essential to 

national security and economic 

prosperity; (3) Ways to ensure the 

availability of a U.S. maritime workforce 

that will support the sealift resource 

needs of the National Security Strategy; 

(4) Ways to support enhancement of 

U.S. port infrastructure and 

performance; and, (5) Ways to enable 

maritime industry innovation in 

information, automation, safety, 

environmental impact and other areas. 

I. Who should be considered for 

nomination as MTSNAC members? 

MARAD seeks nominations for 

immediate consideration to fill 

positions on the Committee for the 

upcoming charter term, and will 

continue to accept nominations under 

this notice on an on-going basis for two 

years for consideration to fill vacancies 

that may arise during the charter term. 

Member appointment terms run until 

September 17, 2022 and may be 

renewed, subject to charter renewal. 

Members will be selected in accordance 

with applicable Agency guidelines 

based upon their ability to advise the 

Administrator on marine transportation 

issues. Members will be selected to 

obtain membership balance of the 

marine transportation interests, 

including (1) active mariners; (2) vessel 

operators; (3) port authorities and 

terminal operators; (4) shippers or 

beneficial cargo owners; (5) the ship 

construction, repair and/or recycling 

industries; (6) relevant policy areas such 

as innovative financing, economic 

competitiveness, performance 

monitoring, safety, insurance, labor, and 

environment; (7) freight customers and 

providers; and (8) government bodies. 

All MTSNAC members serve at the 

pleasure of the Secretary of 

Transportation. 

Registered lobbyists are not eligible to 

serve on Federal Advisory Committees 

in an individual capacity. See ‘‘Revised 

Guidance on Appointment of Lobbyists 

to Federal Advisory Committees, Boards 

and Commissions’’ (79 FR 47482, 

August 13, 2014). Registered lobbyists 

are ‘‘lobbyists,’’ as defined in Title 2 

U.S.C. 1602, who are required by Title 

2 U.S.C. 1603 to register with the 

Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of 

the House of Representatives. The 

prohibition does not apply if registered 

lobbyists are specifically appointed to 

represent the interests of a 

nongovernmental entity, a recognizable 

group of persons or nongovernmental 

entities (an industry sector, labor 

unions, environmental groups, and 

similar groups) or state or local 

governments. Registered lobbyists are 

required to comply with provisions 

contained in the Lobbying Disclosure 

Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 110–81). 

II. Do MTSNAC members receive 

compensation and/or per diem? 

Committee members will receive no 

salary for participating in MTSNAC 

activities. While attending meetings or 

when otherwise engaged in Committee 

business, members may be reimbursed 

for travel and per diem expenses as 

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travel regulations. Reimbursement is 

subject to funding availability. 

III. What is the process for submitting 

applications/nominations? 

Individuals can self-apply or be 

nominated by any individual or 

organization. To be considered for the 

MTSNAC, applicants/nominators 

should submit the following 

information: 

(1) Contact Information for the 

nominee, consisting of: 

a. Name 

b. Title 

c. Organization or Affiliation 

d. Address 

e. City, State, Zip 

f. Telephone number 

g. Email address 

(2) Statement of interest limited to 

250 words on why the nominee wants 

to serve on the MTSNAC and the unique 

perspectives and experiences the 

nominee brings to the Committee; 

(3) Resume limited to 3 pages 

describing professional and academic 

expertise, experience, and knowledge, 

including any relevant experience 

serving on advisory committees, past 

and present; 

(4) An affirmative statement that the 

nominee is not a federally registered 

lobbyist seeking to serve on the 

Committee in their individual capacity 

and the identity of the interests they 

intend to represent, if appointed as 

member of the Committee; and 

(5) Optional letters of support. 

Please do not send company, trade 

association, organization brochures, or 

any other promotional information. 

Materials submitted should total five 

pages or less and must be in a 12 font, 

formatted in Microsoft Word or PDF. 

Should more information be needed, 

MARAD staff will contact the nominee, 

obtain information from the nominee’s 

past affiliations, or obtain information 

from publicly available sources. Those 

interested in applying to become a 

member of the Committee, may send a 

completed application package by email 

listed in the ADDRESSES section. Please 

note that, due to circumstances relating 

to the COVID–19 public health 

emergency, we will only accept 

electronic submissions. If electronic 

submission is problematic for you, 

please call the Designated Federal 

Officer for other options. Applications 

must be received by the deadline listed 

in the DATES section; however, 

candidates are encouraged to send 

application any time before the 

deadline. 

IV. How will MARAD select MTSNAC 

members? 

A selection team comprising 

representatives from MARAD will 

review the application packages. The 

selection team will make 

recommendations regarding 

membership to the Administrator based 

on the following criteria: (1) 

Professional or academic expertise, 

experience, and knowledge; (2) 

stakeholder representation; (3) 

availability and willingness to serve; (4) 

relevant experience in working in 

committees and advisory panels; and (5) 

the MTSNAC Charter and Membership 

Balance Plan. Nominations are open to 

all individuals without regard to race, 

color, religion, sex, national origin, age, 

mental or physical disability, marital 

status, or sexual orientation. 

(Authority: 49 CFR part 1.93(a); 5 U.S.C. 

552b; 41 CFR parts 102–3; 5 U.S.C. app. 

Sections 1–16) 

* * * * * 

By Order of the Maritime Administrator. 

Dated: January 5, 2021. 

T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr., 

Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2021–00121 Filed 1–7–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2020–0018] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Reducing the Illegal 

Passing of School Buses 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments on a new information 

collection. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), this notice announces that the 

Information Collection Request (ICR) 

abstracted below is being submitted to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and approval. The ICR 

describes the nature of the information 

collection and its expected burden. This 

new information collection seeks to 

assess the knowledge of drivers 

nationwide about the laws governing 

passing a school bus. A Federal Register 

notice with a 60-day comment period 

soliciting public comments on the 

following information collection was 

published on July 17, 2020. By the close 

of the comment period, NHTSA 

received six comments. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before February 8, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection, including 

suggestions for reducing the burden, 

should be submitted to the Office of 

Management and Budget at 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

To find this particular information 

collection, select ‘‘Currently under 

Review—Open for Public Comment’’ or 

use the search function. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information or access to 

background documents, contact Kristin 

Rosenthal, Highway Safety Specialist, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, W44–245, 

Washington, DC 20590. Ms. Rosenthal’s 

phone number is 202–366–8995, and 

her email address is kristin.rosenthal@

dot.gov. Please identify the relevant 

collection of information by referring to 

its OMB Control Number. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), a Federal 

agency must receive approval from the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) before it collects certain 

information from the public and a 

person is not required to respond to a 

collection of information by a Federal 

agency unless the collection displays a 

valid OMB control number. In 

compliance with these requirements, 

this notice announces that the following 

information collection request has been 

submitted to OMB. A Federal Register 

notice with a 60-day comment period 

soliciting public comments on the 

following information collection was 

published on July 17, 2020 (85 FR 

43645). NHTSA received six comments 

by the close of the comment period. The 

National Transportation Safety Board 

(NTSB), the National School 

Transportation Association (NSTA), and 

David DeVeau provided comments 

supportive of the proposed information 

collection. Gardian Angel, LLC (which 

submitted the same comment twice) 

also provided comments regarding the 

proposed collection but expressed 

concerns about not including the recent 

NTSB recommendations adopted on 

March 31, 2020. Gardian Angel, LLC 

raised the concern that the data 

collection should address the NTSB 

recommendation, which includes 

evaluating various technologies as well 

as the inclusion of Gardian Angel, LLC 

products. To the comment regarding the 

inclusion of Gardian Angel, LLC 

products, NHTSA does not endorse 

specific products. This study is focused 


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