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that indicates that U.S. products, 

suppliers, or bidders are being denied 

fair market opportunities in such airport 

construction projects. As a consequence, 

for purposes of the Act, the USTR has 

decided not to list any countries as 

denying fair market opportunities for 

U.S. products, suppliers, or bidders in 

foreign government-funded airport 

construction projects. 

Michael B. G. Froman, 

United States Trade Representative. 

[FR Doc. 2016–09608 Filed 4–25–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3290–F6–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Delegation of Authority 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of delegation of 

authority. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is giving notice of 

a new delegation of authority from the 

Administrator to the Chief Counsel and 

to the Director of the Office of 

Adjudication regarding civil penalty 

actions under 14 CFR part 13 subpart G. 

The delegation was set forth in a 

memorandum signed by the 

Administrator dated March 28, 2016. 

The FAA is publishing the text of the 

delegation, so that it is available to 

interested parties. This delegation 

supersedes and replaces a previous 

delegation of authority by the 

Administrator by memorandum issued 

on October 27, 1992 and published in 

the Federal Register on December 9, 

1992. 57 FR 58280; December 9, 1992. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Marie A. Collins, Dispute Resolution 

Officer and Administrative Judge for the 

Office of Adjudication (AGC–70), 

Federal Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Street, SW., Room 323, 

Washington, DC 20591; telephone (202) 

267–3290; facsimile (202) 267–3720. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In civil 

penalty actions governed by the 

procedural rules in 14 CFR part 13, 

subpart G, the Administrator, acting as 

the FAA decisionmaker, is the official 

authorized to issue final agency 

decisions and orders. The Chief 

Counsel, the Assistant Chief Counsel for 

Litigation, and attorneys on his staff, 

have advised the Administrator, acting 

as FAA decisionmaker, regarding 

appeals from initial decisions in civil 

penalty actions under these procedural 

rules. By memorandum dated October 

29, 1992, and published in the Federal 

Register on December 9, 1992, the 

Administrator delegated certain limited 

authority as the FAA decisionmaker in 

appeals in civil penalty cases to the 

Chief Counsel and the Assistant Chief 

Counsel, Litigation. Recently, when the 

Litigation Division was reorganized, the 

Assistant Chief Counsel for Litigation’s 

authority to advise the Administrator 

regarding appeals from initial decisions 

was transferred to the Director of the 

Office of Adjudication. By 

memorandum dated March 28, 2016, the 

Administrator issued an updated 

delegation of authority to manage 

appeals in such civil penalty actions to 

the Chief Counsel and the Director of 

the Office of Adjudication. 

The full text of the March 28, 2016 

delegation from the Administrator to the 

Chief Counsel and to the Director of the 

Office of Adjudication provides: In 

furtherance of an efficient FAA civil 

penalty appeals process, pursuant to 49 

U.S.C. 322(b) and 14 CFR part 13 

subpart G, I hereby delegate authority to 

the Chief Counsel and to the Director of 

the Office of Adjudication as follows: 

a. To administer civil penalty appeals, 

to appoint personnel of the Office of 

Adjudication to manage all or portions 

of individual appeals; and to prepare 

written decisions and proposed final 

orders in such appeals; 

b. To issue procedural and other 

interlocutory orders aimed at proper 

and efficient case management, 

including, without limitation, 

scheduling and sanctions orders; 

c. To grant or deny motions to dismiss 

appeals; 

d. To dismiss appeals upon request of 

the appellant or by agreement of the 

parties; 

e. To provide voluntary alternative 

dispute resolution (ADR) services prior 

to or during the pendency of appeals, 

upon request of the parties, in 

accordance with established Department 

of Transportation and FAA policies; 

f. To stay decisions and orders of the 

FAA decisionmaker, pending judicial 

review or reconsideration by the FAA 

decisionmaker; 

g. To summarily dismiss repetitious 

or frivolous petitions to reconsider or 

modify orders; 

h. In matters subject to the Equal 

Access to Justice Act (EAJA), as 

implemented in CFR part 14, to execute 

and issue orders and final decisions on 

behalf of the Administrator on any EAJA 

applications; 

i. To correct typographical, 

grammatical and similar errors in the 

FAA decisionmaker’s decisions and 

orders, and to make non-substantive 

editorial changes; 

j. To take all other reasonable steps 

deemed necessary and proper for the 

management of the civil penalty appeals 

process, in accordance with 14 CFR part 

13 and applicable law. 

k. The foregoing authority may be redelegated, as necessary. 

This Delegation supersedes and 

replaces the Delegation issued to the 

Chief Counsel and the Assistant Chief 

Counsel for Litigation, dated December 

9, 1992 and the Re-delegation to the 

Adjudications Branch Manager, dated 

August 6, 1993. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on March 28, 

2016. 

Michael Huerta, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2016–09656 Filed 4–25–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Membership in the National Parks 

Overflights Advisory Group Aviation 

Rulemaking Committee 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration, Transportation. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: By Federal Register notice 

(See 81 FR 290, January 5, 2016) the 

National Park Service (NPS) and the 

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 

invited interested persons to apply to 

fill two upcoming openings on the 

National Parks Overflights Advisory 

Group (NPOAG) Aviation Rulemaking 

Committee (ARC). The notice invited 

interested persons to apply to fill future 

openings to represent air tour operator 

concerns and environmental interests. 

This notice informs the public of the 

person selected to fill the air tour 

operator future vacancy. No selection 

has been made for the vacancy 

representing environmental interests so 

this notice also invites persons 

interested in serving on the ARC to 

apply for the upcoming opening for this 

seat. 

DATES: Persons interested in applying 

for the one upcoming NPOAG opening 

representing environmental interests 

need to apply by June 10, 2016. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Keith Lusk, Special Programs Staff, 

Federal Aviation Administration, 

Western-Pacific Region Headquarters, 

P.O. Box 92007, Los Angeles, CA 

90009–2007, telephone: (310) 725–3808, 

email: Keith.Lusk@faa.gov., 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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Background 

The National Parks Air Tour 

Management Act of 2000 (the Act) was 

enacted on April 5, 2000, as Public Law 

106–181, and subsequently amended in 

the FAA Modernization and Reform Act 

of 2012. The Act required the 

establishment of the advisory group 

within one year after its enactment. The 

NPOAG was established in March 2001. 

The advisory group is comprised of a 

balanced group of representatives of 

general aviation, commercial air tour 

operations, environmental concerns, 

and Native American tribes. The 

Administrator of the FAA and the 

Director of NPS (or their designees) 

serve as ex officio members of the 

group. Representatives of the 

Administrator and Director serve 

alternating 1-year terms as chairman of 

the advisory group. 

In accordance with the Act, the 

advisory group provides ‘‘advice, 

information, and recommendations to 

the Administrator and the Director— 

(1) On the implementation of this title 

[the Act] and the amendments made by 

this title; 

(2) On commonly accepted quiet 

aircraft technology for use in 

commercial air tour operations over a 

national park or tribal lands, which will 

receive preferential treatment in a given 

air tour management plan; 

(3) On other measures that might be 

taken to accommodate the interests of 

visitors to national parks; and 

(4) At the request of the Administrator 

and the Director, safety, environmental, 

and other issues related to commercial 

air tour operations over a national park 

or tribal lands.’’ 

Membership 

The current NPOAG ARC is made up 

of one member representing general 

aviation, three members representing 

the commercial air tour industry, four 

members representing environmental 

concerns, and two members 

representing Native American tribes. 

Current members of the NPOAG ARC 

are as follows: 

Melissa Rudinger representing general 

aviation; Alan Stephen, Matt Zuccaro, 

and Mark Francis representing 

commercial air tour operators; Mark 

Belles, Nicholas Miller, Michael Sutton, 

and Dick Hingson representing 

environmental concerns; and Leigh 

Kuwanwisiwma and Martin Begaye 

representing Native American tribes. 

The 3-year membership terms of Mr. 

Francis, and Mr. Sutton expire on May 

19, 2016. 

Selection 

The person selected to fill the 

upcoming open seat representing air 

tour operator concerns is Mark Francis. 

Mr. Francis is a current member and 

will serve another term. His 3-year term 

will begin on May 20, 2016. No persons 

expressed interest in filling the other 

upcoming opening to represent 

environmental concerns. Therefor the 

FAA and NPS, through this notice, are 

soliciting interest for the environmental 

opening. 

The FAA and NPS invite persons 

interested in serving on the ARC to 

contact Mr. Keith Lusk (contact 

information is written above in FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). 

Requests to serve on the ARC must be 

made to Mr. Lusk in writing and 

postmarked or emailed on or before June 

10, 2016. The request should indicate 

whether or not you are a member of an 

association or group related to 

environmental concerns or have another 

affiliation with issues relating to aircraft 

flights over national parks. The request 

should also state what expertise you 

would bring to the NPOAG ARC as 

related to issues and concerns with 

aircraft flights over national parks. The 

term of service for NPOAG ARC 

members is 3 years. Current members 

may re-apply for another term. 

On June 18, 2010, President Obama 

signed a Presidential Memorandum 

directing agencies in the Executive 

Branch not to appoint or re-appoint 

federally registered lobbyists to advisory 

committees and other boards and 

commissions. Therefore, before 

appointing an applicant to serve on the 

NPOAG, the FAA and NPS will require 

the prospective candidate to certify that 

they are not a federally registered 

lobbyist. 

Issued in Hawthorne, CA on April 20, 

2016. 

Keith Lusk 

Program Manager, Special Programs Staff, 

Western-Pacific Region. 

[FR Doc. 2016–09690 Filed 4–25–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Requests for Comments; 

Clearance of Renewed Approval of 

Information Collection: Aviation 

Maintenance Technical Schools 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA 

invites public comments about our 

intention to request the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

approval to renew an information 

collection. The information collected is 

needed to determine applicant 

eligibility and compliance for 

certification of Civil Aviation mechanics 

and operation of aviation mechanic 

schools. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

submitted by May 26, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments on 

the proposed information collection to 

the Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget. Comments should be addressed 

to the attention of the Desk Officer, 

Department of Transportation/FAA, and 

sent via electronic mail to oira_

submission@omb.eop.gov, or faxed to 

(202) 395–6974, or mailed to the Office 

of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget, 

Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th 

Street NW., Washington, DC 20503. 

Public Comments Invited: You are 

asked to comment on any aspect of this 

information collection, including (a) 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for FAA’s 

performance; (b) the accuracy of the 

estimated burden; (c) ways for FAA to 

enhance the quality, utility and clarity 

of the information collection; and (d) 

ways that the burden could be 

minimized without reducing the quality 

of the collected information. The agency 

will summarize and/or include your 

comments in the request for OMB’s 

clearance of this information collection. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ronda Thompson at (202) 267–1416, or 

by email at: Ronda.Thompson@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 2120–0040. 

Title: Aviation Maintenance 

Technical Schools. 

Form Numbers: FAA Form 8310–6. 

Type of Review: Renewal of an 

information collection. 

Background: The Federal Register 

Notice with a 60-day comment period 

soliciting comments on the following 

collection of information was published 

on February 4, 2016 (81 FR 6099). The 

collection of information is necessary to 

ensure that Aviation Maintenance 

Technician Schools meet the minimum 

requirements for procedures and 

curriculum set forth by the FAA in FAR 

part 147. Applicants submit FAA Form 

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