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Methodology: The DS–260 will be 

submitted electronically to the 

Department via the internet. The 

applicant will be instructed to print a 

confirmation page containing a 2–D bar 

code record locator, which will be 

scanned at the time of adjudication. 

Applicants who submit the electronic 

application will no longer submit paperbased applications to the Department. 

Dated: January 17, 2014. 

Edward Ramotowski, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of 

Consular Affairs, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2014–01750 Filed 1–28–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8611] 

Overseas Security Advisory Council 

(OSAC) Meeting Notice 

Closed Meeting 

The Department of State announces a 

meeting of the U.S. State Department— 

Overseas Security Advisory Council on 

February 11 and 12, 2014. Pursuant to 

Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (5 U.S.C. Appendix), 5 

U.S.C. 552b(c)(4), and 5 U.S.C. 

552b(c)(7)(E), it has been determined 

that the meeting will be closed to the 

public. The meeting will focus on an 

examination of corporate security 

policies and procedures and will 

involve extensive discussion of trade 

secrets and proprietary commercial 

information that is privileged and 

confidential, and will discuss law 

enforcement investigative techniques 

and procedures. The agenda will 

include updated committee reports, a 

global threat overview, and other 

matters relating to private sector 

security policies and protective 

programs and the protection of U.S. 

business information overseas. 

For more information, contact Marsha 

Thurman, Overseas Security Advisory 

Council, U.S. Department of State, 

Washington, DC 20522–2008, phone: 

571–345–2214. 

Dated: January 23, 2014. 

Gregory B. Starr, 

Director of the Diplomatic Security Service, 

U.S. Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2014–01584 Filed 1–28–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Secretary 

Notice of Applications for Certificates 

of Public Convenience and Necessity 

and Foreign Air Carrier Permits Filed 

Under Subpart B (Formerly Subpart Q) 

During the Week Ending January 18, 

2014 

The following Applications for 

Certificates of Public Convenience and 

Necessity and Foreign Air Carrier 

Permits were filed under Subpart B 

(formerly Subpart Q) of the Department 

of Transportation’s Procedural 

Regulations (See 14 CFR 301.201 et. 

seq.). The due date for Answers, 

Conforming Applications, or Motions to 

Modify Scope are set forth below for 

each application. Following the Answer 

period DOT may process the application 

by expedited procedures. Such 

procedures may consist of the adoption 

of a show-cause order, a tentative order, 

or in appropriate cases a final order 

without further proceedings. 

Docket Number: DOT–OST–2014– 

0005. 

Date Filed: January 15, 2014. 

Due Date for Answers, Conforming 

Applications, or Motion to Modify 

Scope: February 5, 2014. 

Description: Application of Heron 

Luftfahrt GmbH & Co. KG requesting a 

foreign air carrier permit and exemption 

authority to operate charter flights with 

passengers and property to/from the 

United States. 

Docket Number: DOT–OST–2014– 

0007. 

Date Filed: January 16, 2014. 

Due Date for Answers, Conforming 

Applications, or Motion to Modify 

Scope: February 6, 2014. 

Description: Application of Lineas 

Aereas Suramericanas, S.A. (‘‘LAS’’) 

requesting a foreign air carrier permit 

and renewal of exemption authority 

authorizing LAS to operate the 

following services pursuant to the Open 

Skies Air Transport Agreement between 

the Governments of the United States of 

Colombia: (i) foreign air transportation 

of property and mail from points behind 

Colombia via Colombia and 

intermediate points to any point or 

points in the United States and beyond; 

and (ii) other charters. 

Barbara J. Hairston, 

Supervisory Dockets Officer Docket 

Operations, Federal Register Liaison. 

[FR Doc. 2014–01696 Filed 1–28–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Secretary 

Aviation Proceedings, Agreements 

Filed the Week Ending December 21, 

2013 

The following Agreements were filed 

with the Department of Transportation 

under the Sections 412 and 414 of the 

Federal Aviation Act, as amended (49 

U.S.C. 1382 and 1384) and procedures 

governing proceedings to enforce these 

provisions. Answers may be filed within 

21 days after the filing of the 

application. 

Docket Number: DOT–OST–2013– 

0218. 

Date Filed: December 18, 2013. 

Parties: Members of the International 

Air Transport Association. 

Subject: Recommended Practice 1630. 

Finally Adopted Resolution dated 17 

December 2013. 

CSC Mail Vote (S076) dated 23 

August 2013. 

Intended effective date: 18 February 

2014. 

Barbara J. Hairston, 

Supervisory Dockets Officer, Docket 

Operations, Federal Register Liaison. 

[FR Doc. 2014–01697 Filed 1–28–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Aircraft Certification Service (AIR) 

Reorganization/Merger Announcement 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This action gives notice to the 

American public and aviation industry 

of the FAA’s Aviation Safety Office’s 

(AVS), Aircraft Certification Service 

(AIR) reorganization/merger. The 

Aircraft Engineering Division (AIR–100) 

and Production and Airworthiness 

Division (AIR–200) are merging to 

become the Design, Manufacturing, and 

Airworthiness Division, AIR–100. The 

new AIR–100 Division is divided into 

five branches, Certification and 

Procedures Branch (AIR–110), 

Technical and Administrative Support 

Branch (AIR–120), Systems and 

Equipment Standards Branch (AIR– 

130), Operational Oversight Policy 

Branch (AIR–140), and System 

Performance and Development Branch 

(AIR–150). 

DATES: Effective date, February 9, 2014. 

Responsibilities: The current Aircraft 

Engineering Division responsibilities 


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include developing and standardizing 

regulations, national directives, policy, 

procedures, and advisory material for 

continued operational safety, type 

certification, design approval, and for 

authorization and oversight of 

Designated Representatives of the 

Administrator for civil aeronautical 

products. The current Production and 

Airworthiness Division responsibilities 

include developing and issuing 

regulations, national directives, policy, 

and procedures for continued 

operational safety, production and 

airworthiness certification and 

approvals, and certain Designated 

Representatives of the Administrator. 

Those combined responsibilities will 

remain intact in the newly established 

Design, Manufacturing, and 

Airworthiness Division. 

Policy Documents: All Aircraft 

Engineering Division and Production 

and Airworthiness Division previously 

issued Advisory Circulars, Orders, 

Notices, and guidance will remain in 

effect until revised, changed, or deleted. 

The documents will be reviewed and 

modified according to priority. 

Additional Information: Please 

contact the Engineering, Manufacturing, 

and Airworthiness Division (AIR–100) 

by phone on 202–285–6348 or by email 

at 9-AVS-AIR100@faa.gov. For a further 

breakdown of the Division and physical 

addresses view http://www.faa.gov/

about/office_org/headquarters_offices/

avs/offices/air/hq/. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on January 23, 

2014. 

Frank P. Paskiewicz, 

Deputy Director, Aircraft Certification 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2014–01718 Filed 1–28–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Aviation Rulemaking Advisory 

Committee (ARAC); New Task 

Assignment for the ARAC: 

Establishment of Airman Certification 

System Working Group 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The FAA assigned the ARAC 

a new task arising from 

recommendations of the ARAC Airman 

Testing Standards and Training 

Working Group (ATSTWG). The 

ATSTWG recommended ways to ensure 

that the FAA’s airman testing and 

training materials better support 

reduction of fatal general aviation 

accidents. The FAA and the Aviation 

Industry jointly seek to improve airman 

training and testing by establishing an 

integrated, holistic airman certification 

system that clearly aligns testing with 

certification standards, guidance, and 

reference materials, and maintains that 

alignment. The new task is to establish 

an Airman Certification System 

Working Group (ACSWG) that will 

provide expert assistance and industry 

views to the FAA’s Flight Standards 

Service (AFS) on the development, 

modification, and continued alignment 

of the major components of the airman 

certification system. 

This action item informs the public of 

the new ARAC’s task and solicits 

membership for the new ACSWG. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Van 

L. Kerns, Manager, Regulatory Support 

Division, FAA Flight Standards Service, 

AFS 600, FAA Mike Monroney 

Aeronautical Center, P.O. Box 25082, 

Oklahoma City, OK 73125; telephone 

(405) 954–4431, email van.l.kerns@

faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The FAA established ARAC to 

provide advice and recommendations to 

the FAA Administrator on the FAA’s 

rulemaking activities. ARAC’s objectives 

are to improve the development of the 

FAA’s regulations by providing 

information, advice, and 

recommendations related to aviation 

issues. 

On September 21, 2011, the FAA 

chartered the Airman Testing Standards 

and Training Aviation Rulemaking 

Committee (ARC) for the U.S. aviation 

community to develop 

recommendations for more effective 

training and testing in the areas of 

aeronautical knowledge and flight 

proficiency required for safer operation 

in today’s National Airspace System 

(NAS). The FAA’s charge to the ARC 

was to help ensure that FAA’s technical 

information related to existing standards 

for airman knowledge and skill tests, 

computer testing supplements, 

knowledge test guides, practical test 

standards and training handbooks 

incorporates the most current, relevant, 

and effective approaches to training and 

testing. The FAA specifically tasked the 

ARC with providing recommendations 

on a process for ongoing stakeholder 

participation in developing the content 

of these materials, and methodologies 

for developing better test item bank 

questions. 

On August 30, 2012, the ARAC 

accepted the FAA’s assignment of a new 

task in response to several of the ARC’s 

recommendations. ARAC established 

the ATSTWG to address the private 

pilot, flight instructor, and instrument 

rating training and testing materials by 

developing an integrated Airman 

Certification Standards (ACS) document 

for each one. The FAA also tasked the 

ATSTWG to develop a detailed proposal 

to realign and, as appropriate, 

streamline and consolidate existing 

FAA guidance material (e.g., 

handbooks) with each integrated ACS 

documents; and to propose 

methodologies to ensure that knowledge 

test item bank questions are consistent 

with both the ACS documents and the 

test question development principles set 

forth in the ARC’s recommendations. 

On September 30, 2013, the ARAC 

submitted to the FAA the ATSTWG’s 

final report and recommendations to 

improve airman training and testing by 

establishing an integrated, holistic 

airman certification system that clearly 

aligns testing with certification 

standards, guidance, and reference 

materials, and maintains that alignment. 

The ATSTWG recommended specific 

steps the FAA should take to adopt the 

proposed Airman Certification System 

approach, and steps for its ongoing 

management. One of these steps is for 

the FAA to establish an ACSWG to 

assist the agency in ensuring that the 

content of its ACS, guidance, and 

knowledge testing materials is relevant 

and current; and to ensure that all 

components of the airman certification 

system are maintained in alignment. 

The Task 

On December 2013, the ARAC 

discussed the proposed actions for this 

tasking. This notice advises the public 

that the FAA has assigned, and the 

ARAC has accepted, a new task to 

establish the ACSWG. The FAA has 

specifically tasked the ACSWG to 

support the FAA’s goal to enhance 

general aviation safety and reduce the 

fatal general aviation accident rate by 

providing a means for the aviation 

industry to provide expert assistance 

and industry views to the FAA’s Flight 

Standards Service (AFS) on the 

development, modification, and 

continued alignment of the major 

components of the airman certification 

system, which include: 

1. The ACS for airman certificates and 

ratings (i.e. 8081-series documents); 

2. Associated training guidance 

material (e.g., H-series handbooks); 

3. Test management (e.g., test 

question development, test question 

boarding, test composition/test 

‘‘mapping,’’ and CT–8080-series 

figures); and 


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