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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 6721] 

Termination of Ineligible Status and 

Statutory Debarment Pursuant to 

Section 38(g)(4) of the Arms Export 

Control Act and Section 127.7 of the 

International Traffic in Arms 

Regulations for Electro-Glass 

Products, Inc. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the Department of State has terminated 

the ineligible status and statutory 

debarment of Electro-Glass Products, 

Inc., pursuant to section 38(g)(4) of the 

Arms Export Control Act (AECA) (22 

U.S.C. 2778) and section 127.7 of the 

International Traffic in Arms 

Regulations (ITAR). 

DATES: Effective Date: June 9, 2009. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Daniel J. Buzby, Acting Director, Office 

of Defense Trade Controls Compliance, 

Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, 

Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, 

Department of State (202) 663–2812. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

38(g)(4) of the AECA and section 127.11 

of the ITAR prohibit the issuance of 

export licenses or other approvals to a 

person if that person, or any party to the 

export, has been convicted of violating 

the AECA and certain other U.S. 

criminal statutes enumerated at section 

38(g)(1) of the AECA and section 120.27 

of the ITAR. Such individuals are 

considered ineligible in accordance 

with section 120.1 of the ITAR. Also, a 

person convicted of violating the AECA 

is subject to statutory debarment under 

section 127.7 of the ITAR. 

In July 2007, Electro-Glass Products, 

Inc. was convicted of violating the 

AECA (U.S. District Court, District of 

Pennsylvania, Case # 06–00117–001). 

Based on this conviction, Electro-Glass 

Products, Inc., was ineligible in 

accordance with section 120.1 of the 

ITAR and was statutorily debarred 

pursuant to section 127.7 of the ITAR. 

Electro-Glass Products, Inc. was thus 

prohibited from participating directly or 

indirectly in exports of defense articles 

and defense services. Notice of 

debarment was published in the Federal 

Register (72 FR 51885, September 11, 

2007). 

In accordance with section 38(g)(4) of 

the AECA and section 127.7 of the 

ITAR, the ineligible status and statutory 

debarment may be terminated after 

consultation with other appropriate U.S. 

agencies, after a thorough review of the 

circumstances surrounding the 

conviction, and a finding that 

appropriate steps have been taken to 

mitigate any law enforcement concerns. 

The Department of State has reviewed 

the circumstances and consulted with 

other appropriate U.S. agencies, and has 

determined that Electro-Glass Products, 

Inc., has taken appropriate steps to 

address the causes of the violations and 

to mitigate any law enforcement 

concerns. Therefore, in accordance with 

section 38(g)(4) of the AECA and section 

127.7 of the ITAR, Electro-Glass 

Products, Inc. is no longer ineligible and 

the statutory debarment is rescinded, 

effective June 9, 2009. 

Dated: July 27, 2009. 

Andrew J. Shapiro 

Assistant Secretary, Bureau of PoliticalMilitary Affairs, Department of State. 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 6722] 

Waiver of Restriction on Assistance to 

Bolivia, Dominica, the Dominican 

Republic, Nicaragua, and St. Vincent 

and the Grenadines 

Pursuant to section 7088(c)(2) of the 

Department of State, Foreign 

Operations, and Related Programs 

Appropriations Act, 2009 (Division H, 

Pub. L. 111–8) (‘‘the Act’’), and 

Department of State Delegation of 

Authority Number 245–1, I hereby 

determine that it is important to the 

national interest of the United States to 

waive the requirements of section 

7088(c)(1) of the Act with respect to 

Bolivia, Dominica, the Dominican 

Republic, Nicaragua, and St. Vincent 

and the Grenadines, and I hereby waive 

such restriction. 

This determination shall be reported 

to the Congress, and published in the 

Federal Register. 

Dated: July 14, 2009. 

Jacob J. Lew, 

Deputy Secretary of State For Management 

and Resources, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. E9–18844 Filed 8–5–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Transit Administration 

[FTA Docket No. FTA–2009–0038] 

Agency Information Collection Activity 

Under OMB Review 

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, 

DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Transit 

Administration invites public comment 

about our intention to request the Office 

of Management and Budget’s (OMB) 

approval to renew the following 

information collection: 49 CFR Part 611 

Major Capital Investment Projects (OMB 

Number: 2132–0561). The information 

to be collected for this program is to 

evaluate proposed New and Small Starts 

projects. The Federal Register Notice 

with a 60-day comment period soliciting 

comments was published on April 27, 

2009. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted 

before September 8, 2009. A comment to 

OMB is most effective if OMB receives 

it within 30 days of publication. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sylvia L. Marion, Office of 

Administration, Office of Management 

Planning, (202) 366–6680. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: 49 CFR Part 611 Major Capital 

Investment Projects. 

Abstract: On August 10, 2005, the 

Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient, 

Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for 

Users (SAFETEA–LU) was enacted. 

Sections 3011(d)(5) and 3011(e)(6) of 

SAFETEA–LU require FTA to issue 

regulations on the manner in which 

candidate projects for major capital 

investment grants for new fixed 

guideway systems, extensions to 

existing fixed guideway systems, or 

significant corridor based bus 

investments (‘‘New Starts,’’ ‘‘Small 

Starts,’’ respectively) will be evaluated 

and rated for purposes of the FTA 

Capital Investment Grants program for 

New and Small Starts under 49 USC 

Section 5309. An Advanced Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) for this 

regulation was issued on January 30, 

2006 (71 FR 22841). A Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) was 

issued on August 3, 2007 (72 FR 43328). 

The NPRM was withdrawn on February 

17, 2009, due to an intervening statutory 

change resulting from the passage of the 

SAFETEA–LU Technical Corrections 

Act in June 2008. 

FTA has a longstanding requirement 

to evaluate proposed projects against a 

prescribed set of statutory criteria. The 

Surface Transportation and Uniform 

Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 

(STURAA) established in law a set of 

criteria that proposed projects had to 

meet in order to be eligible for federal 

funding. The requirement for summary 

project ratings has been in place since 

1998. Thus, the requirements for project 

evaluation and data collection for New 

Starts projects are not new, nor have 


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they changed extensively since their 

inception. One addition included in 

SAFETEA–LU is the Small Starts 

program. The Small Starts program 

enables projects with a lesser total 

capital cost and smaller requested share 

of New Starts funds to progress through 

a simplified and streamlined project 

evaluation and data collection process. 

In general, though, the information used 

by FTA for New and Small Starts project 

evaluation and rating purposes should 

arise as a part of the normal planning 

process. 

FTA has been collecting project 

evaluation information from project 

sponsors under the existing OMB 

approval for this program (OMB No. 

2132–0561). However, due to 

modifications in project evaluation 

criteria for the New Starts program and 

the addition of the Small Starts 

program, it became apparent that some 

information required might be beyond 

the scope of ordinary planning 

activities. 

SAFETEA–LU created additional 

requirements for before-and-after data 

collection for purposes of Government 

Performance and Results Act reporting 

as a condition of obtaining a Full 

Funding Grant Agreement (FFGA) or a 

Project Construction Grant Agreement 

(PCGA). 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

38,760 hours. 

ADDRESSES: All written comments must 

refer to the docket number that appears 

at the top of this document and be 

submitted to the Office of Information 

and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget, 725 17th 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, 

Attention: FTA Desk Officer. 

Comments Are Invited on: Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the Department, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; the accuracy of 

the Department’s estimate of the burden 

of the proposed information collection; 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Issued: July 31, 2009. 

Ann M. Linnertz. 

Associate Administrator for Administration. 

[FR Doc. E9–18771 Filed 8–5–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Transit Administration 

[FTA Docket No. FTA–2009–0037] 

Agency Information Collection Activity 

Under OMB Review 

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, 

DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Transit 

Administration invites public comment 

about our intention to request the Office 

of Management and Budget’s (OMB) 

approval to renew the following 

information collection: Metropolitan 

and Statewide Transportation Planning 

(OMB Number: 2132–0529). The 

information to be collected for this 

program is to evaluate proposed New 

and Small Starts projects. The Federal 

Register Notice with a 60-day comment 

period soliciting comments was 

published on April 27, 2009. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted 

before September 8, 2009. A comment to 

OMB is most effective if OMB receives 

it within 30 days of publication. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

LaStar Matthews, Office of 

Administration, Office of Management 

Planning, (202) 366–2295. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Metropolitan and Statewide 

Transportation Planning. 

Abstract: The Federal Transit 

Administration (FTA) and Federal 

Highway Administration (FHWA) 

jointly carry out the federal mandate to 

improve urban and rural transportation. 

49 U.S.C. Sections 5303 and 5304 and 

23 U.S.C. 134 and 135 authorize the use 

of federal funds to assist Metropolitan 

Planning Organizations (MPOs), States, 

and local public bodies in developing 

transportation plans and programs to 

serve the transportation needs of 

urbanized areas over 50,000 in 

population and other areas of States 

outside of urbanized areas. The 

information collection activities 

involved in developing the Unified 

Planning Work Program (UPWP), the 

Metropolitan Transportation Plan, the 

Long Range Statewide Transportation 

Improvement Plan, the Transportation 

Improvement Program (TIP), and the 

Statewide Transportation Improvement 

Program (STIP) are necessary to identify 

and evaluate the transportation issues 

and needs in each urbanized area and 

throughout every state. These products 

of the transportation planning process 

are essential elements in the reasonable 

planning and programming of federally 

funded transportation investments. 

In addition to serving as management 

tools for MPOs and State DOTs, the 

UPWP and State Planning and Research 

(SP&R) Work Program are used by both 

FTA and FHWA to monitor the 

transportation planning activities of 

those agencies. It is also needed to 

establish national out year budgets and 

regional program plans, develop policy 

on using funds, monitor State and local 

compliance with national technical 

emphasis areas, respond to 

Congressional inquiries, prepare 

Congressional testimony, and ensure 

efficiency in the use and expenditure of 

federal funds by determining that 

planning proposals are both reasonable 

and cost-effective. 49 U.S.C. Section 

5303 and 23 U.S.C.134(h) require the 

development of TIPs for urbanized 

areas; STIPs are mandated by 49 U.S.C. 

Section 5304 and 23 U.S.C. 235(f) for an 

entire State. After approval by the 

Governor and MPO, metropolitan TIPs 

in attainment areas are to be 

incorporated directly into the STIP. For 

nonattainment areas, FTA/FHWA must 

make a conformity finding on the TIPs 

before including them into the STIP. 

The complete STIP is then jointly 

reviewed and approved or disapproved 

by FTA and FHWA. These conformity 

findings and approval actions constitute 

the determination that Sates are 

complying with the requirements of 23 

U.S.C. 235 and 49 U.S.C. Section 5304 

as a condition of eligibility for federalaid funding. Without these documents, 

approvals and findings, capital and/or 

operating assistance cannot be provided. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

38,760 hours. 

ADDRESSES: All written comments must 

refer to the docket number that appears 

at the top of this document and be 

submitted to the Office of Information 

and Regulatory Affairs, Office of 

Management and Budget, 725 17th 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503, 

Attention: FTA Desk Officer. 

Comments Are Invited on: Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the Department, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; the accuracy of 

the Department’s estimate of the burden 

of the proposed information collection; 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 


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