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of any domestically produced vehicle 

on the market that meets the FHWA’s 

Buy America requirement to have all its 

iron and steel be manufactured 

exclusively in the U.S. For example, the 

Chevrolet Volt, which was identified by 

many commenters in a November 21, 

2011, Federal Register Notice (76 FR 

72027) as a car that is made in the U.S., 

is comprised of only 45 percent of U.S. 

and Canadian content according to the 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration’s Part 583 American 

Automobile Labeling Act Report Web 

page (http://www.nhtsa.gov/ 

Laws+&+Regulations/

Part+583+American+Automobile+

Labeling+Act+(AALA)+Reports). 

Moreover, there is no indication of how 

much of this 45 percent content is U.S.- 

manufactured (from initial melting and 

mixing) iron and steel content. 

In accordance with Division A, 

section 122 of the Consolidated and 

Further Continuing Appropriations Act 

of 2012 (Pub. L. 112–284), FHWA 

published a notice of intent to issue a 

waiver on its Web site at (http:// 

www.fhwa.dot.gov/construction/ 

contracts/waivers.cfm?id=97) on June 

23. The FHWA received 11 comments in 

response to the publication. Three 

commenters supported granting a 

waiver on the basis that the waiver 

would allow important air quality 

improvement and bridge inspection 

projects to move forward. Eight 

commenters disagreed with the need for 

the waiver and provided general 

statements that U.S. tax dollars should 

go toward domestic labor and materials 

that help create jobs; however, none of 

these commenters identified a vehicle 

that complies with the FHWA 

requirement that steel and iron 

materials are manufactured 

domestically. A representative of the 

Alliance for American Manufacturing 

suggested that a domestic content 

standard for vehicles purchased or 

retrofitted using FHWA funds be 

implemented for programs funded by 

FHWA. This commenter noted that the 

Federal Transit Administration (FTA) 

and the Federal Railroad Administration 

(FRA) both apply domestic content 

standards to vehicles and require 

assembly in the United States. In 

response to this comment, the FHWA 

recognizes the use of domestic content 

requirements by FTA and FRA; 

however, their statutory and regulatory 

authority are different. The FHWA does 

not have a domestic content standard. 

Based on FHWA’s conclusion that 

there are no domestic manufacturers 

that can produce the vehicles and 

vehicle components identified in this 

notice in such a way that steel and iron 

materials are manufactured 

domestically, and after consideration of 

the comments received, FHWA finds 

that application of the FHWA’s Buy 

America requirements to these products 

is inconsistent with the public interest 

(23 U.S.C. 313(b)(1) and 23 CFR 

635.410(c)(2)(i)). However, FHWA 

believes that it is in the public interest 

and consistent with the Buy America 

requirements to impose the condition 

that the vehicles and the vehicle 

components be assembled in the U.S. 

Requiring final assembly to be 

performed in the U.S. is consistent with 

past guidance to the FHWA Division 

Offices on manufactured products (see 

Memorandum on Buy America Policy 

Response, Dec. 22, 1997, http://

www.fhwa.dot.gov/programadmin/

contracts/122297.cfm). A waiver of the 

Buy America requirement without any 

regard to where the vehicle is assembled 

would diminish the purpose of the Buy 

America requirement. Moreover, in 

today’s economic environment, the Buy 

America requirement is especially 

significant in that it will ensure that 

Federal Highway Trust Fund dollars are 

used to support and create jobs in the 

U.S. This approach is similar to the 

partial waivers previously given for 

various vehicle projects. Thus, so long 

as the final assembly of the 30 vehicle 

projects (including sedans, vans, 

pickups, SUVs, trucks, buses, street 

sweepers, and tractors) and vehicle 

components (such as exhaust controls 

and auxiliary power units) occurs in the 

U.S., applicants to this waiver request 

may proceed to purchase these vehicles 

and equipment consistent with the Buy 

America requirement. 

In accordance with the provisions of 

section 117 of the Safe, Accountable, 

Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity 

Act: A Legacy for Users, Technical 

Corrections Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110– 

244), FHWA is providing this notice of 

its finding that a public interest waiver 

of Buy America requirements is 

appropriate on the condition that the 

vehicles and vehicle components 

identified in the notice be assembled in 

the U.S. The FHWA invites public 

comment on this finding for an 

additional 15 days following the 

effective date of the finding. Comments 

may be submitted to FHWA’s Web site 

via the link provided to the waiver page 

noted above. 

Authority: (23 U.S.C. 313; P.L. 110–161, 23 

CFR 635.410) 

Issued on: July 21, 2014. 

Gregory G. Nadeau, 

Deputy Administrator, Federal Highway 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2014–17787 Filed 7–28–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Docket No. FAA–2013–0684] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Requests for Comments; 

Clearance of a New Approval of 

Information Collection: Helicopter Air 

Ambulance Operator Reports 

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 for a new information 

collection. The Federal Register Notice 

with a 60-day comment period soliciting 

comments on the following collection of 

information was published on August 

12, 2013, vol. 78, no. 155, pages 48925– 

48926. The FAA Modernization and 

Reform Act of 2012 included a mandate 

to begin collection of operational data 

from Air Ambulance operators. The Act 

mandates that not later than 2 years 

after the date of enactment, and 

annually thereafter, the Administrator 

shall submit to the Committee on 

Transportation and Infrastructure of the 

House of Representatives and the 

Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

Transportation of the Senate, a report 

containing a summary of the data 

collected. The FAA received a total of 

17 responses to the request for public 

comment. Based on the comments, the 

FAA has made adjustments in the 

reporting requirements, frequency of 

reporting and the format for submission. 

Specifically, the linkage among the 

registration number, time of day, flight 

time, IFR flight time, and base has been 

removed. Reporting requirements have 

changed from a ‘‘per flight’’ basis to an 

aggregate basis. Additionally, the 

reporting requirement has been reduced 

from a quarterly report to an annual 

report. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

submitted by August 28, 2014. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kathy DePaepe at (405) 954–9362, or by 

email at: Kathy.DePaepe@faa.gov. 


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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 2120–XXXX 

Title: Helicopter Air Ambulance 

Operator Reports 

Form Numbers: There are no FAA 

forms associated with this collection. 

Type of Review: Clearance of a new 

information collection. 

Background: The FAA Modernization 

and Reform Act of 2012 mandates that 

all helicopter air ambulance operators 

must begin reporting the number of 

flights and hours flown, along with 

other specified information, during 

which helicopters operated by the 

certificate holder were providing 

helicopter air ambulance services. See 

49 U.S.C. 44731. The helicopter air 

ambulance operational data provided to 

the FAA will be used by the agency as 

background information useful in the 

development of risk mitigation 

strategies to reduce the currently 

unacceptably high helicopter air 

ambulance accident rate, and to meet 

the mandates set by Congress. Upon 

approval of this information collection 

the FAA intends to amend helicopter air 

ambulance operators’ Operations 

Specifications to require submission of 

the data, mandated by Congress, to the 

FAA. 

The FAA notes that prior to issuance 

of this notice representatives from the 

Flight Standards Service, Office of 

Accident Investigation and Prevention, 

and the Office of the Chief Counsel met 

with representatives from the Air 

Medical Operators Association (AMOA) 

to discuss the FAA’s approach to this 

data collection. Meetings were held on 

October 15, 2012 and May 17, 2013. On 

June 28, 2013 AMOA submitted a 

response to the FAA discussing its view 

of the method to collect the data being 

pursued by the FAA. A copy of that 

letter has been placed in the docket and 

will be considered by the agency. 

Respondents: 73 helicopter air 

ambulance certificate holders. 

Frequency: Information is collected 

annually. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: 6 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 588 

hours. 

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. 

The supplementary materials placed 

in the docket may be read at http://

www.regulations.gov at any time. 

Follow the online instructions for 

accessing the docket or go to Docket 

Operations in Room W12–140 of the 

West Building Ground Floor at 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 

DC between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on July 23, 

2014. 

Albert R. Spence, 

FAA Assistant Information Collection 

Clearance Officer, IT Enterprises Business 

Services Division, ASP–110. 

[FR Doc. 2014–17821 Filed 7–28–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Requests for Comments; 

Clearance of Renewed Approval of 

Information Collection: Commercial Air 

Tour Limitations in the Grand Canyon 

National Park Special Flight Rules Area 

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 Federal Register Notice 

with a 60-day comment period soliciting 

comments on the following collection of 

information was published on May 2, 

2014, vol. 79, no. 85, page 25171. The 

FAA uses the information gathered from 

Grand Canyon National Park air tour 

operators to monitor their compliance 

with the Federal regulations. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

submitted by August 28, 2014. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kathy DePaepe at (405) 954–9362, or by 

email at: Kathy.DePaepe@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB 

Control Number: 2120–0653. 

Title: Commercial Air Tour 

Limitations in the Grand Canyon 

National Park Special Flight Rules Area 

Form Numbers: There are no FAA 

forms associated with this collection. 

Type of Review: Renewal of an 

information collection. 

Background: Each operator seeking to 

obtain or in possession of an air carrier 

operating certificate must comply with 

the requirements of 14 CFR Part 135 or 

part 121, as appropriate. Each of these 

operators conducting air tours in the 

Grand Canyon National Park must 

additionally comply with the collection 

requirements for that airspace. The FAA 

will use the information it collects and 

reviews to monitor compliance with the 

regulations and, if necessary, take 

enforcement action against violators of 

the regulations. 

Respondents: Approximately 14 air 

operators. 

Frequency: Information is collected 

on occasion. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: 44 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 40 

hours. 

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. 


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