Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 150 / Monday, August 5, 2013 / Notices 47479 

By the Commission. 

Jill M. Peterson, 

Assistant Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2013–18917 Filed 8–1–13; 4:15 pm] 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8408] 

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information 

Collection: Nonimmigrant Treaty 

Trader/Investor Application 

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comment and submission to OMB of 

proposed collection of information. 

SUMMARY: The Department of State has 

submitted the information collection 

described below to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

approval. In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 we 

are requesting comments on this 

collection from all interested 

individuals and organizations. The 

purpose of this Notice is to allow 30 

days for public comment. 

DATES: Submit comments directly to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) up to September 4, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Direct comments to the 

Department of State Desk Officer in the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs at the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB). You may submit 

comments by the following methods: 

• Email: 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov. You 

must include the DS form number, 

information collection title, and the 

OMB control number in the subject line 

of your message. 

• Fax: 202–395–5806. Attention: Desk 

Officer for Department of State. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Direct requests for additional 

information regarding the collection 

listed in this notice, including requests 

for copies of the proposed collection 

instrument and supporting documents, 

to Sydney Taylor, who may be reached 

at PRA_BurdenComments@state.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

• Title of Information Collection: 

Nonimmigrant Treaty Trader/Investor 

Application 

• OMB Control Number: OMB–1405– 

0101 

• Type of Request: Extension of a 

Currently Approved Collection 

• Originating Office: CA/VO/L/R 

• Form Number: DS–156E 

• Respondents: Nonimmigrant 

Treaty/Trader Investor 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

41,752 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

41,752 

• Average Time per Response: 4 

hours 

• Total Estimated Burden Time: 

167,008 

• Frequency: Once per Respondent 

• Obligation to Respond: Required to 

Obtain Benefit 

We are soliciting public comments to 

permit the Department to: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary for 

the proper functions of the Department. 

• Evaluate the accuracy of our 

estimate of the time and cost burden for 

this proposed collection, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used. 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected. 

• Minimize the reporting burden on 

those who are to respond, including the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

Please note that comments submitted in 

response to this Notice are public 

record. Before including any detailed 

personal information, you should be 

aware that your comments as submitted, 

including your personal information, 

will be available for public review. 

Abstract of proposed collection: 

Section 101(a)(15)(E) of the 

Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) 

includes provisions for the 

nonimmigrant classification of a 

national of a country with which the 

United States maintains an appropriate 

treaty of commerce and navigation who 

is coming to the United States to: (i) 

Carry on substantial trade, including 

trade in services or technology, 

principally between the United States 

and the treaty country; or (ii) develop 

and direct the operations of an 

enterprise in which the national has 

invested, or is actively in the process of 

investing. Form DS–156E is completed 

by foreign nationals seeking 

nonimmigrant treaty trader/investor 

visas to the United States. The 

Department will use the DS–156E to 

elicit information necessary to 

determine a foreign national’s visa 

eligibility. 

Methodology: 

After completing Form DS–160, 

Online Nonimmigrant Visa Application 

(or, if the DS–160 is unavailable, the 

DS–156, Nonimmigrant Visa 

Application), applicants will fill out the 

DS–156E online, print the form, and 

submit it in person or via mail. 

Dated: July 29, 2013. 

Don Heflin, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary (Acting), Bureau 

of Consular Affairs, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2013–18867 Filed 8–2–13; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8407] 

Waiver of Restriction on Assistance to 

the Central Government of Tajikistan 

Pursuant to Section 7031(b)(3) of the 

Department of State, Foreign 

Operations, and Related Programs 

Appropriations Act, 2012 (Div. I, Pub. 

L.112–74) (‘‘the Act’’), as carried 

forward by the Further Continuing 

Appropriations Act, 2013 (Div. F, Pub. 

L. 113–6), 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 7031(b)(1) of the Act and similar 

provisions of law in prior year Acts with 

respect to Tajikistan, and I hereby waive 

this restriction. 

This determination and the 

accompanying Memorandum of 

Justification shall be reported to the 

Congress, and the determination shall 

be published in the Federal Register. 

Dated: Jun 17, 2013. 

William J. Burns, 

Deputy Secretary of State. 

[FR Doc. 2013–18859 Filed 8–2–13; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8405] 

Waiver of Restriction on Assistance to 

the Central Government of 

Turkmenistan 

Pursuant to Section 7031(b)(3) of the 

Department of State, Foreign 

Operations, and Related Programs 

Appropriations Act, 2012 (Div. I, Pub. L. 

112–74) (‘‘the Act’’), as carried forward 

by the Further Continuing 

Appropriations Act, 2013, (Div. F, Pub. 

L. 113–6) 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 7031(b)(1) of the Act with 

respect to Turkmenistan, and I hereby 

waive this restriction. 

This Determination and the 

accompanying Memorandum of 

Justification shall be reported to the 

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Congress, and the determination shall 

be published in the Federal Register. 

Dated: June 24, 2013. 

William J. Burns, 

Deputy Secretary of State. 

[FR Doc. 2013–18864 Filed 8–2–13; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Nineteenth Meeting: RTCA Special 

Committee 214/EUROCAE WG–78: 

Standards for Air Traffic Data 

Communication Services 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), U.S. Department 

of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: RTCA Special Committee 214 

held jointly with EUROCAE WG–78: 

Standards for Air Traffic Data 

Communication Services meeting. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice 

to advise the public of nineteenth 

meeting of RTCA Special Committee 

214 to be held jointly with EUROCAE 

WG–78: Standards for Air Traffic Data 

Communication Services. 

DATES: The meeting will be held August 

26–30, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

ADDRESS: The meeting will be held 

at EASA, Ottoplatz 1, D–50679 KOLN, 

Germany. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sophie Bousquet, 202–330–0663, 

sbousquet@rtca.org or The RTCA 

Secretariat, 1150 18th Street NW., Suite 

910, Washington, DC 20036, or by 

telephone at (202) 833–9339, fax at (202) 

833–9434, or Web site at http:// 

www.rtca.org. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to section 10(a) (2) of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463, 5 U.S.C., App.), notice is hereby 

given for a meeting of Special 

Committee 214/EUROCAE WG–78: 

Standards for Air Traffic Data 

Communication Services. The agenda 

will include the following: 

August 26–30, 2013 

• Welcome, Introductions, and 

Administrative Remarks 

• Approval of Agenda 

• Approval of the minutes of 16, 17 

and 18 (Plenary 18 was RTCA only) 

and review action items 

• Coordination activities- ICAO 

OPLINK/ACP 

• Sub-Group Sessions (Tuesday, 

Wednesday and Friday) 

• Configuration Sub-Group Report & 

Assignment of Action Items 

• Status of Standards: 

• Review of Position Papers and 

Contributions 

• DO–280B/ED–110B Change 1 

(FRAC Comments and Resolution) 

• DO–281B Change 1 and DO–224C 

Change 1 (Release for FRAC/RTCA 

only) 

• Baseline 2 Standards (Release for 

FRAC/Open Consultation), 

considering: 

D Request from FAA to revise scope 

and timelines of Baseline 2 

Standards, 

D Inter-Special Committee 

Requirements Agreement (ISRA) 

with SC–227/WG–85, 

D Proposal from Configuration and 

Validation Sub-Groups to remove 

FIS application from scope of 

Baseline 2 standards. 

• Upcoming meetings, dates and 

locations of Plenary and SG 

meetings 

• Other Business 

• Adjourn 

Attendance is open to the interested 

public but limited to space availability. 

With the approval of the chairman, 

members of the public may present oral 

statements at the meeting. Persons 

wishing to present statements or obtain 

information should contact the person 

listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section. Members of the public 

may present a written statement to the 

committee at any time. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on July 24, 

2013. 

Paige L. Williams, 

Management Analyst, Business Operations 

Group, ANG–A12, Federal Aviation 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2013–18858 Filed 8–2–13; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

[Docket No. FHWA–2013–0012] 

Notice of Funding Availability for the 

Tribal Transportation Program Safety 

Funds 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of funding availability. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

availability of funding and requests 

grant applications for FHWA’s Tribal 

Transportation Program Safety Funds 

(TTPSF). In addition, this notice 

addresses comments received on the 

interim notice of funding availability 

(Docket No. FHWA–2013–0012), 

announces selection criteria, application 

requirements, and technical assistance 

during the grant solicitation period for 

the TTPSF. 

The TTPSF is authorized within the 

Tribal Transportation Program (TTP) 

under the Moving Ahead for Progress in 

the 21st Century Act (MAP–21). The 

FHWA will distribute these funds as 

described in this final notice on a 

competitive basis in a manner 

consistent with the selection criteria. 

On April 30, 2013, FHWA published 

an interim notice that announced 

funding availability. Because this is a 

new program, the interim notice also 

requested comments on the proposed 

selection and evaluation criteria. The 

FHWA considered the comments that 

were submitted in accordance with the 

interim notice. The FHWA’s response to 

the comments and revisions made in 

this final notice are described below in 

the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. 

In the event that this solicitation does 

not result in the award and obligation of 

all available funds, FHWA may decide 

to publish an additional solicitation. 

DATES: Applications must be submitted 

through Grants.gov no later than 5 p.m. 

e.t. on September 19, 2013 (the 

‘‘Application Deadline’’). Applicants are 

encouraged to submit applications in 

advance of the Application Deadline, 

however, applications will not be 

evaluated, and awards will not be made 

until after the Application Deadline. 

The FHWA plans to conduct outreach 

regarding the TTPSF in the form of a 

Webinar on August 8, 2013, at 2:00 e.t., 

(participants can pre-register online at: 

http://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/ 

webconference/web_conf_

learner_reg.aspx?webconfid=26241). 

The Webinar will be recorded and 

posted on FHWA’s Web site at: http:// 

www.flh.fhwa.dot.gov/programs/ttp/. 

ADDRESSES: Applications must be 

submitted electronically through 

Grants.gov. The FHWA will not accept 

applications that are sent directly to 

FHWA outside of the Grants.gov 

process. Instructions for submitting 

through Grants.gov are included in 

Section V(E) of this final notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information concerning this 

notice please contact Russell Garcia, 

TTPSF Program Manager, via email at 

russell.garcia@dot.gov; by telephone at 

202–366–9815; or by mail at Federal 

Highway Administration, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 

20590. Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. 

to 5:00 p.m. e.t., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. A TDD 

is available for individuals who are deaf 

or hard of hearing at 202–366–3993. For 

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