Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 33 / Wednesday, February 19, 2014 / Notices 9579 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Requests for Comments; 

Clearance of Renewed Approval of 

Information Collection: General 

Aviation and Air Taxi Activity and 

Avionics Survey 

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 December 

12, 2013, vol. 78, no. 239, page 75671. 

Respondents to this survey are owners 

of general aviation aircraft. This 

information is used by FAA, NTSB, and 

other government agencies, the aviation 

industry, and others for safety 

assessment, planning, forecasting, cost/ 

benefit analysis, and to target areas for 

research. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

submitted by March 21, 2014. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

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

email at: Kathy.DePaepe@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 2120–0060. 

Title: General Aviation and Air Taxi 

Activity and Avionics Survey. 

Form Numbers: There are no FAA 

forms associated with this collection. 

Type of Review: Renewal of an 

information collection. 

Background: Title 49, United States 

Code, empowers the Secretary of 

Transportation to collect and 

disseminate information relative to civil 

aeronautics, to study the possibilities for 

development of air commerce and the 

aeronautical industries, and to make 

long-range plans for, and formulate 

policy with respect to, the orderly 

development and use of the navigable 

airspace, radar installations and all 

other aids for air navigation. 

Respondents to this survey are owners 

of general aviation aircraft. This 

information is used by FAA, NTSB, and 

other government agencies, the aviation 

industry, and others for safety 

assessment, planning, forecasting, cost/ 

benefit analysis, and to target areas for 

research. 

Respondents: Approximately 83,500 

owners of general aviation aircraft. 

Frequency: Information is collected 

annually. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: 20 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

13,000 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. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 12, 

2014. 

Albert R. Spence, 

FAA Assistant Information Collection 

Clearance Officer, IT Enterprises Business 

Services Division, ASP–110. 

[FR Doc. 2014–03540 Filed 2–18–14; 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: Advanced 

Qualification Program (AQP) 

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 December 

12, 2013, vol. 78, no. 239, page 75670– 

75671. The Advanced Qualification 

Program uses data driven quality control 

processes for validating and maintaining 

the effectiveness of air carrier training 

program curriculum content. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

submitted by March 21, 2014. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

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

email at: Kathy.DePaepe@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 2120–0701. 

Title: Advanced Qualification 

Program (AQP). 

Form Numbers: There are no FAA 

forms associated with this collection. 

Type of Review: Renewal of an 

information collection. 

Background: Under Special Federal 

Aviation Regulation No. 58, Advanced 

Qualification Program (AQP), the FAA 

provides certificated air carriers, as well 

as training centers they employ, with a 

regulatory alternative for training, 

checking, qualifying, and certifying 

aircrew personnel subject to the 

requirements of 14 CFR parts 121 and 

135. Data collection and analysis 

processes ensure that the certificate 

holder provides performance 

information on its crewmembers, flight 

instructors, and evaluators that will 

enable them and the FAA to determine 

whether the form and content of 

training and evaluation activities are 

satisfactorily accomplishing the overall 

objectives of the curriculum. 

Respondents: 18 respondents with 

approved Advanced Qualification 

Programs. 

Frequency: Data is collected monthly. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: 2 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 432 

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) 


EMCDONALD on DSK67QTVN1PROD with NOTICES
9580 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 33 / Wednesday, February 19, 2014 / Notices 

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. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 12, 

2014. 

Albert R. Spence, 

FAA Assistant Information Collection 

Clearance Officer, IT Enterprises Business 

Services Division, ASP–110. 

[FR Doc. 2014–03542 Filed 2–18–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

[Docket No. FHWA–2013–0048] 

Notice of Funding Availability for 

Accelerated Innovation Deployment 

Demonstration 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of funding availability. 

SUMMARY: This final notice announces 

the availability of funding and requests 

grant applications for FHWA’s 

Accelerated Innovation Deployment 

(AID) Demonstration authorized within 

the Technology and Innovation 

Deployment Program (TIDP) under the 

Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st 

Century Act (MAP–21). In addition, this 

final notice addresses comments 

received on the interim notice of 

funding availability (Docket No. 

FHWA–2013–0048), announces 

selection criteria, application 

requirements, and technical assistance 

during the grant solicitation period for 

the AID Demonstration. The FHWA’s 

response to the comments and revisions 

made in this final notice are described 

below in the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section. 

DATES: Applications must be submitted 

through Grants.gov. Applicants are 

encouraged to submit applications as 

soon as the eligible project is within six 

months of being initiated. Completed 

applications will be evaluated and 

award determinations made on a rolling 

basis until the program ends or funding 

is no longer available. Information will 

be updated on FHWA’s Web site at 

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/accelerating/

grants to notify applicants of the status 

of the program and availability of 

funding. The FHWA plans to conduct 

outreach regarding the AID 

Demonstration in the form of a Webinar 

within 2 weeks of this notice being 

issued. Participants can pre-register 

online at: https://

connectdot.connectsolutions.com/

aiddemo/event/event_info.html. 

Information on the Webinar date and 

time will be emailed to registered 

participants. The Webinar will be 

recorded and posted on FHWA’s Web 

site at http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/

accelerating/grants. 

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 VI (E) of this final notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Ewa Flom, Program Manager, Center for 

Accelerating Innovation, Federal 

Highway Administration, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 

20590, (202) 366–2169; or Ms. Seetha 

Srinivasan, Office of the Chief Counsel, 

Federal Highway Administration, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 

DC 20590, (202) 366–4099. Office hours 

are from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Eastern 

Standard Time Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. A TDD is 

available for individuals who are deaf or 

hard of hearing at (202) 366–3993. 

In addition, the FHWA will regularly 

post answers to questions and requests 

for clarifications on FHWA’s Web site at 

http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/accelerating/

grants. Applicants are encouraged to 

contact FHWA directly to receive 

information about AID Demonstration. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

November 1, 2013, the FHWA published 

an interim notice of funding availability 

(NOFA) for the AID Demonstration 

Program (Docket No. FHWA–2013– 

0048). The interim notice requested 

comments on the proposed selection 

criteria, evaluation criteria, and 

evaluation requirements for AID 

Demonstration funding. The FHWA 

considered comments that were 

received from seven commenters, 

including two anonymous, two private 

citizens, one not-for-profit research 

organization, one State DOT, and one 

municipal government. The FHWA 

revised elements of the notice as 

described below. There was an editorial 

error made in the Table of Contents by 

listing a subsection heading of 

‘‘Protection of Confidential Business 

Information’’ under Section VI 

(Application Process). There was no 

information provided and no need for 

this subsection. As a result, the 

subsection heading has been deleted. 

Response to Comments 

1. The FHWA received a question 

from an anonymous commenter in 

reference to whether AID Demonstration 

funds can be used to do research and 

conduct full-scale crash testing of 

products. AID Demonstration funds are 

intended to accelerate the 

implementation and adoption of 

innovation in highway transportation. 

The funds are to be used for 

deployment, not for research or testing, 

of proven innovative practices or 

technologies. 

2. The FHWA received a comment 

from a private citizen requesting 

consideration of applications from 

consortiums, including State DOTs, 

universities and industry, on novel 

materials, methods, and technologies to 

be considered through a phased product 

development program. The FHWA 

believes that this is not within the scope 

or intent of the AID Demonstration 

program. The use of AID Demonstration 

funds is for deployment of proven 

innovative practices or technologies. 

There are other programs, such as the 

Transportation Pooled Fund program, 

that may be better suited for a product 

development approach. However, the 

FHWA encourages applicants to 

cooperate and coordinate with other 

entities as needed. The narrative 

application includes identification of 

the applicant, subrecipient, and a 

description of cooperation with any 

other entity involved in the project. 

3. The FHWA received questions from 

an anonymous commenter in reference 

to the eligibility of technologies that 

focus on the operation of highway 

transportation commercial vehicle 

programs and technology innovations 

that are added to existing infrastructure. 

As described in Section III (Eligibility), 

AID Demonstration funds are available 

for any project eligible for assistance 

under title 23, United States Code. 

Eligible projects may involve any aspect 

of highway transportation including 

planning, financing, operation, 

structures, materials, pavements, 

environment, and construction that 

address the TIDP goals mentioned in 

Section I (Background). 

4. The FHWA received a comment 

from a not-for-profit research 

organization requesting that we add 

language under Selection Criteria (or 

other appropriate section) to give 

priority funding consideration to 

projects that ‘‘leverage funding through 

participation in the Transportation 

Pooled Fund Program.’’ The AID 


EMCDONALD on DSK67QTVN1PROD with NOTICES