Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 48 / Monday, March 12, 2012 / Notices 14583 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7766] 

Proposal To Extend the Agreement 

Between the Government of the United 

States of America and the Government 

of the Republic of Mali 

Notice of Proposal to Extend the 

Agreement Between the Government of 

the United States of America and the 

Government of the Republic of Mali 

Concerning the Imposition of Import 

Restrictions on Archaeological Material 

from the Paleolithic Era (Stone Age) to 

Approximately the Mid-Eighteenth 

Century. 

The Government of the Republic of 

Mali has informed the Government of 

the United States of America of its 

interest in an extension of the 

Agreement between the Government of 

the United States of America and the 

Government of the Republic of Mali 

Concerning the Imposition of Import 

Restrictions on Archaeological Material 

from the Paleolithic Era (Stone Age) to 

Approximately the Mid-Eighteenth 

Century. 

Pursuant to the authority vested in the 

Assistant Secretary for Educational and 

Cultural Affairs, and pursuant to the 

requirement under 19 U.S.C. 2602(f)(1), 

an extension of this Agreement is 

hereby proposed. 

Pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 2602(f)(2), the 

views and recommendations of the 

Cultural Property Advisory Committee 

regarding this proposal will be 

requested. 

A copy of the Agreement, the 

Designated List of restricted categories 

of material, and related information can 

be found at the following Web site: 

http://exchanges.state.gov/heritage/ 

culprop.html. 

Dated: February 29, 2012. 

Ann Stock, 

Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Educational 

and Cultural Affairs, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5910 Filed 3–9–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 7765] 

Proposal To Extend the Memorandum 

of Understanding Between the 

Government of the United States of 

America and the Government of the 

Republic of Guatemala 

Notice of Proposal to Extend the 

Memorandum of Understanding 

between the Government of the United 

States of America and the Government 

of the Republic of Guatemala 

Concerning the Imposition of Import 

Restrictions on Archaeological Objects 

and Materials from the Pre-Columbian 

Cultures of Guatemala. 

The Government of the Republic of 

Guatemala has informed the 

Government of the United States of 

America of its interest in an extension 

of the Memorandum of Understanding 

between the Government of the United 

States of America and the Government 

of the Republic of Guatemala 

Concerning the Imposition of Import 

Restrictions on Archaeological Objects 

and Materials from the Pre-Columbian 

Cultures of Guatemala (MOU). 

Pursuant to the authority vested in the 

Assistant Secretary for Educational and 

Cultural Affairs, and pursuant to the 

requirement under 19 U.S.C. 2602(f)(1), 

an extension of this MOU is hereby 

proposed. 

Pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 2602(f)(2), the 

views and recommendations of the 

Cultural Property Advisory Committee 

regarding this proposal will be 

requested. 

A copy of the MOU, the Designated 

List of restricted categories of material, 

and related information can be found at 

the following Web site: http:// 

exchanges.state.gov/heritage/ 

culprop.html. 

Dated: February 29, 2012. 

Ann Stock, 

Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Educational 

and Cultural Affairs, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5911 Filed 3–9–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Notice to Manufacturers of Alternative 

Fuel Vans 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), U.S. DOT. 

ACTION: Notice to Manufacturers of 

Alternative Fuel Vans. 

SUMMARY: Projects funded under the 

Airport Improvement Program (AIP) 

must meet the requirements of 49 U.S.C. 

50101, Buy American Preferences. The 

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 

is considering issuing waivers to foreign 

manufacturers of alternative fuel vans. 

This notice requests information from 

manufacturers of alternative fuel vans 

meeting Vehicle 1 Category 

requirements established in the 

Voluntary Airport Low Emission 

Program (VALE) to determine whether a 

waiver to the Buy American Preferences 

should be issued. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Daniel Favarulo, Airports Financial 

Assistance, APP 520, Room 619, FAA, 

800 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20591, Telephone (202) 

267–8826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 

manages a federal grant program for 

airports called the Airport Improvement 

Program (AIP). AIP grant recipients 

must follow 49 U.S.C. 50101, Buy 

American Preferences. Under 49 U.S.C. 

50101(b)(3), the Secretary of 

Transportation may waive the Buy 

American Preference requirement if the 

goods are not produced in a sufficient 

and reasonably available amount or are 

not of a satisfactory quality. 

The purpose of this notice is to 

request foreign as well as domestic 

manufacturers of alternative fuel vans to 

advise the FAA if they manufacture 

vans meeting Vehicle Category 1 

requirements under the FAA’s 

Voluntary Airport Low Emission 

Program (VALE). The detailed 

instructions for submitting the 

qualifications statement, including 

forms, may be found on the FAA Web 

site at: http://www.faa.gov/airports/aip/ 

procurement/ at the Buy American 

Requirements Web page. The FAA 

wants to determine if there is sufficient 

quantity of domestic alternative fuel van 

manufacturers capable of meeting the 

requirements under Vehicle Category 1 

of the FAA’s Voluntary Airport Low 

Emission Program (VALE). If the FAA 

cannot find that there is sufficient 

quantity of domestic manufacturers, it 

will issue a nationwide waiver to the 

foreign manufacturers identified as 

being capable of meeting the Vehicle 

Category 1 requirements. 

Technical Requirements: The FAA’s 

Voluntary Airport Low Emission 

Program (VALE) Technical Report 

Version 7.0 Section 3.1.1, AIP Eligible 

Fuels, defines the eligible alternative 

fuels. In addition, the FAA’s Voluntary 

Airport Low Emission Program (VALE) 

Technical Report Version 7.0, Section 

5.2, defines the requirements for Vehicle 

Category 1. 

After review, the FAA may issue a 

nationwide waiver to Buy American 

Preferences for foreign manufacturers or 

United States manufacturers that do not 

meet the Buy American Preference 

requirements. Waivers will not be 

issued for manufacturers that do not 

fully meet the technical requirements. 

This ‘‘nationwide waiver’’ allows 

equipment to be used on airport projects 

without having to receive separate 

project waivers. Having a nationwide 

waiver allows projects to start quickly 


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