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• Has the submission presented a 

clear understanding of the associated 

problems? 

• Has the submission developed a 

logical and workable solution and 

approach to solving the problem/s? 

• What are the most significant 

aspects of this concept? 

• Has the submission clearly 

demonstrated the breadth of impact of 

the innovation? 

All factors are important and will be 

given consideration, but the advisory 

panels will give the ‘‘technical merit’’ 

factor the most weight in the screening 

process. The Secretary of Transportation 

retains sole discretion to select the 

winning entrant. 

Additional Information: 

Federal grantees may not use Federal 

funds to develop COMPETES Act 

challenge applications unless such use 

is consistent with the purpose of their 

grant award. 

Federal contractors may not use 

Federal funds from a contract to develop 

COMPETES Act challenge applications 

or to fund efforts in support of a 

COMPETES Act challenge submission. 

Issued On: April 30, 2012. 

Susan L. Kurland, 

Assistant Secretary of Aviation and 

International Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2012–11465 Filed 5–10–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Air Traffic Procedures Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice 

to advise the public that a meeting of 

the Federal Aviation Administration Air 

Traffic Procedures Advisory Committee 

(ATPAC) will be held to review present 

air traffic control procedures and 

practices for standardization, revision, 

clarification, and upgrading of 

terminology and procedures. Class B 

airspace will be a major topic of 

discussion on the ATPAC Agenda. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

Tuesday, June 5, Wednesday, June 6, 

and Thursday, June 7, 2012 from 8:30 

a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Holiday Inn, 801355 North Harbor 

Drive, San Diego, CA 92101. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Gary Norek, ATPAC Executive Director, 

800 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20591. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

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

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463; 5 U.S.C. App.2), notice is hereby 

given of a meeting of the ATPAC to be 

held Tuesday, June 5, Wednesday, 

June 6, and Thursday, June 7, 2012 from 

8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. 

The agenda for this meeting will cover 

a continuation of the ATPAC’s review of 

present air traffic control procedures 

and practices for standardization, 

revision, clarification, and upgrading of 

terminology and procedures. It will also 

include: 

1. Approval of Minutes; 

2. Submission and Discussion of 

Areas of Concern; 

3. Discussion of Potential Safety 

Items; 

4. Report from Executive Director; 

5. Class B Airspace; 

6. Items of Interest; and 

7. Discussion and agreement of 

location and dates for subsequent 

meetings. 

Attendance is open to the interested 

public but limited to space available. 

With the approval of the Chairperson, 

members of the public may present oral 

statements at the meeting. Persons 

desiring to attend and persons desiring 

to present oral statement should notify 

Mr. Richard Jehlen no later than May 

23, 2012. Any member of the public 

may present a written statement to the 

ATPAC at any time at the address given 

above. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on May 3, 2012. 

Ellen Crum, 

Acting Executive Director, Air Traffic 

Procedures Advisory Committee. 

[FR Doc. 2012–11397 Filed 5–10–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Membership Availability in the National 

Parks Overflights Advisory Group 

Aviation Rulemaking Committee 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The National Park Service 

(NPS) and the Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), as required by 

the National Parks Air Tour 

Management Act of 2000, established 

the National Parks Overflights Advisory 

Group (NPOAG) in March 2001. The 

NPOAG was formed to provide 

continuing advice and counsel with 

respect to commercial air tour 

operations over and near national parks. 

This notice informs the public of six 

vacancies (due to completion of 

membership on October 9, 2012) on the 

NPOAG [now the NPOAG Aviation 

Rulemaking Committee (ARC)] for 

members representing general aviation 

(one vacancy), commercial air tour 

operators (two vacancies), 

environmental concerns (two 

vacancies), and Native American tribal 

concerns (one vacancy) and invites 

interested persons to apply to fill the 

vacancies. 

DATES: Persons interested in serving on 

the NPOAG ARC should contact Mr. 

Barry Brayer in writing and postmarked 

or emailed on or before June 8, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Barry Brayer, AWP–1SP, Special 

Programs Staff, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Western-Pacific Region 

Headquarters, P.O. Box 92007, Los 

Angeles, CA 90009–2007, telephone: 

(310) 725–3800, email: 

Barry.Brayer@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The National Parks Air Tour 

Management Act of 2000 (the Act) was 

enacted on April 5, 2000, as Public Law 

106–181. The Act required the 

establishment of the advisory group 

within 1 year after it’s enactment. The 

advisory group was established in 

March 2001, and is comprised of a 

balanced group of representatives of 

general aviation, commercial air tour 

operations, environmental concerns, 

and Native American tribes. The 

Administrator of the FAA and the 

Director of NPS (or their designees) 

serve as ex officio members of the 

group. Representatives of the 

Administrator and Director serve 

alternating 1-year terms as chairman of 

the advisory group. 

The advisory group provides ‘‘advice, 

information, and recommendations to 

the Administrator and the Director— 

(1) On the implementation of this title 

[the Act] and the amendments made by 

this title; 

(2) On commonly accepted quiet 

aircraft technology for use in 

commercial air tour operations over a 

national park or tribal lands, which will 

receive preferential treatment in a given 

air tour management plan; 

(3) On other measures that might be 

taken to accommodate the interests of 

visitors to national parks; and 

(4) At the request of the Administrator 

and the Director, safety, environmental, 

and other issues related to commercial 

air tour operations over a national park 

or tribal lands.’’ 

Members of the advisory group may 

be allowed certain travel expenses as 

authorized by section 5703 of Title 5, 


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Government service. 

By FAA Order No. 1110–138, signed 

by the FAA Administrator on October 

10, 2003, the NPOAG became an 

Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC). 

FAA Order No. 1110–138, was amended 

and became effective as FAA Order No. 

1110–138A, on January 20, 2006. 

The current NPOAG ARC is made up 

of one member representing general 

aviation, three members representing 

the commercial air tour industry, four 

members representing environmental 

concerns, and two members 

representing Native American tribal 

concerns. Current members of the 

NPOAG ARC are: Heidi Williams 

representing general aviation; Alan 

Stephen, Elling Halvorson, and Matthew 

Zuccaro representing commercial air 

tour concerns; Chip Dennerlein, Gregory 

Miller, Bryan Faehner, and Dick 

Hingson representing environmental 

interests; Rory Majent and Ray Russell, 

representing Native American tribes. 

In order to retain balance within the 

NPOAG ARC, the FAA and NPS invite 

persons interested in serving on the 

ARC to represent general aviation, 

commercial air tour operators, 

environmental concerns, or Native 

American tribal concerns, to contact 

Mr. Barry Brayer (contact information is 

written above in FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT). 

Requests to serve on the ARC must be 

made to Mr. Brayer in writing and 

postmarked or emailed on or before June 

8, 2012. The request should indicate 

whether or not you are a member of an 

association or group representing 

general aviation, commercial air tours, 

environmental concerns, or Native 

American tribal concerns or have 

another affiliation with issues relating to 

aircraft flights over national parks. The 

request should also state what expertise 

you would bring to the NPOAG ARC as 

related to the vacancy you are seeking 

to fill (e.g., general aviation). The term 

of service for NPOAG ARC members is 

3 years. 

Issued in Hawthorne, CA, on April 30, 

2012. 

Barry Brayer, 

NPOAG Chairman, Manager, Special 

Programs Staff, Western-Pacific Region. 

[FR Doc. 2012–11402 Filed 5–10–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2012–0118] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Extension of a CurrentlyApproved Information Collection 

Request: Motor Carrier Identification 

Report 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

FMCSA announces its plan to submit 

the Information Collection Request (ICR) 

described below to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for its 

review and approval. The FMCSA 

requests approval to extend an ICR 

entitled, ‘‘Motor Carrier Identification 

Report,’’ which is used to identify 

FMCSA regulated entities, prioritize the 

agency’s activities, aid in assessing the 

safety outcomes of those activities, and 

for statistical purposes. 

On February 6, 2012, FMCSA 

published a Federal Register notice 

allowing for a 60-day comment period 

on the ICR. No comments were received. 

DATES: Please send your comments by 

June 11, 2012. OMB must receive your 

comments by this date in order to act 

quickly on the ICR. 

ADDRESSES: All comments should 

reference Federal Docket Management 

System (FDMS) Docket Number 

FMCSA–2012–0118. 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/Federal Motor Carrier 

Safety Administration, 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ms. Vivian Oliver, Transportation 

Specialist, Office of Information 

Technology, Operations Division, 

Department of Transportation, Federal 

Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 

West Building 6th Floor, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 

20590. Telephone: 202–366–2974; email 

Address: vivian.oliver@dot.gov. Office 

hours are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Motor Carrier Identification 

Report. 

OMB Control Number: 2126–0013. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently-approved information 

collection. 

Respondents: Motor carriers, 

commercial motor vehicle drivers, and 

intermodal equipment providers. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

447,109. 

Estimated Time per Response: To 

complete Form MCS–150, motor carriers 

will need 20 minutes the first time they 

file this report and 7.5 minutes for the 

biennial update. To complete Form 

MCS–150B (HM Safety Permit 

Application), interstate HM carriers that 

have already completed the Form MCS– 

150 will need 6 minutes to complete 

this report and intrastate HM carriers 

that have never completed a Form 

MCS–150 will need about 16 minutes to 

complete it and 5 minutes for the 

biennial update. Form MCS–150C— 

Intermodal Equipment Providers will 

need 20 minutes the first time they file 

this report and 7.5 minutes for the 

biennial update. 

Expiration Date: July 31, 2012. 

Frequency of Response: Biennially. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

93,792 hours [93,534 hours for Form 

MCS–150 + 249 hours for Form MCS– 

150B + 9 hours for Form MCS–150C = 

93,792 hours]. 

Background: Title 49, United States 

Code Section 504(b)(2) provides the 

Secretary of Transportation (Secretary) 

with authority to require carriers, 

lessors, associations, or classes of these 

entities to file annual, periodic, and 

special reports containing answers to 

questions asked by the Secretary. The 

Secretary may also prescribe the form of 

records required to be prepared or 

compiled and the time period during 

which records must be preserved (See 

§ 504(b)(1) and (d)). The FMCSA will 

use this data to administer its safety 

programs by establishing a database of 

entities that are subject to its 

regulations. This database necessitates 

that these entities notify the FMCSA of 

their existence. For example, under 49 

CFR 390.19(a), FMCSA requires all 

motor carriers beginning operations to 

file a Form MCS–150 entitled, ‘‘Motor 

Carrier Identification Report.’’ This 

report is filed by all motor carriers 

conducting operations in interstate or 

international commerce before 

beginning operations. It asks the 


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