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information regarding the collection 

listed in this notice, including requests 

for copies of the proposed information 

collection and supporting documents, to 

Derek A. Rivers, Bureau of Consular 

Affairs, Overseas Citizens Services (CA/ 

OCS/L), U.S. Department of State, SA– 

29, 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20037– 

3202, who may be reached at mailto: 

Ask-OCS-L-Public-Inquiries@state.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title of Information Collection: 

Repatriation/Emergency Medical and 

Dietary Assistance Loan Application. 

• OMB Control Number: 1405–0150. 

• Type of Request: Revised. 

• Originating Office: Bureau of 

Consular Affairs, Overseas Citizens 

Services (CA/OCS). 

• Form Number: DS–3072. 

• Respondents: U.S. Citizens 

applying for emergency loan assistance. 

• Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1,357. 

• Estimated Number of Responses: 

1,357. 

• Average Hours per Response: 20 

minutes. 

• Total Estimated Burden: 452 hours. 

• Frequency: On Occasion. 

• Obligation to Respond: Voluntary. 

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: The 

principal purpose of the information 

gathered is to provide an accurate list of 

U.S. citizens and non-U.S. citizens 

receiving repatriation/emergency 

medical and dietary assistance in 

foreign countries. The information 

collected will be used to process the 

emergency loan, facilitate reception and 

resettlement assistance in the United 

States and for debt collection. 

Respondents are private U.S. citizens 

and their dependents abroad that are 

destitute and in need of repatriation to 

the United States; private U.S. citizens 

and their dependents abroad who are in 

need of emergency medical and dietary. 

22 U.S.C. 2670(j) is one of the primary 

statutes that make the use of the DS– 

3072 legal. 

Methodology: The Bureau of Consular 

Affairs will be posting this form on 

Department of State Web sites to give 

respondents the opportunity to fill the 

form out online or print out the form 

and fill it out manually and submit the 

form in person or by fax or mail. 

Dated: February 14, 2013. 

Michelle Bernier-Toth, 

Managing Director, Bureau of Consular 

Affairs, Overseas Citizens Services, 

Department of State. 

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BILLING CODE 4710–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8207] 

Department of State FY11 Service 

Contract Inventory 

AGENCY: Department of State. 

ACTION: Notice of the release of the 

Department of State FY11 Service 

Contract Inventory. 

SUMMARY: The Department of State has 

publically released its Service Contract 

Inventory for FY12 and its analysis of 

the FY11 inventory. They are available 

here: http://csm.state.gov/content.asp?

content_id=135&menu_id=71. 

Section 743 of Division C of the FY 

2010 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 

Public Law 111–117, requires 

Department of State, and other civilian 

agencies, to submit an annual inventory 

of service contracts. A service contract 

inventory is a tool to assess an agency 

in its ability to contract services in 

support of its mission and operation and 

whether the contractors’ skills are being 

utilized in an appropriate manner. 

DATES: The FY12 inventory and FY11 

analysis is available on the 

Department’s Web site as of February 

22, 2013. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Carla Linder, Director (Acting), A/CSM, 

703–875–5114, LinderCE@state.gov. 

Dated: February 22, 2013. 

Carla E. Linder, 

Director (Acting), A/CSM, Department of 

State. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Secretary 

Requirements for the Recognizing 

Aviation and Aerospace Innovation in 

Science and Engineering (RAISE) 

Award 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, U.S. 

Department of Transportation. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to a 

recommendation by the Future of 

Aviation Advisory Committee, the 

Secretary of Transportation, through the 

Assistant Secretary for Aviation & 

International Affairs, is announcing the 

second-annual competition to recognize 

students with the ability to demonstrate 

unique, innovative thinking in 

aerospace science and engineering. With 

this award, the Secretary of 

Transportation intends to provide an 

incentive for participants at high 

schools, colleges, and universities to 

think creatively to develop innovative 

solutions to aviation and aerospace 

issues, and to share those innovations 

with the broader community. 

DATES: Effective February 27, 2013 to 

July 1, 2013. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Patricia Watts, Ph.D., Federal Aviation 

Administration, (609) 485–5043, 

patricia.watts@faa.gov, or James Brough, 

Federal Aviation Administration, (781) 

238–7027, james.brough@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Award Approving Official: Ray 

LaHood, Secretary of Transportation. 

Subject of Challenge Competition: 

The Secretary’s RAISE (Recognizing 

Aviation & Aerospace Innovation in 

Science and Engineering) Award will 

recognize innovative scientific and 

engineering achievements that will have 

a significant impact on the future of 

aerospace or aviation. The award is 

open to students at the high school, 

undergraduate, and graduate levels. The 

Secretary of Transportation (‘‘the 

Secretary’’) has designated the Assistant 

Secretary of Aviation & International 

Affairs as the Award Review Board 

Chair and, following an open 

solicitation by the United States 

Department of Transportation (‘‘the 

Department’’), the Assistant Secretary 

will submit nominations to the 

Secretary for final consideration. The 

rules for this competition will be 

available at http://www.challenge.gov. 

Eligibility 

To be eligible to participate in the 

Secretary’s RAISE Award competition, 

students must be U.S. citizens or 

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permanent residents and must have 

been enrolled for at least two semesters 

at a high school (or equivalent approved 

home school program), college, or 

university. Students may participate 

and be recognized as individuals or in 

groups. Each member of a team must 

meet the eligibility criteria. An 

individual may join more than one 

team. There is no charge to enter the 

competition. 

Candidates shall submit a project in 

the competition under the rules 

promulgated by the Department; 

The following additional rules apply: 

1. Candidates shall agree to execute 

indemnifications and waivers of claims 

against the Federal government as 

provided in this Notice; 

2. Candidates may not be a Federal 

entity or Federal employee acting 

within the scope of employment; 

3. Candidates may not be an employee 

of the Department, including but not 

limited to the Federal Aviation 

Administration, or the Research and 

Innovative Technology Administration; 

4. Candidates shall not be deemed 

ineligible because an individual used 

Federal facilities or consulted with 

Federal employees during a 

competition, if the facilities and 

employees are made available to all 

individuals participating in the 

competition on an equitable basis; 

5. The competition is subject to all 

applicable Federal laws and regulations. 

Participation constitutes the Candidates’ 

full and unconditional agreement to 

these rules and to the Secretary’s 

decisions, which are final and binding 

in all matters related to this 

competition; 

6. Submissions which in the 

Secretary’s sole discretion are 

determined to be substantially similar to 

a prior submitted entry may be 

disqualified; 

7. Submissions must be original, be 

the work of the Candidates, and must 

not violate the rights of other parties. 

All submissions remain the property of 

the applicants. Each Candidate 

represents and warrants that he, she, or 

the team, is the sole author and owner 

of the submission, that the submission 

is wholly original, that it does not 

infringe any copyright or any other 

rights of any third party of which the 

Candidate is aware, and, if submitted in 

electronic form, is free of malware; 

8. By submitting an entry in this 

contest, contestants and entrants agree 

to assume any and all risks and waive 

any claims against the Federal 

Government and its related entities 

(except in the case of willful 

misconduct) for any injury, death, 

damage, or loss of property, revenue or 

profits, whether direct, indirect, or 

consequential, arising from their 

participation in this contest, whether 

the injury, death, damage, or loss arises 

through negligence of otherwise. 

Provided, however, that by registering 

or submitting an entry, contestants and 

entrants do not waive claims against the 

Department arising out of the 

unauthorized use or disclosure by the 

agency of the intellectual property, trade 

secrets, or confidential information of 

the entrant; 

9. The Secretary and the Secretary’s 

designees have the right to request 

access to supporting materials from the 

Candidates; 

10. The submissions cannot have been 

submitted in the same or substantially 

similar form in any previous Federallysponsored promotion or contest of any 

kind; 

11. Each Candidate grants to the 

Department, as well as other Federal 

agencies with which it partners, the 

right to use names, likeness, application 

materials, photographs, voices, 

opinions, and/or hometown and state 

for the Department’s promotional 

purposes in any media, in perpetuity, 

worldwide, without further payment or 

consideration; and 

12. The Secretary collects personal 

information from Candidates when they 

enter this competition. The information 

collected is subject to the ChallengePost 

privacy policy located at http:// 

www.challengepost.com/privacy. 

Expression of Interest 

While not required, students are 

strongly encouraged to send brief 

expressions of interest to the 

Department to be considered for an 

award. The expressions of interest 

should be sent by April 1, 2013 to the 

contact shown below and should 

include the following elements: (1) 

Name of Candidate(s); (2) Name of 

educational institution(s) with which 

Candidate(s) are affiliated; (3) 

Telephone and email addresses for 

Candidate(s); (4) brief high-level 

overview of the proposed project. 

Submission Requirements 

Final submission packages shall 

consist of the following elements: 

1. Nomination letter from at least one 

teacher, advisor, faculty member, and 

others as appropriate. The nomination 

letter(s) must communicate the 

following accomplishments in two 

areas: 

a. Technical Merit of the Concept 

Evidence of technical merit based 

upon teacher (parent or legal guardian 

in the case of home schooled 

applicants), advisor, or faculty 

nomination and evaluation of the 

submitted proposal, written paper, and/ 

or reports. 

b. Professionalism and Leadership 

Evidence of professionalism and 

leadership may be in the form of, but 

not limited to: 

(1) Membership and offices held in 

various groups 

(2) Presentations made to various 

groups, meetings, and at symposia 

(3) Leadership in student professional 

activities 

(4) Community outreach activities 

2. An overall summary of the 

innovation, not to exceed one page, 

which includes a title of the project and 

statement of the impact that the 

innovation will have on the field of 

aviation or aerospace; 

3. A copy of the student’s academic 

transcript or certified grade report (as 

applicable); 

4. A copy of the paper(s) and related 

materials describing the innovative 

concept written by the student(s) being 

nominated (no page limit). 

Once submissions have been received, 

the Department may request additional 

information, including supporting 

documentation, more detailed contact 

information, releases of liability, and 

statements of authenticity to guarantee 

the originality of the work. Failure to 

respond in a timely fashion may result 

in disqualification. 

All materials should be forwarded 

with a cover letter to the attention of: 

Patricia Watts, Ph.D., Centers of 

Excellence Program Director, Federal 

Aviation Administration, L–28, FAA 

William J. Hughes Technical Center, 

Atlantic City International Airport, NJ 

08405. 

Hardcopy is preferred; however, the 

package also may be transmitted by 

email to Patricia.Watts@FAA.gov. The 

submission period begins on May 1, 

2013. Submissions must be sent by 

11:59 p.m. Pacific daylight time on July 

1, 2013. The timeliness of submissions 

will be determined by the postmark (if 

sent in hard copy) or time stamp of the 

recipient (if emailed). Award 

administrators assume no responsibility 

for lost or untimely submissions for any 

reason. 

Award 

The winner will be announced by 

October 2013. A trophy with the 

winner’s name and date of award will 

be displayed at the Department of 

Transportation and a display copy of the 

trophy will be sent to the winner’s 

school/college/university. An additional 

plaque or trophy will be awarded to the 

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individual or team. At the option of the 

Secretary, the Department will pay for 

invitational travel expenses to 

Washington, DC for up to four 

representatives of the winning team to 

present their project to Department 

officials and receive the award from the 

Secretary. 

Basis Upon Which the Winner Will Be 

Selected 

All submissions will be initially 

reviewed by the FAA Centers for 

Excellence Program Director upon 

receipt to determine if the submissions 

meet the eligibility requirements. 

Registration packages meeting the 

eligibility requirements will be judged 

by advisory panels consisting of 

academic experts, government officials 

including FAA, the Department, and 

representatives of the private sector. The 

advisory panels will select the most 

highly qualified submissions and 

present them to the Secretary of the 

Department, who will select the 

winning entrant. 

Submissions will be judged on the 

following criteria: 

Technical Merit 

• 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? 

Originality 

• Is this concept new or a variation of 

an existing idea, and in what way(s)? 

• How is this work unique? 

• Was the concept developed 

independently or in cooperation with 

others? 

Impact 

• To what extent will this project 

make a significant impact and/or 

contribution to the future of the aviation 

and aerospace environment? 

Practicality 

• Who directly benefits from this 

work? 

• Can this program or activity be 

implemented in a practical fashion? 

• What are the costs anticipated to be 

incurred and saved by executing this 

concept? 

Measurability 

• How has this individual/group 

measured the impact on the aviation 

environment? 

• To what extent does the innovation 

result in measurable improvements? 

Applicability 

• Can this effort be scaled? 

• Is this work specific to one region, 

various regions, or to the entire nation? 

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 retains sole 

discretion to select the winning entrant. 

Additional Information: Federal 

grantees may not use Federal funds to 

develop COMPETES Act challenge 

applications. 

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. 

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 3719 (America 

COMPETES Act). 

Issued on: February 21, 2013. 

Susan L. Kurland, 

Assistant Secretary of Aviation and 

International Affairs. 

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BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Summary Notice No. PE–2013–06] 

Petition for Exemption; Summary of 

Petition Received 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of petition for exemption 

received. 

SUMMARY: This notice contains a 

summary of a petition seeking relief 

from specified requirements of 14 CFR. 

The purpose of this notice is to improve 

the public’s awareness of, and 

participation in, this aspect of FAA’s 

regulatory activities. Neither publication 

of this notice nor the inclusion or 

omission of information in the summary 

is intended to affect the legal status of 

the petition or its final disposition. 

DATES: Comments on this petition must 

identify the petition docket number and 

must be received on or before March 20, 

2013. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments 

identified by Docket Number FAA– 

2013–0058 using any of the following 

methods: 

• Government-wide rulemaking Web 

site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov 

and follow the instructions for sending 

your comments electronically. 

• Mail: Send comments to the Docket 

Management Facility; U.S. Department 

of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., West Building Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC 

20590. 

• Fax: Fax comments to the Docket 

Management Facility at 202–493–2251. 

• Hand Delivery: Bring comments to 

the Docket Management Facility 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. 

Privacy: We will post all comments 

we receive, without change, to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information you provide. 

Using the search function of our docket 

web site, anyone can find and read the 

comments received into any of our 

dockets, including the name of the 

individual sending the comment (or 

signing the comment for an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). You may 

review DOT’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement in the Federal Register 

published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 

19477–78). 

Docket: To read background 

documents or comments received, go to 

http://www.regulations.gov at any time 

or to the Docket Management Facility 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Keira Jones (202) 267–4024, or Tyneka 

Thomas (202) 267–7626, Office of 

Rulemaking, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591. 

This notice is published pursuant to 

14 CFR 11.85. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 19, 

2013. 

Lirio Liu, 

Director, Office of Rulemaking. 

Petition for Exemption 

Docket No.: FAA–2013–0058. 

Petitioner: Southwest Airlines. 

Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 

CFR121.467(b)(13). 

Description of Relief Sought: 

Southwest requests approval to relieve 

each flight attendant engaged in air 

transportation from all further duty for 

at least 24 consecutive hours during 

‘‘any 168 consecutive hour period’’ in 

lieu of ‘‘any 7 consecutive calendar 

days.’’ 

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