### 5854 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 18 / Monday, January 28, 2013 / Notices

**DEPARTMENT OF STATE**

**[Public Notice 8164]**

**Notification of the First Meetings of the U.S.-Korea FTA Environmental Affairs**  **Council and ECA Environmental Cooperation Commission and Request**  **for Comments on the Meeting Agendas**

**AGENCY :**  Department of State.

**ACTION :**  Notice of the first meetings of the Environmental Affairs Council established pursuant to the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement and the Environmental Cooperation Commission established under the U.S.- Korea Environmental Cooperation Agreement and request for comments on the meetings’ agendas.

**SUMMARY :**  The Department of State and the Office of the United States Trade Representative (‘‘USTR’’) are providing notice that the United States and the Republic of Korea (hereinafter ‘‘Korea’’) intend to hold the first meetings of the Environmental Affairs Council (the ‘‘Council’’ or ‘‘EAC’’) and of the Environmental Cooperation Commission (the ‘‘Commission’’ or ‘‘ECC’’) in Washington, DC, on February 14, 2013. The United States and Korea established the Council pursuant to Chapter 20 (Environment) of the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement (‘‘FTA’’) and the Commission pursuant to Article 3 of the United States-Korea Environmental Cooperation Agreement (‘‘ECA’’).

During the Council meeting, the United States and Korea (collectively the ‘‘Parties’’) will discuss their respective implementation of and progress under the Environment Chapter (Chapter 20) of the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement. During the Commission meeting, the Parties will discuss plans for ongoing and future environmental cooperation and will develop an environmental cooperation Work Program for the 2012–2015 period. All interested persons are invited to attend a public session where they will have the opportunity to ask questions and discuss implementation of Chapter 20 and U.S.-Korea environmental cooperation with Council and Commission Members. The public session will be held at 2:00 p.m., February 14, 2013, at the Department of State in room 1105 of the Harry S. Truman Building, 2201 C Street NW., Washington, DC 20520. To attend the public session, please contact Deborah Grout for pre-clearance procedures. For further information please contact Deborah Grout or Leslie Yang (contact information below). The Department of State and USTR also invite interested agencies, organizations, and members of the public to submit written comments or suggestions regarding the meeting agendas. In preparing comments or suggestions, we encourage submitters to refer to: (1) The United States-Korea Environmental Cooperation Agreement; (2) Chapter 20 (Environment) of the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement; and (3) the Environmental Review of the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement. These documents are available at http://www.state.gov/e/oes/ env/trade/c49687.htm.

**DATES :**  The Council and Commission meetings will be held February 14, 2013 in Washington, DC. To be assured of timely consideration, all written comments or suggestions for the agenda are requested no later than February 6,
2013.

**ADDRESSES :**  Written comments or suggestions should be submitted to both: (1) Deborah Grout, International Relations Officer, U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Office of Environmental Quality and Transboundary Issues by email to GroutDZ@state.gov with the subject line ‘‘U.S.-Korea EAC/ECC Meetings’’ or fax to 202–647–5947; and (2) Leslie Yang, Director for International Environmental Policy, Office of the United States Trade Representative by email to Leslie

_ Yang@ustr.eop.gov with the subject line ‘‘U.S-Korea EAC/ECC Meetings’’ or by fax to (202) 395–9517. If you have access to the Internet you can view and comment on this notice by going to: http://www.regulations.gov/ #!home and searching on docket number DOS–2013–0002.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Deborah Grout, International Relations Officer, (202) 647–6777 or Leslie Yang, Director for International Environmental Policy, (202) 395–3167.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  Article 20.6.1 of the United States-Korea FTA establishes an Environmental Affairs Council (the ‘‘Council’’), which oversees implementation of Chapter 20 (Environment). Article 20.6.2 further provides that meetings of the Council shall include a public session, unless the Parties otherwise agree.

The United States and Korea established the U.S.-Korea Environmental Cooperation Commission when they signed the U.S.- Korea ECA, negotiated in concert with the FTA, on January 23, 2012. In Articles 3 and 4 of the ECA, the Governments state that they plan to meet to develop and update, as appropriate, a Work Program for Environmental Cooperation. The Work Program will identify and outline environmental cooperation priorities, on-going efforts, and possibilities for future cooperation.

Please refer to the Department of State Web site at http://www.state.gov/e/oes/ env/trade/index.htm and the USTR Web site at www.ustr.gov for more information.

Disclaimer: This Public Notice is a request for comments and suggestions, and is not a request for applications. No granting of money is directly associated with this request for suggestions for the meeting agendas. There is no expectation of resources or funding associated with any comments or suggestions for the agendas.

Dated: January 18, 2013. George N. Sibley, Director, Office of Environmental Quality and Transboundary Issues, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2013–01692 Filed 1–25–13; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 4710–09–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION**

**Office of the Secretary**

**Application of Scott Air, LLC for Certificate Authority** 

**AGENCY :**  Department of Transportation.

**ACTION :**  Notice of order to show cause (Order 2013–1–12), Docket DOT–OST–
2012–0178.

**SUMMARY :**  The Department of Transportation is directing all interested persons to show cause why it should not issue an order finding Scott Air, LLC fit, willing, and able, and awarding it a certificate of public convenience and necessity to engage in interstate scheduled air transportation of persons, property and mail.

**DATES :**  Persons wishing to file objections should do so no later than February 1, 2013.

**ADDRESSES :**  Objections and answers to objections should be filed in Docket DOT–OST–2012–0178 and addressed to U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, (W12–140), 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, and should be served upon the parties listed in Attachment A to the order.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Catherine J. OToole, Air Carrier Fitness Division (X–56), U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, (202) 366–9721.


### 5855 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 18 / Monday, January 28, 2013 / Notices

Dated: January 18, 2013. Susan L. Kurland, Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2013–01711 Filed 1–25–13; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE P**

**DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION**

**Federal Aviation Administration**

**Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments;**  **Clearance of a New Approval of Information Collection: FAA Customer**  **Service Surveys**

**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 for a new information collection. The Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following collection of information was published on August 8, 2012, vol. 77, no. 153, page 47492. This is a new generic clearance for the purpose of gathering customer satisfaction data directly from customers for a wide variety of services.

**DATES :**  Written comments should be submitted by February 27, 2013.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Kathy DePaepe at (405) 954–9362, or by email at: Kathy.A.DePaepe@faa.gov

. **SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :** 

OMB Control Number: 2120–XXXX Title: FAA Customer Service Surveys Form Numbers: There are no FAA forms associated with this generic collection.

Type of Review: New generic information collection.

Background: Executive Order 12862 requires that Federal agencies provide the highest quality service to our customers by identifying them and determining their opinions on our existing services and products. The surveys covered in this clearance will provide the FAA with a means to gather this data directly from our customers. The information obtained will be used to assist in evaluating service delivery and processes. The responses will be voluntary and will not involve information that is required by regulations. There will be no direct cost to the respondents other than their time. The FAA plans to provide an electronic means for responding to the majority of the surveys via the World Wide Web.

Respondents: State and local governments, aviation industry organizations, and the general public.

Frequency: Information will be collected on occasion.

Estimated Average Burden per Response: An average burden of 15 minutes per response.

Estimated Total Annual Burden: We estimate that FAA will survey approximately 55,000 respondents annually during the next three years. Therefore, the estimated total annual burden is 13,750 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 January 22,
2013. Albert R. Spence, FAA Assistant Information Collection Clearance Officer, IT Enterprises Business Services Division, AES–200.
[FR Doc. 2013–01707 Filed 1–25–13; 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: Airports Grants**  **Program**

**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 August 31, 2012, vol. 77, no. 170, pages 53249– 53250. The FAA collects information from airport sponsors and planning agencies in order to administer the Airports Grants Program. Data is used to determine eligibility, ensure proper use of Federal Funds, and ensure project accomplishment.

**DATES :**  Written comments should be submitted by February 27, 2013.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Kathy DePaepe at (405) 954–9362, or by email at: Kathy.A.DePaepe@faa.gov.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :** 

OMB Control Number: 2120–0569. Title: Airports Grants Program. Form Numbers: FAA forms 5100–100, 5100–101, 5100–108, 5100–125, 5100– 126, and 5370–1.

Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection.

Background: Codification of Certain U.S. Transportation Laws at 49 U.S.C. (Public Law 103–272) provides funding for airport planning and development projects at airports included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. The information required by this program is necessary to protect the Federal interest in safety, efficiency, and utility of the Airport. Data is collected to meet report requirements of 49 CFR 18 for financial management and performance monitoring. Information is collected in the application, and grant agreement amendments; financial management; and performance reporting.

Respondents: Approximately 1,950 sponsors and planning agencies for grant projects.

Frequency: Information is collected on occasion.

Estimated Average Burden per Response: 6.75 hours.

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 80,569 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