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1 Although The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013, Public Law 112–239, § 1641, prohibits Federal agencies from establishing new programs, this provision does not apply to programs in existence on the date of the Act. Rather, agencies with existing programs in place as of the date of the Act may continue to implement and make modifications to their programs, as is the case here. including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the estimated burden of the proposed information collection; (3) ways for the OIG to enhance the quality, usefulness, and clarity of the collected information; and (4) ways that the burden could be minimized on respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology without reducing the quality of the collected information. The agency will summarize or include your comments in the request for OMB’s clearance of this information collection.

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1:48. Issued in Washington, DC, on June 24th, 2014.

Dated: June 24, 2014. Joseph Come  ́

, Deputy Principal Assistant Inspector General for Auditing and Evaluation, Office of Inspector General.
[FR Doc. 2014–15315 Filed 6–27–14; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION**

**Office of the Secretary**

**[Docket Number DOT–OST–2014–0073]**

**Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) Mentor**  **Prote  ́**  **ge  ́**  **Pilot Program**

**ACTION :**  Notice and request for
comments.

**SUMMARY :**  The Department of Transportation (DOT) invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to approve an information collection regarding the DOT’s existing small business Mentor-Prote  ́ ge

 ́ pilot program. If approved by OMB, this information collection would request program participants to submit their mentor-prote  ́ ge

 ́ relationship agreements for review, and file a joint report on an annual basis documenting the assistance they have provided or received. In addition, program participants would be asked to complete an evaluation form at the end of their participation in the program, and prote  ́ ge

 ́ s would be asked to update OSDBU annually for 2 years after they exit the program.

**DATES :**  Written comments should be submitted by on or before August 11,
2014.

**ADDRESSES :**  You may submit comments [identified by Docket No. DOT–OST– 2014–0073] through one of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.

• Fax: 1 (202) 493–2251.

• Mail or Hand Delivery: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building, Room W12– 140, Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except on Federal holidays.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Leonardo San Roma  ́ n, Mentor-Prote  ́ ge

 ́ pilot program, U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, (202) 366–1930.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  In April 2012, 1 the DOT launched a MentorProte  ́ ge

 ́ pilot program to enhance the capability of disadvantaged and small business owners to compete for federalprocurement opportunities. The MentorProte  ́ ge

 ́ pilot program is designed to assist small businesses in developing the necessary tools and relationships to compete and perform in DOT and other federal procurement programs. Small businesses include small disadvantaged businesses, women owned businesses,HUBZone small businesses, veteranowned-businesses and service disabled veteran-owned small businesses. The program is designed to improve the performance of DOT contractors and subcontractors by fostering the establishment of long-term business relationships between small businesses and prime contractors.

Eligible businesses who are prime contractors may agree to mentor eligible prote  ́ ge

 ́ s. The mentors would provide appropriate developmental assistance to enhance the capabilities of prote  ́ ge

 ́ s to perform as contractors and/or subcontractors.

Since the inception of the program, small business concerns participating in the program have been able to develop their core capabilities, enabling them to compete and perform in federal contracts. Therefore, DOT is continuing the Mentor Prote  ́ ge

 ́ program, allowing increased participation as indicated below.

Information Collection

Under this new proposed information collection, we request that participants submit their mentor-prote  ́ ge

 ́ agreements for review. We request that only one copy of the joint agreement be submitted to OSDBU. In addition, once the agreement is reviewed, we would request that the participants submit annual report to the OSDBU describing their progress. The report may be developed jointly by the mentor and prote  ́ge

 ́ , so only one annual report per mentor-prote  ́ ge

 ́ relationship would be submitted. If the relationship extends beyond the first year, we would request that the participants submit an annual update. The annual report would include information about the action taken or suggested by the mentor to increase the participation of the prote  ́ ge

 ́ in federal procurement programs; actions taken or suggested to develop the technical capabilities of the prote  ́ge

 ́ ; and the degree to which the prote  ́ge

 ́ has been able to implement those actions orrecommendations. Once the mentorprote  ́ ge

 ́ relationship has ended, we would also request that each program participant complete a program evaluation and submit it to the OSDBU. The purpose of the evaluation form is to provide feedback to the OSDBU on the program, with suggestions for improvement. In addition, we would ask prote  ́ ge

 ́ s, once they have exited the program, to continue to provide annual updates to OSDBU for up to two years, describing their progress in participating in federal procurement
programs.

The estimated burden for this proposed collection is as follows:

(1) Form: Mentor Prote  ́ ge

 ́ agreement. Type of Review: New Information Collection.

Affected Public: Prime contractors and small businesses interested in participating in DOT’s Mentor Prote  ́ ge

 ́ Program.

Estimated Annual Number of Responses: Approximately 8.

Frequency: One-time. Estimated Average Burden per Response: 4 hours.

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 32 hours.

(2) Form: Mentor Prote  ́ ge

 ́ program annual report.

Type of Review: New Information Collection.

Affected Public: Prime contractors and small businesses participating in DOT’s Mentor Prote  ́ ge

 ́ Program. Estimated Annual Number of Responses: 8

Frequency: One-time. Estimated Average Burden per Response: 1 hour.

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 8 hours.

(3) Form: Mentor Prote  ́ge

 ́ program evaluation form.


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Type of Review: New Information Collection.

Affected Public: Prime contractors and small businesses participating in DOT’s Mentor Prote  ́ ge

 ́ Program. Estimated Annual Number of Responses: 16

Frequency: One-time. Estimated Average Burden per Response: 1 hour per respondent.

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 16 hours. Extending the Duration of the Relationship

The duration of the mentorship will be determined by the mentor and prote  ́ ge

 ́ . We anticipate in most cases, this period will be 12 months, but some participants may want to extend their mentorship relationship. Currently, the DOT allows for this relationship to be extended up to 24 months. However, the DOT proposes to amend the 24 month cap and allow the relationship to be extended up to 36 months. We received anecdotal information from program participants and other businesses expressing that a longer relationship may be beneficial to the firms. Program participants should be able to develop long range developmental plans up to 36 months benefiting small business concerns to receive additional technical assistance; otherwise not received due to time constraints and limitations. In addition, other federal government Mentor-Prote  ́ ge

 ́ programs allow their participants to establish a relationship for up to 36 months. Reports Beyond Program Participation

DOT’s Mentor Prote  ́ ge

 ́ program’s primary goal is to provide developmental assistance to help small business to compete and perform on federal procurement opportunities. It’s important to DOT to ensure the developmental assistance received by prote  ́ ge

 ́ s during their program participation helps them to succeed beyond the term of the Mentor Prote  ́ ge

 ́ agreement. DOT will request firms participating as prote  ́ ge

 ́ s in the program to agree to report its progress to the OSDBU annually for two (2) years after exiting the program. OSDBU will not request this of Mentors.

For additional information related to the Mentor Prote  ́ ge

 ́ program, visit OSDBU’s Web site at www.dot.gov/ osdbu

.

Issued in Washington, DC, on June 19,
2014. Brandon Neal, Director, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization.
[FR Doc. 2014–15316 Filed 6–27–14; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION** 

**Office of the Secretary**

**Notice of Applications for Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity**  **and Foreign Air Carrier Permits Filed Under Subpart B (Formerly Subpart Q)**  **During the Week Ending June 14, 2014**

The following Applications for Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity and Foreign Air Carrier Permits were filed under Subpart B (formerly Subpart Q) of the Department of Transportation’s Procedural Regulations (See 14 CFR 301.201 et. seq.). The due date for Answers, Conforming Applications, or Motions to Modify Scope are set forth below for each application. Following the Answer period DOT may process the application by expedited procedures. Such procedures may consist of the adoption of a show-cause order, a tentative order, or in appropriate cases a final order without further proceedings.

Docket Number: DOT–OST–2014–
0097.

Date Filed: June 9, 2014. Due Date for Answers, Conforming Applications, or Motion to Modify Scope: June 30, 2014.

Description: Application of Jet Aviation Flight Services, Inc. requesting certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing interstate charter air transportation.

Docket Number: DOT–OST–2014–
0098.

Date Filed: June 9, 2014. Due Date for Answers, Conforming Applications, or Motion to Modify Scope: June 30, 2014.

Description: Application of Jet Aviation Flight Services, Inc. requesting a certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing foreign charter air transportation of persons, property and mail.

Barbara J. Hairston, Supervisory Dockets Officer, Docket Operations, Federal Register Liaison.
[FR Doc. 2014–15245 Filed 6–27–14; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION**

**Federal Aviation Administration**

**[Summary Notice No. PE–2014–41]**

**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 July 21,
2014.

**ADDRESSES :**  You may send comments identified by Docket Number FAA– 2014–0367 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 :**  Jake Troutman, (202) 267–9521, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC, 20951.

This notice is published pursuant to 14 CFR 11.85.