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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information, including a list of 

the imported objects, contact Paul W. 

Manning, Attorney-Adviser, Office of 

the Legal Adviser, U.S. Department of 

State (telephone: 202–632–6469). The 

mailing address is U.S. Department of 

State, SA–5, L/PD, Fifth Floor (Suite 

5H03), Washington, DC 20522–0505. 

Dated: May 15, 2014. 

Kelly Keiderling, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau 

of Educational and Cultural Affairs, 

Department of State. 

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BILLING CODE 4710–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Secretary of 

Transportation 

Requirements for the Secretary of 

Transportation’s Recognizing Aviation 

and Aerospace Innovation in Science 

and Engineering Awards; Amendments 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary of 

Transportation, U.S. Department of 

Transportation. 

ACTION: Reissuance of the 

announcement of Requirements for the 

Secretary of Transportation’s RAISE 

(Recognizing Aviation and Aerospace 

Innovation in Science and Engineering) 

Awards. This notice is identical to the 

April 7, 2014 notice announcing the 

2014 competition (located at 79 FR 

19167) except for a change in the date 

for submitting expressions of interest. 

Department of Transportation has 

decided that interested students could 

benefit from more time to develop 

proposals for the 2014 competition. 

Thus, we are extending the date for 

submitting early expressions of interest 

until September 2, 2014. Students are 

strongly encouraged to submit outlines 

of their project proposals, as described 

below, by that date. The deadline for 

final submissions remains October 31, 

2014. 

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

COMPETES Act). 

Award Approving Official: Anthony 

Foxx, Secretary of Transportation. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to a 

recommendation by the Future of 

Aviation Advisory Committee, the 

Secretary of Transportation is 

announcing the third-annual 

competition to recognize students with 

the ability to demonstrate unique, 

innovative thinking in aerospace 

science and engineering. In its third 

year, the Secretary has decided to create 

two divisions within the award: a high 

school division and a university 

division (both undergraduate and 

graduate). The Secretary of 

Transportation intends to use the 

awards to incentivize students at high 

schools and universities to think 

creatively in developing innovative 

solutions to aviation and aerospace 

issues, and to share those innovations 

with the broader community. 

DATES: Effective on April 01, 2014 to 

October 31, 2014. 

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: 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. Following an 

open solicitation by the United States 

Department of Transportation (‘‘the 

Department’’), the Secretary of 

Transportation (‘‘the Secretary’’) will 

designate an Award Review Board 

Chair, who 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 

permanent residents. For the high 

school division, the students must have 

been enrolled in at least one semester 

(or quarterly equivalent) at a U.S. high 

school (or equivalent approved home 

school program) in 2014. For the 

University division, the student must 

have been enrolled in a U.S.-based 

college or university for at least one 

semester (or quarterly equivalent) in 

2014. Students may participate and be 

recognized as individuals or in teams. 

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. 

The following additional rules apply: 

1. Candidates shall submit a project in 

the competition under the rules 

promulgated by the Department; 

2. Candidates shall agree to execute 

indemnifications and waivers of claims 

against the Federal government as 

provided in this Notice; 

3. Candidates may not be a Federal 

entity or Federal employee acting 

within the scope of employment; 

4. 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; 

5. 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; 

6. 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; 

7. Submissions which in the 

Secretary’s sole discretion are 

determined to be substantially similar to 

a prior submitted entry may be 

disqualified; 

8. 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; 

9. 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; 

10. The Secretary and the Secretary’s 

designees have the right to request 

access to supporting materials from the 

Candidates; 

11. The submissions cannot have been 

submitted in the same or substantially 

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similar form in any previous Federallysponsored promotion or Federallysponsored contest, of any kind; 

12. 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 

13. 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 September 2, 2014 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; (2) 

Telephone and email addresses for 

Candidate(s); (3) 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 

accomplishments in the following 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, 

2014. Submissions must be sent by 

11:59 p.m. Pacific daylight time on 

October 31, 2014. 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 the 

end of 2014. 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 

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 teams to 

present their project to Department 

officials and receive the award from the 

Secretary. 

Basis Upon Which the Winners 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 against 

other submissions from the same 

division 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 

described 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. 

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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: May 16, 2014. 

Susan L. Kurland, 

Assistant Secretary of Aviation and 

International Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2014–11885 Filed 5–21–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Public Notice for Waiver of 

Aeronautical Land-Use Assurance 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of intent of waiver with 

respect to land; Freeman Municipal 

Airport, Seymour, Indiana. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is considering a 

proposal to change 3.1 acres of airport 

land from aeronautical use to nonaeronautical use and to authorize the 

sale of airport property located at 

Freeman Municipal Airport, Seymour, 

Indiana. The aforementioned land is not 

needed for aeronautical use. 

The property is located at 740 East C 

Avenue, on the corner of 4th Avenue. 

The property is surplus airport property, 

following its military air base use during 

World War II, and is no longer needed 

for aeronautical purposes. It is 

currently, and has long been, leased for 

use as light industrial business. Upon 

release, the land will be sold for 

continued use for light industrial 

purposes. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before June 23, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: Documents are available for 

review by appointment at the FAA 

Chicago Airports District Office, 

Michael Ferry, Program Manager, 2300 

East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, IL, 

60018, Telephone: (847) 294–8251 

Michael.Ferry@faa.gov; or at the 

Seymour Municipal Airport Authority, 

Don Furlow, 1025 A Avenue, Seymour, 

IN, 47274, 812–522–2031. 

Written comments on the Sponsor’s 

request must be delivered or mailed to: 

Michael Ferry, Program Manager, 

Federal Aviation Administration, 

Chicago Airports District Office, 2300 

East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, IL, 

60018, Telephone Number: (847) 294– 

8251/FAX Number: (847) 294–7046. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael Ferry, Program Manager, 

Federal Aviation Administration, 

Chicago Airports District Office, 2300 

East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, IL, 

60018. Telephone Number: (847) 294– 

8251/

Number: (847) 294–7046. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with section 47107(h) of 

Title 49, United States Code, this notice 

is required to be published in the 

Federal Register 30 days before 

modifying the land-use assurance that 

requires the property to be used for an 

aeronautical purpose. 

The property has long been surplus 

airport property, following its use as a 

military air base during World War II, 

and is currently being used for light 

industrial business. The land was 

acquired as airport property from the 

United States government in 1948 

through the Surplus Property Act. The 

airport plans to sell the property at fair 

market value upon release. The income 

from the sale will be reinvested in the 

airport. 

The disposition of proceeds from the 

sale of the airport property will be in 

accordance with FAA’s Policy and 

Procedures Concerning the Use of 

Airport Revenue, published in the 

Federal Register on February 16, 1999 

(64 FR 7696). 

This notice announces that the FAA 

is considering the release of the subject 

airport property at the Freeman 

Municipal Airport, Seymour, Indiana, 

from federal land covenants, subject to 

a reservation for continuing right of 

flight as well as restrictions on the 

released property as required in FAA 

Order 5190.6B section 22.16. Approval 

does not constitute a commitment by 

the FAA to financially assist in the 

disposal of the subject airport property 

nor a determination of eligibility for 

grant-in-aid funding from the FAA. 

Legal Description 

LOT 41A OF ‘‘SEYMOUR 

MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY— 

MINOR SUBDIVISION’’ AS RECORDED 

IN PLAT CABINET 7, PAGE 1948 IN 

THE OFFICE OF THE JACKSON 

COUNTY RECORDER AND DESCRIBED 

AS FOLLOWS: 

BEGINNING AT A 1’’ STEEL PIPE 

(FOUND) MARKING THE WEST 

CORNER OF LOT 41A; THENCE 

NORTH 44°13′57′′ EAST (ASSUMED 

BEARING) ALONG THE NORTHWEST 

LINE OF SAID LOT A DISTANCE OF 

351.16 FEET TO THE NORTH CORNER 

OF SAID LOT AND A 1’’ STEEL PIPE 

(FOUND); THENCE SOUTH 45°48′15′′ 

EAST ALONG THE NORTHEAST LINE 

OF SAID LOT A DISTANCE OF 384.04 

FEET TO THE EAST CORNER OF SAID 

LOT AND A 5/8’’ REBAR AND CAP 

(FOUND); THENCE SOUTH 44°11′45′′ 

WEST ALONG THE SOUTHEAST LINE 

OF SAID LOT A DISTANCE OF 351.29 

FEET TO THE SOUTH CORNER OF 

SAID LOT AND A 5/8’’ REBAR AND 

CAP (FOUND); THENCE NORTH 

45°47′01′′ WEST ALONG THE 

SOUTHWEST LINE OF SAID LOT A 

DISTANCE OF 384.26 FEET TO THE 

POINT OF BEGINNING, CONTAINING 

3.10 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, AND 

SUBJECT TO ALL LEGAL RIGHTS OF 

WAY AND EASEMENTS. 

Issued in Des Plaines, Illinois, on May 12, 

2014. 

Jim Keefer, 

Manager, Chicago Airports District Office, 

FAA, Great Lakes Region. 

[FR Doc. 2014–11857 Filed 5–21–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Aviation Rulemaking Advisory 

Committee; Meeting 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Aviation Rulemaking 

Advisory Committee (ARAC) meeting. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice 

to advise the public of a meeting of the 

ARAC. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on June 

19, 2014, starting at 2:00 p.m. Eastern 

Standard Time. Arrange oral 

presentations by June 12, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place 

at the Hyatt Regency Bethesda, One 

Bethesda Metro Center (7400 Wisconsin 

Avenue), Bethesda, MD 20814, 

Diplomat/Ambassador Room. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Renee Pocius, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591, 

telephone (202) 267–5093; fax (202) 

267–5075; email Renee.Pocius@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

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

Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App. 

2), we are giving notice of a meeting of 

the ARAC taking place on June 19, 2014, 

at the Hyatt Regency Bethesda, One 

Bethesda Metro Center (7400 Wisconsin 

Avenue), Bethesda, MD 20814. 

The Agenda includes: 

1. Status Reports From Active Working 

Groups 

a. AC 120–17A Maintenance Control 

by Reliability Methods (ARAC) 

b. Airman Certification System 

Working Group (ARAC) 

c. Airworthiness Assurance Working 

Group (TAE) 

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