### 48585 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 157 / Tuesday, August 14, 2012 / Notices

• Schedule for 11th Plenary.

• Adjourn. Wednesday, September 12

• It is anticipated that the Plenary session will be completed on Tuesday, September 11. A room has been reserved for Wednesday, September 12 to accommodate editing activities on both the MASPS and MOPs. Webex/ telecom will be available on both days. Thursday, September 13

• It is anticipated that the Plenary session will be completed on Tuesday, September 11. A room has been reserved for Wednesday, September 12 to accommodate editing activities on both the MASPS and MOPs. Webex/ telecom will be available on both days.

Attendance is open to the interested public but limited to space availability. With the approval of the chairman, members of the public may present oral statements at the meeting. Persons wishing to present statements or obtain information should contact the person listed in the **FOR FURTHER INFORMATION**
**CONTACT** section. Members of the public may present a written statement to the committee at any time.

Issued in Washington, DC, on August 7,
2012. David Sicard, Manager, Business Operations Branch, Federal Aviation Administration.
[FR Doc. 2012–19908 Filed 8–13–12; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 4910–13–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION**

**Federal Aviation Administration**

**Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee—Public**  **Teleconference**

**AGENCY :**  Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

**ACTION :**  Notice of Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee Teleconference.

**SUMMARY :**  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 teleconference of the Operations Working Group (OWG) of the Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee (COMSTAC). The teleconference will take place on Wednesday, September 12, 2012, starting at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. Individuals who plan to participate should contact Susan Lender, Designated Federal Officer (DFO), (the Contact Person listed below) by phone or email for the teleconference call in number. The proposed agenda for this teleconference is to follow up on actions from the May 10–11, 2012, COMSTAC meeting, and the July 17, 2012, OWG teleconference. These issues include:

• Continuing the discussion of onorbit authority for the FAA and receive a report from the smaller working group tasked to explore case studies;

• Receiving preliminary results from reopening the survey on launch site licensing;

• Updating information on international activities; and

• Exploring the issue of China’s proposal for launch vehicle international standards and best practices.

Interested members of the public may submit relevant written statements for the COMSTAC working group members to consider under the advisory process. Statements may concern the issues and agenda items mentioned above or additional issues that may be relevant for the U.S. commercial space transportation industry. Interested parties wishing to submit written statements should contact Susan Lender, DFO, (the Contact Person listed below) in writing (mail or email) by September 5, 2012, so that the information can be made available to COMSTAC members for their review and consideration before the September 12, 2012, teleconference. Written statements should be supplied in the following formats: One hard copy with original signature or one electronic copy via email.

An agenda will be posted on the FAA Web site at http://www.faa.gov/go/ast.

Individuals who plan to participate and need special assistance should inform the Contact Person listed below in advance of the meeting.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Susan Lender (AST–5), Office of Commercial Space Transportation (AST), 800 Independence Avenue SW., Room 331, Washington, DC 20591, telephone (202) 267–8029; Email susan.lender@faa.gov. Complete information regarding COMSTAC is available on the FAA Web site at: http://www.faa.gov/about/office

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Issued in Washington, DC, August 7, 2012. George C. Nield, Associate Administrator for Commercial Space Transportation.
[FR Doc. 2012–19906 Filed 8–13–12; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 4910–13–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION** 

**Federal Highway Administration**

**[Docket No. FHWA–2012–0084]**

**Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments for a**  **New Information Collection**

**AGENCY :**  Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

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

**SUMMARY :**  FHWA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) approval for a new information collection, which is summarized below under **SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION** . We are required to publish this notice in the Federal Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

**DATES :**  Please submit comments by October 15, 2012.

**ADDRESSES :**  You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID 2012–0084 by any of the following methods: Web Site: For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received; go to the Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.

Fax: 1–202–493–2251. Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590–0001.

Hand Delivery or Courier: U.S. Department of Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  James Dahlem, 202–366–9265 or james.dahlem@dot.gov, Office of Safety, Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. Office hours are from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :** 

Title: Study of High-Risk Rural Roads Best Practices.

Background: Section 1112 of the ‘‘Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act’’ of 2012 (MAP–21) calls for a study of the best practices for implementing cost-effective roadway safety infrastructure improvements on high-risk rural roads. In carrying out the study, FHWA is required to conduct a nationwide survey of the current