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Affairs at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). You may submit comments by the following method:

• Email: oira

_submission@ omb.eop.gov. You must include the DS form number, information collection title, and the OMB control number in the subject line of your message.

• Fax: 202–395–5806. Attention: Desk Officer for Department of State.

You must include the DS form number, information collection title, and the OMB control number in the subject line of your message.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Direct requests for additional information regarding the collection listed in this notice, including requests for copies of the proposed collection instrument and supporting documents, to the Office of Passport Services, who may be reached at passportstudy@ state.gov.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :** 

• Title of Information Collection:

Passport Demand Forecasting Study.

• OMB Control Number: 1405–0177.

• Type of Request: Revision of a

Currently Approved Collection.

• Originating Office: Bureau of Consular

Affairs, Office of Passport Services (CA/PPT).

• Form Number: SV2012–0006.

• Respondents: A national

representative sample of US citizens, nationals, and any other categories of individuals that are entitled to a US passport product.

• Estimated Number of Respondents:

4,000 survey respondents monthly.

• Estimated Number of Responses:

48,000 survey responses annually.

• Average Time per Response:

Approximately 10 minutes per
survey.

• Total Estimated Burden Time: 8,000

hours.

• Frequency: Monthly.

• 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 Secretary of State is authorized to issue U.S. passports under 22 U.S.C. 211a. The Department of State, Passport Services administers the U.S. passport issuance program and operates passport agencies and application adjudication centers throughout the United States. As part of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative required the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of State to implement a plan to require all U.S. citizen and non-citizen nationals to present a passport and/or other sufficient documentation when entering the U.S. from abroad. This resulted in an increase in demand for U.S. passports.

The Passport Demand Forecasting Study requests information from the public about the demand for U.S. passports, anticipated travel, and the demographic profile of the respondent. This voluntary survey is conducted on a monthly basis using responses from a randomly selected but nationally representative sample of U.S. nationals ages 18 and older. The information obtained from the survey is used to monitor and project the demand for U.S. passport books and U.S. passport cards. The Passport Demand Forecasting Survey aids the Department of State, Passport Services in making decisions about staffing, resource allocation, and budget.
Methodology

The Passport Demand Forecasting Study uses monthly surveys that will gather data from a national representative sample of U.S. citizens and nationals. Survey delivery methodologies can include mail, internet/web, telephone, and mix-mode surveys to ensure the CA/PPT reaches the appropriate audience and leverages the best research method to obtain valid responses. The survey data will cover an estimated 48,000 respondents annually.

Dated: October 8, 2014. Brenda S. Sprague, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Passport Services, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2014–25473 Filed 10–24–14; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 4710–13–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION** 

**Federal Aviation Administration**

**Notice of Intent To Rule on Request To Release Airport Property at the Paris**  **Cox Field Airport at Paris, Texas**

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

**ACTION :**  Notice of Request to Release Airport Property

**SUMMARY :**  The FAA proposes to rule and invite public comment on the release of land at the Paris Cox Field Airport under the provisions of Section 125 of the Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment Reform Act for the 21st Century (AIR 21).

**DATES :**  Comments must be received on or before November 26, 2014.

**ADDRESSES :**  Comments on this application may be mailed or delivered to the FAA at the following address: Mr. Ed Agnew, Manager Federal

Aviation Administration Southwest Region, Airports Division, Texas Airports Development Office, ASW– 650 Fort Worth, Texas 76137 In addition, one copy of any comments submitted to the FAA must be mailed or delivered to the Mr. Shawn Napier, Director of Engineering, Planning, and Development, at the following address:
P.O. Box 9037 Paris, TX 75461

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Mr. Anthony Mekhail, Program Manager, Federal Aviation Administration, Texas Airports Development Office, ASW– 650, 2601 Meacham Boulevard, Fort Worth, Texas 76137, Telephone: (817) 222–5663, email: Anthony.Mekhail@ faa.gov, fax: (817) 222–5989. The request to release property may be reviewed in person at this same location.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  The FAA invites public comment on the request to release property at the Paris Cox Field Airport under the provisions of the AIR
21.

The following is a brief overview of the request:

The City of Paris requests the release of 12.662 acres of property within the Paris Cox Field Airport. The land was acquired by a Deed of Release from the United States of America . The property to be released will be sold to the AgPro Inc. and revenues shall be used for the operation and maintenance at the airport.

Any person may inspect the request in person at the FAA office listed above under **FOR FURTHER INFORMATION**
**CONTACT**

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In addition, any person may, upon request, inspect the application, notice and other documents relevant to the application in person at the Paris Cox Field Airport, telephone number (903)
784–9292.

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on October 15,
2014. Byron K. Huffman, Acting Manager, Airports Division.
[FR Doc. 2014–25517 Filed 10–24–14; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 4910–13–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION**

**Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration** 

**[Docket No. FMCSA–2014–0010]**

**Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision** 

**AGENCY :**  Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.

**ACTION :**  Notice of final disposition.

**SUMMARY :**  FMCSA announces its decision to exempt 35 individuals from the vision requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs). They are unable to meet the vision requirement in one eye for various reasons. The exemptions will enable these individuals to operate commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in interstate commerce without meeting the prescribed vision requirement in one eye. The Agency has concluded that granting these exemptions will provide a level of safety that is equivalent to or greater than the level of safety maintained without the exemptions for these CMV drivers.

**DATES :**  The exemptions were granted September 30, 2014. The exemptions expire on September 30, 2016.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Elaine M. Papp, R.N., Chief, Medical Programs Division, (202) 366–4001, fmcsamedical@dot.gov, FMCSA, Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Room W64– 224, Washington, DC 20590–0001. Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. If you have questions on viewing or submitting material to the docket, contact Docket Services, telephone (202) 366–9826.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :** 
I. Electronic Access

You may see all the comments online through the Federal Document Management System (FDMS) at http:// www.regulations.gov. Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or comments, go to http:// www.regulations.gov and/or Room W12–140 on the ground level of the West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

Privacy Act: Anyone may search the electronic form of all comments received into any of DOT’s dockets by the name of the individual submitting the comment (or of the person signing the comment, if submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor union, or other entity). You may review DOT’s Privacy Act Statement for the Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) published in the Federal Register on January 17, 2008 (73 FR 3316). II. Background

On August 29, 2014, FMCSA published a notice of receipt of exemption applications from certain individuals, and requested comments from the public (79 FR 51643). That notice listed 35 applicants’ case histories. The 35 individuals applied for exemptions from the vision requirement in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10), for drivers who operate CMVs in interstate commerce.

Under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, FMCSA may grant an exemption for a 2-year period if it finds ‘‘such exemption would likely achieve a level of safety that is equivalent to or greater than the level that would be achieved absent such exemption.’’ The statute also allows the Agency to renew exemptions at the end of the 2-year period. Accordingly, FMCSA has evaluated the 35 applications on their merits and made a determination to grant exemptions to each of them. III. Vision and Driving Experience of the Applicants

The vision requirement in the FMCSRs provides:

A person is physically qualified to drive a commercial motor vehicle if that person has distant visual acuity of at least 20/40 (Snellen) in each eye without corrective lenses or visual acuity separately corrected to 20/40 (Snellen) or better with corrective lenses, distant binocular acuity of a least 20/40 (Snellen) in both eyes with or without corrective lenses, field of vision of at least 70 ° in the horizontal meridian in each eye, and the ability to recognize the colors of traffic signals and devices showing red, green, and amber (49 CFR 391.41(b)(10)).

FMCSA recognizes that some drivers do not meet the vision requirement but have adapted their driving to accommodate their vision limitation and demonstrated their ability to drive safely. The 35 exemption applicants listed in this notice are in this category. They are unable to meet the vision requirement in one eye for various reasons, including prosthetic eye, retinal detachment, corneal scar, aphakia, exotropia, amblyopia, complete loss of vision, cataract, retinal scar, esotropia, secondary amblyopia, refractive amblyopia, macular degeneration, retinal sclopeteria, myopic astigmatism, strabismic amblyopia, and macular scar. In most cases, their eye conditions were not recently developed. Twenty-five of the applicants were either born with their vision impairments or have had them since childhood.

The 10 individuals that sustained their vision conditions as adults have had it for a range of two to 43 years.

Although each applicant has one eye which does not meet the vision requirement in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10), each has at least 20/40 corrected vision in the other eye, and in a doctor’s opinion, has sufficient vision to perform all the tasks necessary to operate a CMV. Doctors’ opinions are supported by the applicants’ possession of valid commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs) or non-CDLs to operate CMVs. Before issuing CDLs, States subject drivers to knowledge and skills tests designed to evaluate their qualifications to operate a CMV.

All of these applicants satisfied the testing requirements for their State of residence. By meeting State licensing requirements, the applicants demonstrated their ability to operate a CMV, with their limited vision, to the satisfaction of the State.

While possessing a valid CDL or nonCDL, these 35 drivers have been authorized to drive a CMV in intrastate commerce, even though their vision disqualified them from driving in interstate commerce. They have driven CMVs with their limited vision in careers ranging from 2.5 to 42 years. In the past three years, two of the drivers were involved in crashes and two were convicted for moving violations in a CMV.

The qualifications, experience, and medical condition of each applicant were stated and discussed in detail in the August 29, 2014 notice (79 FR 51643). IV. Basis for Exemption Determination

Under 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and 31315, FMCSA may grant an exemption from the vision requirement in 49 CFR 391.41(b)(10) if the exemption is likely to achieve an equivalent or greater level