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For additional information, contact 

Gregory Maggio, Office of Economic 

Policy Analysis and Public Diplomacy, 

Bureau of Economic and Business 

Affairs, at (202) 647–2231, or 

MaggioGF@state.gov. 

Dated: March 20, 2015. 

Gregory F. Maggio, 

Designated Federal Official, U.S. Department 

of State. 

[FR Doc. 2015–06957 Filed 3–25–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Docket No. FAA–2015–0693] 

Recommendations for Facilities 

Realignments To Support Transition to 

NextGen as Part of Section 804 of the 

FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 

2012; Request for Comments 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of availability; request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: This document announces the 

availability of the FAA National 

Facilities Realignment and 

Consolidation Report, Year 1 Part 1. The 

report was developed in response to 

Section 804 of the FAA Modernization 

and Reform Act of 2012 (Pub. L. 112– 

95). The report and recommendations 

contained therein have been developed 

collaboratively with the National Air 

Traffic Controllers Association 

(NATCA) and the Professional Aviation 

Safety Specialists (PASS) Labor Unions 

and with input from stakeholders. The 

FAA seeks comments on this report. 

DATES: Send comments on or before 

May 11, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified 

by docket number FAA–2015–0693 

using any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov and follow 

the online instructions for sending your 

comments electronically. 

• Mail: Send comments to Docket 

Operations, M–30; U.S. Department of 

Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Room W12–140, West 

Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC 

20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: Take 

comments to Docket Operations 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. 

• Fax: Fax comments to Docket 

Operations at 202–493–2251. 

Privacy: The FAA will post all 

comments it receives, without change, 

to http://www.regulations.gov, including 

any personal information the 

commenter provides. Using the search 

function of the docket Web site, anyone 

can find and read the electronic form of 

all comments received into any FAA 

dockets, including name of the 

individual sending the comment (or 

signing the comment for an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). DOT’s 

complete Privacy Act Statement can be 

found in the Federal Register published 

on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477–19478), 

as well as at http://DocketsInfo.dot.gov. 

Docket: Background documents or 

comments received may be read at 

http://www.regulations.gov at any time. 

Follow the online instructions for 

accessing the docket or visit Docket 

Operations 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: 

Martha Christie, Future Facilities Group 

Manager, AJW–2A, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; 

email: Section804-Public-Comments@

faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Section 804 of the FAA 

Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 

(Pub. L. 112–95) requires the FAA to 

develop a plan for realigning and 

consolidating facilities in an effort to 

support the transition to NextGen and 

reduce costs where such cost reductions 

can be implemented without adversely 

affecting safety. To address Section 804 

requirements, the FAA formed a 

collaborative workgroup of 

representatives from the FAA and 

NATCA and PASS Labor Unions to 

develop a comprehensive process to 

analyze different realignment and 

consolidation scenarios. The 

collaborative process takes into account 

the following factors and criteria when 

prioritizing facilities for realignment 

analysis: NextGen readiness; the 

Terminal Automation program 

schedule; operational and airspace 

factors; existing facility conditions and 

workforce needs; industry stakeholder 

input; and the costs and benefits 

associated with each potential 

realignment alternative. 

In 2014, the collaborative workgroup 

initiated activities to evaluate existing 

Terminal Radar Approach Control 

(TRACON) facilities and prioritize them 

for annual analysis; develop an initial 

set of realignment scenarios and define 

alternatives for each scenario; collect 

facility and operational data, and 

document system requirements; 

document facility, equipment, 

infrastructure, operational and safety 

data; capture qualitative workforce 

considerations, including training, 

transition, facility, and potential 

workforce impacts of potential 

realignments; consider potential 

impacts on operations, airspace 

modifications, route/fixes changes, 

arrival/departure procedures, intra/

inter-facility coordination, and aviation 

community interaction; collect and 

consider industry stakeholder inputs; 

document and quantify benefits and 

cost of potential realignments; and 

develop a recommendation for each 

realignment scenario. The 

recommendations for the first two 

scenarios analyzed by the Section 804 

collaborative workgroup are contained 

in the report entitled ‘‘FAA National 

Facilities Realignment and 

Consolidation Report Year 1, Part 1 

Recommendations,’’ a copy of which 

has been placed in the docket for this 

notice. The docket may be accessed at 

http://www.regulations.gov. A copy of 

the report has also been made available 

on the FAA’s Web site at http://

www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/

rulemaking/recently_published/. 

The realignment recommendations 

outlined in the Year 1 Part 1 report are 

the result of a collaborative process that 

involved a multi-disciplinary team of 

FAA subject matter experts, financial 

analysts, operational experts, and Labor 

and FAA leadership participants. The 

Section 804 process serves as a stable 

foundation for future realignment 

analyses and recommendations. The 

process aims to maximize operational, 

administrative, and maintenance 

efficiencies and deliver the highest 

value to stakeholders. 

The FAA is requesting comments on 

this report pursuant to Section 804 of 

the FAA Modernization and Reform Act 

of 2012. The agency will consider all 

comments received on or before May 11, 

2015. Following a 60-day comment 

review period, the final report along 

with public comments will be submitted 

to Congress. The FAA continues to 

analyze data collected from facilities 

across the United States and evaluate 

possible realignment scenarios. The 

FAA will make its next 

recommendations when it submits Part 

2 of the report in mid-2015. 

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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 58 / Thursday, March 26, 2015 / Notices 16079 

Issued in Washington, DC, on March 20, 

2015. 

Martha Christie, 

Future Facilities Group Manager. 

[FR Doc. 2015–06897 Filed 3–25–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket Number NHTSA–2015–0084] 

Reports, Forms, and RecordKeeping 

Requirements 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Request for public comment on 

proposed collection of information. 

SUMMARY: Before a Federal agency can 

collect certain information from the 

public, it must receive approval from 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB). Under procedures established 

by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995, before seeking OMB approval, 

Federal agencies must solicit public 

comment on proposed collections of 

information, including extensions and 

reinstatement of previously approved 

collections. This document describes 

one collection of information for which 

NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before May 26, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by docket number at the 

heading of this notice by any of the 

following methods: 

• Web site: http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments 

on the electronic docket site by clicking 

on ‘‘Help and Information’’ or ‘‘Help/

Info.’’ 

• Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

• Mail: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., West Building Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC, 

between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal 

Holidays. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the agency name and docket 

number. Note that all comments 

received will be posted without change 

to http://www.regulations.gov, including 

any personal information provided. 

Please see the Privacy Act discussion 

below. We will consider all comments 

received before the close of business on 

the comment closing date indicated 

above. To the extent possible, we will 

also consider comments filed after the 

closing date. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read comments received, go to http://

www.regulations.gov at any time or to 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal Holidays. Telephone: 

(202) 366–9826. 

Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search 

the electronic form of all comments 

received into any of our dockets by the 

name of the individual submitting the 

comment (or signing the comment, if 

submitted on behalf of an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). You may 

review DOT’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement in the Federal Register 

published on April 11, 2000 (Volume 

65, Number 70; Pages 19477–78) or you 

may visit http://www.dot.gov/

privacy.html. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information or access to 

background documents, contact Wayne 

McKenzie, Office of Crash Avoidance 

Standards (NVS–121), National 

Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 

West Building W43–462, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 

20590. Mr. McKenzie can be reached at 

(202) 366–1729. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

before an agency submits a proposed 

collection of information to OMB for 

approval, it must publish a document in 

the Federal Register providing a 60-day 

comment period and otherwise consult 

with members of the public and affected 

agencies concerning each proposed 

collection of information. The OMB has 

promulgated regulations describing 

what must be included in such a 

document. Under OMB’s regulations (at 

5 CFR 1320.8(d)), an agency must ask 

for public comment on the following: 

(i) Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(ii) The accuracy of the agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; 

(iii) How to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and 

(iv) How to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on those 

who are to respond, including the use 

of appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology, e.g., permitting 

electronic submissions of responses. 

In compliance with these 

requirements, NHTSA asks public 

comment on the following proposed 

collection of information: 

Title: 49 CFR Section 571.108, 

Compliance Labeling of Retroreflective 

Materials Heavy Trailer Conspicuity. 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

OMB Control Number: 2127–0569. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for profit organizations. 

Abstract: Federal Motor Vehicle 

Safety Standard No. 108, ‘‘Lamps, 

reflective devices, and associated 

equipment,’’ specifies requirements for 

vehicle lighting for the purposes of 

reducing traffic accidents and their 

tragic results by providing adequate 

roadway illumination, improved vehicle 

conspicuity, appropriate information 

transmission through signal lamps, in 

both day, night, and other conditions of 

reduced visibility. For certifications and 

identification purposes, the Standard 

requires the permanent marking of the 

letters ‘‘DOT–C2,’’ DOT–C3’’, or DOT– 

C4’’ at least 3mm high at regular 

intervals on retroreflective sheeting 

material having adequate performance 

to provide effective trailer conspicuity. 

The manufacturers of new tractors 

and trailers are required to certify that 

their products are equipped with 

retroreflective material complying with 

the requirements of the standard. The 

Federal Motor Carriers Safety 

Administration (FMCSA) enforces this 

and other standards through roadside 

inspections of trucks. There is no 

practical field test for the performance 

requirements, and labeling is the only 

objective way of distinguishing trailer 

conspicuity grade material from lower 

performance material. Without labeling, 

FMCSA will not be able to enforce the 

performance requirements of the 

standard and the compliance testing of 

new tractors and trailers will be 

complicated. Labeling is also important 

to small trailer manufacturers because it 

may help them certify compliance. 

Because wider stripes or material of 

lower brightness also can provide the 

minimum safety performance, the 

marking system serves the additional 

role of identifying the minimum stripe 

width required for retroreflective 

conspicuity of the particular material. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 1 hours. 

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