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Amtrak proposes to use Tier III 

equipment on the NEC at speeds up to 

160 mph (rather than the 220 mph 

maximum contemplated for Tier III 

equipment operating on dedicated rightof-way). In support of this request, 

Amtrak has submitted a review of NEC 

operating experience that Amtrak 

represents as demonstrating a high level 

of safety, supported by compliance with 

FRA safety regulations and existing risk 

mitigations undertaken as voluntary 

measures. Amtrak notes that Tier III 

trainsets would be operated at greater 

than Tier I speeds (i.e., above 125 mph) 

only on the fully grade-separated 

portions of the NEC in designated highspeed zones. 

In further support of its Tier III 

request, Amtrak has submitted the 

report of a semi-quantitative risk 

assessment and a description of specific 

safety mitigations designed to 

compensate for the differences in 

crashworthiness between equipment 

built to Tier II and Tier III standards. 

Amtrak asserts that, with the existing 

and proposed mitigations, Tier III 

equipment can be operated at a level of 

safety equivalent to, or better than, 

operations with Tier II equipment. 

Amtrak’s petition and exhibits are 

available for reference in Docket 

Number FRA–2014–0124. 

Amtrak asserts that all of the relief 

requested is consistent with safety and 

in the public interest. 

Copies of the petitions, as well as any 

written communications concerning the 

petitions, are available for review online 

at www.regulations.gov and in person at 

the U.S. Department of Transportation’s 

(DOT) Docket Operations Facility, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590. The Docket 

Operations Facility is open from 9 a.m. 

to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal Holidays. 

Interested parties are invited to 

participate in these proceedings by 

submitting written views, data, or 

comments. If any interested party 

desires an opportunity for oral comment 

and a public hearing, they should notify 

FRA, in writing, before the end of the 

comment period and specify the basis 

for their request. 

All communications concerning these 

proceedings should identify the 

appropriate docket number and may be 

submitted by any of the following 

methods: 

Web site: http://www.regulations.gov. 

Follow the online instructions for 

submitting comments. 

Fax: 202–493–2251. 

Mail: Docket Operations Facility, U.S. 

Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal Holidays. 

Communications received by April 

13, 2015 will be considered by FRA 

before final action is taken. Comments 

received after that date will be 

considered as far as practicable. 

Anyone is able to search the 

electronic form of any written 

communications and comments 

received into any of our dockets by the 

name of the individual submitting the 

comment (or signing the document, if 

submitted on behalf of an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). In 

accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT 

solicits comments from the public to 

better inform its processes. DOT posts 

these comments, without edit, including 

any personal information the 

commenter provides, to 

www.regulations.gov, as described in 

the system of records notice (DOT/ALL– 

14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at 

www.dot.gov/privacy. See also http:// 

www.regulations.gov/#!privacyNotice 

for the privacy notice of regulations.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 19, 

2015. 

Ron Hynes, 

Director, Office of Technical Oversight. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Call for Nominations for Treasury 

Secretary Appointments to Tribal 

Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Departmental Offices, Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Treasury Department 

(‘‘Treasury’’) seeks nominations for 

appointments by the Secretary of the 

Treasury (‘‘Secretary’’) to the Treasury 

Tribal Advisory Committee (TTAC), 

established pursuant to the Tribal 

General Welfare Exclusion Act of 2014 

(Pub. L. 113–168, or TGWEA). The 

TTAC will advise the Secretary on 

matters related to the taxation of 

Indians, training and education for 

Internal Revenue Service (‘‘Service’’) 

field agents who administer and enforce 

internal revenue laws with respect to 

Indian tribes; and training and technical 

assistance for tribal financial officers. 

Nominations should describe the 

candidate’s qualifications for TTAC 

membership. Submittal of an 

application and resume is required. 

This request for nominations, 

particularly from tribal leaders, is in 

furtherance of the objectives of 

Executive Order 13175 under which 

Treasury consults with tribal officials in 

the development of federal policies that 

have tribal implications, to reinforce the 

United States government-togovernment relationships with Indian 

tribes and to reduce the imposition of 

unfunded mandates upon Indian tribes. 

DATES: Please submit the names and 

qualifications of individuals you would 

recommend for appointment to the 

TTAC by the Secretary, applications for 

appointment by the Secretary to the 

TTAC or comments on this matter, 

before April 28, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Please send 

recommendations and applications to 

tribal.consult@treasury.gov, with a 

subject line ‘‘Treasury Tribal Advisory 

Committee member recommendation or 

application.’’ We will accept 

applications for Secretarial 

appointments until April 28, 2015. Selfnominations are welcome. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Elaine Buckberg, Deputy Assistant 

Secretary for Policy Coordination and 

Point of Contact for Tribal Consultation, 

Department of the Treasury, at 

tribal.consult@treasury.gov or 202–622– 

2200. Please use the subject line 

‘‘Treasury Tribal Advisory Committee’’ 

in email correspondence. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Introduction and Background 

I. Description and Mandate of the 

TTAC 

The TGWEA, signed into law by 

President Obama on September 26, 

2014, requires that Treasury establish 

the TTAC. Committee members will 

advise the Secretary on matters related 

to the taxation of Indians, the training 

of Service field agents who administer 

and enforce internal revenue laws with 

respect to Indian tribes, and the 

provision of training and technical 

assistance to Native American financial 

officers. The Secretary will appoint 

three Committee members; the Chairs 

and Ranking Members of the Senate 

Finance Committee and House of 

Representative Ways and Means 

Committee will each appoint one 

member. The TTAC Charter has been 

filed; a copy of the Charter is posted at 

http://www.treasury.gov/resourcecenter/economic-policy/tribal-policy/

Documents/TTAC%20Charter%202-10- 

15.pdf. 

Recommendations for the four 

Congressional appointments to the 

TTAC should be directed to the offices 

of the four Members of Congress 


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specified in the law, whose roles are 

identified above. This notice requests 

nominations for the three Secretarial 

appointments. 

The TWGEA builds on prior guidance 

that Treasury and the Service issued in 

direct response to requests from a 

number of tribal leaders, including 

representatives of the National Congress 

of American Indians (NCAI), Native 

American Finance Officers’ Association 

(NAFOA) and United Southern and 

Eastern Tribes (USET). Beginning in 

2011, Treasury and the Service met 

extensively with tribal leaders, 

developed draft legal guidance, and 

requested comments. In IRS Notice 

2012–75, draft guidance was issued 

‘‘with reliance’’ to provide immediate 

certainty on conditions under which 

tribal government benefits are not 

subject to the Federal personal income 

tax. Final IRS guidance, issued last June 

as Rev. Proc. 2014–35, clarified these 

matters further. Building on this 

guidance, we anticipate that members of 

the TTAC will advise the Secretary on 

related tax issues, and on the training 

and education of Service field agents 

and tribal financial officers, as indicated 

in the TGWEA. 

II. Application for TTAC Appointment 

Treasury seeks applications from 

individuals with experience and 

qualifications in the subject areas 

identified by the TWGEA: Indian 

taxation, Service field agent training, 

and Native American financial officer 

training and technical assistance. Initial 

TTAC members appointed by the 

Secretary will serve as volunteers for 

terms of two years. TTAC member travel 

expenses will be reimbursed within 

government guidelines. No person who 

is a federally-registered lobbyist may 

serve on the TTAC. All potential 

candidates must pass a Service (IRS) tax 

compliance check and a Federal Bureau 

of Investigation (FBI) background 

investigation. 

To apply, an applicant must submit 

an appropriately detailed resume and a 

cover letter that includes a description 

of the applicant’s reason for applying. 

An applicant must state in the 

application materials that he or she 

agrees to submit to a pre-appointment 

tax and criminal background 

investigation in accordance with 

Treasury Directive 21–03. 

Elaine Buckberg, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy 

Planning, Economic Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2015–03986 Filed 2–23–15; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 4810–35–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

United States Mint 

Public Meeting: Citizens Coinage 

Advisory Committee 

ACTION: Notification of Citizens Coinage 

Advisory Committee March 5, 2015, 

Public Meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to United States 

Code, Title 31, section 5135(b)(8)(C), the 

United States Mint announces the 

Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee 

(CCAC) public meeting scheduled for 

March 5, 2015. A public forum will 

occur the following day on March 6, 

2015. 

Date: March 5, 2015. 

Time: 9:30 a.m.–6:45 p.m. 

Location: Oregon Convention Center, 

777 NE Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., 

Room 151, Portland, OR 97232. 

Subject: Review and consideration of 

candidate designs for the 2016 Mark 

Twain Commemorative Coin Program, 

the Monuments Men Recognition Act 

Congressional Gold Medal Program, the 

Code Talkers Recognition Congressional 

Gold Medal Program for the Rosebud 

Tribe, and the Ronald Reagan 

Presidential $1 Coin. In addition, the 

CCAC will review and advise on design 

concepts for the 2017 America the 

Beautiful Quarters Program Coins, the 

Nancy Reagan First Spouse Gold Coin 

and Bronze Medal, and the 2017 Lions 

Clubs International Century of Service 

Commemorative Coin Program. 

Public Forum: The CCAC will host a 

public forum on Friday, March 6, 2015, 

at 9 a.m. in Room 149 to receive input 

from collectors and other members of 

the public. 

Interested persons should call the 

CCAC HOTLINE at (202) 354–7502 for 

the latest update on meeting time and 

room location. 

In accordance with 31 U.S.C. 5135, 

the CCAC: 

Advises the Secretary of the Treasury 

on any theme or design proposals 

relating to circulating coinage, bullion 

coinage, Congressional Gold Medals, 

and national and other medals. 

Advises the Secretary of the Treasury 

with regard to the events, persons, or 

places to be commemorated by the 

issuance of commemorative coins in 

each of the five calendar years 

succeeding the year in which a 

commemorative coin designation is 

made. 

Makes recommendations with respect 

to the mintage level for any 

commemorative coin recommended. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

William Norton, United States Mint 

Liaison to the CCAC; 801 9th Street 

NW., Washington, DC 20220; or call 

202–354–7200. 

Any member of the public interested 

in submitting matters for the CCAC’s 

consideration or addressing the CCAC at 

the Public Forum is invited to submit 

them by fax to the following number: 

202–756–6525. 

Authority: 31 U.S.C. 5135(b)(8)(C). 

Dated: February 19, 2015. 

Richard A. Peterson, 

Deputy Director for Manufacturing and 

Quality, United States Mint. 

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