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vehicle technologies and applications. 

The public meeting will take place April 

30, 2013, 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. PDT and 

May 1, 2013, 8:30 a.m.–4:00 p.m. PDT 

at the Hyatt Place, 282 Almaden 

Boulevard, San Jose, California 95113. 

To register for the CVRIA Workshop, 

please visit www.itsa.org/ 

cvriaregistration. 

About the Connected Vehicle Research 

Program at USDOT 

Connected Vehicle research at 

USDOT is a multimodal program that 

involves using wireless communication 

between vehicles, infrastructure, and 

personal communications devices to 

improve safety, mobility, and 

environmental sustainability. The 

CVRIA project is sponsored and led by 

the ITS JPO, under the management of 

the ITS Architecture and Standards 

Programs and in cooperation with the 

Systems Engineering and Test Bed 

Programs. To learn more about the 

Connected Vehicle program please visit 

www.its.dot.gov. 

If you have any questions or you need 

any special accommodations, please 

contact Adam Hopps, Transportation 

Program Specialist, Intelligent 

Transportation Society of America, 1100 

17th Street NW., Suite 1200, 

Washington, DC 20036, 202–680–0091. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on the 20th day 

of March 2013. 

Brian Cronin, 

Acting Managing Director, ITS Joint Program 

Office. 

[FR Doc. 2013–06893 Filed 3–25–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–HY–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Commercial Space Transportation 

Advisory Committee; Open Meeting 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Commercial Space 

Transportation Advisory Committee 

Open Meeting. 

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 meeting of the 

Commercial Space Transportation 

Advisory Committee (COMSTAC). The 

meeting will take place on Tuesday, 

May 14, 2013, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 

p.m., and Wednesday, May 15, from 

8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., at the National 

Housing Center, 1201 15th Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20005. This will be the 

57th meeting of the COMSTAC. 

The proposed schedule for the 

COMSTAC working group meetings on 

May 14 is below: 

—Operations (8:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m.) 

—Business/Legal (10:00 a.m.–12:00 

a.m.) 

—Systems (1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.) 

—Export Controls (3:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.) 

The full Committee will meet on May 

15. The proposed agenda for that 

meeting features speakers relevant to the 

commercial space transportation 

industry; and reports and 

recommendations from the working 

groups. 

Interested members of the public may 

submit relevant written statements for 

the COMSTAC members to consider 

under the advisory process. Statements 

may concern the issues and agenda 

items mentioned above and/or 

additional issues that may be relevant 

for the U.S. commercial space 

transportation industry. Interested 

parties wishing to submit written 

statements should contact Paul Eckert, 

COMSTAC Executive Director, (the 

Contact Person listed below) in writing 

(mail or email) by April 30, 2013, so that 

the information can be made available 

to COMSTAC members for their review 

and consideration before the May 14 

and 15 meetings. Written statements 

should be supplied in the following 

formats: one hard copy with original 

signature and/or one electronic copy via 

email. 

Subject to approval, a portion of the 

May 15th meeting will be closed to the 

public (starting at approximately 2:00 

p.m.). 

An agenda will be posted on the FAA 

Web site at www.faa.gov/go/ast. For 

specific information concerning the 

times and locations of the COMSTAC 

working group meetings, contact the 

Contact Person listed below. 

Individuals who plan to attend and 

need special assistance, such as sign 

language interpretation or other 

reasonable accommodations, should 

inform the Contact Persons listed below 

in advance of the meeting. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

Eckert, telephone (202) 267–8655; email 

paul.eckert@faa.gov, or Brenda Parker, 

telephone (202) 267–3674; email 

brenda.parker@faa.gov, FAA Office of 

Commercial Space Transportation 

(AST–3), 800 Independence Avenue 

SW., Room 331, Washington, DC 20591. 

Complete information regarding 

COMSTAC is available on the FAA Web 

site at: http://www.faa.gov/about/ 

office_org/headquarters_offices/ast/ 

advisory_committee/. 

Issued in Washington, DC, March 19, 2013. 

George C. Nield, 

Associate Administrator for Commercial 

Space Transportation. 

[FR Doc. 2013–06939 Filed 3–25–13; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Sixth Meeting: RTCA Special 

Committee 226, Audio Systems and 

Equipment 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), U.S. Department 

of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Meeting Notice of RTCA Special 

Committee 226, Audio Systems and 

Equipment. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice 

to advise the public of the sixth meeting 

of the RTCA Special Committee 226, 

Audio Systems and Equipment. 

DATES: The meeting will be held April 

15–17, 2013 from 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

RTCA, 1150 18th Street NW., Suite 910, 

Washington, DC 20036. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

RTCA Secretariat, 1150 18th Street NW., 

Suite 910, Washington, DC 20036, or by 

telephone at (202) 330–0652/(202) 833– 

9339, fax at (202) 833–9434, or Web site 

at http://www.rtca.org. In addition, 

Sophie Bouquet may be contacted 

directly at (202) 330–0663, email: 

sbousquet@rtca.org. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

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

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463, 5 U.S.C., App.), notice is hereby 

given for a meeting of Special 

Committee 226. The agenda will include 

the following: 

• Welcome and Administrative 

Remarks 

• Introductions 

• Agenda Overview 

• Review meeting minutes from January 

Working Group Meeting 

• Comment period related to any 

actions taken at January Working 

Group Meeting 

• Review previous action items 

• Solicit proposals for further changes 

to DO–214 

• Continue discussion on the following: 

(a) A consistent method for testing of 

ANR headsets 

(b) A consistent method for testing of 

Oxygen Mask Microphones 

(c) Impedance to be used for headset 

standard 

(d) Additional tests required for 


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powered headsets 

(e) RF susceptibility issues 

• Continue review of DO–214 and draft 

updates & changes since last 

meeting 

• Other Business 

• Review open actions 

• Establish agenda for next meeting & 

discuss actions to reach 

• Adjourn 

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 March 15, 

2013. 

Paige Williams, 

Management Analyst, NextGen, Business 

Operations Group, Federal Aviation 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2013–06795 Filed 3–25–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. MARAD 2013 0029] 

Information Collection Available for 

Public Comments and 

Recommendations 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the Maritime 

Administration’s (MARAD’s) intention 

to request extension of approval for 

three years of a currently approved 

information collection. 

DATES: Comments should be submitted 

on or before May 28, 2013. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bill 

Kurfehs, Maritime Administration, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 

DC 20590. Telephone: 202–366–2318; or 

email: bill.kurfehs@dot.gov. Copies of 

this collection also can be obtained from 

that office. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title of Collection: Application and 

Reporting Requirements for 

Participation in the Maritime Security 

Program. 

Type of Request: Extension of 

currently approved information 

collection. 

OMB Control Number: 2133–0525. 

Form Numbers: MA–172. 

Expiration Date of Approval: Three 

years from date of approval by the 

Office of Management and Budget. 

Summary of Collection of 

Information: The Maritime Security Act 

of 2003 provides for the enrollment of 

qualified vessels in the Maritime 

Security Program Fleet. Applications 

and amendments are used to select 

vessels for the fleet. Periodic reporting 

is used to monitor adherence of 

contractors to program parameters. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

collected information is necessary for 

MARAD to determine if selected vessels 

are qualified to participate in the 

Maritime Security Program. 

Description of Respondents: 

Respondents are vessel operators. 

Annual Responses: 195. 

Annual Burden: 210 hours. 

Comments: Comments should refer to 

the docket number that appears at the 

top of this document. Written comments 

may be submitted to the Docket Clerk, 

U.S. DOT Dockets, Room W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. Comments also 

may be submitted by electronic means 

via the Internet at http://regulations.gov. 

Specifically address whether this 

information collection is necessary for 

proper performance of the functions of 

the agency and will have practical 

utility, accuracy of the burden 

estimates, ways to minimize this 

burden, and ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected. All 

comments received will be available for 

examination at the above address 

between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. EDT (or 

EST), Monday through Friday, except 

Federal Holidays. An electronic version 

of this document is available on the 

World Wide Web at http:// 

regulations.gov. 

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://regulations.gov. 

Authority: 49 CFR 1.93. 

By Order of the Maritime Administrator. 

Dated: March 19, 2013. 

Christine Gurland, 

Acting Secretary, Maritime Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2013–06668 Filed 3–25–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–81–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 

Safety Administration 

Notice of Applications for Modification 

of Special Permit 

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration 

(PHMSA), DOT. 

ACTION: List of Applications for 

Modification of Special Permits. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

procedures governing the application 

for, and the processing of, special 

permits from the Department of 

Transportation’s Hazardous Material 

Regulations (49 CFR part 107, Subpart 

B), notice is hereby given that the Office 

of Hazardous Materials Safety has 

received the applications described 

herein. This notice is abbreviated to 

expedite docketing and public notice. 

Because the sections affected, modes of 

transportation, and the nature of 

application have been shown in earlier 

Federal Register publications, they are 

not repeated here. Requests for 

modification of special permits (e.g. to 

provide for additional hazardous 

materials, packaging design changes, 

additional mode of transportation, etc.) 

are described in footnotes to the 

application number. Application 

numbers with the suffix ‘‘M’’ denote a 

modification request. These 

applications have been separated from 

the new application for special permits 

to facilitate processing. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before April 10, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: 

Address Comments To: Record 

Center, Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration, U.S. 

Department of Transportation 

Washington, DC 20590. 

Comments should refer to the 

application number and be submitted in 

triplicate. If confirmation of receipt of 

comments is desired, include a selfaddressed stamped postcard showing 

the special permit number. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Copies of the applications are available 

for inspection in the Records Center, 

East Building, PHH–30, 1200 New 


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