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Budget (OMB) approval for the information collection described below. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we are requesting comments on this collection from all interested individuals and organizations. The purpose of this notice is to allow 60 days for public comment preceding submission of the collection to OMB.

**DATES :**  The Department will accept comments from the public up to August 18, 2014.

**ADDRESSES :**  You may submit comments by any of the following methods:

• Web: Persons with access to the Internet may use the Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) to comment on this notice by going to www.Regulations.gov. You can search for the document by entering ‘‘Public Notice 8768’’ in the Search bar. If necessary, use the Narrow by Agency filter option on the Results page.

• Email: passportstudy@state.gov. You must include the DS form number (if applicable), information collection title, and the OMB control number in any correspondence.

**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.

• Form Number: SV2012–0006.

• Respondents: A national representative sample of U.S. citizens, nationals, and any other categories of individuals that are entitled to a U.S. 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 Survey 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 16 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 planning. 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: June 6, 2014. Brenda S. Sprague, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Passport Services, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2014–14362 Filed 6–18–14; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 4710–06–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF STATE**

**[Public Notice 8767]**

**Bureau of Political-Military Affairs; Administrative Debarment of Carlos**  **Dominguez, Elint, S.A., Spain Night Vision, S.A., and SNV, S.A. Under the**  **Arms Export Control Act and the International Traffic in Arms**  **Regulations**

**ACTION :**  Notice.

**SUMMARY :**  Notice is hereby given that the Department of State has imposed administrative debarment pursuant to Section 127.7(a) of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) (22 CFR parts 120 to 130) on Carlos Dominguez (individually and in his capacity as principal of the following entities); Elint, S.A.; Spain Night Vision, S.A.; and SNV, S.A. (including successors, assignees, and aliases).

**DATES :**  Effective Date: June 4, 2014 (Date of signature of the Order ).

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Sue Gainor, Director, Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Department of State, (202) 632–2798.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  The International Traffic in Arms Regulations (‘‘ITAR’’), the implementing regulations of Section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act, as amended, (‘‘AECA’’) (22 U.S.C. 2778), regulate the export and temporary import of defense articles and defense services. Section 127.7(a) of the ITAR authorizes theAssistant Secretary of State for PoliticalMilitary Affairs to debar any person who has been found, pursuant to Part 128 of the ITAR, to have committed a violation of the AECA or the ITAR of such a character as to provide a reasonable basis for the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls to believe that the violator cannot be relied upon to comply with the AECA or ITAR in the future. Such debarment prohibits the subject from participating directly or indirectly in any activities that are subject to the ITAR.

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regulated under the ITAR (see e.g., sections 120.1(c) and (d), 126.7, 127.1(d), and 127.11(a)). The Department of State applies a presumption of denial for licenses or other approvals involving such persons as described in ITAR Section 127.11.

Pursuant to Section 38 of the AECA and Section 128.3 of the ITAR, on February 14, 2014, the Department of State initiated administrative proceedings, by means of a charging letter, against Carlos Dominguez (individually and in his capacity as principal of the following entities); Elint, S.A.; Spain Night Vision, S.A.; and SNV, S.A. (including successors, assignees, and aliases) (Respondents) to impose debarment in accordance with Section 127.7 of the ITAR. (The United States Department of State, Docket#14– DOS–0001). Respondents were charged with 366 violations related to the unauthorized re-export and retransfer of night vision devices and related technical data, conspiracy to and causing of the re-export and retransfer of defense articles without authorization, the violation of terms and conditions of Department authorizations, the continued engagement in U.S. defense trade despite ineligibility, the knowing and willful causation and the commission of prohibited acts, and the falsification, misrepresentation and omission of material facts on an export control document, all in violation of Section 38 of the AECA and Section 127 of the ITAR.

Since at least 2008, Respondents have re-exported and retransferred hundreds of night vision devices in violation of Department authorizations and falsified export control documents. After multiple unfavorable responses to ‘Blue Lantern’ end-use inquiries and subsequent compliance reviews, DTCC notified Respondents Dominguez and Elint in September 2009 that they were ineligible to engage in defense trade. Shortly thereafter, Dominguez and Elint changed or established new business names and engaged third-party purchasers in order to conceal their activities and evade detection. Further re-exports and retransfers of previously exported defense articles continued under these new business names, in violation of the AECA and ITAR.

Due to Respondents’ failure to answer the charges as provided in Section 128.5(a) of the ITAR, the Department referred the case to an Administrative Law Judge for consideration, in accordance with Section 128.4 of the ITAR. Pursuant to Section 128.3 of the ITAR and the Default Order of the Administrative Law Judge, dated April 23, 2014, Respondents’ failure to answer the charges constituted an admission of the truth of the charges.

Section 128.4 of the ITAR provides for a respondent’s ability to petition to set aside defaults upon showing good cause; however, the filing of such a petition does not in any manner affect an order entered upon default and such order continues in full force and effect unless a further order is made modifying or terminating it.

On June 4, 2014, as the result of the established violations and pursuant to Section 127.7 of the ITAR, Carlos Dominguez (individually and in his capacity as principal of the following entities); Elint, S.A.; Spain Night Vision, S.A.; and SNV, S.A. (including successors, assignees, and aliases) were administratively debarred by theAssistant Secretary of State for PoliticalMilitary Affairs for a period of three years, until June 4, 2014; Reinstatement after June 4, 2014 is not automatic. At the end of the debarment period, Respondents may apply for reinstatement. Until licensing privileges are reinstated, Carlos Dominguez (individually and in his capacity as principal of the following entities); Elint, S.A.; Spain Night Vision, S.A.; and SNV, S.A. (including successors, assignees, and aliases) will remain debarred. No civil penalties have been imposed at this time.

This notice is provided to make the public aware that the persons listed above are prohibited from participating directly or indirectly in any brokering activities and in any export from or temporary import into the United States of defense articles, related technical data, or defense services in all situations covered by the ITAR.

Further, pursuant to Section 120.1(d) of the ITAR, persons with knowledge that another person is ineligible must obtain authorization from the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls prior to, directly or indirectly and in any manner or capacity, applying for, obtaining, or using any export control document for such ineligible person, or ordering, buying, receiving, using, selling, delivering, storing, disposing of, forwarding, transporting, financing, or otherwise servicing or participating in any manner in any transaction that may involve any defense article, which includes technical data, defense services, or brokering activities, where such ineligible person may obtain any benefit therefrom or have any direct or indirect interest therein.

Exceptions may be made to this denial policy on a case-by-case basis at the discretion of the Directorate of Defense Trade Controls. However, such an exception would be granted only after a full review of all circumstances, paying particular attention to the following factors: Whether an exception is warranted by overriding U.S. foreign policy or national security interests; whether an exception would further law enforcement concerns that are consistent with foreign policy or national security interests of the United States; or whether other compelling circumstances exist that are consistent with the foreign policy or national security interests of the United States, and law enforcement concerns.

This notice involves a foreign affairs function of the United States encompassed within the meaning of the military and foreign affairs exclusion of the Administrative Procedures Act. Because the exercise of this foreign affairs function is highly discretionary, it is excluded from review under the Administrative Procedures Act.

Dated: June 4, 2014. Tom Kelly, Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Department of State.
[FR Doc. 2014–14152 Filed 6–18–14; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 4710–25–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION**

**Federal Aviation Administration**

**Aviation Weather Product Change: Transition of Select Area Forecasts**  **(FAs) to Digital and Graphical Alternatives** 

**AGENCY :**  Federal Aviation Administration.

**ACTION :**  Notice.

**SUMMARY :**  The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), in coordination with the National Weather Service (NWS), will transition seven (7) Area Forecasts (FAs), currently used as flight planning and pilot weather briefing aids, to digital and graphical alternatives. A joint-agency working group has concluded that these digital and graphical alternatives better-meet the needs of today’s aviation users. Guidance with respect to the proper use of these alternatives is forthcoming.

Note: Area Forecasts (FAs) for Alaska, the Caribbean, and the Gulf of Mexico will remain unaffected at this time.

**DATES :**  The Federal Aviation Administration must receive comments on or before August 4, 2014. The Agencies are targeting early 2015 for transition.

**ADDRESSES :**  Please mail comments concerning this notice to the NextGen