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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. 

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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 the 

Assistant 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. 

Debarred persons are generally 

ineligible to participate in activity 


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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 the 

Assistant 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. 

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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 


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