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the foreign air carrier’s ability to 

navigate and communicate safely within 

the U.S. National Airspace System. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

submitted by May 30, 2013. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kathy DePaepe at (405) 954–9362, or by 

email at: Kathy.A.DePaepe@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 2120–0749. 

Title: Operations Specifications. 

Form Numbers: There are no FAA 

forms associated with this collection. 

Type of Review: Renewal of an 

information collection. 

Background: This rule clarifies and 

standardizes the rules for applications 

by foreign air carriers and foreign 

persons for operations specifications 

issued under 14 CFR part 129 and 

establishes new standards for 

amendment, suspension and 

termination of those operations 

specifications. This final rule also 

applies to foreign air carriers and 

foreign persons operating U.S.- 

registered aircraft in common carriage 

solely outside the United States. This 

action was necessary to update the 

process for issuing operations 

specifications, and it establishes a 

regulatory basis for current practices, 

such as amending, terminating, and 

suspending operations specifications. 

Respondents: Approximately 25 new 

applicants for operations specifications 

annually. 

Frequency: Five FSDOs will receive 

approximately five applications per 

year. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: 3 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 75 

hours. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments on 

the proposed information collection to 

the Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget. Comments should be addressed 

to the attention of the Desk Officer, 

Department of Transportation/FAA, and 

sent via electronic mail to 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov, or faxed 

to (202) 395–6974, or mailed to the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget, Docket Library, Room 10102, 

725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 

20503. 

Public Comments Invited: You are 

asked to comment on any aspect of this 

information collection, including (a) 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for FAA’s 

performance; (b) the accuracy of the 

estimated burden; (c) ways for FAA to 

enhance the quality, utility and clarity 

of the information collection; and (d) 

ways that the burden could be 

minimized without reducing the quality 

of the collected information. The agency 

will summarize and/or include your 

comments in the request for OMB’s 

clearance of this information collection. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on April 25, 

2013. 

Albert R. Spence, 

FAA Assistant Information Collection 

Clearance Officer, IT Enterprises Business 

Services Division, AES–200. 

[FR Doc. 2013–10155 Filed 4–29–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Membership in the National Parks 

Overflights Advisory Group Aviation 

Rulemaking Committee 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration, Transportation. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: By Federal Register notice 

(See 77 FR 27835–27836, May 11, 2012, 

77 FR 48201–48202, August 13, 2012, 

and 78 FR 5242–5243, January 24, 2013) 

the National Park Service (NPS) and the 

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 

invited interested persons to apply to 

fill one opening on the National Parks 

Overflights Advisory Group (NPOAG) 

Aviation Rulemaking Committee (ARC) 

to fill a vacancy representing 

environmental concerns due to the 

incumbent member’s completion of a 

three-year term appointment on October 

9, 2012. By Federal Register notice (See 

78 FR 5242–5243, January 24, 2013) 

NPS and FAA also invited interested 

persons to apply to fill one opening on 

the NPOAG ARC to fill a vacancy 

representing commercial air tour 

operator interests due to the incumbent 

member’s completion of a three-year 

term on May 19, 2013. This notice 

informs the public of the persons 

selected to fill these two vacancies on 

the NPOAG ARC. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Keith Lusk, Special Programs Staff, 

Federal Aviation Administration, 

Western-Pacific Region Headquarters, 

P.O. Box 92007, Los Angeles, CA 

90009–2007, telephone: (310) 725–3808, 

email: Keith.Lusk@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The National Parks Air Tour 

Management Act of 2000 (the Act) was 

enacted on April 5, 2000, as Public Law 

106–181. The Act required the 

establishment of the advisory group 

within 1 year after its enactment. The 

NPOAG was established in March 2001. 

The advisory group is comprised of a 

balanced group of representatives of 

general aviation, commercial air tour 

operations, environmental concerns, 

and Native American tribes. The 

Administrator of the FAA and the 

Director of NPS (or their designees) 

serve as ex officio members of the 

group. Representatives of the 

Administrator and Director serve 

alternating 1-year terms as chairman of 

the advisory group. 

In accordance with the Act, the 

advisory group provides ‘‘advice, 

information, and recommendations to 

the Administrator and the Director- 

(1) On the implementation of this title 

[the Act] and the amendments made by 

this title; 

(2) On commonly accepted quiet 

aircraft technology for use in 

commercial air tour operations over a 

national park or tribal lands, which will 

receive preferential treatment in a given 

air tour management plan; 

(3) On other measures that might be 

taken to accommodate the interests of 

visitors to national parks; and 

(4) At the request of the Administrator 

and the Director, safety, environmental, 

and other issues related to commercial 

air tour operations over a national park 

or tribal lands.’’ 

Membership 

The current NPOAG ARC is made up 

of one member representing general 

aviation, three members representing 

the commercial air tour industry, four 

members representing environmental 

concerns, and two members 

representing Native American interests. 

Current members of the NPOAG ARC 

are as follows: 

Heidi Williams representing general 

aviation; Alan Stephen, Elling 

Halvorson, and Matthew Zuccaro 

representing commercial air tour 

operators; Greg Miller, Kristen Brengel, 

and Dick Hingson representing 

environmental interests with one open 

seat; and Rory Majenty and Martin 

Begaye representing Native American 

tribes. 

Selection 

Selected to fill the seat representing 

environmental concerns is Michael 

Sutton who will be filling a currently 

open seat. Selected to represent 

commercial air tour operator interests is 

Mark Francis who will be filling 

incumbent Elling Halvorson’s seat 

which expires on May 19, 2013. The 

term of service for NPOAG ARC 


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members is 3 years. Both of these terms 

will start on May 20, 2013. 

Issued in Hawthorne, CA, on April 23, 

2013. 

Keith Lusk, 

Special Programs Staff, Western-Pacific 

Region. 

[FR Doc. 2013–10158 Filed 4–29–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

[Docket No. FHWA–2013–0012] 

Notice of Funding Availability for the 

Tribal Transportation Program Safety 

Funds; and Request for Comments 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of funding availability; 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

availability of funding for Indian tribal 

governments for Tribal Transportation 

Program Safety Funds (TTPSF) 

authorized within the Tribal 

Transportation Program (TTP) under the 

Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st 

Century Act (MAP–21). The FHWA will 

distribute these funds as described in 

this notice on a competitive basis in a 

manner consistent with the eligibilities 

of this program. 

In addition, this notice proposes 

criteria FHWA will use to identify 

projects for funding and describes 

application procedures. The FHWA 

requests comments on the content of 

this notice. The FHWA will take all 

comments into consideration and 

publish a final notice of funding 

availability. 

The FHWA will solicit grant 

applications through the governmentwide electronic grants Web site at 

http://www.grants.gov and will publish 

a solicitation memo on the FHWA Web 

site at http://flh.fhwa.dot.gov. 

DATES: All public comments must be 

received on or before May 30, 2013. 

Late-filed comments will be considered 

to the extent practicable. 

The FHWA plans to conduct outreach 

regarding the TTPSF in the form of 

Webinars on May 1 at 1:00 e.t., 

(participants can pre-register online at: 

https://www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/

resources/webconference/web_conf_

learner_reg.aspx?webconfid=26059) and 

May 8 at 4:00 e.t., (participants can preregister online at: https:// 

www.nhi.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/ 

webconference/

web_conf_learner_reg.aspx?

webconfid=26060). Both Webinars will 

be recorded and posted on FHWA’s Web 

site at: http://flh.fhwa.dot.gov. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number FHWA– 

2013–0012, by any of the following 

methods: 

Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov and follow 

the online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

Mail: Docket Management Facility, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 

DC 20590–0001. 

Hand Delivery: West Building Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590– 

0001, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. 

Instructions: You must include the 

agency name and docket number 

FHWA–2013–0012 on your comments. 

All comments received will be posted, 

without change, to http// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

questions about the program discussed 

herein, contact Ms. Cindi Ptak by 

telephone at (202) 366–1586; by email at 

cindi.ptak@dot.gov; or by mail at 

Federal Highway Administration, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 

DC 20590. Office hours are from 8:30 

a.m. to 5:00 p.m. e.t., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. For 

legal questions, contact Ms. Vivian 

Philbin, Office of the Chief Counsel, by 

telephone at (720) 963–3445; by email at 

vivian.philbin@dot.gov; or by mail at 

Federal Highway Administration, 

Central Federal Lands Highway 

Division, 12300 West Dakota Avenue, 

Lakewood, CO 80228. Office hours are 

from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. m.t., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Electronic Access 

You may retrieve a copy of the notice 

through the Federal eRulemaking portal 

at: http://www.regulations.gov. The Web 

site is available 24 hours each day, 

every day of the year. Electronic 

submission and retrieval help and 

guidelines are available under the help 

section of the Web site. 

An electronic copy of this document 

may also be downloaded from Office of 

the Federal Register’s home page at: 

http://www.archives.gov/federal_register 

and the Government Printing Office’s 

Web page at: http://www.gpoaccess.gov. 

Table of Contents 

I. Background 

II. Eligibility 

A. Entities Eligible To Apply for Funding 

B. Eligible Uses of Funds 

III. Selection Criteria and Policy 

Considerations 

A. Safety Planning Activities (Funding 

Goal 40% of TTPSF) 

B. Engineering Improvements (Funding 

Goal 30% of TTPSF) 

C. Enforcement and Emergency Services 

Improvements (Funding Goal 20% of 

TTPSF) 

D. Education Programs (Funding Goal 10% 

of TTPSF) 

IV. Evaluation Process 

V. Application Process 

A. Contents of Applications 

B. Standard Form 424 

C. Narrative 

D. Contact Information 

E. Protection of Confidential Business 

Information 

F. Additional Information 

G. Experiencing Unforeseen Grants.gov 

Technical Issues 

VI. Program Funding and Award 

VII. Request for Comments 

VIII. Consultation 

I. Background 

On July 6, 2012, President Obama 

signed into law MAP–21 (Pub. L. 112– 

141), which authorizes TTPSF as a set 

aside of not more than 2 percent of the 

funds made available under the TTP for 

each of Federal Fiscal Years (FY) 2013 

and 2014. Section 202(e) of title 23, 

United States Code (U.S.C.), provides 

that the funds are to be allocated based 

on an identification and analysis of 

highway safety issues and opportunities 

on tribal lands, as determined by the 

Secretary, on application of the Indian 

tribal governments for eligible projects 

described in 23 U.S.C. 148(a)(4). Eligible 

projects described in section 148(a)(4) 

include strategies, activities, and 

projects on a public road that are 

consistent with a State strategic 

highway safety plan and correct or 

improve a hazardous road location or 

feature, or address a highway safety 

problem. 

Section 202(e) further specifies that in 

applying for TTPSF, an Indian tribal 

government, in cooperation with the 

Secretary of the Interior and, as 

appropriate, with a State, local 

government, or metropolitan planning 

organization, shall select projects from 

the transportation improvement 

program (TIP), subject to the approval of 

the Secretary of Transportation and the 

Secretary of the Interior. 


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