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12 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). amendments, all written statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are filed with the Commission, and all written communications relating to the proposed rule change between the Commission and any person, other than those that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for Web site viewing and printing in the Commission’s Public Reference Room, 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 20549 on official business days between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Copies of such filing also will be available for inspection and copying at the principal offices of the Exchange. All comments received will be posted without change; the Commission does not edit personal identifying information from submissions. You should submit only information that you wish to make available publicly. All submissions should refer to File Number SR–PHLX– 2014–63, and should be submitted on or before October 29, 2014.

For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated authority. 12 Kevin M. O’Neill, Deputy Secretary.

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**DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION**

**Office of the Secretary of Transportation** 

**Requirements for the Recognizing Aviation and Aerospace Innovation in**  **Science and Engineering Awards; Deadline Extension** 

**AGENCY :**  Office of the Secretary of Transportation, U.S. Department of Transportation.

**ACTION :**  Notice.

**SUMMARY :**  Pursuant to a recommendation by the Future of Aviation Advisory Committee, the Secretary of Transportation is announcing the third-annual competition to recognize students with the ability to demonstrate unique, innovative thinking in aerospace science and engineering. In its third year, the Secretary has decided to create two divisions within the award: A high school division and a university division (both undergraduate and graduate). The Secretary of Transportation intends to use the awards to incentivize students at high schools and universities to think creatively in developing innovative solutions to aviation and aerospace issues, and to share those innovations with the broader community. This notice extends the deadline for submitting proposals for the RAISE Award and makes other small changes to the prior notices issued in April (79 FR 19167) and May (79 FR 29476) 2014. The Department of Transportation has decided that interested students could benefit from more time to develop proposals for the 2014 competition. Thus, we are extending the dates for submitting expressions of interest to November 14, 2014, and for submitting final packages to 3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on December 30, 2014.

**DATES :**  Effective on April 01, 2014 to December 30, 2014.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Patricia Watts, Ph.D., Federal Aviation Administration, (609) 485–5043, patricia.watts@faa.gov, or James Brough, Federal Aviation Administration, (781)
238–7027, james.brough@faa.gov.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :** 

Subject of Challenge Competition: The Secretary’s RAISE (Recognizing Aviation & Aerospace Innovation in Science and Engineering) Award will recognize innovative scientific and engineering achievements that will have a significant impact on the future of aerospace or aviation. Following an open solicitation by the United States Department of Transportation (‘‘the Department’’), the Secretary of Transportation (‘‘the Secretary’’) will designate an Award Review Board Chair, who will submit nominations to the Secretary for final consideration. The rules for this competition are available at http://www.challenge.gov.

Award Approving Official: Anthony Foxx, Secretary of Transportation.
Eligibility

To be eligible to participate in the Secretary’s RAISE Award competition, students must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. For the high school division, the students must have been enrolled in at least one semester (or quarterly equivalent) at a U.S. high school (or equivalent approved home school program) in 2014. For the University division, the student must have been enrolled in a U.S.-based college or university for at least one semester (or quarterly equivalent) in 2014. Students may participate and be recognized as individuals or in teams. Each member of a team must meet the eligibility criteria. An individual may join more than one team. There is no charge to enter the competition.

The following additional rules apply: 1. Candidates shall submit a project in the competition under the rules promulgated by the Department;

2. Candidates shall agree to execute indemnifications and waivers of claims against the Federal government as provided in this Notice;

3. Candidates may not be a Federal entity or Federal employee acting within the scope of employment;

4. Candidates may not be an employee of the Department, including but not limited to the Federal Aviation Administration, or the Research and Innovative Technology Administration;

5. Candidates shall not be deemed ineligible because an individual used Federal facilities or consulted with Federal employees during a competition, if the facilities and employees are made available to all individuals participating in the competition on an equitable basis;

6. The competition is subject to all applicable Federal laws and regulations. Participation constitutes the Candidates’ full and unconditional agreement to these rules and to the Secretary’s decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to this competition;

7. Submissions which in the Secretary’s sole discretion are determined to be substantially similar to a prior submitted entry may be disqualified;

8. Submissions must be original, be the work of the Candidates, and must not violate the rights of other parties. All submissions remain the property of the applicants. Each Candidate represents and warrants that he, she, or the team, is the sole author and owner of the submission, that the submission is wholly original, that it does not infringe any copyright or any other rights of any third party of which the Candidate is aware, and, if submitted in electronic form, is free of malware;

9. By submitting an entry in this contest, contestants and entrants agree to assume any and all risks and waive any claims against the Federal Government and its related entities (except in the case of willful misconduct) for any injury, death, damage, or loss of property, revenue or profits, whether direct, indirect, or consequential, arising from their participation in this contest, whether the injury, death, damage, or loss arises through negligence of otherwise. Provided, however, that by registering or submitting an entry, contestants and entrants do not waive claims against the Department arising out of the


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unauthorized use or disclosure by the agency of the intellectual property, trade secrets, or confidential information of the entrant;

10. The Secretary and the Secretary’s designees have the right to request access to supporting materials from the Candidates;

11. The submissions cannot have been submitted in the same or substantiallysimilar form in any previous Federallysponsored promotion or Federallysponsored contest, of any kind;

12. Each Candidate grants to the Department, as well as other Federal agencies with which it partners, the right to use names, likeness, application materials, photographs, voices, opinions, and/or hometown and state for the Department’s promotional purposes in any media, in perpetuity, worldwide, without further payment or consideration; and

13. The Secretary collects personal information from Candidates when they enter this competition. The information collected is subject to the ChallengePost privacy policy located at http:// www.challengepost.com/privacy.
Expression of Interest

Candidates are strongly encouraged to send brief expressions of interest, in advance, by November 14, 2014. The expressions of interest should be sent to the contact shown below and should include the following elements: (1) Name of Candidate(s); (2) Name of educational institution(s) with which Candidate(s) are affiliated; (2) Telephone and email addresses for Candidate(s); (3) brief high-level overview of the proposed project.
Submission Requirements

Final submission packages shall consist of the following elements:

1. Nomination letter from at least one teacher, advisor, faculty member, and others as appropriate. The nomination letter(s) must communicate accomplishments in the following areas:
a. Technical Merit of the Concept

Evidence of technical merit based upon teacher (parent or legal guardian in the case of home schooled applicants), advisor, or faculty nomination and evaluation of the submitted proposal, written paper, and/ or reports.
b. Professionalism and Leadership

Evidence of professionalism and leadership may be in the form of, but not limited to: (1) Membership and offices held in various groups (2) Presentations made to various groups, meetings, and at symposia (3) Leadership in student professional
activities (4) Community outreach activities

2. An overall summary of the innovation, not to exceed one page, which includes a title of the project and statement of the impact that the innovation will have on the field of aviation or aerospace;

3. A copy of the student’s academic transcript or certified grade report (as applicable);

4. A copy of the paper(s) and related materials describing the innovative concept written by the student(s) being nominated (no page limit).

Once submissions have been received, the Department may request additional information, including supporting documentation, more detailed contact information, releases of liability, and statements of authenticity to guarantee the originality of the work. Failure to respond in a timely fashion may result in disqualification.

All materials should be forwarded with a cover letter to the attention of: Patricia Watts, Ph.D., Centers of Excellence Program Director, Federal Aviation Administration, L–28, FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center, Atlantic City International Airport, NJ

08405.

Hardcopy is preferred; however, the package also may be transmitted by email to Patricia.Watts@FAA.gov. Submissions must be sent by 3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on December 30, 2014. The timeliness of submissions will be determined by the postmark (if sent in hard copy) or time stamp of the recipient (if emailed). Award administrators assume no responsibility for lost or untimely submissions for any

reason.

Award

The winner will be announced as soon as possible after the submission date. A trophy with the winner’s name and date of award will be displayed at the Department of Transportation and a display copy of the trophy will be sent to the winner’s school/college/ university. An additional plaque or trophy will be awarded to the individual or team. At the option of the Secretary, the Department will pay for invitational travel expenses to Washington, DC for up to four representatives of the winning teams to present their project to Department officials and receive the award from the Secretary. Basis Upon Which the Winners Will Be Selected

All submissions will be initially reviewed by the FAA Centers for Excellence Program Director upon receipt to determine if the submissions meet the eligibility requirements. Registration packages meeting the eligibility requirements will be judged by advisory panels consisting of academic experts, government officials including FAA, the Department, and representatives of the private sector. The advisory panels will select the most highly qualified submissions and present them to the Secretary of the Department, who will select the winning entrant.

Submissions will be judged against other submissions from the same division on the following criteria:

Technical Merit:

• Has the submission presented a clear understanding of the associated problems?

• Has the submission developed a logical and workable solution and approach to solving the problem/s?

• What are the most significant aspects of this concept?

• Has the submission clearly described the breadth of impact of the
innovation?

Originality:

• Is this concept new or a variation of an existing idea, and in what way(s)?

• How is this work unique?

• Was the concept developed independently or in cooperation with others?

Impact:

• To what extent will this project make a significant impact and/or contribution to the future of the aviation and aerospace environment?

Practicality:

• Who directly benefits from this work?

• Can this program or activity be implemented in a practical fashion?

• What are the costs anticipated to be incurred and saved by executing this concept?

Measurability:

• How has this individual/group measured the impact on the aviation
environment?

• To what extent does the innovation result in measurable improvements?

Applicability:

• Can this effort be scaled?

• Is this work specific to one region, various regions, or to the entire nation?

All factors are important and will be given consideration, but the advisory panels will give the ‘‘technical merit’’ factor the most weight in the screening process. The Secretary retains sole discretion to select the winning entrant.


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Additional Information

Federal grantees may not use Federal funds to develop COMPETES Act challenge applications.

Federal contractors may not use Federal funds from a contract to develop COMPETES Act challenge applications or to fund efforts in support of a COMPETES Act challenge submission.

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 3719 (America COMPETES Act).

Issued on: September 19, 2014.
Susan L. Kurland, Assistant Secretary of Aviation and International Affairs.

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**DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION**

**Federal Highway Administration**

**[Docket No. FHWA–2014–0036]**

**Agency Information Collection Activities: Notice of Request for**  **Reinstatement of a Previously Approved Information Collection** 

**AGENCY :**  Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.

**ACTION :**  Notice of request for extension of currently approved information collection.

**SUMMARY :**  The FHWA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) approval for renewal of an existing information collection that is summarized below under

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION** . We are required to publish this notice in the Federal Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

**DATES :**  Please submit comments by December 8, 2014.

**ADDRESSES :**  You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID Number 2014–0036 by any of the following methods:

Web site: For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received go to the Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments.

Fax: 1–202–493–2251. Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590.

Hand Delivery or Courier: U.S. Department of Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Mark Glaze, 202 366–4053, Office of Natural Environment, Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  Title: Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) Program.

OMB Control Number: 2125–0614. Background: Section 1113 of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP–21) calls for an Evaluation and Assessment of CMAQ Projects. The statute calls for the identification and analysis of a representative sample of CMAQ projects and the development and population of a database that describes the impacts of the program both on traffic congestion levels and air quality. To establish and maintain this database, the FHWA is requesting States to submit annual reports on their CMAQ investments that cover projected air quality benefits, financial information, a brief description of projects, and several other factors outlined in the Interim Program Guidance for the CMAQ program. States are requested to provide the end of year summary reports via the automated system provided through FHWA by the first day of March of each year, covering the prior Federal fiscal

year.

Respondents: 51 (each State DOT, and Washington, DC).

Frequency: Annually. Estimated Average Burden per Response: 125 hours per annual report.

Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 6,375 hours.

Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of this information collection, including: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the U.S. DOT’s performance, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the U.S. DOT’s estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; (3) ways to enhance the quality, usefulness, and clarity of the collected information; and (4) ways that the burden could be minimized, including the use of electronic technology, 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.

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1.48. Issued on: October 3, 2014.
Michael Howell, Information Collection Officer.

[FR Doc. 2014–24042 Filed 10–7–14; 8:45 am]

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**DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION**

**Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration** 

**[Docket No. FMCSA–2014–0196]**

**Agency Information Collection Activities; New Information Collection**  **Request: FMCSA Annual Grant Program Effectiveness Survey** 

**AGENCY :**  Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), Department of Transportation (DOT).

**ACTION :**  Notice and request for

comments.

**SUMMARY :**  In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FMCSA announces its plan to submit the Information Collection Request (ICR) described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for its review and approval and invites public comment. The purpose of this information collection is to acquire the perspectives of FMCSA State partners who support the operation, regulationand enforcement of various mutuallybeneficial safety programs. This knowledge will improve the Federal government’s understanding of the effectiveness of commercial motor vehicle (CMV) safety related grant programs. The FMCSA is interested in surveying grant recipients to collect information on the strengths, weaknesses, and effectiveness of FMCSA grant programs with the intent of improving our capacity to meet the needs of our grantees. FMCSA needs this information to support program evaluation endeavors, program management, and fiscal decision making. FMCSA will use the results in various analyses conducted by FMCSA designed to assess the effectiveness of existing rules, grant programs, and safety programs.

**DATES :**  We request your comments on or before December 8, 2014.

**ADDRESSES :**  You may submit comments identified by Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) Docket Number FMCSA–2014–0196 using any of the following methods:

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions for submitting

comments.

• Fax: 1–202–493–2251.