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interlock present here satisfies the 

intent of S3.1.3 of FMVSS No. 102, 

NHTSA finds that the noncompliance in 

the subject vehicles is inconsequential 

to safety. 

VII. NHTSA’s Decision: In 

consideration of the foregoing, NHTSA 

finds that Gillig has met its burden of 

persuasion that the subject FMVSS No. 

102 noncompliance in the affected 

buses is inconsequential to motor 

vehicle safety. Accordingly, Gillig’s 

petition is hereby granted and Gillig is 

consequently exempted from the 

obligation of providing notification of, 

and a free remedy for, that 

noncompliance under 49 U.S.C. 30118 

and 30120. 

NHTSA notes that the statutory 

provisions (49 U.S.C. 30118(d) and 

30120(h)) that permit manufacturers to 

file petitions for a determination of 

inconsequentiality allow NHTSA to 

exempt manufacturers only from the 

duties found in sections 30118 and 

30120, respectively, to notify owners, 

purchasers, and dealers of a defect or 

noncompliance and to remedy the 

defect or noncompliance. Therefore, this 

decision only applies to the subject 

buses that Gillig no longer controlled at 

the time it determined that the 

noncompliance existed. However, the 

granting of this petition does not relieve 

vehicle distributors and dealers of the 

prohibitions on the sale, offer for sale, 

or introduction or delivery for 

introduction into interstate commerce of 

the noncompliant buses under their 

control after Gillig notified them that 

the subject noncompliance existed. 

(Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30118, 30120: 

delegations of authority at 49 CFR 1.95 and 

501.8) 

Otto G. Matheke III, 

Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

[DOT–OST–2024–0127] 

Solicitation for Annual Combating 

Human Trafficking in Transportation 

Impact Award 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary of 

Transportation, U.S. Department of 

Transportation. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The annual Combating 

Human Trafficking in Transportation 

Impact Award (the award) is a 

component of the Department of 

Transportation’s (DOT) Transportation 

Leaders Against Human Trafficking 

initiative that seeks to raise awareness 

among transportation stakeholders 

about human trafficking and increase 

training and prevention to combat the 

crime. The award serves as a platform 

for transportation stakeholders to 

creatively develop impactful and 

innovative counter-trafficking tools, 

initiatives, campaigns, and technologies 

that can be shared with the broader 

community to help stop human 

trafficking. The award is open to 

individuals and entities, including nongovernmental organizations, 

transportation industry associations, 

research institutions, and State and 

local government organizations. 

Entrants compete for a cash award of up 

to $50,000 to be awarded to the 

individual(s) or entity selected for 

creating the most impactful countertrafficking initiative or technology. 

DATES: Submissions will be accepted 

from January 6, 2025 through 11:59 p.m. 

PST/2:59 a.m. EST on March 7, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Additional information 

regarding the Department’s countertrafficking activities can be found at 

www.transportation.gov/ 

stophumantrafficking. 

Additional information regarding the 

Department’s counter-trafficking 

activities can be found at 

www.transportation.gov/ 

stophumantrafficking. To register your 

intent to compete individually or as part 

of a team, visit www.transportation.gov/ 

stophumantrafficking, email 

trafficking@dot.gov, or contact the 

Office of International Transportation 

and Trade at (202) 366–4398. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Award Approving Official: The 

Secretary of Transportation (Secretary). 

Subject of Award Competition: The 

Combating Human Trafficking in 

Transportation Impact Award 

recognizes impactful, innovative, and 

shareable approaches to combating 

human trafficking in the transportation 

industry. 

Problem 

As many as 27.6 million men, women, 

and children are held against their will 

and trafficked into forced labor and 

commercial sex. Transportation figures 

prominently in human trafficking 

enterprises when traffickers move 

victims, which uniquely positions the 

industry to combat the crime. 

Challenge 

The Combating Human Trafficking in 

Transportation Impact Award is looking 

for the best innovators to develop 

original, impactful, unique, and 

shareable human trafficking tools, 

initiatives, campaigns, and technologies 

that can help stop these heinous crimes 

in the transportation industry. 

Eligibility 

To be eligible to participate in the 

Combating Human Trafficking in 

Transportation Impact Award 

competition, private entities must be 

incorporated in and maintain a primary 

place of business in the United States, 

and individuals must be citizens or 

permanent residents of the United 

States. There is no charge to enter the 

competition. 

Rules, Terms, and Conditions 

The following additional rules apply: 

1. Entrants shall submit a project to 

the competition under the rules 

promulgated by the Department in this 

Notice; 

2. Entrants must indemnify, defend, 

and hold harmless the Federal 

Government from and against all thirdparty claims, actions, or proceedings of 

any kind and from any and all damages, 

liabilities, costs, and expenses relating 

to or arising from participant’s 

submission or any breach or alleged 

breach of any of the representations, 

warranties, and covenants of participant 

hereunder. Entrants are financially 

responsible for claims made by a third 

party; 

3. Entrants may not be a Federal 

entity, Federal employee acting within 

the scope of their employment, or a 

family member of a Federal Employee; 

4. Entrants may not be an employee 

or family member of an employee of the 

U.S. Department of Transportation; 

5. Entrants 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 entries cannot have been 

submitted in the same or substantially 

similar form in any other previous 

Federally sponsored promotion or 

Federally sponsored competition; 

7. Entrants previously awarded first 

place are not eligible to reenter for the 

same or substantially similar project; 

8. Entries which, in the Department’s 

sole discretion, are determined to be 

substantially similar to another entity’s 

entry submitted to this competition may 

be disqualified; 

9. The competition is subject to all 

applicable Federal laws and regulations. 

Participation constitutes the entrants’ 

full and unconditional agreement to 

these rules and to the Secretary’s 

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in all matters related to this 

competition; 

10. Entries must be original, be the 

work of the entrant and/or nominee and 

must not violate the rights of other 

parties. All entries remain the property 

of the entrant. Each entrant represents 

and warrants that: 

• Entrant is the sole author and 

owner of the submission; 

• The entry is not the subject of any 

actual or threatened litigation or claim; 

• The entry does not and will not 

violate or infringe upon the intellectual 

property rights, privacy rights, publicity 

rights, or other legal rights of any third 

party; and 

• The entry does not and will not 

contain any harmful computer code 

(sometimes referred to as ‘‘malware,’’ 

‘‘viruses,’’ or, ‘‘worms’’). 

11. By submitting an entry in this 

competition, 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 competition, 

whether the injury, death, damage, or 

loss arises through negligence of 

otherwise. Provided, however, that by 

registering or submitting an entry, 

entrants and/or nominees do not waive 

claims against the Department arising 

out of the unauthorized use or 

disclosure by the agency of the 

intellectual property, trade secrets, or 

confidential information of the entrant; 

12. The Secretary or the Secretary’s 

designees have the right to request 

additional supporting documentation 

regarding the application from the 

entrants and/or nominees; 

13. Each entrant 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 hometown and state for 

the Department’s promotional purposes 

in any media, in perpetuity, worldwide, 

without further payment or 

consideration; 

14. If selected, the entrant and/or 

nominee must provide written consent 

granting the Department and any parties 

acting on their behalf, a royalty-free, 

non-exclusive, irrevocable, worldwide 

license to display publicly and use for 

promotional purposes the entry 

(‘‘demonstration license’’). This 

demonstration license includes posting 

or linking to the entry on Department 

websites, including the Competition 

website, and partner websites, and 

inclusion of the entry in any other 

media, worldwide; 

15. Applicants that are Federal grant 

recipients may not use Federal funds to 

develop submissions or to fund efforts 

in support of a submission; 

16. Federal contractors may not use 

Federal funds from a contract to develop 

submissions or to fund efforts in 

support of a submission; and 

17. The submission period begins on 

January 6, 2025. Submissions must be 

sent by 11:59 p.m. PST/2:59 a.m. EST 

on March 7, 2025. The timeliness of 

submissions will be determined by the 

time stamp of the Microsoft Form 

submission. Competition administrators 

assume no responsibility for lost or 

untimely submissions for any reason. 

Submission Requirements 

Applicants must submit entries using 

the following Microsoft Forms link: 

https://forms.office.com/g/XVPzafGs5G. 

Please contact trafficking@dot.gov for 

any submission issues via Microsoft 

Forms. 

Expression of Interest: While not 

required, entrants are strongly 

encouraged to send brief expressions of 

interest to DOT prior to submitting 

entries. The expressions of interest 

should be sent by February 5, 2025 to 

trafficking@dot.gov, and include the 

following elements: (1) Name and title 

of entrant(s); (2) Telephone and email 

address; and (3) A synopsis of the 

concept, limited to no more than two 

pages. 

Please ensure your submission 

package includes EACH of the following 

twelve elements: 

1. Mode(s) 

Specify which transportation mode(s) 

the proposal will focus on. 

2. Title 

The proposal title. 

3. Entity 

The name of the organization(s) being 

nominated, or the name(s) and title(s) of 

the individual(s) being nominated. 

4. Submitted By 

Include name, title, phone, email, 

website URL, and mailing address. 

If the point of contact for the proposal 

is different, also specify their name, 

title, phone, and email. 

5. Background 

Brief background regarding the 

submitting individual(s) or 

organization(s) that includes relevant 

counter-trafficking expertise. 

6. Partners 

If applicable, list the partners who 

will be engaged in proposal 

development and/or implementation, 

including a brief background for each. 

7. Letters of Support 

You may submit supporting letters, 

which may be from subject matter 

experts or industry, and may address 

the technical merit of the concept, 

originality, impact, practicality, 

measurability and/or applicability. 

Proposals with letters of support should 

include an itemized list with the name, 

title, and organization for each letter. 

8. Proposal Description (1 Sentence) 

A high-level description of the 

proposal including all deliverable(s). 

9. Proposal Summary (1 Paragraph) 

A detailed synopsis of the proposal, 

including how efficacy will be 

measured and its anticipated impact. 

10. Proposal Overview and Impact/ 

Measurability (1–2 Pages) 

A proposal description that presents a 

logical approach and workable solution 

to addressing the issue of human 

trafficking in the transportation 

industry. Include responses to the 

following questions: Is the concept 

unique? Are anticipated beneficiaries 

clearly identified? Were human 

trafficking survivors consulted in the 

proposal development and/or how will 

survivor input be included in 

implementation? Are anticipated 

resources and costs outlined in detail? 

Can the proposal be implemented in a 

way requiring a finite amount of 

resources (e.g., fixed costs, low or no 

marginal costs, and a clear path to 

implementation and scale beyond an 

initial investment)? For impact and 

measurability, include a description of 

how the proposal will be evaluated, and 

its potential impact on human 

trafficking in the transportation 

industry. Include responses to the 

following questions: How will the 

proposal’s impact be measured? How 

will the proposal contribute to countertrafficking efforts in the transportation 

sector? If not a national proposal, can 

the proposal be scaled nationally? 

11. Supporting Documents (No Page 

Limit) 

The paper(s) and/or technologies, 

programs, video/audio files, and other 

related materials, describing the 

proposal and addressing the selection 

criteria. As applicable, this can include 

a description of success of a previous or 

similar proposal and/or documentation 

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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 manner may result 

in disqualification. 

12. Eligibility Statement 

A statement of eligibility by private 

entities indicating that they are 

incorporated in and maintain a primary 

place of business in the United States, 

or a statement of eligibility by 

individuals indicating that they are 

citizens or permanent residents of the 

United States. 

Initial Screening 

The Office of International 

Transportation and Trade (OITT) will 

initially review applications to 

determine that all required submission 

elements are included, and to determine 

compliance with eligibility 

requirements. 

Evaluation 

After the Initial Screening, OITT, with 

input from the relevant Operating 

Administrations, will judge entries 

based on the factors described below: 

technical merit, originality, impact, 

practicality, measurability, and 

applicability. The Secretary will make 

the final selection. The Department 

reserves the right to not award the prize 

if the selecting officials believe that no 

submission demonstrates sufficient 

potential for sufficient transformative 

impact. The following factors will be 

given consideration: 

Technical Merit 

• Does the proposal present a clear 

understanding of the issue of human 

trafficking in the transportation industry 

and utilizes a trauma-informed, victimcentered approach? 

• Does the proposal present a logical 

and workable solution and approach to 

addressing human trafficking in the 

transportation industry? 

• Were survivors of human trafficking 

consulted in the development of the 

proposal concept and is survivor input 

outlined in the description of proposal 

implementation? 

Originality 

• Is the concept new or a variation of 

an existing idea? 

• Does the concept possess and 

clearly describe its unique merits? 

Impact/Measurability 

• Can the proposal make a significant 

impact and/or contribution to the fight 

against human trafficking in the 

transportation industry? 

• Does the proposal clearly describe 

the breadth of impact? 

• Does the submission clearly outline 

how the proposal will be measured? 

• Will the proposal result in 

measurable improvements? 

Practicality 

• Does the proposal clearly identify 

anticipated beneficiaries of the 

proposal? 

• Does the proposal clearly outline 

anticipated resources and all costs to be 

incurred by executing the concept? 

• Can the proposal be implemented 

in a way that requires a finite amount 

of resources (specifically, the 

submission has fixed costs, low or no 

marginal costs, and a clear path to 

implementation and scale beyond an 

initial investment)? 

Applicability 

• Is the proposal national or can it be 

scaled nationally? 

Award 

Up to three winning entries are 

expected to be announced. The firstplace winner will receive up to a 

$50,000 cash prize. A plaque with the 

first-place winner(s) name and the date 

of the award will be on display at the 

U.S. Department of Transportation, and 

a display copy of the plaque(s) will be 

sent to the first-place award winner. 

Two additional plaques will be awarded 

to recognize the two runners up. At the 

Department’s discretion, DOT may pay 

for invitational travel expenses to 

Washington, DC, for up to two 

individuals or representatives of the 

first-place winner and runners up, 

should selectees be invited to present 

their proposal(s) for DOT officials. 

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 3719 (America 

COMPETES Act). 

Issued in Washington, DC, on December 

30, 2024. 

Carol A. Petsonk, 

Assistant Secretary for Aviation and 

International Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2024–31630 Filed 1–3–25; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Office of Foreign Assets Control 

Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action 

AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets 

Control, Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the 

Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets 

Control (OFAC) is publishing the names 

of one or more persons that have been 

placed on OFAC’s Specially Designated 

Nationals and Blocked Persons List 

(SDN List) based on OFAC’s 

determination that one or more 

applicable legal criteria were satisfied. 

All property and interests in property 

subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these 

persons are blocked, and U.S. persons 

are generally prohibited from engaging 

in transactions with them. 

DATES: This action was issued on 

December 31, 2024. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION for relevant dates. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

OFAC: Associate Director for Global 

Targeting, 202–622–2420; Assistant 

Director for Sanctions Compliance, 202– 

622–2490 or https://ofac.treasury.gov/ 

contact-ofac. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Electronic Availability 

The SDN List and additional 

information concerning OFAC sanctions 

programs are available on OFAC’s 

website: https://ofac.treasury.gov. 

Notice of OFAC Action 

On December 31, 2024, OFAC 

determined that the property and 

interests in property subject to U.S. 

jurisdiction of the following persons are 

blocked under the relevant sanctions 

authorities listed below. 

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