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detail in the Report, are unreasonable in 

light of U.S. and international norms 

that exchange rate policy should not be 

undertaken to gain an unfair 

competitive advantage in international 

trade, should not artificially enhance a 

country’s exports and restrict its imports 

in ways that do not reflect the 

underlying competitiveness, should not 

prevent exchange rates from reflecting 

underlying economic and financial 

conditions, and should not prevent 

balance of payments adjustment; 

2. Vietnam’s acts, policies, and 

practices that contribute to 

undervaluation of its currency through 

excessive foreign exchange market 

interventions and other related actions 

burden or restrict U.S. commerce; and, 

accordingly, 

3. The acts, policies, and practices 

under investigation are actionable under 

Section 301(b) of the Trade Act. 

II. Determination on Action 

Sections 301(b) and 304(a)(1)(B) of the 

Trade Act provide that if the U.S. Trade 

Representative determines that an act, 

policy, or practice of a foreign country 

is unreasonable or discriminatory and 

burdens or restricts U.S. commerce, the 

U.S. Trade Representative shall 

determine what action, if any, to take 

under Section 301(b). Where an 

agreement or measures provide a 

satisfactory resolution of the matter 

subject to investigation, the U.S. Trade 

Representative may determine under 

Section 304 that no action is 

appropriate. Under Section 306 of the 

Trade Act, in such circumstances the 

U.S. Trade Representative must monitor 

the agreement or measures, and may 

take action at a future time upon a 

finding that the implementation has not 

been satisfactory. 

In its December 2020 and April 2021 

semiannual foreign exchange reports to 

Congress, Treasury determined that 

Vietnam satisfied the three criteria in 

Section 701 of the Trade Facilitation 

and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 

regarding Vietnam’s currency practices, 

which triggered enhanced bilateral 

engagement between Treasury and the 

SBV on this issue. 

On July 19, 2021, Treasury and the 

SBV issued a joint statement 

announcing that they had reached an 

agreement. The joint statement 

provides, inter alia, that: 

Treasury and the SBV have had 

constructive discussions in recent months 

through the enhanced engagement process, 

and reached agreement to address Treasury’s 

concerns about Vietnam’s currency practices 

as described in Treasury’s Report to Congress 

on the Macroeconomic and Foreign Exchange 

Policies of Major Trading Partners of the 

United States. 

. . . Vietnam confirms that it is bound under 

the Articles of Agreement of the IMF to avoid 

manipulating its exchange rate in order to 

prevent effective balance of payments 

adjustment or to gain an unfair competitive 

advantage and will refrain from any 

competitive devaluation of the Vietnamese 

dong. The SBV is also making ongoing efforts 

to further modernize and make more 

transparent its monetary policy and exchange 

rate framework. In support of these efforts, 

the SBV will continue to improve exchange 

rate flexibility over time, allowing the 

Vietnamese dong to move in line with the 

stage of development of the financial and 

foreign exchange markets and with economic 

fundamentals, while maintaining 

macroeconomic and financial market 

stability. 

The SBV will continue to provide 

necessary information for Treasury to 

conduct thorough analysis and reporting on 

the SBV’s activities in the foreign exchange 

market in Treasury’s semiannual Report to 

Congress on the Macroeconomic and Foreign 

Exchange Policies of Major Trading Partners 

of the United States. 

See Joint Statement from the U.S. 

Department of the Treasury and the 

State Bank of Vietnam (July 19, 2021), 

https://home.treasury.gov/news/pressreleases/jy0280. 

The U.S. Trade Representative has 

found that that the Treasury-SBV 

agreement and the measures of Vietnam 

called for in the agreement provide a 

satisfactory resolution of the matter 

subject to investigation. Accordingly, 

the U.S. Trade Representative has 

determined under Section 304 of the 

Trade Act that no action at this time is 

appropriate in this investigation. The 

Trade Representative’s determination 

was made in consultation with 

Treasury, and takes into account the 

advice of the interagency Section 301 

Committee and public comments and 

Advisory Committee advice received 

during the investigation. 

III. Ongoing Monitoring 

Pursuant to Section 306(a) of the 

Trade Act, the U.S. Trade 

Representative, in coordination with 

Treasury, will monitor Vietnam’s 

implementation of its commitments 

under the agreement and associated 

measures. Pursuant to Section 306(b) of 

the Trade Act, if the U.S. Trade 

Representative in consultation with 

Treasury subsequently considers that 

Vietnam is not satisfactorily 

implementing the agreement or 

associated measures, then the U.S. 

Trade Representative will consider 

further action under Section 301. 

Greta Peisch, 

General Counsel, Office of the United States 

Trade Representative. 

[FR Doc. 2021–16095 Filed 7–27–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3290–F1–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Membership in the National Parks 

Overflights Advisory Group 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration, (FAA), Transportation 

(DOT). 

ACTION: Solicitation of applications. 

SUMMARY: By Federal Register notice on 

May 6, 2021, the Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) and the National 

Park Service (NPS) invited interested 

persons to apply to fill one existing and 

one upcoming vacancy on the National 

Parks Overflights Advisory Group 

(NPOAG). This notice informs the 

public of the selection made for the one 

upcoming vacancy representing air tour 

operator concerns. No selection was 

made for the existing opening 

representing Native American tribal 

concerns so this notice also invites 

persons interested in that opening to 

apply. 

DATES: Persons interested in applying 

for the NPOAG opening representing 

Native American concerns will need to 

apply by August 31, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Keith Lusk, Special Programs Staff, 

Federal Aviation Administration, 

Western-Pacific Region Headquarters, 

777 S Aviation Boulevard, Suite 150, El 

Segundo, CA 90245, telephone: (424) 

405–7017, 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, and subsequently amended in 

the FAA Modernization and Reform Act 

of 2012. The Act required the 

establishment of the advisory group 

within one 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 


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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 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 are as 

follows: 

Melissa Rudinger representing general 

aviation; John Becker, James Viola, and 

Eric Lincoln representing commercial 

air tour operators with one upcoming 

opening due to Eric Lincoln’s 3-year 

term ending; Dick Hingson, Les 

Blomberg, Robert Randall, and John 

Eastman representing environmental 

interests; and Carl Slater represents 

Native American tribes with one current 

opening. 

Selections 

Eric Lincoln has been chosen for 

another 3-year term as the air tour 

operator representative. NPOAG 

members’ 3-year terms commence on 

the publication date of this Federal 

Register notice. No selection was made 

for the additional opening to represent 

Native American concerns. The FAA 

and NPS invite persons interested in 

applying for this remaining opening on 

the NPOAG to contact Mr. Keith Lusk 

(contact information is written above in 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). 

Requests to serve on the NPOAG must 

be made to Mr. Lusk in writing and 

postmarked or emailed on or before 

August 31, 2021. The request should 

indicate whether or not you are a 

member of, or have an affiliation with, 

a federally recognized Native American 

tribe. The request should also state what 

expertise you would bring to the 

NPOAG as related to issues and 

concerns with aircraft flights over 

national parks and/or tribal lands. The 

term of service for NPOAG members is 

3 years. Current members may re-apply 

for another term. On August 13, 2014, 

the Office of Management and Budget 

issued revised guidance regarding the 

prohibition against appointing or not 

reappointing federally registered 

lobbyists to serve on advisory 

committees (79 FR 47482). 

Therefore, before appointing an 

applicant to serve on the NPOAG, the 

FAA and NPS will require the 

prospective candidate to certify that 

they are not a federally registered 

lobbyist. 

Issued in El Segundo, CA, on July 21, 2021. 

Keith Lusk, 

Program Manager, Special Programs Staff, 

Western-Pacific Region. 

[FR Doc. 2021–15978 Filed 7–27–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2021–0085] 

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption 

Applications; Implantable Cardioverter 

Defibrillators (ICDs) 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), Department 

of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of applications for 

exemption; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA announces receipt of 

applications from three individuals for 

an exemption from the prohibition in 

the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Regulations (FMCSRs) against operation 

of a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) by 

persons with a current clinical diagnosis 

of myocardial infarction, angina 

pectoris, coronary insufficiency, 

thrombosis, or any other cardiovascular 

disease of a variety known to be 

accompanied by syncope (transient loss 

of consciousness), dyspnea (shortness of 

breath), collapse, or congestive heart 

failure. If granted, the exemptions 

would enable these individuals with 

ICDs to operate CMVs in interstate 

commerce. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before August 27, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by the Federal Docket 

Management System (FDMS) Docket ID 

FMCSA–2021–0085 using any of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

www.regulations.gov/, insert the docket 

number, FMCSA–2021–0085, in the 

keyword box, and click ‘‘Search.’’ Next, 

sort the results by ‘‘Posted (NewerOlder),’’ choose the first notice listed, 

and click on the ‘‘Comment’’ button. 

Follow the online instructions for 

submitting comments. 

• Mail: Dockets Operations; U.S. 

Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery: West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, 

DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., ET, 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

Holidays. 

• Fax: (202) 493–2251. 

To avoid duplication, please use only 

one of these four methods. See the 

‘‘Public Participation’’ portion of the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for 

instructions on submitting comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Christine A. Hydock, Chief, Medical 

Programs Division, (202) 366–4001, 

fmcsamedical@dot.gov, FMCSA, DOT, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room 

W64–224, Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

Office hours are from 8:30 a.m. to 5 

p.m., ET, Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. If you have 

questions regarding viewing or 

submitting material to the docket, 

contact Dockets Operations, (202) 366– 

9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Public Participation 

A. Submitting Comments 

If you submit a comment, please 

include the docket number for this 

notice (Docket No. FMCSA–2021–0085), 

indicate the specific section of this 

document to which each comment 

applies, and provide a reason for each 

suggestion or recommendation. You 

may submit your comments and 

material online or by fax, mail, or hand 

delivery, but please use only one of 

these means. FMCSA recommends that 

you include your name and a mailing 

address, an email address, or a phone 

number in the body of your document 

so that FMCSA can contact you if there 

are questions regarding your 

submission. 

To submit your comment online, go to 

www.regulations.gov/, insert the docket 

number FMCSA–2021–0085 in the 

keyword box, and click ‘‘Search.’’ Next, 

sort the results by ‘‘Posted (NewerOlder),’’ choose the first notice listed, 


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