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same file as the submission itself, not as 

separate files. 

USTR strongly urges submitters to file 

comments through http://

www.regulations.gov, if at all possible. 

Any alternative arrangements must be 

made with Yvonne Jamison in advance 

of transmitting a comment. Ms. Jamison 

should be contacted at (202) 395–3475. 

General information concerning USTR 

is available at http://www.ustr.gov. 

Public Inspection of Submissions 

Comments will be placed in the 

docket and open to public inspection, 

except business confidential 

information. Comments may be viewed 

on the http://www.regulations.gov Web 

site by entering the relevant docket 

number in the search field on the home 

page. 

Douglas Bell, 

Chair, Trade Policy Staff Committee. 

[FR Doc. 2014–29577 Filed 12–16–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3290–F5–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Public Notice for Waiver for 

Aeronautical Land-Use Assurance at 

New Braunfels Regional Airport, New 

Braunfels, TX 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of intent for waiver of 

aeronautical land-use. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) is considering a 

proposal to change a portion of the 

airport from aeronautical use to 

nonaeronautical use and to authorize 

the conversion of the airport property. 

The proposal consists of one parcel of 

land containing a total of approximately 

3.09 acres located on the east side of the 

airport, along FM 758. 

The parcel was originally acquired as 

federal surplus property in 1969. The 

land comprising this parcel is outside 

the forecasted need for aviation 

development and, thus, is no longer 

needed for indirect or direct 

aeronautical use. The airport wishes to 

develop this land for compatible 

commercial, nonaeronautical use. The 

income from the conversion of this 

parcel will benefit the aviation 

community by reinvestment in the 

airport. 

Approval does not constitute a 

commitment by the FAA to financially 

assist in the conversion of the subject 

airport property nor a determination of 

eligibility for grant-in-aid funding from 

the FAA. The disposition of proceeds 

from the conversion of the airport 

property will be in accordance with 

FAA’s Policy and Procedures 

Concerning the Use of Airport Revenue, 

published in the Federal Register on 

February 16, 1999. In accordance with 

Section 47107(h) of Title 49, United 

States Code, this notice is required to be 

published in the Federal Register 30 

days before modifying the land-use 

assurance that requires the property to 

be used for an aeronautical purpose. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before January 16, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this 

document to Mr. Edward N. Agnew, 

Federal Aviation Administration, 

Manager, Texas Airports Development 

Office, 2601 Meacham Boulevard, Fort 

Worth, TX 76137. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Vinicio Llerena, Airport Director, City of 

New Braunfels, 2333 FM 758, New 

Braunfels, TX 78130, telephone (830) 

221–4295, or Mr. Anthony Mekhail, 

Federal Aviation Administration, Texas 

Airports Development Program 

Manager, 2601 Meacham Boulevard, 

Fort Worth, TX 76137, telephone (817) 

222–5663, FAX (817) 222–5989. 

Documents reflecting this FAA action 

may be reviewed at the above locations. 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on December 

5, 2014. 

Edward N. Agnew, 

Acting Manager, Airports Division, FAA, 

Southwest Region. 

[FR Doc. 2014–29269 Filed 12–16–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2012–0032] 

Commercial Driver’s License 

Standards: Application for Exemption; 

Daimler Trucks North America 

(Daimler) 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of application for 

exemption; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA announces that 

Daimler Trucks North America 

(Daimler) has requested an exemption 

for one commercial motor vehicle 

(CMV) driver, Martin Zeilinger, from the 

Federal requirement to hold a 

commercial driver’s license (CDL) 

issued by one of the States. This project 

engineer holds a valid German CDL and 

wants to test-drive Daimler vehicles on 

U.S. roads to better understand product 

requirements for these systems in ‘‘real 

world’’ environments, and verify 

results. Daimler believes the 

requirements for a German CDL ensure 

that holders of the license will likely 

achieve a level of safety equal to or 

greater than that of drivers who hold a 

U.S. State-issued CDL. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before January 16, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by Federal Docket 

Management System Number FMCSA– 

2012–0032 by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building, 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: West 

Building, Ground Floor, Room W12– 

140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. E.T., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the Agency name and docket 

number. For detailed instructions on 

submitting comments and additional 

information on the exemption process, 

see the Public Participation heading 

below. Note that all comments received 

will be posted without change to 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. Please 

see the Privacy Act heading below. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to 

www.regulations.gov at any time and in 

the box labeled ‘‘SEARCH for’’ enter 

FMCSA–2012–0032 and click on the tab 

labeled ‘‘SEARCH.’’ 

Privacy Act: In accordance with 5 

U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments 

from the public to better inform its 

rulemaking process. DOT posts these 

comments, without edit, including any 

personal information the commenter 

provides, to www.regulations.gov, as 

described in the system of records 

notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can 

be reviewed at www.dot.gov/privacy. 

Public Participation: The Federal 

eRulemaking Portal is available 24 

hours each day, 365 days each year. You 

can get electronic submission and 

retrieval help and guidelines under the 

‘‘help’’ section of the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal Web site. If you 

want us to notify you that we received 

your comments, please include a selfaddressed, stamped envelope or 

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postcard, or print the acknowledgement 

page that appears after submitting 

comments online. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Richard Clemente, FMCSA Driver and 

Carrier Operations Division; Office of 

Carrier, Driver and Vehicle Safety 

Standards; Telephone: 202–366–4325. 

Email: MCPSD@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

FMCSA has authority under 49 U.S.C. 

31136(e) and 31315 to grant exemptions 

from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Regulations. FMCSA must publish a 

notice of each exemption request in the 

Federal Register (49 CFR 381.315(a)). 

The Agency must provide the public an 

opportunity to inspect the information 

relevant to the application, including 

any safety analyses that have been 

conducted. The Agency must also 

provide an opportunity for public 

comment on the request. 

The Agency reviews the safety 

analyses and the public comments, and 

determines whether granting the 

exemption would likely achieve a level 

of safety equivalent to, or greater than, 

the level that would be achieved by the 

current regulation (49 CFR 381.305). 

The decision of the Agency must be 

published in the Federal Register (49 

CFR 381.315(b)) with the reason for 

granting or denying the exemption, and, 

if granted, the specific person or class of 

persons receiving the exemption, and 

the regulatory provision or provisions 

from which exemption is granted. The 

notice must specify the effective period 

of the exemption (up to 2 years), and 

explain the terms and conditions of the 

exemption. The exemption may be 

renewed (49 CFR 381.300(b)). 

Since 2012, FMCSA has granted four 

Daimler drivers similar exemptions 

[May 25, 2012 (77 FR 31422); July 22, 

2014 (79 FR 42626); August 29, 2014 (79 

FR 51641)]. Each of these drivers held 

a valid German CDL but lacked the U.S. 

residency required to obtain a CDL. 

FMCSA has concluded that the process 

for obtaining a German CDL is 

comparable to or as effective as the U.S. 

CDL requirements and ensures that 

these drivers will likely achieve a level 

of safety equivalent to or greater than 

the level that would be obtained in the 

absence of the exemption. 

Request for Exemption 

Daimler has applied for an exemption 

for one of its engineers from 49 CFR 

383.23, which prescribes licensing 

requirements for drivers operating 

CMVs in interstate or intrastate 

commerce. This driver, Martin 

Zeilinger, holds a valid German CDL but 

is unable to obtain a CDL in any of the 

U.S. States due to residency 

requirements. A copy of the application 

is in Docket No. FMCSA–2012–0032. 

The exemption would allow Mr. 

Zeilinger to operate CMVs in interstate 

or intrastate commerce to support 

Daimler field tests designed to meet 

future vehicle safety and environmental 

requirements and to develop improved 

safety and emission technologies. 

According to Daimler, Mr. Zeilinger will 

typically drive for no more than 6 hours 

per day for 2 consecutive days, and 10 

percent of the test driving will be on 

two-lane State highways, while 90 

percent will be on interstate highways. 

The driving will consist of no more than 

200 miles per day, for a total of 400 

miles during a two-day period on a 

quarterly basis. He will in all cases be 

accompanied by a holder of a U.S. CDL 

who is familiar with the routes to be 

traveled. Daimler requests that the 

exemption cover a two-year period. 

FMCSA has determined that the 

process for obtaining a German CDL is 

comparable to the Federal requirements 

of 49 CFR part 383 and adequately 

assesses a driver’s ability to operate 

CMVs in the United States. 

Request for Comments 

In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 

31315(b)(4) and 31136(e), FMCSA 

requests public comment on Daimler’s 

application for an exemption from the 

CDL requirements of 49 CFR 383.23. 

The Agency will consider all comments 

received by close of business on January 

16, 2015. Comments will be available 

for examination in the docket at the 

location listed under the ADDRESSES

section of this notice. The Agency will 

consider to the extent practicable 

comments received in the public docket 

after the closing date of the comment 

period. 

Issued on: December 4, 2014. 

Larry W. Minor, 

Associate Administrator for Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2014–29067 Filed 12–16–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Maritime Administration 

[Docket No. DOT–MARAD–2014–0156] 

Request for Comments on a New 

Information Collection 

AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice 

announces that the Information 

Collection Request (ICR) abstracted 

below is being forwarded to the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and comments. A Federal 

Register Notice with a 60-day comment 

period soliciting comments on the 

following information collection was 

published on September 23, 2014 (79 FR 

56849). 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before January 16, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nuns Jain, Program Excellence & 

Quality Assurance Group (MAR–600.6), 

Maritime Administration, U.S. 

Department of Transportation, 7737 

Hampton Boulevard, Building 19, Suite 

300, Norfolk, VA 23505, (757) 322–5801 

or Email: nuns.jain@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Quarterly Readiness Reporting 

of Strategic Seaport Facilities. 

OMB Control Number: 2133—NEW. 

Type of Request: New Information 

Collection. 

Abstract: Pursuant to the Defense 

Production Act of 1950, as amended 

(Pub. L. 111–67), EO 13603, E.O. 12656 

and 46 CFR part 340, MARAD works 

with the DoD to ensure national defense 

preparedness. Accordingly, MARAD 

issues a pre-emergency Port Planning 

Order (PPO) to each Department of 

Defense (DoD) designated strategic 

commercial seaport in order to provide 

the DoD port facilities in support of 

military deployments during national 

emergencies. The proposed collection of 

quarterly information is necessary to 

validate each port’s ability to provide 

the PPO delineated facilities to the DoD 

within the PPO delineated time frame. 

In a February 2, 2014 report entitled 

STRATEGIC SEAPORTS: Opportunities 

Exist to Improve Interagency 

Coordination, Readiness Reporting, and 

Port Preparedness, the Government 

Accounting Office (GAO) recommended 

that MARAD collect DoD required 

readiness data from the strategic 

commercial ports. This information will 

be used by MARAD to assist DoD in 

establishing overall contingency plans 

necessary to meet national emergency 

preparedness requirements. 

Affected Public: Strategic Commercial 

Seaports with MARAD Port Planning 

Orders. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

16. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 64. 

Annual Estimated Total Annual 

Burden Hours: 64. 

Frequency of Collection: Quarterly. 

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