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evaluate whether a particular defense
article or defense service is covered by
the U.S. Munitions List, and therefore is
subject to export licensing jurisdiction
of the Department of State. This
collection may also be used to request
a change in U.S. Munitions List category
designation, request the removal a
defense article from the U.S. Munitions
List, or request the reconsideration of a
previous commodity jurisdiction
determination.
Methodology: These forms/
information collections are to be sent
electronically to the Directorate of
Defense Trade Controls via the
Directorate of Defense Trade Controls
Web site.
Dated: December 6, 2012.
Robert S. Kovac,
Managing Director of Defense Trade Controls,
Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, U.S.
Department of State.
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Determination Concerning the Bolivian
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Pursuant to the authority vested in the
Secretary of State, including that set
forth in the ‘‘International Narcotics
Control and Law Enforcement’’ account
of the Department of State, Foreign
Operations, and Related Programs
Appropriations Act, 2012 (Div. I, Pub. L.
112–74), I hereby determine that funds
made available for assistance for
Bolivian military and police are in the
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States.
This Determination shall be
transmitted to the Congress and
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Dated: November 25, 2012.
Hillary Rodham Clinton,
Secretary of State.
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Posting of Pamphlet Provided for in
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Regulation Act
Notice of posting of pamphlet
provided for in section 833(a) of the
International Marriage Broker
Regulation Act, Title D of Public Law
109–162.
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SUMMARY: Section 833(a) of the
International Marriage Broker
Regulation Act, Title D of Public Law
109–162, provided that the Secretary of
Homeland Security, in consultation
with the Attorney General and the
Secretary of State, develop an
information pamphlet on legal rights
and resources for immigrants who are
victims of domestic violence. That
section further provided that such
pamphlet be posted on the Web sites of
the Department of State and all consular
posts processing applications for K
´
(fiance(e) or spouse of U.S. citizen)
visas. This notice announces that this
pamphlet is posted on the Web site of
the Bureau of Consular Affairs of the
Department of State at: https://
travel.state.gov/visa/temp/pamphlet/
pamphlet_5725.html.
DATES: The pamphlet was posted on
November 8, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Paul-Anthony L. Magadia, Legislation
and Regulations Division, Visa Services,
Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department
of State, Washington, DC 20520–0106.
(202) 663–3969, email:
magadiapl@state.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
833(a)(1) of the International Marriage
Broker Regulation Act (‘‘IMBRA’’), Title
D of Public Law 109–162, provided that
the Secretary of Homeland Security, in
consultation with the Attorney General
and the Secretary of State, develop an
information pamphlet on legal rights
and resources for immigrants who are
victims of domestic violence. Section
833(a)(5)(C) of IMBRA provided that
such pamphlet be posted on the Web
sites of the Department of State and all
consular posts processing applications
for K visas. IMBRA section 833(a)(4)
directed that the Secretary of State
translate the pamphlet into foreign
languages, including Russian, Spanish,
Tagalog, Vietnamese, Chinese,
Ukrainian, Thai, Korean, Polish,
Japanese, French, Arabic, Portuguese,
and Hindi, and any other languages that
the Secretary, in her discretion, may
specify. The Secretary of Homeland
Security completed this pamphlet, and
the Secretary of State had it translated
into the foregoing 14 languages. The
Department of State has posted the
pamphlet, in English and those 14
languages, online at https://
travel.state.gov/visa/temp/pamphlet/
pamphlet_5725.html. To make the
pamphlet publicly available through
consular posts, the Department of State
has instructed U.S. embassies and
consulates worldwide to establish a link
to the Department’s posting by
November 21, 2012. By posting the
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pamphlet online, the Department is also
making it available to any international
marriage broker, government agency, or
nongovernmental advocacy
organization, pursuant to IMBRA
section 833(a)(5)(D).
Dated: November 28, 2012.
Janice L. Jacobs,
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Consular
Affairs, Department of State.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
[Docket No. FRA 2012–0006–N–17]
Proposed Agency Information
Collection Activities; Comment
Request
Federal Railroad
Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice
announces that the Information
Collection Requirements (ICRs)
abstracted below have been forwarded
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and comment. The
ICRs describes the nature of the
information collection and their
expected burden. The Federal Register
notice with a 60-day comment period
soliciting comments on the following
collection of information was published
on September 24, 2012 (77 FR 58907).
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before January 14, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Robert Brogan, Office of Safety,
Planning and Evaluation Division, RRS–
21, Federal Railroad Administration,
1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., Mail Stop 17,
Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202)
493–6292), or Ms. Kimberly Toone,
Office of Information Technology, RAD–
20, Federal Railroad Administration,
1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., Mail Stop 35,
Washington, DC 20590 (telephone: (202)
493–6132). (These telephone numbers
are not toll-free.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), Public Law 104–13, Section 2,
109 Stat. 163 (1995) (codified as revised
at 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), and its
implementing regulations, 5 CFR Part
1320, require Federal agencies to issue
two notices seeking public comment on
information collection activities before
OMB may approve paperwork packages.
44 U.S.C. 3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.5,
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1320.8(d)(1), 1320.12. On September 24,
2012, FRA published a 60-day notice in
the Federal Register soliciting comment
on ICRs for which the agency was
seeking OMB approval. 77 FR 58907.
FRA received no comments in response
to this notice.
Before OMB decides whether to
approve a proposed collection of
information, it must provide 30 days for
public comment. 44 U.S.C. 3507(b); 5
CFR 1320.12(d). Federal law requires
OMB to approve or disapprove
paperwork packages between 30 and 60
days after the 30 day notice is
published. 44 U.S.C. 3507 (b)–(c); 5 CFR
1320.12(d); see also 60 FR 44978, 44983,
Aug. 29, 1995. OMB believes that the 30
day notice informs the regulated
community to file relevant comments
and affords the agency adequate time to
digest public comments before it
renders a decision. 60 FR 44983, Aug.
29, 1995. Therefore, respondents should
submit their respective comments to
OMB within 30 days of publication to
best ensure having their full effect. 5
CFR 1320.12(c); see also 60 FR 44983,
Aug. 29, 1995.
The summary below describes the
nature of the information collection
requirements (ICRs) and the expected
burden, and are being submitted for
clearance by OMB as required by the
PRA.
Title: State Safety Participation
Regulations and Remedial Actions.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0509.
Type of Request: Extension with
change of a previously approved
information collection.
Affected Public: 49 States/566
Railroads.
Abstract: The collection of
information is set forth under 49 CFR
part 212, and requires qualified state
inspectors to provide various reports to
FRA for monitoring and enforcement
purposes concerning state investigative,
inspection, and surveillance activities
regarding railroad compliance with
Federal railroad safety laws and
regulations. Additionally, railroads are
required to report to FRA actions taken
to remedy certain alleged violations of
law.
Form Number(s): FRA F 6180.33/61/
67/96/96A/109/110/111/112.
Annual Estimated Burden Hours:
9,058 hours.
Title: Use of Locomotive Horns at
Highway-Rail Grade Crossings.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0560.
Type of Request: Extension with
change of a currently approved
collection.
Affected Public: 728 railroads/340
Public Authorities.
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Abstract: Under Title 49 Part 222 of
the Code of Federal Regulations, FRA
seeks to collect information from
railroads and public authorities in order
to increase safety at highway-rail grade
crossings nationwide by requiring that
locomotive horns be sounded when
trains approach and pass through these
crossings or by ensuring that a safety
level at least equivalent to that provided
by blowing locomotive horns exists for
corridors in which horns are silenced.
FRA reviews applications by public
authorities intending to establish new
or, in some cases, continue pre-rule
quiet zones to ensure the necessary level
of safety is achieved.
Form Number(s): N/A.
Annual Estimated Burden Hours:
9,581 hours.
Addressee: Send comments regarding
this information collection to the Office
of Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget, 725
Seventeenth Street NW., Washington,
DC, 20503, Attention: FRA Desk Officer.
Comments may also be sent
electronically via email to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs
(OIRA) at the following address:
oira_submissions@omb.eop.gov.
Comments are invited on the
following: Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the Department, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; the accuracy of the
Department’s estimate of the burden of
the proposed information collection;
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
A comment to OMB is best assured of
having its full effect if OMB receives it
within 30 days of publication of this
notice in the Federal Register.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520.
Issued in Washington, DC, on December
10, 2012.
Rebecca Pennington,
Chief Financial Officer, Federal Railroad
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket No. MARAD–2012–0111]
Requested Administrative Waiver of
the Coastwise Trade Laws: Vessel
PEGASUS; Invitation for Public
Comments
Maritime Administration,
Department of Transportation.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: As authorized by 46 U.S.C.
12121, the Secretary of Transportation,
as represented by the Maritime
Administration (MARAD), is authorized
to grant waivers of the U.S.-build
requirement of the coastwise laws under
certain circumstances. A request for
such a waiver has been received by
MARAD. The vessel, and a brief
description of the proposed service, is
listed below.
DATES: Submit comments on or before
January 14, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Comments should refer to
docket number MARAD–2012–0111.
Written comments may be submitted by
hand or by mail to the Docket Clerk,
U.S. Department of Transportation,
Docket Operations, M–30, West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC 20590. You may also
send comments electronically via the
Internet at https://www.regulations.gov.
All comments will become part of this
docket and will be available for
inspection and copying at the above
address between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
E.T., Monday through Friday, except
federal holidays. An electronic version
of this document and all documents
entered into this docket is available on
the World Wide Web at https://
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Linda Williams, U.S. Department of
Transportation, Maritime
Administration, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Room W23–453,
Washington, DC 20590. Telephone 202–
366–0903, Email
Linda.Williams@dot.gov.
As
described by the applicant the intended
service of the vessel PEGASUS is:
Intended Commercial Use of Vessel:
‘‘Offshore sailing instruction, private
cruise.’’
Geographic Region: Massachusetts,
Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York,
New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland,
Virginia, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Georgia, Florida.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
[Docket No. FRA 2012-0006-N-17]
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment
Request
AGENCY: Federal Railroad Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this notice announces that the Information
Collection Requirements (ICRs) abstracted below have been forwarded to
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The
ICRs describes the nature of the information collection and their
expected burden. The Federal Register notice with a 60-day comment
period soliciting comments on the following collection of information
was published on September 24, 2012 (77 FR 58907).
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before January 14, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Robert Brogan, Office of Safety,
Planning and Evaluation Division, RRS-21, Federal Railroad
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., Mail Stop 17, Washington, DC
20590 (telephone: (202) 493-6292), or Ms. Kimberly Toone, Office of
Information Technology, RAD-20, Federal Railroad Administration, 1200
New Jersey Ave. SE., Mail Stop 35, Washington, DC 20590 (telephone:
(202) 493-6132). (These telephone numbers are not toll-free.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA),
Public Law 104-13, Section 2, 109 Stat. 163 (1995) (codified as revised
at 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), and its implementing regulations, 5 CFR Part
1320, require Federal agencies to issue two notices seeking public
comment on information collection activities before OMB may approve
paperwork packages. 44 U.S.C. 3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.5,
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1320.8(d)(1), 1320.12. On September 24, 2012, FRA published a 60-day
notice in the Federal Register soliciting comment on ICRs for which the
agency was seeking OMB approval. 77 FR 58907. FRA received no comments
in response to this notice.
Before OMB decides whether to approve a proposed collection of
information, it must provide 30 days for public comment. 44 U.S.C.
3507(b); 5 CFR 1320.12(d). Federal law requires OMB to approve or
disapprove paperwork packages between 30 and 60 days after the 30 day
notice is published. 44 U.S.C. 3507 (b)-(c); 5 CFR 1320.12(d); see also
60 FR 44978, 44983, Aug. 29, 1995. OMB believes that the 30 day notice
informs the regulated community to file relevant comments and affords
the agency adequate time to digest public comments before it renders a
decision. 60 FR 44983, Aug. 29, 1995. Therefore, respondents should
submit their respective comments to OMB within 30 days of publication
to best ensure having their full effect. 5 CFR 1320.12(c); see also 60
FR 44983, Aug. 29, 1995.
The summary below describes the nature of the information
collection requirements (ICRs) and the expected burden, and are being
submitted for clearance by OMB as required by the PRA.
Title: State Safety Participation Regulations and Remedial Actions.
OMB Control Number: 2130-0509.
Type of Request: Extension with change of a previously approved
information collection.
Affected Public: 49 States/566 Railroads.
Abstract: The collection of information is set forth under 49 CFR
part 212, and requires qualified state inspectors to provide various
reports to FRA for monitoring and enforcement purposes concerning state
investigative, inspection, and surveillance activities regarding
railroad compliance with Federal railroad safety laws and regulations.
Additionally, railroads are required to report to FRA actions taken to
remedy certain alleged violations of law.
Form Number(s): FRA F 6180.33/61/67/96/96A/109/110/111/112.
Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 9,058 hours.
Title: Use of Locomotive Horns at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings.
OMB Control Number: 2130-0560.
Type of Request: Extension with change of a currently approved
collection.
Affected Public: 728 railroads/340 Public Authorities.
Abstract: Under Title 49 Part 222 of the Code of Federal
Regulations, FRA seeks to collect information from railroads and public
authorities in order to increase safety at highway-rail grade crossings
nationwide by requiring that locomotive horns be sounded when trains
approach and pass through these crossings or by ensuring that a safety
level at least equivalent to that provided by blowing locomotive horns
exists for corridors in which horns are silenced. FRA reviews
applications by public authorities intending to establish new or, in
some cases, continue pre-rule quiet zones to ensure the necessary level
of safety is achieved.
Form Number(s): N/A.
Annual Estimated Burden Hours: 9,581 hours.
Addressee: Send comments regarding this information collection to
the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management
and Budget, 725 Seventeenth Street NW., Washington, DC, 20503,
Attention: FRA Desk Officer. Comments may also be sent electronically
via email to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) at
the following address: oira_submissions@omb.eop.gov.
Comments are invited on the following: Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the Department, including whether the information will
have practical utility; the accuracy of the Department's estimate of
the burden of the proposed information collection; ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and
ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on
respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
A comment to OMB is best assured of having its full effect if OMB
receives it within 30 days of publication of this notice in the Federal
Register.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501-3520.
Issued in Washington, DC, on December 10, 2012.
Rebecca Pennington,
Chief Financial Officer, Federal Railroad Administration.
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