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zirconium.
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State.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary of
Transportation
Requirements for the Secretary of
Transportations Recognizing Aviation
and Aerospace Innovation in Science
and Engineering Awards
Office of the Secretary of
Transportation, Department of
Transportation.
ACTION: Notice of the announcement of
Requirements for the Secretary of
Transportation’s RAISE (Recognizing
Aviation and Aerospace Innovation in
Science and Engineering) Awards.
AGENCY:
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 3719 (America
COMPETES Act).
Award Approving Official: Anthony
Foxx, Secretary of Transportation.
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.
DATES: Effective on April 01, 2014 to
October 31, 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:
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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 will be
available at https://www.challenge.gov.
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;
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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
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 substantially
similar 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 https://
www.challengepost.com/privacy.
Expression of Interest:
While not required, students are
strongly encouraged to send brief
expressions of interest to the
Department to be considered for an
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award. The expressions of interest
should be sent by June 1, 2014 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.
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Hardcopy is preferred; however, the
package also may be transmitted by
email to Patricia.Watts@FAA.gov. The
submission period begins on May 1,
2014. Submissions must be sent by
11:59 p.m. Pacific daylight time on
October 31, 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 by the
end of 2014. 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?
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• 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.
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.
Issued On: April 1, 2014.
Susan L. Kurland,
Assistant Secretary of Aviation and
International Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration
[Docket No. FMCSA–2013–0349]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Revision of a Currently
Approved Information Collection
Request: Hazardous Materials Safety
Permits
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
FMCSA announces its plan to submit
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the Information Collection Request (ICR)
described below to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval. The FMCSA
requests approval to revise and extend
an ICR entitled, ‘‘Hazardous Materials
Safety Permits.’’ This ICR requires
companies holding permits to develop
communications plans that allow for the
periodic tracking of the shipments. A
record of the communications that
includes the time of the call and
location of the shipment may be kept by
either the driver (e.g., recorded in the
log book) or the company. The motor
carrier or driver must maintain a record
of the communications for at least six
months after the initial acceptance of a
shipment of hazardous material for
which a safety permit is required.
DATES: Please send your comments by
May 7, 2014. OMB must receive your
comments by this date in order to act on
the ICR.
ADDRESSES: All comments should
reference Federal Docket Management
System (FDMS) Docket Number
FMCSA–2013–0349. Interested persons
are invited to submit written comments
on the proposed information collection
to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget. Comments
should be addressed to the attention of
the Desk Officer, Department of
Transportation/Federal Motor Carrier
Safety Administration, and sent via
electronic mail to oira_submission@
omb.eop.gov, or faxed to (202) 395–
6974, or mailed to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget,
Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th
Street NW., Washington, DC 20503.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Paul Bomgardner, Hazardous Materials
Division, Department of Transportation,
Federal Motor Carrier Safety
Administration, West Building 6th
Floor, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC 20590. Telephone:
202–493–0027; email
paul.bomgardner@dot.gov. Office hours
are from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal
Holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Hazardous Materials Safety
Permits.
OMB Control Number: 2126–0030.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved ICR.
Respondents: Motor carriers subject to
the Hazardous Materials Safety Permit.
requirements in 49 CFR Part 385
Subpart E.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,382.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary of Transportation
Requirements for the Secretary of Transportations Recognizing
Aviation and Aerospace Innovation in Science and Engineering Awards
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary of Transportation, Department of
Transportation.
ACTION: Notice of the announcement of Requirements for the Secretary of
Transportation's RAISE (Recognizing Aviation and Aerospace Innovation
in Science and Engineering) Awards.
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Authority: 15 U.S.C. 3719 (America COMPETES Act).
Award Approving Official: Anthony Foxx, Secretary of
Transportation.
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.
DATES: Effective on April 01, 2014 to October 31, 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:
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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 will be available at
https://www.challenge.gov.
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
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
substantially similar form in any previous Federally-sponsored
promotion or Federally-sponsored 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 https://www.challengepost.com/privacy.
Expression of Interest:
While not required, students are strongly encouraged to send brief
expressions of interest to the Department to be considered for an
award. The expressions of interest should be sent by June 1, 2014 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.
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Hardcopy is preferred; however, the package also may be transmitted
by email to Patricia.Watts@FAA.gov. The submission period begins on May
1, 2014. Submissions must be sent by 11:59 p.m. Pacific daylight time
on October 31, 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 by the end of 2014. 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.
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.
Issued On: April 1, 2014.
Susan L. Kurland,
Assistant Secretary of Aviation and International Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2014-07699 Filed 4-4-14; 8:45 am]
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