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standards. Specifically, Section 7
(Marking of Safety Glazing Materials) of
ANSI Z26.1–1996 requires that:
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In addition to any other markings required
by law, ordinance, or regulation, all safety
glazing materials manufactured for use in
accordance with this standard shall be
legibly and permanently marked in letters
and numerals . . . with the words American
National Standard or the characters AS and
. . . In addition to the preceding markings
and immediately adjacent to the words
American National Standard or the
characters AS, each piece of glazing material
shall further be marked . . . if complying
with the requirements of Section 4,
Application of Tests, Item 1 with the numeral
1; . . .
V. Summary of Supreme’s Analyses
Supreme stated its belief that the
subject noncompliance is
inconsequential to motor vehicle safety
for the following reasons:
(1) Supreme stated that the subject
windshields meet all performance and
other requirements of FMVSS No. 205
with the exception of the subject
noncompliance.
(2) Supreme stated its belief that
repair services for the subject
windshields will not be affected because
replacement windshields are typically
obtained through Supreme distributors
who have the correct and compliant
replacement glazing.
(3) Supreme also stated that they have
not received any consumer complaints,
claims, or warranty claims related to
this noncompliance.
(4) Supreme additionally made
mention of similar inconsequential
noncompliance petitions that were
granted by the agency relating
noncompliances that Supreme believes
are similar to the subject FMVSS No.
205 noncompliance.
Supreme has informed NHTSA that
for all affected vehicles that remain in
Supreme’s inventory and the inventory
of Supreme’s distributors, permanent
markings in compliance with FMVSS
No. 205 will be added to the vehicle
windshields before delivery under a sale
or lease.
In summation, Supreme believes that
the described noncompliance of the
subject windshields is inconsequential
to motor vehicle safety, and that its
petition, to exempt Supreme from
providing recall notification of
noncompliance as required by 49 U.S.C.
30118 and remedying the recall
noncompliance as required by 49 U.S.C.
30120 should be granted.
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
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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, any
decision on this petition only applies to
the subject buses that Supreme no
longer controlled at the time it
determined that the noncompliance
existed. However, any decision on this
petition does not relieve equipment
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 Supreme 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.
Jeffrey M. Giuseppe,
Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary
Application of Exec Air Inc. of Naples
D/B/A Execair for Commuter Authority
Department of Transportation.
Notice of order to show cause
(Order 2016–2–23); Docket DOT–OST–
2014–0149.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Department of
Transportation is directing all interested
persons to show cause why it should
not issue an order tentatively finding
Exec Air Inc. of Naples d/b/a ExecAir
fit, willing, and able to provide
scheduled passenger service as a
commuter air carrier using small aircraft
pursuant to Part 135 of the Federal
Aviation Regulations.
DATES: Persons wishing to file
objections should do so no later than
March 11, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Objections and answers to
objections should be filed in Docket
DOT–OST–2014–0149 and addressed to
U.S. Department of Transportation,
Docket Operations, (M–30, Room W12–
140), 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West
Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC
20590, and should be served upon the
parties listed in Attachment A to the
order.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Catherine J. O’Toole, Air Carrier Fitness
Division (X–56, Room W86–489), U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200
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DC 20590, (202) 366–9721.
Dated: February 26, 2016.
Brandon M. Belford,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Aviation and
International Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Low Income Taxpayer Clinic Grant
Program; Availability of 2016
Supplemental Grant Application Period
Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
Treasury.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This document contains a
Notice that the IRS is accepting
applications from qualified
organizations for a part-year Low
Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC)
matching grant to provide
representation to low income taxpayers
and education about taxpayer rights and
responsibilities to individuals who
speak English as a second language in
certain identified geographic areas. The
grant will cover the last six months of
the 2016 grant year, from July 1, 2016,
through December 31, 2016. The
supplemental application period shall
run from March 1, 2016, to April x1,
2016.
Despite the IRS’s efforts to foster
parity in availability and accessibility in
the selection of organizations receiving
LITC matching grants and the continued
increase in clinic services nationwide,
there remain communities that are
underrepresented by clinics.
For the supplemental application
period, the IRS will focus on geographic
areas where there is limited or no clinic
representation.
The IRS will award up to $1.28
million in funding to qualifying
organizations, subject to the limitations
of Internal Revenue Code section 7526.
A qualifying organization may receive a
matching grant of up to $100,000 per
year. Organizations currently receiving a
grant are not eligible to apply during
this supplemental application period.
Grant funds may be awarded for startup expenditures incurred during the
grant year. The selection process for
these part-year grants may not be
complete before the beginning of the
application period for the 2017 grant
year; thus, applicants for a part-year
grant will be expected to submit a
separate application for full-year
funding for the 2017 grant year during
SUMMARY:
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the 2017 grant application period, when
announced later this year.
Below is a list that contains the
identified underserved geographic areas:
State or
territory
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Alabama .............................
California ............................
Colorado .............................
Georgia ...............................
Illinois ..................................
Mississippi ..........................
Nevada ...............................
New Mexico ........................
New York ............................
North Carolina ....................
North Dakota ......................
Oklahoma ...........................
Puerto Rico .........................
South Carolina ....................
Tennessee ..........................
Texas ..................................
Utah ....................................
Washington .........................
Areas
Statewide.
El Dorado, Imperial, Nevada, Placer, Riverside, Sacramento, San Bernardino, Sutter, Yolo, and Yuba counties.
Statewide.
Statewide.
Southern Part of the State.
Statewide.
Statewide.
Statewide.
Nassau and Suffolk counties.
Statewide.
Statewide.
Statewide.
Commonwealth-wide.
Statewide.
Eastern Part of the State.
Statewide.
Statewide.
Central Part of the State.
Qualifying organizations that provide
representation to low income taxpayers
involved in a tax controversy with the
IRS and educate individuals for whom
English is a second language (ESL)
regarding their taxpayer rights and
responsibilities under the Internal
Revenue Code are eligible for a grant.
An LITC must provide services for free
or for no more than a nominal fee.
Examples of qualifying organizations
include: (1) Clinical programs at
accredited law, business or accounting
schools whose students represent low
income taxpayers in tax controversies
with the IRS and (2) organizations
exempt from tax under I.R.C. § 501(a)
whose employees and volunteers
represent low income taxpayers in tax
controversies with the IRS.
In determining whether to award a
grant, the IRS will consider a variety of
factors, including: (1) The number of
taxpayers who will be assisted by the
organization, including the number of
ESL taxpayers in that geographic area;
(2) the existence of other LITCs assisting
the same population of low income and
ESL taxpayers; (3) the quality of the
program offered by the organization,
including the qualifications of its
administrators and qualified
representatives, and its record, if any, in
providing representation services to low
income taxpayers; (4) the quality of the
application, including the
reasonableness of the proposed budget;
(5) the organization’s compliance with
all federal tax obligations (filing and
payment); (6) the organization’s
compliance with all federal non-tax
obligations (filing and payment); (7)
whether debarment or suspension (31
CFR part 19) applies, or whether the
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organization is otherwise excluded from
or ineligible for a federal award; and (8)
alternative funding sources available to
the organization, including amounts
received from other grants and
contributions, and the endowment and
resources of the institution sponsoring
the organization.
DATES: Grant applications for the last six
months of the 2016 grant year must be
electronically filed at www.grants.gov by
April 1, 2016. Funding decisions will be
made by July 1, 2016, and funds
awarded must be spent by December 31,
2016.
ADDRESSES: The LITC Program Office is
located at: Internal Revenue Service,
Taxpayer Advocate Service, LITC Grant
Program Administration Office,
TA:LITC, 1111 Constitution Avenue
NW., Room 1034, Washington, DC
20224. Copies of the 2016 Grant
Application Package and Guidelines,
IRS Publication 3319 (Rev. 5–2015), can
be downloaded from the IRS Internet
site at www.irs.gov/advocate or ordered
by calling the IRS Distribution Center
toll-free at 1–800–829–3676.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The
LITC Program Office at (202) 317–4700
(not a toll-free number) or by email at
L/TCProgramOffice@irs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Section 7526 of the Internal Revenue
Code authorizes the IRS, subject to the
availability of appropriated funds, to
award qualified organizations matching
grants of up to $100,000 per year for the
development, expansion, or
continuation of qualified low income
taxpayer clinics. A qualified
organization is one that represents low
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income taxpayers in controversies with
the IRS and informs individuals for
whom English is a second language of
their taxpayer rights and
responsibilities, and does not charge
more than a nominal fee for its services
(except for reimbursement of actual
costs incurred).
Mission Statement
Low Income Taxpayer Clinics ensure
the fairness and integrity of the tax
system for taxpayers who are low
income or speak English as a second
language by providing pro bono
representation on their behalf in tax
disputes with the IRS, by educating
them about their rights and
responsibilities as taxpayers, and by
identifying and advocating for issues
that impact low income taxpayers.
Selection Consideration
Applications that pass the eligibility
screening process will undergo a twotier evaluation process. Applications
will be subject to both a technical
evaluation and a Program Office
evaluation. The final funding decision is
made by the National Taxpayer
Advocate, unless recused. The costs of
preparing and submitting an application
(or a request for continued funding) are
the responsibility of each applicant.
Each application will be given due
consideration and the LITC Program
Office will notify each applicant once
funding decisions have been made.
Nina E. Olson,
National Taxpayer Advocate, Internal
Revenue Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Low Income Taxpayer Clinic Grant Program; Availability of 2016
Supplemental Grant Application Period
AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This document contains a Notice that the IRS is accepting
applications from qualified organizations for a part-year Low Income
Taxpayer Clinic (LITC) matching grant to provide representation to low
income taxpayers and education about taxpayer rights and
responsibilities to individuals who speak English as a second language
in certain identified geographic areas. The grant will cover the last
six months of the 2016 grant year, from July 1, 2016, through December
31, 2016. The supplemental application period shall run from March 1,
2016, to April x1, 2016.
Despite the IRS's efforts to foster parity in availability and
accessibility in the selection of organizations receiving LITC matching
grants and the continued increase in clinic services nationwide, there
remain communities that are underrepresented by clinics.
For the supplemental application period, the IRS will focus on
geographic areas where there is limited or no clinic representation.
The IRS will award up to $1.28 million in funding to qualifying
organizations, subject to the limitations of Internal Revenue Code
section 7526. A qualifying organization may receive a matching grant of
up to $100,000 per year. Organizations currently receiving a grant are
not eligible to apply during this supplemental application period.
Grant funds may be awarded for start-up expenditures incurred during
the grant year. The selection process for these part-year grants may
not be complete before the beginning of the application period for the
2017 grant year; thus, applicants for a part-year grant will be
expected to submit a separate application for full-year funding for the
2017 grant year during
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the 2017 grant application period, when announced later this year.
Below is a list that contains the identified underserved geographic
areas:
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State or territory Areas
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Alabama................................... Statewide.
California................................ El Dorado, Imperial, Nevada,
Placer, Riverside,
Sacramento, San Bernardino,
Sutter, Yolo, and Yuba
counties.
Colorado.................................. Statewide.
Georgia................................... Statewide.
Illinois.................................. Southern Part of the State.
Mississippi............................... Statewide.
Nevada.................................... Statewide.
New Mexico................................ Statewide.
New York.................................. Nassau and Suffolk counties.
North Carolina............................ Statewide.
North Dakota.............................. Statewide.
Oklahoma.................................. Statewide.
Puerto Rico............................... Commonwealth-wide.
South Carolina............................ Statewide.
Tennessee................................. Eastern Part of the State.
Texas..................................... Statewide.
Utah...................................... Statewide.
Washington................................ Central Part of the State.
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Qualifying organizations that provide representation to low income
taxpayers involved in a tax controversy with the IRS and educate
individuals for whom English is a second language (ESL) regarding their
taxpayer rights and responsibilities under the Internal Revenue Code
are eligible for a grant. An LITC must provide services for free or for
no more than a nominal fee.
Examples of qualifying organizations include: (1) Clinical programs
at accredited law, business or accounting schools whose students
represent low income taxpayers in tax controversies with the IRS and
(2) organizations exempt from tax under I.R.C. Sec. 501(a) whose
employees and volunteers represent low income taxpayers in tax
controversies with the IRS.
In determining whether to award a grant, the IRS will consider a
variety of factors, including: (1) The number of taxpayers who will be
assisted by the organization, including the number of ESL taxpayers in
that geographic area; (2) the existence of other LITCs assisting the
same population of low income and ESL taxpayers; (3) the quality of the
program offered by the organization, including the qualifications of
its administrators and qualified representatives, and its record, if
any, in providing representation services to low income taxpayers; (4)
the quality of the application, including the reasonableness of the
proposed budget; (5) the organization's compliance with all federal tax
obligations (filing and payment); (6) the organization's compliance
with all federal non-tax obligations (filing and payment); (7) whether
debarment or suspension (31 CFR part 19) applies, or whether the
organization is otherwise excluded from or ineligible for a federal
award; and (8) alternative funding sources available to the
organization, including amounts received from other grants and
contributions, and the endowment and resources of the institution
sponsoring the organization.
DATES: Grant applications for the last six months of the 2016 grant
year must be electronically filed at www.grants.gov by April 1, 2016.
Funding decisions will be made by July 1, 2016, and funds awarded must
be spent by December 31, 2016.
ADDRESSES: The LITC Program Office is located at: Internal Revenue
Service, Taxpayer Advocate Service, LITC Grant Program Administration
Office, TA:LITC, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., Room 1034, Washington,
DC 20224. Copies of the 2016 Grant Application Package and Guidelines,
IRS Publication 3319 (Rev. 5-2015), can be downloaded from the IRS
Internet site at www.irs.gov/advocate or ordered by calling the IRS
Distribution Center toll-free at 1-800-829-3676.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The LITC Program Office at (202) 317-
4700 (not a toll-free number) or by email at L/TCProgramOffice@irs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Section 7526 of the Internal Revenue Code authorizes the IRS,
subject to the availability of appropriated funds, to award qualified
organizations matching grants of up to $100,000 per year for the
development, expansion, or continuation of qualified low income
taxpayer clinics. A qualified organization is one that represents low
income taxpayers in controversies with the IRS and informs individuals
for whom English is a second language of their taxpayer rights and
responsibilities, and does not charge more than a nominal fee for its
services (except for reimbursement of actual costs incurred).
Mission Statement
Low Income Taxpayer Clinics ensure the fairness and integrity of
the tax system for taxpayers who are low income or speak English as a
second language by providing pro bono representation on their behalf in
tax disputes with the IRS, by educating them about their rights and
responsibilities as taxpayers, and by identifying and advocating for
issues that impact low income taxpayers.
Selection Consideration
Applications that pass the eligibility screening process will
undergo a two-tier evaluation process. Applications will be subject to
both a technical evaluation and a Program Office evaluation. The final
funding decision is made by the National Taxpayer Advocate, unless
recused. The costs of preparing and submitting an application (or a
request for continued funding) are the responsibility of each
applicant. Each application will be given due consideration and the
LITC Program Office will notify each applicant once funding decisions
have been made.
Nina E. Olson,
National Taxpayer Advocate, Internal Revenue Service.
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