80_FR_38926 80 FR 38797 - Advisory Committee on International Economic Policy; Notice of Open Meeting

80 FR 38797 - Advisory Committee on International Economic Policy; Notice of Open Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 129 (July 7, 2015)

Page Range38797-38798
FR Document2015-16616

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 129 (Tuesday, July 7, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 129 (Tuesday, July 7, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38797-38798]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-16616]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 9182]


Advisory Committee on International Economic Policy; Notice of 
Open Meeting

    The Advisory Committee on International Economic Policy (ACIEP) 
will meet between 2:00 and 5:00 p.m., on Thursday, July 23, 2015, in 
Room 4477 of the Harry S Truman Building at the U.S. Department of 
State, 2201 C Street NW., Washington, DC. The meeting will be hosted by 
the Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Affairs, 
Charles H. Rivkin and Committee Chair Paul R. Charron. The ACIEP serves 
the U.S. government in a solely advisory capacity, and provides advice 
concerning topics in international economic policy. It is expected that 
the ACIEP subcommittees will provide updates on their work.
    This meeting is open to public participation, though seating is 
limited. Entry to the building is controlled. To obtain pre-clearance 
for entry, members of the public planning to attend should no later 
than Tuesday, July 14, provide their full name, professional 
affiliation, valid government-issued ID number (i.e., U.S. government 
ID, U.S. military ID, passport [country], or driver's license [state]), 
date of birth, and citizenship, to Melike Yetken by email: 
[email protected]. All persons wishing to attend the meeting must use 
the 21st Street entrance on 21st Street near Virginia Avenue. (Not the 
``jogger's'' entrance or the C Street entrance) of the State 
Department. Because of escorting requirements, non-government attendees 
should plan to arrive no later than 15 minutes before the meeting 
begins. Requests for reasonable accommodation should be made to Melike 
Yetken before Tuesday, July 14. Requests made after that date will be 
considered, but might not be possible to fulfill.
    Personal data is requested pursuant to Public Law 99-399 (Omnibus 
Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism Act of 1986), as amended; Public 
Law 107-56 (USA PATRIOT Act); and E.O. 13356. The purpose of the 
collection is to validate the identity of individuals who enter 
Department facilities. The data will be entered into the Visitor

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Access Control System (VACS-D) database. Please see the Security 
Records System of Records Notice (State-36) at http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/103419.pdf for additional information.
    For additional information, contact Melike Yetken, Office of 
Economic Policy Analysis and Public Diplomacy, Bureau of Economic and 
Business Affairs, at (202) 647-2744, or [email protected]

    Dated: June 29, 2015.
Melike A. Yetken,
Designated Federal Official, U.S. Department of State.
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                                                • Originating Office: Office of                        unmarried children under age 21, and                     Dated: June 24, 2015.
                                              Admissions, Bureau of Population,                        parents. Eligible nationalities are                   Simon Henshaw,
                                              Refugees and Migration (PRM/A).                          determined on an annual basis                         Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau
                                                • Form Number: DS–7656.                                following careful review of several                   of Population, Refugees and Migration,
                                                • Respondents: Persons admitted to                     factors, including the United Nations                 Department of State.
                                              the United States as refugees or granted                 High Commissioner for Refugees’                       [FR Doc. 2015–16615 Filed 7–6–15; 8:45 am]
                                              asylum in the United States who are                      annual assessment of refugees in need of              BILLING CODE 4710–33–P
                                              claiming a relationship with family                      resettlement, prospective or ongoing
                                              members overseas (spouse, unmarried                      repatriation efforts, and U.S. foreign
                                              children under age 21, and/or parents)                   policy interests. The P–3 category, along             DEPARTMENT OF STATE
                                              in order to assist the U.S. Government                   with the other categories of cases that               [Public Notice: 9182]
                                              in determining whether those family                      have access to USRAP, is outlined in the
                                              members are qualified to apply for                       annual Proposed Refugee Admissions—                   Advisory Committee on International
                                              admission to the United States via the                   Report to Congress, which is submitted                Economic Policy; Notice of Open
                                              U.S. Refugee Admissions Program under                    on behalf of the President in fulfillment             Meeting
                                              the family reunification access priority.                of the requirements of section 207(d) of
                                                • Estimated Number of Respondents:                     the Immigration and Nationality Act (8                   The Advisory Committee on
                                              2,500.                                                   U.S.C. 1157), and authorized by the                   International Economic Policy (ACIEP)
                                                • Estimated Number of Responses:                       annual Presidential Determination for                 will meet between 2:00 and 5:00 p.m.,
                                              2,500.                                                   Refugee Admissions. Having an AOR                     on Thursday, July 23, 2015, in Room
                                                • Average Time per Response: 60                        filed on a potential applicant’s behalf by            4477 of the Harry S Truman Building at
                                              Minutes.                                                 an eligible anchor relative will be one of            the U.S. Department of State, 2201 C
                                                • Total Estimated Burden Time:                         the criteria for access to this program.              Street NW., Washington, DC. The
                                              2,500.00 Hours.                                          The AOR also informs the anchor                       meeting will be hosted by the Assistant
                                                • Frequency: On occasion.                              relative that DNA evidence of all                     Secretary of State for Economic and
                                                • Obligation to Respond: Required to                   claimed parent-child relationships                    Business Affairs, Charles H. Rivkin and
                                              Obtain or Retain a Benefit.                              between the anchor relative and parents               Committee Chair Paul R. Charron. The
                                                We are soliciting public comments to                   and/or unmarried children under 21                    ACIEP serves the U.S. government in a
                                              permit the Department to:                                will be required as a condition of access             solely advisory capacity, and provides
                                                • Evaluate whether the proposed                                                                              advice concerning topics in
                                                                                                       to P–3 processing and that the costs will
                                              information collection is necessary for                                                                        international economic policy. It is
                                                                                                       be borne by the anchor relative or his/
                                              the proper functions of the Department.                                                                        expected that the ACIEP subcommittees
                                                                                                       her family members who may apply for
                                                • Evaluate the accuracy of our                                                                               will provide updates on their work.
                                                                                                       access to refugee processing, or their
                                              estimate of the time and cost burden for                                                                          This meeting is open to public
                                                                                                       derivative beneficiaries, as the case may
                                              this proposed collection, including the                                                                        participation, though seating is limited.
                                                                                                       be. Successful applicants may be
                                              validity of the methodology and                                                                                Entry to the building is controlled. To
                                                                                                       eligible for reimbursement of DNA test
                                              assumptions used.                                                                                              obtain pre-clearance for entry, members
                                                • Enhance the quality, utility, and                    costs.
                                                                                                                                                             of the public planning to attend should
                                              clarity of the information to be                         Methodology                                           no later than Tuesday, July 14, provide
                                              collected.                                                                                                     their full name, professional affiliation,
                                                • Minimize the reporting burden on                       This information collection currently               valid government-issued ID number
                                              those who are to respond, including the                  involves the limited use of electronic                (i.e., U.S. government ID, U.S. military
                                              use of automated collection techniques                   techniques. Anchors in the United                     ID, passport [country], or driver’s
                                              or other forms of information                            States may visit any resettlement agency              license [state]), date of birth, and
                                              technology.                                              throughout the United States to                       citizenship, to Melike Yetken by email:
                                                Please note that comments submitted                    complete the AOR. Resettlement                        YetkenMA@State.gov. All persons
                                              in response to this Notice are public                    agencies are organizations that work                  wishing to attend the meeting must use
                                              record. Before including any detailed                    under a cooperative agreement with the                the 21st Street entrance on 21st Street
                                              personal information, you should be                      Department of State. In order to file an              near Virginia Avenue. (Not the
                                              aware that your comments as submitted,                   AOR, an individual must be at least 18                ‘‘jogger’s’’ entrance or the C Street
                                              including your personal information,                     years of age and have been admitted to                entrance) of the State Department.
                                              will be available for public review.                     the United States as a refugee or granted             Because of escorting requirements, non-
                                                                                                       asylum in the United States no more                   government attendees should plan to
                                              Abstract of Proposed Collection                          than five years prior to the filing of the            arrive no later than 15 minutes before
                                                 The Affidavit of Relationship (AOR)                   AOR. The DS–7656 form will be                         the meeting begins. Requests for
                                              will be required by the Department of                    available electronically and responses                reasonable accommodation should be
                                              State to establish qualifications for                    will be completed electronically with                 made to Melike Yetken before Tuesday,
                                              access to the Priority–3 (P–3) Family                    the aid of resettlement agency staff.                 July 14. Requests made after that date
                                              Reunification category of the United                     Completed AORs will be printed out for                will be considered, but might not be
                                              States Refugee Admissions Program                        ink signature by the respondents and                  possible to fulfill.
                                              (USRAP) by persons of certain                            will be scanned and submitted                            Personal data is requested pursuant to
                                              nationalities who are family members of                  electronically to the Refugee Processing              Public Law 99–399 (Omnibus
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                                              qualifying ‘‘anchors’’ (persons already                  Center (RPC) by the resettlement                      Diplomatic Security and Antiterrorism
                                              admitted to the U.S. as refugees or who                  agencies for downloading into the                     Act of 1986), as amended; Public Law
                                              were granted asylum in the United                        Worldwide Refugee Admissions                          107–56 (USA PATRIOT Act); and E.O.
                                              States., including persons who may now                   Processing System (WRAPS) for data                    13356. The purpose of the collection is
                                              be lawful permanent residents or U.S.                    entry and case processing. A signed                   to validate the identity of individuals
                                              citizens). Qualifying family members of                  paper copy of the AOR will remain with                who enter Department facilities. The
                                              U.S.-based anchors include spouse,                       resettlement agencies.                                data will be entered into the Visitor


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                                              Access Control System (VACS–D)                           ELTs to be ineffective and unable to                     The FAA acknowledges this
                                              database. Please see the Security                        perform their intended function. The                  comment. This final Federal Register
                                              Records System of Records Notice                         FAA also evaluated the retention tests                notice clarifies the FAA recommends
                                              (State–36) at http://www.state.gov/                      specified by TSO–C91a, TSO–C126, and                  voluntary changes to the securing
                                              documents/organization/103419.pdf for                    TSO–C126a and determined these                        mechanisms for automatic fixed and
                                              additional information.                                  standards did not adequately address                  automatic portable ELTs. Additionally,
                                                For additional information, contact                    the use of hook and loop fasteners. Hook              the requirements section of TSO–C126b
                                              Melike Yetken, Office of Economic                        and loop fasteners were not an                        specifies the use of hook and loop
                                              Policy Analysis and Public Diplomacy,                    acceptable means of compliance to meet                fasteners is not an acceptable means of
                                              Bureau of Economic and Business                          the mounting and retention                            attachment when showing compliance
                                              Affairs, at (202) 647–2744, or                           requirements of the ELT TSOs. While                   with the Crash Safety requirements of
                                              YetkenMA@state.gov                                       the evaluation of installation approval               RTCA/DO–204A, section 2.2.5. Section
                                                 Dated: June 29, 2015.                                 using hook and loop fasteners may meet                2.2.5 of this RTCA document applies
                                              Melike A. Yetken,
                                                                                                       the TSO requirements for retention                    only to AF and AP ELTs.
                                                                                                       forces in laboratory conditions, accident
                                              Designated Federal Official, U.S. Department                                                                   Conclusion
                                              of State.
                                                                                                       investigations found these fasteners did
                                                                                                       not perform their intended function.                    The FAA evaluated the mounting
                                              [FR Doc. 2015–16616 Filed 7–6–15; 8:45 am]                                                                     requirements and retention test and
                                                                                                       Technical Standard Order TSO–C126b,
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                                                                                                       406 MHz Emergency Locator                             determined the standards do not
                                                                                                       Transmitters, already excludes hook and               adequately address the use of hook and
                                                                                                       loop fasteners as the primary method of               loop fasteners. Upon completion of the
                                              DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                             ELT attachment.                                       evaluation, the FAA identified
                                                                                                                                                             numerous concerns with the use of hook
                                              Federal Aviation Administration                          FAA Concerns                                          and loop fasteners and continues to
                                                                                                          The agency identified the following                recommend voluntary changes of
                                              Emergency Locator Transmitters                                                                                 securing mechanisms for existing ELTs
                                              (ELTs)                                                   concerns after completing its evaluation
                                                                                                       of the use of hook and loop fasteners:                which utilize hook and loop fasteners.
                                              AGENCY:  Federal Aviation                                   (1) Hook and loop fasteners fail to                The FAA also asks aircraft owners/
                                              Administration (FAA), DOT.                               retain the ELT when insufficient tension              operators with ELTs secured with hook
                                              ACTION: Final notice recommending                        is applied to close the fastener. There is            and loop fasteners in their aircraft to
                                              voluntary change to securing existing                    no repeatable method for installation                 voluntarily switch to a metal strap type
                                              ELTs as specified in Technical Standard                  and no method to evaluate the tension                 restraint method.
                                              Order (TSO)–C126b, 406MHz                                of the hook and loop fastener. The                      Issued in Washington, DC, on June 30,
                                              Emergency Locator Transmitter.                           allowance for pilots to secure ELTs to                2015.
                                                                                                       the aircraft when changing ELT batteries              Susan J.M. Cabler,
                                              SUMMARY:   This notice summarizes the                    further increases the potential for                   Acting Manager, Design, Manufacturing, &
                                              inadequacies of hook and loop fasteners                  inconsistent and unsatisfactory                       Airworthiness Division, Aircraft Certification
                                              as a means for securing automatic fixed                  installations.                                        Service.
                                              (AF) and automatic potable (AP) ELTs,                       (2) Hook and loop fasteners closed                 [FR Doc. 2015–16557 Filed 7–6–15; 8:45 am]
                                              and avoids placing an undue burden on                    with proper tension may stretch or                    BILLING CODE 4910–13–P
                                              aircraft owners while acknowledging                      loosen over time due to wear, fluids,
                                              the voluntary efforts of ELT                             vibration, and repeated use, leading to
                                              manufacturers to improve designs.                        insufficient tension to retain the ELT.               DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
                                              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.                        (3) Hook and loop fasteners closed
                                              Charisse R. Green, AIR–131, Federal                      with proper tension do not provide                    Federal Aviation Administration
                                              Aviation Administration, 470 L’Enfant                    stated retention capability due to debris
                                              Plaza, Suite 4102, Washington, DC                                                                              Alaska: Fixed Wing Aircraft External
                                                                                                       which can contaminate the hooks and
                                              20024. Telephone (202) 267–8551, fax                                                                           Loads as a Restricted Category
                                                                                                       loops of the fastener.
                                              (202) 267–8589, email to:                                                                                      Special Purpose Flight Operation
                                                                                                          (4) Hook and loop fasteners closed
                                              Charisse.Green@faa.gov.                                  with proper tension degrade due to                    AGENCY:  Federal Aviation
                                              SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                               environmental factors such as repeated                Administration (FAA), DOT.
                                                                                                       heating and cooling cycles, temperature               ACTION: Notice of availability and
                                              Background                                               extremes, and contamination resulting                 request for public comments.
                                                On March 10, 2015, the Federal                         from location in equipment areas.
                                              Aviation Administration (FAA)                                                                                  SUMMARY:   This notice announces the
                                                                                                       Comments                                              availability of and request comments on
                                              published in the Federal Register, (80
                                              FR 12697 (2015)), a Notice announcing                       The FAA received one comment in                    the proposed authorization of Alaska
                                              the recommendation of voluntary                          response to the March 10, 2015, Federal               Fixed Wing External Loads (FWEL) as a
                                              change to a metal strap type restraint                   Register Notice. The comment, by                      new restricted category special purpose
                                              method for securing ELTs. The FAA                        ELTA, stated that there is some                       operation, pursuant to Title 14 of the
                                              recommends voluntary changes to                          potential confusion as to which ELTs                  Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR)
                                                                                                                                                             21.25(b)(7), for operations within the
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                                              existing ELTs installed with hook and                    were applicable under the FAA’s
                                              loop fasteners because of their tendency                 proposed voluntary change from the use                State of Alaska.
                                              to become dislodged from their                           of hook and loop fasteners to metallic                DATES: Comments must be received on
                                              mounting trays on impact. The                            straps. Some customers could assume                   or before August 6, 2015.
                                              separation of those ELTs from their                      the Federal Register notice is applicable             FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                              mounting trays caused their antenna                      to all types of ELTs, including the                   Federal Aviation Administration,
                                              connection to sever, thus rendering the                  survival type ELT.                                    Design Manufacturing and


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
FR Citation80 FR 38797 

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