81 FR 75920 - Advisory Committee on Automation in Transportation

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 211 (November 1, 2016)

Page Range		75920-75921
FR Document		2016-26328

This notice corrects an October 20, 2016, Federal Register notice that announced the establishment of, and solicited nominations to serve on, the DOT's Advisory Committee on Automation in Transportation. It also extends the deadline for nominations to serve on the Committee.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 211 (Tuesday, November 1, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 211 (Tuesday, November 1, 2016)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2016-26328]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

[Docket No.: DOT-OST-2016-0203]


Advisory Committee on Automation in Transportation

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation 
(DOT).

ACTION: Notice--Correction to Establishment of the Advisory Committee 
on Automation in Transportation (ACAT) and Solicitation of Nominations 
for Membership.

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SUMMARY: This notice corrects an October 20, 2016, Federal Register 
notice that announced the establishment of, and solicited nominations 
to serve on, the DOT's Advisory Committee on Automation in 
Transportation. It also extends the deadline for nominations to serve 
on the Committee.

DATES: The deadline for nominations for Committee members must be 
received on or before November 16, 2016.

ADDRESSES: All nomination materials should be emailed to 
[email protected] or faxed to the attention of John Augustine at (202) 
366-0263, or mailed to John Augustine, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Office of the Secretary, Office of Policy, Room W84-
306, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. Any person 
needing accessibility accommodations should contact John Augustine at 
(202) 366-0353.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Augustine, U.S. Department of 
Transportation, Office of the Secretary, Office of Policy, Room W84-
306, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590; phone (202) 366-
0353; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a Federal Register notice published on 
October 20, 2016, the Department of Transportation solicited 
nominations for membership to the Advisory Committee on Automation in 
Transportation (ACAT). The ACAT shall undertake information gathering 
activities, develop technical advice, and present recommendations to 
the Secretary to further inform this policy, including--but not limited 
to--aviation automated navigation systems technologies, unmanned 
aircraft systems, automated and connected road and transit vehicle 
technologies, enhanced freight movement technologies, railroad 
automated technologies, and advanced technology deployment in surface 
transportation environments. In particular, the ACAT will perform these 
activities as they may relate to emerging or ``not-yet-conceived'' 
innovations to ensure DOT is prepared when disruptive technologies 
emerge and can better manage long term evolution of training and 
education, regulation, and safety oversight. The ACAT shall consider 
these topics and areas of application as they alleviate or exacerbate 
challenges to disabled and disadvantaged populations.
    In the prior notice, the Department of Transportation stated that 
individuals already serving on a Federal advisory committee will be 
ineligible for nomination. After further consideration, the Department 
finds it appropriate to consider applicants already serving on a 
Federal advisory committee. As a result, interested parties may self-
nominate or submit a nomination for a candidate who already serves on 
another Federal advisory committee.
    Process and Deadline for Submitting Nominations: Qualified 
individuals can self-nominate or be nominated by any individual or 
organization. To be considered for the ACAT, nominators should submit 
the following information:
    (1) Name, title, and relevant contact information (including phone, 
fax, and email address) of the individual requesting consideration;
    (2) A letter of support from a company, union, trade association, 
academic or non-profit organization on letterhead containing a brief 
description why the nominee should be considered for membership;
    (3) Short biography of nominee including professional and academic 
credentials;
    (4) An affirmative statement that the nominee meets all Committee 
eligibility requirements.
    Please do not send company, trade association, or organization 
brochures or

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any other information. Materials submitted should total two pages or 
less. Should more information be needed, DOT staff will contact the 
nominee, obtain information from the nominee's past affiliations, or 
obtain information from publicly available sources, such as the 
Internet.
    Nominations may be emailed to [email protected] or faxed to the 
attention of John Augustine at (202) 366-0263, or mailed to John 
Augustine, U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of the Secretary 
Office of Policy, Room W84-306, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington 
DC, 20590. Nominations must be received before November 16, 2016. 
Nominees selected for appointment to the Committee will be notified by 
return email and by a letter of appointment.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 24, 2016.
Blair C. Anderson,
Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy.
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The United States Code for Motor 6. Three of the four alleged crashes SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a
Vehicle Safety (Title 49, Chapter 301) involve pre-event warning Federal Register notice published on
defines motor vehicle safety as ‘‘the symptoms which were ignored and October 20, 2016, the Department of
performance of a motor vehicle or motor all involved used vehicles that had Transportation solicited nominations for
vehicle equipment in a way that recently been purchased membership to the Advisory Committee
protects the public against unreasonable presumably with a pre-existing on Automation in Transportation
risk of accidents occurring because of fluid co-mingling condition. (ACAT). The ACAT shall undertake
the design, construction, or performance information gathering activities, develop
13.0 CONCLUSION
of a motor vehicle, and against technical advice, and present
unreasonable risk of death or injury in Based on the foregoing analysis, there recommendations to the Secretary to
an accident, and includes is no reasonable possibility that an order further inform this policy, including—
nonoperational safety of a motor concerning the notification and remedy but not limited to—aviation automated
vehicle.’’ of a safety-related defect would be navigation systems technologies,
The Office of Defects Investigations issued as a result of granting Mr. unmanned aircraft systems, automated
(ODI) has opened many defect Oliver’s petition. Therefore, in view of and connected road and transit vehicle
investigations into engine stalling and/ the need to allocate and prioritize technologies, enhanced freight
or loss of motive power. The majority of NHTSA’s limited resources to best movement technologies, railroad
investigations resulting in safety recalls accomplish the agency’s safety mission, automated technologies, and advanced
involved a complete loss of motive the petition is denied. technology deployment in surface
[FR Doc. 2016–26289 Filed 10–31–16; 8:45 am] transportation environments. In
power, frequently accompanied by loss
of power-assist to steering and brake BILLING CODE 4910–59–P particular, the ACAT will perform these
systems (the latter conditions not activities as they may relate to emerging
present here). Factors that support or ‘‘not-yet-conceived’’ innovations to
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ensure DOT is prepared when
recalls to remedy these conditions
include a lack of warning or precursor disruptive technologies emerge and can
Office of the Secretary
symptoms to the driver; stalling during better manage long term evolution of
power-demand situations such as [Docket No.: DOT–OST–2016–0203] training and education, regulation, and
accelerating or to maintain highway safety oversight. The ACAT shall
Advisory Committee on Automation in consider these topics and areas of
speeds/uphill grades; and an inability to Transportation
immediately ‘‘restart’’ or restore application as they alleviate or
mobility to a stranded vehicle. Absent AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, U.S. exacerbate challenges to disabled and
very high failure rates in new vehicles, Department of Transportation (DOT). disadvantaged populations.
NHTSA has not successfully pursued ACTION: Notice—Correction to
In the prior notice, the Department of
hesitation, reduced engine power Establishment of the Advisory Transportation stated that individuals
modes, or stalling outside the Committee on Automation in already serving on a Federal advisory
conditions listed above, primarily Transportation (ACAT) and Solicitation committee will be ineligible for
because these conditions have not been of Nominations for Membership. nomination. After further consideration,
found to demonstrate an unreasonable the Department finds it appropriate to
risk to motor vehicle safety. Experience SUMMARY: This notice corrects an consider applicants already serving on a
of harsh shifting and transmission October 20, 2016, Federal Register Federal advisory committee. As a result,
degradation over time would typically notice that announced the establishment interested parties may self-nominate or
fall into this category, even if it leads to of, and solicited nominations to serve submit a nomination for a candidate
an eventual loss of motive power on, the DOT’s Advisory Committee on who already serves on another Federal
condition. Automation in Transportation. It also advisory committee.
extends the deadline for nominations to Process and Deadline for Submitting
12.0 FINDINGS serve on the Committee. Nominations: Qualified individuals can
1. Of the 2,505 complaints received DATES: The deadline for nominations for self-nominate or be nominated by any
through September 13, 2016, 1,288 Committee members must be received individual or organization. To be
(51%) mention repair cost . . . the on or before November 16, 2016. considered for the ACAT, nominators
single most cited issue ADDRESSES: All nomination materials should submit the following
2. The high repair cost motivates many should be emailed to automation@ information:
dot.gov or faxed to the attention of John (1) Name, title, and relevant contact
owners to delay repair if one is
Augustine at (202) 366–0263, or mailed information (including phone, fax, and
done at all. The extended warranty/
to John Augustine, U.S. Department of email address) of the individual
CA settlement terms contribute to
Transportation, Office of the Secretary, requesting consideration;
this. (2) A letter of support from a
3. Cost of repair motivates some owners Office of Policy, Room W84–306, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, company, union, trade association,
to sell un-repaired vehicles w/o academic or non-profit organization on
disclosing co-mingling problem DC 20590. Any person needing
accessibility accommodations should letterhead containing a brief description
4. Transmission failures resulting in why the nominee should be considered
LOMP, due to co-mingled fluid, are contact John Augustine at (202) 366–
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

0353. for membership;
slowly progressive . . . vibration, (3) Short biography of nominee
shift degradation, slipping, then FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John including professional and academic
loss of motive power. Augustine, U.S. Department of credentials;
5. While many owners acknowledge Transportation, Office of the Secretary, (4) An affirmative statement that the
noticing shift quality degradation, Office of Policy, Room W84–306, 1200 nominee meets all Committee eligibility
they did not understand that, if left New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, requirements.
untended, it could result in loss of DC 20590; phone (202) 366–0353; email: Please do not send company, trade
motive force. automation@dot.gov. association, or organization brochures or

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any other information. Materials SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Control (OFAC) is publishing the names
submitted should total two pages or of nine individuals whose property and
Electronic Availability
less. Should more information be interests in property have been blocked
needed, DOT staff will contact the The SDN List and additional pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics
nominee, obtain information from the information concerning OFAC sanctions Kingpin Designation Act (Kingpin Act),
nominee’s past affiliations, or obtain programs are available from OFAC’s 21 U.S.C. 1901–1908, 8 U.S.C. 1182.
information from publicly available Web site (www.treas.gov/ofac). DATES: OFAC’s actions described in this
sources, such as the Internet. Notice of OFAC Action notice were effective on October 27,
Nominations may be emailed to 2016.
automation@dot.gov or faxed to the The following individuals were
removed from the SDN List, effective as FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
attention of John Augustine at (202)
366–0263, or mailed to John Augustine, of October 27, 2016. Assistant Director, Sanctions
U.S. Department of Transportation, Compliance & Evaluation, Office of
Individuals
Office of the Secretary Office of Policy, Foreign Assets Control, U.S. Department
1. AL–LIBY, Anas (a.k.a. AL–LIBI, of the Treasury, Washington, DC 20220,
Room W84–306, 1200 New Jersey Anas; a.k.a. AL–RAGHIE, Nazih; a.k.a.
Avenue SE., Washington DC, 20590. Tel: (202) 622–2490.
AL–RAGHIE, Nazih Abdul Hamed; SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Nominations must be received before a.k.a. AL–SABAI, Anas), Afghanistan;
November 16, 2016. Nominees selected DOB 30 Mar 1964; alt. DOB 14 May Electronic Availability
for appointment to the Committee will 1964; POB Tripoli, Libya; citizen Libya
be notified by return email and by a The SDN List and additional
(individual) [SDGT]. information concerning OFAC sanctions
letter of appointment. 2. HUSAYN ALAYWAH, Al-Sayyid programs are available from OFAC’s
Issued in Washington, DC, on October 24, Ahmad Fathi; DOB 30 Jul 1964; POB Web site (www.treas.gov/ofac).
2016. Suez, Egypt; nationality Egypt
Blair C. Anderson, (individual) [SDGT]. Notice of OFAC Actions
Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy. 3. SHAWEESH, Yasser Abu (a.k.a. On October 27, 2016, OFAC blocked
[FR Doc. 2016–26328 Filed 10–31–16; 8:45 am] ABOU SHAWEESH, Yasser Mohamed; the property and interests in property of
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a.k.a. ABU SHAWEESH, Yasser the following nine individuals pursuant
Mohamed Ismail), Meckennheimer Str. to section 805(b) of the Kingpin Act and
74a, Bonn 53179, Germany; Wuppertal placed them on the SDN List.
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Prison, Germany; DOB 20 Nov 1973; Individuals:
POB Benghazi, Libya; Passport 981358 1. CASTILLO RODRIGUEZ, Julio
Office of Foreign Assets Control (Egypt); alt. Passport 0003213 (Egypt); Alberto, Mexico; DOB 11 Oct 1976; POB
Travel Document Number C00071659 Apatzingan, Michoacan de Ocampo,
Sanctions Action Pursuant to (Germany); alt. Travel Document Mexico; C.U.R.P.
Executive Order 13224 Number 939254 (Egypt) (individual) CARJ761011HMNSDL06 (Mexico)
[SDGT]. (individual) [SDNTK] (Linked To:
AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets 4. AIDER, Farid (a.k.a. ACHOUR, Ali), CARTEL DE JALISCO NUEVA
Control, Treasury. Via Milanese, 5, 20099 Sesto San GENERACION; Linked To: LOS CUINIS;
ACTION: Notice. Giovanni, Milan, Italy; DOB 12 Oct Linked To: J & P ADVERTISING, S.A.
1964; POB Algiers, Algeria; Italian DE C.V.; Linked To: W&G
SUMMARY: The Treasury Department’s
Fiscal Code DRAFRD64R12Z301C ARQUITECTOS, S.A. DE C.V.).
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)
(individual) [SDGT]. Materially assisting in, or providing
is removing the names of five
5. ABD AL HAFIZ, Abd Al Wahab financial support for or to, or providing
individuals, whose property and
(a.k.a. FERDJANI, Mouloud; a.k.a. services in support of, the international
interests in property were blocked
‘‘MOURAD’’; a.k.a. ‘‘RABAH DI narcotics trafficking activities of,
pursuant to Executive Order 13224 of
ROMA’’), Via Lungotevere Dante, Rome, CARTEL DE JALISCO NUEVA
September 23, 2001, ‘‘Blocking Property
Italy; DOB 07 Sep 1967; POB Algiers, GENERACION and/or is directed by, or
and Prohibiting Transactions With
Algeria (individual) [SDGT]. acting for or on behalf of CARTEL DE
Persons Who Commit, Threaten To
Commit, or Support Terrorism,’’ from Dated: October 27, 2016. JALISCO NUEVA GENERACION and/or
the list of Specially Designated John E. Smith, the LOS CUINIS DRUG TRAFFICKING
Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets ORGANIZATION and thus meets the
List). Control. criteria for designation pursuant to
[FR Doc. 2016–26311 Filed 10–31–16; 8:45 am] § 805(b)(2) and/or (3) of the Kingpin
DATES: OFAC’s action described in this Act, 21 U.S.C. 1904(b)(2) and/or (3).
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notice was effective on October 27, 2. GONZALEZ VALENCIA, Arnulfo,
2016. Mexico; DOB 22 Jun 1968; POB
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Aguililla, Michoacan de Ocampo,
Associate Director for Global Mexico; C.U.R.P.
Targeting, tel.: 202/622–2420, Assistant Office of Foreign Assets Control GOVA680622HMNNLR02 (Mexico)
Director for Sanctions Compliance & (individual) [SDNTK] (Linked To: LOS
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES

Evaluation, tel.: 202/622–2490, Additional Designations, Foreign CUINIS). Materially assisting in, or
Assistant Director for Licensing, tel.: Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act providing financial support for or to, or
202/622–2480, Office of Foreign Assets AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets providing services in support of, the
Control, or Chief Counsel (Foreign Control, Treasury. international narcotics trafficking
Assets Control), tel.: 202/622–2410, ACTION: Notice. activities of, the LOS CUINIS DRUG
Office of the General Counsel, TRAFFICKING ORGANIZATION and/or
Department of the Treasury (not toll free SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the is directed by, or acting for or on behalf
numbers). Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets of the LOS CUINIS DRUG

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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice--Correction to Establishment of the Advisory Committee on Automation in Transportation (ACAT) and Solicitation of Nominations for Membership.
Dates		The deadline for nominations for Committee members must be received on or before November 16, 2016.
Contact		John Augustine, U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of the Secretary, Office of Policy, Room W84- 306, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590; phone (202) 366- 0353; email: [email protected]
FR Citation		81 FR 75920

81 FR 75920 - Advisory Committee on Automation in Transportation

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONOffice of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 211 (November 1, 2016)

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
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