[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 212 (Wednesday, November 2, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76408-76409]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-26467]


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DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice: 9753]


Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, U.S. Department of State 
Procedures for the Receipt of Written Communications Regarding 
Decisions That Have Been Issued by the Department of Transportation 
That Are Subject to Approval by the President Under 49 U.S.C. 41307

ACTION: Notice of request for comment.

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SUMMARY: This notice establishes procedures for the receipt by the 
Department of State of written communications from private parties 
regarding decisions that have been issued by the Department of 
Transportation that are subject to approval by the President under 49 
U.S.C. 41307.

DATES: This notice is effective on November 2, 2016.

ADDRESSES: All written communications are to be submitted 
electronically via the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal at

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http://www.regulations.gov, docket number DOS-2016-0067 and must 
reference the Department of Transportation docket number and the title 
of the proceeding.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul A. Brown, Transportation Affairs, 
Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, U.S. Department of State 
(Phone: (202) 647-8001 or Email: [email protected]).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Consistent with E.O. 12597 (May 13, 1987), 
the Department of State is establishing updated, electronic procedures 
to receive and make publicly available written communications to the 
Department of State from private parties regarding decisions that have 
been issued by the Department of Transportation that are submitted for 
the President's approval under 49 U.S.C. 41307.
    All written communications are to be submitted electronically via 
the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov, docket 
number DOS-2016-0067 and must reference the Department of 
Transportation docket number and the title of the proceeding. Written 
communications are not private and will not be edited to remove 
identifying or contact information. The Department of State cautions 
against including any information that the entity submitting does not 
want publicly disclosed. The Department requests that any party 
soliciting or aggregating comments received from other persons for 
submission to the Department, inform those persons that the Department 
will not edit their comments to remove identifying or contact 
information, and that they should not include any information in their 
comments that they do not want publicly disclosed. If the Department 
receives written communications from private parties on the subject in 
question through other means, it will post such communications on the 
docket. Further, to the extent private parties communicate their views 
orally to Department officials, the Department will provide notice on 
the docket that such communication has occurred, including a summary of 
the views communicated. The Department does not intend to respond in 
writing to any communications. To the extent that it does respond in 
writing to any submissions, it will post the response on the docket.

    Dated: October 27, 2016.
Thomas Engle,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation Affairs, Department of 
State.
[FR Doc. 2016-26467 Filed 11-1-16; 8:45 am]
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