Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of New Approval of Information Collection: Information Required To Implement Emergency Grants-In-Aid for Airports Under the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 and the American Rescue Plan Act, 2021
| Published date | 11 June 2021 |
| Citation | 86 FR 31369 |
| Record Number | 2021-12232 |
| Section | Notices |
| Court | Federal Aviation Administration |
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promulgated pursuant to section 47502
of the Act, and developed in
consultation with public agencies and
planning authorities in the area
surrounding the airport, state and
Federal agencies, interested and affected
parties in the local community, and
aeronautical users of the airport. In
addition, an airport operator that
submitted a noise exposure map, which
the FAA determined is compliant with
statutory and regulatory requirements,
may submit a noise compatibility
program for FAA approval that sets
forth measures the operator has taken or
proposes to take to reduce existing non-
compatible uses and prevent the
introduction of additional non-
compatible uses.
The FAA completed its review of the
noise exposure map and supporting
documentation submitted by the City of
San Antonio Aviation Department and
determined the noise exposure map and
accompanying documentation are in
compliance with applicable
requirements. The documentation that
constitutes the Noise Exposure Map
includes: Table 4–1 Annual Aircraft
Operations by Aircraft Category; Figure
2–3 Airport Diagram; Table 4–5 Aircraft
Arrival; Table 4–6 Departure Runway
Use; Figure 4–6 Modeled Fixed-Wing
Flight Tracks—Runways 31L and 31R;
Figure 4–7 Modeled Fixed-Wing Flight
Tracks—Runways 13L and 13R; Figure
4–8 Modeled Fixed-Wing Flight
Tracks—Runway 4; Figure 4–9 Modeled
Fixed-Wing Flight Tracks—Runway 22;
Figure 4–3 Nighttime Runway
Utilization—2021 Existing Conditions;
and Figure 4–5 Nighttime Runway
Utilization—2026 Future Conditions.
This determination is effective on June
1, 2021.
FAA’s determination on an airport’s
noise exposure map is limited to a
finding that the noise exposure map was
developed in accordance with the Act
and procedures contained in 14 CFR
part 150, Appendix A. FAA’s
acceptance of an NEM does not does not
constitute approval of the applicant’s
data, information or plans, or a
commitment to approve a noise
compatibility program or to fund the
implementation of that program. If
questions arise concerning the precise
relationship of specific properties
within noise exposure contours
depicted on a noise exposure map, it
should be noted that the FAA is not
involved in any way in determining the
relative locations of specific properties
with regard to the depicted noise
contours or in interpreting the noise
exposure maps to resolve questions
concerning, for example, which
properties should be covered by the
provisions of section 47506 of the Act.
These functions are inseparable from
the ultimate land use control and
planning responsibilities of local
government. These local responsibilities
are not changed in any way under 14
CFR part 150 or through FAA review
and acceptance of a noise exposure
map. Therefore, the responsibility for
the detailed overlaying of noise
exposure contours onto the map
depicting properties on the surface rests
exclusively with the airport operator
that submitted a noise exposure map or
with those public and planning agencies
with which consultation is required
under section 47503 of the Act. The
FAA relied on the certification by the
airport operator, under of 14 CFR 150.21
that the required consultations and
opportunity for public review has been
accomplished during the development
of the noise exposure maps.
Copies of the noise exposure map and
supporting documentation and the
FAA’s evaluation of the noise exposure
maps are available for examination at
the following locations: Federal
Aviation Administration, Airports
Division, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort
Worth, Texas 76177, and San Antonio
International Airport, 9800 Airport
Boulevard, San Antonio, Texas 78216.
Questions may be directed to the
individual listed in the
FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT
section of this
notice.
Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, on June 1,
2021.
D. Cameron Bryan,
Deputy Director, Airports Division.
[FR Doc. 2021–12237 Filed 6–10–21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–13–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Docket No. FAA–2021–0519]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of New Approval of
Information Collection: Information
Required To Implement Emergency
Grants-In-Aid for Airports Under the
Coronavirus Response and Relief
Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021
and the American Rescue Plan Act,
2021
AGENCY
: Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION
: Notice and request for
comments.
SUMMARY
: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA
invites public comments regarding
FAA’s intention to request Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
approval for a new information
collection. The information will be
collected from airport sponsors who
request payment under a concessions
relief grant. FAA’s Office of Airports
will use the information to determine
whether airport sponsors and airport
concessions benefitting from rent relief
meet the eligibility and other
requirements under CRRSA and ARPA
prior to processing a payment of Federal
funds.
DATES
: Written comments should be
submitted by July 12, 2021.
ADDRESSES
: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function. Comments received
will not be considered before approval
of this emergency collection but will be
considered in the renewal process.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
:
Julieann Dwyer by email at:
Julieann.Dwyer@faa.gov; phone: 202–
267–8375.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
:
Public Comments Invited: You are
asked to comment on any aspect of this
information collection, including (a)
Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for FAA’s
performance; (b) the accuracy of the
estimated burden; (c) ways for FAA to
enhance the quality, utility and clarity
of the information collection; and (d)
ways that the burden could be
minimized without reducing the quality
of the collected information.
OMB Control Number: 2121–XXXX.
Title: Agency Information Collection
Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of New Approval of
Information Collection: Information
Required to Implement Airport Grant
Programs under the Coronavirus
Response and Relief Supplemental
Appropriations Act, 2021 and the
American Rescue Plan Act, 2021.
Form Numbers: None.
Type of Review: FAA seeks emergency
clearance for a new information
collection.
Background: FAA intends to seek
emergency clearance for a new
information to facilitate its
implementation of grants under the
Coronavirus Response and Relief
Supplemental Appropriations Act,
Public Law 116–260 (Dec. 27, 2020)
(CRRSA) and the American Rescue Plan
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Act, Public Law 117–2 (Mar. 11, 2021)
(ARPA) to primary airports to provide
relief from rent and minimum annual
guarantee (MAG) obligations to eligible
airport concessions. This information
collection permits FAA to confirm that
rent relief is consistent with the
requirements of CRRSA and ARPA. If
FAA does not receive emergency
approval, the economic recovery of the
nation’s air transport system may be
delayed because of the inability to of
airports to maintain continuity of
operations and assure the sustainability
of vital concession partners.
CRRSA directed FAA to provide $200
million in grants to primary airports for
the purpose of providing relief from rent
and MAG obligations to eligible airport
concessions. In addition, ARPA directed
FAA to provide $800 million in grants
to primary airports for the purpose of
providing relief from rent and MAG
obligations to eligible airport
concessions. FAA developed a
streamlined information collection to
confirm that airport sponsors and
concessions receiving rent relief met
CRRSA and ARPA eligibility and other
legal requirements. Specifically, airport
sponsors must provide relief on a
proportional basis and after December
27, 2020, and March 11, 2021,
respectively, as well as conduct
prioritized consultation with Airport
Concession Disadvantaged Business
Enterprises (ACDBEs).
The information will be collected
from airport sponsors (public agencies)
who request payment under a
concessions relief grant. FAA’s Office of
Airports (ARP) will use the information
to determine whether airport sponsors
and airport concessions benefitting from
rent relief meet the eligibility and other
requirements under CRRSA and ARPA
prior to processing a payment of Federal
funds.
Comments received will not be
considered before approval of this
emergency collection but will be
considered in the renewal process.
Respondents: FAA estimates
approximately 404 respondents.
Frequency: Information will be
collected one time for each grant
program.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: 6 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
Approximately 4,848 hours annually.
Issued in Washington, DC, on June 7, 2021.
Robert A. Hawks,
Deputy Director, Office of Airports Planning
and Programming, Federal Aviation
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2021–12232 Filed 6–10–21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–13–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket Numbers FRA–2010–0044, FRA–
2010–0049, and FRA–2011–0104]
Railroads’ Requests To Amend Their
Positive Train Control Safety Plans and
Positive Train Control Systems
AGENCY
: Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION
: Notice of availability and
request for comments.
SUMMARY
: This document provides the
public with notice that three host
railroads recently submitted requests for
amendments (RFA) to their FRA-
approved Positive Train Control Safety
Plans (PTCSP). As these RFAs may
involve requests for FRA’s approval of
proposed material modifications to
FRA-certified positive train control
(PTC) systems, FRA is publishing this
notice and inviting public comment on
railroads’ RFAs to their PTCSPs.
DATES
: FRA will consider comments
received by June 21, 2021. FRA may
consider comments received after that
date to the extent practicable and
without delaying implementation of
valuable or necessary modifications to
PTC systems.
ADDRESSES
:
Comments: Comments may be
submitted by going to https://
www.regulations.gov and following the
online instructions for submitting
comments.
Instructions: All submissions must
include the agency name and the
applicable docket number. The relevant
PTC docket numbers for the host
railroads that filed RFAs to their
PTCSPs are cited above and in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section of
this notice. For convenience, all active
PTC dockets are hyperlinked on FRA’s
website at https://railroads.dot.gov/
train-control/ptc/ptc-annual-and-
quarterly-reports. All comments
received will be posted without change
to https://www.regulations.gov; this
includes any personal information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
:
Gabe Neal, Deputy Staff Director, Signal,
Train Control, and Crossings Division,
telephone: 816–516–7168, email:
Gabe.Neal@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
: In general,
Title 49 United States Code (U.S.C.)
Section 20157(h) requires FRA to certify
that a host railroad’s PTC system
complies with 49 CFR part 236, subpart
I, before the technology may be operated
in revenue service. Before making
certain changes to an FRA-certified PTC
system or the associated FRA-approved
PTCSP, a host railroad must submit, and
obtain FRA’s approval of, an RFA to its
PTCSP under Title 49 Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) Section 236.1021.
Under 49 CFR 236.1021(e), FRA’s
regulations provide that FRA will
publish a notice in the Federal Register
and invite public comment in
accordance with 49 CFR part 211, if an
RFA includes a request for approval of
a material modification of a signal and
train control system. Accordingly, this
notice informs the public that host
railroads’ recent RFAs to their PTCSPs
are available in their respective public
PTC dockets, and this notice provides
an opportunity for public comment on
these RFAs.
On May 26, 2021, the following three
host railroads jointly submitted an RFA
to their respective PTCSPs for their
Interoperable Electronic Train
Management Systems (I-ETMS): Central
Florida Rail Corridor (CFRC), North
County Transit District (SDNX), and
Trinity Railway Express (TRE). Their
joint RFA is available in Docket
Numbers FRA–2010–0044, FRA–2010–
0049, and FRA–2011–0104.
Interested parties are invited to
comment on any RFAs to railroads’
PTCSPs by submitting written
comments or data. During FRA’s review
of railroads’ RFAs, FRA will consider
any comments or data submitted within
the timeline specified in this notice and
to the extent practicable, without
delaying implementation of valuable or
necessary modifications to PTC systems.
See 49 CFR 236.1021; see also 49 CFR
236.1011(e). Under 49 CFR 236.1021,
FRA maintains the authority to approve,
approve with conditions, or deny
railroads’ RFAs to their PTCSPs at
FRA’s sole discretion.
Privacy Act Notice
In accordance with 49 CFR 211.3,
FRA solicits comments from the public
to better inform its decisions. DOT posts
these comments, without edit, including
any personal information the
commenter provides, to https://
www.regulations.gov, as described in
the system of records notice (DOT/ALL–
14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at
https://www.transportation.gov/privacy.
See https://www.regulations.gov/
privacy-notice for the privacy notice of
regulations.gov. To facilitate comment
tracking, we encourage commenters to
provide their name, or the name of their
organization; however, submission of
names is completely optional. If you
wish to provide comments containing
proprietary or confidential information,
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