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government agencies, and persons using
the airport.
An airport operator who has
submitted such noise exposure maps
that are found by FAA to be in
compliance with the requirements of
Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR) Part
150, promulgated pursuant to Title I of
the Act, may submit a noise
compatibility program for FAA approval
that sets forth the measures the operator
has taken, or proposes, for the
introduction of additional noncompatible uses.
The FAA has completed its review of
the noise exposure map and related
descriptions submitted by the Pease
Development Authority. The specific
maps under consideration were Figure
4–1 ‘‘2014 Existing Conditions Noise
Exposure Map’’ and Figure 4–2 ‘‘2019
Five-Year forecast conditions Noise
Exposure Map’’ in the submission. The
FAA has determined that these maps for
Portsmouth International Airport at
Pease are in compliance with applicable
requirements. This determination is
effective on July 30, 2014.
FAA’s determination on an airport
operator’s noise exposure maps is
limited to a finding that the maps were
developed in accordance with the
procedures contained in Appendix A of
FAR Part 150. Such determination 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 to noise exposure contours
depicted on a noise exposure map
submitted under Section 103 of the Act,
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 107 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 Part
150 or through FAA’s review 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 the map
or with those public agencies and
planning agencies with which
consultation is required under Section
103 of the Act. The FAA has relied on
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the certification by the airport operator,
under Section 150.21 of FAR Part 150,
that the statutorily required consultation
has been accomplished.
Copies of the noise exposure maps
and of the FAA’s evaluation of the maps
are available for examination at the
following locations:
Pease Development Authority, 55
International Drive, Portsmouth, NH
03801.
Federal Aviation Administration, New
England Region, Airports Division, 12
New England Executive Park,
Burlington, Massachusetts 01803.
Questions may be directed to the
individual named above under the
heading: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts, on
July 30, 2014.
Richard P. Doucette,
Environmental Program Manager, FAA New
England Region, Airports Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
[Docket No. FHWA–2014–0029]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Request for Comments for
the Renewal of a Previously Approved
Information Collection
Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995
(44 U.S.C. 3501–3521), this notice
announces that FHWA will submit the
collection of information described
below to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and comment.
The Federal Register Notice with a 60day comment period soliciting
comments on the following collection of
information was published on May 19,
2014. The PRA submission describes the
nature of the information collection and
its expected cost and burden.
DATES: Please submit comments by
September 11, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by DOT Docket ID 2014–0029
by any of the following methods:
Web site: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments received go to the Federal
eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
SUMMARY:
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Fax: 1–202–493–2251.
Mail: Docket Management Facility,
U.S. Department of Transportation,
West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC 20590–0001.
Hand Delivery or Courier: U.S.
Department of Transportation, West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kevin Douglas, 202–366–2601, Office of
Human Environment, Federal Highway
Administration, Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590,
Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery.
Background: The information
collection activity will garner
qualitative customer and stakeholder
feedback in an efficient, timely manner,
in accordance with the Administration’s
commitment to improving service
delivery. By qualitative feedback we
mean information that provides useful
insights on perceptions and opinions,
but are not statistical surveys that yield
quantitative results that can be
generalized to the population of study.
This feedback will provide insights into
customer or stakeholder perceptions,
experiences and expectations, provide
an early warning of issues with service,
or focus attention on areas where
communication, training or changes in
operations might improve delivery of
products or services. These collections
will allow for ongoing, collaborative and
actionable communications between the
Agency and its customers and
stakeholders. It will also allow feedback
to contribute directly to the
improvement of program management.
Feedback collected under this generic
clearance will provide useful
information, but it will not yield data
that can be generalized to the overall
population. This type of generic
clearance for qualitative information
will not be used for quantitative
information collections that are
designed to yield reliably actionable
results, such as monitoring trends over
time or documenting program
performance. Such data uses require
more rigorous designs that address: the
target population to which
generalizations will be made, the
sampling frame, the sample design
(including stratification and clustering),
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the precision requirements or power
calculations that justify the proposed
sample size, the expected response rate,
methods for assessing potential nonresponse bias, the protocols for data
collection, and any testing procedures
that were or will be undertaken prior to
fielding the study. Depending on the
degree of influence the results are likely
to have, such collections may still be
eligible for submission for other generic
mechanisms that are designed to yield
quantitative results. Below we provide
FHWA’s projected average estimates for
the next three years:
Respondents: State and local
governments, highway industry
organizations, and the general public.
Estimated Average Annual Burden:
The burden hours per response will
vary with each survey; however, we
estimate an average burden of 15
minutes for each survey.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: We estimate that FHWA will
survey approximately 21,000
respondents annually during the next 3
years. Therefore, the estimated total
annual burden is 5,200 hours.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended;
and 49 CFR 1.48.
Issued On: May 5, 2014.
Michael Howell,
Information Collection Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
[Docket No. FHWA–2014–0027]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Request for Comments for
the Renewal of a Previously Approved
Information Collection
Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995
(44 U.S.C. 3501–3521), this notice
announces that FHWA will submit the
collection of information described
below to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and comment.
The Federal Register Notice with a 60day comment period soliciting
comments on the following collection of
information was published on May 19,
2014. The PRA submission describes the
nature of the information collection and
its expected cost and burden.
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Please submit comments by
September 11, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by DOT Docket ID 2014–0027
by any of the following methods:
Web site: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments received go to the Federal
eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://
www.regulations.gov . Follow the online
instructions for submitting comments.
Fax: 1–202–493–2251.
Mail: Docket Management Facility,
U.S. Department of Transportation,
West Building Ground Floor, Room
W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC 20590–0001.
Hand Delivery or Courier: U.S.
Department of Transportation, West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m.
and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Emergency Relief Funding
Applications.
OMB Control #: 2125–0525.
Background: Congress authorized in
Title 23, United States Code, Section
125, a special program from the
Highway Trust Fund for the repair or
reconstruction of Federal-aid highways
and roads on Federal lands which have
suffered serious damage as a result of
natural disasters or catastrophic failures
from an external cause. This program,
commonly referred to as the Emergency
Relief or ER program, supplements the
commitment of resources by States,
their political subdivisions, or other
Federal agencies to help pay for
unusually heavy expenses resulting
from extraordinary conditions. The
applicability of the ER program to a
natural disaster is based on the extent
and intensity of the disaster. Damage to
highways must be severe, occur over a
wide area, and result in unusually high
expenses to the highway agency.
Examples of natural disasters include
floods, hurricanes, earthquakes,
tornadoes, tidal waves, severe storms,
and landslides. Applicability of the ER
program to a catastrophic failure due to
an external cause is based on the criteria
that the failure was not the result of an
inherent flaw in the facility but was
sudden, caused a disastrous impact on
transportation services, and resulted in
unusually high expenses to the highway
agency. A bridge suddenly collapsing
after being struck by a barge is an
example of a catastrophic failure from
an external cause. The ER program
provides for repair and restoration of
highway facilities to pre-disaster
conditions. Restoration in kind is
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therefore the predominant type of repair
expected to be accomplished with ER
funds. Generally, all elements of the
damaged highway within its cross
section are eligible for ER funds.
Roadway items that are eligible may
include: pavement, shoulders, slopes
and embankments, guardrail, signs and
traffic control devices, bridges, culverts,
bike and pedestrian paths, fencing, and
retaining walls. Other eligible items may
include: engineering and right-of-way
costs, debris removal, transportation
system management strategies,
administrative expenses, and equipment
rental expenses. This information
collection is needed for the FHWA to
fulfill its statutory obligations regarding
funding determinations for ER eligible
damages following a disaster. The
regulations covering the FHWA ER
program are contained in 23 CFR Part
668.
Respondents: 50 State Transportation
Departments, the District of Columbia,
Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa,
Northern Mariana Islands, and the
Virgin Islands.
Estimated Average Annual Burden:
The respondents submit an estimated
total of 30 applications each year. Each
application requires an estimated
average of 250 hours to complete.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: Total estimated average annual
burden is 7,500 hours.
Public Comments Invited: You are
asked to comment on any aspect of this
information collection, including: (1)
Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the U.S.
DOT’s performance, including whether
the information will have practical
utility; (2) the accuracy of the U.S.
DOT’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed information collection; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, usefulness,
and clarity of the collected information;
and (4) ways that the burden could be
minimized, including the use of
electronic technology, without reducing
the quality of the collected information.
The agency will summarize and/or
include your comments in the request
for OMB’s clearance of this information
collection.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended;
and 49 CFR 1.48.
Issued On: August 5, 2014.
Michael Howell,
Information Collection Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
[Docket No. FHWA-2014-0029]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Request for Comments
for the Renewal of a Previously Approved Information Collection
AGENCY: Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995
(44 U.S.C. 3501-3521), this notice announces that FHWA will submit the
collection of information described below to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for review and comment. The Federal Register Notice
with a 60-day comment period soliciting comments on the following
collection of information was published on May 19, 2014. The PRA
submission describes the nature of the information collection and its
expected cost and burden.
DATES: Please submit comments by September 11, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID 2014-
0029 by any of the following methods:
Web site: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received go to the Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments.
Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of
Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
Hand Delivery or Courier: U.S. Department of Transportation, West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin Douglas, 202-366-2601, Office of
Human Environment, Federal Highway Administration, Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback
on Agency Service Delivery.
Background: The information collection activity will garner
qualitative customer and stakeholder feedback in an efficient, timely
manner, in accordance with the Administration's commitment to improving
service delivery. By qualitative feedback we mean information that
provides useful insights on perceptions and opinions, but are not
statistical surveys that yield quantitative results that can be
generalized to the population of study. This feedback will provide
insights into customer or stakeholder perceptions, experiences and
expectations, provide an early warning of issues with service, or focus
attention on areas where communication, training or changes in
operations might improve delivery of products or services. These
collections will allow for ongoing, collaborative and actionable
communications between the Agency and its customers and stakeholders.
It will also allow feedback to contribute directly to the improvement
of program management.
Feedback collected under this generic clearance will provide useful
information, but it will not yield data that can be generalized to the
overall population. This type of generic clearance for qualitative
information will not be used for quantitative information collections
that are designed to yield reliably actionable results, such as
monitoring trends over time or documenting program performance. Such
data uses require more rigorous designs that address: the target
population to which generalizations will be made, the sampling frame,
the sample design (including stratification and clustering),
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the precision requirements or power calculations that justify the
proposed sample size, the expected response rate, methods for assessing
potential non-response bias, the protocols for data collection, and any
testing procedures that were or will be undertaken prior to fielding
the study. Depending on the degree of influence the results are likely
to have, such collections may still be eligible for submission for
other generic mechanisms that are designed to yield quantitative
results. Below we provide FHWA's projected average estimates for the
next three years:
Respondents: State and local governments, highway industry
organizations, and the general public.
Estimated Average Annual Burden: The burden hours per response will
vary with each survey; however, we estimate an average burden of 15
minutes for each survey.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: We estimate that FHWA will
survey approximately 21,000 respondents annually during the next 3
years. Therefore, the estimated total annual burden is 5,200 hours.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1.48.
Issued On: May 5, 2014.
Michael Howell,
Information Collection Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-19030 Filed 8-11-14; 8:45 am]
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