Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of an Emergency Approval of Information Collection: Runway to Recovery Recommendations To Help Airports and Airlines Mitigate the Risks of COVID-19 Transmission, 66403-66404 [2020-23069]
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Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 202 / Monday, October 19, 2020 / Notices
This notice announces a
meeting of the NextGen Advisory
Committee (NAC).
DATES: The meeting will be held
virtually only on November 17, 2020,
from 1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. EST. Requests
to attend the meeting virtually and
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November 2, 2020. If you wish to make
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meeting must be received no later than
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ADDRESSES: The meeting will be a
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ang/nac/. Members of the public
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gregory.schwab@faa.gov or 202–267–
1201. Any requests or questions not
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
NAC was created under the Federal
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the authority of the U.S. Department of
Transportation, to provide independent
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and to respond to specific taskings
received directly from FAA. The NAC
recommends consensus-driven advice
for FAA consideration relating to Air
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II. Agenda
At the meeting, the agenda will cover
the following topics:
• NAC Chairman’s Report
• FAA Report
• NAC Subcommittee Chairman’s
Report
Æ Risk and Mitigations update for the
following focus areas: Multiple
Runway Operations, Data
Communications, Performance
Based Navigation, Surface and Data
Sharing, and Northeast Corridor
• NAC Chairman Closing Comments
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The detailed agenda will be posted on
the NAC internet website at least one
week in advance of the meeting.
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This virtual meeting will be open to
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to attend are asked to register via email
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public may present a written statement
to the committee at any time.
Issued in Washington, DC, this 14th day of
October 2020.
Tiffany McCoy,
General Engineer, NextGen Office of
Collaboration and Messaging, ANG–M, Office
of the Assistant Administrator for NextGen,
Federal Aviation Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of an Emergency Approval
of Information Collection: Runway to
Recovery Recommendations To Help
Airports and Airlines Mitigate the Risks
of COVID–19 Transmission
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of request for emergency
OMB approval and public comment.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, FAA invites public comments
about our intention to request the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB)
emergency approval for a new
information collection. The collection
involves determining the extent to
which U.S. airlines and certificated U.S.
airports have been able to implement
practices recommended to reduce and
mitigate the risks of COVID–19
transmission during air travel. FAA is
collecting this information on behalf of
multiple agencies that will use the
information collected to gauge
implementation, identify the impact of
recommended practices on aviation
safety and operations, understand
potential barriers to implementation,
and identify additional mitigation
practices. If granted, the emergency
approval is only valid for 180 days. FAA
plans to follow this emergency request
with a submission for a 3-year approval
through OMB’s normal PRA clearance
process.
DATES: Written comments should be
submitted by November 18, 2020.
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.
SUMMARY:
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Tip
Stinnette by email at tip.stinnette@
faa.gov or phone at 202–768–5642.
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: 2120–XXXX.
Title: Runway to Recovery
Recommendations to Help Airports and
Airlines Mitigate the Risks of COVID–19
Transmission.
Form Numbers: None.
Type of Review: Emergency approval
of an information collection.
Background: The FAA is developing
this collection to gather information on
the United States’ implementation of
measures by airports and airlines to
mitigate COVID–19-related risks and to
restore aviation, in accordance with
recommendations in the joint federal
agency guidance Runway to Recovery:
The United States Framework for
Airlines and Airports to Mitigate the
Public Health Risks of Coronavirus.1 As
described in Runway to Recovery, the
adoption of the mitigation measures by
airports and airlines is vital to reducing
the spread of the virus in the air
transportation system and restoring the
confidence of passengers and the
aviation workforce in air travel, both of
which are critical to the recovery of the
aviation industry. The information
collection will help to identify the
specific mitigation measures used by
airports and airlines to stop the spread
of COVID–19 and to assess the impact
these measures are having on aviation
safety and operations, reduction of
public health risk, and security and
resiliency of the air transport system.
FAA is conducting this information
collection on behalf of agencies that
issued Runway to Recovery: Department
of Transportation, Department of
Homeland Security, and Department of
Health and Human Services.
As provided under 5 CFR 1320.13,
DOT is requesting emergency processing
for this new collection of information as
specified in the PRA and its
implementing regulations. DOT cannot
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
1 U.S.
DOT, HHS, DHS, Runway to Recovery: The
United States Framework for Airlines and Airports
to Mitigate the Public Health Risks of Coronavirus
(July 2020), available at https://
www.transportation.gov/briefing-room/runwayrecovery.
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reasonably comply with normal
clearance procedures because an
appropriate response to the COVID–19
public health emergency requires
immediate action to ensure the safety
and welfare of the traveling public.
Upon OMB approval of its emergency
clearance request, FAA will follow the
normal clearance procedures for this
information collection.
Use: FAA will use this information to
update the International Civil Aviation
Organization (ICAO) on the progress of
U.S. airports and airlines implementing
safety, security, and public health
measures to mitigate risks associated
with COVID–19. FAA will share the
collected information with the federal
agencies that issued Runway to
Recovery (Departments of
Transportation, Homeland Security and
Health and Human Services). FAA will
also share the collected information
with airports and airlines.
The collected data will be used to:
• Assess the extent to which airports
and airlines have implemented the
recommended mitigation practices in
the Runway to Recovery document;
• Help identify the impact of these
practices on aviation safety and
operations, reduction of public health
risk, and the security and resiliency of
the air transportation system;
• Better understand potential barriers
airports and airlines are facing when
they implement these
recommendations; and
• Identify success stories and
additional practices that airports and
airlines are using to help prevent the
spread of the virus, inspire confidence
among the traveling public, and further
ensure the safety of passengers and the
aviation workforce.
Based on collected data, FAA, DOT,
DHS, or HHS may recommend changes
and/or additions to the mitigation
measures identified in the Runway to
Recovery document.
Respondents: Approximately 520
airport owners/managers and 60 airline
representatives.
Frequency: Information will be
collected approximately every 2 months
over a 6-month period.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: 20–25 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 60–
75 minutes per respondent.
Issued in Washington, DC.
Roberto Gonzalez,
Deputy Director, Foundational Business,
Flight Standards, Office of Aviation Safety.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Office of Commercial Space
Transportation: Notice of Availability
and Request for Comment on the Draft
Environmental Assessment for Issuing
a Launch Operator License to Virgin
Orbit, LLC for LauncherOne
Operations From Andersen Air Force
Base, Guam
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of availability and
request for comment.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended (NEPA), Council on
Environmental Quality NEPA
implementing regulations, and FAA
Order 1050.1F, Environmental Impacts:
Policies and Procedures, the FAA is
announcing the availability of and
requesting comment on the Draft
Environmental Assessment for Issuing a
Launch Operator License to Virgin
Orbit, LLC for LauncherOne Operations
from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam
(Draft EA).
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before November 16, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be
mailed to Leslie Grey, Environmental
Protection Specialist, Federal Aviation
Administration, 800 Independence
Avenue SW, Suite 325, Washington, DC
20591. Comments may also be
submitted by email to
VOLauncherOne@icf.com.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Leslie Grey, Environmental Protection
Specialist, Federal Aviation
Administration, 800 Independence
Avenue SW, Suite 325, Washington, DC
20591; phone (907) 227–2113; email
leslie.grey@faa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA
is evaluating Virgin Orbit, LLC’s (VO’s)
proposal to conduct 747 carrier vehicle
operations from Andersen Air Force
Base (AFB), Guam and conduct
LauncherOne rocket operations over the
Pacific Ocean east of Guam for the
purposes of transporting small satellites
into a variety of low earth orbits, which
would require the FAA to issue a launch
license. Issuing a launch license is
considered a federal action subject to
environmental review under NEPA.
Under the Proposed Action, the FAA
would issue a launch license to VO,
which will authorize VO to operate
LauncherOne from Andersen AFB to
conduct 25 launches over the next 5
years (2021–2025), with a maximum of
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of an Emergency Approval of Information Collection: Runway to
Recovery Recommendations To Help Airports and Airlines Mitigate the
Risks of COVID-19 Transmission
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of request for emergency OMB approval and public
comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995,
FAA invites public comments about our intention to request the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) emergency approval for a new information
collection. The collection involves determining the extent to which
U.S. airlines and certificated U.S. airports have been able to
implement practices recommended to reduce and mitigate the risks of
COVID-19 transmission during air travel. FAA is collecting this
information on behalf of multiple agencies that will use the
information collected to gauge implementation, identify the impact of
recommended practices on aviation safety and operations, understand
potential barriers to implementation, and identify additional
mitigation practices. If granted, the emergency approval is only valid
for 180 days. FAA plans to follow this emergency request with a
submission for a 3-year approval through OMB's normal PRA clearance
process.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted by November 18, 2020.
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.
[[Page 66404]]
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tip Stinnette by email at
[email protected] or phone at 202-768-5642.
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: 2120-XXXX.
Title: Runway to Recovery Recommendations to Help Airports and
Airlines Mitigate the Risks of COVID-19 Transmission.
Form Numbers: None.
Type of Review: Emergency approval of an information collection.
Background: The FAA is developing this collection to gather
information on the United States' implementation of measures by
airports and airlines to mitigate COVID-19-related risks and to restore
aviation, in accordance with recommendations in the joint federal
agency guidance Runway to Recovery: The United States Framework for
Airlines and Airports to Mitigate the Public Health Risks of
Coronavirus.\1\ As described in Runway to Recovery, the adoption of the
mitigation measures by airports and airlines is vital to reducing the
spread of the virus in the air transportation system and restoring the
confidence of passengers and the aviation workforce in air travel, both
of which are critical to the recovery of the aviation industry. The
information collection will help to identify the specific mitigation
measures used by airports and airlines to stop the spread of COVID-19
and to assess the impact these measures are having on aviation safety
and operations, reduction of public health risk, and security and
resiliency of the air transport system.
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\1\ U.S. DOT, HHS, DHS, Runway to Recovery: The United States
Framework for Airlines and Airports to Mitigate the Public Health
Risks of Coronavirus (July 2020), available at https://www.transportation.gov/briefing-room/runway-recovery.
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FAA is conducting this information collection on behalf of agencies
that issued Runway to Recovery: Department of Transportation,
Department of Homeland Security, and Department of Health and Human
Services.
As provided under 5 CFR 1320.13, DOT is requesting emergency
processing for this new collection of information as specified in the
PRA and its implementing regulations. DOT cannot reasonably comply with
normal clearance procedures because an appropriate response to the
COVID-19 public health emergency requires immediate action to ensure
the safety and welfare of the traveling public. Upon OMB approval of
its emergency clearance request, FAA will follow the normal clearance
procedures for this information collection.
Use: FAA will use this information to update the International
Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) on the progress of U.S. airports and
airlines implementing safety, security, and public health measures to
mitigate risks associated with COVID-19. FAA will share the collected
information with the federal agencies that issued Runway to Recovery
(Departments of Transportation, Homeland Security and Health and Human
Services). FAA will also share the collected information with airports
and airlines.
The collected data will be used to:
Assess the extent to which airports and airlines have
implemented the recommended mitigation practices in the Runway to
Recovery document;
Help identify the impact of these practices on aviation
safety and operations, reduction of public health risk, and the
security and resiliency of the air transportation system;
Better understand potential barriers airports and airlines
are facing when they implement these recommendations; and
Identify success stories and additional practices that
airports and airlines are using to help prevent the spread of the
virus, inspire confidence among the traveling public, and further
ensure the safety of passengers and the aviation workforce.
Based on collected data, FAA, DOT, DHS, or HHS may recommend changes
and/or additions to the mitigation measures identified in the Runway to
Recovery document.
Respondents: Approximately 520 airport owners/managers and 60
airline representatives.
Frequency: Information will be collected approximately every 2
months over a 6-month period.
Estimated Average Burden per Response: 20-25 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 60-75 minutes per respondent.
Issued in Washington, DC.
Roberto Gonzalez,
Deputy Director, Foundational Business, Flight Standards, Office of
Aviation Safety.
[FR Doc. 2020-23069 Filed 10-16-20; 8:45 am]
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