Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; Clearance of Renewed; Approval of Information Collection: General Aviation and Part 135 Activity Survey, 71710-71711 [2020-24874]
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Burlington, Massachusetts 01803.
Telephone (781) 238–7613. Email:
richard.doucette@faa.gov. Documents
reflecting this FAA action may be
obtained from the same individual. The
Noise Compatibility Plan and
supporting information can also be
found at www.btvsound.com.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
notice announces that the FAA has
given its overall approval to the
Burlington International Airport noise
compatibility program, effective October
14, 2020.
Under Section 104 (a) of the Aviation
Safety and Noise Abatement Act of 1979
(hereinafter the Act), an airport operator
who has previously submitted a noise
exposure map may submit to the FAA
a noise compatibility program which
sets forth the measures taken or
proposed by the airport operator for the
reduction of existing non-compatible
land uses and prevention of additional
non-compatible land uses within the
area covered by the noise exposure
maps.
The Act requires such programs to be
developed in consultation with
interested and affected parties including
local communities, government
agencies, airport users, and FAA
personnel.
Each airport noise compatibility
program developed in accordance with
14 CFR part 150 is a local program, not
a federal program. The FAA does not
substitute its judgment for that of the
airport proprietor with respect to which
measures should be recommended for
action. The FAA’s approval or
disapproval of the Part 150 program
recommendations is measured
according to the standards expressed in
Part 150 and the Act, and is limited to
the following determinations:
(a) The noise compatibility program
was developed in accordance with the
provisions and procedures of FAR Part
150;
(b) Program measures are reasonably
consistent with achieving the goals of
reducing existing non-compatible land
uses around the airport and preventing
the introduction of additional noncompatible land uses;
(c) Program measures would not
create an undue burden on interstate or
foreign commerce, unjustly discriminate
against types or classes of aeronautical
uses, violate the terms of airport grant
agreements, or intrude into areas
preempted by the federal government;
and
(d) Program measures relating to the
use of flight procedures can be
implemented within the period covered
by the program without derogating
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safety, adversely affecting the efficient
use and management of the navigable
airspace and air traffic control systems,
or adversely affecting other powers and
responsibilities of the Administrator as
prescribed by law.
Specific limitations with respect to
FAA’s approval of an airport noise
compatibility program are delineated in
Part 150, Section 150.5. Approval is not
a determination concerning the
acceptability of land uses under Federal,
state, or local law. Approval does not by
itself constitute a FAA implementing
action. A request for Federal action or
approval to implement specific noise
compatibility measures may be
required, and an FAA decision on the
request may require an environmental
assessment of the proposed action.
Approval does not constitute a
commitment by the FAA to financially
assist in the implementation of the
program nor a determination that all
measures covered by the program are
eligible for grant-in-aid funding from the
FAA under the Airport and Airway
Improvement Act of 1982. Where
Federal funding is sought, requests for
project grants must be submitted to the
FAA Regional Office in Burlington,
Massachusetts.
The Burlington International Airport
study contains a proposed noise
compatibility program comprised of
actions designed for implementation by
airport management and adjacent
jurisdictions. The Burlington
International Airport, South Burlington,
Vermont requested that the FAA
evaluate and approve this material as a
noise compatibility program as
described in Section 104(b) of the Act.
The FAA began its review of the
program on April 15, 2020, and was
required by a provision of the Act to
approve or disapprove the program
within 180 days (other than the use of
new flight procedures for noise control).
Failure to approve or disapprove such a
program within the 180-day period shall
be deemed to be an approval of such a
program.
The submitted program contained 9
noise mitigation measures, including 2
to be removed. The FAA completed its
review and determined that the
procedural and substantive
requirements of the Act and Part 150
have been satisfied. All 7 recommended
measures were approved, and 2
recommended for removal were
approved for removal. The new program
will de-emphasize land acquisition in
lieu of sound insulation, as the primary
noise mitigation measure.
The Airports Division originally
approved the program on August 27,
2020. After issuance of the Record of
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Approval, the FAA discussed its
implementation with the City of
Burlington. Based on this discussion,
the FAA made two small revisions to
the Record of Approval and issued a
revised approval on October 14, 2020.
These revisions clarify FAA funding of
the Purchase Assurance and Sales
Assistance programs (measures #6 and
#7). That prior approval is superseded
by issuance of a new Record of
Approval on October 14, 2020.
FAA’s determinations are set forth in
detail in a Record of Approval approved
on October 14, 2020. The Record of
Approval, as well as other evaluation
materials and the documents
comprising the submittal, are available
for review at the FAA office listed above
and at the administrative offices of
Burlington International Airport, South
Burlington, Vermont.
Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts, on
October 14, 2020.
Julie Seltsam-Wilps,
Airports Division Deputy Director, FAA New
England Region.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Docket No. FAA–2020–0993]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of Renewed; Approval of
Information Collection: General
Aviation and Part 135 Activity Survey
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
The FAA’s primary
requirement is for annual hours flown,
optimal determination of sample size is
based on flight time variation by state
and aircraft type, and a sampling
fraction is determined for each cell with
a no-zero population. Sample units are
selected randomly within each stratum.
Respondents to this survey are owners
of general aviation aircraft.
This information is used by FAA,
NTSB, and other government agencies,
the aviation industry, and others for
safety assessment, planning, forecasting,
cost/benefit analysis, and to target areas
for research.
DATES: Written comments should be
submitted by January 11, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Please send written
comments:
SUMMARY:
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By Electronic Docket:
www.regulations.gov (Enter docket
number into search field).
By mail: N/A.
By fax: N/A.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
[Shane Bertish] by email at:
Shane.Bertish@faa.gov; phone: N/A.
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. The agency
will summarize and/or include your
comments in the request for OMB’s
clearance of this information collection.
OMB Control Number: 2120–6160.
Title: General Aviation and Part 135
Activity Survey.
Form Numbers: 1800–54.
Type of Review: Renewal.
Background: Title 49, United States
Code, empowers the Secretary of
Transportation to collect and
disseminate information relative to civil
aeronautics, to study the possibilities for
development of air commerce and the
aeronautical industries, and to make
long-range plans for, and formulate
policy with respect to, the orderly
development and use of the navigable
airspace, radar installations and all
other aids for air navigation. These data
are necessary to assess performance of
the Department of Transportation in
meeting the strategic goal for General
Aviation safety as described in the
Destination 2025 Strategic Plan.
The agency and the National
Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) use
the exposure data, both by itself and in
conjunction with aircraft age, to
calculate accident rates, which are used
to compare safety over time and safety
performance among different aircraft
types and configurations.
The agency and the NTSB will use the
exposure data for public use aircraft to
calculate accident rates for those
aircraft. The NTSB is now required to
investigate accidents involving public
use aircraft. This is a responsibility
assigned by Public Law 103–411.
Respondents: Owners of general
aviation aircraft.
Frequency: Annual.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: 20 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
39,000 responses; 13,000 hours.
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Issued in Washington, DC, on November 4,
2020.
Parasha Vincent Flowers,
Program Manager, Program Management &
Development Branch, AVP–220, Office of
Accident Investigation & Prevention.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2020–0027–N–30]
Proposed Agency Information
Collection Activities; Comment
Request
Federal Railroad
Administration (FRA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of information collection;
request for comment.
AGENCY:
Under the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its
implementing regulations, this notice
announces that FRA is forwarding the
Information Collection Request (ICR)
abstracted below to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and comment. The ICR describes
the information collection and its
expected burden. On August 24, 2020,
FRA published a notice providing a 60day period for public comment on the
ICR.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
December 10, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed ICR
should be sent within 30 days of
publication of this notice to
www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find the particular ICR by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Hodan Wells, Information Collection
Clearance Officer, Office of Railroad
Safety, Regulatory Analysis Division,
Federal Railroad Administration,
telephone (202) 493–0440, email:
Hodan.Wells@dot.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PRA,
44 U.S.C. 3501–3520, and its
implementing regulations, 5 CFR part
1320, require Federal agencies to issue
two notices seeking public comment on
information collection activities before
OMB may approve paperwork packages.
See 44 U.S.C. 3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.8
through 1320.12. On August 24, 2020,
FRA published a 60-day notice in the
Federal Register soliciting comment on
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the ICR for which it is now seeking
OMB approval. See 85 FR 52190. FRA
received no comments related to the
proposed collection of information.
Before OMB decides whether to
approve the proposed collection of
information, it must provide 30 days for
public comment. Federal law requires
OMB to approve or disapprove
paperwork packages between 30 and 60
days after the 30-day notice is
published. 44 U.S.C. 3507(b)–(c); 5 CFR
1320.12(d); see also 60 FR 44978, 44983,
Aug. 29, 1995. OMB believes the 30-day
notice informs the regulated community
to file relevant comments and affords
the agency adequate time to digest
public comments before it renders a
decision. 60 FR 44983, Aug. 29, 1995.
Therefore, respondents should submit
their respective comments to OMB
within 30 days of publication to best
ensure having their full effect.
Comments are invited on the
following ICR regarding: (1) Whether the
information collection activities are
necessary for FRA to properly execute
its functions, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of FRA’s estimates of
the burden of the information collection
activities, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used to
determine the estimates; (3) ways for
FRA to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information being
collected; and (4) ways to minimize the
burden of information collection
activities on the public, including the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
The summary below describes the ICR
that FRA will submit for OMB clearance
as the PRA requires:
Title: Track Safety Standards;
Concrete Crossties.
OMB Control Number: 2130–0592.
Abstract: In 2011, FRA mandated
specific requirements for effective
concrete crossties, for rail fastening
systems connected to concrete crossties,
and for automated inspections of track
constructed with concrete crossties.
FRA uses the information collected
under 49 CFR 213.234 to ensure
automated track inspections of track
constructed with concrete crossties are
carried out as specified in the rule to
supplement visual inspections by Class
I and Class II railroads, intercity
passenger railroads, and commuter
railroads.
Type of Request: Extension with
change (revised estimates) of a currently
approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses.
Form(s): N/A.
Respondent Universe: 30 railroads.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Docket No. FAA-2020-0993]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of Renewed; Approval of Information Collection: General
Aviation and Part 135 Activity Survey
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The FAA's primary requirement is for annual hours flown,
optimal determination of sample size is based on flight time variation
by state and aircraft type, and a sampling fraction is determined for
each cell with a no-zero population. Sample units are selected randomly
within each stratum. Respondents to this survey are owners of general
aviation aircraft.
This information is used by FAA, NTSB, and other government
agencies, the aviation industry, and others for safety assessment,
planning, forecasting, cost/benefit analysis, and to target areas for
research.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted by January 11, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Please send written comments:
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By Electronic Docket: www.regulations.gov (Enter docket number into
search field).
By mail: N/A.
By fax: N/A.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: [Shane Bertish] by email at:
[email protected]; phone: N/A.
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. The agency will summarize and/or include
your comments in the request for OMB's clearance of this information
collection.
OMB Control Number: 2120-6160.
Title: General Aviation and Part 135 Activity Survey.
Form Numbers: 1800-54.
Type of Review: Renewal.
Background: Title 49, United States Code, empowers the Secretary of
Transportation to collect and disseminate information relative to civil
aeronautics, to study the possibilities for development of air commerce
and the aeronautical industries, and to make long-range plans for, and
formulate policy with respect to, the orderly development and use of
the navigable airspace, radar installations and all other aids for air
navigation. These data are necessary to assess performance of the
Department of Transportation in meeting the strategic goal for General
Aviation safety as described in the Destination 2025 Strategic Plan.
The agency and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) use
the exposure data, both by itself and in conjunction with aircraft age,
to calculate accident rates, which are used to compare safety over time
and safety performance among different aircraft types and
configurations.
The agency and the NTSB will use the exposure data for public use
aircraft to calculate accident rates for those aircraft. The NTSB is
now required to investigate accidents involving public use aircraft.
This is a responsibility assigned by Public Law 103-411.
Respondents: Owners of general aviation aircraft.
Frequency: Annual.
Estimated Average Burden per Response: 20 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 39,000 responses; 13,000 hours.
Issued in Washington, DC, on November 4, 2020.
Parasha Vincent Flowers,
Program Manager, Program Management & Development Branch, AVP-220,
Office of Accident Investigation & Prevention.
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