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B. Sub-Central Government Entities
listed in the U.S. Schedule to Annex 9.1,
Section B:
(1) Procurement of goods and
services—$476,000; and
(2) Procurement of construction
services—$6,708,000.
C. Other Entities listed in the U.S.
Schedule to Annex 9.1, Section C:
(1) Procurement of goods and services
for List B Entities—$537,000; and
(2) Procurement of construction
services—$6,708,000.
VI. Chapter 9 of the Dominican
Republic-Central American-United
States Free Trade Agreement
A. Central Government Entities listed
in the U.S. Schedule to Annex
9.1.2(b)(i), Section A:
(1) Procurement of goods and
services—$102,280; and
(2) Procurement of construction
services—$6,708,000.
B. Sub-Central Government Entities
listed in the U.S. Schedule to Annex
9.1.2(b)(i), Section B:
(1) Procurement of goods and
services—$476,000; and
(2) Procurement of construction
services—$6,708,000.
C. Other Entities listed in the U.S.
Schedule to Annex 9.1.2(b)(i), Section C:
(1) Procurement of goods and services
for List B Entities—$537,000; and
(2) Procurement of construction
services—$6,708,000.
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VII. Chapter 17 of the United StatesKorea Free Trade Agreement
A. Central Government Entities listed
in the U.S. Schedule to Annex 17–A,
Section A:
(1) Procurement of construction
services—$6,708,000.
VIII. Chapter 13 of the United StatesMexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)*
*Procurement obligations are between
the U.S. and Mexico only*.
A. Federal Government Entities listed
in the U.S. Schedule to Annex 1001.1a–
1:
(1) Procurement of goods and
services—$102,280; and
(2) Procurement of construction
services—$13,296,489.
B. Government Enterprises listed in
the U.S. Schedule to Annex 1001.1a–2:
(1) Procurement of goods and
services—$511,402; and
(2) Procurement of construction
services—$16,365,674.
IX. Chapter 9 of the United StatesMorocco Free Trade Agreement
A. Central Government Entities listed
in the U.S. Schedule to Annex 9–A–1:
(1) Procurement of goods and
services—$174,000; and
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(2) Procurement of construction
services—$6,708,000.
B. Sub-Central Government Entities
listed in the U.S. Schedule to Annex 9–
A–2:
(1) Procurement of goods and
services—$476,000; and
(2) Procurement of construction
services—$6,708,000.
C. Other Entities listed in the U.S.
Schedule to Annex 9–A–3:
(1) Procurement of goods and services
for List B Entities—$537,000; and
(2) Procurement of construction
services—$6,708,000.
X. Chapter 9 of the United States-Oman
Free Trade Agreement
A. Central Level Government Entities
listed in the U.S. Schedule to Annex 9,
Section A:
(1) Procurement of goods and
services—$174,000; and
(2) Procurement of construction
services—$13,296,489.
B. Other Covered Entities listed in the
U.S. Schedule to Annex 9, Section B:
(1) Procurement of goods and services
for List B Entities—$537,000; and
(2) Procurement of construction
services—$16,365,673.
XI. Chapter 9 of the United StatesPanama Trade Promotion Agreement
A. Central Government Entities listed
in the U.S. Schedule to Annex 9.1,
Section A:
(1) Procurement of goods and
services—$174,000; and
(2) Procurement of construction
services—$6,708,000.
B. Sub-Central Government Entities
listed in the U.S. Schedule to Annex 9.1,
Section B:
(1) Procurement of goods and
services—$476,000; and
(2) Procurement of construction
services—$6,708,000.
C. Other Entities listed in the U.S.
Schedule to Annex 9.1, Section C:
(1) Procurement of goods and services
for List B Entities—$537,000; and
(2) Procurement of construction
services—$6,708,000.
D. Autoridad del Canal de Panama´
(1) Procurement of goods and
services—$537,000.
XII. Chapter 9 of the United States-Peru
Trade Promotion Agreement
A. Central Government Entities listed
in the U.S. Schedule to Annex 9.1,
Section A:
(1) Procurement of goods and
services—$174,000; and
(2) Procurement of construction
services—$6,708,000.
B. Sub-Central Government Entities
listed in the U.S. Schedule to Annex 9.1,
Section B:
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(1) Procurement of goods and
services—$476,000; and
(2) Procurement of construction
services—$6,708,000.
C. Other Entities listed in the U.S.
Schedule to Annex 9.1, Section C:
(1) Procurement of goods and services
for List B Entities—$537,000; and
(2) Procurement of construction
services—$6,708,000.
XIII. Chapter 13 of the United StatesSingapore Free Trade Agreement
A. Central Government Entities listed
in the U.S. Schedule to Annex 13A,
Schedule 1, Section A:
(1) Procurement of goods and
services—$102,280; and
(2) Procurement of construction
services—$6,708,000.
B. Sub-Central Government Entities
listed in the U.S. Schedule to Annex
13A, Schedule 1, Section B:
(1) Procurement of goods and
services—$476,000; and
(2) Procurement of construction
services—$6,708,000.
C. Other Entities listed in the U.S.
Schedule to Annex 13A, Schedule 1,
Section C:
(1) Procurement of goods and
services—$537,000; and
(2) Procurement of construction
services—$6,708,000.
Andrea Durkin,
Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for WTO
and Multilateral Affairs, Office of the United
States Trade Representative.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Docket No. FAA–2023–1739]
Policy on the Definition of Aeronautical
Activities
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Proposed policy: request for
comments; extension of comment
period.
AGENCY:
On November 15, 2023, the
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
published a Request for comments
seeking input on its proposed policy
update of the FAA’s Office of Airports
policy regarding the definition of
‘‘aeronautical activity’’ to include
unmanned aircraft systems (UAS),
advanced air mobility (AAM), and
commercial space launch or re-entry
vehicle operations. Under Federal law,
an airport operator that has accepted
SUMMARY:
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Federal grants or certain Federal land
conveyances is obligated to maintain the
airport for public aviation use. This
proposed update will add UAS, AAM,
and commercial space operations to the
existing definition of aeronautical
activity that is included in FAA Order
5190.6B, FAA Airport Compliance
Manual, Appendix Z, and subsequent
revisions. The comment period for the
request for comments was scheduled to
end on December 15, 2023. FAA
received several requests to extend the
comment period. The FAA is extending
the comment period for the request for
comments by 30 days.
DATES: The comment period to the
request for comments published on
November 15, 2023, 88 FR 78448, is
extended from December 15, 2023, to
January 15, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments
identified by Docket Number FAA–
2023–1739 using any of the following
methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and follow
the online instructions for sending your
comments electronically.
• Mail: Send comments to Docket
Operations, M–30; U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Room W12–140, West
Building, Ground Floor, Washington,
DC 20590–0001.
• Hand Delivery: Deliver to mail
address above between 9:00 a.m. and 5
p.m. EST, Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays;
• Fax: Fax comments to Docket
Operations at 202–493–2251.
For more information, see the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this document.
Privacy: In accordance with 5 U.S.C.,
553(c), the Department of
Transportation (DOT) solicits comments
from the public on its proposed Policy
on the Definition of Aeronautical
Activities. DOT posts these comments,
without edit, including any personal
information the commenter provides, to
www.regulations.gov, as described in
the system of records notice (DOT/ALL–
14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at
www.dot.gov/privacy.
Docket: To read background
documents or comments received, go to
https://www.regulations.gov and follow
the online instructions for accessing the
docket. Or, go to the Docket
Management Facility in Room W12–140
of the West Building, Ground Floor at
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE,
Washington, DC, between 9:00 a.m. and
5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal holidays.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kevin C. Willis, Director, Office of
Compliance and Management Analysis,
Federal Aviation Administration, 800
Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC 20591, telephone (202) 267–3085;
facsimile: (202) 267–5257; email:
kevin.willis@faa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Under Federal law, Airport owners/
operators (‘‘sponsors’’) that have
accepted grants under the Airport
Improvement Program (AIP) must
comply with certain Federal policies
included in each AIP grant agreement as
sponsor assurances. In addition,
sponsors who have acquired land from
the Federal government using certain
conveyance instruments must abide by
similar obligations included in property
deeds. The Airport and Airway
Improvement Act of 1982 (AAIA) (Pub.
L. 97–248), as amended and recodified
at 49 U.S.C. 47107(a)(1), as
implemented by Sponsor Assurance 22,
Economic Nondiscrimination, requires
that ‘‘the airport will be made available
for public use on reasonable conditions
and without unjust discrimination to all
types, kinds and classes of aeronautical
activities, including commercial
aeronautical activities offering services
to the public at the airport.’’ The FAA
defines aeronautical activities as any
activity that involves, makes possible, is
required for the operation of an aircraft/
vehicle, or that contributes to or is
required for the safety of such
operations (FAA Order 5190.6B, Airport
Compliance Manual, Appendix Z,
(2009)). The order lists examples of
aeronautical activities.
The FAA’s definition has evolved
over time, primarily in response to
emerging technologies and increased
interest in locating certain activities at
public use airports not previously
contemplated or subject to FAA
oversight. This updated definition
serves to accommodate commercial
space transportation, UAS, and AAM
activities, as well as supports
Congressional interest in integrating
new technology into the array of
services and capabilities offered by
federally funded airports. As a result,
the FAA believes that commercial space
activities, UAS, and AAM operations
should be considered aeronautical
activities for the purposes of access to
a federally-obligated airport.
However, some types of commercial
space, UAS, or AAM operations may
affect the safety of existing airport
facilities, airport operations, or the
efficiency of the airspace. Consistent
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with and in support of the airport
sponsor’s obligation not to introduce or
permit unsafe conditions at the airport,
and to mitigate such conditions if they
arise, the FAA uses its planning
approval, safety review, and/or risk
assessment processes to make a
determination on (1) whether a
particular activity can be safely
accommodated at the airport and, if so,
(2) the terms and conditions to mitigate
risk to an acceptable level for that
activity at the airport. In that regard,
Congress has made the FAA the final
arbiter regarding aviation safety (49
U.S.C. 40101 and 47101.)
II. The Proposed Policy
The updated definition of
aeronautical activity in FAA Order
5190.6B, FAA Airport Compliance
Manual, Appendix Z will be the
following:
Any activity that involves, makes
possible, or is required for the operation
of an aircraft, launch or reentry vehicle,
or that contributes to or is required for
the safety of such operations. It includes
but is not limited to: general and
corporate aviation, air taxi and charter
operations, scheduled and
nonscheduled air carrier operations,
pilot training, aircraft rental and
sightseeing, aerial photography, aerial
application of agricultural agents, aerial
advertising and surveying, aircraft sales
and services, aircraft storage, sale of
aviation fuel products, repair and
maintenance of aircraft, repair and
maintenance of launch or reentry
vehicles, construction of amateur-built/
recreational aircraft, sale of aircraft, sale
of launch or reentry vehicle parts,
parachute or ultralight activities, certain
unmanned aircraft systems (UAS),
advanced air mobility (AAM)
operations, commercial space vehicle
operations, and any other activities that
because of their direct relationship to
the operation of aircraft, UAS, or
commercial space launch and re-entry
vehicles can appropriately be regarded
as aeronautical activities.
Activities such as aircraft and parts
manufacturing and storage, aerospace
design, research and development, flight
simulation/training/management
facilities, and/or engine testing facilities
that are not associated with the final
assembly of an aircraft or commercial
space vehicle are not considered
aeronautical activities for the purposes
of airport access. Model rocket, model
aircraft, and recreational UAS
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operations are not aeronautical activities
for the purposes of airport access.
between 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Kevin C. Willis,
Director, Office of Airport Compliance and
Management Analysis.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Highway Administration
[Docket No. FHWA–2023–0052]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Notice of Request for
Reinstatement of a Previously
Approved Information Collection
Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of request for
reinstatement of a previously approved
information collection.
AGENCY:
The FHWA has forwarded the
information collection request described
in this notice to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
approval of a new (periodic)
information collection. We published a
Federal Register Notice with a 60-day
public comment period on this
information collection on September 20,
2023. We are required to publish this
notice in the Federal Register by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Please submit comments by
January 8, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by DOT Docket ID Number
0052 by any of the following methods:
Website: 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: Paul
Jodoin, 202–366–5465, Office of
Operations, Federal Highway
Administration, Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590,
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Title: Traffic Incident Management
Capability.
OMB Control #: 2125–0650.
Background: Each of the over 6
million crashes per year presents a
safety danger to motorists and
responders while often causing delays
on the nation’s roads. It is critical to
safety and mobility for these crashes to
be mitigated as efficiently and safely as
possible. To address these concerns,
dozens of Traffic Incident Management
(TIM) Programs have been established
throughout the country over the past
25–30 years. Most of the top 75
metropolitan areas and several rural
areas have some form of TIM Program,
often coordinated through a multidisciplinary committee comprised of all
the response disciplines. The TIMSA
tool was established to help regions
assess the level of TIM Program
maturity and to identify areas for
improvement.
The information is used by each
jurisdiction to better understand
opportunities for improving safety and
mobility in their region. The FHWA also
uses the data to assess progress of the
FHWA national TIM program and
identify opportunities to help regions
improve.
Respondents: Approximately 60
individuals will complete the
questionnaire in collaboration with an
estimated average of 5 other
participants.
Frequency: Annually.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: Approximately 3 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 180 Annual Hours.
Public Comments Invited: You are
asked to comment on any aspect of this
information collection, including: (1)
Whether the proposed collection is
necessary for the FHWA’s performance;
(2) the accuracy of the estimated
burdens; (3) ways for the FHWA 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.
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Issued On: December 4, 2023.
Jazmyne Lewis,
Information Collection Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Railroad Administration
[Docket No. FRA–2023–0002–N–35]
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)
summarized below to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and comment. The ICR describes
the information collection and its
expected burden. On September 25,
2023, FRA published a notice providing
a 60-day period for public comment on
the ICR. FRA received no comments in
response to the notice.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before January
8, 2024.
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 Review—Open for
Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Arlette Mussington, Information
Collection Clearance Officer, at email:
arlette.mussington@dot.gov or
telephone: (571) 609–1285; or Ms.
Joanne Swafford, Information Collection
Clearance Officer, at email:
joanne.swafford@dot.gov or telephone:
(757) 897–9908.
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 September 25,
2023, FRA published a 60-day notice in
the Federal Register soliciting public
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Docket No. FAA-2023-1739]
Policy on the Definition of Aeronautical Activities
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Proposed policy: request for comments; extension of comment
period.
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SUMMARY: On November 15, 2023, the Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA) published a Request for comments seeking input on its proposed
policy update of the FAA's Office of Airports policy regarding the
definition of ``aeronautical activity'' to include unmanned aircraft
systems (UAS), advanced air mobility (AAM), and commercial space launch
or re-entry vehicle operations. Under Federal law, an airport operator
that has accepted
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Federal grants or certain Federal land conveyances is obligated to
maintain the airport for public aviation use. This proposed update will
add UAS, AAM, and commercial space operations to the existing
definition of aeronautical activity that is included in FAA Order
5190.6B, FAA Airport Compliance Manual, Appendix Z, and subsequent
revisions. The comment period for the request for comments was
scheduled to end on December 15, 2023. FAA received several requests to
extend the comment period. The FAA is extending the comment period for
the request for comments by 30 days.
DATES: The comment period to the request for comments published on
November 15, 2023, 88 FR 78448, is extended from December 15, 2023, to
January 15, 2024.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments identified by Docket Number FAA-2023-
1739 using any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and follow the online instructions for sending your
comments electronically.
Mail: Send comments to Docket Operations, M-30; U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room W12-140,
West Building, Ground Floor, Washington, DC 20590-0001.
Hand Delivery: Deliver to mail address above between 9:00
a.m. and 5 p.m. EST, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays;
Fax: Fax comments to Docket Operations at 202-493-2251.
For more information, see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this document.
Privacy: In accordance with 5 U.S.C., 553(c), the Department of
Transportation (DOT) solicits comments from the public on its proposed
Policy on the Definition of Aeronautical Activities. DOT posts these
comments, without edit, including any personal information the
commenter provides, to www.regulations.gov, as described in the system
of records notice (DOT/ALL- 14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at
www.dot.gov/privacy.
Docket: To read background documents or comments received, go to
https://www.regulations.gov and follow the online instructions for
accessing the docket. Or, go to the Docket Management Facility in Room
W12-140 of the West Building, Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey Avenue
SE, Washington, DC, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin C. Willis, Director, Office of
Compliance and Management Analysis, Federal Aviation Administration,
800 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591, telephone (202) 267-
3085; facsimile: (202) 267-5257; email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Under Federal law, Airport owners/operators (``sponsors'') that
have accepted grants under the Airport Improvement Program (AIP) must
comply with certain Federal policies included in each AIP grant
agreement as sponsor assurances. In addition, sponsors who have
acquired land from the Federal government using certain conveyance
instruments must abide by similar obligations included in property
deeds. The Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 (AAIA) (Pub. L.
97-248), as amended and recodified at 49 U.S.C. 47107(a)(1), as
implemented by Sponsor Assurance 22, Economic Nondiscrimination,
requires that ``the airport will be made available for public use on
reasonable conditions and without unjust discrimination to all types,
kinds and classes of aeronautical activities, including commercial
aeronautical activities offering services to the public at the
airport.'' The FAA defines aeronautical activities as any activity that
involves, makes possible, is required for the operation of an aircraft/
vehicle, or that contributes to or is required for the safety of such
operations (FAA Order 5190.6B, Airport Compliance Manual, Appendix Z,
(2009)). The order lists examples of aeronautical activities.
The FAA's definition has evolved over time, primarily in response
to emerging technologies and increased interest in locating certain
activities at public use airports not previously contemplated or
subject to FAA oversight. This updated definition serves to accommodate
commercial space transportation, UAS, and AAM activities, as well as
supports Congressional interest in integrating new technology into the
array of services and capabilities offered by federally funded
airports. As a result, the FAA believes that commercial space
activities, UAS, and AAM operations should be considered aeronautical
activities for the purposes of access to a federally-obligated airport.
However, some types of commercial space, UAS, or AAM operations may
affect the safety of existing airport facilities, airport operations,
or the efficiency of the airspace. Consistent with and in support of
the airport sponsor's obligation not to introduce or permit unsafe
conditions at the airport, and to mitigate such conditions if they
arise, the FAA uses its planning approval, safety review, and/or risk
assessment processes to make a determination on (1) whether a
particular activity can be safely accommodated at the airport and, if
so, (2) the terms and conditions to mitigate risk to an acceptable
level for that activity at the airport. In that regard, Congress has
made the FAA the final arbiter regarding aviation safety (49 U.S.C.
40101 and 47101.)
II. The Proposed Policy
The updated definition of aeronautical activity in FAA Order
5190.6B, FAA Airport Compliance Manual, Appendix Z will be the
following:
Any activity that involves, makes possible, or is required for the
operation of an aircraft, launch or reentry vehicle, or that
contributes to or is required for the safety of such operations. It
includes but is not limited to: general and corporate aviation, air
taxi and charter operations, scheduled and nonscheduled air carrier
operations, pilot training, aircraft rental and sightseeing, aerial
photography, aerial application of agricultural agents, aerial
advertising and surveying, aircraft sales and services, aircraft
storage, sale of aviation fuel products, repair and maintenance of
aircraft, repair and maintenance of launch or reentry vehicles,
construction of amateur-built/recreational aircraft, sale of aircraft,
sale of launch or reentry vehicle parts, parachute or ultralight
activities, certain unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), advanced air
mobility (AAM) operations, commercial space vehicle operations, and any
other activities that because of their direct relationship to the
operation of aircraft, UAS, or commercial space launch and re-entry
vehicles can appropriately be regarded as aeronautical activities.
Activities such as aircraft and parts manufacturing and storage,
aerospace design, research and development, flight simulation/training/
management facilities, and/or engine testing facilities that are not
associated with the final assembly of an aircraft or commercial space
vehicle are not considered aeronautical activities for the purposes of
airport access. Model rocket, model aircraft, and recreational UAS
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operations are not aeronautical activities for the purposes of airport
access.
Kevin C. Willis,
Director, Office of Airport Compliance and Management Analysis.
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