Department of Transportation May 16, 2016 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Noise Exposure Map Notice; Receipt of Noise Compatibility Program and Request for Review Boise Air Terminal (Gowen Field) Boise, ID; Correction
Document Number: 2016-11503
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-05-16
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
This action corrects the noise exposure map notice and receipt of noise compatibility program and request for review published on May 10, 2016. In that document, the FAA has determinied that the noise exposure maps submitted by the City of Boise, ID, for the Boise Air Terminal (Gowen Field), Boise, ID, are in compliance with applicable requirements, and that it is reviewing a proposed noise compatibility program that was submitted for Boise Air Terminal (Gowen Field) under part 150 in conjunction with the Noise Exposure Map, and that this program be approved or disapproved on or before October 29, 2016. This document corrects an error in the Supplementary Information showing Great Falls International Airport instead of Boise Air Terminal (Gowen Field).
Special Conditions: Cessna Aircraft Company, Models 208 and 208B, Caravan Airplanes; As Modified by Peregrine; Installation of Rechargeable Lithium Battery
Document Number: 2016-11502
Type: Rule
Date: 2016-05-16
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
These special conditions are issued for the Cessna Aircraft Company, Models 208 and 208B Caravan airplanes. This airplane, as modified by Peregrine, will have a novel or unusual design feature associated with the use of a replacement option of a lithium battery instead of nickel-cadmium (Ni-Cd) and lead-acid rechargeable batteries. The applicable airworthiness regulations do not contain adequate or appropriate safety standards for this design feature. These special conditions contain the additional safety standards that the Administrator considers necessary to establish a level of safety equivalent to that established by the existing airworthiness standards.
Sixth Meeting: RTCA Special Committee 233 Addressing Human Factors/Pilot Interface Issues for Avionics (SC-233)
Document Number: 2016-11501
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-05-16
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of the Sixth RTCA Special Committee 233 meeting.
Tenth Meeting: RTCA Special Committee 231 (SC-231) Terrain Awareness Warning Systems (TAWS)
Document Number: 2016-11498
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-05-16
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of the Tenth RTCA Special Committee 231 meeting.
Twenty-Third Meeting: RTCA Special Committee 222 (SC-222) AMS(R)S, Joint Meeting With EUROCAE WG-82
Document Number: 2016-11497
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-05-16
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of the Twenty-Third RTCA Special Committee 222 meeting.
Train Crew Staffing
Document Number: 2016-11491
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2016-05-16
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation
On March 15, 2016, FRA published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would require establishing minimum requirements for the size of train crew staffs depending on the type of operation. FRA is announcing an extension to the comment period and that it will schedule a public hearing in a future notice to provide interested persons an opportunity to comment on the proposal and to discuss further development of the regulation. When FRA schedules the public hearing in a future notice, it will also reopen the comment period for this proceeding to allow additional time for interested parties to submit written comments in response to views or information provided at the public hearing.
Notice of Funding Availability for the Small Business Transportation Resource Center Program
Document Number: 2016-11463
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-05-16
Agency: Department of Transportation, Office of the Secretary of Transportation
The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of the Secretary (OST), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) announces the opportunity for, business centered community- based organizations, transportation-related trade associations, colleges and universities, community colleges, or chambers of commerce, registered with the Internal Revenue Service as 501C(6) or 501C(3) tax- exempt organizations, to compete for participation in OSDBU's Small Business Transportation Resource Center (SBTRC) program in the Southeast Region (Alabama, Florida, U.S. Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico). OSDBU will enter into Cooperative Agreements with these organizations to provide outreach to the small business community in their designated region and provide financial and technical assistance, business training programs, business assessment, management training, counseling, marketing and outreach, and the dissemination of information, to encourage and assist small businesses to become better prepared to compete for, obtain, and manage DOT funded transportation- related contracts and subcontracts at the federal, state and local levels. Throughout this notice, the term ``small business'' will refer to: 8(a), small disadvantaged businesses (SDB), disadvantaged business enterprises (DBE), women owned small businesses (WOSB), HubZone, service disabled veteran owned businesses (SDVOB), and veteran owned small businesses (VOSB). Throughout this notice, ``transportation- related'' is defined as the maintenance, rehabilitation, restructuring, improvement, or revitalization of any of the nation's modes of transportation. Funding Opportunity Number: USDOT-OST-OSDBU/SBTRCSOUTHEAST-2016-1. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 20.910 Assistance to Small and Disadvantaged Businesses. Type of Award: Cooperative Agreement Grant. Award Ceiling: $170,000. Award Floor: $155,000. Program Authority: DOT is authorized under 49 U.S.C. 332(b)(4), (5) & (7) to design and carry out programs to assist small disadvantaged businesses in getting transportation-related contracts and subcontracts; develop support mechanisms, including management and technical services, that will enable small disadvantaged businesses to take advantage of those business opportunities; and to make arrangements to carry out the above purposes.
Notice of Funding Availability for the Small Business Transportation Resource Center Program
Document Number: 2016-11461
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-05-16
Agency: Department of Transportation, Office of the Secretary of Transportation
The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of the Secretary (OST), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) announces the opportunity for, business centered community- based organizations, transportation-related trade associations, colleges and universities, community colleges, or chambers of commerce, registered with the Internal Revenue Service as 501C(6) or 501C(3) tax- exempt organizations, to compete for participation in OSDBU's Small Business Transportation Resource Center (SBTRC) program in the Mid- South Atlantic Region (Georgia, South Carolina, and Tennessee). OSDBU will enter into Cooperative Agreements with these organizations to provide outreach to the small business community in their designated region and provide financial and technical assistance, business training programs, business assessment, management training, counseling, marketing and outreach, and the dissemination of information, to encourage and assist small businesses to become better prepared to compete for, obtain, and manage DOT funded transportation- related contracts and subcontracts at the federal, state and local levels. Throughout this notice, the term ``small business'' will refer to: 8(a), small disadvantaged businesses (SDB), disadvantaged business enterprises (DBE), women owned small businesses (WOSB), HubZone, service disabled veteran owned businesses (SDVOB), and veteran owned small businesses (VOSB). Throughout this notice, ``transportation- related'' is defined as the maintenance, rehabilitation, restructuring, improvement, or revitalization of any of the nation's modes of transportation. Funding Opportunity Number: USDOT-OST-OSDBU/SBTRCMIDSOUTHATLANTIC- 2016-1. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number: 20.910 Assistance to Small and Disadvantaged Businesses. Type of Award: Cooperative Agreement Grant. Award Ceiling: $170,000. Award Floor: $155,000. Program Authority: DOT is authorized under 49 U.S.C. 332(b)(4), (5) & (7) to design and carry out programs to assist small disadvantaged businesses in getting transportation-related contracts and subcontracts; develop support mechanisms, including management and technical services, that will enable small disadvantaged businesses to take advantage of those business opportunities; and to make arrangements to carry out the above purposes.
Hours of Service (HOS) of Drivers; American Pyrotechnics Ass'n. (APA) Application for Exemption From the 14-Hour Rule; Extension of Current APA Exemption Period; Correction
Document Number: 2016-11456
Type: Notice
Date: 2016-05-16
Agency: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Department of Transportation
The FMCSA published a document in the Federal Register of May 9, 2016, concerning a request for comments on the American Pyrotechnics Association (APA) requested additions to and deletions from the list of motor carriers previously granted exemptions for the 2015 and 2016 Independence Day fireworks shows. The document published a date of June 8, 2016, but did not require comments to be submitted by June 8.
Slot Management and Transparency for LaGuardia Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport, and Newark Liberty International Airport
Document Number: 2016-11455
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2016-05-16
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
The DOT is withdrawing a previously published Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would have replaced the Orders limiting scheduled operations at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), and LaGuardia Airport (LGA) with longer-term limits on scheduled and unscheduled operations at JFK, EWR, and LGA, and requested comment on options to establish a secondary market for the purchase, sale, lease, or trade of slots at these airports, as well as procedures that would codify the review of slot transactions arising from the secondary market for public interest and anti-competitive effects.
Revisions to Arbitration Procedures
Document Number: 2016-11238
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2016-05-16
Agency: Surface Transportation Board, Department of Transportation, Department of Transporation
The Surface Transportation Board (Board or STB) is proposing to amend its arbitration procedures to conform to the requirements of the Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 2015.
Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes
Document Number: 2016-11200
Type: Rule
Date: 2016-05-16
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain The Boeing Company Model 737-100, -200, -200C, -300, -400, and -500 series airplanes. This AD was prompted by reports of cracked antenna support channels, skin cracking underneath the number 2 very high frequency (VHF) antenna, and cracking in the frames attached to the internal support structure. This AD requires repetitive inspections to determine the condition of the skin and the internal support structure, and follow-on actions including corrective action as necessary. We are issuing this AD to detect and correct skin cracking of the fuselage. Such cracking could result in separation of the number 2 VHF antenna from the airplane and rapid depressurization of the cabin.
Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes
Document Number: 2016-11197
Type: Rule
Date: 2016-05-16
Agency: Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation
We are adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all The Boeing Company Model 757 airplanes. This AD was prompted by a report of cracking in the fuselage frame. This AD requires inspections for cracking in the fuselage frame, left and right sides, and repair if necessary. We are issuing this AD to detect and correct fuselage frame fatigue cracking. Such cracking could result in loss of structural integrity and the inability to sustain loading conditions.
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