Department of Transportation September 24, 2021 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), the Surface Transportation Board (Board) gives notice of its intent to request from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval without change of the six existing collections described below. The Board previously published a notice about this collection in the Federal Register (June 28, 2021). That notice allowed for a 60-day public review and comment period. No comments were received.

This action revokes VHF Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Federal airway V-271 and amends VOR Federal airway V-285 in the vicinity of Manistee, MI. This action is necessary due to the planned decommissioning of the VOR portion of the Manistee, MI, VOR/Distance Measuring Equipment (VOR/DME), which provides navigational guidance for these airways. The Manistee VOR is being decommissioned as part of the FAA's VOR Minimum Operational Network (MON) program.

This document provides the public with notice that the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) submitted a request for amendment (RFA) to its FRA-approved Positive Train Control Safety Plan (PTCSP) on August 5, 2021. As this RFA may involve a request for FRA's approval of proposed material modifications to an FRA-certified positive train control (PTC) system, FRA is publishing this notice and inviting public comment on the railroad's RFA to its PTCSP.

The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the application for a release of approximately 101.37 acres of federally obligated airport property at Syracuse Hancock International Airport, Syracuse, New York, from conditions, reservations, and restrictions contained in Airport Improvement Program (AIP) grants and the Federal Surplus Property Quitclaim Deed, dated December 30, 1999. This acreage is composed of portions of two parcels. The first parcel consists of 16.96 acres that were acquired by the City of Syracuse though AIP Grant 3-36-0114-049-1997. The second parcel consists of 84.41 acres that were transferred from the United States of America to the City of Syracuse under the provisions of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990. The release will allow the airport to enter into a long-term non- aeronautical lease for light industrial warehousing. The proposed use of land after the release will be compatible with the airport and will not interfere with the airport or its operation.

This action establishes Class D airspace, and amends Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface for Jack Edwards National Airport, Gulf Shores, AL, as a new air traffic control tower will service the airport. This action also updates the airport's name and geographic coordinates under the existing Class E airspace. Controlled airspace is necessary for the safety and management of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations in the area.