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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket Nos. CP18-37-000;CP18-38-000]

Notice of Availability of the Environmental Assessment for the
Sierrita Gas Pipeline LLC Proposed Sierrita Compressor Expansion
Project

    The staff of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or
Commission) has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) for the
Sierrita Compressor Expansion Project, proposed by Sierrita Gas
Pipeline LLC (Sierrita) in the above-referenced dockets. Sierrita filed
an application in Docket No. CP18-37-000 requesting a Certificate of
Public Convenience and Necessity pursuant to section 7(c) of the
Natural Gas Act to construct and operate certain natural gas pipeline
facilities. Specifically, Sierrita requests authorization to construct
a new 15,900 horsepower natural gas compressor station on its existing
Line No. 2177 pipeline system in Pima County, Arizona. Additionally, in
Docket No. CP18-38-000, Sierrita is requesting an amendment to its
section 3 authorization and its Presidential Permit.
    The EA assesses the potential environmental effects of the
construction and operation of the Sierrita Compressor Expansion Project
in accordance with the requirements of the National Environmental
Policy Act. The FERC staff concludes that approval of the proposed
project, with appropriate mitigating measures, would not constitute a
major federal action significantly affecting the quality of the human
environment.
    The proposed Sierrita Compressor Expansion Project includes the
following facilities:
     One new 15,900 horsepower compressor station (Sierrita
Compressor Station);
     approximately 1,000 feet of suction and discharge piping
and various station yard auxiliary facilities to connect the Sierrita
Compressor Station with Sierrita's existing Line No. 2177;
     one new 10-inch Ultrasonic meter at the existing San
Joaquin Meter Station on Line No. 2177; and
     the relocation of the existing Mainline Valve 2 and an
associated inspection tool launcher and receiver from milepost 1.2 to
milepost 6.5 on Line No. 2177.
    The FERC staff mailed copies of the EA to federal, state, and local
government representatives and agencies; elected officials;
environmental and public interest groups; Native American tribes;
potentially affected landowners and other interested individuals and
groups; and newspapers and libraries in the project area. In addition,
the EA is available for public viewing on the FERC's website
(www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. A limited number of copies of
the EA are available for distribution and public inspection at: Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, Public Reference Room, 888 First Street
NE, Room 2A, Washington, DC 20426,<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Any person wishing to comment on the EA may do so. Your comments
should focus on the EA's disclosure and discussion of potential
environmental effects, reasonable alternatives, and measures to avoid
or lessen environmental impacts. The more specific your comments, the
more useful they will be. To ensure that the Commission has the
opportunity to consider your comments prior to making its decision on
this project, it is important that we receive your comments in
Washington, DC on or before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on July 13, 2018.
    For your convenience, there are three methods you can use to file
your comments with the Commission. In all instances please reference
the applicable project docket number (CP18-37 and/or CP18-38) with your
submission. The Commission encourages electronic filing of comments and
has staff available to assist you at<PHONE_NUMBER> or
[email protected].
    (1) You can file your comments electronically using the eComment
feature located on the Commission's website (www.ferc.gov) under the
link to Documents and Filings. Using eComment is an easy method for
submitting brief, text-only comments on a project;
    (2) You can also file your comments electronically using the
eFiling feature located on the Commission's website (www.ferc.gov)
under the link to Documents and Filings. With eFiling, you can provide
comments in a variety of formats by attaching them as a file with your
submission. New eFiling users must first create an account by clicking
on eRegister. You must select the type of filing you are making. A
comment on a particular project is considered a ``Comment on a
Filing''; or
    (3) You can file a paper copy of your comments by mailing them to
the following address: Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary, Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street NE, Room 1A, Washington, DC
20426.
    Any person seeking to become a party to the proceeding must file a
motion to intervene pursuant to Rule 214 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedures (18 CFR 385.214). Only intervenors have the
right to seek rehearing or judicial review of the Commission's
decision. The Commission grants affected landowners and others with
environmental concerns intervenor status upon showing good cause by
stating that they have a clear and direct interest in this proceeding
which no other party can adequately represent. Simply filing
environmental comments will not give you intervenor status, but you do
not need intervenor status to have your comments considered.
    Additional information about the project is available from the
Commission's Office of External Affairs, at (866) 208-FERC, or on the
FERC website (www.ferc.gov) using the eLibrary link. Click on the
eLibrary link, click on General Search, and enter the docket number in
the Docket Number field, excluding the last three digits (i.e., CP18-
37). Be sure you have selected an appropriate date range. For
assistance, please contact FERC Online Support at
[email protected] or toll free at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or for TTY,
contact<PHONE_NUMBER>. The eLibrary link also provides access to the
texts of all formal documents issued by the Commission, such as orders,
notices, and rulemakings.
    In addition, the Commission offers a free service called
eSubscription which allows you to keep track of all formal issuances
and submittals in specific dockets. This can reduce the amount of time
you spend researching proceedings by automatically providing you with
notification of these filings, document summaries, and direct links to
the documents. Go to www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/esubscription.asp.

    Dated: June 13, 2018.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-91054; File No. SR-LTSE-2020-22]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Long-Term Stock Exchange, Inc.;
Notice of Filing of Amendment No. 1 and Order Granting Accelerated
Approval of a Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by Amendment No. 1, To
Adopt Rule 14.602 Related to Promotional Services and Listing
Ceremonies for Listed Companies

February 3, 2021.

I. Introduction

    On December 10, 2020, Long-Term Stock Exchange, Inc. (``LTSE'' or
``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``Commission'') pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\2\ a
proposed rule change to adopt Rule 14.602 to provide for promotional
services and listing ceremonies that will be offered by the Exchange in
connection with a Company's approval for listing on the Exchange. The
proposed rule change was published for comment in the Federal Register
on December 28, 2020.\3\ On January 22, 2021, the Exchange filed
Amendment No. 1 to the proposed rule change, which replaced and
superseded the proposed rule change in its entirety.\4\ The Commission
has received no comments on the proposed rule change. This order
provides notice of the filing of Amendment No. 1 to the proposed rule
change, and grants approval to the proposed rule change, as modified by
Amendment No. 1, on an accelerated basis.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \3\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 90731 (December 18,
2020), 85 FR 84449 (December 28, 2020) (``Notice'').
    \4\ In Amendment No. 1 to the proposed rule change, the Exchange
clarified that: (i) The proposed promotional services and listing
ceremonies will be offered to Companies on or around the time of
listing, in connection with listing on the Exchange; and (ii) that
the Exchange will offer comparable promotional services and listing
ceremonies of comparable value to each listed Company. Amendment No.
1 is available on the Commission's website at https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-ltse-2020-22/srltse202022-8274519-228078.pdf.
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II. Description of the Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by Amendment
No. 1

    The Exchange proposes to adopt Rule 14.602 to provide for
promotional services and listing ceremonies that will be offered by the
Exchange in connection with a Company's \5\ approval for listing on the
Exchange.\6\
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    \5\ ``Company'' means the issuer of a security listed or
applying to list on the Exchange. For purposes of Chapter 14 of the
LTSE Rules, the term ``Company'' includes an issuer that is not
incorporated, such as, for example, a limited partnership. See LTSE
Rule 14.002(a)(5).
    \6\ See Notice, supra note 3, at 84449.
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    Proposed LTSE Rule 14.602 states that in connection with a
Company's approval for listing, the Exchange offers promotional
services (including press releases, articles, videos, and podcasts) and
invites the Company to participate in listing ceremonies.\7\ According
to the Exchange, the promotional services would be tailored to meet the
needs of the Company, and would allow the Company access to media
services that would support the creation of press releases, articles,
videos, and podcasts featuring the Company and its personnel.\8\ These
promotional services also would include assistance with distributing
such content on traditional and social media platforms, including
websites operated by the Exchange.\9\ The Exchange states that a full
suite of promotional services will be offered to each Company approved
to list on the Exchange, and that some Companies may choose to avail
themselves of all promotional services, whereas others may choose only
a subset of services or none.\10\
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    \7\ See id.
    \8\ See id.
    \9\ See id.
    \10\ See id.
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    The Exchange further proposes to establish a listing ceremony to
commemorate a Company becoming listed on the Exchange.\11\ While LTSE
is only accepting dual-listings at the present time, the Exchange
asserts that the decision of a Company to list on the Exchange and
adopt ``Long-Term Policies'' consistent with LTSE Rule 14.425 is a
significant event for which a listing ceremony would be
appropriate.\12\ According to the Exchange, the listing ceremony would
be comparable to ``ringing a bell'' by gathering Company and Exchange
personnel to celebrate that the Company has listed on the Exchange.\13\
The Exchange states that because it does not have a trading floor or a
market site, it will work with each Company to design and plan a
listing ceremony that reflects the Company's values and mission, and
that the ceremony may be conducted in person or remotely.\14\
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    \11\ See id.
    \12\ See id.
    \13\ See id. at 84450.
    \14\ See id. at 84449-50. In this regard, the Exchange states
that the absence of a trading floor or dedicated market site allows
the Exchange to be flexible in providing listing ceremonies that can
be more inclusive in terms of the number of Company personnel who
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    The Exchange anticipates that it will use an affiliate, LTSE
Services, Inc. (``LTSE Services''), to, among other things, draft
marketing content for review by the Exchange and the Company, produce
and edit videos and podcasts, and coordinate listing ceremonies,
whether done as in-person or remote events.\15\ LTSE maintains a
commercial relationship with LTSE

Services to leverage the company's technological expertise to support
the Exchange's software needs,\16\ and LTSE Services also provides
communications and marketing services to the Exchange.\17\
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    \15\ See id. at 84450 n.6.
    \16\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 85828 (May 10,
2019), 84 FR 21841, 21842 (May 15, 2019) (File No. 10-234) (In the
Matter of the Application of Long Term Stock Exchange, Inc.; for
Registration as a National Securities Exchange; Findings, Opinion,
and Order of the Commission).
    \17\ See Notice, supra note 3, at 84450 n.6.
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    The Exchange states that its proposed provisions regarding listing
ceremonies would be comparable to provisions in New York Stock Exchange
LLC (``NYSE'') Listed Company Manual Section 106.03,\18\ though
tailored to address the fact that a Company listing on LTSE may be a
public company and therefore is already trading on the Exchange (as
well as other national securities exchanges).\19\ Moreover, the
Exchange asserts that its listing ceremonies would be more inclusive,
as LTSE does not plan to limit listing ceremonies to a particular
physical location or solely to a Company's directors and officers.\20\
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    \18\ See NYSE Listed Company Manual Section 106.03 (``The
Exchange invites the company's directors and officers to participate
in listing ceremonies on the first day of trading. . . . The
Exchange has a public relations area which will coordinate the
publicity for the event including picture taking on the trading
floor.'').
    \19\ See Notice, supra note 3, at 84450.
    \20\ The Exchange states that it believes the Company should
determine where such ceremonies should take place and who should
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    In addition, the Exchange represents that if it expands the menu of
promotional services offered, or elects to provide new products or
services to listed Companies, the Exchange will incorporate such
changes in a new proposed rule change.\21\
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III. Discussion and Commission Findings

    The Commission has carefully reviewed the proposed rule change, as
modified by Amendment No. 1, and finds that it is consistent with the
requirements of Section 6 of the Act.\22\ Specifically, the Commission
finds that the proposal is consistent with Sections 6(b)(4) \23\ and
6(b)(5) of the Act \24\ in particular, in that the proposed rule is
designed to provide for the equitable allocation of reasonable dues,
fees, and other charges among Exchange members, issuers, and other
persons using the Exchange's facilities, and is not designed to permit
unfair discrimination between customers, issuers, brokers, or dealers.
Moreover, the Commission finds that the proposal is consistent with
Section 6(b)(8) of the Act \25\ in that it does not impose any burden
on competition not necessary or appropriate in furtherance of the
purposes of the Act.
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    \22\ 15 U.S.C. 78f. In approving this proposed rule change, the
Commission has considered the proposed rule's impact on efficiency,
competition, and capital formation. See 15 U.S.C. 78c(f).
    \23\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4).
    \24\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
    \25\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(8).
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    The Exchange argues that it is fair and reasonable to offer
promotional services and listing ceremonies to Companies on or around
the time of listing, in connection with listing on the Exchange, given
that LTSE expects to face competition from NYSE and the Nasdaq Stock
Market LLC (``Nasdaq'') as a new entrant into the exchange listing
market.\26\ The Exchange asserts that offering promotional services and
listing ceremonies for Companies listing on the Exchange would allow
the Exchange to more effectively attract Companies to list on LTSE.\27\
The Exchange contends that to the extent its listing program is
successful, it will provide a competitive alternative that will thereby
benefit companies and investors, and remove impediments to and perfect
the mechanism of a free and open market and a national market system,
consistent with the protection of investors and the public
interest.\28\
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    \26\ See Notice, supra note 3, at 84450; Amendment No. 1, supra
note 4, at 6. The Exchange maintains that the existing U.S. exchange
listing market for operating companies is ``essentially a duopoly,''
with the vast majority of operating companies listed on U.S.
securities exchanges listing on NYSE or Nasdaq. See Notice, supra
note 3, at 84450.
    \27\ See id.
    \28\ See id.
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    The Exchange also argues that its proposal to offer promotional
services and listing ceremonies for listed Companies is fair and not
unfairly discriminatory because the promotional services and listing
ceremonies will be offered to all listed Companies on the same terms
and conditions without differentiation.\29\ The Exchange further states
that it will offer comparable promotional services and listing
ceremonies of comparable value to each listed Company.\30\ According to
the Exchange, the scope of promotional services and listing ceremonies
provided by the Exchange to each Company ultimately will depend on
which services the Company selects, insofar as these are optional
services for the Company.\31\
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    \29\ See id.
    \30\ See Amendment No. 1, supra note 4, at 7.
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    Finally, the Exchange argues that the proposed rule change, as
modified by Amendment No. 1, will not result in any burden on
competition that is not necessary or appropriate in furtherance of the
purposes of the Act.\32\ The Exchange asserts that the proposal will
enhance competition by facilitating LTSE's listing program, which will
allow the Exchange to provide companies with another listing option,
thereby promoting intermarket competition between exchanges by offering
a new listing market to compete with NYSE and Nasdaq.\33\ The Exchange
states that, as a dual listing venue, LTSE expects to face competition
from existing exchanges because companies have a choice to list their
securities solely on a primary listing venue.\34\ Consequently, the
Exchange contends that the degree to which its promotional services and
listing ceremonies could impose any burden on intermarket competition
is extremely limited.\35\ In addition, the Exchange argues that the
proposed rule change, as modified by Amendment No. 1, will not result
in any burden on intramarket competition, either, since LTSE will offer
the promotional services and listing ceremonies for all listed
Companies on the same terms and conditions without differentiation.\36\
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    \32\ See id.
    \33\ See id.
    \34\ See id.
    \35\ See id.
    \36\ See id.
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    The Commission believes that the proposed rule change, as amended,
is appropriate and consistent with the Act. The Commission believes
that by describing in its Rules the promotional services and listing
ceremonies available to listed Companies, the Exchange is adding
greater transparency to its rules and the fees applicable to such
Companies.\37\ This will help to ensure that individual listed
Companies are not given specially negotiated packages of products and
services to list or remain listed that would raise unfair
discrimination issues under the Act. In this regard, the Commission
also notes the Exchange's representation that the proposed promotional
services and listing ceremonies will be offered to Companies only on or
around the time of listing, in connection with listing on

the Exchange,\38\ and not on an ongoing basis.
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    \37\ The Commission views complimentary products and services
provided by exchanges to listed companies as a discount on the
ultimate listing fees paid by such companies. See, e.g., Securities
Exchange Act Release Nos. 81872 (October 13, 2017), 82 FR 48733
(October 19, 2017) (order approving SR-IEX-2017-20); 65127 (August
12, 2011), 76 FR 51449 (August 18, 2011) (order approving SR-NYSE-
2011-20); and 65963 (December 15, 2011), 76 FR 79262 (December 21,
2011) (order approving SR-NASDAQ-2011-122).
    \38\ See Amendment No. 1, supra note 4, at 6.
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    Moreover, the Commission notes the Exchange's representations that
the proposed promotional services and listing ceremonies will be
offered to all listed Companies on the same terms and conditions
without differentiation,\39\ and that the Exchange will offer
comparable promotional services and listing ceremonies of comparable
value to each listed Company.\40\ Accordingly, the Commission believes
that the proposed rule change, as modified by Amendment No. 1, is
consistent with the requirements of the Act and, in particular, that
the services are equitably allocated among issuers consistent with
Section 6(b)(4) of the Act,\41\ and the rule does not unfairly
discriminate between issuers consistent with Section 6(b)(5) of the
Act.\42\ The Commission also notes that the Exchange has represented
that if it expands the menu of promotional services offered, or elects
to provide new products or services to listed Companies, the Exchange
will incorporate such changes in a new proposed rule change.\43\
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    \39\ See Notice, supra note 3, at 84450.
    \40\ See Amendment No. 1, supra note 4, at 7.
    \41\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4).
    \42\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
    \43\ See Notice, supra note 3, at 84449 n.4.
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    The Commission also believes that the Exchange is responding to
competitive pressures in the market for listings in making this
proposal. Specifically, the Exchange stated in its proposal that it
expects to face competition as a new entrant in the market for exchange
listings, and that it believes the promotional services and listing
ceremonies that it proposes to offer to listed companies will
facilitate LTSE's ability to attract and retain listings.\44\ In
particular, the Exchange maintains that it expects to face significant
competition from NYSE and Nasdaq for listings, and that comparable
offerings of promotional services and listing ceremonies are already
provided by NYSE.\45\ Accordingly, the Commission believes that the
proposed rule reflects the current competitive environment for exchange
listings among national securities exchanges, and is appropriate and
consistent with Section 6(b)(8) of the Act.\46\
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    \44\ See id. at 84450.
    \45\ See id. at 84449 n.5; id. at 84450. See also NYSE Listed
Company Manual Section 106.03.
    \46\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(8).
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IV. Solicitation of Comments on Amendment No. 1

    Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and
arguments concerning whether Amendment No. 1 is consistent with the
Act. Comments may be submitted by any of the following methods:

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's internet comment form (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an email to<EMAIL_ADDRESS>Please include
File No. SR-LTSE-2020-22 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments in triplicate to Secretary, Securities
and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549-1090.

All submissions should refer to File No. SR-LTSE-2020-22. The file
numbers should be included on the subject line if email is used. To
help the Commission process and review your comments more efficiently,
please use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on
the Commission's internet website (http://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml).
Copies of the submission, all subsequent amendments, all written
statements with respect to the proposed rule change that are filed with
the Commission, and all written communications relating to the proposed
rule change between the Commission and any person, other than those
that may be withheld from the public in accordance with the provisions
of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be available for website viewing and printing in
the Commission's Public Reference Room, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC
20549, on official business days between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and
3:00 p.m. Copies of such filing also will be available for inspection
and copying at the principal office of the Exchange. All comments
received will be posted without change. Persons submitting comments are
cautioned that we do not redact or edit personal identifying
information from comment submissions. You should submit only
information that you wish to make publicly available. All submissions
should refer to File No. SR-LTSE-2020-22 and should be submitted on or
before March 2, 2021.

V. Accelerated Approval of Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by
Amendment No. 1

    The Commission finds good cause to approve the proposed rule
change, as modified by Amendment No. 1, prior to the thirtieth day
after the date of publication of notice of the amended proposal in the
Federal Register. As discussed above, in Amendment No. 1, the Exchange
clarified that: (i) The proposed promotional services and listing
ceremonies will be offered to Companies on or around the time of
listing, in connection with listing on the Exchange; and (ii) that the
Exchange will offer comparable promotional services and listing
ceremonies of comparable value to each listed Company. The Commission
believes that these clarifications will help to ensure that individual
listed Companies are not given specially negotiated packages of
products and services to list or remain listed, as well as to ensure
that the services are equitably allocated among issuers consistent with
Section 6(b)(4) of the Act \47\ and that the rule does not unfairly
discriminate between issuers consistent with Section 6(b)(5) of the
Act.\48\ Accordingly, the Commission finds good cause, pursuant to
Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,\49\ to approve the proposed rule change,
as modified by Amendment No. 1, on an accelerated basis.
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    \47\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4).
    \48\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
    \49\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).
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VI. Conclusion

    It is therefore ordered, pursuant to Section 19(b)(2) of the
Act,\50\ that the proposed rule change (SR-LTSE-2020-22), as modified
by Amendment No. 1, be, and hereby is, approved on an accelerated
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    \50\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
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    \51\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).
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J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Assistant Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 23

[Docket No. FAA-2020-0798; Notice No. 23-20-01-NOA]

Accepted Means of Compliance; Airworthiness Standards: Normal
Category Airplanes

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT

ACTION: Notification of availability.

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SUMMARY: This document announces the availability of means of
compliance to the applicable airworthiness standards for normal
category airplanes. The Administrator finds these means of compliance
to be an acceptable means, but not the only means, of showing
compliance to the applicable airworthiness standards for normal
category airplanes and that they provide an appropriate level of
safety.

DATES: Effective September 22, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andy Supinie, Federal Aviation
Administration, Policy and Innovation Division, Small Airplane
Standards Branch, AIR-690, 901 Locust Street, Room 301, Kansas City,
Missouri 64106; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; facsimile:<PHONE_NUMBER>;
email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background: Under the provisions of the
National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 \1\ and Office
of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-119, ``Federal Participation
in the Development and Use of Voluntary Consensus Standards and in
Conformity Assessment Activities,'' effective January 27, 2016, the FAA
participates in the development of consensus standards and uses
consensus standards as a means of carrying out its policy objectives
where appropriate.
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    \1\ Ref Public Law 104-113 as amended by Public Law 107-107.
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    Consistent with the Small Airplane Revitalization Act of 2013,\2\
the FAA has been working with industry and other stakeholders lop
consensus standards for use as a means of compliance in certificating
small airplanes under Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR)
part 23. In promulgating part 23, amendment 23-64 \3\ (81 FR 96572,
December 30, 2016), the FAA explained that if it determined such
consensus standards were acceptable means of compliance to part 23, it
would publish a notice of availability of those consensus standards in
the Federal Register.
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    \2\ Ref Public Law 113-53.
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    Pursuant to FAA Advisory Circular 23.2010-1,\4\ ``FAA Accepted
Means of Compliance Process for 14 CFR part 23,'' section 3.1.1, this
notice serves as a formal acceptance by the Administrator of means of
compliance based on consensus standards developed by ASTM. The means of
compliance accepted by this notice are one means, but not the only
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    \4\ See https://rgl.faa.gov/.
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    The FAA reviewed 35 published ASTM consensus standards, developed
by ASTM Committee F44, as the basis for means of compliance to 65
sections

of part 23, amendment 23-64. In some cases, the Administrator finds
sections of ASTM Standard F3264-19, ``Standard Specification for Normal
Category Aeroplanes Certification,'' without changes, are accepted as
means of complying with the airworthiness requirements of amendment 23-
64, within the scope and applicability of the consensus standards. In
other cases, the means of compliance, while based on ASTM consensus
standards, include additional FAA provisions necessary to comply with
the airworthiness requirements of amendment 23-64.
    This document accepts only the revisions of standards referenced in
ASTM Standard F3264-19, ``Standard Specification for Normal Category
Aeroplanes Certification.'' Applicants who desire to use means of
compliance reflected by other revisions to ASTM standards not
previously accepted may seek guidance and possible acceptance from FAA
for the use of those means of compliance on a case-by-case basis.
Applicants may also propose alternative means of compliance for FAA
review and possible acceptance.
    Amendment 23-64 established airworthiness requirements based on the
level of safety of amendment 23-63 regulations, except for areas
addressing loss of control and icing where the safety level was
increased. Achieving this level of safety through compliance with
amendment 23-64--for a given certification project--may require use of
additional means of compliance beyond those accepted by this notice,
depending on the details of the specific design. For example,
applicants with novel designs, such as unmanned airplanes or vertical
takeoff and landing airplanes that are outside the scope and
applicability of these consensus standards must propose alternative
means of compliance, applicable to their designs, to be accepted under
Sec.  23.2010.
    Further information on supplemental means of compliance is provided
in a part 23 means of compliance summary table and in the Small
Airplanes Issues List, which are available on the Small Airplanes--
Regulations, Policies & Guidance website.\5\
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    Means of Compliance Accepted in this Policy: The following is a
list of part 23, amendment 23-64, sections followed by their
corresponding means of compliance accepted by this notice. However, for
means of compliance identified in the following list, Aircraft Type
Code compliance matrix tables, which define applicability of the
individual requirements of given standards, are not accepted in any
ASTM F44 standard. Due to errors identified in the Aircraft Type Code
compliance matrix tables, applicability of individual requirements of
standards must be established with the Small Airplane Standards Branch.

23.1457: ASTM F3264-19, section 9.12
23.1459: ASTM F3264-19, section 9.13
23.1529: ASTM F3264-19, section 10.6

Subpart B--Flight

23.2100: ASTM F3264-19, section 5.1
23.2105: ASTM F3264-19, section 5.2
23.2110: ASTM F3264-19, section 5.3
23.2115: ASTM F3264-19, section 5.4
23.2120: ASTM F3264-19, section 5.5
23.2125: ASTM F3264-19, section 5.6
23.2130: ASTM F3264-19, section 5.7
23.2135: ASTM F3264-19, section 5.8, combined with the changes in the
following table:

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           Replace:                              With:
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ASTM F3173/F3173M-18, Section  FAA Section 4.3.2
 4.3.2.                        ``Unless otherwise required, it shall be
                                possible to carry out the following
                                maneuvers without requiring the
                                application of temporary one-hand
                                control forces exceeding those specified
                                in Table 1, appropriate for the type of
                                control. The trimming controls shall not
                                be adjusted during the maneuvers.''
ASTM F3173/F3173M-18, Section  FAA Section <IP_ADDRESS>
 <IP_ADDRESS>.                      ``With landing gear and flaps extended,
                                power necessary to maintain level flight
                                at 1.1 VS0, and the airplane as nearly
                                as possible in trim, it shall be
                                possible to maintain approximately level
                                flight while retracting the flaps as
                                rapidly as possible with simultaneous
                                application of maximum continuous power.
                                If the level acceleration will result in
                                exceeding VFE of the initial flap
                                configuration prior to the flaps
                                reaching their selected setting, power
                                may be reduced after achieving 1.3 VFE
                                of the initial flap configuration. The
                                maneuver continues until the flaps reach
                                the selected setting and the airplane
                                achieves VFE of the initial flap
                                configuration. If gated flap positions
                                are provided, the flap retraction may be
                                demonstrated in stages with power and
                                trim reset for level flight at 1.1 VS1,
                                in the initial configuration for each
                                stage:
                               (1) From the fully extended position to
                                the most extended gated position;
                               (2) Between intermediate gated positions,
                                if applicable; and
                               (3) From the least extended gated
                                position to the fully retracted
                                position.''
ASTM F3173/F3173M-18, Section  FAA Section 4.7
 4.7.                          ``It shall be possible, while in the
                                landing configuration, to complete a
                                landing without causing substantial
                                damage or serious injury, and without
                                exceeding the temporary one-hand control
                                force limits specified in Table 1,
                                appropriate for the type of control,
                                following an approach to land under the
                                following conditions;''
ASTM F3173/F3173M-18 Section   FAA Section <IP_ADDRESS>
 <IP_ADDRESS>.                      ``In a descent with idle power at a speed
                                of 1.3 VS0 with landing gear extended
                                and wing flaps in the landing
                                position.''
ASTM F3173/F3173M-18 Section   FAA Section 9.3.4
 9.3.4.                        ``If the procedure set forth in <IP_ADDRESS>
                                is used to demonstrate compliance and
                                marginal conditions existing during
                                flight test with regard to reversal of
                                primary longitudinal control force,
                                flight tests shall be accomplished from
                                the normal acceleration at which a
                                marginal stick force per g condition is
                                found to exist to the applicable limit
                                specified in <IP_ADDRESS>.''
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23.2140: ASTM F3264-19, section 5.9
23.2145: ASTM F3264-19, section 5.10
23.2150: ASTM F3264-19, section 5.11, after replacing ASTM F3180/
F3180M-19 with ASTM F3180/F3180M-16
23.2155: ASTM F3264-19, section 5.12
23.2160: ASTM F3264-19, section 5.13
23.2165: ASTM F3264-19, section 5.14

Subpart C--Structures

23.2200: ASTM F3264-19, section 6.1
23.2205: ASTM F3264-19, section 6.2, combined with the changes to

ASTM F3254-19, Figures 2, 3, and 4 shown in the following table:

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           Replace:                              With:
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``Remote''...................  ``10-5''
``Extremely Improbable''.....  ``10-8'' for Level 1, 2 and 3 airplanes
                                and with ``10-9'' for Level 4
                                airplanes''
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23.2210: ASTM F3264-19, section 6.3
23.2215: ASTM F3264-19, section 6.4, combined with the changes in the
following table:

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           Replace:                              With:
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ASTM F3116/F3116M-18, Section  FAA Section 4.1.4
 4.1.4.                        ``Appendix X1 through Appendix X4
                                provides, within the limitations
                                specified within the appendix, a
                                simplified means of compliance with
                                several of the requirements set forth in
                                sections 4.2 to 4.26 and 7.1 to 7.9 that
                                can be applied as one (but not the only)
                                means to comply. If the simplified
                                methods in appendix X1 through X3 are
                                used, they must be used together in
                                their entirety.''
ASTM F3116/F3116M-18, Section  FAA Section X1.1.1
 X1.1.1.                       ``The methods provided in this appendix
                                provide one possible means (but not the
                                only possible means) of compliance and
                                can only be applied to level 1 and level
                                2 low speed airplanes.''
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23.2220: ASTM F3264-19, section 6.5
23.2225: ASTM F3264-19, section 6.6, combined with the changes in the
following table:

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           Replace:                              With:
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ASTM F3116/F3116M-18, Section  FAA X2.1.1
 X2.1.1.                       ``The methods provided in this appendix
                                provide one possible means (but not the
                                only possible means) of compliance and
                                can only be applied to level 1 and level
                                2 low speed airplanes.''
ASTM F3116/F3116M-18, Section  FAA X3.1.1
 X3.1.1.                       ``The methods provided in this appendix
                                provide one possible means (but not the
                                only possible means) of compliance and
                                can only be applied to level 1 and level
                                2 low speed airplanes.''
ASTM F3116/F3116M-18, Section  FAA X4.1.1
 X4.1.1.                       ``The methods provided in this appendix
                                provide one possible means (but not the
                                only possible means) of compliance and
                                can only be applied to level 1 low speed
                                airplanes.''
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23.2230: ASTM F3264-19, section 6.7
23.2235: ASTM F3264-19, section 6.8
23.2240: ASTM F3264-19, section 6.9, after replacing ASTM F3115/F3115M-
19 with ASTM F3115/F3115M-15 and making the changes in the following
table:

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           Replace:                              With:
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ASTM F3115/F3115M-15, Section  FAA 4.4.1
 4.4.1.                        ``For metallic (aluminum), unpressurized,
                                non-aerobatic, low-speed, level 1
                                airplanes, applicants can demonstrate a
                                10,000 hour safe-life by limiting the
                                `1g' gross stress, at maximum takeoff
                                weight, to no more than 5.5 ksi. The
                                applicant must show effective stress
                                concentration factors of 4 or less in
                                highly loaded joints and use materials
                                or material systems for which the
                                physical and mechanical properties are
                                well established.''
ASTM F3115/F3115M-15, Section  FAA 6.1
 6.1.                          ``For bonded airframe structure, the
                                residual strength of bonded joints shall
                                be addressed as follows: For any bonded
                                joint, the failure of which would result
                                in catastrophic loss of the airplane,
                                the limit load capacity must be
                                substantiated by one of the following
                                methods.''
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23.2245: ASTM F3264-19, section 6.10
23.2250: ASTM F3264-19, section 6.11
23.2255: ASTM F3264-19, section 6.12
23.2260: ASTM F3264-19, section 6.13
23.2265: ASTM F3264-19, section 6.14
23.2270: ASTM F3264-19, section 6.15, combined with the changes in the
following table:

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           Replace:                              With:
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ASTM F3083/F3083M-19 Section   FAA Section 4.1.6
 4.1.6.                        ``Engine mount and supporting structure
                                must withstand 18.0 g forward for
                                engines installed behind and above the
                                seating compartment.''
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Subpart D--Design and Construction

23.2300: ASTM F3264-19, section 7.1
23.2305: ASTM F3264-19, section 7.2
23.2310: ASTM F3264-19, section 7.3
23.2315: ASTM F3264-19, section 7.4
23.2320: ASTM F3264-19, section 7.5
23.2325: ASTM F3264-19, section 7.6, except delete ASTM F3264-19,
section <IP_ADDRESS>
23.2330: ASTM F3264-19, section 7.7
23.2335: ASTM F3264-19, section 7.8

Subpart E--Powerplant

23.2400: ASTM F3264-19, section 8.1, except delete ASTM F3264-19,
section 8.1.6
23.2405: ASTM F3264-19, section 8.2, except delete ASTM F3264-19,
section 8.2.4
23.2410: ASTM F3264-19, section 8.3, except delete ASTM F3264-19,
section 8.3.8
23.2415: ASTM F3264-19, section 8.4, combined with the following
changes:
    1. Delete ASTM F3264-19, section 8.4.4
    2. Add: An FAA accepted means of compliance for the turbine engine
installation ice protection requirement of Sec.  23.2415, on airplanes
not approved for flight into known icing, such as the provisions of
F3120/F3120M-19 section 7.2 and 7.3 (regardless of the operation
requirements in F3120/F3120M-19 Table 1).
23.2420: ASTM F3264-19, section 8.5, except delete ASTM F3264-19,
section 8.5.3
23.2425: ASTM F3264-19, section 8.6, except delete ASTM F3264-19,
section 8.6.6
23.2430: ASTM F3264-19, section 8.7, except delete ASTM F3264-19,
section 8.7.6
23.2435: ASTM F3264-19, section 8.8, except delete ASTM F3264-19,
section 8.8.2
23.2440: ASTM F3264-19, section 8.9, except delete ASTM F3264-19,
section 8.9.5

Subpart F--Equipment

23.2500: ASTM F3264-19, section 9.1, combined with the following
changes:
    1. Delete ASTM F3264-19, section <IP_ADDRESS>(a)
    2. Delete ASTM F3264-19, section <IP_ADDRESS>
    3. As shown in the following table:

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           Replace:                              With:
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ASTM F3230-17 Section 3.2.1..  FAA Section 3.2.1
                               ``aircraft type code, n--an Aircraft Type
                                Code (ATC) is defined by considering
                                both the technical considerations
                                regarding the design of the aircraft and
                                the aeroplane certification level
                                established based upon risk-based
                                criteria; the method of defining an ATC
                                applicable to this practice is defined
                                in Specification F3061/F3061M.''
ASTM F3230-17 Section 4        FAA Section 4 Example
 Example.                      ``Example--An aircraft with an ATC of
                                1SRLLDLN is being considered. Since all
                                applicable columns are empty for 4.1,
                                that subsection is applicable to the
                                aircraft. Since the ``1'' aeroplane
                                certification level column, the ``L''
                                stall speed column, and the ``D''
                                meteorological column for 4.2.1 all
                                contain white circles, then that
                                subsection is not applicable; however,
                                for an aircraft with an ATC of 1SRMLDLN,
                                4.2.1 would be applicable since the
                                ``M'' stall speed column does not
                                contain a white circle.''
ASTM F3230-17 Table 1........  FAA Table 1
Column header ``Airworthiness  Column header ``Aeroplane Certification
 Level''.                       Level''.
ASTM F3230-17 Table 3........  FAA Table 3
Column header ``Airworthiness  Column header ``Aeroplane Certification
 Level''.                       Level''.
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23.2505: ASTM F3264-19, section 9.2, combined with the following
changes:
    1. Delete ASTM F3264-19, section <IP_ADDRESS>(a)
    2. Delete ASTM F3264-19, section <IP_ADDRESS>
23.2510: ASTM F3264-19, section 9.3, combined with the following
changes:
    1. Delete ASTM F3264-19, section <IP_ADDRESS>
    2. As shown in the following table:

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           Replace:                              With:
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ASTM F3230-17 Section 3.2.1..  FAA Section 3.2.1
                               ``aircraft type code, n--an Aircraft Type
                                Code (ATC) is defined by considering
                                both the technical considerations
                                regarding the design of the aircraft and
                                the aeroplane certification level
                                established based upon risk-based
                                criteria; the method of defining an ATC
                                applicable to this practice is defined
                                in Specification F3061/F3061M.''
ASTM F3230-17 Section 4        FAA Section 4 Example
 Example.                      ``Example--An aircraft with an ATC of
                                1SRLLDLN is being considered. Since all
                                applicable columns are empty for 4.1,
                                that subsection is applicable to the
                                aircraft. Since the ``1'' aeroplane
                                certification level column, the ``L''
                                stall speed column, and the ``D''
                                meteorological column for 4.2.1 all
                                contain white circles, then that
                                subsection is not applicable; however,
                                for an aircraft with an ATC of 1SRMLDLN,
                                4.2.1 would be applicable since the
                                ``M'' stall speed column does not
                                contain a white circle.''
ASTM F3230-17 Table 1........  FAA Table 1
Column header ``Airworthiness  Column header ``Aeroplane Certification
 Level''.                       Level''
ASTM F3230-17 Table 3........  FAA Table 3
Column header ``Airworthiness  Column header ``Aeroplane Certification
 Level''.                       Level''
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23.2515: ASTM F3264-19, section 9.4
23.2520: ASTM F3264-19, section 9.5, combined with the changes in the
following table:

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           Replace:                              With:
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ASTM F3236-17 Table 2 entry..  FAA Table 2 entry
400 to 700 Mhz frequency       400 to 700 Mhz frequency range field
 range field strength average   strength average value:
 value: ``100 volts/meter''.   ``50 volts/meter''
ASTM F3236-17 Section <IP_ADDRESS>  FAA Section <IP_ADDRESS>
                               ``From 40 to 400 MHz, use conducted
                                susceptibility tests, starting at a
                                minimum of 30 mA at 40 MHz, decreasing
                                20 dB per frequency decade to a minimum
                                of 3 mA at 400 MHz.''
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23.2525: ASTM F3264-19, section 9.6, except delete ASTM F3264-19,
section <IP_ADDRESS>
23.2530: ASTM F3264-19, section 9.7
23.2535: ASTM F3264-19, section 9.8, except delete ASTM F3264-19,
section 9.8.1
23.2540: ASTM F3264-19, section 9.9
23.2545: ASTM F3264-19, section 9.10
23.2550: ASTM F3264-19, section 9.11

Subpart G--Flightcrew Interface and Other Information

23.2600: ASTM F3264-19, section 10.1, combined with the following
changes:
    1. Add an FAA-accepted means of compliance for the windshield
luminous transmittance aspects of Sec.  23.2600, such as the provisions
of Sec.  23.775(e), amendment 23-49.
    2. Add an FAA-accepted means of compliance for the pilot
compartment view with formation of fog or frost aspects of Sec.
23.2600, such as the provisions of Sec.  23.773(b), amendment 23-45.
23.2605: ASTM F3264-19, section 10.2
23.2610: ASTM F3264-19, section 10.3
23.2615: ASTM F3264-19, section 10.4, combined with the changes in the
following table:

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             Replace:                               With:
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ASTM F3064/F3064M-19, Section 6...  An FAA-accepted means of compliance
                                     for the powerplant instruments
                                     aspects of Sec.   23.2615, such as
                                     the provisions of Sec.   23.1305,
                                     amendment 23-52.
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23.2620: ASTM F3264-19, sections 5.15 AND 10.5
    Editorial, reapproval, revision or withdrawal: The FAA expects a
suitable consensus standard to be reviewed periodically. ASTM policy is
that a consensus standard should be reviewed in its entirety by the
responsible subcommittee and must be balloted for reapproval, revision,
or withdrawal, within five years of its last approval date. ASTM
reapproves a standard--denoted by the year of reapproval in parentheses
(e.g., F2427-05a(2013))--to indicate completion of a review cycle with
no technical changes made to the standard. ASTM issues editorial
changes--denoted by a superscript epsilon in the standard designation
(e.g., F3235-17[epsi]1)--to correct information that does
not change the meaning or intent of a standard. Any means of compliance
accepted by this notice that is based on a standard later reapproved or
editorially changed is also considered accepted without the need for a
NOA. ASTM revises a standard to make changes to its technical content.
Revisions to consensus standards serving as the basis for means of
compliance accepted by this notice will not be automatically accepted
and will require further FAA acceptance in order for the revisions to
be an accepted means of compliance.

Availability

    ASTM Standard F3264-19, ``Standard Specification for Normal
Category Aeroplanes Certification,'' is available for online reading at
https://www.astm.org/READINGLIBRARY/. ASTM International copyrights
these consensus standards and charges the public a fee for service.
Individual downloads or reprints of a standard (single or multiple
copies, or special compilations and other related technical
information) may be obtained through www.astm.org or contacting ASTM at
(610) 832-9585 (phone),<PHONE_NUMBER> (fax), or through
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>(email). To inquire about consensus standard content
and/or membership or about ASTM Offices abroad, contact Joe Koury,
Staff Manager for Committee F44 on General Aviation Aircraft: (610)
832-9804<EMAIL_ADDRESS>    The FAA maintains a list of accepted means of compliance on the FAA
website at https://www.faa.gov/aircraft/air_cert/design_approvals/small_airplanes/small_airplanes_regs/.

    Issued in Kansas City, Missouri on August 12, 2020.
Pat Mullen,
Manager, Small Airplanes Standards Branch, Policy and Innovation
Division, Aircraft Certification Service.
[FR Doc. 2020-17911 Filed 9-21-20; 8:45 am]
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[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No.: FAA-2009-22842]

Notice of Opportunity To Participate, Criteria Requirements and
Application Procedure for Participation in the Military Airport Program
(MAP)

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice of criteria and application procedures for designation
or redesignation, for the fiscal year 2009 MAP.

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SUMMARY: In anticipation of congress enacting an extension of the
Airport Improvement Program (AIP) the FAA is publishing this annual
notice. This notice announces the criteria, application procedures, and
schedule to be applied by the Secretary of Transportation in
designating or redesignating, and funding capital development annually
for up to 15 current (joint-use) or former military airports seeking
designation or redesignation to participate in the MAP. While FAA
currently has continuing authority to designate or redesignate
airports, FAA does not have authority to issue grants for fiscal year
2009 MAP, and will not have authority until Congress enacts legislation
enabling FAA to issue grants.
    The MAP allows the Secretary to designate current (joint-use) or
former military airports to receive grants from the Airport Improvement
Program (AIP). The Secretary is authorized to designate an airport
(other than an airport designated before August 24, 1994) only if:
    (1) The airport is a former military installation closed or
realigned under the Title 10 U.S.C. Sec. 2687 (announcement of closures
of large Department of Defense installations after September 30, 1977),
or under Section 201 or 2905 of the Defense Authorization Amendments
and Base Closure and Realignment Acts; or (2) the airport is a military
installation with both military and civil aircraft operations.
    The Secretary shall consider for designation only those current or
former military airports, at least partly converted to civilian
airports as part of the national air transportation system, that will
reduce delays at airports with more than 20,000 hours of annual delays
in commercial passenger aircraft takeoffs and landings, or will enhance
airport and air traffic control system capacity in metropolitan areas,
or reduce current and projected flight delays (49 U.S.C. 47118(c)).

DATES: Applications must be received on or before November 10, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Submit an original and two copies of Standard Form (SF) 424,
``Application for Federal Assistance,'' prescribed by the Office of
Management and Budget Circular A-102, available at http://www.faa.gov/
airports_airtraffic/airports/regional_guidance/northwest_mountain/
airports_resources/forms/media/applications/application_sf_424.doc
along with any supporting and justifying documentation. Applicant
should specifically request to be considered for designation or
redesignation to participate in the fiscal year 2009 MAP. Submission
should be sent to the Regional FAA Airports Division or Airports
District Office that serves the airport. Applicants may find the proper
office on the FAA Web site http://www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/
airports/regional_guidance/ or may contact the office below.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Kendall Ball
(Kendall.Ball@faa.gov), Airports Financial Assistance Division (APP-
500), Office of Airport Planning and Programming, Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), 800 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC
20591,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

General Description of the Program

    The MAP provides capital development assistance to civil airport
sponsors of designated current (joint-use) military airfields or former
military airports that are included in the FAA's National Plan of
Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS). Airports designated to the MAP may
obtain funds from a set-aside (currently four percent) of AIP
discretionary funds for airport development, including certain projects
not otherwise eligible for AIP assistance. These airports are also
eligible to receive grants from other categories of AIP funding.

Number of Airports

    A maximum of 15 airports per fiscal year (FY) may participate in
the MAP. There are 5 slots available for designation or redesignation
in FY 2009. There is no general aviation slot available this year.

Term of Designation

    The maximum term is five fiscal years following designation. The
FAA can designate airports for a period of less than five years. The
FAA will evaluate the conversion needs of the airport in its capital
development plan to determine the appropriate length of designation.

Redesignation

    Previously designated airports may apply for redesignation of an
additional term not to exceed five years. Those airports must meet
current eligibility requirements in 49 U.S.C. 47118(a) at the beginning
of each grant period and have MAP eligible projects. The FAA will
evaluate applications for redesignation primarily in terms of warranted
projects fundable only under the MAP as these candidates tend to have
fewer conversion needs than new candidates. The FAA wants MAP airports
to graduate to regular AIP participation.

Eligible Projects

    In addition to eligible AIP projects, MAP can fund fuel farms,
utility systems, surface automobile parking lots, hangars, and air
cargo terminals up to 50,000 square feet. Designated or redesignated
military airports can receive not more than $7,000,000 for each fiscal
year after 2005 for projects to construct, improve, or repair terminal
building facilities. Designated or redesignated military airports can
receive not more than $7,000,000 for each fiscal year after 2005 for
MAP eligible projects that include hangars, cargo facilities, fuel
farms, automobile surface parking, and utility work.

Designation Considerations

     In making designations of new candidate airports, the Secretary of
Transportation may only designate an airport (other than an airport so
designated before August 24, 1994) if it meets the following general
requirements:
    (1) The airport is a former military installation closed or
realigned under:
    (A) Section 2687 of Title 10;
    (B) Section 201 of the Defense Authorization Amendments and Base

Closure and Realignment Act (BRAC) (10 U.S.C. 2687 note); or
    (C) Section 2905 of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of
1990 (10 U.S.C. 2687 note); or
    (2) The airport is a military installation with both military and
civil aircraft operations; and
    (3) The airport is classified as a commercial service or reliever
airport in the NPIAS. (See 49 U.S.C. 47105(b)(2).) One of the
designated airports, if included in the NPIAS, may be a general
aviation (GA) airport (public airport other than an air carrier
airport, 49 U.S.C. 47102(1), (20)) that was a former military
installation closed or realigned under BRAC, as amended, or 10 U.S.C.
2687. (See 49 U.S.C. 47118(g).) A general aviation airport must qualify
under (1) above.
    In designating new candidate airports, the Secretary shall consider
if a grant will:
    (1) Reduce delays at an airport with more than 20,000 hours of
annual delays in commercial passenger aircraft takeoffs and landings;
or
    (2) Enhance airport and air traffic control system capacity in a
metropolitan area or reduce current and projected flight delays.
    The application for new designations will be evaluated in terms of
how the proposed projects would contribute to reducing delays and/or
how the airport would enhance air traffic or airport system capacity
and provide adequate user services.

Project Evaluation

    Recently realigned or closed military airports, as well as active
military airfields with new joint-use agreements, have the greatest
need of funding to convert to, or to incorporate, civil airport
operations. Newly converted airports and new joint-use locations
frequently have minimal capital development resources and will
therefore receive priority consideration for designation and MAP
funding. The FAA will evaluate the need for eligible projects based
upon information in the candidate airports five-year Airport Capital
Improvement Plan (ACIP). These projects need to be related to
development of that airport and/or the air traffic control system
capacity.
    1. The FAA will evaluate candidate airports and/or the airports
such candidate airports will relieve based on the following specific
factors:
     Compatibility of airport roles and the ability of the
airport to provide an adequate airport facility;
     The capability of the candidate airport and its airside
and landside complex to serve aircraft that otherwise must use the
relieved airport;
     Landside surface access;
     Airport operational capability, including peak hour and
annual capacities of the candidate airport;
     Potential of other metropolitan area airports to relieve
the congested airport;
     Ability to satisfy, relieve, or meet air cargo demand
within the metropolitan area;
     Forecasted aircraft and passenger levels, type of
commercial service anticipated, i.e., scheduled or charter commercial
service;
     Type and capacity of aircraft projected to serve the
airport and level of operations at the relieved airport and the
candidate airport;
     The potential for the candidate airport to be served by
aircraft or users, including the airlines, serving the congested
airport;
     Ability to replace an existing commercial service or
reliever airport serving the area; and
     Any other documentation to support the FAA designation of
the candidate airport.
    2. The FAA will evaluate the development needs that, if funded,
will make the airport a viable civil airport that will enhance system
capacity or reduce delays.

Application Procedures and Required Documentation

    Airport sponsors applying for designation or redesignation must
complete and submit an SF 424, Application for Federal Assistance, and
provide supporting documentation to the appropriate FAA Airports
regional or district office serving that airport.
    Standard Form 424: Sponsors may obtain this fillable form at http:/
/www.faa.gov/airports_airtraffic/airports/regional_guidance/
northwest_mountain/airports_resources/forms/media/applications/
application_sf_424.doc .
    Applicants should fill this form out completely, including the
following:
     Mark Item 1, Type of Submission as a ``pre-application''
and indicate it is for ``construction.''
     Mark item 8, Type of Application as ``new,'' and in
``other,'' fill in ``Military Airport Program.''
     Fill in Item 11, Descriptive Title of Applicants Project.
``Designation (or redesignation) to the Military Airport Program.''
    In Item 15a, Estimated Funding, indicate the total amount of
funding requested from the MAP during the entire term for which you are
applying.

Supporting Documentation

    (A) Identification as a Current or Former Military Airport. The
application must identify the airport as either a current or former
military airport and indicate whether it was:
    (1) Closed or realigned under Section 201 of the Defense
Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act, and/or
Section 2905 of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990
(Installations Approved for Closure by the Defense Base Realignment and
Closure Commissions), or
    (2) Closed or realigned pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2687 as excess
property (bases announced for closure by Department of Defense (DOD)
pursuant to this title after September 30, 1977 (this is the date of
announcement for closure and not the date the property was deeded to
the airport sponsor)), or
    (3) A military installation with both military and civil aircraft
operations. A general aviation airport applying for the MAP may be
joint-use but must also qualify under (1) or (2) above.
    (B) Qualifications for MAP:
    Submit documents for (1) through (7) below:
    (1) Documentation that the airport meets the definition of a
``public airport'' as defined in 49 U.S.C. Sec. 47102(20).
    (2) Documentation indicating the required environmental review for
civil reuse or joint-use of the military airfield has been completed.
This environmental review need not include review of the individual
projects to be funded by the MAP. Rather, the documentation should
reflect that the environmental review necessary to convey the property,
enter into a long-term lease, or finalize a joint-use agreement has
been completed. The military department conveying or leasing the
property, or entering into a joint-use agreement, has the lead
responsibility for this environmental review. To meet AIP requirements
the environmental review and approvals must indicate that the operator
or owner of the airport has good title, satisfactory to the Secretary,
or assures that good title will be acquired.
    (3) For a former military airport, documentation that the eligible
airport sponsor holds or will hold satisfactory title, a long-term
lease in furtherance of conveyance of property for airport purposes, or
a long-term interim lease for 25 years or longer to the property on
which the civil airport is being located. Documentation that an
application for surplus or BRAC airport property has been accepted by
the Federal

Government is sufficient to indicate the eligible airport sponsor holds
or will hold satisfactory title or a long-term lease.
    (4) For a current military airport, documentation that the airport
sponsor has an existing joint-use agreement with the military
department having jurisdiction over the airport. For all first time
applicants a copy of the existing joint-use agreement must be submitted
with the application. This is necessary so the FAA can legally issue
grants to the sponsor. Here and in (3) directly above, the airport must
possess the necessary property rights in order to accept a grant for
its proposed projects during FY 2009.
    (5) Documentation that the airport is classified as a ``commercial
service airport'' or a ``reliever airport'' as defined in 49 U.S.C.
47102(7) and 47102(22), unless the airport is applying for the general
aviation slot.
    (6) Documentation that the airport owner is an eligible airport
``sponsor'' as defined in 49 U.S.C. 47102(24).
    (7) Documentation that the airport has an FAA approved airport
layout plan (ALP) and a five-year airport capital improvement plan
(ACIP) indicating all eligible grant projects proposed to be funded
either from the MAP or other portions of the AIP.
    (C) Evaluation Factors:
    Submit information on the items below to assist in our evaluation:
    (1) Information identifying the existing and potential levels of
visual or instrument operations and aeronautical activity at the
current or former military airport and, if applicable, the relieved
airport. Also, if applicable, information on how the airport
contributes to air traffic system or airport system capacity. If served
by commercial air carriers, the revenue passenger and cargo levels
should be provided.
    (2) A description of the airport's projected civil role and
development needs for transitioning from use as a military airfield to
a civil airport. Include how development projects would serve to reduce
delays at an airport with more than 20,000 hours of annual delays in
commercial passenger aircraft takeoffs and landings; or enhance
capacity in a metropolitan area or reduce current and projected flight
delays.
    (3) A description of the existing airspace capacity. Describe how
anticipated new operations would affect the surrounding airspace and
air traffic flow patterns in the metropolitan area in or near the
airport. Include a discussion of whether operations at this airport
create airspace conflicts that may cause congestion or whether air
traffic works into the flow of other air traffic in the area.
    (4) A description of the airport's five-year ACIP, including a
discussion of major projects, their priorities, projected schedule for
project accomplishment, and estimated costs. The ACIP must specifically
identify the safety, capacity, and conversion related projects,
associated costs, and projected five-year schedule of project
construction, including those requested for consideration for MAP
funding.
    (5) A description of those projects that are consistent with the
role of the airport and effectively contribute to the joint-use or
conversion of the airfield to a civil airport. The projects can be
related to various improvement categories depending on what is needed
to convert from military to civil airport use, to meet required civil
airport standards, and/or to provide capacity to the airport and/or
airport system. The projects selected (e.g., safety-related,
conversion-related, and/or capacity-related), must be identified and
fully explained based on the airport's planned use. Those projects that
may be eligible under MAP, if needed for conversion or capacity-related
purposes, must be clearly indicated, and include the following
information:

Airside

     Modification of airport or military airfield for safety
purposes, including airport pavement modifications (e.g., widening),
marking, lighting, strengthening, drainage or modifying other
structures or features in the airport environs to meet civil standards
for airport imaginary surfaces as described in 14 CFR part 77.
     Construction of facilities or support facilities such as
passenger terminal gates, aprons for passenger terminals, taxiways to
new terminal facilities, aircraft parking, and cargo facilities to
accommodate civil use.
     Modification of airport or military utilities (electrical
distribution systems, communications lines, water, sewer, storm
drainage) to meet civil standards. Also, modifications that allow
utilities on the civil airport to operate independently, where other
portions of the base are conveyed to entities other than the airport
sponsor or retained by the Government.
     Purchase, rehabilitation, or modification of airport and
airport support facilities and equipment, including snow removal,
aircraft rescue, fire fighting buildings and equipment, airport
security, lighting vaults, and reconfiguration or relocation of
eligible buildings for more efficient civil airport operations.
     Modification of airport or military airfield fuel systems
and fuel farms to accommodate civil aviation use.
     Acquisition of additional land for runway protection
zones, other approach protection, or airport development.
     Cargo facility requirements.
     Modifications, which will permit the airfield to
accommodate general aviation users.

Landside

     Construction of surface parking areas and access roads to
accommodate automobiles in the airport terminal and air cargo areas and
provide an adequate level of access to the airport.
     Construction or relocation of access roads to provide
efficient and convenient movement of vehicular traffic to, on, and from
the airport, including access to passenger, air cargo, fixed base
operations, and aircraft maintenance areas.
     Modification or construction of facilities such as
passenger terminals, surface automobile parking lots, hangars, air
cargo terminal buildings, and access roads to cargo facilities to
accommodate civil use.
    (6) An evaluation of the ability of surface transportation
facilities (road, rail, high-speed rail, maritime) to provide
intermodal connections.
    (7) A description of the type and level of aviation and community
interest in the civil use of a current or former military airport.
    (8) One copy of the FAA-approved ALP for each copy of the
application. The ALP or supporting information should clearly show
capacity and conversion related projects. Other information such as
project costs, schedule, project justification, other maps and drawings
showing the project locations, and any other supporting documentation
that would make the application easier to understand should also be
included. You may also provide photos, which would further describe the
airport, projects, and otherwise clarify certain aspects of this
application. These maps and ALPs should be cross-referenced with the
project costs and project descriptions.

Redesignation of Airports Previously Designated and Applying for up to
an Additional Five Years in the Program

    Airports applying for redesignation to the Military Airport Program
must submit the same information required by new candidate airports
applying for a new designation. On the SF 424, Application for Federal
Assistance, prescribed by the Office of Management and Budget Circular
A-102, airports

must indicate their application is for redesignation to the MAP. In
addition to the above information, they must explain:
    (1) Why a redesignation and additional MAP eligible project funding
is needed to accomplish the conversion to meet the civil role of the
airport and the preferred time period for redesignation not to exceed
five years;
    (2) Why funding of eligible work under other categories of AIP or
other sources of funding would not accomplish the development needs of
the airport; and
    (3) Why, based on the previously funded MAP projects, the projects
and/or funding level were insufficient to accomplish the airport
conversion needs and development goals.
    This notice is issued pursuant to Title 49 U.S.C. 47118.

    Issued at Washington, DC, on September 3, 2008.
Wayne Heibeck,
Deputy Director, Office of Airport Planning and Programming.
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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 149 (Monday, August 3, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46782-46786]
[FR Doc No: 2020-16731]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

[Docket No. NHTSA-2020-0008]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Notice and Request for
Comment; National Survey of Speeding Attitudes and Behaviors

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA),
Department of Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice and request for public comment on a reinstatement with
modification of a previously approved collection of information.

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SUMMARY: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
invites public comments about our intention to request approval from
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for a reinstatement with
modification of a previously approved collection of information. Before
a Federal agency can collect certain information from the public, it
must receive approval from OMB. Under procedures established by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, before seeking OMB approval, Federal
agencies must solicit public comment on proposed collections of
information, including extensions and reinstatements of previously
approved collections. This document describes an Information Collection
Request (ICR) for which NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 2, 2020.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID Number
NHTSA-2020-0008 using any of the following methods:
     Electronic submissions: Go to http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the on-line instructions for submitting comments.
     Mail: Docket Management Facility, M-30, U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590.
     Hand Delivery: West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. To be sure someone is
there to help you, please call<PHONE_NUMBER> before coming.
     Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
    Instructions: Each submission must include the Agency name and the
Docket number for this Notice. Note that all comments received will be
posted without change to http://www.regulations.gov including any
personal information provided.
    Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search the electronic form of all
comments received into any of our dockets by the name of the individual
submitting the comment (or signing the comment, if submitted on behalf
of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review DOT's
complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on
April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477-78) or you may visit https://www.transportation.gov/privacy.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov or the street
address listed above. Follow the online instructions for accessing the
dockets via internet.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information or access
to background documents, contact Kristie Johnson, Ph.D., Office of
Behavioral Safety Research (NPD-310), National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, W46-498, Washington, DC
20590. Dr. Johnson's phone number is<PHONE_NUMBER>, and her email
address is<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
before an agency submits a proposed collection of information to OMB
for approval, it must first publish a document in the Federal Register
providing a 60-day comment period and otherwise consult with members of
the public and affected agencies concerning each proposed collection of
information. The OMB has promulgated regulations describing what must
be included in such a document. Under OMB's regulations (at 5 CFR
1320.8(d)), an agency must ask for public comment on the following: (i)
Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the
proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether
the information will have practical utility; (ii) the accuracy of the
agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions
used; (iii) how to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (iv) how to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who are to respond, including the
use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or other forms of information
technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. In
compliance with these requirements, NHTSA asks for public comment on
the following proposed collection of information:
    Title: National Survey of Speeding Attitudes and Behaviors.
    OMB Control Number: 2127-0613.
    Form Number: NHTSA Form 1538, NHTSA Form 1539, NHTSA Form 1544,
NHTSA Form 1545, NHTSA Form 1546.
    Type of Information Collection Request: Reinstatement with
modification of a previously approved information collection (OMB
Control No. 2127-0613).
    Type of Review Requested: Regular.
    Requested Expiration Date of Approval: 3 years from date of
approval.
    Summary of the Collection of Information: NHTSA is seeking approval
to conduct a National Survey of Speeding Attitudes and Behaviors by web
and mail among a national probability sample of 7,013 adult drivers
(and 152 adult drivers for a pilot survey), age 18 and older.
Participation by respondents would be voluntary. Survey topics would
include the extent to which drivers speed, driver attitudes and
perceptions about speeding, reasons and motivations for speeding, and
knowledge and attitudes towards countermeasure strategies to deter
speeding.
    In conducting the proposed research, the survey would use computer-
assisted web interviewing (i.e., a programmed, self-administered web
survey) to minimize recording errors, as well as optical mark
recognition and image scanning for the paper and pencil survey to
facilitate ease of use and data accuracy. A Spanish-language survey
option would be used to minimize language barriers to participation.
Surveys would be conducted with respondents using an address-based
sampling design that encourages respondents to complete the survey
online. Although web would be the primary data collection mode, a paper
questionnaire would be sent to households that do not respond to the
web invitations. The proposed survey would be anonymous and the survey
would not collect any personal information. This collection only
requires respondents to report their answers; there are no record-
keeping costs to the respondents.
    Description of the Need for the Information and Proposed Use of the
Information: NHTSA was established to reduce deaths, injuries, and
economic losses resulting from motor vehicle

crashes on the Nation's highways. As part of this statutory mandate,
NHTSA is authorized to conduct research for the development of traffic
safety programs. Title 23, United States Code, Section 403 gives the
Secretary of Transportation (NHTSA by delegation) authorization to use
funds appropriated to conduct research and development activities,
including demonstration projects and the collection and analysis of
highway and motor vehicle safety data and related information, with
respect to all aspects of highway and traffic safety systems and
conditions relating to vehicle, highway, driver, passenger,
motorcyclist, bicyclist, and pedestrian characteristics; accident
causation and investigations; and human behavioral factors and their
effect on highway and traffic safety.
    Traffic crashes are complex. Often, they involve multiple
contributing factors, with speeding as one of the primary factors
leading to a crash. Speeding-related crashes--defined as racing,
exceeding the speed limit, or driving too fast for conditions \1\--
resulted in 26% of all fatal crash fatalities in 2018,\2\ a percentage
that has largely remained the same over the last 20 years despite
national, State, and local efforts to address the speeding problem. In
2010, speeding-related crashes were estimated to result in $52 billion
in economic costs and $203 billion in comprehensive costs.\3\ Speeding
is especially dangerous because it reduces the driver's ability to
maneuver around obstacles in a timely manner, increases the distance a
vehicle requires to stop, and increases the severity of injuries.\4\
This stalled progress suggests that new countermeasures that differ
from typical enforcement and engineering efforts may be needed to
reduce speeding deaths. An interdisciplinary approach involving
engineering, enforcement, and education is needed to change drivers'
speeding behavior, thereby reducing speeding-related crashes,
fatalities and injuries. To design interventions and countermeasure
strategies that are likely to lead to behavior change, NHTSA requires
up-to-date information on which drivers are speeding, their attitudes,
perceptions, and motivations, as well as what countermeasures are most
likely to reduce their speeding behavior. It is important to focus
studies on factors underlying behaviors such as attitudes or
perceptions of norms that are changeable.
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    \1\ National Center for Statistics and Analysis. (2007).
Speeding: 2006 data (Traffic Safety Facts. DOT HS 810 814).
Retrieved from the NHTSA website: https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/810814.
    \2\ National Center for Statistics and Analysis. (2019,
December). Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS): 2018 Annual
Report File (ARF) custom query. Retrieved from the NHTSA website:
https://cdan.dot.gov/query.
    \3\ Blincoe, L.J., Miller, T.R. Zaloshnja, E., & Lawrence, B.A.
(2015, May). The economic and societal impact of motor vehicle
crashes, 2010. (Revised.) (Report No. DOT HS 812 013). Retrieved
from the NHTSA website: https://crashstats.nhtsa.dot.gov/Api/Public/ViewPublication/812013.
    \4\ National Center for Statistics and Analysis. (2007).
Speeding: 2006 data (Traffic Safety Facts. DOT HS 810 814).
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    NHTSA has conducted the National Survey of Speeding Attitudes and
Behaviors on three previous occasions--first in 1997, again in 2002,
and most recently in 2011. In the 2021 survey, NHTSA intends to examine
the extent to which drivers speed, who the speeders are, when and why
drivers speed, and what countermeasures are most acceptable and
effective in reducing speeding. Furthermore, NHTSA plans to assess
whether self-reported behaviors, attitudes, and perceptions regarding
speeding and associated countermeasure strategies have changed over
time since the administration of the prior three national surveys. The
2021 survey will also include new questions on emerging speed-related
technologies. The findings from this proposed information collection
will assist NHTSA in designing, targeting, and implementing programs
intended to reduce speed on the roadways and to provide data to States,
localities, and law enforcement agencies that will aid in their efforts
to reduce speed-related crashes and injuries.
    NHTSA will use the information to produce a technical report that
presents the results of the study. The technical report will provide
aggregate (summary) statistics and tables as well as the results of
statistical analysis of the information, but it will not include any
personally identifiable information (PII). The technical report will be
shared with State highway offices, local governments, and those who
develop traffic safety communications that aim to reduce speed-related
crashes.
    Frequency of Collection: The study will be conducted one time
during the three-year period for which NHTSA is requesting approval.
This study is part of a tracking and trending study to measure changes
over time. The last study was administered in 2011.
    Affected Public: Participants will be U.S. adults (18 years old and
older) who drive a motor vehicle. Businesses are ineligible for the
sample and would not be interviewed.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 7,165.
    Participation in this study will be voluntary with 7,013
participants sampled from all 50 States and the District of Columbia
using address data from the most recent U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
computerized Delivery Sequence File (DSF) of residential addresses. An
estimated 20,600 households will be contacted and have the study
described to them. No more than one respondent will be selected per
household.
    Prior to the main survey, a pilot survey will be administered to
test the survey and the mailing protocol and procedures. Participation
in this study will be voluntary with 152 participants sampled from all
50 States and the District of Columbia using address data from the most
recent U.S. Postal Service (USPS) computerized Delivery Sequence File
(DSF) of residential addresses. An estimated 444 households will be
contacted and have the study described to them. No more than one
respondent will be selected per household.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: NHTSA estimates the total
burden of this information collection by estimating the burden to those
that NHTSA contacts who do not respond (non-responders), those that
NHTSA contacts and respond but are ineligible (ineligible respondents),
and those that respond and are eligible for participation (eligible
respondents or actual participants). The estimated time to contact
20,600 potential participants (actual participants, ineligible
respondents, and non-responders) for the survey and 444 potential
participants (actual participants, ineligible respondents, and non-
responders) for the pilot is one minute per person per contact attempt.
Contact attempts will be made in five waves with fewer potential
participants contacted each subsequent wave. NHTSA estimates that 7,221
people will respond to the survey request and 156 will respond to the
pilot. Of those, NHTSA estimates that nearly 3% will be ineligible
because they are not drivers or are under 18 years old resulting in 208
respondents to the survey and 4 respondents to the pilot who are
ineligible. The estimated time to contact and screen 208 ineligible
survey participants and 4 ineligible pilot participants is three
minutes per person. The estimated time to contact and complete the
survey for 7,013 participants and 152 pilot participants is 21 minutes
per person. Details of the burden hours for each wave in the pilot and
full survey are included in Tables 1 and 2 below.
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    When rounded up to the nearest whole hour for each data collection
effort, the total estimated annual burden is 3,830 hours for the
project activities.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Cost: Participation in this study is
voluntary, and there are no costs to respondents beyond the time spent
completing the questionnaires.

    Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspects of
this information collection, including (i) whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the Department, including whether the information will
have practical utility; (ii) the accuracy of the Department's estimate
of the burden of the proposed information collection; (iii) ways to
enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (iv) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of
information on respondents, including the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.

(Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter
35, as amended; 49 CFR 1.49; and DOT Order 1351.29)

Nanda Narayanan Srinivasan,
Associate Administrator, Research and Program Development.
[FR Doc. 2020-16731 Filed 7-31-20; 8:45 am]
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