[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 233 (Thursday, December 4, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72055-72056]
[FR Doc No: 2014-28523]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments;
Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Airport Noise
Compatibility Planning

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA
invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) approval to renew an information
collection. The respondents are those airport operators voluntarily
submitting noise exposure maps and noise

compatibility programs to the FAA for review and approval.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by February 2, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the FAA at the following address: Ms. Kathy
DePaepe, Room 126B, Federal Aviation Administration, ASP-110, 6500 S.
MacArthur Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 73169.
    Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of
this information collection, including (a) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for FAA's performance; (b) the
accuracy of the estimated burden; (c) ways for FAA to enhance the
quality, utility and clarity of the information collection; and (d)
ways that the burden could be minimized without reducing the quality of
the collected information. The agency will summarize and/or include
your comments in the request for OMB's clearance of this information
collection.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy DePaepe at<PHONE_NUMBER>, or by
email at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    OMB Control Number: 2120-0517.
    Title: Airport Noise Compatibility Planning.
    Form Numbers: There are no FAA forms associated with this
collection.
    Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection.
    Background: The voluntarily submitted information from the current
CFR part 150 collection, e.g., airport noise exposure maps and airport
noise compatibility programs, or their revisions, is used by the FAA to
conduct reviews of the submissions to determine if an airport sponsor's
noise compatibility program is eligible for Federal grant funds. If
airport operators did not voluntarily submit noise exposure maps and
noise compatibility programs for FAA review and approval, the airport
operator would not be eligible for the set aside of discretionary grant
funds.
    Respondents: Approximately 15 airport operators.
    Frequency: Information is collected on occasion.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 3882.6 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 56,160 hours.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on December 1, 2014.
Albert R. Spence,
FAA Assistant Information Collection Clearance Officer, IT Enterprises
Business Services Division, ASP-110.
[FR Doc. 2014-28523 Filed 12-3-14; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 83 (Monday, April 30, 2018)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 18734-18735]
[FR Doc No: 2018-09057]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary

14 CFR Parts 205 and 298

Notification to UAS Operators Proposing To Engage in Air
Transportation

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OST), Department of Transportation
(DOT).

ACTION: Notification of procedures.

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SUMMARY: This document sets forth the procedure to seek an air taxi
operator exemption to hold economic authority from the Department of
Transportation (DOT or Department) for companies proposing to engage in
certain air transportation operations with unmanned aircraft systems
(UAS).

DATES: April 30, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lauralyn Remo, Chief, Air Carrier
Fitness Division<PHONE_NUMBER>, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, Washington,
DC 20590.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In order to engage directly or indirectly in
air transportation,\1\ a citizen of the United

States \2\ is required to hold economic authority from the Department
pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 41101, either in the form of a ``certificate of
public convenience and necessity'' or in the form of an exemption from
the certificate requirement. This authority is separate and distinct
from any safety authority required by the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA).
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    \1\ ``Air transportation'' means foreign air transportation,
interstate air transportation, or the transportation of mail by
aircraft. Interstate air transportation includes the transportation
of property by aircraft for compensation across state,
international, or U.S. territorial boundaries, or wholly within a
U.S. territory or the District of Columbia, or between islands in
the State of Hawaii; or the transportation of more than a de minimis
volume of property moving as part of a continuous journey when any
portion of the journey is conducted by aircraft. The assessment of
whether property transported wholly within one state is more than a
de minimis amount or is part of a continuous journey thereby
constituting ``air transportation'' is specific to the facts and
circumstances of each operation. 49 U.S.C. 40102(a)(5) and 14 CFR
298.2.
    \2\ A ``citizen of the United States'' includes a corporation
organized in the United States that (1) meets certain specified
standards regarding the citizenship of its president, officers and
directors, and holders of its voting interest and (2) is under the
actual control of citizens of the United States. 49 U.S.C.
40102(a)(15).
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    Companies proposing to operate UAS to engage in air transportation,
including the delivery of goods for compensation, must first obtain
certificate or exemption authority from the Department prior to
engaging in the air transportation. The Department intends to use its
existing regulatory procedures for processing UAS operators' requests
for economic authority. The Department's regulation in 14 CFR part 298
(part 298) provides an exemption to air taxi operators from the
certificate requirements of 49 U.S.C. 41101, provided that, among other
things, the air carrier is a citizen of the United States as defined in
49 U.S.C. 40102(a)(15), maintains liability insurance required by part
205 of our rules (14 CFR part 205), and registers with the
Department.\3\ The exemption authority conferred by part 298 is not
available to air carriers that operate ``large'' aircraft.\4\ For UAS
operators looking to transport goods for compensation, an exemption
under part 298 is an appropriate form of economic authority. The
Department will consider whether granting the exemption is appropriate
based on the specific facts and circumstances of each proposed
operation.
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    \3\ See 14 CFR 298.3, 298.11, and 298.24.
    \4\ Large aircraft means any aircraft originally designed to
have a maximum passenger capacity of more than 60 seats or a maximum
payload capacity of more than 18,000 pounds (See 14 CFR 298.2).
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    To become an air taxi operator, operators must submit a
registration application (OST Form 4507) and a current aircraft
liability insurance certificate (OST Form 6410).\5\ A stamped OST Form
4507 with an effective date will be sent to the operator as
confirmation of its approved air taxi registration with the Department.
Initial registrations must be mailed along with the required filing
fee.\6\ Air taxis located in the State of Alaska must submit their OST
Form 4507 and OST Form 6410 to Federal Aviation Administration, Alaskan
Regional Headquarters, AAL-231, 222 West 7th Ave., Box 14, Anchorage,
Alaska 99513. All other air taxis must submit their OST Form 4507 and
OST Form 6410 to Federal Aviation Administration, AFS-200, Rm. 831, 800
Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20591. Amendments may be filed
electronically at [email protected]. Additional instruction
material concerning air taxi registration can also be found in the
FAA's air taxi guidance handbook, ``How to Become an On-Demand Air
Carrier Operator.''
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    \5\ Copies of both forms can be found at: https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/avs/offices/afx/afs/afs200/afs260/exemptions/.
    \6\ Filing fee information is available at the above link and on
OST Form 4507.

    Signed in Washington, DC, on April 24, 2018.
Joel Szabat,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2018-09057 Filed 4-27-18; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register: January 12, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 7)]
[Notices]
[Page 1210]
[DOCID:fr12ja09-63]

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

[Docket No. ID-5948-000]

Forsee, Gary D.; Notice of Filing

January 5, 2009.
    Take notice that on January 2, 2009, Gary D. Foresee submitted for
filing, an application for authority to hold interlocking positions,
pursuant to section 305(b) of the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C.
825d(b)(2008), Part 45 of Title 18 of the Code of Federal Regulations,
18 CFR Part 45 (2008), and Commission Order No. 664 (2005).
    Any person desiring to intervene or to protest this filing must
file in accordance with Rules 211 and 214 of the Commission's Rules of
Practice and Procedure (18 CFR 385.211, 385.214). Protests will be
considered by the Commission in determining the appropriate action to
be taken, but will not serve to make protestants parties to the
proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must file a notice of
intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate. Such notices,
motions, or protests must be filed on or before the comment date. On or
before the comment date, it is not necessary to serve motions to
intervene or protests on persons other than the Applicant.
    The Commission encourages electronic submission of protests and
interventions in lieu of paper using the ``eFiling'' link at http://
www.ferc.gov. Persons unable to file electronically should submit an
original and 14 copies of the protest or intervention to the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street, NE., Washington, DC
20426.
    This filing is accessible on-line at http://www.ferc.gov, using the
``eLibrary'' link and is available for review in the Commission's
Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. There is an ``eSubscription''
link on the Web site that enables subscribers to receive e-mail
notification when a document is added to a subscribed docket(s). For
assistance with any FERC Online service, please e-mail
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or call<PHONE_NUMBER> (toll free). For
TTY, call<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    Comment Date: 5 p.m. Eastern Time on January 23, 2009.

Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-254 Filed 1-9-09; 8:45 am]

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