[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 124 (Friday, June 27, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36532-36533]
[FR Doc No: 2014-15032]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2011-D-0489]

Guidance for Industry: Safety of Nanomaterials in Cosmetic
Products; Availability

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is announcing the
availability of a guidance for industry entitled ``Guidance for
Industry: Safety of Nanomaterials in Cosmetic Products.'' The guidance
represents our current thinking on the safety assessment of
nanomaterials in cosmetic products. This guidance is intended to help
industry identify the potential safety issues of nanomaterials in
cosmetic products and develop a framework for evaluating them.

DATES: Submit either electronic or written comments on FDA guidances at
any time.

ADDRESSES: Submit written requests for single copies of the guidance to
the Office of Cosmetics and Colors, Center for Food Safety and Applied
Nutrition (HFS-125), Food and Drug Administration, 5100 Paint Branch
Pkwy., College Park, MD 20740. Send two self-addressed adhesive labels
to assist that office in processing your request. See the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section for electronic access to the guidance.
    Submit electronic comments on the guidance to http://www.regulations.gov. Submit written comments to the Division of Dockets
Management (HFA-305), Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane,
rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kapal Dewan, Center for Food Safety
and Applied Nutrition (HFS-125), Food and Drug Administration, 5100
Paint Branch Pkwy., College Park, MD 20740,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    We are announcing the availability of a guidance for industry
entitled ``Guidance for Industry: Safety of Nanomaterials in Cosmetic
Products.'' This guidance is being issued consistent with our good
guidance practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115). The guidance represents
our current thinking on this topic. It does not create or confer any
rights for or on any person and does not operate to bind FDA or the
public. An alternative approach may be used if such approach satisfies
the requirements of the applicable statutes and regulations.
    In the Federal Register of April 25, 2012 (77 FR 24722), we made
available a draft guidance entitled ``Guidance for Industry: Safety of
Nanomaterials in Cosmetic Products'' and gave interested parties an
opportunity to submit comments by July 24, 2012, for us to consider
before beginning work on the final version of the guidance. We received
several comments on the draft guidance and have modified the final
guidance where appropriate. Changes to the guidance include:
     The addition of several references, such as references
pertaining to analytical techniques for measuring physicochemical
properties of nanomaterials;
     Revised text concerning potential differences between
nanomaterials and their larger-scale counterparts with the same
chemical composition. For example, the guidance discusses how the small
particle size of a nanomaterial has the potential to alter
biodistribution and bioavailability;
     New text concerning thorough characterization of
nanomaterials; and
     Revised text concerning toxicology considerations and
toxicological testing.
    In addition, we made editorial changes to improve clarity.
    The guidance announced in this notice finalizes the draft guidance
dated April 2012.

II. Comments

    Interested persons may submit either electronic comments regarding
the guidance to http://www.regulations.gov or written comments to the
Division of Dockets Management (see ADDRESSES). It

is only necessary to send one set of comments. Identify comments with
the docket number found in brackets in the heading of this document.
Received comments may be seen in the Division of Dockets Management
between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, and will be posted to
the docket at http://www.regulations.gov.

III. Electronic Access

    Persons with access to the Internet may obtain the guidance at
either http://www.fda.gov/CosmeticGuidances or http://www.regulations.gov. Use the FDA Web site listed in the previous
sentence to find the most current version of the guidance.

    Dated: June 23, 2014.
Leslie Kux,
Assistant Commissioner for Policy.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 78 (Monday, April 24, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24843-24844]
[FR Doc No: 2023-08588]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration

Hazardous Materials: Notice of Applications for New Special
Permits

AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA),
DOT.

ACTION: List of applications for special permits.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the procedures governing the application
for, and the processing of, special permits from the Department of
Transportation's Hazardous Material Regulations, notice is hereby given
that the Office of Hazardous Materials Safety has received the
application described herein.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before May 24, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Record Center, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington, DC
20590.
    Comments should refer to the application number and be submitted in
triplicate. If confirmation of receipt of comments is desired, include
a self-addressed stamped postcard showing the special permit number.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donald Burger, Chief, Office of
Hazardous Materials Safety General Approvals and Permits Branch,
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, U.S. Department
of Transportation, East Building, PHH-13, 1200 New Jersey Avenue
Southeast, Washington, DC 20590-0001,<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Each mode of transportation for which a
particular special permit is requested is indicated by a number in the
``Nature of Application'' portion of the table below as follows: 1--
Motor vehicle, 2--Rail freight, 3--Cargo vessel, 4--Cargo aircraft
only, 5--Passenger-carrying aircraft.
    Copies of the applications are available for inspection in the
Records Center, East Building, PHH-13, 1200 New Jersey Avenue
Southeast, Washington, DC.
    This notice of receipt of applications for special permit is
published in accordance with part 107 of the Federal hazardous
materials transportation law (49 U.S.C. 5117(b); 49 CFR 1.53(b)).

    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 11, 2023.
Donald P. Burger,
Chief, General Approvals and Permits Branch.

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                                                                                Nature of the special
          Application No.                   Applicant        Regulation(s) affected        permits thereof
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21536-N............................  WAE Technologies        172.101(j),             To authorize the
                                      Limited.                173.185(b)(6).          transportation in commerce
                                                                                of lithium ion batteries
                                                                                exceeding 35 kg net weight
                                                                                aboard cargo-only
                                                                                aircraft. (mode 4).
21538-N............................  Evolve Renewable        107.107(a), 107.109,    To authorize the
                                      Materials, Inc.         107.601, 171.15,        manufacture, mark, sale
                                                              171.16, 172.704,        and use of specifically
                                                              172.304, 172.101,       designed packaging for the
                                                              172.102(c),             transportation in commerce
                                                              173.22(a),              of certain batteries
                                                              173.185(a),             without shipping papers
                                                              173.185(c).             and certain marking and
                                                                                labeling when transported
                                                                                for recycling or disposal.
                                                                                (modes 1, 2).

21539-N............................  Rivian Automotive, Inc  173.185(c)(1)(iii)....  To authorize the
                                                                                transportation in commerce
                                                                                of lithium batteries via
                                                                                motor vehicle using
                                                                                alternate hazard
                                                                                communication. (mode 1).
21540-N............................  Kidde Technologies Inc  173.302a..............  To authorize the
                                                                                manufacture, mark, sale,
                                                                                and use of non-DOT
                                                                                specification cylinders,
                                                                                similar to DOT 4DS, for
                                                                                the transportation of
                                                                                certain hazardous
                                                                                materials. (modes 1, 2, 3,
                                                                                4, 5).
21541-N............................  S. C. Johnson & Son,    178.33-7..............  To authorize the
                                      Inc.                                            manufacture, mark, sale,
                                                                                and use of non-DOT
                                                                                specification inner
                                                                                receptacles similar to the
                                                                                2P specification, except
                                                                                that the wall thickness is
                                                                                reduced. (modes 1, 2, 3,
                                                                                4, 5).
21542-N............................  Samsung SDI. Co., Ltd.  172.101(j)............  To authorize the
                                                                                transportation in commerce
                                                                                of lithium batteries
                                                                                exceeding 35 kg by cargo-
                                                                                only aircraft. (mode 4).
21543-N............................  Consumer Product        173.185(a)(1).........  To authorize the
                                      Safety Commission,                              transportation in commerce
                                      United States.                                  of lithium batteries that
                                                                                are not of a type proven
                                                                                to meet the criteria of
                                                                                the UN Manual of Tests and
                                                                                Criteria 38.3, by motor
                                                                                vehicle. (mode 1).
21544-N............................  Astra Space             173.301(f)(1).........  To authorize the
                                      Operations, Inc.                                transportation in commerce
                                                                                of a specification
                                                                                cylinder containing a
                                                                                Division 2.2 gas
                                                                                (incorporated into a
                                                                                propulsion module) that is
                                                                                not equipped with a
                                                                                pressure relief device.
                                                                                (modes 1, 3, 4).
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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 63 (Tuesday, April 2, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12617-12619]
[FR Doc No: 2019-06365]

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2019-N-0430]

Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Generic Clearance for Quick Turnaround Testing of
Communication Effectiveness

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing
an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain
information by the Agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), Federal Agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal
Register concerning each proposed collection of information and to
allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This notice
solicits comments on a new collection of information entitled ``Generic
Clearance for Quick Turnaround Testing of Communication
Effectiveness.''

DATES: Submit either electronic or written comments on the collection
of information by June 3, 2019.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments as follows. Please note that late,
untimely filed comments will not be considered. Electronic comments
must be submitted on or before June 3, 2019. The https://www.regulations.gov electronic filing system will accept comments until
11:59 p.m. Eastern Time at the end of June 3, 2019. Comments received
by mail/hand delivery/courier (for written/paper submissions) will be
considered timely if they are postmarked or the delivery service
acceptance receipt is on or before that date.

Electronic Submissions

    Submit electronic comments in the following way:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Comments submitted
electronically, including attachments, to https://www.regulations.gov
will be posted to the docket unchanged. Because your comment will be
made public, you are solely responsible for ensuring that your comment
does not include any confidential information that you or a third party
may not wish to be posted, such as medical information, your or anyone
else's Social Security number, or confidential business information,
such as a manufacturing process. Please note that if you include your
name, contact information, or other information that identifies you in
the body of your comments, that information will be posted on https://www.regulations.gov.
     If you want to submit a comment with confidential
information that you do not wish to be made available to the public,
submit the comment as a written/paper submission and in the manner
detailed (see ``Written/Paper Submissions'' and ``Instructions'').

Written/Paper Submissions

    Submit written/paper submissions as follows:
     Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier (for written/paper
submissions): Dockets Management Staff (HFA-305), Food and Drug
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
     For written/paper comments submitted to the Dockets
Management

Staff, FDA will post your comment, as well as any attachments, except
for information submitted, marked and identified, as confidential, if
submitted as detailed in ``Instructions.''
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket No.
FDA-2019-N-0430 for ``Agency Information Collection Activities;
Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Generic Clearance for Quick
Turnaround Testing of Communication Effectiveness.'' Received comments,
those filed in a timely manner (see ADDRESSES), will be placed in the
docket and, except for those submitted as ``Confidential Submissions,''
publicly viewable at https://www.regulations.gov or at the Dockets
Management Staff between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.
     Confidential Submissions--To submit a comment with
confidential information that you do not wish to be made publicly
available, submit your comments only as a written/paper submission. You
should submit two copies total. One copy will include the information
you claim to be confidential with a heading or cover note that states
``THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.'' The Agency will
review this copy, including the claimed confidential information, in
its consideration of comments. The second copy, which will have the
claimed confidential information redacted/blacked out, will be
available for public viewing and posted on https://www.regulations.gov.
Submit both copies to the Dockets Management Staff. If you do not wish
your name and contact information to be made publicly available, you
can provide this information on the cover sheet and not in the body of
your comments and you must identify this information as
``confidential.'' Any information marked as ``confidential'' will not
be disclosed except in accordance with 21 CFR 10.20 and other
applicable disclosure law. For more information about FDA's posting of
comments to public dockets, see 80 FR 56469, September 18, 2015, or
access the information at: https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-09-18/pdf/2015-23389.pdf.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or
the electronic and written/paper comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov and insert the docket number, found in brackets in
the heading of this document, into the ``Search'' box and follow the
prompts and/or go to the Dockets Management Staff, 5630 Fishers Lane,
Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ila S. Mizrachi, Office of Operations,
Food and Drug Administration, Three White Flint North, 10A-12M, 11601
Landsdown St., North Bethesda, MD 20852,<PHONE_NUMBER>,
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520), Federal
Agencies must obtain approval from the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for each collection of information they conduct or sponsor.
``Collection of information'' is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR
1320.3(c) and includes Agency requests or requirements that members of
the public submit reports, keep records, or provide information to a
third party. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A))
requires Federal Agencies to provide a 60-day notice in the Federal
Register concerning each proposed collection of information before
submitting the collection to OMB for approval. To comply with this
requirement, FDA is publishing notice of the proposed collection of
information set forth in this document.
    With respect to the following collection of information, FDA
invites comments on these topics: (1) Whether the proposed collection
of information is necessary for the proper performance of FDA's
functions, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (2) the accuracy of FDA's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents,
including through the use of automated collection techniques, when
appropriate, and other forms of information technology.

Generic Clearance for Quick Turnaround Testing of Communication
Effectiveness

OMB Control Number 0910-New

    This notice announces the FDA information collection request to OMB
for approval of a generic clearance that will allow FDA to use quick
turnaround surveys, focus groups, and in-depth interviews collected
from consumers and other stakeholders to communicate FDA issues of
immediate and important public health significance. For example, these
methods of communication might be used when there is a foodborne
illness outbreak, food recall, or other situation requiring expedited
FDA food, dietary supplement, cosmetics, or animal food or feed
communications. So that FDA may better protect the public health, the
Agency needs quick turnaround information to help ensure its messaging
has reached the target audience, has been effective, and, if needed, to
update its communications during these events.
    FDA will only submit individual collections for approval under this
generic clearance if they meet the following conditions:
     The collections are voluntary;
     The collections are low burden for participants (based on
considerations of total burden hours, total number of participants, or
burden hours per participant) and are low cost for both the
participants and the Federal Government;
     The collections are noncontroversial;
     Personally identifiable information (PII) is collected
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    \1\ For example, collections that collect PII to provide
remuneration for participants of focus groups, in-depth interviews,
and cognitive laboratory studies will be submitted under this
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     Information gathered will not be used for the purpose of
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    \2\ As defined in OMB and Agency Information Quality Guidelines,
``influential'' means that ``an agency can reasonably determine that
dissemination of the information will have or does have a clear and
substantial impact on important public policies or important private
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     Information gathered will yield qualitative findings; the
collections will not be designed or used as though the results are
generalizable to the population of study.
    If these conditions are not met, FDA will submit an information
collection request to OMB for approval through the normal PRA process.
    To obtain approval for an individual collection that meets the
conditions of this generic clearance, an abbreviated supporting
statement will be submitted to OMB along with supporting documentation
(e.g., a copy of the survey, focus group moderator guide, or in-depth
interviewing guide).
    Individual collections will also undergo review by FDA senior
leadership in the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, PRA
specialists, and an institutional review board.
    Respondents to this collection of information include a wide range
of consumers and other FDA stakeholders such as producers and
manufacturers who are regulated under FDA-regulated food and cosmetic
products, dietary supplements, and animal food and feed.

    FDA estimates the burden of this collection of information as
follows:

                                                     Table 1--Estimated Annual Reporting Burden \1\
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                                                                 Number of
                 Survey type                     Number of     responses per   Total annual           Average burden per response           Total hours
                                                respondents     respondent       responses
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In-depth Interviews, Cognitive Interviews                 45               1              45  0.083 (5 minutes).........................               4
 Screener.
In-depth Interviews, Cognitive Interviews...               9               1               9  1.........................................               9
In-depth Interviews Screener................             900               1             900  0.083 (5 minutes).........................              75
In-depth Interviews.........................             180               1             180  1.........................................             180
Survey Cognitive Interviews Screener........              45               1              45  0.083 (5 minutes).........................               4
Survey Cognitive Interviews.................               9               1               9  1.........................................               9
Pretest survey screener.....................             750               1             750  0.083 (5 minutes).........................           62.25
Pretest survey..............................             150               1             150  0.25 (15 minutes).........................              38
Self-Administered Surveys--Study Screener...          75,000               1          75,000  0.083 (5 minutes).........................           6,225
Self-Administered Surveys...................          15,000               1          15,000  0.25 (15 minutes).........................           3,750
Focus Group/Small Group, Cognitive Groups                180               1             180  0.083 (5 minutes).........................              15
 Screener.
Focus Group/Small Group, Cognitive Groups...              60               1              60  1.5 (90 minutes)..........................              90
Focus Group/Small Group Participant                      720               1             720  0.083 (5 minutes).........................              60
 Screening.
Focus Group/Small Group Discussion..........             240               1             240  1.5 (90 minutes)..........................             360
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    Total...................................  ..............  ..............  ..............  ..........................................       10,881.25
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\1\ There are no capital costs or operating and maintenance costs associated with this collection of information.

    This is a new collection of information whose total estimated
annual burden is 10,881.25 hours. Current estimates are based on both
historical numbers of participants from past projects as well as
estimates for projects to be conducted in the next 3 years. The number
of participants to be included in each new individual survey will vary,
depending on the nature of the compliance efforts and the target
audience.

    Dated: March 28, 2019.
Lowell J. Schiller,
Acting Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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[Proposed Rules]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. FAA-2017-0492; Product Identifier 2016-SW-025-AD]
RIN 2120-AA64

Airworthiness Directives; Honeywell International Inc.
(Honeywell) Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System (EGPWS)

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

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SUMMARY: The FAA is withdrawing a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM)
that proposed to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) that would
have applied to various normal and transport category rotorcraft with
certain Honeywell enhanced ground proximity warning systems (EGPWS)
installed. The NPRM was prompted by a software defect that prevents the
EGPWS from providing terrain warnings. The NPRM would have required
updating the software version of the EGPWS. Since issuance of the NPRM,
the FAA has determined that the unsafe condition no longer exists and
has confirmed that the majority of operators have updated their
software as specified in the NPRM. Accordingly, the NPRM is withdrawn.

DATES: The FAA is withdrawing the proposed rule published June 6, 2017
(82 FR 25978), as of June 3, 2020.

ADDRESSES:

Examining the AD Docket

    You may examine the AD docket on the internet at https://www.regulations.gov by searching for and locating Docket No. FAA-2017-
0492; or in person at Docket Operations between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The AD docket contains
this AD action, any comments received, and other information. The
street address for Docket Operations is U.S. Department of
Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor,
Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thanh Tran, Aerospace Engineer,
Systems and Equipment Section, FAA, Los Angeles ACO Branch, 3960
Paramount Boulevard, Lakewood, CA 90712-4137; phone:<PHONE_NUMBER>; fax:
562-627-5210; email<EMAIL_ADDRESS>
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Discussion

    The FAA has issued an NPRM that proposed to amend 14 CFR part 39 by
adding an AD that would apply to the specified products. The NPRM was
published in the Federal Register on June 6, 2017 (82 FR 25978). The
NPRM was prompted by a software defect that prevents the EGPWS from
providing terrain warnings. The NPRM proposed to require updating the
software version of the EGPWS. The proposed actions were intended to
address failure of an EGPWS to generate a terrain warning, which could
result in flight into terrain.

Actions Since the NPRM Was Issued

    Since issuance of the NPRM, the FAA has determined that the unsafe
condition no longer exists and has confirmed that the majority of
operators have updated their software as specified in the NPRM. In
addition, the FAA confirmed that the software failure related to the
potential unsafe condition has occurred only during lab testing; no
failures have occurred during operation of the affected helicopters.
The FAA completed a new risk assessment based on this data that showed
there is an acceptable level of risk. Therefore, the FAA has determined
that AD action is not appropriate and the NPRM should be withdrawn.
    Withdrawal of this NPRM constitutes only such action and does not
preclude the FAA from further rulemaking on this issue, nor does it
commit the FAA to any course of action in the future.

FAA's Conclusions

    Upon further consideration, the FAA has determined that the NPRM is
unnecessary. Accordingly, the NPRM is withdrawn.

Regulatory Findings

    Since this action only withdraws an NPRM, it is neither a proposed
nor a final rule. This action therefore is not covered under Executive
Order 12866, the Regulatory Flexibility Act, or DOT Regulatory Policies
and Procedures (44 FR 11034, February 26, 1979).

List of Subjects in 14 CFR Part 39

    Air transportation, Aircraft, Aviation safety, Incorporation by
reference, Safety.

The Withdrawal

    Accordingly, the notice of proposed rulemaking, Docket No. FAA-
2017-0492, which was published in the Federal Register on June 6, 2017
(82 FR 25978), is withdrawn.

    Issued on May 28, 2020.
Gaetano A. Sciortino,
Deputy Director for Strategic Initiatives, Compliance & Airworthiness
Division, Aircraft Certification Service.
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[Notices]
[Pages 44473-44475]
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-95339; File No. SR-NYSEArca-2022-39]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing
and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change To Amend the NYSE
Arca Equities Fees and Charges and the NYSE Arca Options Fees and
Charges Related to Colocation

July 20, 2022.
    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) \1\ of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 (``Act'') \2\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\3\ notice is hereby given
that, on July 6, 2022, NYSE Arca, Inc. (``NYSE Arca'' or the
``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I and II
below, which Items have been prepared by the self-regulatory
organization. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 15 U.S.C. 78a.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Terms of Substance
of the Proposed Rule Change

    The Exchange proposes to amend the NYSE Arca Equities Fees and
Charges and the NYSE Arca Options Fees and Charges (together, the ``Fee
Schedules'') related to colocation to specify that the NMS feeds that
are included in the Included Data Products are no longer available over
the Liquidity Center Network (``LCN''). The proposed rule change is
available on the Exchange's website at www.nyse.com, at the principal
office of the Exchange, and at the Commission's Public Reference Room.

II. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

    In its filing with the Commission, the self-regulatory organization
included statements concerning the purpose of, and basis for, the
proposed rule change and discussed any comments it received on the
proposed rule change. The text of those statements may be examined at
the places specified in Item IV below. The Exchange has prepared
summaries, set forth in sections A, B, and C below, of the most
significant parts of such statements.

A. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement of the Purpose of, and the
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule Change

1. Purpose
    The Exchange proposes to amend its Fee Schedules related to
colocation to specify that the NMS feeds that are included in the
Included Data Products are no longer available over the Liquidity
Center Network (``LCN'').\4\
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    \4\ The Exchange is an indirect subsidiary of Intercontinental
Exchange, Inc. (``ICE''). Each of the Exchange's affiliates New York
Stock Exchange LLC, NYSE American LLC, NYSE Chicago, Inc., and NYSE
National, Inc. (together, the ``Affiliate SROs'') has submitted
substantially the same proposed rule change to propose the changes
described herein. See SR-NYSE-2022-27, SR-NYSEAMER-2022-28, SR-
NYSECHX-2022-15, and SR-NYSENAT-2022-10.
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Background
    The LCN and the IP network are the two local area networks in the
Mahwah Data Center that are available to Users.\5\ General Note 5 of
the Fee Schedules explains that when a User purchases a service that
includes access to the LCN or IP network, it receives connectivity to
any of the ``Included Data Products'' that it selects, subject to any
technical provisioning requirements and authorization from the provider
of the data feed. The Included Data Products include, among others, the
``NMS feeds,'' which are the Consolidated Tape System and Consolidated
Quote System (``CTA'' and ``CQ,'' respectively) data feeds and the
Options Price Reporting Authority (``OPRA'') data feed.\6\
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    \5\ For purposes of the Exchange's colocation services, a
``User'' means any market participant that requests to receive
colocation services directly from the Exchange. See Securities
Exchange Act Release No. 76101 (September 29, 2015), 80 FR 60197
(October 5, 2015) (SR-NYSEArca-2015-82). As specified in the Fee
Schedules, a User that incurs colocation fees for a particular
colocation service pursuant thereto would not be subject to
colocation fees for the same colocation service charged by the
Affiliate SROs.
    \6\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 79729 (January 4,
2017), 82 FR 3061 (January 10, 2017) (SR-NYSEArca-2016-172).
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    Before May 2020, connectivity to the NMS feeds was available on
only the LCN and IP networks. In May 2020, the Commission approved the
Exchange's proposal to offer Users access to the new ``NMS network,''
an alternate, dedicated network that connects to the NMS feeds faster
than the LCN or IP networks.\7\ Pursuant to that filing, the Exchange
amended the notes regarding the services available in colocation to
provide that if a User purchases a service that includes a 10 Gb or 40
Gb LCN or IP network connection, that service would also include a
connection to the NMS network of the same size, at no additional
charge.
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    \7\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 88837 (May 7, 2020),
85 FR 28671 (May 13, 2020) (SR-NYSE-2019-46, SR-NYSEAMER-2019-34,
SR-NYSEArca-2019-61, SR-NYSENAT-2019-19). See also Securities
Exchange Act Release No. 88972 (May 29, 2020), 85 FR 34472 (June 4,
2020) (SR-NYSECHX-2020-18).
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    Currently, the NMS feeds are available to Users on all three of the
NMS network, IP network, and LCN, but at varying speeds. The NMS feeds
are published first to the NMS network, which then republishes them to
the IP network, which then republishes them to the LCN. This means that
connectivity to the NMS feeds is fastest over the NMS network and
slowest over the LCN. This also means that receiving the NMS feeds from
more than one of these networks does not provide redundancy protection
to Users; if connectivity to the NMS feeds over the NMS network were to
be interrupted, so would connectivity to those feeds over the IP
network and LCN, since the three networks publish the NMS feeds to each
other in sequence.
    Despite the Exchange's introduction of the NMS network in May 2020,
some Users have failed to avail themselves of the option to receive the
NMS feeds over that faster network at no additional cost. Other Users
have opted to receive the NMS feeds over the NMS network, but have not
yet formally asked the Exchange to stop also sending them the NMS feeds
over the other networks (i.e., IP network or LCN) for which those Users
have ports.
    At the same time, traffic over the LCN has been increasing.
Increases in options trading volume in recent years on the NYSE
American Options and NYSE Arca Options exchanges have increased the
size of the market data feeds from those markets, thereby increasing
the network bandwidth requirements overall for the market data feeds of
the Exchange and the Affiliate SROs that are included in the Included
Data Products (the ``NYSE Group Market Data'' feeds) over the LCN. As a
result, the LCN connections over which some Users continue to receive
the NMS feeds are increasingly burdened as the NYSE Group Market Data
Feeds continue to grow in size.
    To address these issues, the Exchange proposes to remove the NMS
feeds from the Included Data Products available on the LCN. Doing so
would permit Users to receive connectivity to the NYSE Group Market
Data feeds over their LCN connections, while the NMS feeds would remain
available to Users at no additional charge over the NMS network, at
faster speeds than they were available over the LCN.
    To accomplish this change, the Exchange proposes to amend General

Note 5 of the Fee Schedules as follows (proposed addition italicized):

    5. When a User purchases a service that includes access to the
LCN or IP network it receives connectivity to any of the Included
Data Products that it selects, subject to any technical provisioning
requirements and authorization from the provider of the data feed.
Connectivity to the NMS feeds is not available over the LCN, but is
available over the IP network and the NMS network described below in
General Note 6. Market data fees for the Included Data Products are
charged by the provider of the data feed. A User can change the
Included Data Products to which it receives connectivity at any
time, subject to authorization from the provider of the data feed.
The Exchange is not the exclusive method to connect to the Included
Data Products.
Application and Impact of the Proposed Changes
    Currently, 34 Users receive the NMS feeds over the LCN, but 23 of
those 34 Users have access to the NMS network already enabled, such
that they also receive the NMS feeds over the NMS network. To implement
this proposal with respect to those 23 Users, the Exchange has notified
the Users that their connections to the NMS feeds over LCN will be
discontinued but that they will continue to receive the NMS feeds over
the NMS network.
    The other 11 Users that receive the NMS feeds over the LCN do not
currently have NMS network access enabled, but are entitled to such
access at no additional charge, since their existing LCN service
includes a connection of the same size to the NMS network. The Exchange
has notified these 11 Users that their connections to the NMS feeds
over LCN will be discontinued, and all 11 of them have submitted orders
to begin receiving the NMS feeds over an NMS network connection at no
additional charge. The Exchange is currently in the process of
installing NMS network connections for those 11 Users.\8\
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    \8\ Seven of these 11 Users also currently have access to the IP
network and could have chosen to receive the NMS feeds over their IP
network connections at no additional charge, but instead all 11 have
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    Users would experience no interruption in their ability to connect
to the NMS feeds as a result of the proposed change, and would receive
the NMS feeds faster as a result of the proposed change. No User would
be required to purchase any additional products or services from the
Exchange to transition their NMS feed connectivity to the NMS network,
or to an IP network connection they have already purchased.
    The proposed changes would not apply differently to distinct types
or sizes of market participants. Rather, they would apply to all Users
equally. The purchase of any colocation service is completely voluntary
and the Fee Schedules are applied uniformly to all Users.
    No fees are affected by this proposal.
Implementation Date
    The Exchange is in the process of transitioning all remaining Users
that receive the NMS feeds over the LCN to begin receiving the feeds
over NMS network connections at no additional charge. The Exchange
expects this transition process to be completed before October 2022.
Once that transition is complete, the Exchange proposes to implement
this rule change by Customer Notice, at which point the option of
receiving the NMS feeds over the LCN would be removed from the Fee
Schedules.
Competitive Environment
    The proposed changes are not otherwise intended to address any
other issues relating to colocation services and/or related fees, and
the Exchange is not aware of any problems that Users would have in
complying with the proposed change.
2. Statutory Basis
    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change is consistent
with Section 6(b) of the Act,\9\ in general, and furthers the
objectives of Section 6(b)(5) of the Act,\10\ in particular, because it
is designed to prevent fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices,
to promote just and equitable principles of trade, to foster
cooperation and coordination with persons engaged in regulating,
clearing, settling, processing information with respect to, and
facilitating transactions in securities, to remove impediments to and
perfect the mechanism of a free and open market and a national market
system, and, in general, to protect investors and the public interest
and because it is not designed to permit unfair discrimination between
customers, issuers, brokers, or dealers.
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    \10\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
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    The Exchange believes that discontinuing the availability of the
NMS feeds on the LCN would perfect the mechanisms of a free and open
market and a national market system and, in general, protect investors
and the public interest. Users that currently receive the NMS feeds on
the LCN would receive the same data at a faster speed via the NMS or IP
network, with no interruption of their ability to connect to the NMS
feeds. Connectivity to the NMS feeds over the NMS network would be
available at no additional charge to affected Users, since their
existing LCN service includes a connection of the same size to the NMS
network. In addition, connectivity to the NMS feeds over the IP network
would be at no additional charge to Users that have already purchased
access to the IP network. The Exchange believes that providing
connectivity to the same feeds at a faster speed at no additional
charge would perfect the mechanisms of a free and open market and a
national market system.
    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change does not
significantly affect the protection of investors or the public
interest. The proposed rule change would simply give Users that
currently receive the NMS feeds on the LCN the opportunity to receive
the same data at a faster speed via the NMS network or the IP network,
at no additional charge (if they choose to receive the NMS feeds over
the NMS network or an already-established IP network connection), with
no interruption of their ability to connect to the NMS feeds.
    The Exchange believes that discontinuing the availability of the
NMS feeds on the LCN would not permit unfair discrimination between
customers, issuers, brokers, or dealers, because the proposed change
would apply equally to all Users that currently receive the NMS feeds
over the LCN. Nor does the proposed change advantage Users of the LCN
over Users of the IP network, since, as indicated in the Fee Schedules,
services that include a 10 Gb or 40 Gb LCN or IP connection also
include a connection to the NMS network of the same size, at no
additional charge.
    The Exchange believes that the proposed change would facilitate
transactions in securities, remove impediments to and perfect the
mechanism of a free and open market and a national market system, and,
in general, protect investors and the public interest because removing
the NMS feeds from the LCN would permit Users to receive connectivity
to the NYSE Group Market Data feeds over their LCN connections, while
the NMS feeds would remain available to Users at no additional charge
over the NMS network, at faster speeds than they were available over
the LCN. As noted above, increases in options trading volume in recent
years on the NYSE American Options and NYSE Arca Options exchanges have
increased the size of the

market data feeds from those markets, thereby increasing the network
bandwidth requirements for the NYSE Group Market Data feeds over the
LCN.
    For these reasons, the Exchange believes that the proposal is
consistent with the Act.

B. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Burden on Competition

    In accordance with Section 6(b)(8) of the Act,\11\ the Exchange
believes that the proposed rule change will not impose any burden on
competition that is not necessary or appropriate in furtherance of the
purposes of the Act.
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    The Exchange believes that the proposed rule change would not place
any burden on competition that is not necessary or appropriate in
furtherance of the purposes of the Act. The proposed rule change is not
designed to address any competitive issues, but rather would provide
Users that currently receive the NMS feeds on the LCN the same data at
a faster speed via the NMS or IP network, at no additional charge (if
they choose to receive the NMS feeds over the NMS network or an
already-established IP network connection), with no interruption of
their ability to connect to the NMS feeds.

C. Self-Regulatory Organization's Statement on Comments on the Proposed
Rule Change Received From Members, Participants, or Others

    No written comments were solicited or received with respect to the
proposed rule change.

III. Date of Effectiveness of the Proposed Rule Change and Timing for
Commission Action

    The Exchange has filed the proposed rule change pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act \12\ and Rule 19b-4(f)(6) thereunder.\13\
Because the proposed rule change does not: (i) significantly affect the
protection of investors or the public interest; (ii) impose any
significant burden on competition; and (iii) become operative prior to
30 days from the date on which it was filed, or such shorter time as
the Commission may designate, if consistent with the protection of
investors and the public interest, the proposed rule change has become
effective pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A) of the Act and Rule 19b-
4(f)(6)(iii) thereunder.\14\
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    \12\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(iii).
    \13\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6).
    \14\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4(f)(6). In addition, Rule 19b-4(f)(6)
requires the Exchange to give the Commission written notice of its
intent to file the proposed rule change, along with a brief
description and text of the proposed rule change, at least five
business days prior to the date of filing of the proposed rule
change, or such shorter time as designated by the Commission. The
Exchange has satisfied this requirement.
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    At any time within 60 days of the filing of such proposed rule
change, the Commission summarily may temporarily suspend such rule
change if it appears to the Commission that such action is necessary or
appropriate in the public interest, for the protection of investors, or
otherwise in furtherance of the purposes of the Act. If the Commission
takes such action, the Commission shall institute proceedings under
Section 19(b)(2)(B) \15\ of the Act to determine whether the proposed
rule change should be approved or disapproved.
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IV. Solicitation of Comments

    Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and
arguments concerning the foregoing, including whether the proposed rule
change is consistent with the Act. Comments may be submitted by any of
the following methods:

Electronic Comments

     Use the Commission's internet comment form (https://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml); or
     Send an email to [email protected]. Please include
File Number SR-NYSEArca-2022-39 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 Number SR-NYSEArca-2022-39. This
file number 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 (https://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 the 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 available publicly. All
submissions should refer to File Number SR-NYSEArca-2022-39 and should
be submitted on or before August 16, 2022.
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    \16\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(12).

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets,
pursuant to delegated authority.\16\
J. Matthew DeLesDernier,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-15931 Filed 7-25-22; 8:45 am]
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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 84 (Wednesday, May 1, 2013)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 25407-25410]
[FR Doc No: 2013-09993]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 165

[Docket No. USCG-2013-0189]
RIN 1625-AA00

Safety Zones; National Cherry Festival Air Show and Fireworks
Display; West Grand Traverse Bay, Traverse City, MI

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard proposes to establish safety zones in the
Captain of the Port Sault Sainte Marie Zone. These proposed safety
zones are intended to restrict vessels from certain portions of water
areas within Sector Sault Sainte Marie Captain of the Port zone. These
temporary safety zones are necessary to protect spectators and vessels
from the hazards associated with fireworks displays and aircraft
involved in an air show.

DATES: Comments and related materials must be received by the Coast
Guard on or before May 31, 2013.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by docket number USCG-

2013-0189 using any one of the following methods:
    (1) Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
    (2) Fax:<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    (3) Mail: Docket Management Facility (M-30), U.S. Department of
Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
    (4) Hand delivery: Same as mail address above, between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The telephone
number is<PHONE_NUMBER>.
    To avoid duplication, please use only one of these four methods.
See the ``Public Participation and Request for Comments'' portion of
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section below for instructions on
submitting comments.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions on this proposed
rule, call or email MST1 Thomas Link, Prevention Department, Coast
Guard, Sector Sault Sainte Marie, MI, telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>, email
<EMAIL_ADDRESS>If you have questions on viewing or submitting
material to the docket, call Barbara Hairston, Program Manager, Docket
Operations, telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Table of Acronyms

DHS Department of Homeland Security
FR Federal Register
NPRM Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
TFR Temporary Final Rule

A. Public Participation and Request for Comments

    We encourage you to participate in this rulemaking by submitting
comments and related materials. All comments received will be posted
without change to http://www.regulations.gov and will include any
personal information you have provided.

1. Submitting Comments

    If you submit a comment, please include the docket number for this
rulemaking (USCG-2013-0189), indicate the specific section of this
document to which each comment applies, and provide a reason for each
suggestion or recommendation. You may submit your comments and material
online (via http://www.regulations.gov), or by fax, mail or hand
delivery, but please use only one of these means. If you submit a
comment online, it will be considered received by the Coast Guard when
you successfully transmit the comment. If you fax, hand deliver, or
mail your comment, it will be considered as having been received by the
Coast Guard when it is received at the Docket Management Facility. We
recommend that you include your name and a mailing address, an email
address, or a telephone number in the body of your document so that we
can contact you if we have questions regarding your submission.
    To submit your comment online, go to http://www.regulations.gov,
type the docket number (USCG-2013-0189) in the ``SEARCH'' box and click
``SEARCH.'' Click on ``Submit a Comment'' on the line associated with
this rulemaking.
    If you submit your comments by mail or hand delivery, submit them
in an unbound format, no larger than 8\1/2\ by 11 inches, suitable for
copying and electronic filing. If you submit comments by mail and would
like to know that they reached the Facility, please enclose a stamped,
self-addressed postcard or envelope. We will consider all comments and
material received during the comment period and may change the rule
based on your comments.

2. Viewing Comments and Documents

    To view comments, as well as documents mentioned in this preamble
as being available in the docket, go to http://www.regulations.gov,
type the docket number (USCG-2013-0189) in the ``SEARCH'' box and click
``SEARCH.'' Click on Open Docket Folder on the line associated with
this rulemaking. You may also visit the Docket Management Facility in
Room W12-140 on the ground floor of the Department of Transportation
West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590,
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.

3. Privacy Act

    Anyone can search the electronic form of 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 a Privacy Act notice
regarding our public dockets in the January 17, 2008 issue of the
Federal Register (73 FR 3316).

4. Public Meeting

    We do not now plan to hold a public meeting, but you may submit a
request for one using one of the four methods specified under
ADDRESSES. Please explain why you believe a public meeting would be
beneficial. If we determine that one would aid this rulemaking, we will
hold one at a time and place announced by a later notice in the Federal
Register.

B. Background and Purpose

    From June 28 to June 30, 2013, the National Cherry Festival in
Traverse City, MI will host an air show over the West Arm of Grand
Traverse Bay. At the conclusion of the National Cherry Festival on July
6, 2013, fireworks will be launched in Grand Traverse Bay. The Captain
of the Port, Sault Sainte Marie has determined that the air show and
fireworks display pose various potential hazards to the public,
including premature detonations, dangerous projectiles, and falling or
burning debris.
    With these potential hazards in mind, the Captain of the Port Sault
Sainte Marie proposes to establish a temporary safety zone pursuant to
the authority granted in the Ports and Waterways Safety Act (33 U.S.C.
1221 et seq.)

C. Discussion of Proposed Rule

    To safeguard against the dangers posed by the National Cherry
Festival air show and fireworks display, the Captain of the Port, Sault
Sainte Marie has determined that temporary safety zones are necessary.
Thus, the Captain of the Port, Sault Sainte Marie proposes to establish
two safety zones for the air show and fireworks display over the West
Arm of Grand Traverse Bay.
    The proposed safety zone for the air show will be established on
June 28, 2013, until June 30, 2013, in a position over West Grand
Traverse Bay bounded by a line drawn from 44[deg]46'48'' N,
085[deg]38'18'' W, then southeast to 44[deg]46'30'' N, 085[deg]35'30''
W, then southwest to 44[deg]46'00'' N, 085[deg]35'48'' W, then
northwest to 44[deg]46'18'' N, 085[deg]38'18'' W, then back to the
point of origin.
    This proposed safety zone will be effective from 12 p.m. on June
28, 2013, until 3 p.m. on June 30, 2013. This proposed safety zone will
be enforced daily from 12 p.m. until 3 p.m.
    A proposed safety zone will be established on July 6, 2013, for the
National Cherry Festival Fireworks display over West Grand Traverse Bay
within the arc of a circle with a 1000-foot radius from the fireworks
launch site located on a barge in position 44[deg]46'12'' N,
085[deg]37'06'' W.
    This proposed safety zone will be effective and enforced from 10
p.m. to 11:30 p.m. on July 6, 2013.
    Entry into, transiting, or anchoring within the proposed safety
zones is prohibited unless authorized by the

Captain of the Port, Sault Sainte Marie, or his on-scene
representative. All persons and vessels authorized to enter the
proposed safety zones shall comply with the instructions of the Coast
Guard Captain of the Port or the designated on-scene representative.
The Captain of the Port or his on-scene representative may be contacted
via VHF Channel 16.

D. Regulatory Analyses

    We developed this proposed rule after considering numerous statutes
and executive orders related to rulemaking. Below we summarize our
analyses based on 13 of these statutes or executive orders.

1. Regulatory Planning and Review

    This proposed rule is not a significant regulatory action under
section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review,
and does not require an assessment of potential costs and benefits
under section 6(a)(3) of that Order. The Office of Management and
Budget has not reviewed it under that Order. It is not ``significant''
under the regulatory policies and procedures of the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS). We conclude that this proposed rule is not a
significant regulatory action because we anticipate that it will have
minimal impact on the economy, will not interfere with other agencies,
will not adversely alter the budget of any grant or loan recipients,
and will not raise any novel legal or policy issues.
    The safety zones established by this proposed rule will be
relatively small and enforced for a relatively short time. Also, the
safety zones are designed to minimize their impacts on navigable waters
in that vessels may still transit unrestricted portions of the
waterways. Under certain conditions, moreover, vessels may still
transit through the safety zones when permitted by the Captain of the
Port, Sault Sainte Marie. On the whole, the Coast Guard expects
insignificant adverse impact to mariners from the enforcement of this
proposed rule.

2. Impact on Small Entities

    Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601-612), we have
considered the impact of this proposed rule on small entities. The
Coast Guard certifies under 5 U.S.C. 605(b) that this proposed rule
will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of
small entities.
    This proposed rule would affect the following entities, some of
which may be small entities: The owners or operators of vessels
intending to transit around West Grand Traverse Bay, Traverse City,
Michigan, between 12:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. on June 28 to June 30, 2013,
and from 10 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. on July 6, 2013.
    These proposed safety zones will not have a significant economic
impact on a substantial number of small entities for the reasons
discussed in the Regulatory Planning and Review section above.
    If you think that your business, organization, or governmental
jurisdiction qualifies as a small entity and that this rule would have
a significant economic impact on it, please submit a comment (see
ADDRESSES) explaining why you think it qualifies and how and to what
degree this rule would economically affect it.

3. Assistance for Small Entities

    Under section 213(a) of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement
Fairness Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-121), we want to assist small
entities in understanding this proposed rule. If the rule would affect
your small business, organization, or governmental jurisdiction and you
have questions concerning its provisions or options for compliance,
please contact MST1 Thomas Link, Prevention Department, Coast Guard
Sector Sault Sainte Marie, MI at<PHONE_NUMBER>. The Coast Guard will
not retaliate against small entities that question or complain about
this proposed rule or any policy or action of the Coast Guard.

4. Collection of Information

    This proposed rule would call for no new collection of information
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520).

5. Federalism

    A rule has implications for federalism under Executive Order 13132,
Federalism, if it has a substantial direct effect on the States, on the
relationship between the national government and the States, or on the
distribution of power and responsibilities among the various levels of
government. We have analyzed this proposed rule under that Order and
determined that this rule does not have implications for federalism.

6. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

    The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1531-1538)
requires Federal agencies to assess the effects of their discretionary
regulatory actions. In particular, the Act addresses actions that may
result in the expenditure by a State, local, or tribal government, in
the aggregate, or by the private sector of $100,000,000 (adjusted for
inflation) or more in any one year. Though this proposed rule would not
result in such an expenditure, we do discuss the effects of this rule
elsewhere in this preamble.

7. Taking of Private Property

    This proposed rule would not affect a taking of private property or
otherwise have taking implications under Executive Order 12630,
Governmental Actions and Interference with Constitutionally Protected
Property Rights.

8. Civil Justice Reform

    This proposed rule meets applicable standards in sections 3(a) and
3(b)(2) of Executive Order 12988, Civil Justice Reform, to minimize
litigation, eliminate ambiguity,and reduce burden.

9. Protection of Children From Environmental Health Risks

    We have analyzed this proposed rule under Executive Order 13045,
Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety
Risks. This rule is not an economically significant rule and would not
create an environmental risk to health or risk to safety that might
disproportionately affect children.

10. Indian Tribal Governments

    This proposed rule does not have tribal implications under
Executive Order 13175, Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal
Governments, because it does not have a substantial direct effect on
one or more Indian tribes, on the relationship between the Federal
Government and Indian tribes, or on the distribution of power and
responsibilities between the Federal Government and Indian tribes.

11. Energy Effects

    This proposed rule is not a ``significant energy action'' under
Executive Order 13211, Actions Concerning Regulations That
Significantly Affect Energy Supply, Distribution, or Use.

12. Technical Standards

    This proposed rule does not use technical standards. Therefore, we
did not consider the use of voluntary consensus standards.

13. Environment

    We have analyzed this proposed rule under Department of Homeland
Security Management Directive 023-01 and Commandant Instruction
M16475.lD, which guide the Coast Guard in complying with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA)(42 U.S.C. 4321-4370f), and

have made a preliminary determination that this action is one of a
category of actions that do not individually or cumulatively have a
significant effect on the human environment. This proposed rule is
categorically excluded, under figure 2-1, paragraph (34) (g), of the
Commandant Instruction because it involves the establishment of a
safety zone. A preliminary environmental analysis checklist supporting
this determination is available in the docket where indicated under
ADDRESSES.
    We seek any comments or information that may lead to the discovery
of a significant environmental impact from this proposed rule.

List of Subjects in 33 CFR Part 165

    Harbors, Marine safety, Navigation (water), Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Security measures, Waterways.

    For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Coast Guard proposes
to amend 33 CFR Part 165 as follows:

PART 165--REGULATED NAVIGATION AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS

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1. The authority citation for part 165 continues to read as follows:

    Authority:  33 U.S.C. 1231; 46 U.S.C. Chapters 701, 3306, 3703;
50 U.S.C. 191, 195; 33 CFR 1.05-1, 6.04-1, 6.04-6, and 160.5; Pub.
L. 107-295, 116 Stat. 2064; Department of Homeland Security
Delegation No. 0170.1.

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2. Add Sec.  165.T09-0189 to read as follows:

Sec.  165.T09-0189  Safety Zone; National Cherry Festival Air Show and
Fireworks Display, West Grand Traverse Bay, Traverse City, MI.

    (a) National Cherry Festival Fireworks Display; Traverse City, MI:
    (1) Location: All U.S. navigable waters and adjacent shoreline of
the West Arm of Grand Traverse Bay within the arc of a circle with a
1000-foot radius from the fireworks launch site located on a barge in
position 44[deg]46'12'' N, 085[deg]37'06'' W [DATUM: NAD 83].
    (2) Effective and Enforcement Period: This regulation will be
enforced on July 6, 2013, from 10 p.m. until 11:30 p.m.
    (b) National Cherry Festival Air Show; Traverse City, MI:
    (1) Location: All U.S. navigable waters of the West Arm of Grand
Traverse Bay bounded by a line drawn from 44[deg]46'48'' N,
085[deg]38'18'' W, then southeast to 44[deg]46'30'' N, 085[deg]35'30''
W, then southwest to 44[deg]46'00'' N, 085[deg]35'48'' W, then
northwest to 44[deg]46'30'' N, 085[deg]38'30'' W, then back to the
point of origin [DATUM: NAD 83].
    (2) Effective and Enforcement period. This regulation will be
enforced from 12 p.m. until 3 p.m. daily from June 28, to June 30,
2013.
    (i) The Captain of the Port, Sault Sainte Marie may suspend
enforcement of the safety zones established under this section.
    (ii) the Captain of the Port, Sault Sainte Marie will notify the
public of the enforcement and suspension of enforcement of the safety
zones established by this section via any means listed in 33 CFR
165.7(a). The primary method of notification, however, will be through
Broadcast Notice to Mariners and local Notice to Mariners.
    (c) Definitions. The following definitions apply to this section:
    (1) Designated representative means any Coast Guard commissioned,
warrant, or petty officer designated by the Captain of the Port, Sault
Sainte Marie to monitor these safety zones, permit entry into these
safety zones, give legally enforceable orders to persons or vessels
within these safety zones, or take other actions authorized by the
Captain of the Port.
    (2) Public vessel means a vessel owned, chartered, or operated by
the United States or by a State or political subdivision thereof.
    (d) Regulations.
    (1) The general regulations in 33 CFR 165.23 apply.
    (2) All persons and vessels must comply with the instructions of
the Coast Guard Captain of the Port, Sault Sainte Marie or a designated
representative. Upon being hailed by the U.S. Coast Guard by siren,
radio, flashing light or other means, the operator of a vessel shall
proceed as directed.
    (3) When the safety zones are established by this section and are
being enforced, all vessels must obtain permission from the Captain of
the Port, Sault Sainte Marie or his or her designated representative to
enter, move within, or exit that safety zone. Vessels and persons
granted permission to enter the safety zones shall obey all lawful
orders or directions of the Captain of the Port or his or her
designated representative. While within the safety zones, all vessels
shall operate at the minimum speed necessary to maintain a safe course.
    (e) Exemption. Public vessels, as defined in paragraph (c) of this
section, are exempt from the requirements in this section.

    Dated: April 4, 2013.
J.C. McGuiness,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Sault Sainte Marie.
[FR Doc. 2013-09993 Filed 4-30-13; 8:45 am]
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[Notices]
[Pages 49155-49157]
[FR Doc No: 2018-21217]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Notice of Submission Deadline for Schedule Information for
Chicago O'Hare International Airport, John F. Kennedy International
Airport, Los Angeles International Airport, Newark Liberty
International Airport, and San Francisco International Airport for the
Summer 2019 Scheduling Season

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

ACTION: Notice of submission deadline.

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SUMMARY: Under this notice, the FAA announces the submission deadline
of October 4, 2018, for summer 2019 flight schedules at Chicago O'Hare
International Airport (ORD), John F. Kennedy International Airport
(JFK), Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), Newark Liberty
International Airport (EWR), and San Francisco International Airport
(SFO). The deadline coincides with the schedule submission deadline for
the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Slot Conference for
the summer 2019 scheduling season.

DATES: Schedules must be submitted no later than October 4, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Schedules may be submitted by mail to the Slot
Administration Office, AGC-200, Office of the Chief Counsel, 800
Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591; facsimile:<PHONE_NUMBER>;
or by email to: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bonnie C. Dragotto, Regulations
Division, FAA Office of the Chief Counsel, AGC-240, Room 916N, Federal
Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC
20591; telephone<PHONE_NUMBER>; email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA has designated EWR, LAX, ORD, and
SFO as IATA Level 2 airports \1\ and JFK as an IATA Level 3 airport
under the Worldwide Slot Guidelines (WSG). The FAA currently limits
scheduled operations at JFK by Order until October 24, 2020.\2\
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    \1\ These designations will remain effective at these airports
until the FAA announces a change.
    \2\ Operating Limitations at John F. Kennedy International
Airport, 73 FR 3510 (Jan. 18, 2008), as amended 83 FR 46865
(September 17, 2018).
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    The FAA is primarily concerned about scheduled and other regularly
conducted commercial operations during peak hours, but carriers may
submit schedule plans for the entire day. At ORD, the peak hours for
the summer 2019 scheduling season are 0700 to 2100 Central Time (1200
to 0200 UTC), at LAX and SFO from 0600 to 2300 Pacific Time (1300 to
0600 UTC), and at EWR and JFK from 0600 to 2300 Eastern Time (1000 to
0300 UTC). These hours are unchanged from previous scheduling seasons.
Carriers should submit schedule information in sufficient detail
including, at minimum, the marketing or operating carrier, flight
number, scheduled time of operation, frequency, aircraft equipment, and
effective dates. IATA standard schedule information format and data
elements for communications at Level 2 and Level 3 airports in the IATA
Standard Schedules Information Manual (SSIM) Chapter 6 may be used. The
WSG provides additional information on schedule submissions at Level 2
and Level 3 airports.
    The U.S. summer scheduling season is from March 31, 2019, through
October 26, 2019, in recognition of the IATA northern summer scheduling
period. The FAA understands there may be differences in schedule times
due to different U.S. daylight saving time dates and will accommodate
these differences to the extent possible.

General Information for All Airports

    As stated in the WSG, schedule facilitation at a Level 2 airport is
based on schedule adjustments mutually agreed between the airlines and
the facilitator; the intent is to avoid exceeding the airport's
coordination parameters; the concepts of historic precedence and series
of slots do not apply at Level 2 airports; and the facilitator should
adjust the smallest number of flights by the least amount of time
necessary to avoid exceeding the airport's coordination parameters.

Consistent with the WSG, the success of Level 2 in the U.S. depends on
the voluntary cooperation of all carriers.
    The FAA considers several factors and priorities as it reviews
schedule requests at Level 2 airports, which are consistent with the
WSG, including--services from the previous equivalent season over new
demand for the same timings, services that are unchanged over services
that plan to change time or other capacity relevant parameters,
introduction of year-round services, effective period of operation,
regularly planned operations over ad hoc operations, and other
operational factors that may limit a carrier's timing flexibility. In
addition to applying these Level 2 priorities from the WSG, the U.S.
Government has adopted a number of measures and procedures to promote
competition and new entry at U.S. slot controlled and schedule
facilitated airports.
    At Level 2 airports, the FAA seeks to improve communications with
carriers and schedule facilitators on potential runway schedule issues
or terminal and gate issues that may affect the runway times. The FAA
also seeks to reduce the time that carriers consider proposed offers on
schedules. Retaining open offers for extended periods of time may delay
the facilitation process for the airport. Reducing this delay is
particularly important to allow the FAA to make informed decisions at
airports where operations in some hours are at or near the scheduling
limits. The agency recognizes that there are circumstances that may
require some schedules to remain open. However, the FAA expects to
substantially complete the process on initial submissions each
scheduling season within 30 days of the end of the Slot Conference.
After this time, the agency would confirm the acceptance of proposed
offers, as applicable, or issue a denial of schedule requests. At Level
3 airports, the FAA follows the slot offer and acceptance procedures
set forth in the WSG.
    Slot management in the United States differs from other countries
that follow the WSG in some respects. In the United States, the FAA is
responsible for facilitation and coordination of runway access for
takeoffs and landings at Level 2 and Level 3 airports; however, the
airport authority or its designee is responsible for facilitation and
coordination of terminal/gate/airport facility access. The process with
the individual airports for terminal access and other airport services
is separate from, and in addition to, the FAA schedule review based on
runway capacity. Approval from both the FAA and the airport authority
for runway and airport availability, respectively, is necessary before
implementing schedule plans. Contact information for Level 2 and Level
3 airports is available at http://www.iata.org/policy/slots/Pages/slot-guidelines.aspx.
    Generally, the FAA uses average hourly runway capacity throughput
for airports and performance metrics in its schedule reviews at Level 2
airports and for the scheduling limits at Level 3 airports.\3\ The FAA
also considers other factors that can affect operations, such as
capacity changes due to runway, taxiway, or other airport construction,
air traffic control procedural changes, airport surface operations, and
historical or projected flight delays and congestion.
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    \3\ The FAA typically determines an airport's average adjusted
runway capacity or throughput for Level 2 and Level 3 airports by
reviewing hourly data on the arrival and departure rates that air
traffic control indicates could be accepted for that hour, commonly
known as ``called'' rates. We also review the actual number of
arrivals and departures that operated in the same hour. Generally,
the FAA uses the higher of the two numbers, called or actual, for
identifying trends and schedule review purposes. Some dates are
excluded from analysis, such as during periods when extended airport
closures or construction could affect capacity.
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    Finally, the FAA notes that the schedule information submitted by
carriers to the FAA may be subject to disclosure under the Freedom of
Information Act (FOIA). The WSG also provides for release of
information at certain stages of slot coordination and schedule
facilitation. In general, once it acts, the FAA may release information
on slot allocation or similar slot transactions or schedule information
reviewed as part of the schedule facilitation process. The FAA does not
expect that practice to change and most slot and schedule information
would not be exempt from release under FOIA. The FAA recognizes that
some airlines may submit information on schedule plans that is not
available to the public and may be considered by the carrier to be
proprietary. Carriers that submit slot or schedule information deemed
proprietary should clearly mark such information accordingly. The FAA
will take the necessary steps to protect properly designated
information to the extent allowable by law.

JFK Schedules

    The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ) plans
construction on JFK Runway 13L/31R that will close the runway from
April 1, 2019, through November 15, 2019. The FAA will develop an
operational ``playbook'' for runway configurations that would be used
under various weather and operating conditions while Runway 13L/31R is
closed. The FAA worked with MITRE's Center for Advanced Aviation System
Development on modeling the expected runway configuration and the
results indicate that average arrival delays could increase modestly
while departure delays would remain close to current levels or decrease
due to runway configurations that have higher departure and lower
arrival capacities. As with the three prior runway construction
projects and closures, delays in the early and late months of the
summer 2019 scheduling season are projected to increase over the
typical delays in those months but remain below the average delays in
the peak June to August months.
    The FAA will work closely with the airport and operators to
efficiently manage operations during construction. The PANYNJ meets
regularly with airlines and other stakeholders to discuss construction
plans and consults with the FAA and local air traffic control
facilities to minimize operational impacts. Carriers should contact the
PANYNJ for the latest information on airport construction plans. The
FAA New York District and the New York Area Program Integration Office
also holds a regular Delay Initiatives Meeting that addresses
construction and operational plans. These local meetings are the best
sources of current construction-related information to assist in
planning schedules and operations.

EWR Schedules

    The FAA is continuing to monitor operations and delays at EWR and
to identify ways to improve performance metrics and operational
efficiency, and achieve delay reductions in a Level 2 environment.
Demand for access to EWR and the New York City area remains high.
Recent requests for flights at EWR have exceeded the scheduling limits
in the 8 a.m. and 1300-2159 local hours. The FAA has advised carriers
in prior seasons that it would not be able to accommodate all requests
for new or retimed operations in peak hours and worked with carriers to
identify times that were available. In some limited cases, carriers
were able to swap with other airlines for their preferred times in the
peak for winter 2018. Carriers may continue to seek swaps in order to
operate within the peak. However, the FAA also continues to seek the
voluntary cooperation of all carriers operating in peak hours to retime
operations out of the peak to improve performance at EWR.
    For the summer 2019 season, the hourly scheduling limit remains at
79

operations and 43 operations per half-hour. To help with a balance
between arrivals and departures, the maximum number of scheduled
arrivals or departures, respectively, is 43 in an hour and 24 in a
half-hour. This would allow some higher levels of operations in certain
periods (not to exceed the hourly limits) and some recovery from lower
demand in adjacent periods. The FAA will accept flights above the
limits if the flights were operated on a regular basis in summer 2018,
but again, the FAA seeks cooperation of carriers to retime operations,
to the extent feasible, out of the peak period. Additionally, the FAA
will consider whether demand exceeds the limits in adjacent periods and
consider average demand before determining whether there is
availability for new flights in a particular period. However, the
operational performance of the airport is unlikely to improve unless
peak demand is reduced and schedules remain within the airport's
arrival and departure limits.
    The FAA notes that despite efforts to facilitate voluntary
scheduling cooperation at EWR, and reductions in the hourly scheduling
limits,\4\ average demand for summer 2018 in the afternoon and evening
hours remains at 81 operations per hour as it was in summer 2017. There
are periods when the demand in half-hours or consecutive half-hours
exceeds the optimum runway capacity and the scheduling limits in this
notice. The imbalance of scheduled arrivals and departures in certain
periods has contributed to increased congestion and delays when the
demand exceeds the arrival or departure rates. In particular, retiming
a minimal number of arrivals in the early afternoon hours from the 1400
local hour to the 1300 and 1200 hours could have significant delay
reduction benefits and help preserve the Level 2 designation at EWR.
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    \4\ The FAA has reduced the hourly scheduling limits from 81 per
hour to 79 and effective with the winter 2018/2019 season, applied
additional half-hour and arrival and departure limits. The FAA
explained that operations approved previously at the higher limits
and operated in the prior season would be accepted by the FAA even
if they were above the limits, but new flights would not be approved
above the current scheduling limits. The FAA continues to encourage
carriers to retime flights to less congested periods to keep
operations at or below the new scheduling limit to improve
performance at the airport.
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    Based on historical demand, the FAA anticipates the 0700 to 0859
and 1330 to 2159 periods to be unavailable for new flights. Consistent
with the WSG, carriers should be prepared to adjust schedules to meet
the hourly limits in order to minimize potential congestion and delay.
Carriers are again reminded that runway approval must be obtained from
the FAA in addition to any requirements for approval from airport
terminal or other facilities prior to operation.
    The PANYNJ also plans construction on EWR Runway 11/29 during 2019.
The plans currently include night and weeknight closures and a 12-day
full closure in late August. The FAA will assess the potential
operational impacts and any necessary mitigations once the construction
plans are finalized. As indicated for the JFK runway construction, the
PANYNJ is the best source of information on the construction and FAA
meetings such as the Delay Initiative Meeting is the best source for
operational plans.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on September 24, 2018.
Jeffrey Planty,
Deputy Vice President, System Operations Services.
[FR Doc. 2018-21217 Filed 9-27-18; 8:45 am]
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[Notices]
[Page 49355]
[FR Doc No: 2016-17759]

Federal Aviation Administration

EUROCAE WG-99 PLENARY #8/RTCA SC-234 Plenary #5--Calling Notice
``Portable Electronic Devices (PEDs)''

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

ACTION: EUROCAE WG-99 PLENARY #8/RTCA SC-234 Plenary #5--Calling Notice
``Portable Electronic Devices (PEDs)''.

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SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice to advise the public of a
meeting of EUROCAE WG-99 PLENARY #8/RTCA SC-234 Plenary #5--Calling
Notice ``Portable Electronic Devices (PEDs)''.

DATES: The meeting will be held August 23-25, 2016, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Thursday.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at: RTCA, Inc., 1150 18th Street
NW., Suite 450, Washington, DC 20036. Individuals wishing for WebEx/
Audio information should contact the person listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karan Hofmann at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or
(202) 330-0680, Anna von Groote at<EMAIL_ADDRESS>or +33 1
40 92 79 26 or The RTCA Secretariat, 1150 18th Street NW., Suite 910,
Washington, DC 20036, or by telephone at<PHONE_NUMBER>, fax at (202)
833-9434, or Web site at http://www.rtca.org.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 5 U.S.C., App.), notice is
hereby given for a meeting of the EUROCAE WG-99 PLENARY #8/RTCA SC-234
Plenary #5--Calling Notice ``Portable Electronic Devices (PEDs)''. The
agenda will include the following:

Tuesday, August 23, 2016--9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Opening Plenary:
    1. Welcome and Administrative Remarks
    2. Introductions
    3. Agenda Review
    4. Approval of the Minutes from April 2016 Meeting
    5. Real Case Document Validation Report
    6. Status of FRAC/Open Consultation of DO-XYZ/ED-130A
    a. Comments status and resolution summary
    b. Main outstanding issues requiring committee assessment for
resolution
    7. Status of FRAC/Open Consultation for DO-307A/ED-239
    a. Comments status and resolution summary
    b. Main outstanding issues requiring committee assessment for
resolution
    8. Interim Adjournment

Wednesday, August 24, 2016--9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Task Group Sessions

Thursday, August 25, 2016--9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

Closing Plenary
    1. Task Group Reports
    a. Comments status and resolution summary
    b. Confirm action plant to close last outstanding comments
    2. Approval of DO-XYZ/ED-130A documents for submission to RTCA PMC
and EUROCAE Council for publication
    3. Approval of DO-307A/DO-239 documents for submission to RTCA PMC
and EUROCAE Council for publication
    4. Any other Business
    5. Adjourn

    Attendance is open to the interested public but limited to space
availability. With the approval of the chairman, members of the public
may present oral statements at the meeting. Persons wishing to present
statements or obtain information should contact the person listed in
the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. Members of the public may
present a written statement to the committee at any time.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on July 20, 2016.
Mohannad Dawoud,
Management & Program Analyst, Partnership Contracts Branch, ANG-A17
NextGen, Procurement Services Division, Federal Aviation
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2016-17759 Filed 7-26-16; 8:45 am]
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