80 FR 16078 - Recommendations for Facilities Realignments To Support Transition to NextGen as Part of Section 804 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012; Request for Comments
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 58 (March 26, 2015)
Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 58 (March 26, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-06897 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 58 (Thursday, March 26, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 16078-16079] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-06897] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration [Docket No. FAA-2015-0693] Recommendations for Facilities Realignments To Support Transition to NextGen as Part of Section 804 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012; Request for Comments AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This document announces the availability of the FAA National Facilities Realignment and Consolidation Report, Year 1 Part 1. The report was developed in response to Section 804 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (Pub. L. 112-95). The report and recommendations contained therein have been developed collaboratively with the National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) and the Professional Aviation Safety Specialists (PASS) Labor Unions and with input from stakeholders. The FAA seeks comments on this report. DATES: Send comments on or before May 11, 2015. ADDRESSES: Send comments identified by docket number FAA-2015-0693 using any of the following methods:Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and follow the online instructions for sending your comments electronically. Mail: Send comments to Docket Operations, M-30; U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Room W12-140, West Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC 20590-0001. Hand Delivery or Courier: Take comments to Docket Operations in Room W12-140 of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Fax: Fax comments to Docket Operations at 202-493-2251. Privacy: The FAA will post all comments it receives, without change, to http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information the commenter provides. Using the search function of the docket Web site, anyone can find and read the electronic form of all comments received into any FAA dockets, including name of the individual sending the comment (or signing the comment for an association, business, labor union, etc.). DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement can be found in the Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477-19478), as well as at http://DocketsInfo.dot.gov. Docket: Background documents or comments received may be read at http://www.regulations.gov at any time. Follow the online instructions for accessing the docket or visit Docket Operations in Room W12-140 of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Martha Christie, Future Facilities Group Manager, AJW-2A, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; email: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Section 804 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (Pub. L. 112-95) requires the FAA to develop a plan for realigning and consolidating facilities in an effort to support the transition to NextGen and reduce costs where such cost reductions can be implemented without adversely affecting safety. To address Section 804 requirements, the FAA formed a collaborative workgroup of representatives from the FAA and NATCA and PASS Labor Unions to develop a comprehensive process to analyze different realignment and consolidation scenarios. The collaborative process takes into account the following factors and criteria when prioritizing facilities for realignment analysis: NextGen readiness; the Terminal Automation program schedule; operational and airspace factors; existing facility conditions and workforce needs; industry stakeholder input; and the costs and benefits associated with each potential realignment alternative. In 2014, the collaborative workgroup initiated activities to evaluate existing Terminal Radar Approach Control (TRACON) facilities and prioritize them for annual analysis; develop an initial set of realignment scenarios and define alternatives for each scenario; collect facility and operational data, and document system requirements; document facility, equipment, infrastructure, operational and safety data; capture qualitative workforce considerations, including training, transition, facility, and potential workforce impacts of potential realignments; consider potential impacts on operations, airspace modifications, route/fixes changes, arrival/ departure procedures, intra/inter-facility coordination, and aviation community interaction; collect and consider industry stakeholder inputs; document and quantify benefits and cost of potential realignments; and develop a recommendation for each realignment scenario. The recommendations for the first two scenarios analyzed by the Section 804 collaborative workgroup are contained in the report entitled ``FAA National Facilities Realignment and Consolidation Report Year 1, Part 1 Recommendations,'' a copy of which has been placed in the docket for this notice. The docket may be accessed at http://www.regulations.gov. A copy of the report has also been made available on the FAA's Web site at http://www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/rulemaking/recently_published/. The realignment recommendations outlined in the Year 1 Part 1 report are the result of a collaborative process that involved a multi- disciplinary team of FAA subject matter experts, financial analysts, operational experts, and Labor and FAA leadership participants. The Section 804 process serves as a stable foundation for future realignment analyses and recommendations. The process aims to maximize operational, administrative, and maintenance efficiencies and deliver the highest value to stakeholders. The FAA is requesting comments on this report pursuant to Section 804 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012. The agency will consider all comments received on or before May 11, 2015. Following a 60-day comment review period, the final report along with public comments will be submitted to Congress. The FAA continues to analyze data collected from facilities across the United States and evaluate possible realignment scenarios. The FAA will make its next recommendations when it submits Part 2 of the report in mid-2015. [[Page 16079]] Issued in Washington, DC, on March 20, 2015. Martha Christie, Future Facilities Group Manager. [FR Doc. 2015-06897 Filed 3-25-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-13-P
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For additional information, contact • Fax: Fax comments to Docket (TRACON) facilities and prioritize them
Gregory Maggio, Office of Economic Operations at 202–493–2251. for annual analysis; develop an initial
Policy Analysis and Public Diplomacy, Privacy: The FAA will post all set of realignment scenarios and define
Bureau of Economic and Business comments it receives, without change, alternatives for each scenario; collect
Affairs, at (202) 647–2231, or to http://www.regulations.gov, including facility and operational data, and
MaggioGF@state.gov. any personal information the document system requirements;
Dated: March 20, 2015. commenter provides. Using the search document facility, equipment,
function of the docket Web site, anyone infrastructure, operational and safety
Gregory F. Maggio,
can find and read the electronic form of data; capture qualitative workforce
Designated Federal Official, U.S. Department
all comments received into any FAA considerations, including training,
of State.
dockets, including name of the transition, facility, and potential
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individual sending the comment (or workforce impacts of potential
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signing the comment for an association, realignments; consider potential
business, labor union, etc.). DOT’s impacts on operations, airspace
complete Privacy Act Statement can be
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION modifications, route/fixes changes,
found in the Federal Register published
arrival/departure procedures, intra/
on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477–19478),
Federal Aviation Administration inter-facility coordination, and aviation
as well as at http://DocketsInfo.dot.gov.
[Docket No. FAA–2015–0693] Docket: Background documents or community interaction; collect and
comments received may be read at consider industry stakeholder inputs;
Recommendations for Facilities http://www.regulations.gov at any time. document and quantify benefits and
Realignments To Support Transition to Follow the online instructions for cost of potential realignments; and
NextGen as Part of Section 804 of the accessing the docket or visit Docket develop a recommendation for each
FAA Modernization and Reform Act of Operations in Room W12–140 of the realignment scenario. The
2012; Request for Comments West Building Ground Floor at 1200 recommendations for the first two
New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, scenarios analyzed by the Section 804
AGENCY: Federal Aviation
DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday collaborative workgroup are contained
Administration (FAA), Department of
through Friday, except Federal holidays. in the report entitled ‘‘FAA National
Transportation (DOT).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Facilities Realignment and
ACTION: Notice of availability; request
Martha Christie, Future Facilities Group Consolidation Report Year 1, Part 1
for comments. Recommendations,’’ a copy of which
Manager, AJW–2A, Federal Aviation
SUMMARY: This document announces the Administration, 800 Independence has been placed in the docket for this
availability of the FAA National Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; notice. The docket may be accessed at
Facilities Realignment and email: Section804-Public-Comments@ http://www.regulations.gov. A copy of
Consolidation Report, Year 1 Part 1. The faa.gov. the report has also been made available
report was developed in response to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
on the FAA’s Web site at http://
Section 804 of the FAA Modernization www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/
and Reform Act of 2012 (Pub. L. 112– Background rulemaking/recently_published/.
95). The report and recommendations Section 804 of the FAA The realignment recommendations
contained therein have been developed Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 outlined in the Year 1 Part 1 report are
collaboratively with the National Air (Pub. L. 112–95) requires the FAA to the result of a collaborative process that
Traffic Controllers Association develop a plan for realigning and involved a multi-disciplinary team of
(NATCA) and the Professional Aviation consolidating facilities in an effort to FAA subject matter experts, financial
Safety Specialists (PASS) Labor Unions support the transition to NextGen and analysts, operational experts, and Labor
and with input from stakeholders. The reduce costs where such cost reductions and FAA leadership participants. The
FAA seeks comments on this report. can be implemented without adversely Section 804 process serves as a stable
DATES: Send comments on or before affecting safety. To address Section 804 foundation for future realignment
May 11, 2015. requirements, the FAA formed a analyses and recommendations. The
ADDRESSES: Send comments identified collaborative workgroup of process aims to maximize operational,
by docket number FAA–2015–0693 representatives from the FAA and administrative, and maintenance
using any of the following methods: NATCA and PASS Labor Unions to efficiencies and deliver the highest
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to develop a comprehensive process to value to stakeholders.
http://www.regulations.gov and follow analyze different realignment and
the online instructions for sending your consolidation scenarios. The The FAA is requesting comments on
comments electronically. collaborative process takes into account this report pursuant to Section 804 of
• Mail: Send comments to Docket the following factors and criteria when the FAA Modernization and Reform Act
Operations, M–30; U.S. Department of prioritizing facilities for realignment of 2012. The agency will consider all
Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey analysis: NextGen readiness; the comments received on or before May 11,
Avenue SE., Room W12–140, West Terminal Automation program 2015. Following a 60-day comment
Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC schedule; operational and airspace review period, the final report along
with public comments will be submitted
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20590–0001. factors; existing facility conditions and
• Hand Delivery or Courier: Take workforce needs; industry stakeholder to Congress. The FAA continues to
comments to Docket Operations in input; and the costs and benefits analyze data collected from facilities
Room W12–140 of the West Building associated with each potential across the United States and evaluate
Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey realignment alternative. possible realignment scenarios. The
Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 In 2014, the collaborative workgroup FAA will make its next
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through initiated activities to evaluate existing recommendations when it submits Part
Friday, except Federal holidays. Terminal Radar Approach Control 2 of the report in mid-2015.
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2015. Please see the Privacy Act discussion the collection of information on those
Martha Christie, below. We will consider all comments who are to respond, including the use
Future Facilities Group Manager. received before the close of business on of appropriate automated, electronic,
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also consider comments filed after the information technology, e.g., permitting
closing date. electronic submissions of responses.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Docket: For access to the docket to In compliance with these
read comments received, go to http:// requirements, NHTSA asks public
National Highway Traffic Safety www.regulations.gov at any time or to comment on the following proposed
Administration 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., West collection of information:
[Docket Number NHTSA–2015–0084] Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, Title: 49 CFR Section 571.108,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. Compliance Labeling of Retroreflective
Reports, Forms, and RecordKeeping and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, Materials Heavy Trailer Conspicuity.
Requirements except Federal Holidays. Telephone: Type of Request: Extension of a
(202) 366–9826. currently approved collection.
AGENCY: National Highway Traffic Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search OMB Control Number: 2127–0569.
Safety Administration (NHTSA), the electronic form of all comments Affected Public: Businesses or other
Department of Transportation (DOT). received into any of our dockets by the for profit organizations.
ACTION: Request for public comment on name of the individual submitting the Abstract: Federal Motor Vehicle
proposed collection of information. comment (or signing the comment, if Safety Standard No. 108, ‘‘Lamps,
submitted on behalf of an association, reflective devices, and associated
SUMMARY: Before a Federal agency can
business, labor union, etc.). You may equipment,’’ specifies requirements for
collect certain information from the
review DOT’s complete Privacy Act vehicle lighting for the purposes of
public, it must receive approval from
Statement in the Federal Register reducing traffic accidents and their
the Office of Management and Budget
published on April 11, 2000 (Volume tragic results by providing adequate
(OMB). Under procedures established
65, Number 70; Pages 19477–78) or you roadway illumination, improved vehicle
by the Paperwork Reduction Act of
may visit http://www.dot.gov/ conspicuity, appropriate information
1995, before seeking OMB approval,
privacy.html. transmission through signal lamps, in
Federal agencies must solicit public
comment on proposed collections of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For both day, night, and other conditions of
information, including extensions and additional information or access to reduced visibility. For certifications and
reinstatement of previously approved background documents, contact Wayne identification purposes, the Standard
collections. This document describes McKenzie, Office of Crash Avoidance requires the permanent marking of the
one collection of information for which Standards (NVS–121), National letters ‘‘DOT–C2,’’ DOT–C3’’, or DOT–
NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval. Highway Traffic Safety Administration, C4’’ at least 3mm high at regular
DATES: Comments must be received on West Building W43–462, 1200 New intervals on retroreflective sheeting
or before May 26, 2015. Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC material having adequate performance
20590. Mr. McKenzie can be reached at to provide effective trailer conspicuity.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by docket number at the (202) 366–1729. The manufacturers of new tractors
heading of this notice by any of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the and trailers are required to certify that
following methods: Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, their products are equipped with
• Web site: http:// before an agency submits a proposed retroreflective material complying with
www.regulations.gov. Follow the collection of information to OMB for the requirements of the standard. The
instructions for submitting comments approval, it must publish a document in Federal Motor Carriers Safety
on the electronic docket site by clicking the Federal Register providing a 60-day Administration (FMCSA) enforces this
on ‘‘Help and Information’’ or ‘‘Help/ comment period and otherwise consult and other standards through roadside
Info.’’ with members of the public and affected inspections of trucks. There is no
• Fax: 1–202–493–2251. agencies concerning each proposed practical field test for the performance
• Mail: U.S. Department of collection of information. The OMB has requirements, and labeling is the only
Transportation, Docket Operations, M– promulgated regulations describing objective way of distinguishing trailer
30, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey what must be included in such a conspicuity grade material from lower
Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. document. Under OMB’s regulations (at performance material. Without labeling,
• Hand Delivery: 1200 New Jersey 5 CFR 1320.8(d)), an agency must ask FMCSA will not be able to enforce the
Avenue SE., West Building Ground for public comment on the following: performance requirements of the
Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC, (i) Whether the proposed collection of standard and the compliance testing of
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday information is necessary for the proper new tractors and trailers will be
through Friday, except Federal performance of the functions of the complicated. Labeling is also important
Holidays. agency, including whether the to small trailer manufacturers because it
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to information will have practical utility; may help them certify compliance.
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http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the (ii) The accuracy of the agency’s Because wider stripes or material of
online instructions for submitting estimate of the burden of the proposed lower brightness also can provide the
comments. collection of information, including the minimum safety performance, the
Instructions: All submissions must validity of the methodology and marking system serves the additional
include the agency name and docket assumptions used; role of identifying the minimum stripe
number. Note that all comments (iii) How to enhance the quality, width required for retroreflective
received will be posted without change utility, and clarity of the information to conspicuity of the particular material.
to http://www.regulations.gov, including be collected; and Estimated Annual Burden: 1 hours.
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| Contact | Martha Christie, Future Facilities Group Manager, AJW-2A, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; email: Section804- [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 16078 |
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