80 FR 48953 - Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received; Lockheed Martin Corporation
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 157 (August 14, 2015)
Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 157 (August 14, 2015)
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| FR Document | 2015-20168 |
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 157 (Friday, August 14, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 48953-48954] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-20168] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration [Summary Notice No. 2015-49] Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received; Lockheed Martin Corporation AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This notice contains a summary of a petition seeking relief from specified requirements of Title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations. The purpose of this notice is to improve the public's awareness of, and participation in, the FAA's exemption process. Neither publication of this notice nor the inclusion or omission of information in the summary is intended to affect the legal status of the petition or its final disposition. DATES: Comments on this petition must identify the petition docket number and must be received on or before September 3, 2015. ADDRESSES: Send comments identified by docket number FAA-2015-3257 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: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments from the public to better inform its rulemaking process. DOT posts these comments, without edit, including any personal information the commenter provides, to http://www.regulations.gov, as described in the system of records notice (DOT/ALL-14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at http://www.dot.gov/privacy. 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 go to the Docket Operations in Room W12-140 of the [[Page 48954]] 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: Thuy H. Cooper (202) 267-4715 Office of Rulemaking, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591. This notice is published pursuant to 14 CFR 11.85. Issued in Washington, DC, on August 7, 2015. Lirio Liu, Director, Office of Rulemaking. Petition for Exemption Docket No.: FAA-2015-3257. Petitioner: Lockheed Martin Corporation. Section(s) of 14 CFR Affected: 91.121. Description of Relief Sought: The petitioner seeks an exemption to operate its small unmanned aircraft system less than 1,000 feet above ground level. [FR Doc. 2015-20168 Filed 8-13-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-13-P
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Republic of Niger All documents should be submitted in DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Republic of Nigeria accordance with the instructions below.
Republic of Rwanda Federal Aviation Administration
Sao Tome & Principe Requirements for Submissions
[Summary Notice No. 2015–49]
Republic of Senegal
Republic of Seychelles Persons submitting a notification of
intent to testify and/or written Petition for Exemption; Summary of
Republic of Sierra Leone Petition Received; Lockheed Martin
Republic of South Africa comments must do so electronically by
5:00 p.m., Thursday, September 3, 2015, Corporation
United Republic of Tanzania
Republic of Togo using www.regulations.gov, docket AGENCY: Federal Aviation
Republic of Uganda number USTR–2015–0011. Instructions Administration (FAA), DOT.
Republic of Zambia for submitting business confidential ACTION: Notice.
The following sub-Saharan African versions are provided below. Hand-
countries were not designated as delivered submissions will not be SUMMARY: This notice contains a
beneficiary sub-Saharan African accepted. All written materials must be summary of a petition seeking relief
countries in 2015: submitted in English to the Chairman of from specified requirements of Title 14
Central African Republic the AGOA Implementation of the Code of Federal Regulations. The
Democratic Republic of Congo Subcommittee of the TPSC. purpose of this notice is to improve the
The Gambia public’s awareness of, and participation
Republic of Equatorial Guinea Business Confidential Submissions in, the FAA’s exemption process.
State of Eritrea Neither publication of this notice nor
An interested party requesting that
Somalia the inclusion or omission of information
Republic of South Sudan information contained in a submission
in the summary is intended to affect the
Republic of Sudan be treated as business confidential legal status of the petition or its final
Kingdom of Swaziland information must certify that such disposition.
Republic of Zimbabwe information is business confidential and
would not customarily be released to DATES: Comments on this petition must
Notice of Public Hearing the public by the submitter. identify the petition docket number and
In addition to written comments from Confidential business information must must be received on or before
the public on the matters listed above, be clearly designated as such. The September 3, 2015.
the Subcommittee of the TPSC will submission must be marked ‘‘BUSINESS ADDRESSES: Send comments identified
convene a public hearing at 9:30 a.m. on CONFIDENTIAL’’ at the top and bottom by docket number FAA–2015–3257
Thursday, September 10, 2015, to of the cover page and each succeeding using any of the following methods:
receive testimony related to sub-Saharan page, and the submission should • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
African countries’ eligibility for AGOA’s indicate, via brackets, the specific http://www.regulations.gov and follow
benefits. Requests to present oral the online instructions for sending your
information that is confidential.
testimony at the hearing and pre-hearing comments electronically.
Additionally, ‘‘Business Confidential’’
briefs, statements, or comments must be • Mail: Send comments to Docket
must be included in the ‘‘Type Operations, M–30; U.S. Department of
received by September 3, 2015.
The hearing will be held at 1724 F Comment’’ field. For any submission Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey
Street NW., Washington, DC 20508 and containing business confidential Avenue SE., Room W12–140, West
will be open to the public and to the information, a non-confidential version Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC
press. A transcript of the hearing will be must be submitted separately (i.e., not as 20590–0001.
made available on www.regulations.gov part of the same submission with the • Hand Delivery or Courier: Take
within approximately two weeks of the confidential version), indicating where comments to Docket Operations in
hearing. confidential information has been Room W12–140 of the West Building
All interested parties wishing to redacted. The non-confidential version Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey
present oral testimony at the hearing will be placed in the docket and open Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9
must submit, following the to public inspection. a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
‘‘Requirements for Submissions’’ set out Friday, except Federal holidays.
below, the name, address, telephone Public Viewing of Review Submissions • Fax: Fax comments to Docket
number, and email address, if available, Submissions in response to this Operations at 202–493–2251.
of the witness(es) representing their notice, except for information granted Privacy: In accordance with 5 U.S.C.
organization by 5 p.m., Thursday, ‘‘business confidential’’ status under 15 553(c), DOT solicits comments from the
September 3, 2015. The intent to testify CFR 2003.6, will be available for public public to better inform its rulemaking
notification must be made in the ‘‘Type viewing pursuant to 15 CFR 2007.6 at process. DOT posts these comments,
Comment’’ field under docket number without edit, including any personal
www.regulations.gov upon completion
USTR–2015–0011 on the information the commenter provides, to
of processing. Such submissions may be
regulations.gov Web site and should http://www.regulations.gov, as
include the name, address, and viewed by entering the country-specific described in the system of records
telephone number of the person docket number in the search field at notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can
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presenting the testimony. A summary of www.regulations.gov. be reviewed at http://www.dot.gov/
the testimony should be attached by Edward Gresser, privacy.
using the ‘‘Upload File’’ field. The name Acting Chair, Trade Policy Staff Committee. Docket: Background documents or
of the file should also include who will comments received may be read at
[FR Doc. 2015–20142 Filed 8–13–15; 8:45 am]
be presenting the testimony. Remarks at http://www.regulations.gov at any time.
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more than five minutes to allow for accessing the docket or go to the Docket
possible questions from the TPSC. Operations in Room W12–140 of the
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West Building Ground Floor at 1200 With certain exceptions, FTA’s Buy 2010). According to Kansas City, the
New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, America requirements prevent FTA U.S. DOE’s determination of non-
DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday from obligating an amount that may be availability and FTA’s recent SANBAG
through Friday, except Federal holidays. appropriated to carry out its program for and Rock Island waivers, as well as
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: a project unless ‘‘the steel, iron, and Kansas City’s contractor’s research,
Thuy H. Cooper (202) 267–4715 Office manufactured goods used in the project indicate that this product is not
of Rulemaking, Federal Aviation are produced in the United States.’’ 49 manufactured domestically. Finally,
Administration, 800 Independence U.S.C. 5323(j)(1). A manufactured FTA, in collaboration with the National
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591. product is considered produced in the Institute of Standards and Technology’s
This notice is published pursuant to United States if: (1) All of the Hollings Manufacturing Extension
14 CFR 11.85. manufacturing processes for the product Partnership, conducted a nationwide
take place in the United States; and (2) search to determine if any company
Issued in Washington, DC, on August 7,
2015. all of the components of the product are currently manufactures a compatible
of U.S. origin. A component is VRF system that complies with Buy-
Lirio Liu,
considered of U.S. origin if it is America. The search revealed that no
Director, Office of Rulemaking. manufactured in the United States, company currently can provide a Buy-
Petition for Exemption regardless of the origin of its America compliant VRF system that
subcomponents. 49 CFR 661.5(d). If, meets Kansas City’s specifications.
Docket No.: FAA–2015–3257.
Petitioner: Lockheed Martin however, FTA determines that ‘‘the On Wednesday, July 22, 2015, and in
Corporation. steel, iron, and goods produced in the accordance with 49 U.S.C. 5323(j)(3)(A),
Section(s) of 14 CFR Affected: 91.121. United States are not produced in a FTA published a notice in the Federal
Description of Relief Sought: The sufficient and reasonably available Register requesting public comment on,
petitioner seeks an exemption to operate amount or are not of a satisfactory among other topics, the merits of Kansas
its small unmanned aircraft system less quality,’’ then FTA may issue a non- City’s waiver request and potential
than 1,000 feet above ground level. availability waiver. 49 U.S.C. effects of granting the waiver. The
5323(j)(2)(B); 49 CFR 661.7(c). public comment period closed on
[FR Doc. 2015–20168 Filed 8–13–15; 8:45 am]
Kansas City requested a non- August 5, 2015. No comments were
BILLING CODE 4910–13–P availability waiver for a VRF HVAC received.
system that will be installed into the
Based on Kansas City’s assertions that
VMF. The VMF is being built to the U.S.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION it is unable to procure a U.S.-
Green Building Council’s Leadership in
Energy and Environmental Design manufactured VRF HVAC system,
Federal Transit Administration which is critical to obtaining LEED Gold
(LEED) standards and will incorporate a
[Docket No. FTA–2015–0010] number of sustainable and energy certification, and the fact that no public
efficient elements. One of those comments were received, FTA hereby
Notice of Buy America Waiver for a elements is a VRF HVAC system that, waives its Buy America requirement for
Variable Refrigerant Flow HVAC among other things, is space saving, has manufactured products under 49 CFR
System invertor technology, efficiency, and a 661.5(d) for the VRF HVAC system. This
non-ozone depleting refrigerant that waiver is limited to a single
AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, procurement for the VRF HVAC system
DOT. domestic manufacturers of HVAC
systems do not provide. According to for Kansas City’s VMF project.
ACTION: Notice of Buy America waiver.
Kansas City, its contractor was directed Dana Nifosi,
SUMMARY: In response to the City of to evaluate the substitution of a Buy Acting Chief Counsel.
Kansas City, Missouri’s request for a America-compliant Variable Air Volume [FR Doc. 2015–19967 Filed 8–13–15; 8:45 am]
Buy America waiver for a Variable (VAV) system, but the contractor
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Refrigerant Flow (VRF) HVAC system, advised it that the VAV system would
the Federal Transit Administration endanger the project’s LEED Gold
(FTA) hereby waives its Buy America certification because of the difference in DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
requirements for the VRF HVAC system efficiency between the VAV and VRF
to be installed at the Vehicle HVAC systems. In addition, the Federal Transit Administration
Maintenance Facility (VMF) associated substitution of a VAV system would
with the Kansas City Downtown require significant changes to the Pilot Program for Expedited Project
Streetcar Project. This waiver is limited project, such as the alteration of already- Delivery
to a single procurement for the VRF erected structural elements that were
designed to accommodate a VRF system AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration,
HVAC system for the VMF, an FTA-
and additional design changes and plan DOT.
funded project.
DATES: This waiver is effective reviews by the City of Kansas City. ACTION:Notice: Extension of application
immediately. Kansas City points to two recent non- deadline
availability waivers FTA issued to San
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bernardino Associated Governments (79 SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 20008 of
Richard L. Wong, FTA Attorney- FR 61129, October 9, 2014) and Rock the Moving Ahead for Progress in the
asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
Advisor, at (202) 366–4011 or Island County Metropolitan Mass 21st Century Act (MAP–21), Public Law
richard.wong@dot.gov. Transit District (79 FR 34653, June 17, 112–141, FTA published a Notice for
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 2014), as well as to a blanket non- Expressions of Interest (EI) for proposals
purpose of this notice is to announce availability waiver issued by the U.S. for the Pilot Program for Expedited
that FTA has granted a Buy America Department of Energy (DOE) in 2010 for Project Delivery on July 7, 2015. Due to
non-availability waiver for Kansas City’s VRF HVAC systems procured with a technical issue with the electronic
procurement of a VRF HVAC system for American Reinvestment and Recovery mail address that has been resolved,
the VMF. Act funding (75 FR 35447, June 22, FTA is extending the application
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