81 FR 36650 - Recommendations for Facilities Realignments To Support Transition to NextGen as Part of Section 804 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012-Part 2; Request for Comments

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 109 (June 7, 2016)

Page Range		36650-36651
FR Document		2016-13331

This document announces the availability of the FAA National Facilities Realignment and Consolidation Report, Part 2. 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.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No. FAA-2016-4000]


Recommendations for Facilities Realignments To Support Transition 
to NextGen as Part of Section 804 of the FAA Modernization and Reform 
Act of 2012--Part 2; Request for Comments

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

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: This document announces the availability of the FAA National 
Facilities Realignment and Consolidation Report, Part 2. 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 July 22, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified by docket number FAA-2016-4000 
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: Jim Pasto, Federal Aviation 
Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; 
email: Section804-Public-Comments@faa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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Background

    Section 804 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (Public 
Law 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 impacts; industry stakeholder input; costs and 
benefits associated with each potential realignment alternative; 
facilities and engineering planning and priorities; and employee career 
development.
    The collaborative workgroup developed the guiding principles and 
criteria for evaluating existing Terminal Radar Approach Control 
(TRACON) operations. The principles support the goals of developing 
operationally viable realignment and consolidation scenarios, capturing 
recommendations, and outlining next steps. The workgroup has developed 
a repeatable and defensible four-step process to evaluate facility 
TRACON operations and prioritize for analysis; determine an initial set 
of realignment scenarios and a set of 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 pilot community interaction; 
collect and consider industry stakeholder input; quantify benefits and 
cost of potential realignments; and develop a recommendation for each 
realignment scenario. The recommendations contained in the report 
entitled ``FAA National Facilities Realignment and Consolidation 
Report, Part 2'' primarily consist of legacy sites. Legacy sites are 
those sites that were determined by the FAA to be realigned prior to 
enactment of Section 804 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 
2012 and workgroup establishment. A copy of this report 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 Part 2 report are 
the result of a collaborative process that involved a multi-
disciplinary team of FAA management, labor, field facilities, finance, 
and subject matter experts. 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, support transition to NextGen, 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 July 22, 2016. 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.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on May 31, 2016.
Jim Pasto,
Terminal Facilities Execution Team, Implementation Manager, Federal 
Aviation Administration.
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Background those sites that were determined by the Transportation Act (FAST Act) to: (1)
Section 804 of the FAA FAA to be realigned prior to enactment Prioritize regulatory guidance that
Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 of Section 804 of the FAA should be incorporated into the safety
(Public Law 112–95) requires the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 regulations to promote clear, consistent,
to develop a plan for realigning and and workgroup establishment. A copy of and enforceable rules; (2) identify
consolidating facilities in an effort to this report has been placed in the docket regulatory guidance that appears to be
support the transition to NextGen and for this notice. The docket may be inconsistent with the intent of the safety
reduce costs where such cost reductions accessed at http://www.regulations.gov. regulations or makes enforcement of key
can be implemented without adversely A copy of the report has also been made safety requirements difficult; and (3)
affecting safety. To address Section 804 available on the FAA’s Web site at identify guidance that should remain in
requirements, the FAA formed a http://www.faa.gov/regulations_ place. The meeting is open to the public
collaborative workgroup of policies/rulemaking/recently_ and there will be a period of time at the
representatives from the FAA and published/. end of each day for the public to submit
NATCA and PASS labor unions to The realignment recommendations oral comments.
develop a comprehensive process to outlined in the Part 2 report are the DATES: The meeting will be held
analyze different realignment and result of a collaborative process that Tuesday–Wednesday, June 14–15, 2016,
consolidation scenarios. The involved a multi-disciplinary team of from 9:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Eastern
collaborative process takes into account FAA management, labor, field facilities, Daylight Time (EDT), at the Westin
the following factors and criteria when finance, and subject matter experts. The Washington, DC City Center, 1400 M
prioritizing facilities for realignment Section 804 process serves as a stable Street NW., Washington, DC 20005.
analysis: NextGen readiness; the foundation for future realignment Members of the public may submit
Terminal Automation program analyses and recommendations. The written comments on the topics to be
schedule; operational and airspace process aims to maximize operational, considered during the meeting by
factors; existing facility conditions and administrative, and maintenance Thursday, June 9, 2016, to Federal
workforce impacts; industry stakeholder efficiencies, support transition to Docket Management System (FDMC)
input; costs and benefits associated with NextGen, and deliver the highest value Docket Number FMCSA–2006–26367
each potential realignment alternative; to stakeholders. using any of the following methods:
facilities and engineering planning and
The FAA is requesting comments on • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to
this report pursuant to Section 804 of http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
priorities; and employee career
the FAA Modernization and Reform Act online instructions for submitting
development.
The collaborative workgroup of 2012. The agency will consider all comments.
developed the guiding principles and comments received on or before July 22, • Fax: 202–493–2251.
criteria for evaluating existing Terminal 2016. Following a 60-day comment • Mail: Docket Management Facility;
Radar Approach Control (TRACON) review period, the final report along U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200
operations. The principles support the with public comments will be submitted New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building,
goals of developing operationally viable to Congress. The FAA continues to Room W12–140, Washington, DC 20590.
realignment and consolidation analyze data collected from facilities • Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of
scenarios, capturing recommendations, across the United States and evaluate Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
and outlining next steps. The possible realignment scenarios. Avenue SE., Room W12–140,
workgroup has developed a repeatable Issued in Washington, DC, on May 31, Washington, DC between 9 a.m. and 5
and defensible four-step process to 2016. p.m., E.D.T. Monday through Friday,
evaluate facility TRACON operations Jim Pasto, except Federal holidays.
and prioritize for analysis; determine an Terminal Facilities Execution Team, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
initial set of realignment scenarios and Implementation Manager, Federal Aviation Shannon L. Watson, Senior Advisor to
a set of alternatives for each scenario; Administration. the Associate Administrator for Policy,
collect facility and operational data and [FR Doc. 2016–13331 Filed 6–6–16; 8:45 am] Federal Motor Carrier Safety
document system requirements; BILLING CODE 4910–13–P Administration, U.S. Department of
document facility, equipment, Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
infrastructure, operational and safety Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590,
data; capture qualitative workforce DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (202) 385–2395, mcsac@dot.gov.
considerations, including training, Services for Individuals with
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Disabilities: For information on facilities
transition, facility, and potential
Administration or services for individuals with
workforce impacts of potential
realignments; consider potential [Docket No. FMCSA–2006–26367] disabilities or to request special
impacts on operations, airspace assistance at the meeting, contact Mr.
modifications, route/fixes changes, Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Eran Segev at (617) 494–3174 or
arrival/departure procedures, intra/ Committee (MCSAC); Public Meeting eran.segev@dot.gov, by Thursday, June
inter-facility coordination, and pilot 9, 2016.
AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety
community interaction; collect and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Administration (FMCSA), DOT.
consider industry stakeholder input;
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quantify benefits and cost of potential meeting.
realignments; and develop a MCSAC
recommendation for each realignment SUMMARY: FMCSA announces that its MCSAC was established to provide
scenario. The recommendations MCSAC will meet on Tuesday and FMCSA with advice and
contained in the report entitled ‘‘FAA Wednesday, June 14–15, 2016, to recommendations on motor carrier
National Facilities Realignment and provide recommendations to the Agency safety programs and motor carrier safety
Consolidation Report, Part 2’’ primarily concerning implementation of section regulations. MCSAC is composed of 20
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Section		Notices
Action		Notice of availability; request for comments.
Dates		Send comments on or before July 22, 2016.
Contact		Jim Pasto, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; email: [email protected]
FR Citation		81 FR 36650

81 FR 36650 - Recommendations for Facilities Realignments To Support Transition to NextGen as Part of Section 804 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012-Part 2; Request for Comments

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATIONFederal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 109 (June 7, 2016)

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration