82 FR 32750 - Recommendations for Facilities Realignments To Support Transition to NextGen as Part of Section 804 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012-Part 3; Request for Comments
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 135 (July 17, 2017)
Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 135 (July 17, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-14872 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 135 (Monday, July 17, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 32750-32751] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-14872] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration [Docket No. FAA-2017-0706] Recommendations for Facilities Realignments To Support Transition to NextGen as Part of Section 804 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012--Part 3; 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, Part 3. The report was developed in response to Section 804 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012. 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 August 31, 2017. ADDRESSES: Send comments identified by docket number FAA-2017-0706 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: William Middleswart, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; email: Section804-Public-Comments@faa.gov; phone: (202) 267-1439. 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 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 [[Page 32751]] 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. 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 3 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 August 31, 2017. 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 July 10, 2017. William Middleswart, Management Services, Federal Aviation Administration. [FR Doc. 2017-14872 Filed 7-14-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-13-P
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Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION complete Privacy Act Statement can be
Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 found in the Federal Register published
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Federal Aviation Administration on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477–19478),
Friday, except Federal holidays. as well as at http://DocketsInfo.dot.gov.
[Docket No. FAA–2017–0706]
Docket: Background documents or
• Fax: Fax comments to Docket
Recommendations for Facilities comments received may be read at
Operations at 202–493–2251.
Realignments To Support Transition to http://www.regulations.gov at any time.
Privacy: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. Follow the online instructions for
NextGen as Part of Section 804 of the
553(c), DOT solicits comments from the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of accessing the docket or visit Docket
public to better inform its rulemaking 2012—Part 3; Request for Comments Operations in Room W12–140 of the
process. DOT posts these comments, West Building Ground Floor at 1200
without edit, including any personal AGENCY: Federal Aviation New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington,
information the commenter provides, to Administration (FAA), Department of DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
http://www.regulations.gov, as Transportation (DOT). through Friday, except Federal holidays.
described in the system of records ACTION: Notice of availability; request FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can for comments. William Middleswart, Federal Aviation
be reviewed at http://www.dot.gov/ Administration, 800 Independence
privacy. SUMMARY: This document announces the Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591;
availability of the FAA National email: Section804-Public-Comments@
Docket: Background documents or Facilities Realignment and
comments received may be read at faa.gov; phone: (202) 267–1439.
Consolidation Report, Part 3. The report
http://www.regulations.gov at any time. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
was developed in response to Section
Follow the online instructions for 804 of the FAA Modernization and Background
accessing the docket or go to the Docket Reform Act of 2012. The report and Section 804 of the FAA
Operations in Room W12–140 of the recommendations contained therein Modernization and Reform Act of 2012
West Building Ground Floor at 1200 have been developed collaboratively (Pub. L. 112–95) requires the FAA to
New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, with the National Air Traffic Controllers develop a plan for realigning and
DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday Association (NATCA) and the consolidating facilities in an effort to
through Friday, except Federal holidays. Professional Aviation Safety Specialists support the transition to NextGen and
(PASS) labor unions and with input reduce costs where such cost reductions
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
from stakeholders. The FAA seeks can be implemented without adversely
Deana Stedman, ANM–113, Federal comments on this report.
Aviation Administration, 1601 Lind affecting safety. To address Section 804
DATES: Send comments on or before requirements, the FAA formed a
Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057–3356,
August 31, 2017. collaborative workgroup of
email deana.stedman@faa.gov, phone
ADDRESSES: Send comments identified representatives from the FAA and
(425) 227–2148; or Alphonso
Pendergrass, ARM–200, Office of by docket number FAA–2017–0706 NATCA and PASS labor unions to
using any of the following methods: develop a comprehensive process to
Rulemaking, Federal Aviation
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to analyze different realignment and
Administration, 800 Independence
http://www.regulations.gov and follow consolidation scenarios. The
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591, the online instructions for sending your collaborative process takes into account
email alphonso.pendergrass@faa.gov, comments electronically. the following factors and criteria when
phone (202) 267–4713. • Mail: Send comments to Docket prioritizing facilities for realignment
This notice is published pursuant to Operations, M–30; U.S. Department of analysis: NextGen readiness; the
14 CFR 11.85. Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey Terminal Automation program
Issued in Renton, Washington, on July 7, Avenue SE., Room W12–140, West schedule; operational and airspace
2017. Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC factors; existing facility conditions and
20590–0001. workforce impacts; industry stakeholder
Victor Wicklund
• Hand Delivery or Courier: Take input; costs and benefits associated with
Manager, Transport Standards Staff. comments to Docket Operations in each potential realignment alternative;
Petition for Exemption Room W12–140 of the West Building facilities and engineering planning and
Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey priorities; and employee career
Docket No.: FAA–2017–0584. Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 development.
Petitioner: Embraer. a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through The collaborative workgroup
Friday, except Federal holidays. developed the guiding principles and
Section of 14 CFR Affected: • Fax: Fax comments to Docket criteria for evaluating existing Terminal
§ 25.981(a)(3). Operations at 202–493–2251. Radar Approach Control (TRACON)
Description of Relief Sought: In Privacy: The FAA will post all operations. The principles support the
accordance with FAA Policy PS–ANM– comments it receives, without change, goals of developing operationally viable
25.981–02, dated June 24, 2014, the to http://www.regulations.gov, including realignment and consolidation
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petitioner seeks an exemption from the any personal information the scenarios, capturing recommendations,
requirements of 14 CFR 25.981(a)(3) commenter provides. Using the search and outlining next steps. The
with respect to fuel tank ignition function of the docket Web site, anyone workgroup has developed a repeatable
prevention for the Model ERJ 190–300, can find and read the electronic form of and defensible four-step process to
190–400, and 190–500 airplanes. all comments received into any FAA evaluate facility TRACON operations
[FR Doc. 2017–14898 Filed 7–14–17; 8:45 am] dockets, including name of the and prioritize for analysis; determine an
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individual sending the comment (or initial set of realignment scenarios and
signing the comment for an association, a set of alternatives for each scenario;
business, labor union, etc.). DOT’s collect facility and operational data and
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document system requirements; ACTION: Notice of Limitation on Claims Route 101/Airport Road intersection.
document facility, equipment, for Judicial Review of Actions by the The purpose of the project is to improve
infrastructure, operational and safety FHWA, California Department of safety; reduce operational conflicts and
data; capture qualitative workforce Transportation (Caltrans), pursuant to delay; and rehabilitate roadway to meet
considerations, including training, 23 U.S.C. 327, and the US Fish and current traffic engineering design
transition, facility, and potential Wildlife Service, and National Marine standards as feasible. The actions by the
workforce impacts of potential Fisheries Service. Federal agencies, and the laws under
realignments; consider potential which such actions were taken, are
impacts on operations, airspace SUMMARY: The FHWA is issuing this described in the Final Environmental
modifications, route/fixes changes, notice to announce actions taken by Impact Statement (FEIS) for the project,
arrival/departure procedures, intra/ FHWA, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, approved on December 20, 2016, in the
inter-facility coordination, and pilot and National Marine Fisheries Service FHWA Record of Decision (ROD) issued
community interaction; collect and that are final within the meaning of U.S. on July 3, 2017, and in other documents
consider industry stakeholder input; Code. The actions relate to a proposed in the FHWA project records. The FEIS,
quantify benefits and cost of potential highway project, US Route 101 between ROD, and other project records are
realignments; and develop a Eureka and Arcata in the County of available by contacting Caltrans at the
recommendation for each realignment Humboldt, State of California. Those addresses provided above. The FHWA
scenario. A copy of this report has been actions grant licenses, permits, and FEIS and ROD can be viewed and
placed in the docket for this notice. The approvals for the project. downloaded from the project Web site at
docket may be accessed at http:// DATES: By this notice, the FHWA is http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist1/d1projects/
www.regulations.gov. A copy of the advising the public of final agency eureka_arcata/reports.htm, or viewed at
report has also been made available on actions subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). A public libraries in the project area.
the FAA’s Web site at http:// claim seeking judicial review of the The U.S. N.O.A.A National Marine
www.faa.gov/regulations_policies/ Federal agency actions on the highway Fisheries consultation and Letter of
rulemaking/recently_published/. project will be barred unless the claim Concurrence are available by contacting
The realignment recommendations is filed on or before December 14, 2017. U.S. N.O.A.A National Marine Fisheries
outlined in the Part 3 report are the If the Federal law that authorizes at the address provided above.
result of a collaborative process that judicial review of a claim provides a The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
involved a multi-disciplinary team of time period of less than 150 days for consultation and Biological Opinion are
FAA management, labor, field facilities, filing such claim, then that shorter time available by contacting the U.S. Fish
finance, and subject matter experts. The period still applies. and Wildlife Service at the address
Section 804 process serves as a stable FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: provided above.
foundation for future realignment Dave Tedrick, Senior Environmental This notice applies to all Federal
analyses and recommendations. The Specialist, FHWA, 650 Capitol Mall, agency decisions as of the issuance date
process aims to maximize operational, Suite 4–100, Sacramento, CA 95814, of this notice and all laws under which
administrative, and maintenance (916) 498–5025, such actions were taken, including but
efficiencies, support transition to david.tedrick@dot.gov. not limited to:
NextGen, and deliver the highest value Rosalind Litzky, Senior Environmental 1. General: National Environmental
to stakeholders. Planner, Caltrans, 1656 Union Street, Policy Act (NEPA) [42 U.S.C. 4321–
The FAA is requesting comments on Eureka, CA 95501, (707) 445–5222, 4351]; Federal Aid Highway Act; [23
this report pursuant to Section 804 of rosalind.litzky@dot.ca.gov. U.S. C109].
the FAA Modernization and Reform Act Jeffery Jahn, N.O.A.A. National Marine 2. Air: Clean Air Act 42 U.S.C. 7401–
of 2012. The agency will consider all Fisheries Service, 1655 Heindon 7671(q).
comments received on or before August Road, Arcata, California 95521, (707) 3. Migratory Bird Treaty Act [16
31, 2017. Following a 60-day comment 825–5173, Jeffrey.Jahn@NOAA.GOV. U.S.C. 703–712].
review period, the final report along Greg Schmidt, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 4. Historic and Cultural Resources:
with public comments will be submitted Service, 1655 Heindon Road, Arcata, Section 106 of the National Historic
to Congress. The FAA continues to California 95521, (707) 822–7201, Preservation Act of 1966, as amended
analyze data collected from facilities Gregory_Schmidt@fws.gov. [16 U.S.C. 470(aa)–11].
5. Social and Economic: Civil Rights
across the United States and evaluate SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is Act of 1964 [42 U.S.C. 2000(d)–2000(d)
possible realignment scenarios. hereby given that the FHWA, Caltrans, (1)]; The Uniform Relocation Assistance
Issued in Washington, DC, on July 10, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Act and Real Property Acquisition
2017. National Marine Fisheries Service have Policies Act of 1970, as amended.
William Middleswart, taken final agency actions subject to 23 6. Hazardous Materials:
Management Services, Federal Aviation U.S.C. 139(l)(1) by issuing licenses, Comprehensive Environmental
Administration. permits, and approvals for the following response, Compensation, and Liability
[FR Doc. 2017–14872 Filed 7–14–17; 8:45 am] highway project in the State of Act (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. 9601–9675;
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Route 101 Corridor Improvement Project Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA);
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consists of various improvements on 7. Executive Orders: E.O. 11990
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Route 101 between the Eureka Slough Protection of Wetlands; E.O. 11988
Bridge and the 11th St. overcrossing in Floodplain Management; E.O. 12898
Federal Highway Administration Arcata. Major project features may Federal Actions to Address
include closing roadway median Environmental Justice in Minority
Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions
crossings, constructing a roadway grade Populations and Low Income
on Proposed Highway in California
separation at Indianola Cutoff, replacing Populations; E.O. 11593 Protection and
AGENCY:Federal Highway the southbound Jacoby Creek Bridge, Enhancement of Cultural Resources;
Administration (FHWA), DOT. and partially or fully signalizing the E.O. 13112 Invasive Species.
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| FR Citation | 82 FR 32750 |
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