83 FR 17211 - Deadline for Notification of Intent To Use the Airport Improvement Program's (AIP) Primary, Cargo, and Nonprimary Entitlement Funds Available for Fiscal Year (FY) 2018
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 75 (April 18, 2018)
Federal Aviation Administration
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| FR Document | 2018-07658 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 75 (Wednesday, April 18, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 17211-17212] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-07658] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration [Docket No: FAA-2011-0786] Deadline for Notification of Intent To Use the Airport Improvement Program's (AIP) Primary, Cargo, and Nonprimary Entitlement Funds Available for Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of Transportation. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The FAA announces May 15, 2018, as the deadline for each airport sponsor to notify the FAA whether or not it will use its FY 2018 entitlement funds (also referred to as apportioned funds) available under 49 U.S.C. 47114 to support AIP-eligible projects that the airport sponsor previously identified through the Airports Capital Improvement Plan process during the preceding year. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elliott Black, Director, Office of Airport Planning and Programming, APP-1, at (202) 267-8775. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title 49 U.S.C. 47105(f) provides that the sponsor of each airport to which entitlement funds are apportioned shall notify the Secretary by such time and in a form as prescribed by the Secretary of the airport sponsor's intent to apply for its available entitlement funds. Therefore, the FAA is hereby notifying airport sponsors of the steps required to ensure that the FAA has sufficient time to carry-over and convert remaining entitlement funds. This notice applies only to those airports that have had entitlement funds apportioned to them, except those nonprimary airports located in designated block grant states. Airport sponsors intending to apply for any of their available entitlement funds, including those unused from prior years, shall make their intent known by 12 p.m. prevailing local time on Tuesday, May 15, 2018. This notice must address all entitlement funds available for FY 2018, including those entitlement funds not obligated from prior years. These notifications are critical to ensure efficient planning and administration of the AIP. The final grant application deadline is Tuesday, July 10, 2018. All notifications and grant applications must be provided to the designated FAA Airports District Office (or regional office in regions without Airports District Offices). The airport sponsor's notification must address all entitlement funds [[Page 17212]] available for FY 2018, as well as any entitlement funds not obligated from prior years. After Tuesday, July 10, 2018, the FAA will carry over any currently available entitlement funds for which the airport sponsor has not notified the FAA of its intention to use and these funds will not be available again until at least the beginning of FY 2019. This notification requirement does not apply to nonprimary airports covered by the State Block Grant Program. Historically this deadline has been May 1 of each year. Due to the timing of the FY 2018 appropriation and extension of authorizing legislation, the FAA is extending the normal deadline. However, the FAA encourages airport sponsors to communicate with the FAA as soon as possible. Regional offices may establish earlier deadlines due to constraints on construction seasons. Absent notification of the intent to use entitlement funds or submission of a grant application by the relevant deadlines noted above, the FAA will proceed after Tuesday, July 10, 2018, to carry over the remainder of available entitlement funds. These funds will not be available again until at least the beginning of FY 2019. This notice is promulgated to expedite and facilitate the grant-making process. Issued in Washington, DC, on April 6, 2018. Elliott Black, Director, Office of Airport Planning and Programming. [FR Doc. 2018-07658 Filed 4-17-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-13-P
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acquire or subsidize a rail line for Estimated Time per Response: One DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
continued service, or to impose a trail hour.
use/railbanking or public use condition. Frequency: On occasion. Federal Aviation Administration
First, under 49 U.S.C. 10904, the [Docket No: FAA–2011–0786]
filing of an ‘‘Offer of Financial Total Burden Hours (annually
Assistance’’ (OFA) starts a process of including all respondents): 40 hours.
Deadline for Notification of Intent To
negotiations to define the financial Total ‘‘Non-hour Burden’’ Cost: None Use the Airport Improvement
assistance needed to purchase or identified. Submissions may be Program’s (AIP) Primary, Cargo, and
subsidize the rail line sought for submitted electronically to the Board. Nonprimary Entitlement Funds
abandonment. Once the OFA is filed, Needs and Uses: As described in Available for Fiscal Year (FY) 2018
the offeror may request additional ‘‘Description of Collection 1’’ above, the
information from the railroad, which the AGENCY: Federal Aviation
STB will issue a CITU or NITU to a
railroad must provide. If the parties Administration (FAA), Department of
prospective trail sponsor who seeks a
cannot agree to the sale or subsidy, Transportation.
trails use/railbanking agreement with
either party also may file a request for the rail carrier of the rail line that is ACTION: Notice.
the Board to set the terms and being abandoned. The CITU/NITU
conditions of the financial assistance. SUMMARY: The FAA announces May 15,
permits parties, for 180 days, to 2018, as the deadline for each airport
Or, under section 10905, a public use negotiate for a trails use/railbanking
request allows the Board to impose a sponsor to notify the FAA whether or
agreement. If parties reach an not it will use its FY 2018 entitlement
180-day public use condition on the agreement, then, under 49 CFR 1152.29,
abandonment of a rail line, permitting funds (also referred to as apportioned
they must jointly notify the Board of funds) available under 49 U.S.C. 47114
the parties to negotiate a public use for that fact and must identify the exact
the rail line. Alternatively, under to support AIP-eligible projects that the
location of the right-of-way subject to airport sponsor previously identified
section 10907, a feeder line application
the agreement, including a map and through the Airports Capital
provides the basis for authorizing an
milepost marker information. The rules Improvement Plan process during the
involuntary sale of a rail line.
also require parties to file a petition to preceding year.
Finally, under the Trails Act and its modify or vacate the CITU/NITU if the
regulations (49 CFR 1152.29), a trail-use FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
trail use/railbanking agreement applies
request, if agreed upon by the Elliott Black, Director, Office of Airport
to less of the right-of-way than what is
abandoning carrier, requires the Board Planning and Programming, APP–1, at
covered by the CITU/NITU. Finally, the
to condition the abandonment by (202) 267–8775.
rules require that a substitute trail
issuing a Notice of Interim Trail Use SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title 49
sponsor must acknowledge that interim
(NITU) or Certificate of Interim Trail U.S.C. 47105(f) provides that the
trail use is subject to restoration and
Use (CITU). The CITU/NITU permits sponsor of each airport to which
reactivation at any time. The collection
parties, for 180 days, to negotiate for an entitlement funds are apportioned shall
by the Board of this information enables
interim trail use/railbanking agreement notify the Secretary by such time and in
the agency to ensure that the
for the rail line. If parties reach an a form as prescribed by the Secretary of
documentation for activities under the
agreement, the CITU/NITU the airport sponsor’s intent to apply for
automatically authorizes interim trail Trails Act remains current.
its available entitlement funds.
use/railbanking, and the parties must The Board makes this submission Therefore, the FAA is hereby notifying
notify the Board that they have reached because, under the PRA, a federal airport sponsors of the steps required to
an agreement. The interim trails use/ agency that conducts or sponsors a ensure that the FAA has sufficient time
railbanking preserves the rail corridor collection of information must display a to carry-over and convert remaining
for possible future use as an active rail currently valid OMB control number. entitlement funds. This notice applies
line again. If no agreement is reached, The Board also notes that it will be only to those airports that have had
then upon expiration of the negotiation seeking approval to merge the two entitlement funds apportioned to them,
period, the CITU/NITU authorizes the related collections, as described above. except those nonprimary airports
railroad to exercise its option to fully A collection of information, which is located in designated block grant states.
abandon the line without further action defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR Airport sponsors intending to apply for
by the Board. 1320.3(c), includes agency requirements any of their available entitlement funds,
The collection by the Board of these that persons submit reports, keep including those unused from prior
offers, requests, and applications, and records, or provide information to the years, shall make their intent known by
the railroad’s replies (when required), agency, third parties, or the public. 12 p.m. prevailing local time on
enables the Board to meet its statutory Under 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A), federal Tuesday, May 15, 2018. This notice
duty to regulate the referenced rail agencies are required to provide, prior must address all entitlement funds
transactions. to an agency’s submitting a collection to available for FY 2018, including those
OMB for approval, a 60-day notice and entitlement funds not obligated from
Description of Collection 2
comment period through publication in prior years. These notifications are
Title: Notifications of Trails Act the Federal Register concerning each critical to ensure efficient planning and
Agreement and Substitute Sponsorship. proposed collection of information, administration of the AIP. The final
OMB Control Number: 2140–0017. including each proposed extension of an grant application deadline is Tuesday,
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STB Form Number: None. existing collection of information. July 10, 2018. All notifications and grant
Type of Review: Merger. Dated: April 13, 2018. applications must be provided to the
Respondents: Rail carriers; parties to designated FAA Airports District Office
Jeffrey Herzig,
an interim trail use agreement; (or regional office in regions without
substitute trail sponsors; and state and Clearance Clerk. Airports District Offices).
local governments. [FR Doc. 2018–08095 Filed 4–17–18; 8:45 am] The airport sponsor’s notification
Number of Respondents: 40. BILLING CODE 4915–01–P must address all entitlement funds
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available for FY 2018, as well as any and liable for carrying out the Background
entitlement funds not obligated from responsibilities it has assumed, in lieu The Surface Transportation Project
prior years. After Tuesday, July 10, of FHWA. This program mandates Delivery Program, codified at 23 United
2018, the FAA will carry over any annual audits during each of the first 4 States Code (U.S.C.) 327, commonly
currently available entitlement funds for years of State participation to ensure known as the NEPA Assignment
which the airport sponsor has not compliance with program requirements. Program, allows a State to assume
notified the FAA of its intention to use This notice announces and solicits FHWA’s responsibilities for
and these funds will not be available comments on the second audit report for environmental review, consultation, and
again until at least the beginning of FY the Ohio Department of Transportation compliance for Federal highway
2019. This notification requirement (ODOT). projects. When a State assumes these
does not apply to nonprimary airports DATES: Comments must be received on Federal responsibilities, the State
covered by the State Block Grant or before May 18, 2018. becomes solely liable for carrying out
Program. ADDRESSES: Mail or hand deliver the responsibilities it has assumed, in
Historically this deadline has been comments to Docket Management lieu of the FHWA. The ODOT published
May 1 of each year. Due to the timing Facility: U.S. Department of its application for assumption under the
of the FY 2018 appropriation and Transportation, 1200 New Jersey NEPA Assignment Program on April 12,
extension of authorizing legislation, the Avenue SE Room W12–140, 2015, and made it available for public
FAA is extending the normal deadline. Washington, DC 20590. You may also comment for 30 days. After considering
However, the FAA encourages airport submit comments electronically at public comments, ODOT submitted its
sponsors to communicate with the FAA www.regulations.gov. All comments application to FHWA on May 27, 2015.
as soon as possible. Regional offices should include the docket number that The application served as the basis for
may establish earlier deadlines due to appears in the heading of this developing the memorandum of
constraints on construction seasons. document. All comments received will understanding (MOU) that identifies the
Absent notification of the intent to be available for examination and responsibilities and obligations that
use entitlement funds or submission of copying at the above address from ODOT would assume. The FHWA
a grant application by the relevant 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., e.t., Monday through published a notice of the draft MOU in
deadlines noted above, the FAA will Friday, except Federal holidays. Those the Federal Register on October 15,
proceed after Tuesday, July 10, 2018, to desiring notification of receipt of 2015, at 80 FR 62153, with a 30-day
carry over the remainder of available comments must include a self- comment period to solicit the views of
entitlement funds. These funds will not addressed, stamped postcard or you the public and Federal agencies. After
be available again until at least the may print the acknowledgment page the comment period closed, FHWA and
beginning of FY 2019. This notice is that appears after submitting comments ODOT considered comments and
promulgated to expedite and facilitate electronically. Anyone can search the executed the MOU.
the grant-making process. electronic form of all comments in any Section 327(g) of Title 23, U.S.C.,
Issued in Washington, DC, on April 6, of our dockets by the name of the requires the Secretary to conduct annual
2018. individual submitting the comment (or audits to ensure compliance with the
Elliott Black, signing the comment, if submitted on MOU during each of the first 4 years of
Director, Office of Airport Planning and behalf of an association, business, or State participation and, after the fourth
Programming. labor union). The DOT posts these year, monitor compliance. The results of
[FR Doc. 2018–07658 Filed 4–17–18; 8:45 am] comments, without edits, including any each audit must be made available for
BILLING CODE 4910–13–P personal information the commenter public comment. The first audit report
provides, to www.regulations.gov, as of ODOT compliance was finalized on
described in the system of records July 7, 2017. This notice announces the
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can availability of the second audit report
be reviewed at www.dot.gov/privacy. for ODOT and solicits public comment
Federal Highway Administration on same.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
[FHWA Docket No. FHWA–2018–0009] James G. Gavin, Office of Project Authority: Section 1313 of Public Law
Development and Environmental 112–141; Section 6005 of Public Law 109–59;
Surface Transportation Project Review, (202) 366–1473, James.Gavin@ 23 U.S.C. 327; 23 CFR 773.
Delivery Program; Ohio Department of dot.gov, Federal Highway Issued on: April 11, 2018.
Transportation Audit Report Administration, U.S. Department of Brandye L. Hendrickson,
AGENCY: Federal Highway Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Acting Administrator, Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA), U.S. Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590 or Administration.
Department of Transportation (DOT). Mr. David Sett, Office of the Chief
Surface Transportation Project Delivery
ACTION: Notice; Request for comment. Counsel, (404) 562–3676, david.sett@
Program
dot.gov, Federal Highway
SUMMARY: The Moving Ahead for Administration, U.S. Department of Draft FHWA Audit of the Ohio
Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP– Transportation, 61 Forsyth Street Department of Transportation
21) established the Surface 17T100, Atlanta, GA 30303. Office August 6, 2016 to August 4, 2017
Transportation Project Delivery Program hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.,
that allows a State to assume FHWA’s e.t., Monday through Friday, except Executive Summary
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environmental responsibilities for Federal holidays. This is the second audit of the Ohio
environmental review, consultation, and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Department of Transportation’s (ODOT)
compliance under the National assumption of National Environmental
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for Electronic Access Policy Act (NEPA) responsibilities,
Federal highway projects. When a State An electronic copy of this notice may conducted by a team of Federal
assumes these Federal responsibilities, be downloaded from the specific docket Highway Administration (FHWA) staff
the State becomes solely responsible page at www.regulations.gov. (the team). The ODOT made the
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