83_FR_55347 83 FR 55134 - Notification of Public Meetings on Requirement for Helicopters To Use the New York North Shore Helicopter Route

83 FR 55134 - Notification of Public Meetings on Requirement for Helicopters To Use the New York North Shore Helicopter Route

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 213 (November 2, 2018)

Page Range55134-55135
FR Document2018-24129

The FAA announces three public meetings to solicit feedback concerning the New York North Shore Helicopter Rule (``the Rule''). These meetings are being held pursuant to Section 182 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018. The Rule requires civil helicopter pilots operating under Visual Flight Rules (VFR), whose route of flight takes them over the north shore of Long Island between the Visual Point Lloyd Harbor (VPLYD) waypoint and Orient Point (VPOLT), to use the North Shore Helicopter Route.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 213 (Friday, November 2, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 213 (Friday, November 2, 2018)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 55134-55135]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-24129]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 93

RIN 2120-AK39


Notification of Public Meetings on Requirement for Helicopters To 
Use the New York North Shore Helicopter Route

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notification of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The FAA announces three public meetings to solicit feedback 
concerning the New York North Shore Helicopter Rule (``the Rule''). 
These meetings are being held pursuant to Section 182 of the FAA 
Reauthorization Act of 2018. The Rule requires civil helicopter pilots 
operating under Visual Flight Rules (VFR), whose route of flight takes 
them over the north shore of Long Island between the Visual Point Lloyd 
Harbor (VPLYD) waypoint and Orient Point (VPOLT), to use the North 
Shore Helicopter Route.

DATES: The public meetings will be held on November 13, November 14, 
and November 15, 2018.

ADDRESSES: The public meetings will be held at the following sites:
    November 13, 2018, 7-9 p.m.--Cradle of Aviation Museum, Charles 
Lindbergh Blvd., Garden City, NY 11530.
    November 14, 2018, 7-9 p.m.--Riverhead Middle School, 600 Harrison 
Avenue, Riverhead, NY 11901.
    November 15, 2018, 7-9 p.m.--Vaughn College, 8601 23rd Ave, 
Flushing, NY 11369.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Bailey, Office of 
Rulemaking, Federal Aviation Administration; telephone (202) 267-4158; 
email Christopher.bailey@faa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Purpose of the Public Meetings

    The purpose of the public meetings is for the FAA to obtain 
feedback relevant to the Rule at subpart H of part 93, which requires 
civil helicopter pilots operating under VFR, whose route of flight 
takes them over the north shore of Long Island between the VPLYD 
waypoint and VPOLT, to use the North Shore Helicopter Route. The FAA 
will consider comments made at the public meetings in its review of the 
Rule.

Public Participation and Meeting Procedures

    The meetings will use a workshop format. FAA will have several 
stations covering a number of relevant aspects of the Rule. Each 
station will be staffed by a representative of the FAA who is able to 
answer questions regarding that subject. There will also be a station 
where the public can submit a written statement or have their oral 
comment transcribed. No formal presentations will be made.
    Section 182 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 also calls for a 
written comment period on the North Shore Helicopter Rule. See the 
document published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register, 
titled Request for Comments on Requirement for Helicopters to Use the 
New York North Shore Helicopter Route, under docket number FAA-2018-
0954, for information regarding submitting written comments on the Rule 
to the Federal Register.
    Sign and oral interpretation can be made available at the meeting, 
as well

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as an assistive listening device, if requested 10 calendar days before 
the meeting. The meetings will be open to all persons on a space-
available basis. There will be no admission fee or other charge to 
attend and participate.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 30, 2018.
Brandon Roberts,
Deputy Executive Director, Office of Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 2018-24129 Filed 11-1-18; 8:45 am]
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     Chart’’). The Rule was promulgated to                   helicopters are predominantly operated;               Flight Rules (VFR), whose route of flight
     maximize use of the route, as published                 however, there are still significant safety           takes them over the north shore of Long
     per the Chart, to secure and improve                    implications with pushing all helicopter              Island between the Visual Point Lloyd
     upon decreased levels of noise that had                 traffic farther over the water. Allowing              Harbor (VPLYD) waypoint and Orient
     been voluntarily achieved.1 Under the                   helicopters to operate within sight of the            Point (VPOLT), to use the North Shore
     Rule, pilots are permitted to deviate                   coastline provides pilots with multiple               Helicopter Route.
     from the route and altitude                             visual waypoints by which to safely                   DATES: The public meetings will be held
     requirements when necessary for safety,                 navigate along the north shore. The                   on November 13, November 14, and
     weather conditions, or transitioning to                 route was designed to avoid the                       November 15, 2018.
     or from a destination or point of                       potential safety implications associated              ADDRESSES: The public meetings will be
     landing.                                                with helicopters flying in VFR                        held at the following sites:
        The Rule originally had a two-year                   conditions off the coastline and the                     November 13, 2018, 7–9 p.m.—Cradle
     duration and was set to terminate on                    interaction with other traffic at or above            of Aviation Museum, Charles Lindbergh
     August 6, 2014. The FAA limited the                     the route’s specified altitude.                       Blvd., Garden City, NY 11530.
     duration of the Rule because, at the time                  The FAA is inviting comments that                     November 14, 2018, 7–9 p.m.—
     of promulgation, the FAA did not have                   may assist the agency in assessing and                Riverhead Middle School, 600 Harrison
     data on the current rate of compliance                  understanding the impacts of the Rule                 Avenue, Riverhead, NY 11901.
     with the voluntary route nor the                        and any potential implications of                        November 15, 2018, 7–9 p.m.—
     circumstances surrounding an                            modifying the Rule. In particular, we                 Vaughn College, 8601 23rd Ave,
     operator’s decision not to use the route.               invite responses to the following                     Flushing, NY 11369.
     The FAA concluded there would be no                     questions:
     reason to retain the Rule if the FAA                                                                          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                1. Did implementation of the Rule
     determined helicopter noise along the                                                                         Christopher Bailey, Office of
                                                             result in more or less helicopter noise in
     North Shore of Long Island did not                                                                            Rulemaking, Federal Aviation
                                                             your community compared to levels you
     improve. Accordingly, the Agency                                                                              Administration; telephone (202) 267–
                                                             experienced prior to implementation of
     decided that the Rule would expire in                                                                         4158; email Christopher.bailey@faa.gov.
                                                             the Rule?
     two years, if it was determined there is                   2. How and when do helicopter                      SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
     no meaningful improvement in the                        operators deviate from the Rule?                      Purpose of the Public Meetings
     effects of helicopter noise on quality of                  3. Are there alternative or
     life or that the Rule was otherwise                     supplemental routes that you believe                     The purpose of the public meetings is
     unjustified. Specifically, the FAA stated               will reduce the noise impacts without                 for the FAA to obtain feedback relevant
     that should there be such an                            jeopardizing the safe operation of                    to the Rule at subpart H of part 93,
     improvement, the FAA may, after                         aircraft?                                             which requires civil helicopter pilots
     appropriate notice and opportunity for                     4. Should the Rule be extended,                    operating under VFR, whose route of
     comment, decide to make the Rule                        modified, or allowed to expire in 2020?               flight takes them over the north shore of
     permanent. Likewise, should the FAA                                                                           Long Island between the VPLYD
                                                               Issued under authority provided by Public
     determine that reasonable modification                  Law 115–254, 49 U.S.C. 106(f), 44701(a), and
                                                                                                                   waypoint and VPOLT, to use the North
     could be made to the route to better                    44703 in Washington, DC, on October 29,               Shore Helicopter Route. The FAA will
     address noise concerns (and any other                   2018.                                                 consider comments made at the public
     relevant concerns), the FAA may choose                  Daniel K. Elwell,                                     meetings in its review of the Rule.
     to modify the Rule after notice and                     Acting Administrator.                                 Public Participation and Meeting
     comment.                                                [FR Doc. 2018–24051 Filed 11–1–18; 8:45 am]           Procedures
        On June 23, 2014, the FAA issued a
                                                             BILLING CODE 4910–13–P                                   The meetings will use a workshop
     two-year extension of the Rule’s
     termination date (79 FR 35488), and on                                                                        format. FAA will have several stations
     July 25, 2016 the FAA issued a four-year                                                                      covering a number of relevant aspects of
                                                             DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                          the Rule. Each station will be staffed by
     extension of the Rule’s termination date
     (81 FR 48323). The Rule is scheduled to                 Federal Aviation Administration                       a representative of the FAA who is able
     expire on August 6, 2020.                                                                                     to answer questions regarding that
        As explained in the Rule, helicopters                14 CFR Part 93                                        subject. There will also be a station
     are generally limited in the distance                                                                         where the public can submit a written
     they can prudently operate from shore                   RIN 2120–AK39                                         statement or have their oral comment
     without being equipped for overwater                                                                          transcribed. No formal presentations
     operations because they are not able to                 Notification of Public Meetings on                    will be made.
     glide for any significant distance in the               Requirement for Helicopters To Use                       Section 182 of the FAA
     event of a total loss of power.                         the New York North Shore Helicopter                   Reauthorization Act of 2018 also calls
        At the time of the original rulemaking,              Route                                                 for a written comment period on the
     the FAA estimated that two-thirds of                    AGENCY: Federal Aviation                              North Shore Helicopter Rule. See the
     commercial helicopters operating along                  Administration (FAA), DOT.                            document published elsewhere in this
     the north shore were equipped with                      ACTION: Notification of public meetings.              issue of the Federal Register, titled
     multiple engines. This equipage allowed                                                                       Request for Comments on Requirement
     for a route to be established a little                  SUMMARY:  The FAA announces three                     for Helicopters to Use the New York
     farther off shore than what would be                    public meetings to solicit feedback                   North Shore Helicopter Route, under
     prudent in an area where single-engine                  concerning the New York North Shore                   docket number FAA–2018–0954, for
                                                             Helicopter Rule (‘‘the Rule’’). These                 information regarding submitting
       1 The rule is based on a voluntary VFR route that
                                                             meetings are being held pursuant to                   written comments on the Rule to the
     was developed by the FAA working with the
     Eastern Region Helicopter Council. The voluntary
                                                             Section 182 of the FAA Reauthorization                Federal Register.
     route originally was added to the Chart on May 8,       Act of 2018. The Rule requires civil                     Sign and oral interpretation can be
     2008.                                                   helicopter pilots operating under Visual              made available at the meeting, as well


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     as an assistive listening device, if                    This is the preferred method for the                  through a series of rules, HHS delayed
     requested 10 calendar days before the                   submission of comments.                               the effective date of the January 5, 2017
     meeting. The meetings will be open to                     • Email: 340BCMPNPRM@hrsa.gov.                      final rule until July 1, 2019 (83 FR
     all persons on a space-available basis.                 Include 0906–AB19 in the subject line                 25943, June 5, 2018).
     There will be no admission fee or other                 of the message.
                                                                                                                   II. Proposal To Change the Effective
     charge to attend and participate.                         • Mail: Office of Pharmacy Affairs
                                                                                                                   Date of the Final Rule From July 1,
       Issued in Washington, DC, on October 30,
                                                             (OPA), Healthcare Systems Bureau
                                                                                                                   2019, to January 1, 2019
     2018.                                                   (HSB), Health Resources and Services
                                                             Administration (HRSA), 5600 Fishers                      HHS proposes to cease any further
     Brandon Roberts,
                                                             Lane, Mail Stop 08W05A, Rockville, MD                 delay of the January 5, 2017 final rule
     Deputy Executive Director, Office of                                                                          and to change the effective date from
     Rulemaking.
                                                             20857.
                                                             All submitted comments will be                        July 1, 2019, to January 1, 2019. As the
     [FR Doc. 2018–24129 Filed 11–1–18; 8:45 am]                                                                   effective date will be the first day of the
                                                             available to the public in their entirety.
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                                                             Please do not submit commercial                       quarter, the implementation date and
                                                             confidential information or personal                  the effective date will be the same. In its
                                                             identifying information that you do not               most recent rulemaking delaying the
     DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                                                                                      effective date of the January 5, 2017
                                                             want in the public domain.
     HUMAN SERVICES                                                                                                final rule, HHS stated that it ‘‘is
                                                             FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                                   developing new comprehensive policies
     42 CFR Part 10                                          CAPT Krista Pedley, Director, OPA,                    to address the rising costs of
                                                             HSB, HRSA, 5600 Fishers Lane, Mail                    prescription drugs. These policies will
     RIN 0906–AB19                                           Stop 08W05A, Rockville, MD 20857, or                  address drug pricing in government
     340B Drug Pricing Program Ceiling                       by telephone at 301–594–4353.                         programs, such as Medicare Parts B & D,
     Price and Manufacturer Civil Monetary                   SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            Medicaid, and the 340B Program. Due to
     Penalties Regulation                                    I. Background                                         the development of these
                                                                                                                   comprehensive policies, we are delaying
     AGENCY:   Health Resources and Services                    HHS published a notice of proposed                 the effective date for the January 5,
     Administration, HHS.                                    rulemaking (NPRM) in June 2015 to                     2017, final rule to July 1, 2019.’’ (83 FR
     ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking;                  implement civil monetary penalties                    25944)
     effective date change.                                  (CMPs) for manufacturers who                             The Department has determined that
                                                             knowingly and intentionally charge a                  the finalization of the 340B ceiling price
     SUMMARY:    The Health Resources and                    covered entity more than the ceiling                  and civil monetary penalty rule will not
     Services Administration (HRSA)                          price for a covered outpatient drug; to               interfere with the Department’s
     administers section 340B of the Public                  provide clarity regarding the                         development of these comprehensive
     Health Service Act (PHSA), which is                     requirement that manufacturers                        policies. Accordingly, the Department
     referred to as the ‘‘340B Drug Pricing                  calculate the 340B ceiling price on a                 no longer believes a delay in the
     Program’’ or the ‘‘340B Program.’’ HRSA                 quarterly basis and how the ceiling                   effective date is necessary and is
     published a final rule on January 5,                    price is to be calculated; and to establish           proposing to change the effective date of
     2017, that set forth the calculation of the             the requirement that a manufacturer                   the rule from July 1, 2019, to January 1,
     340B ceiling price and application of                   charge a $.01 (penny pricing policy) for              2019.
     civil monetary penalties.                               drugs when the ceiling price calculation                 The provisions included in the
        On June 5, 2018, HRSA published a                    equals zero (80 FR 34583, (June 17,                   January 5, 2017 final rule were subject
     final rule that delayed the effective date              2015)). The public comment period                     to extensive public comment, and have
     of the 340B ceiling price and civil                     closed on August 17, 2015, and HRSA                   been delayed several times. As such,
     monetary rule until July 1, 2019, to                    received 35 comments. After review of                 HHS believes that it has considered the
     allow a more deliberate process of                      the initial comments, HHS reopened the                full range of comments on the
     considering alternative and                             comment period (81 FR 22960, (April                   substantive issues in the January 5, 2017
     supplemental regulatory provisions and                  19, 2016)) to invite additional comments              final rule.
     to allow for sufficient time for                        on the following areas of the NPRM:                      HHS believes that finalization of this
     additional rulemaking. After further                    340B ceiling price calculations that                  proposed change to the effective date of
     consideration of the issue, the                         result in a ceiling price that equals zero            the January 5, 2017 final rule would
     Department of Health and Human                          (penny pricing); the methodology that                 satisfy its obligation to implement the
     Services (HHS or Department) proposes                   manufacturers use when estimating the                 statutory provisions enacted by
     to cease any further delay of the rule                  ceiling price for a new covered                       Congress in 2010 to create civil
     and change the effective date from July                 outpatient drug; and the definition of                monetary penalties.
     1, 2019, to January 1, 2019.                            the ‘‘knowing and intentional’’ standard                 HHS seeks public comments
     DATES: Submit comments on or before                     to be applied when assessing a CMP for                specifically regarding the impact of
     November 23, 2018                                       manufacturers that overcharge a covered               ceasing any further delay of the January
     ADDRESSES: You may submit comments,                     entity. The comment period closed May                 5, 2017 final rule, including any
     identified by the Regulatory Information                19, 2016, and HHS received 72                         potential disruptions to
     Number (RIN) 0906–AB19, by any of the                   comments.                                             implementation, and changing the
     following methods. Please submit your                      On January 5, 2017, HHS published a                effective date from July 1, 2019, to
     comments in only one of these ways to                   final rule in the Federal Register (82 FR             January 1, 2019.
     minimize the receipt of duplicate                       1210, (January 5, 2017)). Comments                       HHS encourages all stakeholders to
     submissions. The first is the preferred                 from both the NPRM and the reopening                  provide comment on this proposed rule.
     method.                                                 notice were considered in the                         A comment period of 21 days is
        • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://                development of the final rule. The                    sufficient to provide affected parties the
     www.regulations.gov. Follow                             provisions of that rule were to be                    opportunity to provide their views as
     instructions for submitting comments.                   effective March 6, 2017; however,                     this rule is uncomplicated and simply


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionProposed Rules
ActionNotification of public meetings.
DatesThe public meetings will be held on November 13, November 14, and November 15, 2018.
ContactChristopher Bailey, Office of Rulemaking, Federal Aviation Administration; telephone (202) 267-4158; email [email protected]
FR Citation83 FR 55134 
RIN Number2120-AK39

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