11308 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 40 / Tuesday, March 1, 2011 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Aviation Noise Impacts Roadmap 

Annual Meeting 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting participation. 

SUMMARY: This notice advises interested 

persons that the First Annual Meeting of 

the Aviation Noise Impacts Roadmap 

will be held on April 19–20, 2011, in 

Washington, DC, to coordinate and 

communicate research activities and 

findings among stakeholders and other 

parties with an interest in aviation noise 

impacts. The purpose of the meeting is 

to update and advance our collective 

scientific knowledge of the impact of 

aircraft noise on society in order to 

improve our ability to address various 

aspects of noise impacts and develop 

optimal mitigation solutions. 

DATES: The First Annual Meeting of the 

Aviation Noise Impacts Roadmap will 

be held on April 19–20, 2011, in 

Washington, DC. The meeting will begin 

each day at 8:30 a.m. and conclude at 

5:30 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Department of Housing and Urban 

Development (HUD) Headquarters 

building, 451 7th Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20410, Conference 

Room C. Attendance is open to all 

interested parties; however, for building 

security requirements, please register by 

March 29 (see below for information on 

registration). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Patricia Friesenhahn, Office of 

Environment and Energy (AEE–100), 

Federal Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20591; e-mail 

patricia.friesenhahn@faa.gov, telephone 

(202) 267–3562, facsimile (202) 267– 

5594. Meeting registration is required by 

March 29; there is no registration fee. To 

register, please provide your name, 

business affiliation, a contact email and 

phone number. 

Background: Following the 

recommendation from the FAA’s aircraft 

noise impacts research workshops, 

federal agencies are initiating annual 

meetings on aviation noise impacts 

research. The first annual meeting will 

focus on the following topics: noise 

effects on health and welfare; noise in 

national parks and wilderness; aircraft 

noise modeling; and costs of aircraft 

noise on society. The Department of 

Transportation’s Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), National 

Aeronautics and Space Administration 

(NASA), Department of Defense (DOD), 

Department of Housing and Urban 

Development (HUD), National Park 

Service (NPS), Centers for Disease 

Control and Prevention (CDC) and other 

federal agencies, international 

organizations, industry, academia, and 

the public will meet to discuss ongoing 

and future noise impacts research 

activities in the above areas. A product 

of the meeting will be an Aviation Noise 

Impacts Roadmap document. The 

document will outline key research 

elements, summarize current programs 

and projects, and identify current 

knowledge gaps and future research 

activities. The intent of the Roadmap is 

to define systematic, focused, and 

complementary research programs, so 

that limited resources can be more 

effectively pooled to advance the 

knowledge on how best to address the 

impacts of aviation noise on society. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 23, 

2011. 

Carl E. Burleson, 

Director of Environment and Energy. 

[FR Doc. 2011–4589 Filed 2–28–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Notification of Pilot-in-Command; 

Notice of Public Meeting 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The FAA’s Office of 

Hazardous Materials and the Pipeline 

and Hazardous Materials Safety 

Administration’s (PHMSA) Office of 

Hazardous Materials Safety announce a 

public meeting on March 11, 2011 to 

hear comments and gather information 

regarding Notification to Pilot in 

Command (NOPICs) (see 49 CFR 175.33 

and ICAO TI 7;4.1). The International 

Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) 

Dangerous Goods Panel has begun to 

examine this issue and consider the 

informational needs of those who rely 

on this document. Statements by 

interested parties will be considered as 

the U.S. develops its position on this 

issue. 

DATES: The public meeting will be held 

on March 11, 2011 from 9 a.m. until 

3:30 p.m. Web-conferencing capabilities 

will be provided. The agenda for the 

meeting will be as follows: 

• 8:30 a.m. to 9 a.m.: Sign-in 

• 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.: FAA Air Traffic 

Control Organization Briefing on the 

Flight Object Initiative. 

• 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.: Statements and 

information from air carriers and their 

representatives. 

• 12 p.m. to 12:30 p.m.: Break 

• 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.: Statements 

and information from airline pilots and 

their representatives. 

• 1:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.: Statements 

and information from emergency 

responders and their representatives. 

• 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.: Statements 

and information from airports, air traffic 

controllers, stakeholders not referenced 

above, as well as those unable to speak 

in their designated time frame. 

The deadline to register for the 

meeting, submit a request to make an 

oral statement and/or participate via 

web-conferencing is March 4, 2011. All 

participants are requested to register at 

the following Web site: https:// 

spreadsheets.google.com/

viewform?formkey=dExRVGF5

WmtOSzZuZWxBSTdBQ2VCR1E6MQ. 

Specific information will be provided 

on how to participate via webconferencing upon registration to FAA. 

ADDRESSES: The March 11, 2011, public 

meeting will be held at FAA 

Headquarters (FOB 10A), Bessie 

Coleman Conference Center, 2nd Floor, 

800 Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC. For questions or 

directions, please call the FAA’s Office 

of Hazardous Materials, (202) 385–4900. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Questions regarding the meeting should 

be directed to Ms. Janet McLaughlin, 

Division Manager, Office of Hazardous 

Materials, International and Outreach 

Division, ADG–200, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone (202) 385–4900. E-mail: 9- 

AWA-ASH-ADG-HazMat@faa.gov. 

We are committed to providing equal 

access to this meeting for all 

participants. If you need alternative 

formats or other reasonable 

accommodations, please call (202) 385– 

4900 or e-mail: 9-AWA-ASH-ADGHazMat@faa.gov with your request by 

close of business March 4, 2011. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Public Meeting 

The purpose of the public meeting is 

for the FAA and PHMSA to hear the 

public’s views and obtain relevant 

information on the Notification to Pilot 

in Command (NOPIC), also referred to 

as Notification to Capitan (NOTOC), 

processes described in 49 CFR 175.33. 

The United States is in the process of 

formulating a position that will be 

offered as the International Civil 

Aviation Organization’s Dangerous 


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1Corresponding, but non-identical requirements 

for NOTOCs can be found in Part7;4.1 of the ICAO 

Technical Instructions for the Safe Transport of 

Dangerous Goods by Air (ICAO TI). The Department 

of Transportation has a history and statutory 

mandate to harmonize with the ICAO TI when 

safety considerations and the public interest are not 

compromised. 49 USC 5120(b). 

Goods Panel considers revisions to this 

document.1

The FAA and PHMSA are interested 

in acquiring a comprehensive 

understanding of the entire NOTOC 

system. Participants are encouraged to 

address the following issues: 

Processes 

• While recognizing variance between 

air carriers, what are the process(es) 

leading to the generation of the NOTOC 

and its delivery to the pilot in 

command? 

• What are the processes involved in 

providing emergency responders the 

information they require? 

What are each stakeholder’s unique 

informational needs? 

• When an onboard incident/ 

emergency occurs not caused by or 

immediately associated with hazardous 

materials how does (or how could) the 

information on the NOTOC impact a 

pilot’s reaction? How does this compare 

to when hazardous materials are the 

suspected cause of an onboard incident? 

• Are there notable instances where 

the presence of information or lack of 

information impacted an air carrier’s, 

pilot’s, or emergency responder’s course 

of action? 

• Should there be a distinction (i.e. 

format or information included) 

between passenger and cargo-only air 

carriers? 

General Questions 

• For hazardous materials required to 

be listed on NOTOCs, is there additional 

information that would be useful? Is 

there certain information extraneous to 

NOTOC users? 

• Are there certain excepted 

hazardous materials not currently 

required to be on a NOTOC that should 

be included on the NOTOC? Are there 

hazardous materials currently required 

to be on the NOTOC that may not need 

to be included? 

• Can the format of the NOTOC be 

improved? Should different versions be 

considered for different users? 

• Should consumer commodities be 

addressed in an alternative manner? 

When the NOTOC is provided to Flight 

Crews 

• 49 CFR 175.33(a) requires ‘‘accurate 

and legible written information’’ be 

provided to pilots in command, ‘‘as 

early as practicable before departure of 

the aircraft’’. The FAA and PHMSA are 

interested in investigating if current 

airline processes afford sufficient time 

for pilots in command to review the 

NOTOC, particularly taking into 

account the extensive demands of an 

aircrew prior to departure. How do 

airlines implement this policy and how 

can it be improved? 

When the NOTOC is provided to 

Emergency Responders 

• 49 CFR 175.33(c)(3) requires 

NOTOCs to be readily accessible at the 

intended arrival airport. 49 CFR 

175.33(c)(4) requires NOTOCs (or the 

information contained within NOTOC’s) 

to be issued to emergency responders at 

reasonable times and locations. The 

FAA, PHMSA, and relevant 

stakeholders are well aware of instances 

of unacceptable delay in providing 

required information to emergency 

responders. What improvements to this 

process have been made or are being 

considered? How are airlines 

considering leveraging new technologies 

where someday even ‘‘unintended’’ 

arrival airports would be aware of an 

aircraft’s hazardous materials? 

Participation at the Public Meetings 

Attendance is open to the public. 

Speakers should be prepared to limit 

their oral remarks to 10 minutes in the 

event the number of speakers exceeds 

the time allocated in the agenda. 

Public Meeting Procedures 

A panel of representatives from the 

FAA and PHMSA will be present. An 

FAA representative will facilitate the 

meetings in accordance with the 

following procedures: 

(1) The meetings are designed to 

facilitate the public comment process. 

The meetings will be informal and nonadversarial. No individual will be 

subject to questioning by any other 

participant. Government representatives 

on the panel may ask questions to 

clarify statements. Any statement made 

during the meetings by a panel member 

should not be construed as an official 

position of the government. 

a. One exception is that, time 

permitting, attendees may be allowed to 

ask questions following the FAA Air 

Traffic Control Organization’s Briefing 

on the Flight Object Initiative. 

(2) There will be no admission fees or 

other charges to attend or to participate 

in the public meeting. The meeting will 

be open to all persons, subject to the 

capacity in the meeting room and the 

web-conferencing system. Every effort 

will be made to accommodate all 

persons wishing to attend. The FAA and 

PHMSA will try to accommodate all 

speakers, subject to time constraints. 

The FAA and PHMSA reserve the right 

to exclude some speakers, if necessary, 

to obtain balanced viewpoints. 

(1) The FAA and PHMSA will review 

and consider all material presented by 

participants at the public meeting. If the 

speaker wishes to provide handouts to 

attendees, these materials shall be 

provided by speaker. 

(2) Presentations, supplemental data, 

and other information may be provided 

to FAA and PHMSA at the discretion of 

the participant. 

(3) Each person presenting comments 

is asked to submit data to support the 

comments. The FAA and PHMSA will 

protect from disclosure all proprietary 

data submitted in accordance with 

applicable laws. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 18, 

2011. 

Christopher Glasow, 

Director, Office of Hazardous Materials. 

[FR Doc. 2011–4237 Filed 2–28–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Docket No. FHWA–2011–0014 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Notice of Request for 

Approval of a New Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Request for Approval 

of a New Information Collection. 

SUMMARY: The FHWA invites public 

comments about our intention to request 

the Office of Management and Budget’s 

(OMB) approval of a new information 

collection that is summarized below 

under SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. We 

are required to publish this notice in the 

Federal Register by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Please submit comments by May 

2, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by DOT Docket ID Number 

2011–0014 by any of the following 

methods: 

Web Site: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

Mail: Docket Management Facility, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 


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