Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 170 / Friday, August 31, 2012 / Notices 53249 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8006] 

Meeting of the International 

Telecommunication Advisory 

Committee (ITAC) 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the International 

Telecommunication Advisory 

Committees (ITAC) to review status of 

preparations for the World Conference 

on International Telecommunication 

and the World Telecommunication 

Standardization Assembly. 

The ITAC will meet on September 19, 

2012 from 10AM to noon EDT at 1120 

20th Street, 10th floor, Washington, DC 

to review the status of preparations for 

the World Conference on International 

Telecommunication and the World 

Telecommunication Standardization 

Assembly. Attendance at this meeting is 

open to the public as seating capacity 

allows. The public will have an 

opportunity to provide comments at 

these meetings. People desiring further 

information on this meeting, including 

those wishing to request reasonable 

accommodation to attend the meeting, 

should contact the Secretariat at 

minardje@state.gov, by September 10, 

2012. 

Dated: August 24, 2012. 

Marian R. Gordon, 

International Communications & Information 

Policy, U.S. Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2012–21573 Filed 8–30–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–07–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Requests for Comments; 

Clearance of New Approval of 

Information Collection: Air Traffic Slots 

Management 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA 

invites public comments about our 

intention to request the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

approval for an existing information 

collection. The FAA collects 

information to allocate slots and 

maintain accurate record of slot 

transfers at slot-controlled airports. The 

information is provided by air carriers 

and other operators at slot controlled 

airports. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

submitted by October 30, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kathy DePaepe at (405) 954–9362, or by 

email at: Kathy.A.DePaepe@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OMB Control Number: 2120–XXXX. 

Title: Air Traffic Slots Management. 

Form Numbers: There are no FAA 

forms associated with this collection. 

Type of Review: New clearance of an 

existing information collection. 

Background: The FAA has 

implemented several initiatives to 

address congestion and delay issues 

within the National Airspace System. 

The FAA has issued orders limiting 

operations at John F. Kennedy 

International Airport (JFK), Newark 

Liberty International Airport (EWR), and 

LaGuardia Airport (LGA). The FAA also 

has designated O’Hare International 

Airport (ORD) and San Francisco 

International Airport (SFO) as Level 2 

airports under the International Air 

Transport Association (IATA) 

Worldwide Slot Guidelines (WSG). 

These orders resulted in part from 

increasing congestion and delays at the 

airports requiring the FAA to allocate 

arrival and departure slots at JFK, EWR, 

and LGA. The designations resulted in 

part from increasing congestion and 

delays at the airports requiring FAA to 

implement a voluntary process to 

manage operational growth at ORD and 

SFO. 

The information is reported to the 

FAA by carriers holding a slot at JFK, 

EWR, or LGA; by carriers operating at 

ORD or SFO; or by operators conducting 

unscheduled operations at LGA. At JFK 

and EWR, carriers must notify the FAA 

of: (1) Requests for confirmation of 

transferred slots; (2) requests for 

seasonal allocation of historic and 

additional available slots; and (3) usage 

of slots on a seasonal basis. At LGA, 

carriers must notify the FAA of: (1) 

Requests for confirmation of transferred 

slots; (2) slots required to be returned or 

slots voluntarily returned; (3) requests 

to be included in a lottery for available 

slots; and (4) usage of slots on a bimonthly basis. At LGA, unscheduled 

operators must request and obtain a 

reservation from the FAA prior to 

conducting an operation. At ORD and 

SFO, carriers must notify the FAA of 

their intended operating schedules on a 

seasonal basis. The FAA estimates that 

all information from carriers is 

submitted electronically from 

information stored in carrier scheduling 

databases, and that nearly all requests 

for unscheduled operation reservations 

are submitted electronically through 

either an internet or touch-tone system 

interface. 

Respondents: Approximately 500 

carriers and other operators. 

Frequency: Information is collected as 

needed; some reporting on bimonthly or 

semiannual basis. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: 2 minutes per unscheduled 

operation reservation; 6 minutes per 

notice of slot transfer; 2 hours per 

schedule submission or slot request; and 

2 hours per slot usage report. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

7,031.5 hours. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the FAA 

at the following address: Ms. Kathy 

DePaepe, Room 126B, Federal Aviation 

Administration, AES–200, 6500 S. 

MacArthur Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 

73169. 

Public Comments Invited: You are 

asked to comment on any aspect of this 

information collection, including (a) 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for FAA’s 

performance; (b) the accuracy of the 

estimated burden; (c) ways for FAA to 

enhance the quality, utility and clarity 

of the information collection; and (d) 

ways that the burden could be 

minimized without reducing the quality 

of the collected information. The agency 

will summarize and/or include your 

comments in the request for OMB’s 

clearance of this information collection. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on August 27, 

2012. 

Albert R. Spence, 

FAA Assistant Information Collection 

Clearance Officer, IT Enterprises Business 

Services Division, AES–200. 

[FR Doc. 2012–21538 Filed 8–30–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Requests for Comments; 

Clearance of Renewed Approval of 

Information Collection: Airports Grants 

Program 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA 

invites public comments about our 

intention to request the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

approval to renew an information 

collection. The FAA collects 

information from airport sponsors and 

planning agencies in order to administer 

the Airports Grants Program. Data is 


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