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the statutory and regulatory 

requirements. 

In order to clarify the appropriate 

interpretation and application of 

statutory provisions, FAA regulations 

and FAA policy in connection with U.S. 

registration of aircraft to owner trustees, 

the FAA seeks a discussion with 

interested members of the public about 

the factors that would weigh in favor of 

or against a finding that a trustee is an 

‘‘owner’’ of an aircraft. 

The following questions are intended 

to elicit robust discussion: 

1. What are the appropriate 

obligations to impose on a trustee of a 

trust with beneficiaries that are neither 

U.S. citizens nor resident aliens in order 

to satisfy the statute and regulations? 

2. In the case of a trust with 

beneficiaries that are neither U.S. 

citizens nor resident aliens, which 

rights and actions must be prohibited on 

the part of the beneficiaries in order to 

satisfy the statute and regulations? 

3. Which forms of granting 

possession, use or operational control of 

an aircraft by a trustee to its 

beneficiaries that are not U.S. citizens or 

resident aliens are permitted and which 

are prohibited under the statute and 

regulations? 

4. What are the specific elements of 

‘‘the trustee’s authority’’ (14 CFR 

47.7(c)(iii)) about which the FAA 

should be concerned, and what are the 

forms of influence or limitation that the 

FAA should proscribe? 

5. How may a beneficiary that is not 

a U.S. citizen or resident alien 

participate in the decision to remove a 

trustee in accordance with the statute 

and regulations? 

6. To what extent, if any, are the FAA 

interpretations cited above in need of 

amendment? 

7. Which, if any, knowledge and 

information requirements (e.g., address 

of operator, location of maintenance 

records, principal hangar location) are 

appropriate for the FAA to impose on 

trustees of trusts beneficiaries that are 

not U.S. citizens or resident aliens? 

Issued in Washington, DC on April 20, 

2011. 

Marc L. Warren, 

Acting Chief Counsel, Federal Aviation 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2011–10013 Filed 4–25–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Transit Administration 

[FTA Docket No. FTA–2011–0026] 

Notice of Request for the Extension of 

Currently Approved Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration 

(FTA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Request for 

Comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces the intention of the 

Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to 

request the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) to approve the following 

information collection: 49 U.S.C. 

Sections 5309 and 5307 Capital 

Assistance Programs 

DATES: Comments must be submitted 

before June 27, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: To ensure that your 

comments are not entered more than 

once into the docket, submit comments 

identified by the docket number by only 

one of the following methods: 

1. Web site: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments 

on the U.S. Government electronic 

docket site. (Note: –The U.S. 

Department of Transportation’s (DOT’s) 

electronic docket is no longer accepting 

electronic comments.) All electronic 

submissions must be made to the U.S. 

Government electronic docket site at 

http://www.regulations.gov. 

Commenters should follow the 

directions below for mailed and handdelivered comments. 

2. Fax: 202–366–7951. 

3. Mail: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Docket Operations, M–30, 

West Building, Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

4. Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue, SE., Docket Operations, M–30, 

West Building, Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, Washington, DC 20590–0001 

between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except federal holidays. 

Instructions: You must include the 

agency name and docket number for this 

notice at the beginning of your 

comments. Submit two copies of your 

comments if you submit them by mail. 

For confirmation that FTA has received 

your comments, include a selfaddressed stamped postcard. Note that 

all comments received, including any 

personal information, will be posted 

and will be available to Internet users, 

without change, to http:// 

www.regulations.gov. You may review 

DOT’s complete Privacy Act Statement 

in the Federal Register published April 

11, 2000, (65 FR 19477), or you may 

visit http://www.regulations.gov. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents and 

comments received, go to http:// 

www.regulations.gov at any time. 

Background documents and comments 

received may also be viewed at the U.S. 

Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue, SE., Docket 

Operations, M–30, West Building, 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001 between 9 

a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Joyce Larkins, FTA Office of Program 

Management, (202) 366–1728, or e-mail: 

Joyce.Larkins@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested 

parties are invited to send comments 

regarding any aspect of this information 

collection, including: (1) The necessity 

and utility of the information collection 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the FTA; (2) the accuracy 

of the estimated burden; (3) ways to 

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 

of the collected information; and (4) 

ways to minimize the collection burden 

without reducing the quality of the 

collected information. Comments 

submitted in response to this notice will 

be summarized and/or included in the 

request for OMB approval of this 

information collection. 

Title: 49 U.S.C. 5309 Capital 

Assistance Programs. 

(OMB Number: 2132–0502). 

Background: 49 U.S.C. 5309 Capital 

Program and section 5307 Urbanized 

Area Formula Program authorize the 

Secretary of Transportation to make 

grants to State and local governments 

and public transportation authorities for 

financing mass transportation projects. 

Grant recipients are required to make 

information available to the public and 

to publish a program of projects for 

affected citizens to comment on the 

proposed program and performance of 

the grant recipients at public hearings. 

Notices of hearings must include a brief 

description of the proposed project and 

be published in a newspaper circulated 

in the affected area. FTA also uses the 

information to determine eligibility for 

funding and to monitor the grantees’ 

progress in implementing and 

completing project activities. The 

information submitted ensures FTA’s 

compliance with applicable federal 

laws, OMB Circular A–102, and 49 CFR 

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Requirements for Grants and 

Cooperative Agreements with State and 

Local Governments.’’ 

Respondents: State and local 

government, business or other for-profit 

institutions, and non-profit institutions. 

Estimated Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 54 hours for each of the 

3,675 respondents. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

198,450 hours. 

Frequency: Annual. 

Issued: April 20, 2011. 

Ann M. Linnertz, 

Associate Administrator for Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2011–9972 Filed 4–25–11; 8:45 am] 

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