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minimal and, in the case of baggage 

liability, may be covered by insurance. 

The revision of the civil penalty 

amount will raise potential penalties for 

individuals and small businesses with 

regard to violations of section 41712 or 

consumer protection rules and orders. 

Because the maximum civil penalty 

amount is only increased by $250 from 

the current amount, the aggregate 

economic impact of this rulemaking on 

small entities should be minimal and 

would only be borne by those entities 

found in violation of the regulations. 

Accordingly, I hereby certify that this 

action will not have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities. 

VII. Paperwork Reduction Act 

This final rule imposes no new 

reporting or record keeping 

requirements necessitating clearance by 

OMB. 

List of Subjects 

14 CFR Part 250 

Air carriers, Consumer protection, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

14 CFR Part 254 

Air carriers, Administrative practice 

and procedure, Consumer protection, 

Transportation. 

14 CFR Part 383 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Penalties. 

Accordingly, the Department of 

Transportation amends 14 CFR parts 

250, 254, and 383 as follows: 

PART 250—OVERSALES 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 250 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 329 and chapters 

41102, 41301, 41708, and 41712. 

■ 2. Section 250.5 is amended by: 

■ a. Removing ‘‘$650’’ wherever it 

appears and adding ‘‘$675’’ in its place. 

■ b. Removing ‘‘$1,300’’ wherever it 

appears and adding ‘‘$1,350’’ in its 

place. 

■ c. Adding a new paragraph (e)(3) to 

read as follows: 

§ 250.5 Amount of denied boarding 

compensation for passengers denied 

boarding involuntarily. 

* * * * * 

(e) * * * 

(3) The Denied Boarding 

Compensation limit in paragraph (b)(2) 

shall be the same as the revised limit for 

paragraph (a)(2) of this section, and the 

Denied Boarding Compensation limit in 

paragraph (b)(3) shall be twice the 

revised limit for paragraph (a)(2) of this 

section. 

* * * * * 

§ 250.9 [Amended] 

■ 3. Section 250.9 is amended by 

removing ‘‘$650’’ wherever it appears 

and adding ‘‘$675’’ in its place and by 

removing ‘‘$1,300’’ wherever it appears 

and adding ‘‘$1,350’’ in its place. 

PART 254—DOMESTIC BAGGAGE 

LIABILITY 

■ 4. The authority citation for part 254 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 40113, 41501, 41504, 

41510, 41702 and 41707. 

§ 254.4 [Amended] 

■ 5. Section 254.4 is amended by 

removing ‘‘$3,400’’ and adding ‘‘$3,500’’ 

in its place. 

§ 254.5 [Amended] 

■ 6. Section 254.5(b) is amended by 

removing ‘‘$3,400’’ and adding ‘‘$3,500’’ 

in its place. 

PART 383—CIVIL PENALTIES 

■ 8. The authority citation for part 383 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: Sec. 503, Pub. L. 108–176, 117 

Stat. 2490; Pub. L. 101–410, 104 Stat. 890; 

Pub. L. 104–134 § 31001. 

§ 383.2 [Amended] 

■ 9. Section 383.2(b)(3) is amended by 

removing ‘‘$2,500’’ and adding ‘‘$2,750’’ 

in its place. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on May 18, 

2015 pursuant to authority delegated in 49 

CFR 1.27(c) and (n). 

Kathryn B. Thomson, 

General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2015–12789 Filed 5–26–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Parts 401, 413 and 414 

[Docket No.: FAA–2015–1745; Amdt. No(s). 

413–11 and 414–3] 

RIN 2120–AK58 

Electronic Applications for Licenses, 

Permits, and Safety Approvals 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Direct final rule; request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: Currently, an application for 

a license or experimental permit, or for 

a safety approval must be submitted to 

the FAA in paper form. This rule will 

make the application process more 

flexible and efficient by providing 

applicants with an option to submit 

these applications to the FAA 

electronically (either via email or on an 

electronic storage device) rather than 

submitting a paper application. 

DATES: Effective July 27, 2015. 

Submit comments on or before June 

26, 2015. If we receive an adverse 

comment or notice of intent to file an 

adverse comment, we will advise the 

public by publishing a document in the 

Federal Register before the effective 

date of the final rule. This document 

may withdraw the direct final rule in 

whole or in part. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments 

identified by docket number FAA– 

2015–1745 using any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov and follow 

the online instructions for sending your 

comments electronically. 

• Mail: Send comments to Docket 

Operations, M–30; U.S. Department of 

Transportation (DOT), 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Room W12–140, West 

Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC 

20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: Take 

comments to Docket Operations in 

Room W12–140 of the West Building 

Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 

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

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

• Fax: Fax comments to Docket 

Operations at 202–493–2251. 

Privacy: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 

553(c), DOT solicits comments from the 

public to better inform its rulemaking 

process. DOT posts these comments, 

without edit, including any personal 

information the commenter provides, to 

www.regulations.gov, as described in 

the system of records notice (DOT/ALL– 

14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at 

www.dot.gov/privacy. 

Docket: Background documents or 

comments received may be read at 

http://www.regulations.gov at any time. 

Follow the online instructions for 

accessing the docket or Docket 

Operations in Room W12–140 of the 

West Building Ground Floor at 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 

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

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

technical questions concerning this 

action, contact Shirley McBride, Office 

of Commercial Space Transportation, 

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1See 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(B). 

2See 14 CFR 413.3. 

3See 14 CFR 437.5. 

4See 14 CFR 414.1. 

5 14 CFR 413.7(a) and 414.11(a). 

6 Id. See also Memorandum to Kenneth Wong 

from Rebecca MacPherson, Assistant Chief Counsel 

for Regulations (Nov 30, 2011) (concluding that the 

current regulations do not allow the FAA to accept 

applications electronically). http://www.faa.gov/

about/office_org/headquarters_offices/agc/pol_

adjudication/agc200/interpretations/. 

7Office of Management and Budget, 

Implementation of the Government Paperwork 

Elimination Act, http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/

fedreg_gpea2 (explaining implementation of Pub. L. 

105–277, sec. 1704). 

Regulations and Analysis Division, 

Federal Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20591; telephone (202) 

267–7470; email Shirley.McBride@

faa.gov. 

For legal questions concerning this 

action, contact Alex Zektser, Office of 

Chief Counsel, International Law, 

Legislation, and Regulations Division, 

AGC–250, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone (202) 267–3073; email 

Alex.Zektser@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority for This Rulemaking 

The Commercial Space Launch Act of 

1984, as amended and re-codified at 51 

United States Code (U.S.C.) Subtitle V— 

Commercial Space Transportation, 

ch.509, Commercial Space Launch 

Activities, 51 U.S.C. 50901–50923 (the 

Act), authorizes the Department of 

Transportation (DOT) and thus the FAA, 

through delegations, to oversee, license, 

and regulate commercial launch and 

reentry, and the operation of launch and 

reentry sites as carried out by U.S. 

citizens or within the United States. 51 

U.S.C. 50904, 50905. Section 

50905(a)(2) also authorizes the FAA to 

establish procedures for safety 

approvals of launch vehicles, reentry 

vehicles, safety systems, processes, 

services, or personnel that may be used 

to conduct a licensed launch or reentry. 

The Direct Final Rule Procedure 

The FAA is issuing this direct final 

rule without prior notice and prior 

public comment. The Administrative 

Procedure Act provides that an agency 

may publish a final rule without prior 

notice and comment if the agency for 

good cause finds that the notice and 

comment procedure is unnecessary.1

This rule will not make any substantive 

changes to the requirements that must 

be met in order to obtain a commercialspace license, experimental permit, or 

safety approval. Rather, this rule will 

simply add an option for applicants for 

a license, permit, or safety approval to 

submit their applications electronically. 

Accordingly, the FAA does not believe 

that any adverse comments will be filed 

in response to this rulemaking, and 

consequently, notice and comment is 

unnecessary. 

The Regulatory Policies and 

Procedures of the Department of 

Transportation (DOT), 44 FR 1134, 

February 26, 1979, provide that to the 

maximum extent possible, operating 

administrations for the DOT should 

provide an opportunity for public 

comment on regulations issued without 

prior notice. Accordingly, the FAA 

invites interested persons to participate 

in this rulemaking by submitting written 

comments, data, or views. 

The agency also invites comments 

relating to the economic, environmental, 

energy, or federalism impacts that might 

result from adopting this final rule. 

A direct final rule will take effect on 

a specified date unless the FAA receives 

an adverse comment or notice of intent 

to file an adverse comment within the 

comment period. An adverse comment 

explains why a rule would be 

inappropriate, or would be ineffective or 

unacceptable without a change. It may 

challenge the rule’s underlying premise 

or approach. Under the direct final rule 

process, we do not consider the 

following types of comments to be 

adverse: 

(1) A comment recommending 

another rule change, in addition to the 

change in the direct final rule at issue. 

We consider the comment adverse, 

however, if the commenter states why 

the direct final rule would be ineffective 

without the change. 

(2) A frivolous or insubstantial 

comment. 

If we receive an adverse comment or 

notice of intent to file an adverse 

comment, we will advise the public by 

publishing a document in the Federal 

Register before the effective date of the 

final rule. This document may withdraw 

the direct final rule in whole or in part. 

If we withdraw a direct final rule 

because of an adverse comment, we may 

incorporate the commenter’s 

recommendation into another direct 

final rule or may publish a notice of 

proposed rulemaking. 

If we do not receive an adverse 

comment or notice of intent to file an 

adverse comment, we will publish a 

confirmation document in the Federal 

Register, generally within 15 days after 

the comment period closes. The 

confirmation document tells the public 

the effective date of the rule. 

See the ‘‘Additional Information’’ 

section for information on how to 

comment on this direct final rule and 

how the FAA will handle comments 

received. The ‘‘Additional Information’’ 

section also contains related 

information about the docket, privacy, 

and the handling of proprietary or 

confidential business information. In 

addition, there is information on 

obtaining copies of related rulemaking 

documents. 

I. Background 

The FAA currently issues licenses for 

the launch of a launch vehicle, the 

operation of a launch site, the reentry of 

a reentry vehicle, and the operation of 

a reentry site.2 The FAA also issues 

experimental permits that allow a 

person to launch or reenter a reusable 

suborbital rocket.3 Finally, the FAA 

issues safety approvals that may be used 

in conducting a licensed launch or 

reentry.4

To obtain a license, experimental 

permit, or safety approval, an applicant 

must first submit an application in 

writing to the FAA.5 Currently, this 

application may not be submitted 

electronically, but must instead be 

mailed to the FAA on paper and in 

duplicate.6

The FAA has determined that this 

paper-based submission process is 

unduly burdensome because an 

electronically-submitted application 

would provide the FAA with the same 

information as a paper application. In 

addition, the Government Paperwork 

Elimination Act (GPEA) requires that, 

when practicable, a Federal agency must 

provide the public with an option to 

transact with the agency electronically.7

Accordingly, this rulemaking will 

relieve the burden imposed by the 

FAA’s current paper-submission 

application processes and bring the 

FAA’s application processes into 

compliance with GPEA by providing an 

option for license, experimental permit, 

and safety approval applicants to submit 

their applications electronically. 

II. Discussion of the Direct Final Rule 

This rule amends §§ 413.7 and 414.11 

to allow applicants for a license, 

experimental permits or safety approval 

to file their applications to the FAA by 

paper or by electronic means. The new 

electronic filing options provided by 

this rule will be: (1) Simply emailing the 

application to the FAA; or (2) providing 

the application to the FAA on a physical 

electronic storage device rather than 

submitting the application in paper 

form. Under this rule, ‘‘physical 

electronic storage’’ is an electronic 

storage device that can store electronic 

documents and files. Examples of 

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8This list of examples is not intended to be 

exhaustive. 

physical electronic storage devices 

include optical discs, memory cards, 

USB flash drives, and external hard 

drives.8

The FAA emphasizes that this rule 

will not make electronic submission of 

applications mandatory. Thus, 

applicants who wish to submit their 

applications in paper form will be able 

to continue doing so under this rule. 

However, applicants who prefer to 

submit their applications electronically 

will now be able to do so instead of 

having to submit those applications in 

paper form. 

To ensure the authenticity and 

security of electronically-submitted 

applications, this direct final rule 

specifies certain requirements for 

electronically-submitted applications. 

For an application submitted via email, 

the application will have to satisfy the 

following criteria. First, the application 

must be sent via email as an email 

attachment to the following email 

address: ASTApplications@faa.gov. 

Second, the email to which the 

application is attached must be sent 

from an email address controlled by the 

person who signed the application or by 

an authorized representative of the 

applicant. The FAA anticipates that this 

will usually be that person’s official 

work-related email address. Finally, the 

application must be provided in a 

format that cannot be altered, such as a 

PDF document or a read-only Word file. 

An application submitted via a 

physical electronic storage device will 

be subject to the following criteria. First, 

the submission package must include a 

cover letter identifying each document 

and file that is being submitted on the 

physical electronic storage device. The 

cover letter must be in paper form and 

it must be signed either by the person 

who signed the application or by an 

authorized representative of the 

applicant. Second, the physical 

electronic storage device must be 

submitted in a format that does not 

allow the contents of the device to be 

altered. For example, the application 

could be submitted on a write-protected 

USB flash drive or a CD–ROM disk that 

does not allow additional data to be 

written onto the disk. 

Finally, the physical electronic 

storage device and cover letter must 

either be: (1) Hand-delivered to an 

authorized FAA representative; or (2) 

mailed to the FAA’s Office of 

Commercial Space Transportation 

(AST). If opting to mail the application 

to AST, the applicant must use the same 

mailing address that he or she would 

use to submit a paper application. This 

address is: Federal Aviation 

Administration, Associate 

Administrator for Commercial Space 

Transportation, Room 331, 800 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20591. Attention: 

Application Review. 

III. Regulatory Notices and Analyses 

A. Regulatory Evaluation 

Changes to Federal regulations must 

undergo several economic analyses. 

First, Executive Order 12866 and 

Executive Order 13563 direct that each 

Federal agency shall propose or adopt a 

regulation only upon a reasoned 

determination that the benefits of the 

intended regulation justify its costs. 

Second, the Regulatory Flexibility Act 

of 1980 (Pub. L. 96–354) requires 

agencies to analyze the economic 

impact of regulatory changes on small 

entities. Third, the Trade Agreements 

Act (Pub. L. 96–39) prohibits agencies 

from setting standards that create 

unnecessary obstacles to the foreign 

commerce of the United States. In 

developing U.S. standards, the Trade 

Act requires agencies to consider 

international standards and, where 

appropriate, that they be the basis of 

U.S. standards. Fourth, the Unfunded 

Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 

104–4) requires agencies to prepare a 

written assessment of the costs, benefits, 

and other effects of proposed or final 

rules that include a Federal mandate 

likely to result in the expenditure by 

State, local, or tribal governments, in the 

aggregate, or by the private sector, of 

$100 million or more annually (adjusted 

for inflation with base year of 1995). 

This portion of the preamble 

summarizes the FAA’s analysis of the 

economic impacts of this direct final 

rule. 

Department of Transportation Order 

DOT 2100.5 prescribes policies and 

procedures for simplification, analysis, 

and review of regulations. If the 

expected cost impact is so minimal that 

a proposed or final rule does not 

warrant a full evaluation, this order 

permits that a statement to that effect 

and the basis for it be included in the 

preamble if a full regulatory evaluation 

of the cost and benefits is not prepared. 

Such a determination has been made for 

this direct final rule. The reasoning for 

this determination follows: 

This direct final rule will permit, but 

not require, an application for a license, 

an experimental permit, or a safety 

approval to be submitted electronically 

to the FAA rather than by mailing in a 

paper application. This will make the 

application process more efficient and 

flexible. 

This direct final rule does not impose 

any incremental costs because it will 

provide an additional method of 

submitting applications to the FAA. 

Therefore, the expected outcome will be 

a minimal impact with positive net 

benefits, and a full regulatory evaluation 

was not prepared. The FAA requests 

comments with supporting justification 

about the FAA determination of 

minimal impact. 

The FAA has, therefore, determined 

that this direct final rule is not a 

‘‘significant regulatory action’’ as 

defined in section 3(f) of Executive 

Order 12866, and is not ‘‘significant’’ as 

defined in DOT’s Regulatory Policies 

and Procedures. 

B. Regulatory Flexibility Determination 

The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 

(Pub. L. 96–354) (RFA) establishes ‘‘as a 

principle of regulatory issuance that 

agencies shall endeavor, consistent with 

the objectives of the rule and of 

applicable statutes, to fit regulatory and 

informational requirements to the scale 

of the businesses, organizations, and 

governmental jurisdictions subject to 

regulation.’’ To achieve this principle, 

agencies are required to solicit and 

consider flexible regulatory proposals 

and to explain the rationale for their 

actions to assure that such proposals are 

given serious consideration.’’ The RFA 

covers a wide-range of small entities, 

including small businesses, not-forprofit organizations, and small 

governmental jurisdictions. 

Agencies must perform a review to 

determine whether a rule will have a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities. If 

the agency determines that it will, the 

agency must prepare a regulatory 

flexibility analysis as described in the 

RFA. 

However, if an agency determines that 

a rule is not expected to have a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities, 

section 605(b) of the RFA provides that 

the head of the agency may so certify 

and a regulatory flexibility analysis is 

not required. The certification must 

include a statement providing the 

factual basis for this determination, and 

the reasoning should be clear. 

This direct final rule does not impose 

any incremental costs because it will 

provide an additional method of 

submitting applications to the FAA. 

If an agency determines that a 

rulemaking will not result in a 

significant economic impact on a 

substantial number of small entities, the 

head of the agency may so certify under 

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section 605(b) of the RFA. Therefore, as 

provided in section 605(b), the head of 

the FAA certifies that this rulemaking 

will not result in a significant economic 

impact on a substantial number of small 

entities. 

C. International Trade Impact 

Assessment 

The Trade Agreements Act of 1979 

(Pub. L. 96–39), as amended by the 

Uruguay Round Agreements Act (Pub. 

L. 103–465), prohibits Federal agencies 

from establishing standards or engaging 

in related activities that create 

unnecessary obstacles to the foreign 

commerce of the United States. 

Pursuant to these Acts, the 

establishment of standards is not 

considered an unnecessary obstacle to 

the foreign commerce of the United 

States, so long as the standard has a 

legitimate domestic objective, such as 

the protection of safety, and does not 

operate in a manner that excludes 

imports that meet this objective. The 

statute also requires consideration of 

international standards and, where 

appropriate, that they be the basis for 

U.S. standards. 

The FAA has assessed the potential 

effect of this direct final rule and 

determined that it will have only a 

domestic impact and therefore no effect 

on international trade. 

D. Unfunded Mandates Assessment 

Title II of the Unfunded Mandates 

Reform Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–4) 

requires each Federal agency to prepare 

a written statement assessing the effects 

of any Federal mandate in a proposed or 

final agency rule that may result in an 

expenditure of $100 million or more (in 

1995 dollars) in any one year by State, 

local, and tribal governments, in the 

aggregate, or by the private sector; such 

a mandate is deemed to be a ‘‘significant 

regulatory action.’’ The FAA currently 

uses an inflation-adjusted value of $151 

million in lieu of $100 million. 

This direct final rule does not contain 

such a mandate; therefore, the 

requirements of Title II of the Act do not 

apply. 

E. Paperwork Reduction Act 

The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3507(d)) requires that the 

FAA consider the impact of paperwork 

and other information collection 

burdens imposed on the public. The 

FAA has determined that there is no 

new requirement for information 

collection associated with this direct 

final rule. 

F. International Compatibility and 

Cooperation 

Executive Order 13609, Promoting 

International Regulatory Cooperation, 

promotes international regulatory 

cooperation to meet shared challenges 

involving health, safety, labor, security, 

environmental, and other issues and to 

reduce, eliminate, or prevent 

unnecessary differences in regulatory 

requirements. The FAA has analyzed 

this action under the policies and 

agency responsibilities of Executive 

Order 13609, and has determined that 

this action would have no effect on 

international regulatory cooperation. 

G. Environmental Analysis 

FAA Order 1050.1E identifies FAA 

actions that are categorically excluded 

from preparation of an environmental 

assessment or environmental impact 

statement under the National 

Environmental Policy Act in the 

absence of extraordinary circumstances. 

The FAA has determined this 

rulemaking action qualifies for the 

categorical exclusion identified in 

paragraph 312f and involves no 

extraordinary circumstances. 

IV. Executive Order Determinations 

A. Executive Order 13132, Federalism 

The FAA has analyzed this final rule 

under the principles and criteria of 

Executive Order 13132, Federalism. The 

agency determined that this action will 

not have a substantial direct effect on 

the States, or the relationship between 

the Federal Government and the States, 

or on the distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government, and, therefore, 

does not have Federalism implications. 

B. Executive Order 13211, Regulations 

That Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 

Distribution, or Use 

The FAA analyzed this final rule 

under Executive Order 13211, Actions 

Concerning Regulations that 

Significantly Affect Energy Supply, 

Distribution, or Use. The agency has 

determined that it is not a ‘‘significant 

energy action’’ under the executive 

order and it is not likely to have a 

significant adverse effect on the supply, 

distribution, or use of energy. 

V. Additional Information 

A. Comments Invited 

The FAA invites interested persons to 

participate in this rulemaking by 

submitting written comments, data, or 

views. The agency also invites 

comments relating to the economic, 

environmental, energy, or federalism 

impacts that might result from adopting 

the rulemaking action in this document. 

The most helpful comments reference a 

specific portion of the rulemaking 

action, explain the reason for any 

recommended change, and include 

supporting data. To ensure the docket 

does not contain duplicate comments, 

commenters should send only one copy 

of written comments, or if comments are 

filed electronically, commenters should 

submit only one time. 

The FAA will file in the docket all 

comments it receives, as well as a report 

summarizing each substantive public 

contact with FAA personnel concerning 

this rulemaking. Before acting on this 

rulemaking action, the FAA will 

consider all comments it receives on or 

before the closing date for comments. 

The FAA will consider comments filed 

after the comment period has closed if 

it is possible to do so without incurring 

expense or delay. The agency may 

change this rulemaking action in light of 

the comments it receives. 

B. Availability of Rulemaking 

Documents 

An electronic copy of rulemaking 

documents may be obtained from the 

Internet by— 

1. Searching the Federal eRulemaking 

Portal (http://www.regulations.gov); 

2. Visiting the FAA’s Regulations and 

Policies Web page at http://

www.faa.gov/regulations_policies or 

3. Accessing the Government Printing 

Office’s Web page at http://

www.gpo.gov/fdsys/. 

Copies may also be obtained by 

sending a request to the Federal 

Aviation Administration, Office of 

Rulemaking, ARM–1, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591, or 

by calling (202) 267–9680. Commenters 

must identify the docket or amendment 

number of this rulemaking. 

All documents the FAA considered in 

developing this rulemaking action, 

including economic analyses and 

technical reports, may be accessed from 

the Internet through the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal referenced in item 

(1) above. 

List of Subjects 

14 CFR Part 401 

Organization and functions 

(Government agencies), Space 

transportation and exploration. 

14 CFR Part 413 

Confidential business information, 

Human space flight, Reporting and 

recordkeeping requirements, Space 

safety, Space transportation and 

exploration. 

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14 CFR Part 414 

Airspace, Aviation Safety, Space 

transportation and exploration. 

The Amendment 

In consideration of the foregoing, the 

Federal Aviation Administration 

amends chapter III of title 14, Code of 

Federal Regulations as follows: 

PART 401—ORGANIZATION AND 

DEFINITIONS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 401 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 51 U.S.C. 50901–50923. 

■ 2. In § 401.5, add a definition in 

alphabetical order for physical 

electronic storage to read as follows: 

§ 401.5 Definitions. 

* * * * * 

Physical electronic storage means a 

physical device that can store electronic 

documents and files including but not 

limited to an optical disc, a memory 

card, a USB flash drive, or an external 

hard drive. 

* * * * * 

PART 413—LICENSE APPLICATION 

PROCEDURES 

■ 3. The authority citation for part 413 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 51 U.S.C. 50901–50923. 

■ 4. In § 413.7, revise paragraph (a) to 

read as follows: 

§ 413.7 Application. 

(a) An applicant must make an 

application in writing and in English. 

The applicant must file the application 

with the Federal Aviation 

Administration either by paper, by use 

of physical electronic storage, or by 

email in the following manner: 

(1) For applications submitted on 

paper, an applicant must send two 

copies of the application to the Federal 

Aviation Administration, Associate 

Administrator for Commercial Space 

Transportation, Room 331, 800 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20591. Attention: 

Application Review. 

(2) For an application submitted by 

use of physical electronic storage, the 

applicant must either mail the 

application to the address specified in 

paragraph (a)(1) of this section or handdeliver the application to an authorized 

FAA representative. The application 

and the physical electronic storage 

containing the application must also 

satisfy all of the following criteria: 

(i) The application must include a 

cover letter that is printed on paper and 

signed by the person who signed the 

application or by an authorized 

representative of the applicant; 

(ii) The cover letter must identify each 

document that is included on the 

physical electronic storage; and 

(iii) The physical electronic storage 

must be in a format such that its 

contents cannot be altered. 

(3) For an application submitted by 

email, an applicant must send the 

application as an email attachment to 

ASTApplications@faa.gov. The 

application and the email to which the 

application is attached must also satisfy 

the following criteria: 

(i) The email to which the application 

is attached must be sent from an email 

address controlled by the person who 

signed the application or by an 

authorized representative of the 

applicant; and 

(ii) The application must be in a 

format that cannot be altered. 

* * * * * 

PART 414—SAFETY APPROVALS 

■ 5. The authority citation for part 414 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 51 U.S.C. 50901–50923. 

■ 6. In § 414.11, revise paragraph (a) to 

read as follows: 

§ 414.11 Application. 

(a) An applicant must make an 

application in writing and in English. 

The applicant must file the application 

with the Federal Aviation 

Administration either by paper, by use 

of physical electronic storage, or by 

email in the following manner: 

(1) For an application submitted on 

paper, an applicant must send two 

copies of the application to the Federal 

Aviation Administration, Associate 

Administrator for Commercial Space 

Transportation, Room 331, 800 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20591. Attention: 

Application Review. 

(2) For an application submitted by 

use of physical electronic storage, the 

applicant must either mail the 

application to the address specified in 

paragraph (a)(1) of this section or handdeliver the application to an authorized 

FAA representative. The application 

and the physical electronic storage 

containing the application must also 

satisfy all of the following criteria: 

(i) The application must include a 

cover letter that is printed on paper and 

signed by the person who signed the 

application or by an authorized 

representative of the applicant; 

(ii) The cover letter must identify each 

document that is included on the 

physical electronic storage; and 

(iii) The physical electronic storage 

must be in a format such that its 

contents cannot be altered. 

(3) For an application submitted by 

email, an applicant must send the 

application as an email attachment to 

ASTApplications@faa.gov. The 

application and the email to which the 

application is attached must also satisfy 

the following criteria: 

(i) The email to which the application 

is attached must be sent from an email 

address controlled by the person who 

signed the application or by an 

authorized representative of the 

applicant; and 

(ii) The application must be in a 

format that cannot be altered. 

* * * * * 

Issued under authority provided by 49 

U.S.C. 106(f), and 51 U.S.C. 50904–50905 in 

Washington, DC, on April 30, 2015. 

Michael P. Huerta, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2015–12556 Filed 5–26–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Food and Drug Administration 

21 CFR Parts 310, 314, 329, and 600 

[Docket No. FDA–2008–N–0334] 

RIN 0910–AF96 

Postmarketing Safety Reports for 

Human Drug and Biological Products; 

Electronic Submission Requirements; 

Delay of Compliance Date; Safety 

Reporting Portal of Electronic 

Submission of Postmarketing Safety 

Reports for Human Drugs and 

Nonvaccine Biological Products 

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, 

HHS. 

ACTION: Final rule; delay of compliance 

date. 

SUMMARY: The Food and Drug 

Administration (FDA or Agency) is 

delaying the compliance date for the 

final rule for the electronic submission 

of postmarketing safety reports for 

human drugs and biological products 

that published in the Federal Register of 

June 10, 2014. The rule amended FDA’s 

postmarketing safety reporting 

regulations for human drugs and 

biological products to require that 

persons subject to mandatory reporting 

requirements submit safety reports in an 

electronic format that FDA can process, 

review, and archive. FDA is also 

announcing the availability of the Safety 

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