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1The FAA has authority for developing ‘‘plans 

and policy for the use of the navigable airspace and 

for assigning ‘‘by regulation or order the use of the 

airspace necessary to ensure the safety of aircraft 

and the efficient use of airspace.’’ 49 U.S.C. 

40103(b)(1). The FAA manages slot usage 

requirements under the authority of 14 CFR 93.227 

at DCA and under the authority of Orders at JFK 

and LGA. See Operating Limitations at John F. 

Kennedy International Airport, 85 FR 58258 (Sep. 

18, 2020); Operating Limitations at New York 

LaGuardia Airport, 85 FR 58255 (Sep. 18, 2020). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sandy Liu by email at: sandy.liu@

faa.gov; phone: 202–267–4748 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

collection involves the noise 

certification regulations of 14 CFR part 

36 for aircraft. This includes 

information collection requirements for 

the noise certification of subsonic 

aircraft—jet airplanes and subsonic 

transport category large airplanes, small 

propeller driven airplanes and 

rotorcraft. The information collected are 

the results of noise certification tests 

that demonstrate compliance with 14 

CFR part 36. The original information 

collection was implemented to show 

compliance in accordance with the 

Aircraft Noise Abatement Act of 1968; 

that statute is now part of the overall 

codification of the FAA’s regulatory 

authority over aircraft noise in 49 U.S.C. 

44715. The noise compliance report is 

used by the FAA in making a finding 

that the airplane is in noise compliance 

with the regulations. These compliance 

reports are required only once when an 

applicant wants to certificate an aircraft 

type. Without this data collection, the 

FAA would be unable to make the 

required noise certification compliance 

finding. 

OMB Control Number: 2120–0659. 

Title: Noise Certification Standards 

for Subsonic Jet Airplanes and Subsonic 

Transport Category Large Airplanes. 

Form Numbers: None. 

Type of Review: Renewal of an 

information collection. 

Background: The Federal Register 

Notice with a 60-day comment period 

soliciting comments on the following 

collection of information was published 

on October 21, 2020 (85 FR 67089). The 

aircraft noise information collected are 

the results of noise certification tests 

that demonstrate compliance with 14 

CFR part 36. The original information 

collection was implemented to show 

compliance in accordance with the 

Aircraft Noise Abatement Act of 1968; 

that statute is now part of the overall 

codification of the FAA’s regulatory 

authority over aircraft noise in 49 U.S.C. 

44715. For the recent NPRM, the FAA 

proposes to revise this PRA collection to 

include noise test data collections of 

supersonic aircraft, for an increased 

estimate of 16 total noise certification 

projects per year. Each applicant’s 

collected information is incorporated 

into a noise compliance report that is 

provided to and approved by the FAA. 

The noise compliance report is used by 

the FAA in making a finding that the 

airplane is in noise compliance with the 

regulations. These compliance reports 

are required only once when an 

applicant wants to certificate an aircraft 

type. Without this data collection, the 

FAA would be unable to make the 

required noise certification compliance 

finding. 

Respondents: Aircraft manufacturer/ 

applicant seeking type certification; 

Frequency: Estimated 14 total 

applicants per year; 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: Estimated 200 hours per 

applicant for the compliance report; and 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

$25,000 per applicant or cumulative 

total $350,000 per year for 14 

applicants. 

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 December 

17, 2020. 

Sandy Liu, 

Engineer, Office of Environment and Energy, 

Noise Division (AEE–100). 

[FR Doc. 2020–28225 Filed 12–21–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Docket No. FAA–2020–0862] 

COVID–19 Related Relief Concerning 

Operations at Chicago O’Hare 

International Airport, John F. Kennedy 

International Airport, Los Angeles 

International Airport, Newark Liberty 

International Airport, New York 

LaGuardia Airport, Ronald Reagan 

Washington National Airport, and San 

Francisco International Airport for the 

Summer 2021 Scheduling Season 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of proposed extension of 

a limited, conditional waiver of the 

minimum slot usage requirement. 

SUMMARY: Due to ongoing coronavirus 

disease 2019 (COVID–19)-related 

impacts on demand for air travel, the 

FAA seeks comment on providing 

additional relief at slot-controlled and 

designated International Air Transport 

Association (IATA) Level 2 airports in 

the United States with regard to the 

Summer 2021 scheduling season ending 

on October 30, 2021. Two options are 

presented for comment: Continuation of 

the existing relief that the FAA has 

provided at these airports through 

March 27, 2021, on the same terms 

currently in effect; and a proposal by the 

Worldwide Airport Slot Board (WASB), 

which includes representatives of IATA, 

the Airports Council InternationalWorld (ACI World), and the Worldwide 

Airport Coordinators Group (WWACG). 

The FAA invites comment on these two 

different approaches for the Summer 

2021 scheduling season and anticipates 

subsequently providing notice of its 

final decision. Commenters may also 

propose different or additional options 

for relief. The FAA further invites 

comment on whether the proposal 

adopted by the FAA should make relief 

available for the full duration of the 

Summer 2021 scheduling season, which 

ends on October 30, 2021. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

December 29, 2020. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this 

proposal to the U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001; telephone: 

(800) 647–5527, or (202) 366–9826. You 

must identify FAA Docket Number 

FAA–2020–0862 at the beginning of 

your comments. You may also submit 

comments through the internet at 

https://www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Bonnie Dragotto, Office of the Chief 

Counsel, Regulations Division, Federal 

Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20591; telephone: (202) 267–3808; 

email: bonnie.dragotto@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Current Slot Usage and Related Relief 

Due to COVID–19 

In a notice published in the Federal 

Register on October 7, 2020 (85 FR 

63335),1 the FAA made available to slot 

holders at John F. Kennedy 

International Airport (JFK), New York 

LaGuardia Airport (LGA), and Ronald 


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2Although DCA and LGA are not designated as 

IATA Level 3 slot-controlled airports given that 

these airports primarily serve domestic 

destinations, the FAA limits operations at these 

airports via rules at DCA and an Order at LGA that 

are equivalent to IATA Level 3. See FN 1. The FAA 

reiterates that the relief provided in the March 16, 

2020, notice (85 FR 15018), the April 17, 2020, 

notice (85 FR 21500), and the October 7, 2020, 

notice (85 FR 63335), extends to all allocated slots, 

including slots allocated by exemption. As 

proposed in this notice, either option would 

similarly apply to all allocated slots, including slots 

allocated by exemption. 

3COVID–19 weekly epidemiological update, 

December 15, 2020, available at: https://

www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novelcoronavirus-2019/situation-reports See also https:// 

covid19.who.int/for WHO COVID–19 Dashboard 

with the most current number of cases reported. 

4https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/ 

traveladvisories/traveladvisories.html/. 

5https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/ 

traveladvisories/ea/covid-19-information.html. 

6 Id. 

7https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/ 

travelers/map-and-travel-notices.html. 

8CDC COVID Data Tracker, updated October 2, 

2020, available at https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-datatracker/?CDC_AA_

refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2

Fcoronavirus%2F2019-ncov%2Fcasesupdates%2Fcases-in-us.html#cases_

casesinlast7days. 

9https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidentialactions/proclamation-declaring-nationalemergency-concerning-novel-coronavirus-diseasecovid-19-outbreak/. 

Reagan Washington National Airport 

(DCA) a waiver from the minimum slot 

usage requirements due to continuing 

COVID–19 impacts through March 27, 

2021,2 subject to each of the following 

conditions: 

(1) All slots not intended to be 

operated must be returned at least four 

weeks prior to the date of the FAAapproved operation to allow other 

carriers an opportunity to operate these 

slots on an ad hoc basis without historic 

precedence. 

(2) The waiver does not apply to slots 

newly allocated for initial use during 

the Winter 2020/2021 season. New 

allocations meeting minimum usage 

requirements remain eligible for historic 

precedence. The waiver does not apply 

to historic in-kind slots within any 30- 

minute or 60-minute time period, as 

applicable, in which a carrier seeks and 

obtains a similar new allocation (i.e., 

arrival or departure, air carrier or 

commuter, if applicable). 

(3) The waiver does not apply to slots 

newly transferred on an uneven basis 

(i.e., via one-way slot transaction/lease) 

after October 15, 2020, for the duration 

of the transfer. Slots transferred prior to 

this date may benefit from the waiver if 

all other conditions are met. Slots 

granted historic precedence for 

subsequent seasons based on this relief 

are not eligible for transfer if the slot 

holder ceases all operations at the 

airport. 

Additionally, an exception may be 

granted and the waiver therefore 

applied, if a government’s official action 

(e.g., travel prohibition or other 

restriction due to COVID–19), prevents 

the operation of a flight on a particular 

route that a carrier otherwise intended 

to operate. This exception is being 

administered by the FAA in 

coordination with the Office of the 

Secretary of Transportation (OST). This 

exception applies under extraordinary 

circumstances only in which a carrier is 

able to demonstrate an inability to 

operate a particular flight or comply 

with the conditions of the proposed 

waiver due to an official governmental 

prohibition or restriction. 

In addition, at designated IATA Level 

2 U.S. airports—Chicago O’Hare 

International Airport (ORD), Newark 

Liberty International Airport (EWR), Los 

Angeles International Airport (LAX), 

and San Francisco International Airport 

(SFO)—the FAA determined to extend 

through March 27, 2021 its policy for 

prioritizing flights canceled due to 

COVID–19 for purposes of establishing 

a carrier’s operational baseline in the 

next corresponding season, subject to 

the following conditions: 

(1) All schedules as initially 

submitted by carriers and approved by 

the FAA and not intended to be 

operated must be returned at least four 

weeks prior to the date of the FAAapproved operation to allow other 

carriers an opportunity to operate these 

times on an ad hoc basis without 

historic precedence. 

(2) The priority for FAA schedules 

approved for Winter 2020/2021 does not 

apply to net-newly approved operations 

for initial use during the Winter 2020/ 

2021 season. New approved times 

would remain eligible for priority 

consideration in Winter 2021/2022 if 

actually operated in Winter 2020/2021 

according to established processes. 

Consistent with the policy for slotcontrolled airports, limited exceptions 

may be granted from either or both of 

these conditions at Level 2 airports 

under extraordinary circumstances if a 

government’s official action (e.g., travel 

prohibition or other restriction due to 

COVID–19), prevents the operation of a 

flight on a particular route that a carrier 

otherwise intended to operate. This 

exception applies under extraordinary 

circumstances only in which a carrier is 

able to demonstrate an inability to 

operate a particular flight or comply 

with the conditions of the proposed 

waiver due to an official governmental 

prohibition or restriction. If the 

exception is determined not to apply, 

carriers are expected to meet the 

conditions for relief or operate 

consistent with standard expectations 

for the Level 2 environment. This 

limited, conditional relief remains 

available through March 27, 2021. 

Current COVID–19 Situation 

Since the FAA’s October 7, 2020 

notice was published, COVID–19 has 

continued to cause disruption globally 

and within the United States. The 

World Health Organization (WHO) 

reports COVID–19 cases in more than 

200 countries, areas, and territories 

worldwide. For the week ending 

December 13, 2020, the WHO reported 

approximately 4.3 million new COVID– 

19 cases and over 75,000 new deaths, 

bringing the cumulative total to 70.5 

million reported COVID–19 cases and 

1.6 million deaths globally since the 

start of the public health emergency.3

International travel advisories issued 

by the U.S. Department of State’s Global 

Health Advisory remain in effect 

worldwide, including designations of 

either Level 3—Reconsider Travel or 

Level 4—Do Not Travel for more than 

175 destinations.4 The U.S. Department 

of State advises that challenges to any 

international travel at this time may 

include mandatory quarantines, travel 

restrictions, and closed borders. The 

U.S. Department of State notes further 

that foreign governments may 

implement restrictions with little notice, 

even in destinations that were 

previously low risk.5 Accordingly, the 

U.S. Department of State warns 

Americans choosing to travel 

internationally that their trip may be 

disrupted severely and it may be 

difficult to arrange travel back to the 

United States.6

Moreover, international travel 

recommendations from the Centers for 

Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 

categorize nearly 175 countries, areas, 

and territories worldwide under Level 

4—COVID–19 Risk Is Very High.7

Within the United States, the CDC 

reported 16,756,581 total cases and 

306,427 deaths from COVID–19 as of 

December 17, 2020, with 1,485,010 new 

cases in the prior seven days.8 The CDC 

advises prospective domestic travelers 

to consider whether their destination 

has requirements or restrictions for 

travelers, and notes that State, local, and 

territorial governments may have travel 

restrictions in place, including testing 

requirements, stay-at-home orders, and 

quarantine requirements upon arrival. A 

national emergency related to COVID– 

19 remains in effect pursuant to the 

President’s March 13, 2020 

Proclamation.9


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10https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2020/05/15/

trump-administration-announces-framework-andleadership-for-operation-warp-speed.html. 

11https://www.fda.gov/emergency-preparednessand-response/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19/ 

covid-19-vaccines. 

12See 85 FR 15018 (Mar. 16, 2020). 

13Operating Limitations at John F. Kennedy 

International Airport, 85 FR 58258 (Sep. 18, 2020); 

Operating Limitations at New York LaGuardia 

Airport, 85 FR 47065 at 58255 (Sep. 18, 2020). 

14At JFK, historical rights to operating 

authorizations and withdrawal of those rights due 

to insufficient usage will be determined on a 

seasonal basis and in accordance with the schedule 

approved by the FAA prior to the commencement 

of the applicable season. See JFK Order, 85 FR 

58260. At LGA, any operating authorization not 

used at least 80 percent of the time over a twomonth period will be withdrawn by the FAA. See 

LGA Order, 85 FR at 58257. 

15See 14 CFR 93.227(a). 

16See 14 CFR 93.227(j). 

17See December 7, 2020 presentation by Airlines 

for America titled ‘‘Tracking the Impacts of COVID– 

19,’’ a copy of which has been placed in the docket 

for this notice. 

18Copies of all submissions to the DOT and FAA 

concerning the continuation of COVID-related relief 

have been placed in the docket associated with this 

notice. 

19The detailed proposal can be accessed in the 

docket for this notice and at the following website: 

https://www.iata.org/contentassets/

37a569b171504493be1d2ddd7d53f1f2/wasbrecommendation-s21airportslotalleviation.pdf. 

On May 15, 2020, the President 

announced the establishment of 

Operation Warp Speed (OWS), a 

national program to accelerate the 

development, manufacturing, and 

distribution of COVID–19 vaccines, 

therapeutics, and diagnostics.10 On 

December 11, 2020, the Food and Drug 

Administration (FDA) granted an 

emergency use authorization for a 

COVID–19 vaccine and phased 

distribution of that vaccine is now 

underway in the United States; FDA 

also is nearing potential authorization of 

a second vaccine.11 Vaccine distribution 

also has begun on a limited basis 

elsewhere in the world. 

Standard Applicable to This Waiver 

Proceeding 

The FAA reiterates the standards 

applicable to petitions for waivers of the 

minimum slot usage requirements in 

effect at DCA, JFK, and LGA, as 

discussed in the FAA’s initial decision 

extending relief due to COVID–19 

impacts.12

At JFK and LGA, each slot must be 

used at least 80 percent of the time.13

Slots not meeting the minimum usage 

requirements will be withdrawn. The 

FAA may waive the 80 percent usage 

requirement in the event of a highly 

unusual and unpredictable condition 

that is beyond the control of the slotholding air carrier and which affects 

carrier operations for a period of five 

consecutive days or more.14

At DCA, any slot not used at least 80 

percent of the time over a two-month 

period also will be recalled by the 

FAA.15 The FAA may waive this 

minimum usage requirement in the 

event of a highly unusual and 

unpredictable condition that is beyond 

the control of the slot-holding carrier 

and which exists for a period of nine or 

more days.16

When making decisions concerning 

historical rights to allocated slots, 

including whether to grant a waiver of 

the usage requirement, the FAA seeks to 

ensure the efficient use of valuable 

aviation infrastructure and maximize 

the benefits to airport users and the 

traveling public. This minimum usage 

requirement is expected to 

accommodate routine cancelations 

under all but the most unusual 

circumstances. Carriers proceed at risk 

if, at any time prior to a final decision, 

they make decisions in anticipation of 

the FAA granting a slot usage waiver. 

Discussion of Proposals for Additional 

Relief 

At the present time, COVID–19 

continues to present a highly unusual 

and unpredictable condition that is 

beyond the control of carriers. 

According to data submitted by Airlines 

for America (A4A), passenger demand 

has weakened dramatically as a result of 

the recent COVID–19 resurgence and a 

return to 2019 passenger volumes is not 

expected until calendar year 2023 or 

2024.17 The ultimate duration and 

severity of COVID–19 impacts on 

passenger demand in the United States 

and internationally remain unclear even 

as the distribution of a vaccine is 

underway in certain parts of the world. 

Since the FAA’s determination in 

October 2020 to extend relief on a 

conditional basis through March 27, 

2021, the FAA has received submissions 

from stakeholders regarding whether the 

FAA should extend additional relief 

beyond March 27, 2021.18 The FAA 

seeks comment on two proposals with 

respect to continuing relief with regard 

to the Summer 2021 scheduling season, 

which ends on October 30, 2021. 

Commenters may also suggest other 

options for consideration. Absent 

further relief, the existing relief will 

expire on March 27, 2021 and standard 

requirements and policies will apply. 

Extension of Current Relief Made 

Available by the FAA on a Conditional 

Basis 

As one option for consideration, the 

FAA is proposing to extend through 

October 30, 2021, the COVID–19-related 

limited waiver of the minimum slot 

usage requirement at JFK, LGA, and 

DCA that the FAA has already made 

available on a conditional basis through 

March 27, 2021. As part of this option, 

the FAA would also extend through 

October 30, 2021 its COVID–19-related 

policy for prioritizing flights canceled or 

otherwise not operated as originally 

intended at designated IATA Level 2 

airports in the United States on a 

conditional basis, for purposes of 

establishing a carrier’s operational 

baseline in the next corresponding 

season (i.e., Summer 2022). The 

proposed extension would be made 

available on the same terms announced 

in the FAA’s October 7, 2020 decision 

(85 FR 63335), as summarized 

previously in this notice in the section 

titled Current Slot Usage and Related 

Relief Due to COVID–19. 

As explained in the FAA’s October 7, 

2020 decision, the FAA believes the 

relief provided on a conditional basis 

through the end of the Winter 2020/ 

2021 season at slot-controlled and 

designated IATA Level 2 airports in the 

United States addresses ongoing 

COVID–19-related impacts. The FAA 

continues to believe this approach 

provides carriers with flexibility during 

this unprecedented situation, supports 

the long-term viability of carrier 

operations at slot-controlled airports 

while also supporting economic 

recovery, and reduces the potential to 

suppress flight operations for which 

demand exists. The FAA believes an 

extension of the current waiver would 

also be generally consistent with the 

approach taken by other jurisdictions to 

date. 

WASB Proposal 

Another option for consideration is 

the WASB proposal. WASB is a forum 

for bringing together representatives 

from the airport, airline, and slot 

coordinator communities to develop 

positions on slot management rules and 

standards to be applied globally in the 

Worldwide Airport Slot Guidelines 

(WASG).19 The WASB proposal 

includes the following provisions, 

which are described herein as they 

would be applied in the United States: 

• Slot holders that ensure the return 

of any slot as allocated by the FAA for 

the duration of the Summer 2021 season 

(identified by Slot ID and/or flight 

number, as appropriate) on or before 

February 8, 2021 (approximately 7 

weeks before the start of the season) 

would retain historic precedence for 

that slot in the Summer 2022 scheduling 

season; newly allocated slots are not 

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20https://www.iata.org/en/policy/slots/slotguidelines/ The FAA reiterates that under current 

policy and procedures, the FAA continues to apply 

version 9 of the Worldwide Slot Guidelines (Jan. 1, 

2019), a copy of which has been placed in the 

docket for this notice. 

returned before the deadline would be 

available for re-allocation on a nonpermanent basis for operation during 

the Summer 2021 season; slots operated 

as approved on a non-historic basis in 

Summer 2021 would have priority over 

new demands for the same timings in 

the next equivalent season, subject to 

capacity availability and any other legal 

conditions; 

• For slots not returned by February 

8, 2021, the usual minimum slot usage 

threshold of 80 percent would be 

reduced to 50 percent during the 

Summer 2021 scheduling season; and, 

• For slots not returned by February 

8, 2021, an exception from the reduced 

slot usage threshold of 50 percent would 

be available under circumstances that 

may prevent airlines from operating 

scheduled flights for reasons other than 

commercial cancellations for the 

duration of the circumstance plus up to 

a 6-week recovery period; as proposed, 

the FAA would accept as valid 

justification for the non-utilization of 

slots, any government restrictions that 

prevent or severely restrict travel to 

specific airports, destinations (including 

intermediate points) or countries for 

which the slot was held, such as the 

following examples— 

Æ Government travel restrictions 

based on nationality, closed borders, 

government advisories related to 

COVID–19 that warn against all but 

essential travel, or complete bans on 

flights from/to certain countries or 

geographic areas; 

Æ Severe government restrictions 

related to COVID–19 on the maximum 

number of arriving or departing 

passengers on a specific flight or 

through a specific airport; 

Æ Government restrictions on 

movement or quarantine/isolation 

measures within the country or region 

where the airport or destination 

(including intermediate points) is 

located; 

Æ Government-imposed closure of 

businesses essential to support aviation 

activities (e.g., closure of hotels); and 

Æ Unforeseeable restrictions on 

airline crew, including sudden bans on 

entry or crew stranded in unexpected 

locations due to quarantine measures. 

• The following conditions would 

apply: 

Æ Relief would not apply to slots held 

by an airline that permanently ceases 

operations at the airport; and, 

Æ New uneven transfers would not be 

eligible for the pre-season return 

provision, but would be eligible for 

other slot relief measures during the 

Summer 2021 season. 

The FAA notes that the WASB 

proposal is silent concerning a position 

on further relief for prioritizing flights 

canceled due to COVID–19 at 

designated IATA Level 2 airports. The 

FAA further notes that certain 

provisions and concepts of the detailed 

WASB proposal would not necessarily 

apply in the United States to the extent 

that there are established differences in 

effect under established rules and orders 

governing slot management in the 

United States. For example, traditional 

concepts of ‘‘series of slots’’ and 

provision 8.7.2.2 of the WASG have not 

been adopted in the United States.20

The FAA received written submissions 

from IATA, A4A, Delta Air Lines, Inc., 

and Virgin Atlantic Airways, Ltd. 

expressing support for FAA adoption of 

this proposal. 

Additional Submission Regarding Relief 

Beyond March 27, 2021 

In addition, the FAA has received an 

alternative proposal concerning relief 

beyond March 27, 2021 from Southwest 

Airlines Co., which takes no position on 

the WASB proposal relative to JFK, 

opposes the WASB proposal relative to 

DCA and LGA, and suggests extending 

the FAA’s current relief at DCA and 

LGA for an additional half season at 

most, through June 27, 2021. This 

submission has been placed in the 

docket associated with this notice. 

Invitation for Comment 

The FAA seeks views and information 

regarding these or other proposals. The 

FAA further invites comment on 

whether the proposal adopted by the 

FAA should make relief available for the 

full duration of the Summer 2021 

scheduling season, which ends on 

October 30, 2021. Written views and 

supporting data may be submitted no 

later than December 29, 2020 to the 

docket associated with this notice as 

explained previously in this notice. 

Information submitted to the FAA may 

be subject to disclosure under the 

Freedom of Information Act. 

The FAA recognizes that commenters 

may seek to submit business 

information that is both customarily and 

actually treated as confidential. 

Confidential Business Information (CBI) 

is commercial or financial information 

that is both customarily and actually 

treated as private by its owner. Under 

the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 

(5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt from 

public disclosure. If your comments 

responsive to this notice contain 

commercial or financial information 

that is customarily treated as private, 

that you actually treat as private, and 

that is relevant or responsive to this 

notice, it is important that you clearly 

designate the submitted comments, or 

any relevant portions thereof, as CBI. 

Please mark each page of your 

submission containing CBI as 

‘‘PROPIN.’’ Comments containing 

PROPIN may be submitted by email to 

the Air Traffic Organization Slot 

Administration Office at 9-FAA-SlotPolicy@faa.gov. The FAA will treat such 

marked submissions as confidential 

under FOIA, and will not place 

confidential content in the public 

docket for this notice. Any commentary 

that the FAA receives that is not 

specifically designated as CBI will be 

placed in the public docket for this 

notice. The FAA will take the necessary 

steps to protect properly designated 

information to the extent allowable by 

law. All routine slot administration 

matters unrelated to this proceeding, 

including schedule updates, requested 

changes, and information requests, 

should continue to be submitted to 

7-awa-slotadmin@faa.gov. 

After receiving and reviewing 

comments, the FAA anticipates 

subsequently providing notice of its 

final decision. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on December 

17, 2020. 

Lorelei Dinges Peter, 

Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations. 

Virginia T. Boyle, 

Acting Vice President, System Operations 

Services. 

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BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Docket No. FAA–2020–0563] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Requests for Comments; 

Clearance of Renewed Approval of 

Information Collection: Aircraft Noise 

Certification Documents for 

International Operations 

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 


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