60402 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 170 / Thursday, September 1, 2016 / Notices 

comments were received during the 60- 

day public comment period for the 

Boise Airport Noise Compatibility 

Program that ended July 1, 2016. None 

of the comments warranted any changes 

to the NCP. The comment letters and the 

responses to the comments, which were 

reviewed and acceptable to FAA, are 

posted on the airport’s Web site at 

http://www.iflyboise.com/about-boi/ 

noise-compatibility-program/. 

The majority of the comments 

received during the 60-day comment 

period for the noise compatibility 

program regarded military aircraft. It is 

important to note that the Part 150 study 

process has no bearing on whether or 

not, or what type of military jets will be 

stationed at the Boise Air Terminal in 

the future. Since the future of the Idaho 

Air National Guard (IDANG) current A– 

10 mission is uncertain, the Boise Air 

Terminal, in conjunction with IDANG, 

prepared a hypothetical future forecast 

using the F–15E as a potential 

replacement for the A–10. However, the 

Department of the Air Force has not yet 

determined IDANG’s follow-on mission 

after A–10 divestiture and therefore the 

sponsor lacked sufficient data to 

confirm the F–15E as the replacement 

for the A–10. It was noted in the Part 

150 study that there are transient F– 

15E’s that use the Boise Air Terminal 

throughout the year. Acknowledging 

this, the sponsor developed the 2015 

noise exposure maps to include the 

transient F–15E Strike Eagles, among 

many other existing Boise Air Terminal 

aircraft, in the Noise Model. All 

measures proposed in the noise 

compatibility program are based on the 

current year noise exposure maps and 

not on future noise exposure maps as 

they are considered speculative at this 

time as well. The Record of Approval 

also does not specifically tie the 

proposed noise mitigation measures to 

the 2015 noise exposure maps as shown 

in the Part 150 Study. When the fleet 

mix and/or operational levels at the 

Boise Air Terminal change, the sponsor 

will update the noise exposure maps to 

reflect that change in accordance with 

Part 150 regulations. Furthermore, any 

change in aircraft by the Department of 

Defense will require compliance with 

the National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA). 

The Boise Air Terminal study 

contains a proposed noise compatibility 

program comprised of actions designed 

for phased implementation by airport 

management and adjacent jurisdictions. 

It was requested that the FAA evaluate 

and approve this material as a noise 

compatibility program as described in 

section 47504 of the Act. The FAA 

began its review of the program on 

December 13, 2015, and was required by 

a provision of the Act to approve or 

disapprove the program within 180 days 

(other than the use of new or modified 

flight procedures for noise control). 

Failure to approve or disapprove such 

program within the 180-day period shall 

be deemed to be an approval of such 

program. 

The submitted program contained 1 

noise abatement measure and 12 noise 

mitigation/land use compatibility 

measures recommendations for FAA 

action. The FAA completed its review 

and determined that the procedural and 

substantive requirements of the Act and 

Part 150 have been satisfied. The overall 

program therefore, was approved by the 

FAA on August 24, 2016. 

Approval was granted for 7 of the 13 

measures and 6 measures were 

disapproved for the purposes of Part 

150. In addition, 22 measures were 

included in the noise compatibility plan 

that requested no action by FAA as they 

were approved in a previous record of 

approval, were removed from 

consideration, or disapproved in a 

previous record of approval. These 

measures and FAA’s associated 

determinations are summarized in the 

attachment to the Record of Approval. 

These determinations are set forth in 

detail in a Record of Approval signed by 

the Airports Division Manager, 

Northwest Mountain Region on August 

24, 2016. The Record of Approval, as 

well as other evaluation materials and 

the documents comprising the submittal 

are available for review at the FAA 

office listed above and at the Boise Air 

Terminal (Gowen Field), 3201 Airport 

Way, Boise, ID 83705. The Record of 

Approval also will be available on-line 

at http://www.faa.gov/airports/ 

environmental/airport_noise/part_150/ 

states/. 

Issued in Renton, Washington on August 

24, 2016. 

Randall S. Fiertz, 

Manager, Airports Division, Northwest 

Mountain Region. 

[FR Doc. 2016–21105 Filed 8–31–16; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

First Meeting of the Drone Advisory 

Committee (DAC) 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), U.S. Department 

of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: First Meeting of the Drone 

Advisory Committee (DAC). 

SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice 

to advise the public of the First Meeting 

of the Drone Advisory Committee 

(DAC). 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

September 16, 2016, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 

p.m. EST. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at: 

The Center for Strategic and 

International Studies, 1616 Rhode 

Island Ave NW., Washington, DC 20036. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Al 

Secen at asecen@rtca.org or (202) 330– 

0647, or the RTCA Secretariat, 1150 

18th Street NW., Suite 910, Washington, 

DC 20036, or by telephone at (202) 833– 

9339, fax at (202) 833–9434, or Web site 

at http://www.rtca.org. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463, 5 U.S.C., App.), notice is hereby 

given for the First Meeting of the Drone 

Advisory Committee (DAC). The agenda 

will include the following: 

September 16, 2016, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 

p.m. EST 

1. Opening of Meeting 

2. FAA Opening Remarks 

3. Chairman Statement 

4. Member Introductions 

5. Overview of Federal Advisory 

Committee Compliance 

6. DAC Member Expectations 

7. FAA Overview of DAC Objectives 

8. Overview of Current UAS 

Landscape 

9. FAA Reauthorization Activities 

10. RTCA Overview of Results of 

Inputs From DAC Members on 

Issues Priorities 

11. Issue Prioritization Exercise 

12. Discussion of Outcome of 

Prioritization 

13. Messaging Recap 

14. Summary of This Meeting and 

Actions 

15. Suggestions for Next Meeting 

16. Meeting Schedule 

17. DFO Closing Comments 

18. Chairman Closing Comments 

19. Member Networking 

Although the DAC meeting is open to 

the public, the meeting location has 

security protocols that require advanced 

registration. Please email bteel@rtca.org 

with name, company and country of 

citizenship to pre-register. Attendance is 

limited to space availability. With the 

approval of the Chairman, members of 

the public may present oral statements 

at the meeting. Persons wishing to 

present statements or obtain information 

should contact the person listed in the 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT

section. Members of the public may 

present a written statement to the 

committee at any time. 


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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 170 / Thursday, September 1, 2016 / Notices 60403 

Issued in Washington, DC, on August 26, 

2016. 

Mohannad Dawoud, 

Management & Program Analyst, Partnership 

Contracts Branch, ANG–A17 NextGen, 

Procurement Services Division, Federal 

Aviation Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2016–21013 Filed 8–31–16; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

[Docket No. FHWA–2013–0048] 

Notice of Funding Opportunity for 

Accelerated Innovation Deployment 

Demonstration 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of funding opportunity. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

funding opportunity and requests grant 

applications from eligible entities as 

FHWA continues the Accelerated 

Innovation Deployment (AID) 

Demonstration authorized within the 

Technology and Innovation Deployment 

Program (TIDP) under the Fixing 

America’s Surface Transportation 

(FAST) Act. The AID Demonstration 

provides incentive funding for activities 

eligible for assistance in any phase of a 

highway transportation project between 

project planning and project delivery 

including: Planning, financing, 

operation, structures, materials, 

pavements, environment, and 

construction that address the TIDP 

goals. The FHWA expects 

approximately $10 million to be made 

available for AID Demonstration in each 

of Fiscal Years (FY) 2016 through 2020 

from amounts authorized under section 

6002 of the FAST Act. 

DATES: The FHWA will use an open, 

rolling solicitation. The project must be 

authorized within 6 months of applying 

for AID Demonstration funding. 

Completed applications will be 

evaluated and award determinations 

made on a rolling basis until the 

program ends or funding is no longer 

available. Applications must be 

submitted through http://

www.grants.gov. The Grants.gov 

‘‘Apply’’ function will open on 

September 1, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: Only applicants who 

comply with all submission 

requirements described in this notice 

and submit applications through 

www.grants.gov will be eligible for 

award. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

questions about the AID Demonstration 

program discussed herein, contact Mr. 

Thomas Harman, Director, Center for 

Accelerating Innovation, Federal 

Highway Administration, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 

20590, (202) 366–6377. For legal 

questions, contact Ms. Seetha 

Srinivasan, Office of the Chief Counsel, 

Federal Highway Administration, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 

DC 20590, (202) 366–4099. Office hours 

are from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., e.t., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. A TDD is available for 

individuals who are deaf or hard of 

hearing at (202) 366–3993. 

Additionally, the notice, answers to 

questions, requests for clarification, and 

information about Webinars for further 

guidance will be posted at: http://

www.fhwa.dot.gov/accelerating/grants. 

Applicants are encouraged to contact 

FHWA directly to receive information 

about AID Demonstration. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice solicits applications for AID 

Demonstration. Each section of this 

notice contains information and 

instructions relevant to the application 

process for AID Demonstration grants. 

The applicant should read this notice in 

its entirety to submit eligible 

applications. 

Electronic Access 

An electronic copy of this document 

may be downloaded from the Federal 

Register Web site at http://

www.archives.gov and the Government 

Printing Office’s database at http://

www.access.gpo.gov/nara. 

Table of Contents 

A. Program Description 

B. Federal Award Information 

C. Eligibility Information 

D. Application and Submission 

Information 

E. Application Review Information 

F. Federal Award Administration 

Information 

G. Federal Awarding Agency Contacts 

A. Program Description 

On December 4, 2015, President 

Obama signed into law the FAST Act 

(Pub. L. 114–94), which continues the 

TIDP under 23 U.S.C. 503 to implement 

accelerated innovation deployment. The 

TIDP relates to all aspects of highway 

transportation including planning, 

financing, operation, structures, 

materials, pavements, environment, and 

construction. 

Section 503(c)(1) specifies the 

following TIDP goals: (A) Significantly 

accelerate the adoption of innovative 

technologies by the surface 

transportation community; (B) provide 

leadership and incentives to 

demonstrate and promote state-of-theart technologies, elevated performance 

standards, and new business practices 

in highway construction processes that 

result in improved safety, faster 

construction, reduced congestion from 

construction, and improved quality and 

user satisfaction; (C) construct longerlasting highways through the use of 

innovative technologies and practices 

that lead to faster construction of 

efficient and safe highways and bridges; 

(D) improve highway efficiency, safety, 

mobility, reliability, service life, 

environmental protection, and 

sustainability; and (E) develop and 

deploy new tools, techniques, and 

practices to accelerate the adoption of 

innovation in all aspects of highway 

transportation. The AID Demonstration 

is one aspect of the multifaceted TIDP 

approach and provides funding as an 

incentive for eligible entities to 

accelerate the implementation and 

adoption of proven innovation in 

highway transportation. 

B. Federal Award Information 

Section 6002 of the FAST Act 

authorized $67,000,000 for TIDP for FY 

2016 and $67,500,000 for FY 2017 

through 2020. The Funds are subject to 

the overall Federal-aid obligation 

limitation and the obligation limitation 

associated with these funds is available 

for 4 fiscal years. The amount of TIDP 

budget authority available in a given 

year may be less than the amount 

authorized for that fiscal year. The TIDP 

funds are available at an 80 percent 

Federal share, which require a 

minimum mandatory 20 percent cost 

share. The Federal share of a project or 

activity carried out with funds 

authorized under section 6002 of the 

FAST Act shall be 80 percent unless 

expressly specified otherwise by the Act 

or otherwise determined by the 

Secretary. [FAST Act § 6002(c)(1)] 

The FHWA expects approximately 

$10 million to be made available for AID 

Demonstration in each FY 2016 through 

2020 from amounts authorized under 

section 6002 of the FAST Act. The 

planned award type is a grant that is 

allocated to a State department of 

transportation (State DOT) through 

project authorization, or for Federal 

Land Management Agencies and tribes 

through existing agreements with 

FHWA Federal Lands Highways 

Division. The FHWA has funding award 

goals of up to $9 million available to 

State DOTs per FY and up to $1 million 

available to Federal Land Management 

Agencies and tribal governments per 


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