2722 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 8 / Wednesday, January 13, 2021 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Docket No. FAA–2020–1157] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Requests for Comments; 

Clearance of a Renewed Approval of 

Information Collection: Commercial 

Space Transportation Licensing 

Regulations 

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 information will 

determine if applicant proposals for 

conducting commercial space launches 

can be accomplished according to 

regulations issued by the Office of the 

Associate Administrator for Commercial 

Space Transportation. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

submitted by March 15, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Please send written 

comments: 

By Electronic Docket: 

www.regulations.gov (Enter docket 

number into search field). 

By mail: Charles Huet, 800 

Independence Avenue SW, Room 331, 

Washington, DC, 20591. 

By fax: 202–267–5463. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Charles Huet by email at: Charles.huet@

faa.gov; phone: 202–267–7427. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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. 

OMB Control Number: 2120–0608. 

Title: Commercial Space 

Transportation Licensing Regulations. 

Form Numbers: FAA Form 8800–1. 

Type of Review: Renewal of an 

information collection. 

Background: The Commercial Space 

Launch Act of 1984, 49 U.S.C. App. 

§§ 2601–2623, as recodified at 49 U.S.C. 

Subtitle IX, Ch. 701—Commercial Space 

Launch Activities, 49 U.S.C. 70101– 

70119 (1994), requires certain data be 

provided in applying for a license to 

conduct commercial space launch 

activities. These data are required to 

demonstrate to the Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Associate 

Administrator for Commercial Space 

Transportation (AST), that a license 

applicant’s proposed activities meet 

applicable public safety, national 

security, and foreign policy interests of 

the United States. 

Respondents: Approximately 17 space 

launch applicants renewing 

applications. 

Frequency: Information is collected 

on occasion. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: 163 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

2,779 hours. 

Issued in Washington, DC. 

Kelvin Coleman, 

Deputy Associate Administrator, Commercial 

Space Transportation, Federal Aviation 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2021–00480 Filed 1–12–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Docket No. FAA–2021–0037] 

Overview of FAA Aircraft Noise Policy 

and Research Efforts: Request for 

Input on Research Activities To Inform 

Aircraft Noise Policy 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of research programs and 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is releasing a 

summary to the public of the research 

programs it sponsors on civil aircraft 

noise that could potentially inform 

future aircraft noise policy. The FAA 

invites public comment on the scope 

and applicability of these research 

initiatives to address aircraft noise. 

The FAA will not make any 

determinations based on the findings of 

these research programs for the FAA’s 

noise policies, including any potential 

revised use of the Day-Night Average 

Sound Level (DNL) noise metric, until it 

has carefully considered public and 

other stakeholder input along with any 

additional research needed to improve 

the understanding of the effects of 

aircraft noise exposure on communities. 

DATES: Comments on this notice must 

identify the docket number and be 

received on or before March 15, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified 

by docket number FAA–2021–0037 

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, 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: The FAA will post all 

comments it receives, without change, 

to http://www.regulations.gov, including 

any personal information the 

commenter provides. Using the search 

function of the docket website, anyone 

can find and read the electronic form of 

all comments received into any FAA 

docket, including the name of the 

individual sending the comment (or 

signing the comment for an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). DOT’s 

complete Privacy Act Statement can be 

found in the Federal Register published 

on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477–19478), 

as well as at http://DocketsInfo.dot.gov. 

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 go to the 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: Mr. 

Donald Scata, Office of Environment 

and Energy (AEE–100), Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence Ave. 

SW, Washington, DC 20591. Telephone: 

(202) 267–0606. Email address: 

NoiseResearchFRN@faa.gov. 

Contents 

Supplementary Information 

Overview of FAA Research on Aircraft Noise 

(1) Effects of Aircraft Noise on Individuals 

and Communities 

Speech Interference and Children’s 

Learning 

Neighborhood Environmental Survey 

Health and Human Impacts Research 

Impacts to Cardiovascular Health