Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 119 / Monday, June 22, 2015 / Notices 35697 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Josh Fitzpatrick, Environmental 

Protection Specialist, FAA DakotaMinnesota Airports District Office 

(ADO), 6020 28th Avenue South, Suite 

102, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55450. 

Telephone number is (612) 253–4639. 

Copies of the FONSI/ROD and/or Final 

EA are available upon written request 

by contacting Mr. Josh Fitzpatrick 

through the contact information above. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Final 

EA evaluated the DYT Obstruction 

Removal Project. The purpose of the 

project is to provide a safe airport 

facility that will meet FAA and MnDOT 

aeronautics design and operation 

requirements and safely maintain 

adequate runways with clear approach 

surfaces for local, regional, and 

interregional aviation users. 

The FAA and the Duluth Airport 

Authority (DAA) jointly prepared the 

Final EA, pursuant to the requirements 

of the NEPA and the Minnesota 

Environmental Policy Act, respectively. 

A joint Federal-State EA was prepared. 

Chapter 2 of the Final EA identified 

and evaluated all reasonable 

alternatives. Numerous alternatives 

were considered but eventually 

discarded for not meeting the purpose 

and need. Three alternatives (No Action, 

Alternative 5a Short, and Alternative 

13) were examined in detail. After 

careful analysis and consultation with 

various resource agencies, the DAA 

selected Alternative 5a Short as the 

preferred alternative. Alternative 5a 

Short satisfies the purpose and need 

while minimizing impacts. 

Alternative 5a Short includes the 

construction of a rotated and shortened 

runway. Compared to the existing 

runway, the new runway would be 

shortened by 450 feet and rotated five 

degrees (Runway 32 end) into Superior 

Bay. The primary surface would be 

graded and the parallel taxiway 

reconstructed at a separation of 150 feet. 

The existing Medium Intensity Runway 

Lights (MIRLs), Runway End Identifier 

Lights (REILs), Precision Approach Path 

Indicators (PAPIs) and Medium 

Intensity Taxiway Lights (MITLs) would 

be relocated or replaced. Existing 

pavements would be removed and 

previously paved areas would be 

restored with native vegetation. 

Alternative 5a Short includes placing 

approximately 69,800 cubic yards of soil 

for runway construction (combined in 

water and on land), 50,000 cubic yards 

of surcharge (fill to be placed in order 

to compact soft soils, and then removed) 

and 25,000 tons of riprap over a total 

project area of 29.47 acres. The project 

will not impact the Scientific Natural 

Area. 

Based on the analysis in the Final EA, 

the FAA has determined that 

Alternative 5a Short will not result in 

significant impacts to resources 

identified in accordance with FAA 

Orders 1050.1E and 5054.4B. Therefore, 

an environmental impact statement will 

not be prepared. 

Issued in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on May 

8, 2015. 

Christopher Hugunin, 

Manager, Dakota-Minnesota Airports District 

Office, FAA, Great Lakes Region. 

[FR Doc. 2015–15273 Filed 6–19–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Requests for Comments; 

Clearance of Renewed Approval of 

Information Collection: Flight Plans 

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. Flight plan information is 

used to govern the flight of aircraft for 

the protection and identification of 

aircraft and property and persons on the 

ground. The use of form 7233–1, FAA 

Flight Plan, is being removed from this 

information collection request. Effective 

October 1, 2015, the civilian burden for 

all flight plan information, both 

domestic and international, will be 

collected via form 7233–4, FAA 

International Flight Plan. Form 7233–1 

will continue to be used by military 

respondents. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

submitted by August 21, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the FAA 

at the following address: Ronda 

Thompson, Room 300, Federal Aviation 

Administration, ASP–110, 950 L’Enfant 

Plaza SW., Washington, DC 20024. 

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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ronda Thompson at (202) 267–1416, or 

by email at: Ronda.Thompson@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 2120–0026. 

Title: Flight Plans. 

Form Numbers: FAA form 7233–4. 

Type of Review: Revision of an 

information collection. 

Background: Title 49 U.S.C., 

paragraph 40103(b) authorizes 

regulations governing the flight of 

aircraft. 14 CFR 91 prescribes 

requirements for filing domestic and 

international flight plans. Information is 

collected to provide services to aircraft 

inflight and protection of persons/

property on the ground. 

Respondents: Approximately 300,000 

air carriers, operators and pilots. 

Frequency: Information is collected 

on occasion. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: 1–3 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

225,966 hours. 

Issued in Washington, DC on June 16, 

2015. 

Ronda Thompson, 

FAA Information Collection Clearance 

Officer, IT Enterprises Business Services 

Division, ASP–110. 

[FR Doc. 2015–15269 Filed 6–19–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2013–0313] 

Parts and Accessories Necessary for 

Safe Operation; Grant of Exemption 

For HELP Inc. 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of final disposition. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Motor Carrier 

Safety Administration (FMCSA) 

announces its decision to grant an 

exemption to HELP, Inc. that will allow 

the placement of its transponder 

systems at the bottom of windshields on 

commercial motor vehicles (CMVs). The 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Regulations (FMCSRs) currently require 

antennas, transponders, and similar 

devices to be located not more than 6 

inches below the upper edge of the 

windshield, outside the area swept by 

the windshield wipers, and outside the 


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