52732 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 163 / Tuesday, August 23, 2011 / Notices 

1The AST website address is http://faa.gov/go/ 

ast. The FAA proposes to post launch, reentry and 

site licenses in the Commercial Space Data—Active 

Licenses section at http://www.faa.gov/about/ 

office_org/headquarters_offices/ast/launch_data/ 

current_licenses/. The FAA proposes to post 

permits in the Commercial Space Data—Active 

Permits section at http://www.faa.gov/about/ 

office_org/headquarters_offices/ast/launch_data/ 

current_permits/. 

The key reason for this request is to 

enable consumers to file their 

complaints to the Department using an 

on-line form. If the information 

collection form is not available, the 

Department may receive fewer 

complaints from consumers. The lack of 

information could inhibit the 

Departments’ ability to improve airline 

consumer satisfaction, effectively 

investigate individual complaints 

against an air carrier, and/or determine 

patterns and practices that may develop 

with an air carrier’s services in violation 

of our rules. The information collection 

also furthers the objectives of 49 U.S.C. 

41712, 40101, 40127, 41702, and 41705 

to protect consumers from unfair or 

deceptive practices, to protect the civil 

rights of air travelers, and to ensure safe 

and adequate service in air 

transportation. 

Filing a complaint using a web-based 

form is voluntary and minimizes the 

burden on the public. Consumers can 

also choose to file a complaint with the 

Department by sending a letter using 

regular mail or by phone message. The 

type of information requested on the online form includes complainant’s name, 

address, daytime phone number 

(including area code) and e-mail 

address, name of the airline or company 

about which she/he is complaining, 

flight date, flight number, and origin 

and destination cities of complainant’s 

trip. A consumer may also use the form 

to give a description of a specific 

problem or to ask for air-travel related 

information from the ACPD. The 

Department has limited its 

informational request to only that 

information necessary to meet its 

program and administrative monitoring 

and enforcement requirements. 

Respondents: Consumers that Choose 

to File an On-Line Complaint with the 

Aviation Consumer Protection Division. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

12,899 (based on CY 2010 data). 

Estimated Total Burden on 

Respondents: 3224.75 (hours), 193,485 

(minutes). The information collection is 

available for inspection in 

regulations.gov, as noted in the 

ADDRESSES section of this document. 

Comments are Invited on: (a) Whether 

the collection of information is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the functions of the Department, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of 

the Department’s estimate of the burden 

of the proposed information collection; 

(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility 

and clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents. 

All responses to this notice will be 

summarized and included in the request 

for OMB approval. All comments will 

also become a matter of public record on 

the docket. 

Issued in Washington, DC on August 17, 

2011. 

Patricia Lawton, 

DOT PRA Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–21370 Filed 8–22–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Docket No. 2011–0435] 

Office of Commercial Space 

Transportation Notice of Intent To 

Publish Current and Future Launch, 

Site, and Reentry Licenses and 

Permits and Their Orders Online 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) is changing the 

way the Office of Commercial Space 

Transportation (AST) makes its permits, 

licenses, and all accompanying orders 

(authorizations) available to the public. 

The FAA intends to post all current and 

future authorizations online on the AST 

Web site 1 beginning on October 24, 

2011. The FAA will not publish license 

or permit applications or evaluations. 

The FAA has determined that posting 

authorizations online will allow it to 

more effectively and efficiently inform 

the public of its commercial space 

transportation permit and license 

determinations. 

DATES: Please submit any comments on 

or before September 22, 2011. 

Comments received after this date will 

be considered if it is practical to do so, 

but assurance of consideration cannot 

be given except as to comments received 

on or before this date. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified 

by Docket No. 2011–0435 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: 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 Web site, anyone 

can find and read the electronic form of 

all comments received into any FAA 

dockets, 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 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 

notice contact Charles P. Brinkman, 

Licensing Program Lead, Commercial 

Space Transportation—Licensing and 

Evaluation Division, Office of 

Commercial Space Transportation, 

Federal Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20591; telephone (202) 

267–7715; e-mail: 

phil.brinkman@faa.gov. For legal 

questions concerning this notice contact 

Laura Montgomery, Senior Attorney for 

Commercial Space Transportation, 

AGC–200, Office of the Chief Counsel, 

Regulations Division, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone (202) 267–3150; e-mail: 

laura.montgomery@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

The Secretary of Transportation has 

the authority to issue commercial space 

transportation permits and licenses for 

commercial launch, reentry, and launch 

and reentry site operations. 51 U.S.C. 

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Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 163 / Tuesday, August 23, 2011 / Notices 52733 

2Notices to airmen and mariners are publicly 

available on the FAA Web site for two months after 

their effective date at: http://tfr.faa.gov/tfr2/ 

list.html. 

50901(b)(3). A license is required to 

launch a launch vehicle, reenter a 

reentry vehicle, or operate a launch or 

reentry site within the United States or 

by a U.S. citizen. 51 U.S.C. 50904(a)(1)– 

(4). The FAA issues permits for the 

launch of reusable suborbital rockets 

pursuant to the requirements of 51 

U.S.C. 50906. Title 5 U.S.C. 552(a)(2) 

applies to final authorizations the FAA 

issues to an applicant, and the FAA 

should therefore make authorizations 

‘‘available for public inspection, and 

copying.’’ 5 U.S.C. 552(a)(2). 

In compliance with the 

Administrative Procedure Act, as well 

as recent guidance from the White 

House, the FAA is planning to post all 

current and future authorizations online 

in order to increase agency efficiency, 

effectiveness, and transparency. The 

FAA receives Freedom of Information 

Act (FOIA) requests for authorizations, 

and publishing this information online 

would save the agency both the time 

and resources used to process and 

respond to these FOIA requests. The 

President’s recent memorandum on 

regulatory compliance encourages 

agencies to make readily accessible to 

the public information concerning their 

regulatory compliance and enforcement 

activities. Presidential Memoranda— 

Regulatory Compliance (January 18, 

2011); available at http:// 

www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/ 

2011/01/18/presidential-memorandaregulatory-compliance. Publishing 

authorizations online furthers the FAA’s 

goal of transparency, openness, and 

public access by making it easier and 

faster for the public to obtain 

information regarding AST licensing 

and permit activities. 

Information contained in 

authorizations is typically not 

confidential. Typical information 

provided in a launch license or permit 

and any accompanying orders includes 

the specific types of vehicles the 

authorization applies to, the launch 

location, and the amount of liability and 

government property insurance the FAA 

requires the authorized entity to 

maintain. Launch licenses also include 

the term of the license, the authorized 

azimuths of the launch vehicle, and any 

type of payload. In some cases, such as 

a Pegasus launch or a launch under a 

permit, the launch license will define 

when flight begins. Insurance 

information has historically been 

published on the FAA website. 

Information including the launch area 

and the date and time of the launch is 

provided in publicly available notices to 

airmen and mariners.2

Information in a site license includes 

the site location, site activities, type of 

launch vehicle authorized for the site, 

and the term of the license. 

Information provided in a reentry 

license includes the term of the license, 

the term of insurance coverage, and the 

nominal reentry locations. The 

insurance information is publicly 

available, now on the FAA’s Web site, 

and the nominal reentry area locations 

are publicly available in notices to 

airmen and mariners. 

Notices to airmen and mariners are 

publicly available documents, but they 

do not provide the same information 

contained in a license. A notice to 

airmen and mariners will contain 

coordinates for an area to alert airmen 

and mariners of hazards during a 

specified time period for safety reasons. 

For reentry, this area is calculated based 

on the reentry vehicle’s possible impact 

points. While launch locations are 

generally well-known because launches 

occur from established launch pads, 

reentry locations may be the result of an 

operator’s own calculations and 

decisions. Notices to airmen that restrict 

air traffic during a reentry do not 

provide the nominal reentry points that 

the FAA currently includes in the 

operator’s license. Therefore, operators 

may have concerns about reverse 

engineering using the reentry data 

provided in licenses. While the FAA 

will continue to include nominal and 

contingency reentry points in 

authorizations, operators will have the 

opportunity to request that the 

information be redacted from online 

publication if they consider it 

confidential. If an operator makes such 

a request, the FAA will examine the 

operator’s rationale and make a 

determination regarding whether or not 

the information is confidential. 

Most licenses and permits do not 

contain confidential information or 

data. However, for those occasions 

where specific license terms or 

conditions reflect circumstances unique 

to a particular operator, there are 

protections available under the statute 

and regulations. Applicants for a license 

can protect trade secrets or proprietary 

commercial or financial data by 

requesting in writing that the 

information be treated as confidential at 

the time it is submitted. 14 CFR 

413.9(a). Information or data the 

applicant wishes to protect must be 

clearly marked with an identifying 

legend, or cover sheet containing an 

identifying legend. 14 CFR 413.9(b). 

The FOIA exempts from mandatory 

disclosure trade secrets and privileged 

or confidential commercial or financial 

information. 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4). 

Information that ‘‘is designated as 

confidential by the person or head of the 

executive agency providing the 

information’’ or that qualifies for an 

exemption under FOIA can be disclosed 

by the Secretary of Transportation, an 

officer or employee of the United States 

Government, or a person making a 

contract with the Secretary under 

section 50906(b) of this title ‘‘if the 

Secretary decides that the withholding 

of the information or data is contrary to 

the public or national interest.’’ 51 

U.S.C. 50916; 14 CFR 413.9(d). 

In some cases, licenses contain 

specific terms and conditions tailored 

for a particular licensee. Even so, terms 

and conditions typically do not contain 

confidential information, and the FAA 

will publish these terms and conditions 

online. The terms may have a useful 

effect that others may want to be aware 

of. In the event that the terms and 

conditions contain confidential 

information, the licensee can follow the 

procedures to protect confidential 

information described above. The FAA 

will be providing the public with 

potentially useful information by 

making this information more readily 

available through online publication. 

Before implementing this new policy, 

the FAA requests comment from the 

public, and is providing a period of 30 

days for comment. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on August 5, 

2011. 

George C. Nield, 

Associate Administrator for Commercial 

Space Transportation. 

[FR Doc. 2011–21423 Filed 8–22–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Notice of Intent To Rule on Change in 

Use of Aeronautical Property at 

Bowling Green—Warren County 

Regional Airport, Bowling Green, KY 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Request for public comment. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation 

Administration is requesting public 

comment on request by the Bowling 

Green—Warren County Airport Board to 

change a portion of airport property 

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