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Scoping and Public Involvement 

In accordance with NEPA, the FRA 

and MDOT invite comments and 

suggestions regarding the scope of the 

EIS from all interested parties to ensure 

that all issues are addressed, all 

reasonable alternatives are considered, 

and any significant issues are identified. 

In particular, FRA is interested in 

identifying areas of environmental 

concern where there might be a 

potential for significant impacts. Public 

agencies with jurisdiction are requested 

to advise FRA and MDOT of the 

applicable permit and environmental 

review requirements of each agency, 

and the scope and content of the 

environmental information that is 

germane to the agency’s statutory 

responsibilities in connection with the 

Project. Federal agencies with 

jurisdiction by law or special expertise 

with respect to potential environmental 

issues will be requested to act as a 

Cooperating Agency in accordance with 

40 CFR 1501.16. 

In coordination with FRA, MDOT will 

lead the outreach activities beginning 

with scoping meetings (dates to be 

determined). Public involvement 

initiatives including public meetings, 

access to a Web site, and outreach will 

continue throughout the EIS process. 

Opportunities for public participation 

will be announced through mailings, 

notices, advertisements, press releases, 

and a FRA-hosted EIS Web page, 

accessible at https://www.fra.dot.gov/

Page/P0214. One or more public 

hearings will be held after the Draft EIS 

is released and made available for 

public and agency review. Public notice 

will be given for the time and place of 

public hearings. 

Comments or questions concerning 

the Proposed Action and the scope of 

the EIS are invited from all interested 

parties and should be directed to the 

FRA at the address provided above. 

Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on May 26, 

2015. 

Corey W. Hill, 

Director, Office of Program Delivery. 

[FR Doc. 2015–13317 Filed 6–1–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket No. DOT–OST–2012–0087] 

Advisory Committee for Aviation 

Consumer Protection 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary (OST), 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of eighth meeting of 

advisory committee. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

eighth meeting of the Advisory 

Committee for Aviation Consumer 

Protection. 

DATES: The eighth meeting of the 

advisory committee is scheduled for 

June 23, 2015, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 

p.m., Eastern Time. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in 

the Media Center (located on the lobby 

level of the West Building) at the U.S. 

Department of Transportation (DOT) 

headquarters, 1200 New Jersey Avenue 

SE., Washington, DC. Attendance is 

open to the public up to the room’s 

capacity of 100 attendees. Since space is 

limited and access to the DOT 

headquarters building is controlled for 

security purposes, any member of the 

general public who plans to attend this 

meeting must notify the registration 

contact identified below no later than 

June 16, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To 

register to attend the meeting, please 

contact Amy Przybyla, Research 

Analyst, CENTRA Technology, Inc., 

przybylaa@centratechnology.com; 703– 

894–6962. For other information please 

contact Kathleen Blank Riether, Senior 

Attorney, Office of Aviation 

Enforcement and Proceedings, 

kathleen.blankriether@dot.gov; U.S. 

Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Ave. SE., Washington, DC, 

20590; 202–366–9342 (phone), 202– 

366–5944 (fax). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

On May 24, 2012, the Secretary, as 

mandated by section 411 of the FAA 

Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 

(Pub. L. 112–95, 126 Stat. 11 (2012)), 

established the Advisory Committee for 

Aviation Consumer Protection. The 

committee’s charter, drafted in 

accordance with the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 

App. 2, sets forth policies for the 

operation of the advisory committee and 

is available on the Department’s Web 

site at http://www.facadatabase.gov/

committee/

charters.aspx?cid=2448&aid=47. 

The eighth meeting of the committee 

is scheduled for Tuesday, June 23, 2015, 

from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time 

in the Media Center at the DOT 

headquarters, 1200 New Jersey Avenue 

SE., Washington, DC 20590. The issues 

that will be discussed at the meeting are 

airline policies on change and 

cancellation fees, the disclosure of hotel 

resort fees, and airline policies and 

procedures for the transport of baggage. 

This meeting will be open to the 

public and comments by members of the 

public are invited. Attendance will 

necessarily be limited by the size of the 

meeting room (maximum 100 

attendees). We ask that any member of 

the general public who plans to attend 

the eighth meeting notify the 

registration contact noted above no later 

than June 16, 2015. Additionally, DOT 

will stream the event live on the 

Internet and provide a link to the 

recorded Web cast for future viewing at 

www.dot.gov/airconsumer/ACACP. 

To the extent time is available, we 

plan to provide an opportunity for oral 

comments by interested individuals 

and/or representatives of organizations 

representing airlines, travel agents, 

airport operators, state and local 

governments, and consumer and other 

public interest groups. Any oral 

comments presented must be limited to 

the objectives of the committee and not 

exceed five (5) minutes per person. Not 

later than June 16, 2015, commenters 

should notify the registration contact 

person indicated above via email that 

they wish to present and provide that 

person a written summary of their 

presentation to help the committee 

members prepare for the meeting. 

Efforts will be made to accommodate 

each individual/organization that 

wishes to comment. However, given 

time constraints, there is no guarantee 

that all the individuals/organizations 

that make such a request will be able to 

address the committee at the June 23rd 

meeting. In order to provide for a 

balanced presentation of views and to 

facilitate the orderly conduct of the 

meeting, including time for questions 

from committee members, the 

Chairperson may impose rules or 

procedures, including the order of 

individuals/organizations that will be 

making presentations, as she deems 

necessary. 

Members of the public may present 

written comments at any time. The 

docket number referenced above (DOT– 

OST–2012–0087, available at https://

www.regulations.gov) has been 

established for committee documents 

including any written comments that 

may be filed. 

Persons with a disability who plan to 

attend the meeting and require special 

accommodations, such as an interpreter 

for the hearing impaired, should notify 

the registration contact noted above no 

later than June 16, 2015. 

Notice of this meeting is being 

provided in accordance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act and the 

General Services Administration 

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1These estimates are based on currently available 

data. Our estimates assume that the number of 

covered airports will increase between 2012 and 

2017 so that there will be a larger number of 

covered airports by the date of the next submission 

requirement for covered airports in 2017. There 

were approximately 395 airports that were coverend 

in 2012. Based on current FAA data, it appears that 

approximately 416 airports now meet the threshold 

of the Act that requires them to submit plans. 

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

passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/media/cy13- 

commercial-service-enplanements.pdf. Based on 

fluctuations in airport traffic combined with the 

recent trend of increasing air traffic, we anticipate 

that approximately 25 airports that were not 

Continued 

Federal advisory committees. (41 CFR 

part 102–3.) 

Issued in Washington, DC, on May 27, 

2015. 

Blane A. Workie, 

Assistant General Counsel for Aviation 

Enforcement & Proceedings, U.S. Department 

of Transportation. 

[FR Doc. 2015–13345 Filed 6–1–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Secretary 

[OST Docket No. 2012–0028] 

Notice of Submission of Proposed 

Information Collection to OMB 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. chapter 35, as amended) this 

notice announces the Department of 

Transportation’s (Department) intention 

to request the renewal of an Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) control 

number for the collection of emergency 

contingency plans for tarmac delays 

from U.S. carriers and U.S. airports as 

required by the FAA Modernization and 

Reform Act (Act). On April 16, 2012, the 

Department of Transportation submitted 

to OMB for review and clearance 

utilizing emergency review procedures 

information collection requests related 

to the submission by U.S. carriers and 

U.S. airports of tarmac delay 

contingency plans for review and 

approval by the Department, as well as 

the public posting of those plans, as set 

forth in the Act. OMB issued the 

Department a control number 

authorizing these new collections of 

information until November 30, 2012 

(OMB Control Number 2105–0566). 

DATES: Comments on this notice must be 

received by August 3, 2015. Interested 

persons are invited to submit comments 

regarding this proposal. 

ADDRESSES: To ensure that you do not 

duplicate your docket submissions, 

please submit them by only one of the 

following means: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov and follow 

the online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Ave. SE., West Building 

Ground Floor Room W–12/140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001; 

• Hand delivery: West Building 

Ground Floor, Room W–12/140, 1200 

New Jersey Ave. SE., between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. The telephone 

number is 202–366–9329. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kimberly Graber, Office of the Secretary, 

Office of the Assistant General Counsel 

for Aviation Enforcement and 

Proceedings (C–70), Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave. 

SE., Washington, DC 20590, 202–366– 

9342 (voice) 202–366–7152 (fax) or at 

Kimberly.Graber@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA 

Modernization and Reform Act, which 

was signed into law on February 14, 

2012, required U.S. carriers that operate 

scheduled passenger service or public 

charter service using any aircraft with a 

design capacity of 30 or more seats, and 

operators of large hub, medium hub, 

small hub, or non-hub U.S. airports, to 

submit emergency contingency plans for 

lengthy tarmac delays to the Secretary of 

Transportation for review and approval 

no later than May 14, 2012. The Act also 

required each covered carrier and 

airport to ensure public access to its 

plan after DOT approval by posting the 

plan on its Web site. In addition to 

requiring the initial submission of 

emergency contingency plans, the Act 

requires U.S. carriers to submit an 

updated plan every 3 years. Further, the 

Act requires airport operators to submit 

an updated plan every 5 years. The 

information collection requirements are 

specifically required by statute and are 

not being imposed as an exercise of the 

Department’s discretion. 

On April 16, 2012, the Department 

submitted to OMB for review and 

clearance information collection 

requests regarding submission of the 

plans and OMB approved this 

information collection. The Department 

then issued a notice in the Federal 

Register stating how covered U.S. 

carriers and airports should submit the 

required plans to the Department 

through an online system (77 FR 27267, 

May 9, 2012). The Department intends 

to ask for a renewal of the OMB control 

number for U.S. carriers and airport 

operators to submit plan updates. 

A Federal agency generally cannot 

conduct or sponsor a collection of 

information, and the public is generally 

not required to respond to an 

information collection, unless it is 

approved by the OMB under the PRA 

and displays a currently valid OMB 

Control Number. In addition, 

notwithstanding any other provisions of 

law, no person shall generally be subject 

to monetary penalty for failing to 

comply with a collection of information 

if the collection of information does not 

display a valid OMB Control Number. 

See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. 

For each of these information 

collections, the title, a description of the 

respondents, and an estimate of the 

annual recordkeeping and periodic 

reporting burden are set forth below: 

1. Requirement to submit tarmac 

delay plan to DOT for review and 

approval. 

Title: Filing of Tarmac Delay Plan to 

DOT. 

Respondents: Each large, medium, 

small and non-hub airport in the U.S.; 

U.S. carriers that operate scheduled 

passenger service or public charter 

service using any aircraft with a design 

capacity of 30 or more seats. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

420 U.S. airports and 65 U.S. airlines. 

Frequency: Every 5 years for covered 

U.S. airports; every 3 years for covered 

U.S. airlines. 

Estimated Total Burden on 

Respondents: For U.S. airports—247.5 

hours (25 airports not covered in 2012 

× 2 hours) + (395 existing airports × .5 

hours) = 247.5 hours. This estimate is 

based on the following facts: Tarmac 

delay plans for submission are general 

in nature and do not consist of extensive 

airport-specific customization. Airport 

associations have prepared templates for 

use by U.S. airports which require very 

little additional information to be 

customized for individual airports. 

Airport associations’ templates have 

been the template for most of the airport 

plans submitted. For an airport that had 

not prepared and submitted a plan to 

meet the requirement in 2012 (25 

airports), we estimate 2 hours to review 

the templates, to prepare by entering the 

airport-specific information, and to 

submit the plan through the 

Department’s electronic submission 

system. We estimate there are or will be 

approximately 25 airports that will be 

newly covered by the Act by the next 

submission deadline and that did not 

previously submit plans to meet the 

requirement in 2012.1 For U.S. airports 


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