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Vol. 80, No. 145 

Wednesday, July 29, 2015 

1Office of Management and Budget, 

Implementation of the Government Paperwork 

Elimination Act, http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/

fedreg_gpea2 (explaining implementation of Pub. 

Law 105–277, sec. 1704). 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Parts 401, 413, and 414 

[Docket No.: FAA–2015–1745; Amdt. Nos 

413–11 and 414–3] 

RIN 2120–AK58 

Electronic Applications for Licenses, 

Permits, and Safety Approvals 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Direct final rule; confirmation of 

effective date and response to public 

comments. 

SUMMARY: This action confirms the 

effective date of the direct final rule, 

request for comments, published on 

May 27, 2015, and dispositions the one 

public comment received. The rule 

amends commercial space 

transportation regulations to allow an 

applicant for a license, experimental 

permit, or safety approval the option of 

submitting an application electronically. 

DATES: The effective date of July 27, 

2015, for the direct final rule published 

on May 27, 2015 (80 FR 30147), is 

confirmed. 

ADDRESSES: For information on where to 

obtain copies of rulemaking documents 

and other information related to this 

action, see ‘‘How To Obtain Additional 

Information’’ in the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section of this document. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

technical questions concerning this 

action, contact Shirley McBride, Office 

of Commercial Space Transportation, 

Regulations and Analysis Division, 

Federal Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20591; telephone (202) 

267–7470; email Shirley.McBride@

faa.gov. 

For legal questions concerning this 

action, contact Alex Zektser, Office of 

Chief Counsel, International Law, 

Legislation, and Regulations Division, 

AGC–250, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone (202) 267–3073; email 

Alex.Zektser@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Before publication of the direct final 

rule on May 27, 2015 (Electronic 

Applications for Licenses, Permits, and 

Safety Approvals, 80 FR 30147), 

applications for a license, an 

experimental permit, or a safety 

approval made under 14 CFR part 413 

or 414 had to be submitted to the FAA 

in paper form. The FAA determined that 

this paper-based submission process 

was unduly burdensome because an 

electronically-submitted application 

would provide the FAA with the same 

information as a paper application. In 

addition, the Government Paperwork 

Elimination Act (GPEA) requires that, 

when practicable, a federal agency must 

provide the public with an option to 

transact with the agency electronically.1

Accordingly, the FAA published a 

direct final rule, request for comments, 

amending the application process under 

14 CFR part 413 for a license or 

experimental permit, and under part 

414 for a safety approval to allow 

applicants to submit their applications 

electronically. 

The comment period on the direct 

final rule closed on June 26, 2015. Only 

one commenter submitted a comment 

document. 

Discussion of Comments 

The FAA only received one comment 

on June 3, 2015, from an individual 

commenter supporting the final rule. 

The commenter also recommended that 

in addition to this rulemaking, the FAA 

also institute a practice of providing an 

electronic response acknowledging 

receipt of the application. 

Conclusion 

Because there were no adverse 

comments submitted on this rulemaking 

and the only comment submitted on the 

rule supported the agency action, the 

FAA has determined that no further 

rulemaking action is necessary. The 

direct final rule is effective on July 27, 

2015. The FAA will consider the 

additional suggestion submitted by the 

individual commenter separately from 

this rulemaking action, as the suggestion 

was that the FAA institute a practice in 

addition to the one that is the subject of 

this rulemaking. 

Issued under authority provided by 49 

U.S.C. 160(f), and 51 U.S.C. 50901–50923 in 

Washington, DC, on July 23, 2015. 

Lirio Liu, 

Director, Office of Rulemaking. 

[FR Doc. 2015–18502 Filed 7–28–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Mine Safety and Health Administration 

30 CFR Part 5 

[Docket No. MSHA–2014–0016] 

RIN 1219–AB82 

Fees for Testing, Evaluation, and 

Approval of Mining Products 

AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health 

Administration, Labor. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Mine Safety and Health 

Administration (MSHA) is revising the 

Agency’s regulation for administering 

fees for testing, evaluation, and approval 

of products manufactured for use in 

mines. This final rule revises the fees 

charged for these services. The final rule 

also includes a fee for approval services 

that MSHA provides to applicants or 

approval holders under the existing 

rule, but for which the Agency currently 

does not charge a fee, and for other 

activities required to support the 

approval process. This change will 

allow MSHA to charge fees that reflect 

the full cost of the approval services 

provided. 

DATES: The final rule is effective on 

October 1, 2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sheila A. McConnell, Acting Director, 

Office of Standards, Regulations, and 

Variances, MSHA, at 

mcconnell.sheila.a@dol.gov (email); 

202–693–9440 (voice); or 202–693–9441 

(facsimile). (These are not toll-free 

numbers). 

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