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TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY 

Cumberland Fossil Plant Coal 

Combustion Residuals Management 

Operations Final Environmental Impact 

Statement 

AGENCY: Tennessee Valley Authority. 

ACTION: Record of decision. 

SUMMARY: This notice is provided in 

accordance with the Council on 

Environmental Quality’s regulations and 

Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA) 

procedures for implementing the 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA). TVA has decided to construct 

and operate a bottom ash dewatering 

facility, process water basins, and an 

onsite landfill at the Cumberland Fossil 

Plant (CUF). The notice of availability 

(NOA) of the Final Environmental 

Impact Statement (EIS) for the 

Cumberland Fossil Plant Coal 

Combustion Residuals Managment 

Operations was published in the 

Federal Register on April 20, 2018. The 

Final EIS identified TVA’s preferred 

alternative as Alternative C, which 

includes the Construction and 

Operation of a Bottom Ash Dewatering 

Facility, Closure-In-Place of the Bottom 

Ash Impoundment, and a combination 

of Closure-in-Place and Closure-byRemoval of the Main Ash Impoundment 

and Stilling Impoundment. The portion 

of the Main Ash Impoundment and the 

Stilling Impoundment that would be 

Closed-by-Removal would be 

repurposed as Process Water Basin 1 

and Process Water Basin 2, with coal 

combustion residuals (CCR) that are 

removed from the impoundment 

transported to an existing onsite 

landfill. In addition, under Alternative 

C, TVA would construct an onsite 

landfill to manage future CCR produced 

at CUF. TVA’s current decision pertains 

only to the construction and operation 

of a Bottom Ash Dewatering Facility, 

construction and operation of the new 

onsite CCR Landfill, and construction of 

the Processs Water Basins, which 

includes removal of CCR from a portion 

of the Main Ash Impoundment and the 

Stilling Impoundment. TVA is electing 

to further consider the location for 

permanent disposal of the ash excavated 

from the Main Ash Impoundment and 

the Stilling Impoundment. CCR 

removed for construction of the basins 

would be staged temporarily within the 

Main Ash Impoundment footprint until 

a final decision is made (following any 

necessary supplemental environmental 

review) on a location for permanent 

disposal of the material. The preferred 

alternative would achieve the project 

purpose and need of converting the wet 

storage of CCR to a dry system and 

promoting the future management of dry 

CCR at CUF by converting to dry bottom 

ash handling and providing additional 

long-term disposal for dry CCR 

materials produced at CUF. In addition 

to state and federal water and waste 

regulations, TVA’s CCR disposal areas at 

CUF, including the impoundments, are 

subject to the 2015 Commissioner’s 

Order entered by the Tennessee 

Department of Environment and 

Conservation (TDEC). Investigations at 

CUF under that Order are ongoing. 

Therefore, TVA is electing to further 

consider the proposed in-place closure 

of the Bottom Ash Impoundment and a 

portion of the Main Ash Impoundment 

before making a decision on closure of 

these facilities. In addition, TVA is 

electing to further consider the location 

for permanent disposal of the ash 

excavated from the Main Ash 

Impoundment and the Stilling 

Impoundment. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ashley Pilakowski, Project 

Environmental Planning, NEPA Project 

Manager, Tennessee Valley Authority, 

400 W Summit Hill Drive (WT 11D), 

Knoxville, Tennessee 37902; telephone 

(865) 632–2256, or by email 

aapilakowski@tva.gov. The Final EIS, 

this Record of Decision (ROD) and other 

project documents are available on 

TVA’s website https://www.tva.gov/ 

nepa. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: TVA is a 

corporate agency of the United States 

that provides electricity for business 

customers and local power distributors 

serving more than 9 million people in 

an 80,000 square miles comprised of 

most of Tennessee and parts of Virginia, 

North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, 

Mississippi, and Kentucky. TVA 

receives no taxpayer funding, deriving 

virtually all of its revenues from sales of 

electricity. In addition to operating and 

investing its revenues in its power 

system, TVA provides flood control, 

navigation and land management for the 

Tennessee River system and assists local 

power companies and state and local 

governments with economic 

development and job creation. 

Built between 1968 and 1973, the 

two-unit plant at CUF generates enough 

energy to supply about 1.1 million 

homes. The plant consumes an average 

of 5.6 million tons of coal annually and 

produces nearly 1 million tons of CCR 

each year. The CCR consist of fly ash, 

bottom ash, commercial grade gypsum, 

and solids from the flue gas 

desulfurization (FGD) process. TVA has 

managed storage of CCR materials at 

CUF in a combination of dry stacks and 

impoundments. Bottom ash generated 

by the operating units is sluiced to the 

existing Bottom Ash Impoundment 

where most of the material settles out. 

The settled bottom ash is excavated and 

stacked in the Fly Ash Stack. Water 

from the Bottom Ash Impoundment 

flows to the Main Ash Impoundment 

and Stilling Impoundment before being 

discharged to the Cumberland River 

through a permitted outfall. Fly ash is 

transported in dry form to the Fly Ash 

Stack. Gypsum is dewatered and 

conveyed to an adjacent wall-board 

manufacturer or disposed in the 

Gypsum Stack or to lined channels 

where it is dewatered, stockpiled for 

later use, or disposed in the Gypsum 

Stack. 

The approximately 2,470 megawatts 

of generating capacity provided by CUF 

is important in maintaining an adequate 

and reliable power supply to the northcentral portion of TVA’s service area. 

Accordingly, CUF was identified in 

TVA’s 2015 Integrated Resource Plan as 

one of the coal plants that TVA plans to 

continue operating in the future. The 

purpose of the proposed action is to 

convert the wet storage of CCR to a dry 

system, to promote the future 

management of dry CCR at CUF, and to 

meet the state and federal regulatory 

requirements for closing ash 

impoundments including EPA’s CCR 

Rule. The project helps fulfill TVA’s 

goal to convert wet CCR storage to dry 

and applies to both existing CCR (CCR 

in the impoundments) and future CCR 

(dry CCR that would be produced from 

CUF operations under all of the 

alternatives). In addition, the 

dewatering facilities would also foster 

TVA’s compliance with present and 

future regulatory requirements. This 

includes the 2015 TDEC 

Commissioner’s Order that requires 

TVA to evaluate and remediate, if 

necessary, CCR risks at its plants in 

Tennessee, except Gallatin. The TDEC 

Commissioner’s Order and other 

environmental regulatory programs help 

ensure that CCR management activities 

at TVA’s plants will continue to be 

protective of human health and the 

environment. 

To enable this wet-to-dry conversion, 

TVA proposes several projects 

including: construction and operation of 

a Bottom Ash Dewatering Facility; 

closure of the existing ash 

impoundments; construction and 

operation of process water basins to 

handle process wastewater and storm 

water that previously was routed to the 

impoundments; and construction and 

operation of a landfill within the 

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CUF (onsite) for disposal of future dry 

CCR generated at the plant. 

Alternatives Considered 

Based on an extensive analysis of 

options to manage CCR produced at 

CUF, TVA considered four alternatives 

in the Draft EIS and Final EIS. These 

alternatives are: 

Alternative A—No Action. Under this 

Alternative, TVA would not construct 

the proposed Bottom Ash Dewatering 

Facility and current operations for 

handling sluiced bottom ash would not 

change. TVA would not close the ash 

impoundments. Accordingly, TVA 

would not seek additional disposal 

options for dry placement of CCR 

generated at CUF. Rather, CCR would 

continue to be managed in the current 

impoundments and onsite stacks for as 

long as storage capacity is available. The 

No Action Alternative is not consistent 

with other actions that TVA could be 

required to take in response to the CCR 

Rule and other regulatory programs 

including the TDEC Commissioner’s 

Order. 

Consequently, this alternative would 

not satisfy the project purpose and need 

and, therefore, is not considered viable 

or reasonable. It does, however, provide 

a benchmark for comparing the 

environmental impacts of 

implementation of Alternatives B, C, 

and D. 

Alternative B—Bottom Ash 

Dewatering Facility, Ash Impoundment 

Closure (In-Place or By-Removal to 

Offsite Landfill), Onsite Landfill for 

Future CCR Produced at CUF. Under 

Alternative B, TVA would complete a 

series of actions to manage CCR 

produced at CUF. These actions 

include: 

1. Construct and operate a Bottom 

Ash Dewatering Facility at one of two 

previously disturbed sites proximate to 

the Main Plant. TVA may construct a 

recirculation system in a subsequent 

phase where excess water would be 

routed back to the plant for future 

sluicing or other allowed reuse 

operations. The recirculation system 

would be contained within the existing 

facility footprint. 

2. Consolidation and Closure-in-Place 

of the Bottom Ash Impoundment and 

North Ditch. Closure-by-Removal of a 

portion of the Main Ash Impoundment 

and the Stilling Impoundment and 

repurposing the closed portion as lined 

Process Water Basin 1 and Process 

Water Basin 2. To facilitate construction 

of the lined process water basins, CCR 

from these areas, plus a foot of 

underlying soil would be removed and 

transported to an approved offsite 

disposal facility. Specifically, 

approximately 180,000 yd3 of CCR 

material would be removed from the 

Stilling Impoundment and 

approximately 245,700 yd3 of CCR 

material would be removed from the 

Main Ash Impoundment. A 

geosynthetic clay liner would be 

installed over these areas followed by a 

non-woven geotextile cushion and 18 

inches of protective cover. 

3. Construct and operate a landfill for 

disposal of future dry CCR generated at 

the plant on a site located 

approximately 1.2 miles southwest of 

the plant site which is still on CUF 

property. The selected site encompasses 

approximately 174 acres with a landfill 

footprint of approximately 80 acres. The 

landfill would be built in four major 

stages with a total estimated capacity of 

14.3 million yd3. At current generation 

levels, the closure date of this landfill is 

approximately 2040. In the event 

beneficial reuse via marketing continues 

at its current rate, the landfill closure is 

approximately 2100. The estimated 

capacity provides adequate CCR storage 

for long-range planning purposes. 

Alternative C—Bottom Ash 

Dewatering Facility, Ash Impoundment 

Closure (In-Place or By-Removal to 

Existing Onsite Landfill), Onsite Landfill 

for Future CCR Produced at CUF. Under 

Alternative C, TVA would construct and 

operate a series of related actions to 

manage CCR produced at CUF. These 

actions include: 

1. Construct and operate a Bottom 

Ash Dewatering Facility as described for 

Alternative B. 

2. Consolidation and Closure-in-Place 

of the Bottom Ash Impoundment and 

North Ditch. Closure-by-Removal of a 

portion of the Main Ash Impoundment 

and Stilling Impoundment and 

repurpose the closed portion as lined 

Process Water Basin 1 and Process 

Water Basin 2. The closure of the ash 

impoundments under this option would 

be the same as described under 

Alternative B. However, under this 

alternative, CCR removed from the ash 

impoundments would be transported to 

the existing onsite landfill (Fly Ash 

Stack) for long-term storage. 

3. Construct and operate a landfill for 

disposal of future dry CCR generated at 

the plant onsite as described under 

Alternative B. 

Alternative D—Bottom Ash 

Dewatering Facility, Ash Impoundment 

Closure (In-Place or By-Removal to 

Offsite Landfill), Offsite Landfill for 

Future CCR Produced at CUF. Under 

Alternative D, TVA would construct and 

operate a series of related actions to 

manage CCR produced at CUF. These 

actions include: 

1. Construct and operate a Bottom 

Ash Dewatering Facility as described for 

Alternative B. 

2. The closure of the ash 

impoundments under this option would 

be the same as described under 

Alternative B. 

3. Dry CCR produced at CUF would 

be transported by truck to an offsite 

landfill, the Bi-County Solid Waste 

Management Landfill (located 

approximately 12 miles northeast of 

CUF) along public roadways. No landfill 

would be constructed at CUF. 

Barge and rail transport were not 

considered feasible options for this EIS 

as the facilities at CUF are not 

configured and designed to support 

loading and transport of CCR offsite and 

as such would need to be expanded and 

improved which could result in 

environmental impacts and would 

require additional environmental 

permitting. In addition, rail and barge 

facilities are not typical near permitted 

landfills and are not available at the BiCounty Solid Waste Management 

Landfill. Therefore, any CCR hauled by 

barge or rail for landfill disposal would 

still entail trucking. 

Environmentally Preferred Alternative 

The EIS includes baseline information 

for understanding the potential 

environmental and socioeconomic 

impacts associated with the alternatives 

considered by TVA. TVA considered 21 

resource areas related to the human and 

natural environments and the impacts 

on these resources associated with each 

alternative. 

Alternative A (No Action) would 

result in fewer environmental impacts 

than Alternative B, C and D. However, 

Alternative A does not meet the purpose 

and need for the project as continuing 

current operations would not promote 

the future management of dry CCR at 

CUF, and would not meet the state and 

federal regulatory requirements for 

closing ash impoundments including 

EPA’s CCR Rule and the TDEC 

Commissioner’s Order. Implementation 

of Alternative B would result in 

minimal unmitigated impacts to the 

environment, most of which would be 

related to construction activities that 

would be temporary in nature and 

minimized with implementation of best 

management practices. The landfill 

would change the existing visual 

integrity which would result in a longterm moderate impact to the viewshed 

of some members of the surrounding 

community. Scenic attractiveness may 

be reduced to minimal in the 

foreground, but would remain common 

in the middleground and background. 

Long-term impacts to streams, aquatic 


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and cultural resources, alteration of bat 

foraging habitat, and impacts to 0.5 acre 

of wetland associated with construction 

of an onsite landfill would be mitigated 

as described below. The transport of 

CCR from a portion of the Main Ash 

Impoundment and the Stilling 

Impoundment to an existing offsite 

landfill would result in air emissions, 

increased traffic and associated longterm safety risks, and disruptions to the 

public that would be related to such offsite transport. Impacts associated with 

Alternative C would be the same as for 

Alternative B, except this alternative 

would avoid the offsite transport of 

existing CCR from the Closure-byRemoval of a portion of the Main Ash 

Impoundment and the Stilling 

Impoundment as CCR removed from 

these facilities would be transported to 

the existing onsite landfill. Under 

Alternative D, impacts associated with 

the construction and operation of the 

Bottom Ash Dewatering Facility would 

be the same as Alternatives B and C. 

There would be no impacts to the 

natural environment associated with 

taking CCR to an offsite landfill. 

However, impacts to air quality, 

transportation, public health and safety 

would be higher than Alternatives B and 

C because of the transport of existing 

CCR from the Closure-by-Removal of the 

Main Ash Impoundment and the 

Stilling Impoundment as well as the 

transport of future CCR generated at 

CUF to an offsite landfill. 

TVA determined that Alternative C, 

which avoids the offsite transport of 

CCR on public roadways would be the 

environmentally preferable alternative. 

Public Involvement 

On December 5, 2016, TVA published 

a Notice of Intent (NOI) in the Federal 

Register announcing that it planned to 

prepare an EIS to address the 

management of CCR at CUF. The NOI 

initiated a public scoping period, which 

concluded on Janaury 6, 2017. In 

addition to the NOI in the Federal 

Register, TVA published notices 

regarding this effort in regional and 

local newspapers; issued a news release 

to the media outlets; and posted the 

news release on the TVA website to 

solicit public input. TVA also 

developed an initial project mailing list 

that included local and regional 

stakeholders, governments and other 

interested parties. Letters were sent to 

notify those on the list of the project. 

Approximately 350 postcards were also 

mailed to all residents within 3 miles of 

the CUF plant. 

TVA also hosted an open house 

public scoping meeting on December 12, 

2016, at the Freedom Point Events 

Center at Liberty Park in Clarksville, 

Tennessee. Comments received 

addressed project alternatives, adequacy 

of impact analysis, groundwater and 

surface water, aquatic ecology, tiering 

from the PEIS, and other general topics 

The Notice of Availability (NOA) of 

the Draft EIS was published in the 

Federal Register on November 17, 2017, 

initiating a 45-day public comment 

period. The Draft EIS was posted on 

TVA’s website and hard copies were 

available by request. To solicit public 

input, the availability of the Draft EIS 

was announced in regional and local 

newspapers and a news release was 

issued to the media and posted to TVA’s 

website. TVA hosted a public meeting 

on November 28, 2017, at the 

Cumberland City Fire Hall in 

Cumberland City, Tennessee. 

Notification of the public meeting was 

sent to all addresses within 3 miles of 

the CUF plant, and was also published 

in local newspapers. TVA’s agency 

involvement included sending letters to 

local, state, and federal agencies and 

federally recognized tribes to notify 

them of the availability of the Draft EIS. 

The public comment period closed on 

January 2, 2018. 

TVA received 69 comments from 15 

commenters. Of the 15 submissions, 

three were from federal entities, one was 

from a state entity, one was from a 

group of environmental advocacy 

organizations, and 10 were from 

members of the public. Comments were 

received in relation to the Draft EIS’s 

sufficiency, compliance with the CCR 

Rule and TDEC Commissioner’s Order, 

selection of the preferred alternative, 

groundwater and surface water impacts, 

local geology, air impacts, solid waste 

management, and other general topics. 

TVA provided responses to these 

comments, made appropriate minor 

revisions to the Draft EIS, and issued a 

Final EIS. 

The NOA for the Final EIS was 

published in the Federal Register on 

April 20, 2018. 

Decision 

TVA has decided to implement 

portions of the preferred alternative 

identified in the Final EIS, Alternative 

C. This decision includes the 

construction and operation of a Bottom 

Ash Dewatering Facility, construction 

and operation of an onsite landfill, and 

Closure-by-Removal of a portion of the 

Main Ash Impoundment and the 

Stilling Impoundment. The closed area 

would be repurposed as Process Water 

Basin 1 and Process Water Basin 2. CCR 

removed for construction of the basins 

would be staged temporarily within the 

Main Ash Impoundment, and TVA will 

further consider its options before 

making a decision as to the location for 

the permanent disposal of the CCR. TVA 

will issue a decision regarding this and 

any additional documentation at a 

future date. 

In addition to state and federal water 

and waste regulations, TVA’s CCR 

disposal areas at CUF, including the 

impoundments, are subject to the 2015 

TDEC Commissioner’s Order. Therefore, 

it is TVA’s intention not to pursue 

Closure-in-Place activities immediately, 

but rather let the execution of the 

requirements of the TDEC 

Commissioner’s Order guide the closure 

activities to the maximum extent 

possible while complying with the 

requirements of the CCR Rule. TVA will 

issue a decision regarding closure of the 

remaining portion of the Main Ash 

Impoundment and the Bottom Ash 

Impoundment and any additional 

documentation at a future date. 

Mitigation Measures 

TVA will use appropriate best 

management practices during all phases 

of construction and operation of the 

Bottom Ash Dewatering Facilty, the 

process water basins and the landfill. 

Mitigation measures, actions taken to 

reduce adverse impacts associated with 

the proposed action, include: 

• A TDEC Aquatic Resources 

Alteration Permit and U.S. Army Corps 

of Engineers 404 permit will be required 

for disturbance to wetlands and stream 

features, and the terms and conditions 

of these permits would likely require 

mitigation for these proposed activities. 

TVA will adhere to all conditions 

stipulated in these permits. 

• TVA will implement supplemental 

groundwater mitigation measures that 

could include monitoring, assessment, 

or corrective action programs as 

mandated by state and federal 

requirements. The CCR Rule and state 

requirements provide an additional 

layer of groundwater protection to 

minimize risk. 

• TVA will coordinate with the 

Tennessee Department of 

Transportation and Stewart County 

transportation officials as needed to 

develop appropriate mitigation 

measures to reduce localized temporary 

transportation effects. 

• Potential impacts to Wells Creek 

and/or Scott Branch from landfill 

leachate and storm water discharges 

will be mitigated as required to meet 

permit requirements. 

• Forested land within the proposed 

landfill project area is of low summer 

roosting quality for threatened and 

endangered bats, although it may be 

used as a foraging area. Section 7 


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consultation with U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service has been completed. No tree 

removal would occur between June 1 

and July 31 to avoid any potential direct 

impact to juvenile bats at a time when 

they are unable to fly. 

• TVA executed a memorandum of 

agreement with the Tennessee State 

Historic Preservation Officer to address 

the adverse effects of National Register 

of Historic Places listed site 40SW219. 

Dated: May 31, 2018. 

Robert M. Deacy, Sr., 

Senior Vice President, Generation 

Construction, Projects & Services, Tennessee 

Valley Authority. 

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BILLING CODE 8120–08–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Requests for Comments; 

Clearance of Reinstate Approval of 

Information Collection: Aviation 

Insurance 

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 reinstate an information 

collection. The collection involves 

obtaining basic information from new 

aviation insurance applicants about 

eligible aviation insurance applicants 

needed to establish a legally binding, 

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FAA, as requested by another Federal 

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necessary; populate non-premium 

insurance policies with the legal name 

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coverage required by each insurance 

policy. 

As a condition of coverage, air carriers 

will be required to submit any changes 

to the basic information initially 

submitted on the application, as 

necessary. Air carrier’s will also be 

responsible for providing a copy of their 

current commercial insurance policy on 

an ongoing basis, and aircraft 

registration and serial numbers for any 

new aircraft the air carrier would like to 

add to the policy. This information will 

form part of a legally binding agreement 

(i.e. insurance policy) between the FAA 

and air carrier. Failure to provide this 

updated information could result in lack 

or denial of coverage. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

submitted by August 6, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments to the FAA 

at the following address: Barbara Hall, 

Federal Aviation Administration, ASP– 

110, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort 

Worth, TX 76177 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Barbara Hall by email at: 

Barbara.L.Hall@faa.gov; phone: 940– 

594–5913. 

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: 2120–0514. 

Title: Aviation Insurance. 

Form Numbers: 2120–0514. 

Type of Review: Reinstate an 

information collection. 

Background: Title 49 U.S.C. 44305 

authorizes the Administrator of the 

Federal Aviation Administration, acting 

pursuant to a delegation of authority 

from the Secretary of Transportation, to 

provide aviation insurance at the 

request of another Federal agency, 

without premium, provided that the 

head of the Federal agency agrees to 

indemnify the FAA from loss. 

The FAA Non-Premium Aviation War 

Risk Insurance Program offers war risk 

coverage, without premium, to air 

carriers at the request of DoD and other 

Federal agencies. DoD and other Federal 

agencies rely on the FAA to provide 

aviation war risk insurance to 

contracted air carriers supporting 

mission objectives and operations that is 

not available commercially on 

reasonable terms and conditions. Air 

carriers never insured under the FAA 

Non-Premium War Risk Insurance 

Program must submit an application 

before the FAA can provide coverage. 

Respondents: The FAA currently 

insure 31 U.S. air carriers through its 

Non-Premium Aviation Insurance 

Program at the request of other Federal 

agencies. We estimate the addition of 

one new air carrier to the program each 

year. In addition, air carriers insured 

will be required to provide and update 

information on an ongoing basis as a 

condition of insurance coverage and to 

remain eligible for insurance policy 

renewals. 

Frequency: The initial application for 

insurance is required only from air 

carriers that have not previously 

received aviation insurance from the 

FAA. We estimate one new air carrier 

will need to submit an application 

annually; 6 insured air carriers will 

need to update basic information 

submitted on their initial application, 

such as business name and/or address, 

annually; 31 insured air carriers will be 

required to provide one commercial 

insurance policy to the FAA annually 

by uploading an electronic image into 

the FAA’s Aviation Insurance Data 

Management System (AIDMS) annually; 

and 31 insured air carriers will need to 

update their Schedule of Aircraft with 

aircraft registration data adding and 

removing a total of 550 aircraft to or 

from AIDMS, annually. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: Initial Application—4 hours; 

Commercial Policy Submission—10 

minutes; Business Information Update— 

5 minutes; and Aircraft Schedule 

Update—2 minutes per aircraft. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 28 

hours. 

Issued in Washington, DC on June 1, 2018. 

Barbara L. Hall, 

FAA Information Collection Clearance 

Officer, Performance, Policy, and Records 

Management Branch, ASP–110. 

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BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

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Application 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

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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 

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