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1The Act authorizes the Administrator of the 

FAA to retain up to 0.5 percent of this amount to 

fund the award and oversight of these grants. 

2Available online at: https://www.faa.gov/ 

airports/aip/aip_handbook/. 

3Available online at: https://www.faa.gov/ 

regulations_policies/orders_notices/index.cfm/go/ 

document.information/documentID/12759. 

consumptive use of water pursuant to 

the Commission’s approval by rule 

process set forth in 18 CFR 806.22(e) 

and 806.22(f) for the time period 

specified above: 

Approvals by Rule Issued Under 18 

CFR 806.22(f) 

1. Repsol Oil & Gas USA, LLC, Pad ID: 

REPINE (07 022) T, ABR–201305009.R1, 

Apolacon Township, Susquehanna 

County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 

6.0000 mgd; Approval Date: May 3, 

2018. 

2. Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC, Pad 

ID: BIM, ABR–201311006.R1, Wilmot 

Township, Bradford County, Pa.; 

Consumptive Use of Up to 7.5000 mgd; 

Approval Date: May 14, 2018. 

3. Chief Oil & Gas, LLC, Pad ID: 

Kupscznk B Drilling Pad, ABR– 

201311007.R1, Springville Township, 

Susquehanna County, Pa.; Consumptive 

Use of Up to 2.0000 mgd; Approval 

Date: May 17, 2018. 

4. Pennsylvania General Energy 

Company, LLC, Pad ID: COP Tract 322 

Pad E, ABR–201308002.R1, Cummings 

Township, Lycoming County, Pa.; 

Consumptive Use of Up to 4.5000 mgd; 

Approval Date: May 21, 2018. 

5. Chief Oil & Gas, LLC, Pad ID: 

Garrison West Drilling Pad, ABR– 

201311010.R1, Lemon Township, 

Wyoming County, Pa.; Consumptive Use 

of Up to 2.0000 mgd; Approval Date: 

May 24, 2018. 

6. ARD Operating, LLC, Pad ID: 

Larry’s Creek F&G Pad G, ABR– 

201308007.R1, Mifflin Township, 

Lycoming County, Pa.; Consumptive 

Use of Up to 4.0000 mgd; Approval 

Date: May 29, 2018. 

7. ARD Operating, LLC, Pad ID: Elbow 

F&G Pad D, ABR–201309013.R1, Cogan 

House Township, Lycoming County, 

Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 4.0000 

mgd; Approval Date: May 29, 2018. 

8. ARD Operating, LLC, Pad ID: 

Kenmar HC Pad A, ABR–201309014.R1, 

Cogan House Township, Lycoming 

County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 

4.0000 mgd; Approval Date: May 29, 

2018. 

9. ARD Operating, LLC, Pad ID: Alden 

Evans Pad A, ABR–201805001, Cascade 

Township, Lycoming County, Pa.; 

Consumptive Use of Up to 4.0000 mgd; 

Approval Date: May 29, 2018. 

10. ARD Operating, LLC, Pad ID: MAC 

Pad B, ABR–201805002, Cascade 

Township, Lycoming County, Pa.; 

Consumptive Use of Up to 4.0000 mgd; 

Approval Date: May 29, 2018. 

11. Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation, Pad 

ID: ThomasR P1, ABR–201305005.R1, 

Lenox Township, Susquehanna County, 

Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 5.0000 

mgd; Approval Date: May 29, 2018. 

12. Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation, Pad 

ID: DiazM P1, ABR–201805003, 

Springville Township, Susquehanna 

County, Pa.; Consumptive Use of Up to 

5.0000 mgd; Approval Date: May 29, 

2018. 

Authority: Pub. L. 91–575, 84 Stat. 1509 

et seq., 18 CFR parts 806, 807, and 808. 

Dated: July 3, 2018. 

Stephanie L. Richardson, 

Secretary to the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2018–14671 Filed 7–6–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7040–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Docket No: FAA–2018–0526] 

Supplemental Guidance on the Airport 

Improvement Program (AIP) for Fiscal 

Years 2018–2020 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), U.S. Department 

of Transportation. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is announcing the 

process for eligible airport sponsors in 

two categories to notify the FAA of any 

supplemental discretionary funding 

requests. The process includes two 

distinct deadlines with different 

submission requirements. The FAA may 

award supplemental discretionary 

funding regardless of whether the 

airport sponsor previously identified the 

project through the Airports Capital 

Improvement Plan (ACIP) process 

during the preceding year. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Elliott Black, Director, Office of Airport 

Planning and Programming, APP–1, at 

(202) 267–8775. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 

(hereafter referred to as ‘‘the Act’’) 

appropriated ‘‘an additional amount for 

‘‘Grants-In-Aid for Airports’’, to enable 

the Secretary of Transportation to make 

grants for projects as authorized by 

subchapter 1 of chapter 471 and 

subchapter 1 of chapter 475 of title 49, 

U.S.C., $1,000,000,000, to remain 

available through September 30, 

2020.’’ 1 The Act also stipulated that: 

• The Secretary shall distribute funds 

provided under this heading as 

discretionary grants to airports; 

• The Secretary shall give priority 

consideration to projects at (a) 

nonprimary airports that are classified 

as Regional, Local, or Basic airports and 

not located within a Metropolitan or 

Micropolitan Statistical Area as defined 

by the Office of Management and 

Budget; or (b) primary airports that are 

classified as Small Hub or Nonhub 

airports; and 

• The Federal share payable of the 

costs for which a grant is made under 

this heading to a nonprimary airport 

shall be 100 percent. 

For grants at primary airports, the 

normal Federal share applies based on 

the airport category and project type. 

The FAA administers the AIP in 

accordance with FAA Order 5100.38D, 

Airport Improvement Program 

Handbook.2 The AIP Handbook explains 

what types of capital projects may be 

eligible and justified for AIP funding 

depending on the airport category, 

project type, and specific category or 

categories of AIP funding to be 

requested. 

In addition, the FAA normally relies 

on the ACIP process 3 outlined in FAA 

Order 5100.39A, Airports Capital 

Improvement Plan to evaluate and 

prioritize AIP funding requests, 

particularly those involving 

discretionary funds. Because of the 

unique statutory requirements 

associated with the supplemental 

discretionary funding made available by 

the Act, the FAA is hereby establishing 

a special process for airports to notify 

the FAA of any associated funding 

requests. 

The process outlined in this notice 

relates solely to the selection process. 

All other applicable rules and 

requirements apply, including, but not 

limited to, the requirements for project 

eligibility and justification, procurement 

processes, and other requirements as set 

forth in the FAA orders referenced 

above. 

It is also important to note that this 

process relates solely to the 

supplemental discretionary funding 

provided by the Act and does not 

relieve any airport sponsor of its 

responsibilities under the existing ACIP 

process for any other category of AIP 

funding. If an airport sponsor has 

properly submitted its AIP funding 

requests for Fiscal Years (FY) 2018– 

2020 and does not want to be 

considered for supplemental funding, 

then the airport sponsor does not need 

to take any other steps in response to 

this notice. Conversely, the process 

outlined in this notice does not take the 


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4Available online at: https://www.faa.gov/ 

airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports/media/ 

NPIAS-Report-2017-2021-Appendix-A.xlsx. 

5This typically refers to the date of ‘‘Notice to 

Proceed.’’ The FAA recognizes that in certain types 

of climate, actual construction start may be delayed 

due to meteorological conditions. The FAA also 

recognizes that some airport sponsors may request 

supplemental funding for equipment acquisition 

rather than actual construction. In such cases, the 

airport sponsor must provide the associated 

timeline and key milestones. 

6Please see footnote 4, which is applicable in this 

context as well. 

7See footnote 4, which is applicable in this 

context as well. 

place of the normal ACIP process for 

regular AIP funding requests for FY 

2019–2021. 

The FAA anticipates issuing grants 

from this supplemental funding during 

FYs 2018, 2019, and 2020. However, the 

FAA cannot predict how much of the 

funding it will obligate in each fiscal 

year until the FAA receives and 

evaluates the requests from airport 

sponsors. 

Any airport identified in the National 

Plan of Integrated Airport Systems 

(NPIAS) report 4 is eligible to request 

supplemental discretionary funding 

under the Act. However, as noted above, 

the Act requires the FAA to give 

‘‘priority consideration’’ to airports 

meeting certain criteria. The FAA has 

identified the subset of NPIAS airports 

that meet the criteria in the Act. That 

list is available online at: https://

www.faa.gov/airports/aip/aip_

supplemental_appropriation/. The 

relevant deadlines are: 

Deadline #1 (for requests for 

supplemental funding in FY 2018): By 

August 8, 2018, any airport meeting the 

criteria for ‘‘priority consideration’’ is 

invited to notify the FAA’s appropriate 

Airports District Office (ADO) (or 

regional office (RO) if there is no ADO) 

of the airport’s desire to be considered 

for FY 2018 supplemental discretionary 

funding as provided in the Act. 

In submitting such notifications to the 

FAA, the airport sponsor must include 

the following information via electronic 

mail (email): 

• Name and official three-letter 

identifier of the airport, its location, and 

NPIAS number; 

• Brief description of the project (no 

more than 50 words); 

• Brief explanation (no more than 500 

words) of how the project meets the 

evaluation criteria set forth later in this 

notice; 

• Target timeframe for grant award 

and construction start; 5 and 

• Brief description (no more than 250 

words) explaining how the airport 

sponsor is using its available AIP 

entitlement funds. 

The FAA requires an explanation of 

how the airport sponsor is using its 

entitlement funds because of a statutory 

requirement. Title 49 U.S.C. 47120 

stipulates that the FAA ‘‘. . . shall 

discourage airport sponsors and airports 

from using entitlement funds for lower 

priority projects by giving lower priority 

to discretionary projects submitted by 

airport sponsors and airports that have 

used entitlement funds for projects that 

have a lower priority than the projects 

for which discretionary funds are being 

requested.’’ Therefore, as with regular 

AIP discretionary funds, an airport 

sponsor may request supplemental 

funding even if they are using their 

entitlements on a lower-priority project, 

but the FAA is required to consider that 

fact as part of the evaluation process. 

If an airport sponsor has already 

carried over their available entitlements 

in FY 2018, the FAA may still consider 

a supplemental funding request for FY 

2018, as long as the airport sponsor 

provides an explanation of their 

previous decision. The FAA will 

consider the airport sponsor’s 

explanation including the airport 

sponsor’s future plans for those funds. 

It is not necessary to submit a 

completed OMB Form SF 424, 

Application for Federal Assistance, or 

any other documentation prior to 

Deadline #1. After evaluating all 

requests, the FAA may encourage an 

airport sponsor to prepare a final grant 

application if the FAA believes the 

project may compete well. For projects 

not selected in FY 2018, the FAA will 

retain those requests for reconsideration 

during FY 2019 or FY 2020. 

For Deadline #1, the FAA will only 

consider grant applications for projects 

for which airports have already 

completed all of the required planning, 

airspace reviews, environmental and 

other permitting requirements, and 

engineering design. In addition, the 

FAA will only consider grant 

applications for which construction bids 

will be received in time for the airport 

sponsor to be administratively prepared 

to accept a grant by September 1, 2018, 

with construction starting within 6 

months thereafter or no later than March 

1, 2019.6

The FAA will consider such requests 

in conjunction with the FAA’s existing 

responsibility to fully obligate all other 

AIP funds by September 30, 2018, 

generally for projects that airport 

sponsors had previously requested 

through the ACIP process. 

Deadline #2 (for requests for 

supplemental funding in FY 2019 or 

2020): By October 31, 2018, any eligible 

NPIAS airport is invited to notify the 

FAA’s appropriate ADO (or RO if there 

is no ADO) of the airport sponsor’s 

desire to be considered for 

supplemental discretionary funding in 

FY 2019 or FY 2020. The FAA will 

update the list of airports eligible for 

‘‘priority consideration’’ after 

publishing the next update of the NPIAS 

Report, which the FAA plans to publish 

in September 2018. 

Based on the funding requests 

received, the FAA will consider such 

requests with due consideration of the 

FAA’s existing responsibility to fully 

obligate all other available AIP funds by 

September 30 of each fiscal year, 

generally for projects previously 

requested through the ACIP process. 

In submitting such notifications to the 

FAA, the airport sponsor must include 

all of the information identified under 

Deadline #1, plus the following 

additional information: 

• Brief explanation (no more than 250 

words) explaining the status of the 

proposed project, including whether the 

project has already been approved on 

the airport’s current Airport Layout Plan 

(ALP), the status of related 

environmental reviews, other required 

permitting, and the level of engineering 

design completed; and 

• For airports that do not meet the 

criteria for ‘‘priority consideration,’’ a 

brief explanation (no more than 500 

words) outlining why the airport 

sponsor believes the FAA should 

consider the project for this 

supplemental funding. 

Airports must submit the preceding 

information to the appropriate ADO or 

RO via electronic mail in order to 

facilitate timely review and 

consideration by the FAA. The FAA 

will consider grant applications for 

projects where the FAA has a high 

degree of confidence that the airport 

sponsor will be administratively 

prepared to accept a grant by September 

1, 2020, or earlier with construction 

starting within 6 months thereafter 7 or 

no later than March 1, 2021. 

For Airports in Block Grant States or 

Channeling Act States 

For nonprimary airports located in 

block grant states, the airport sponsor 

must also provide a copy of its 

supplemental discretionary funding 

request to the designated state 

aeronautical agency. The FAA will 

consult with state aeronautical agencies, 

as appropriate, before making decisions 

regarding requests from nonprimary 

airports in each state. 

The FAA encourages block-grant 

states (and states with channeling acts 

regarding Federal funds) to work with 


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8The FAA encourages airport sponsors to provide 

some level of detail regarding how the project will 

address unmet aeronautical demand, increase 

aeronautical revenues, reduce future capital or 

operating costs, or otherwise strengthen the 

airport’s financial stability (beyond the operational 

benefits of the immediate proposed capital 

development). Airport sponsors should also 

demonstrate how the proposed project is consistent 

with the airport’s existing master plan. 

9See footnote 4, which is applicable in this 

context as well. 

eligible airport sponsors to coordinate 

potential funding requests. The FAA 

will consider recommendations from 

state aeronautical agencies as part of the 

overall evaluation process. 

Evaluation Criteria 

The FAA will consider supplemental 

discretionary funding requests based on 

(but not limited to) the following 

criteria: 

• Eligibility and justification of the 

project pursuant to existing AIP 

eligibility rules; 

• Ability of the project to enhance the 

long-term economic sustainability of the 

airport; 8

• The airport sponsor’s previous track 

record in project delivery and grant 

management (including any issues 

related to the airport’s existing Federal 

grant obligations); 

• Likelihood of the proposed project 

to be ready to proceed into construction 

during the same fiscal year as grant 

award or within 6 months of grant 

award; 9

• Ability of the project to compete for 

regular AIP discretionary funding—i.e., 

FAA may give higher consideration to 

projects that might not otherwise get 

funded or that might not otherwise get 

funded as soon; and 

• For requests from airports that do 

not meet the statutory criteria for 

‘‘priority consideration,’’ the strength of 

the justification for why the FAA should 

consider the project. 

Please note that under both deadlines: 

• The FAA will not make its 

conclusions public or announce any 

planned grants from the supplemental 

funding until after completing the 

required congressional notification for 

each proposed grant award. 

• After evaluating all requests, the 

FAA may encourage an airport sponsor 

to prepare a final grant application if the 

FAA believes the project may compete 

well. 

• Complete and timely grant 

applications (OMB Form SF 424, 

including all required information) will 

still be required as part of the final grant 

application package in accordance with 

the applicable statutory and regulatory 

requirements. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on July 3, 2018. 

Elliott Black, 

Director, Office of Airport Planning and 

Programming, Federal Aviation 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2018–14675 Filed 7–6–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2018–0180] 

Hours of Service of Drivers: 

Application for Exemption; Extension 

of Comment Period; Small Business in 

Transportation Coalition 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of extension of comment 

period. 

SUMMARY: On June 5, 2018, FMCSA 

published a notice of exemption 

application for the Small Business in 

Transportation Coalition (SBTC), 

requesting an exemption from the 

electronic logging device (ELD) 

requirements for all motor carriers with 

fewer than 50 employees. (83 FR 26140.) 

Due to reported technical difficulty with 

the on-line filing of comments for 

several days, the comment period is 

being extended to July 16, 2018, to 

ensure that all commenters have an 

opportunity to submit their on-line 

comments. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before July 16, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by Federal Docket 

Management System (FDMS) Number 

FMCSA–2018–0180 by any of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

www.regulations.gov. See the Public 

Participation and Request for Comments 

section below for further information. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: West 

Building, Ground Floor, Room W12– 

140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

• Fax: 1–202–493–2251 

• Each submission must include the 

Agency name and the docket number for 

this notice. Note that DOT posts all 

comments received without change to 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information included in a 

comment. Please see the Privacy Act 

heading below. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments, go to www.regulations.gov at 

any time or visit Room W12–140 on the 

ground level of the West Building, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, 

DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., ET, 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. The on-line FDMS is available 

24 hours each day, 365 days each year. 

Privacy Act: In accordance with 5 

U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments 

from the public to better inform its 

rulemaking process. DOT posts these 

comments, without edit, including any 

personal information the commenter 

provides, to www.regulations.gov, as 

described in the system of records 

notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can 

be reviewed at www.dot.gov/privacy. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information concerning this notice, 

contact Mr. Tom Yager, Chief, FMCSA 

Driver and Carrier Operations Division; 

Office of Carrier, Driver and Vehicle 

Safety Standards; Telephone: 614–942– 

6477. Email: MCPSD@dot.gov. If you 

have questions on viewing or submitting 

material to the docket, contact Docket 

Services, telephone (202) 366–9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Public Participation and Request for 

Comments 

FMCSA encourages you to participate 

by submitting comments and related 

materials. 

Submitting Comments 

If you submit a comment, please 

include the docket number for this 

notice (FMCSA–2018–0180), indicate 

the specific section of this document to 

which the comment applies, and 

provide a reason for suggestions or 

recommendations. You may submit 

your comments and material online or 

by fax, mail, or hand delivery, but 

please use only one of these means. 

FMCSA recommends that you include 

your name and a mailing address, an 

email address, or a phone number in the 

body of your document so the Agency 

can contact you if it has questions 

regarding your submission. 

To submit your comments online, go 

to www.regulations.gov and put the 

docket number, ‘‘FMCSA–2018–0180’’ 

in the ‘‘Keyword’’ box, and click 

‘‘Search.’’ When the new screen 

appears, click on ‘‘Comment Now!’’ 

button and type your comment into the 

text box in the following screen. Choose 

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