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Dated: March 2, 2015. 

Larry W. Minor, 

Associate Administrator for Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2015–05198 Filed 3–5–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Notice of Submission Deadline for 

Schedule Information for Los Angeles 

International Airport for the Summer 

2015 Scheduling Season 

AGENCY: Department of Transportation, 

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). 

ACTION: Notice of submission deadline. 

SUMMARY: Los Angeles World Airports 

(LAWA) has planned runway 

resurfacing and Runway Safety Area 

(RSA) construction at Los Angeles 

International Airport (LAX) beginning 

in March of 2015 until mid-2018. 

During this timeframe, a runway will be 

either shortened or closed, which could 

increase delays throughout much of the 

period of construction. In response to 

the varying capacity changes and 

forecasted scheduled demand over the 

duration of the project, the FAA 

announces the designation of LAX as a 

Level 2 airport under International Air 

Transport Association (IATA) 

Worldwide Slot Guidelines effective 

June 28, 2015. The focus hours are daily 

from 0600 through 2259 local time 

(1300—0559 UTC). The deadline for 

carriers to submit schedule information 

for the later part of the Summer 2015 

scheduling season (June 28 through 

October 24, 2015) is March 20, 2015. 

The submission deadline for the Winter 

2015 scheduling season will be May 21, 

2015, which coincides with the IATA 

submission deadline. The FAA intends 

for the Level 2 designation to be 

temporary and does not anticipate this 

designation to extend beyond the 

completion date of construction. 

DATES: Schedules must be submitted no 

later than March 20, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Schedules may be 

submitted by mail to the Slot 

Administration Office, AGC–200, Office 

of the Chief Counsel, 800 Independence 

Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20591; 

facsimile: 202–267–7277; or by email to: 

7–AWA-slotadmin@faa.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Susan Pfingstler, System Operations 

Services, Air Traffic Organization, 

Federal Aviation Administration, 600 

Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20591; telephone 

number: 202–267–6462; email: 

susan.pfingstler@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: IATA 

guidelines state that a Level 2 airport is 

one where there is the potential for 

congestion during some periods of the 

day, week or season, which can be 

resolved by schedule adjustments 

mutually agreed between airlines and 

the facilitator. The FAA has determined 

that LAX should be designated as Level 

2 based on projected capacity 

reductions and operational delays that 

are anticipated during the upcoming 

periods of runway construction. This 

construction is expected to occur in 

phases from March 2015 through mid2018. LAWA plans runway closures or 

shortened runway lengths for 

resurfacing, construction of runway 

safety areas, and other airfield projects 

for all four runways. LAWA’s current 

proposal indicates that only one runway 

would be closed or shortened at a time. 

LAWA projects that Runway 7R/25L 

will be closed for 33 days in March/

April 2015. Runway 6L/24R would 

close from late June to October 2015. 

Runway 6R/24L would be shortened 

beginning December 2015 for ten 

months. Runway 7L/25R would be 

shortened for four months beginning 

October 2016 followed by a four month 

closure until spring 2017. Runway 7R/ 

25L would close in January 2018 for five 

months. Specific projects and dates will 

be determined and announced by 

LAWA. 

LAWA, the FAA, and stakeholders 

meet regularly to review construction 

plans, identify ways to improve airport 

and airspace efficiency, and mitigate 

construction impacts whenever 

possible. These and other collaborative 

efforts will continue to improve and 

manage operations as efficiently as 

possible; however, runway capacity and 

surface operations will be impacted 

during construction. The specific 

operational and delay impacts have not 

been definitively determined for each 

construction phase and will depend on 

the final project details, available 

runways, taxiways, and other 

operational factors. Surface operations 

will become more complex during 

construction and affect taxi times, 

terminal/gate area operations, and 

aircraft staging. FAA Design Group VI 

Aircraft operations present additional 

challenges. LAX currently has more 

scheduled Group VI Aircraft operations 

than any other U.S. airport with more 

operations planned in summer 2015. 

Operational restrictions for Group VI 

Aircraft include additional aircraft 

separation, runway selection, and taxi 

constraints. 

The FAA recognizes that many 

summer schedules have been completed 

or are approaching the final planning 

stages. The initial schedules published 

for August 2015 are slightly above the 

August 2014 schedules. While some 

carriers have reduced operations 

compared to last summer, other carriers 

have increased flights. The FAA 

modeled delays for the March to early 

April closure of Runway 7R/25L and the 

late June to October closure of Runway 

6L/24R. Modeling suggests moderate 

delays for the March/April closure and 

more extensive delays during the peak 

July and August months. These 

projections are based on published 

schedules and historic unscheduled 

traffic and projected capacity during the 

2015 closures. Capacity rates are 

expected to be reduced by 

approximately 25%, decreasing hourly 

arrivals and departures from about 138 

to 104 in visual meteorological 

conditions. The FAA is continuing to 

look at potential ways to increase 

runway throughput during construction 

and improve operations given the 

constraints. The FAA, LAWA, operators, 

and other affected parties expect to 

improve their operational planning for 

future construction phases based on the 

experiences during the March/April 

closure. 

The FAA considered whether it 

would be optimal to begin the Level 2 

review during the Winter 2015 

scheduling season. Winter schedules are 

in earlier stages of development and 

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present more opportunities for carriers 

to plan flights during less congested 

times. However, an earlier designation 

in summer rather than waiting until the 

next construction phase provides an 

opportunity for the FAA to facilitate 

modest positive schedule moves during 

peak demand season at LAX, discourage 

moves into peak periods that might 

increase congestion, and alert carriers 

thorough the IATA WSG process that 

there is a potential for congestion. 

Schedule review under Level 2 alone 

will not resolve the congestion and 

delays resulting from demand that may 

exceed capacity. Rather, we expect that 

delays may be reduced as the FAA and 

carriers consider the potential impacts 

of new or retimed flights in peak 

periods. The success of Level 2 relies on 

voluntary cooperation by carriers to 

maintain a reasonable balance between 

capacity and demand. Carriers should 

recognize the operational constraints 

during construction and the potential 

for lengthy delays, carrier network 

impacts, flight cancellations, and 

consumer disruption if planned 

schedules significantly exceed capacity. 

The FAA does not expect to confirm, 

under the Level 2 process, new peak 

hour flights beyond those published as 

of the date of this notice. 

Accordingly, effective June 28, 2015, 

the FAA designates LAX as a Level 2 

airport daily between the hours of 0600 

and 2259 local time (1300 and 0559 

UTC) but carriers may submit schedule 

information for the full day, if preferred. 

Carriers should submit to the FAA 

schedule information for all planned 

operations no later than March 20, 2015. 

The FAA will reply to carrier schedule 

submissions within two weeks of the 

deadline. For future scheduling seasons, 

the FAA intends to follow the IATA 

WSG regular slot activity calendar. 

Runway capacity estimates for the 

Winter 2015 scheduling season are 

expected in the spring and will be 

reviewed during regular meetings with 

LAWA and stakeholders. 

Carriers should submit schedule 

information in sufficient detail 

including, at a minimum, the carrier, 

flight number, scheduled time of arrival 

or departure, half-hour period, 

frequency, and effective dates. IATA 

standard schedule information format 

and data elements (Standard Schedules 

Information Manual, Chapter 6) may be 

submitted and would provide additional 

information that could be beneficial in 

assessing operational impacts. 

LAX is designated by LAWA as Level 

2 for flights at the Tom Bradley 

International Terminal (TBIT). This 

notice does not replace that process, 

which is done separately by LAWA 

based on terminal constraints. Schedule 

submissions and discussions with 

LAWA will continue in addition to 

FAA’s review for runway impacts as 

described in this notice. Carriers 

operating at TBIT may copy both LAWA 

and the FAA on schedule messages. 

Finally, the FAA expects that the 

Level 2 designation will allow all 

interested parties an opportunity to 

address any imbalance between demand 

and capacity, and work cooperatively to 

reduce delays. The FAA supports the 

Level 2 process as a preferred and viable 

alternative to full slot coordination 

under Level 3 or other administrative 

actions to address congestion during the 

runway and RSA construction. Since 

LAX does not have a history of 

significant delays and capacity is 

generally sufficient to meet demand, the 

FAA anticipates continuing its Level 2 

designation only for the planned 

construction period that is expected to 

end in 2018. However, the FAA will 

review the Level 2 designation, at a 

minimum, in advance of each 

scheduling season and consider further 

action as may be necessary if 

operational data indicates that 

congestion cannot be mitigated 

effectively under the Level 2 

designation. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on March 3, 

2015. 

Daniel E. Smiley, 

Acting Vice President, System Operations 

Services. 

[FR Doc. 2015–05207 Filed 3–5–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2000–7918; FMCSA– 

2002–12844; FMCSA–2004–19477; FMCSA– 

2005–20027; FMCSA–2010–0385; FMCSA– 

2010–0413] 

Qualification of Drivers; Exemption 

Applications; Vision 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of renewal of 

exemptions; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA announces its 

decision to renew the exemptions from 

the vision requirement in the Federal 

Motor Carrier Safety Regulations for 11 

individuals. FMCSA has statutory 

authority to exempt individuals from 

the vision requirement if the 

exemptions granted will not 

compromise safety. The Agency has 

concluded that granting these 

exemption renewals will provide a level 

of safety that is equivalent to or greater 

than the level of safety maintained 

without the exemptions for these 

commercial motor vehicle (CMV) 

drivers. 

DATES: This decision is effective April 1, 

2015. Comments must be received on or 

before April 6, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

bearing the Federal Docket Management 

System (FDMS) numbers: Docket No. 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2000–7918; 

FMCSA–2002–12844; FMCSA–2004– 

19477; FMCSA–2005–20027; FMCSA– 

2010–0385; FMCSA–2010–0413], using 

any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

on-line instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• 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. 

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Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal Holidays. 

• Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

Instructions: Each submission must 

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docket number for this notice. Note that 

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