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2. Status Report from the FAA (including a discussion on the January 30, 2017 Executive Order titled ‘‘Reducing Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs’’). 3. New Tasks

a. Transport Airplane and Engine

(TAE) Subcommittee i. Ice Crystal Icing Working Group ii. Avionics Systems Harmonization

Working Group iii. Flight Test Harmonization

Working Group—Phase 3 4. Status Reports From Active Working Groups a. ARAC i. Rotorcraft Occupant Protection

Working Group ii. Rotorcraft Bird Strike Working

Group iii. Load Master Certification Working

Group iv. Airman Certification Systems

Working Group b. Transport Airplane and Engine

(TAE) Subcommittee i. Transport Airplane Metallic and

Composite Structures Working Group—Transport Airplane Damage—Tolerance and Fatigue Evaluation ii. Flight Test Harmonization Working

Group—Phase 2 Tasking iii. Transport Airplane

Crashworthiness and Ditching Evaluation Working Group iv. Engine Harmonization Working

Group—Engine Endurance Testing Requirements—Revision of Section

33.87 v. Airworthiness Assurance Working

Group 5. Any Other Business

Attendance is open to the interested public but limited to the space available. Please confirm your attendance with the person listed in the

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT** section no later than March 09, 2017. Please provide the following information: Full legal name, country of citizenship, and name of your industry association, or applicable affiliation. If you are attending as a public citizen, please indicate so.

For persons participating by telephone, please contact the person listed in the **FOR FURTHER INFORMATION**
**CONTACT** section by email or phone for the teleconference call-in number and passcode. Callers are responsible for paying long-distance charges.

The public must arrange by March 09, 2016 to present oral statements at the meeting. The public may present written statements to the Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee by providing 25 copies to the Designated Federal Officer, or by bringing the copies to the meeting.

If you are in need of assistance or require a reasonable accommodation for this meeting, please contact the person listed under the heading **FOR FURTHER**
**INFORMATION CONTACT** . Sign and oral interpretation, as well as a listening device, can be made available if requested 10 calendar days before the meeting.

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 28,

2017. Lirio Liu, Designated Federal Officer, Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee.
[FR Doc. 2017–04126 Filed 2–28–17; 4:15 pm]

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**DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION**

**Federal Aviation Administration**

**Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments;**  **Clearance of Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Waivers and**  **ATC Authorization in Controlled Airspace Under Part 107** 

**AGENCY :**  Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

**ACTION :**  Notice and request for

comments.

**SUMMARY :**  In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Department of Transportation invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval to renew a previously approved information collection. The FAA established the Waivers and ATC Authorization in Controlled Airspace under Part 107 portal to allow a remote pilot in command to request a waiver from regulations or an authorization for a small unmanned aircraft system (UAS) to operate in Class B, C, D, and the lateral boundaries of the surface area of Class E airspace designated for an airport.

**DATES :**  Written comments should be submitted by April 3, 2017.

**ADDRESSES :**  Interested persons are invited to submit written comments on the proposed information collection to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget. Comments should be addressed to the attention of the Desk Officer, Department of Transportation/FAA, and sent via electronic mail to oira

_ submission@omb.eop.gov, or faxed to (202) 395–6974, or mailed to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Docket Library, Room 10102, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503.

**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.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Ronda Thompson by email at: Ronda.Thompson@faa.gov.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :**  OMB Control Number: 2120–0768.

Title: ATC authorizations in Controlled Airspace under Part 107.

Form Numbers: None. Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection.

Background: The Department intends to submit this information collection to OMB to request an approval for the information collection currently titled ‘‘ATC Authorization in Controlled Airspace under Part 107.’’ The Department requests approval for a renewal of this information collection approval that will include expanding the information collection to encompass requests for Waivers under 14 CFR part 107, subpart D, currently approved as Information Collection 2120–0027, which covers waivers issued by the FAA under Part 91. In this information collection, the Department does not intend to affect those waivers in any manner. As a result, the Department requests approval for information collections for Part 107 waivers and airspace authorizations within Information Collection 2120–0768.

The FAA uses the ATC Authorization in Controlled Airspace and Waivers under 14 CFR part 107, subpart D portal to determine whether the remote pilot can safely conduct the proposed small UAS operation in controlled airspace (Class B, C, D, and Class E surface areas), and/or whether the remote pilot can safely operate the small UAS under the terms of a waiver that authorizes deviation from a particular regulation. In this regard, the FAA reviews and analyzes the information it collects through the Certificate of Waiver or Authorization to determine the type and extent of the intended deviation from prescribed regulations. The remote pilot in command will be required to submit information electronically to the FAA


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regarding the operation to be conducted. Information will include contact information for the remote pilot in command, the date and time of the operation, as well as its anticipated duration, and the airspace for which the request is submitted. If the remote pilot in command wishes to conduct the same operation on a number of dates/ times, the request will permit multiple dates/times to be listed to reduce the number of submissions required.

In general, the FAA will issue a certificate of waiver or authorization to deviate to the applicant (individuals and businesses) if the proposed operation does not create a hazard to persons, property, other aircraft, and includes the operation of unmanned aircraft. To obtain such a certificate of waiver, an applicant must submit a request containing a complete description of the proposed operation and a justification, including supporting data and documentation as necessary that establishes the operation will not endanger the national airspace system or people on the ground. The FAA expects the amount of data and analysis required as part of the application will be proportional to the specific relief the applicant requests.

Respondents: Approximately 19,000 requests per year.

Frequency: On occasion. Estimated Average Burden per Response: .5 hour.

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 9,500 hours.

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 8,

2017. Ronda L. Thompson, FAA Information Collection Clearance Officer, Performance, Policy & Records Management Branch, ASP–110.

[FR Doc. 2017–04054 Filed 3–1–17; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 4910–13–P U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND**  **SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION**

**Notice of Open Public Hearing**

**AGENCY :**  U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission

**ACTION :**  Notice of open public hearing.

**SUMMARY :**  Notice is hereby given of the following hearing of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.

The Commission is mandated by Congress to investigate, assess, and report to Congress annually on ‘‘the national security implications of the economic relationship between the United States and the People’s Republic of China.’’ Pursuant to this mandate, the Commission will hold a public hearing in Washington, DC on March 16, 2017 on ‘‘China’s Pursuit of Next Frontier Tech: Computing, Robotics, and Biotechnology’’.

**DATES :**  The hearing is scheduled for Thursday, March 16, 2017 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:20 p.m.

**ADDRESSES :**  Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 419, Washington, DC. A detailed agenda for the hearing will be posted on the Commission’s Web site at

www.uscc.gov. Also, please check the Commission’s Web site for possible changes to the hearing schedule. Reservations are not required to attend the hearing.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Any member of the public seeking further information concerning the hearing should contact Leslie Tisdale, 444 North Capitol Street NW., Suite 602, Washington, DC 20001; telephone: 202– 624–1496, or via email at ltisdale@uscc.gov. Reservations are not required to attend the hearing.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION :** 

Background: This is the third public hearing the Commission will hold during its 2017 report cycle to collect input from academic, industry, and government experts on national security implications of the U.S. bilateral trade and economic relationship with China. This hearing on ‘‘China’s Pursuit of Next Frontier Tech: Computing, Robotics, and Biotechnology’’ will examine the industrial policies outlined in the 13th Five-Year Plan (2016–2020) and related policy announcements that seek to move Chinese manufacturing up the value-added chain, establish China as a global center of innovation andtechnology, and ensure China’s longterm productivity in critical dual-use technologies such as computing, robotics, and biotechnology. Advancements in these sectors have previously driven U.S. technological and military superiority, and the Chinese government is looking to develop its own technological leaders and reduce its dependence on foreign technology. This hearing will examine what steps the Chinese government has taken to support these sectors, compare U.S. and Chinese technological leadership in these sectors, and consider the implications of China’s policies for U.S. economic and national security interests and how the United States can maintain its strategic advantage. The hearing will be co-chaired by Commissioner Daniel M. Slane and Commissioner Katherine C. Tobin, Ph.D. Any interested party may file a written statement by March 16, 2017, by mailing to the contact information above. A portion of each panel will include a question and answer period between the Commissioners and the witnesses.

Authority: Congress created the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission in 2000 in the National Defense Authorization Act (Pub. L. 106–398), as amended by Division P of the Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003 (Pub. L. 108–7), as amended by Public Law 109–108 (November 22, 2005), as amended by Public Law 113–291 (December 19, 2014).

Dated: February 27, 2017. Michael Danis, Executive Director, U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission.

[FR Doc. 2017–04067 Filed 3–1–17; 8:45 am]

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