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B. Sub-Central Government Entities 

listed in the U.S. Schedule to Annex 9.1, 

Section B: 

(1) Procurement of goods and 

services—$476,000; and 

(2) Procurement of construction 

services—$6,708,000. 

C. Other Entities listed in the U.S. 

Schedule to Annex 9.1, Section C: 

(1) Procurement of goods and services 

for List B Entities—$537,000; and 

(2) Procurement of construction 

services—$6,708,000. 

VI. Chapter 9 of the Dominican 

Republic-Central American-United 

States Free Trade Agreement 

A. Central Government Entities listed 

in the U.S. Schedule to Annex 

9.1.2(b)(i), Section A: 

(1) Procurement of goods and 

services—$102,280; and 

(2) Procurement of construction 

services—$6,708,000. 

B. Sub-Central Government Entities 

listed in the U.S. Schedule to Annex 

9.1.2(b)(i), Section B: 

(1) Procurement of goods and 

services—$476,000; and 

(2) Procurement of construction 

services—$6,708,000. 

C. Other Entities listed in the U.S. 

Schedule to Annex 9.1.2(b)(i), Section C: 

(1) Procurement of goods and services 

for List B Entities—$537,000; and 

(2) Procurement of construction 

services—$6,708,000. 

VII. Chapter 17 of the United StatesKorea Free Trade Agreement 

A. Central Government Entities listed 

in the U.S. Schedule to Annex 17–A, 

Section A: 

(1) Procurement of construction 

services—$6,708,000. 

VIII. Chapter 13 of the United StatesMexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)* 

*Procurement obligations are between 

the U.S. and Mexico only*. 

A. Federal Government Entities listed 

in the U.S. Schedule to Annex 1001.1a– 

1: 

(1) Procurement of goods and 

services—$102,280; and 

(2) Procurement of construction 

services—$13,296,489. 

B. Government Enterprises listed in 

the U.S. Schedule to Annex 1001.1a–2: 

(1) Procurement of goods and 

services—$511,402; and 

(2) Procurement of construction 

services—$16,365,674. 

IX. Chapter 9 of the United StatesMorocco Free Trade Agreement 

A. Central Government Entities listed 

in the U.S. Schedule to Annex 9–A–1: 

(1) Procurement of goods and 

services—$174,000; and 

(2) Procurement of construction 

services—$6,708,000. 

B. Sub-Central Government Entities 

listed in the U.S. Schedule to Annex 9– 

A–2: 

(1) Procurement of goods and 

services—$476,000; and 

(2) Procurement of construction 

services—$6,708,000. 

C. Other Entities listed in the U.S. 

Schedule to Annex 9–A–3: 

(1) Procurement of goods and services 

for List B Entities—$537,000; and 

(2) Procurement of construction 

services—$6,708,000. 

X. Chapter 9 of the United States-Oman 

Free Trade Agreement 

A. Central Level Government Entities 

listed in the U.S. Schedule to Annex 9, 

Section A: 

(1) Procurement of goods and 

services—$174,000; and 

(2) Procurement of construction 

services—$13,296,489. 

B. Other Covered Entities listed in the 

U.S. Schedule to Annex 9, Section B: 

(1) Procurement of goods and services 

for List B Entities—$537,000; and 

(2) Procurement of construction 

services—$16,365,673. 

XI. Chapter 9 of the United StatesPanama Trade Promotion Agreement 

A. Central Government Entities listed 

in the U.S. Schedule to Annex 9.1, 

Section A: 

(1) Procurement of goods and 

services—$174,000; and 

(2) Procurement of construction 

services—$6,708,000. 

B. Sub-Central Government Entities 

listed in the U.S. Schedule to Annex 9.1, 

Section B: 

(1) Procurement of goods and 

services—$476,000; and 

(2) Procurement of construction 

services—$6,708,000. 

C. Other Entities listed in the U.S. 

Schedule to Annex 9.1, Section C: 

(1) Procurement of goods and services 

for List B Entities—$537,000; and 

(2) Procurement of construction 

services—$6,708,000. 

D. Autoridad del Canal de Panama ́

(1) Procurement of goods and 

services—$537,000. 

XII. Chapter 9 of the United States-Peru 

Trade Promotion Agreement 

A. Central Government Entities listed 

in the U.S. Schedule to Annex 9.1, 

Section A: 

(1) Procurement of goods and 

services—$174,000; and 

(2) Procurement of construction 

services—$6,708,000. 

B. Sub-Central Government Entities 

listed in the U.S. Schedule to Annex 9.1, 

Section B: 

(1) Procurement of goods and 

services—$476,000; and 

(2) Procurement of construction 

services—$6,708,000. 

C. Other Entities listed in the U.S. 

Schedule to Annex 9.1, Section C: 

(1) Procurement of goods and services 

for List B Entities—$537,000; and 

(2) Procurement of construction 

services—$6,708,000. 

XIII. Chapter 13 of the United StatesSingapore Free Trade Agreement 

A. Central Government Entities listed 

in the U.S. Schedule to Annex 13A, 

Schedule 1, Section A: 

(1) Procurement of goods and 

services—$102,280; and 

(2) Procurement of construction 

services—$6,708,000. 

B. Sub-Central Government Entities 

listed in the U.S. Schedule to Annex 

13A, Schedule 1, Section B: 

(1) Procurement of goods and 

services—$476,000; and 

(2) Procurement of construction 

services—$6,708,000. 

C. Other Entities listed in the U.S. 

Schedule to Annex 13A, Schedule 1, 

Section C: 

(1) Procurement of goods and 

services—$537,000; and 

(2) Procurement of construction 

services—$6,708,000. 

Andrea Durkin, 

Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for WTO 

and Multilateral Affairs, Office of the United 

States Trade Representative. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27024 Filed 12–7–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3390–F4–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Docket No. FAA–2023–1739] 

Policy on the Definition of Aeronautical 

Activities 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Proposed policy: request for 

comments; extension of comment 

period. 

SUMMARY: On November 15, 2023, the 

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) 

published a Request for comments 

seeking input on its proposed policy 

update of the FAA’s Office of Airports 

policy regarding the definition of 

‘‘aeronautical activity’’ to include 

unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), 

advanced air mobility (AAM), and 

commercial space launch or re-entry 

vehicle operations. Under Federal law, 

an airport operator that has accepted 


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Federal grants or certain Federal land 

conveyances is obligated to maintain the 

airport for public aviation use. This 

proposed update will add UAS, AAM, 

and commercial space operations to the 

existing definition of aeronautical 

activity that is included in FAA Order 

5190.6B, FAA Airport Compliance 

Manual, Appendix Z, and subsequent 

revisions. The comment period for the 

request for comments was scheduled to 

end on December 15, 2023. FAA 

received several requests to extend the 

comment period. The FAA is extending 

the comment period for the request for 

comments by 30 days. 

DATES: The comment period to the 

request for comments published on 

November 15, 2023, 88 FR 78448, is 

extended from December 15, 2023, to 

January 15, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments 

identified by Docket Number FAA– 

2023–1739 using any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov and follow 

the online instructions for sending your 

comments electronically. 

• Mail: Send comments to Docket 

Operations, M–30; U.S. Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Room W12–140, West 

Building, Ground Floor, Washington, 

DC 20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery: Deliver to mail 

address above between 9:00 a.m. and 5 

p.m. EST, Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays; 

• Fax: Fax comments to Docket 

Operations at 202–493–2251. 

For more information, see the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this document. 

Privacy: In accordance with 5 U.S.C., 

553(c), the Department of 

Transportation (DOT) solicits comments 

from the public on its proposed Policy 

on the Definition of Aeronautical 

Activities. 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. 

Docket: To read background 

documents or comments received, go to 

http://www.regulations.gov and follow 

the online instructions for accessing the 

docket. Or, go to the Docket 

Management Facility in Room W12–140 

of the West Building, Ground Floor at 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC, between 9:00 a.m. and 

5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kevin C. Willis, Director, Office of 

Compliance and Management Analysis, 

Federal Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20591, telephone (202) 267–3085; 

facsimile: (202) 267–5257; email: 

kevin.willis@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

Under Federal law, Airport owners/ 

operators (‘‘sponsors’’) that have 

accepted grants under the Airport 

Improvement Program (AIP) must 

comply with certain Federal policies 

included in each AIP grant agreement as 

sponsor assurances. In addition, 

sponsors who have acquired land from 

the Federal government using certain 

conveyance instruments must abide by 

similar obligations included in property 

deeds. The Airport and Airway 

Improvement Act of 1982 (AAIA) (Pub. 

L. 97–248), as amended and recodified 

at 49 U.S.C. 47107(a)(1), as 

implemented by Sponsor Assurance 22, 

Economic Nondiscrimination, requires 

that ‘‘the airport will be made available 

for public use on reasonable conditions 

and without unjust discrimination to all 

types, kinds and classes of aeronautical 

activities, including commercial 

aeronautical activities offering services 

to the public at the airport.’’ The FAA 

defines aeronautical activities as any 

activity that involves, makes possible, is 

required for the operation of an aircraft/ 

vehicle, or that contributes to or is 

required for the safety of such 

operations (FAA Order 5190.6B, Airport 

Compliance Manual, Appendix Z, 

(2009)). The order lists examples of 

aeronautical activities. 

The FAA’s definition has evolved 

over time, primarily in response to 

emerging technologies and increased 

interest in locating certain activities at 

public use airports not previously 

contemplated or subject to FAA 

oversight. This updated definition 

serves to accommodate commercial 

space transportation, UAS, and AAM 

activities, as well as supports 

Congressional interest in integrating 

new technology into the array of 

services and capabilities offered by 

federally funded airports. As a result, 

the FAA believes that commercial space 

activities, UAS, and AAM operations 

should be considered aeronautical 

activities for the purposes of access to 

a federally-obligated airport. 

However, some types of commercial 

space, UAS, or AAM operations may 

affect the safety of existing airport 

facilities, airport operations, or the 

efficiency of the airspace. Consistent 

with and in support of the airport 

sponsor’s obligation not to introduce or 

permit unsafe conditions at the airport, 

and to mitigate such conditions if they 

arise, the FAA uses its planning 

approval, safety review, and/or risk 

assessment processes to make a 

determination on (1) whether a 

particular activity can be safely 

accommodated at the airport and, if so, 

(2) the terms and conditions to mitigate 

risk to an acceptable level for that 

activity at the airport. In that regard, 

Congress has made the FAA the final 

arbiter regarding aviation safety (49 

U.S.C. 40101 and 47101.) 

II. The Proposed Policy 

The updated definition of 

aeronautical activity in FAA Order 

5190.6B, FAA Airport Compliance 

Manual, Appendix Z will be the 

following: 

Any activity that involves, makes 

possible, or is required for the operation 

of an aircraft, launch or reentry vehicle, 

or that contributes to or is required for 

the safety of such operations. It includes 

but is not limited to: general and 

corporate aviation, air taxi and charter 

operations, scheduled and 

nonscheduled air carrier operations, 

pilot training, aircraft rental and 

sightseeing, aerial photography, aerial 

application of agricultural agents, aerial 

advertising and surveying, aircraft sales 

and services, aircraft storage, sale of 

aviation fuel products, repair and 

maintenance of aircraft, repair and 

maintenance of launch or reentry 

vehicles, construction of amateur-built/ 

recreational aircraft, sale of aircraft, sale 

of launch or reentry vehicle parts, 

parachute or ultralight activities, certain 

unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), 

advanced air mobility (AAM) 

operations, commercial space vehicle 

operations, and any other activities that 

because of their direct relationship to 

the operation of aircraft, UAS, or 

commercial space launch and re-entry 

vehicles can appropriately be regarded 

as aeronautical activities. 

Activities such as aircraft and parts 

manufacturing and storage, aerospace 

design, research and development, flight 

simulation/training/management 

facilities, and/or engine testing facilities 

that are not associated with the final 

assembly of an aircraft or commercial 

space vehicle are not considered 

aeronautical activities for the purposes 

of airport access. Model rocket, model 

aircraft, and recreational UAS 


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operations are not aeronautical activities 

for the purposes of airport access. 

Kevin C. Willis, 

Director, Office of Airport Compliance and 

Management Analysis. 

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BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

[Docket No. FHWA–2023–0052] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Notice of Request for 

Reinstatement of a Previously 

Approved Information Collection 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of request for 

reinstatement of a previously approved 

information collection. 

SUMMARY: The FHWA has forwarded the 

information collection request described 

in this notice to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

approval of a new (periodic) 

information collection. We published a 

Federal Register Notice with a 60-day 

public comment period on this 

information collection on September 20, 

2023. We are required to publish this 

notice in the Federal Register by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Please submit comments by 

January 8, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by DOT Docket ID Number 

0052 by any of the following methods: 

Website: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received go to the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

Mail: Docket Management Facility, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 

West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

Hand Delivery or Courier: U.S. 

Department of Transportation, West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

Jodoin, 202–366–5465, Office of 

Operations, Federal Highway 

Administration, Department of 

Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590, 

between 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Traffic Incident Management 

Capability. 

OMB Control #: 2125–0650. 

Background: Each of the over 6 

million crashes per year presents a 

safety danger to motorists and 

responders while often causing delays 

on the nation’s roads. It is critical to 

safety and mobility for these crashes to 

be mitigated as efficiently and safely as 

possible. To address these concerns, 

dozens of Traffic Incident Management 

(TIM) Programs have been established 

throughout the country over the past 

25–30 years. Most of the top 75 

metropolitan areas and several rural 

areas have some form of TIM Program, 

often coordinated through a multidisciplinary committee comprised of all 

the response disciplines. The TIMSA 

tool was established to help regions 

assess the level of TIM Program 

maturity and to identify areas for 

improvement. 

The information is used by each 

jurisdiction to better understand 

opportunities for improving safety and 

mobility in their region. The FHWA also 

uses the data to assess progress of the 

FHWA national TIM program and 

identify opportunities to help regions 

improve. 

Respondents: Approximately 60 

individuals will complete the 

questionnaire in collaboration with an 

estimated average of 5 other 

participants. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: Approximately 3 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 180 Annual Hours. 

Public Comments Invited: You are 

asked to comment on any aspect of this 

information collection, including: (1) 

Whether the proposed collection is 

necessary for the FHWA’s performance; 

(2) the accuracy of the estimated 

burdens; (3) ways for the FHWA to 

enhance the quality, usefulness, and 

clarity of the collected information; and 

(4) ways that the burden could be 

minimized, including the use of 

electronic technology, 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. 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as 

amended; and 49 CFR 1.48. 

Issued On: December 4, 2023. 

Jazmyne Lewis, 

Information Collection Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2023–26929 Filed 12–7–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket No. FRA–2023–0002–N–35] 

Proposed Agency Information 

Collection Activities; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Federal Railroad 

Administration (FRA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of information collection; 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: Under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) and its 

implementing regulations, this notice 

announces that FRA is forwarding the 

Information Collection Request (ICR) 

summarized below to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and comment. The ICR describes 

the information collection and its 

expected burden. On September 25, 

2023, FRA published a notice providing 

a 60-day period for public comment on 

the ICR. FRA received no comments in 

response to the notice. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before January 

8, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed ICR 

should be sent within 30 days of 

publication of this notice to 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 

Find the particular ICR by selecting 

‘‘Currently under Review—Open for 

Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Arlette Mussington, Information 

Collection Clearance Officer, at email: 

arlette.mussington@dot.gov or 

telephone: (571) 609–1285; or Ms. 

Joanne Swafford, Information Collection 

Clearance Officer, at email: 

joanne.swafford@dot.gov or telephone: 

(757) 897–9908. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The PRA, 

44 U.S.C. 3501–3520, and its 

implementing regulations, 5 CFR part 

1320, require Federal agencies to issue 

two notices seeking public comment on 

information collection activities before 

OMB may approve paperwork packages. 

See 44 U.S.C. 3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.8 

through 1320.12. On September 25, 

2023, FRA published a 60-day notice in 

the Federal Register soliciting public 


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