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1Most exemptions issued after March 2, 2016 

state that the aircraft may be registered under part 

47 or part 48. 

2A Small UAS may be registered under part 48: 

[O]nly when the aircraft is not registered under the 

laws of a foreign country and is—(a) Owned by a 

U.S. citizen; (b) Owned by an individual citizen of 

a foreign country lawfully admitted for a permanent 

residence in the [U.S.]; (c) Owned by a corporation 

not a citizen of the [U.S.] when the corporation is 

organized and doing business under the laws of the 

[U.S] or a State within the [U.S.], and the aircraft 

is based and primarily used in the [U.S.]; or (d) An 

aircraft of—(1) The [U.S.] Government; or (2) A 

State, the District of Columbia, a territory or 

possession of the [U.S.], or a political subdivision 

of a State, territory, or possession. 

14 CFR 48.20; 80 FR 78646. 

and copies shall be provided to the 

appropriate committees in Congress. 

Dated: March 21, 2016. 

Thomas A. Shannon, 

Under Secretary for Political Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2016–09266 Filed 4–20–16; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 9528] 

Notice of Public Comments on FY 2017 

U.S. Refugee Admissions Program 

The United States actively supports 

efforts to provide protection, assistance, 

and durable solutions for refugees. The 

U.S. Refugee Admissions Program 

(USRAP) is a critical component of the 

United States’ overall refugee protection 

efforts around the globe. In Fiscal Year 

2016, the President established the 

ceiling for refugee admissions into the 

United States at 85,000 refugees. 

As we begin to prepare the FY 2017 

U.S. Refugee Admission Program, we 

welcome the public’s input. Information 

about the Program can be found at 

http://www.state.gov/g/prm/. Persons 

wishing to submit written comments on 

the appropriate size and scope of the FY 

2016 U.S. Refugee Admissions Program 

should submit them by 5 p.m. on 

Thursday, May 19, 2015 via email to 

PRM-Comments@state.gov or fax (202) 

453–9393. 

If you have questions about 

submitting written comments, please 

contact Delicia Spruell, PRM/

Admissions Program Officer at 

spruellda@state.gov. 

Simon Henshaw, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau 

of Population, Refugees, and Migration, 

Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2016–09267 Filed 4–20–16; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Registration of Small Unmanned 

Aircraft Systems Operated Under 

Exemptions Issued by the FAA 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability of Part 48 

Registration System for FAA Exemption 

Holders. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice 

to advise owners of small unmanned 

aircraft systems (sUAS) used for 

purposes other than as model aircraft 

under the authority of an exemption 

issued by the FAA that they may 

register their sUAS using the web-based 

aircraft registration system. It also 

provides specific information pertaining 

to any exemptions that include 

conditions relating to the registration of 

small UAS. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: FAA 

UAS Integration Office, 800 

Independence Ave. SW., Washington, 

DC 20591, telephone (877) 396–4636; 

email UAShelp@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA 

has issued more than 4,500 exemptions 

authorizing operation of small UAS for 

non-model aircraft purposes. UAS 

operating under FAA exemption are 

statutorily obligated to be registered 

with the FAA by their owners. See 49 

U.S.C. 44101. Consistent with that 

requirement, exemptions issued by the 

FAA provide that the UAS must be 

registered using the process established 

in 14 CFR part 47 and marked in 

accordance with 14 CFR part 45.1 Part 

47 was the sole means of registering an 

aircraft with the FAA at the time those 

exemptions were issued. 

On December 16, 2015, the FAA and 

Department of Transportation issued an 

Interim Final Rule establishing 

registration and marking requirements 

for small unmanned aircraft (sUAS) that 

weigh more than .55 and less than 55 

pounds. 80 FR 78594. This rule created 

a new web-based registration process for 

sUAS distinct from the FAA’s existing 

registration process. These new 

requirements are codified in 14 CFR 

part 48. Eligible aircraft 2 that are 

registered using the part 48 process 

meet the statutory requirement for 

aircraft registration. See 80 FR 78594– 

95. sUAS operated other than as model 

aircraft that weigh more than .55 

pounds and less than 55 pounds, such 

as many of those operated under FAA 

exemption, have been able to register 

using the web-based process since 

March 31, 2016. 14 CFR 48.5(b). 

The FAA finds it in the public interest 

to permit sUAS that currently hold FAA 

exemptions with the condition for 

registration under part 47 and who have 

not registered their sUAS to register in 

accordance with part 48 using the webbased registration process. Therefore, to 

ensure that sUAS operated under FAA 

exemption will be able to be registered 

under part 48, the FAA is amending all 

exemptions that contain the following 

condition: 

All aircraft operated in accordance with 

this exemption must be identified by serial 

number, registered in accordance with 14 

CFR part 47, and have identification (NNumber) markings in accordance with 14 

CFR part 45, subpart C. Markings must be as 

large as practicable. 

Effective April 21, 2016, those 

exemptions are amended to replace the 

above condition with the following: 

All aircraft operated under this exemption 

must be registered in accordance with 14 

CFR parts 47 or 48, and have identification 

markings in accordance with 14 CFR part 45, 

subpart C or part 48. For applicability and 

implementation dates of part 48 see 80 FR 

78594 (Dec. 16, 2015). 

The FAA is taking this action to 

enable small UAS operated under FAA 

exemptions to be registered under parts 

47 or 48. Due to the significant number 

of exemptions affected, the FAA is 

amending these exemptions by 

publishing this notice. To the extent 

that an amended exemption is 

inconsistent with provisions in an 

exemption holder’s Certificate of Waiver 

or Authorization (COA), the condition 

in the exemption supersedes the COA. 

Exemption holders are advised to 

have a copy of this notice accessible 

during UAS operations. 

People who have already submitted a 

completed application to register their 

sUAS under 14 CFR part 47 but prefer 

to register using the part 48 web-based 

system may request cancellation of that 

application by contacting the Registry. 

The request may be in any form but 

must include the following elements: 

• The applicant’s name and contact 

information from the original 

application. 

• The make, model, and serial 

number as shown on the original 

application. 

• The reason for cancellation (i.e., 

that the applicant has or will register the 

aircraft under 14 CFR 48). 

The request must be signed by the 

applicant and may be submitted by the 

applicant or their agent. If the request is 

submitted by a representative of a 

company or corporation, that person 

must indicate his or her corporate or 

managerial title. 

This same process may be used to 

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under 14 CFR 47; however, the 

registration holder must indicate the Nnumber they propose to cancel. 

The request for cancellation may only 

be transmitted to the Registry using the 

following methods: 

• U.S. Postal Service regular or 

Priority mail: FAA Aircraft Registration 

Branch, AFS–750 P.O. Box 25504, 

Oklahoma City, OK 73125–0504. 

• Overnight or Commercial Delivery 

Services, FAA Aircraft Registration 

Branch, AFS–750 6425 S Denning Rm 

118, Oklahoma City, OK 73169–6937. 

• By facsimile: (405) 954–3548. 

This exemption terminates on April 1, 

2018, unless sooner superseded or 

rescinded. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on April 15, 

2016. 

John S. Duncan, 

Director, Flight Standards Service. 

[FR Doc. 2016–09199 Filed 4–20–16; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Notice of Request To Release Airport 

Property 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to rule on 

request to release airport property at 

Strother Field (WLD), Winfield, Kansas. 

SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to rule and 

invites public comment on the release of 

land at Strother Field (WLD), Winfield, 

Kansas, under the provisions of 49 

U.S.C. 47107(h)(2). 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before May 23, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: Comments on this 

application may be mailed or delivered 

to the FAA at the following address: 

Lynn D. Martin, Airports Compliance 

Specialist, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Airports Division, 

ACE–610C, 901 Locust Room 364, 

Kansas City, MO 64106. 

In addition, one copy of any 

comments submitted to the FAA must 

be mailed or delivered to: Shawn M. 

McGrew, Airport Manager, Strother 

Field, Cities of Winfield and Arkansas 

City, P.O. Box 747; 22193 Tupper St., 

Winfield, KS 67156, (620) 442–4470. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lynn D. Martin, Airports Compliance 

Specialist, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Airports Division, 

ACE–610C, 901 Locust Room 364, 

Kansas City, MO 64106, (816) 329–2644, 

lynn.martin@faa.gov. 

The request to release property may 

be reviewed, by appointment, in person 

at this same location. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA 

invites public comment on the request 

to release approximately 4.00+ acres of 

airport property at Strother Field (WLD) 

under the provisions of 49 U.S.C. 

47107(h)(2). On March 2, 2016, the 

Airport Manager of Strother Field 

requested from the FAA that 

approximately 4.00+ acres of property 

be released for sale to the Four County 

Medical Health Center. On April 12, 

2016, the FAA determined that the 

request to release property at Strother 

Field (WLD) submitted by the Sponsor 

meets the procedural requirements of 

the Federal Aviation Administration 

and the release of the property does not 

and will not impact future aviation 

needs at the airport. The FAA may 

approve the request, in whole or in part, 

no sooner than thirty days after the 

publication of this Notice. 

The following is a brief overview of 

the request: 

Strother Field (WLD) is proposing the 

release of a parcel, totaling 4.00+ acres. 

The release of land is necessary to 

comply with Federal Aviation 

Administration Grant Assurances that 

do not allow federally acquired airport 

property to be used for non-aviation 

purposes. The sale of the subject 

property will result in the land at 

Strother Field (WLD) being changed 

from aeronautical to nonaeronautical 

use and release the surface lands from 

the conditions of the AIP Grant 

Agreement Grant Assurances, but 

retaining any mineral rights. In 

accordance with 49 U.S.C. 

47107(c)(2)(B)(i) and (iii), the airport 

will receive fair market value for the 

property, which will be subsequently 

reinvested in Strother Field wastewater 

system. 

Any person may inspect, by 

appointment, the request in person at 

the FAA office listed above under FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. In 

addition, any person may, upon 

appointment and request, inspect the 

application, notice and other documents 

determined by the FAA to be related to 

the application in person at Strother 

Field. 

Issued in Kansas City, MO on April 15, 

2016. 

Jim A. Johnson, 

Manager, Airports Division. 

[FR Doc. 2016–09307 Filed 4–20–16; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

[Docket No. FHWA–2016–0011] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Notice of Request for 

Approval of a New Information 

Collection 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of request for approval of 

a new 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 information 

collection. We published a Federal 

Register Notice with a 60-day public 

comment period on this information 

collection on June 23, 2015. We are 

required to publish this notice in the 

Federal Register by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Please submit comments by May 

23, 2016. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments 

within 30 days to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget, 725 

17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503, 

Attention DOT Desk Officer. 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 

burden; (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. 

All comments should include the 

Docket No. FHWA–2016–0011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Damaris Santiago, 202–366–2034, 

Department of Transportation, FHWA, 

Office of Project Development and 

Environmental Review, E76–201, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 

DC 20590. Office hours are from 8 a.m. 

to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: FHWA Environmental 

Excellence Awards 

Background: In 1995 FHWA 

established the biennial Environmental 

Excellence Awards to recognize 

partners, projects, and processes that 

use FHWA funding sources to go 

beyond environmental compliance and 

achieve environmental excellence. The 


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