Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 124 / Friday, June 27, 2014 / Notices 36575 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Requests for Comments; 

Clearance of Renewed Approval of 

Information Collection: Pilots 

Convicted of Alcohol or Drug-Related 

Motor Vehicle Offenses or Subject to 

State Motor Vehicle Administrative 

Procedure 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA 

invites public comments about our 

intention to request the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

approval to renew an information 

collection. The Federal Register Notice 

with a 60-day comment period soliciting 

comments on the following collection of 

information was published on April 14, 

2014, vol. 79, no. 71, pages 20964– 

20965. The requested information is 

needed to mitigate potential hazards 

presented by airmen using alcohol or 

drugs in flight, to identify persons 

possibly unsuitable for pilot 

certification. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

submitted by July 28, 2014. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kathy DePaepe at (405) 954–9362, or by 

email at: Kathy.DePaepe@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 2120–0543. 

Title: Pilots Convicted of Alcohol or 

Drug-Related Motor Vehicle Offenses or 

Subject to State Motor Vehicle 

Administrative Procedure. 

Form Numbers: There are no FAA 

forms associated with this collection. 

Type of Review: Renewal of an 

information collection. 

Background: Amendments to Parts 61 

and 67 of the FAR implement 

procedures enhance the safety of 

aviation commerce by identifying (i) 

those persons who may prove 

unsuitable for airman certification as 

indicated by an inability or 

unwillingness to comply with general 

safety regulations and, (ii) those persons 

who have failed to report violations of 

general safety regulations in concert 

with established FAA requirements. The 

amendment to 14 CFR Part 61 requires 

airmen to report to the FAA, within 60 

days, all alcohol or drug related 

convictions or administrative actions. 

Respondents: Approximately 1,185 

pilots. 

Frequency: Information is collected 

on occasion. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: 10 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

197.5 hours. 

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. 

Issued in Washington, DC on June 23, 

2014. 

Albert R. Spence, 

FAA Assistant Information Collection 

Clearance Officer, IT Enterprises Business 

Services Division, ASP–110. 

[FR Doc. 2014–15152 Filed 6–26–14; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Requests for Comments; 

Clearance of Renewed Approval of 

Information Collection: Implementation 

to the Equal Access to Justice Act 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA 

invites public comments about our 

intention to request the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

approval to renew an information 

collection. The Federal Register Notice 

with a 60-day comment period soliciting 

comments on the following collection of 

information was published on April 14, 

2014, vol. 79, no. 71, pages 20963– 

20964. The information is needed to 

determine an applicant’s eligibility for 

an award of attorney’s fees and other 

expenses under the Equal Access to 

Justice Act. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

submitted by July 28, 2014. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kathy DePaepe at (405) 954–9362, or by 

email at: Kathy.DePaepe@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

OMB Control Number: 2120–0539. 

Title: Implementation to the Equal 

Access to Justice Act. 

Form Numbers: There are no FAA 

forms associated with this collection. 

Type of Review: Renewal of an 

information collection. 

Background: The Equal Access to 

Justice Act provides for the award of 

attorney fees and other expenses to 

eligible individuals and entities who are 

prevailing parties in administrative 

proceedings before government 

agencies. Certain information must be 

obtained from the applicant in order to 

determine such applicant’s eligibility 

for the EAJA award. 

Respondents: Approximately 17 

applicants. 

Frequency: Information is collected 

on occasion. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: 40 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 680 

hours. 

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. 


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36576 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 124 / Friday, June 27, 2014 / Notices 

Issued in Washington, DC on June 23, 

2014. 

Albert R. Spence, 

FAA Assistant Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. IT Enterprises Business 

Services Division, ASP–110. 

[FR Doc. 2014–15154 Filed 6–26–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Docket No. FAA–2013–0265] 

Policy for Discontinuance of Certain 

Instrument Approach Procedures 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of policy; disposition of 

comments. 

SUMMARY: This action adopts with minor 

modification, the policy proposed in the 

Federal Register on August 2, 2013. 

Under this policy, the FAA establishes 

the criteria to identify certain nondirectional beacon (NDB) and very high 

frequency (VHF) omnidirectional radio 

range (VOR) instrument approach 

procedures that can be considered for 

cancellation. Additionally, the FAA 

responds to comments received during 

the comment period on the notice of 

proposed policy. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

questions concerning this action, 

contact Wayne Eckenrode, Aeronautical 

Navigation Products, AJV–3, Instrument 

Flight Procedures Efficiency Group, 

Manager, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Air Traffic 

Organization, 4500 Mercantile Plaza 

Drive, Fort Worth, TX 76137; telephone 

(202) 494–8898, email AMC-ATO-IFPCancellations@faa.gov. 

Background 

Right-sizing the National Airspace 

System (NAS) is an integral part of the 

FAA’s commitment to deliver the 

benefits of the Next Generation Air 

Transportation System (NextGen) 

through enhanced technology, enhanced 

capabilities, and more efficient, 

streamlined services. Focus on 

improvements in satellite-based 

navigation based on Global Positioning 

System (GPS) technology has facilitated 

the implementation of a large number of 

Performance Based Navigation (PBN) 

Instrument Approach Procedures (IAPs) 

into the NAS. These PBN procedures 

charted as RNAV (GPS) and RNAV 

(RNP) IAPs, improve the safety and 

efficiency of the NAS by providing more 

precise, repeatable flight paths to the 

runway. The total number of procedures 

in the NAS has nearly doubled over the 

past decade, as legacy procedures based 

on older, ground-based technology, are 

maintained alongside the newer, 

satellite-based procedures. In some 

cases, the older procedures are 

redundant or obsolete, and maintaining 

them unnecessarily increases FAA 

costs, as well as creates the need for air 

traffic controllers to train and be 

proficient on procedures that are not 

used or needed. Pilots must also 

maintain proficiency on these 

procedures and, in some cases, memory 

limitations in the Flight Management 

Systems (FMSs) in their aircraft result in 

the inability to load all the data needed 

to support the procedures. Removing 

certain redundant or underutilized IAPs 

will increase the safety and efficiency of 

the NAS by streamlining user access 

and FAA services, allowing the FAA to 

focus on delivering greater benefits 

through new technology. 

In September 2010, the FAA awarded 

a grant to the Flight Safety Foundation, 

to research and provide independent 

insight on how the FAA should 

eliminate redundant or underutilized 

Instrument Approach Procedures (IAPs). 

The Flight Safety Foundation’s study 

and recommendations were developed 

based on interviews and surveys of FAA 

personnel, and key airspace 

stakeholders. Among those interviewed 

were, Aircraft Owners and Pilots 

Association (AOPA), Air Line Pilots 

Association, International (ALPA), Air 

Transport Association (ATA), National 

Business Aviation Association (NBAA), 

Regional Airline Association (RAA), and 

the U.S. Air Force. The study formed 

the basis for the notice of proposed 

policy and request for comment (78 FR 

47048) published in the Federal 

Register on August 2, 2013. The notice 

sought comments on the proposed 

criteria the FAA would utilize to 

determine which NDB and VOR IAPs 

could be considered for cancellation. 

Summary of Comments 

The FAA received a total of 14 

comments from individuals, the 

Department of Defense (DoD), AOPA, 

the Maryland Aviation Administration, 

the Wahoo Airport Authority, and 

SkyWest Airlines. 

Several of the comments received 

concerned the ability to train pilots on 

NDB or VOR IAPs if the ground-based 

procedures at an airport were cancelled. 

AOPA asserted that most flight 

instructors and pilots rely very heavily 

on ground-based navigational aids for 

initial and recurrent instrument flight 

training activities. 

This policy will not reduce the ability 

to train pilots on NDB or VOR IAPs. 

Under this adopted policy, one existing 

ground-based IAP procedure will 

remain at each airport under this policy. 

Three commenters were concerned 

with aircraft operations at an airport 

during periods of inclement weather if 

the ground-based procedure to a 

particular runway was cancelled. AOPA 

stated that consideration needs to be 

given to the individual airport operation 

and if there is a predominant or 

exclusive general aviation runway at a 

particular airport, the procedure offering 

the lowest approach minimums may not 

provide the greatest access. Based on 

this situation, AOPA asserted that it 

may be necessary to preserve the IAP to 

the general aviation runway for use 

during instrument training in visual 

meteorological conditions. 

The criteria adopted in this notice 

ensure that an airport does not lose IAP 

capability to any runway that already 

has a published IAP. Additionally, the 

FAA will consider runway usage and 

local weather conditions when 

identifying candidate IAPs for 

cancellation. 

Several commenters questioned 

whether the FAA will consider 

community needs for goods and 

emergency services at certain locations 

with limited access. 

The adopted criteria ensure that at 

least one RNAV IAP and one ground 

based IAP will remain published at 

airports that already have them. 

Individuals, AOPA, Wahoo Airport 

Authority, Maryland Aviation 

Administration, and SkyWest Airlines, 

submitted general comments concerning 

the decommissioning or discontinuance 

of NDBs and/or VORs. 

The decommissioning or 

discontinuance of NDBs or VORs is 

beyond the scope of this action. The 

implementation of this policy will not 

decommission or discontinue the use of 

any facility, including NDBs and VORs. 

The purpose of this policy is to 

appropriately identify IAPs that can be 

cancelled. 

The DoD commented that the FAA 

should explore additional methods to 

reduce costs of maintaining IAPs. The 

DoD stated that other methods to reduce 

costs may exist such as reducing the 

costs of flight checks which form a 

significant portion of the IAP 

maintenance costs. 

The FAA will continue to examine 

ways to reduce operating costs 

associated with the maintenance of IFPs 

including reduction in flight check 

costs. 

Many commenters expressed concern 

with GPS signal interruption, which 

emphasized, in their view, the need for 

redundant ground-based IAPs. 


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