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level information will be provided to 

the participating LPCs to allow them to 

gauge where they stand in terms of their 

technical capabilities compared to their 

peers which could help give them 

useful information that informs their 

individual priorities and investment 

plans. 

Rebecca L. Coffey, 

Agency Records Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2022–02125 Filed 2–1–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8120–08–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Docket No. FAA–2016–6772; Summary 

Notice No. –2022–03] 

Petition for Exemption; Summary of 

Petition Received; Cobalt Air, LLC 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice contains a 

summary of a petition seeking relief 

from specified requirements of Federal 

Aviation Regulations. The purpose of 

this notice is to improve the public’s 

awareness of, and participation in, the 

FAA’s exemption process. Neither 

publication of this notice nor the 

inclusion nor omission of information 

in the summary is intended to affect the 

legal status of the petition or its final 

disposition. 

DATES: Comments on this petition must 

identify the petition docket number and 

must be received on or before February 

22, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified 

by docket number FAA–2016–6772 

using any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

https://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 or Courier: Take 

comments to Docket Operations in 

Room W12–140 of the West Building 

Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590– 

0001, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. 

• Fax: Fax comments to Docket 

Operations at (202) 493–2251. 

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

553(c), DOT solicits comments from the 

public to better inform its rulemaking 

process. DOT posts these comments, 

without edit, including any personal 

information the commenter provides, to 

https://www.regulations.gov, as 

described in the system of records 

notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can 

be reviewed at https://www.dot.gov/ 

privacy. 

Docket: Background documents or 

comments received may be read at 

https://www.regulations.gov at any time. 

Follow the online instructions for 

accessing the docket or go to the Docket 

Operations in Room W12–140 of the 

West Building Ground Floor at 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 

20590–0001, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sean O’Tormey at 202–267–4044, Office 

of Rulemaking, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591. 

Timothy R. Adams, 

Deputy Executive Director, Office of 

Rulemaking. 

Petition for Exemption 

Docket No.: FAA–2016–6772. 

Petitioner: Cobalt Air, LLC. 

Section(s) of 14 CFR Affected: 

§ 135.419(a). 

Description of Relief Sought: 

Petitioner Cobalt Air, LLC seeks an 

exemption from the exclusive use 

requirement referenced in § 135.419(a). 

Because the FAA has not previously 

granted exemptions from the exclusive 

use requirement referenced in 

§ 135.419(a), the FAA seeks comments 

on the request for relief from 

§ 135.419(a) for the Pilatus PC–12 

aircraft. See Petitioner’s First Amended 

Request for Exemption and Request for 

Consolidation with Pending Request for 

Reconsideration of Denial (June 4, 

2019), available at https://

www.regulations.gov/document/FAA2016-6772-0004. 

[FR Doc. 2022–02116 Filed 2–1–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Docket No. FAA–2022–0116] 

Air Transportation of the COVID–19 

Vaccines 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

FAA invites public comments about its 

intention to request the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) grant 

emergency approval for a new 

information collection. The Federal 

Register Notice with a 60-day comment 

period soliciting comments is waived, 

as this is an emergency action in 

response to the COVID–19 public health 

emergency. This action would enable 

the FAA to collect voluntary 

information from air carriers authorized 

to conduct operations under the Code of 

Federal Regulations that participate or 

have participated in transport of the 

COVID–19 vaccines to support 

continued operational safety and 

efficiency. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

submitted by March 4, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ben 

Supko, Executive Director, FAA Office 

of Hazardous Materials Safety (AXH–1), 

by email at: hazmatinfo@faa.gov; phone: 

(202) 267–7211. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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 the FAA’s 

performance; (b) the accuracy of the 

estimated burden; (c) ways for the 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. 

OMB Control Number: To be 

determined. 

Title: Air Transportation of the 

COVID–19 Vaccines. 

Form Numbers: N/A. 

Type of Review: Clearance of a new 

information collection. 

Background: The Federal Register 

Notice with a 60-day comment period 

soliciting comments on the following 

collection of information is waived, as 

this is an emergency action regarding 

transport of the COVID–19 vaccines. 

The FAA seeks this information 

collection in connection with the FAA 


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1Available at: https://www.faa.gov/other_visit/ 

aviation_industry/airline_operators/airline_safety/ 

safo/all_safos/media/2020/SAFO20017.pdf. 

COVID–19 Vaccine Air Transport 

Team’s work with air carriers, and other 

aviation stakeholders to aid in the safe, 

expeditious, and efficient transport of 

the COVID–19 vaccines. This new 

collection would enable the FAA to 

collect voluntary information from air 

carriers authorized to operate under 

parts 121 and 135 of title 14, Code of 

Federal Regulations (14 CFR) that 

participate or have participated in 

transport of the COVID–19 vaccines. 

The continuing mission of the FAA is 

to provide the safest, most efficient 

aerospace system in the world. The 

FAA’s authority on aviation safety is 

found in title 49, United States Code 

(U.S.C.). The authority described in 49 

U.S.C. 106(f) vests final authority in the 

Administrator to carry out all functions, 

powers, and duties of the 

Administration relating to the 

promulgation of regulations, rules, 

orders, circulars, bulletins, and other 

official publications of the 

Administration. Section 44701(a)(5) of 

title 49, U.S.C. also requires the 

Administrator to promulgate regulations 

and minimum standards for other 

practices, methods, and procedures the 

Administrator finds necessary for safety 

in air commerce and national security. 

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 44701(b)(1), the 

Administrator may prescribe minimum 

safety standards for an air carrier to 

whom an air carrier operating certificate 

is issued under 49 U.S.C. 44705. When 

prescribing a regulation or minimum 

standard under section 44701(a) or (b), 

the Administrator must consider the 

duty of an air carrier to provide service 

with the highest possible degree of 

safety in the public interest, as 

prescribed by 49 U.S.C. 44701(d). 

Regulations and minimum standards 

necessary for the safe and efficient air 

transport of the COVID–19 vaccines are 

within the scope of these authorities 

and are in the public interest. The safe 

and efficient distribution of COVID–19 

vaccines helps save lives, reduce the 

severity of COVID–19 illnesses and the 

associated strains on healthcare 

systems, and facilitate economic 

recovery. 

The FAA has worked closely with air 

carriers, industry associations, and other 

aviation stakeholders to address safety 

matters, such as changed packaging 

configurations, data loggers, and 

increased dry ice limits in the context 

of air carrier operations to support 

transport of the COVID–19 vaccines. For 

example, on December 10, 2020, the 

FAA issued ‘‘Safety Alert for Operators 

20017,’’ 1 which identifies specific 

considerations related to the air 

transport of dry ice. 

Since December 4, 2020, the 

Department of Transportation and the 

FAA have led a recurrent Vaccine 

Distribution Engagement Meeting 

(VDEM) to bring together government 

and industry to share ideas, successes, 

challenges, and ask questions related to 

transporting the COVID–19 vaccines. 

Aviation industry associations, air 

carriers, government partners, and other 

stakeholders have engaged to provide 

information and voice concerns—with 

no consensus recommendations sought 

for any governmental action—related to 

the logistics of transport by air of the 

COVID–19 vaccines. The entities 

represented at the recurrent VDEMs 

have collaborated to successfully 

transport the COVID–19 vaccines, while 

upholding the highest standards of 

aviation safety. 

During VDEMs, both FAA and 

industry stakeholders identified 

common interest in querying 

participants to capture lessons learned. 

Accordingly, the FAA seeks voluntary 

information from air carriers authorized 

to operate under 14 CFR parts 121 and 

135 that participate or have participated 

in transport of the COVID–19 vaccines. 

Information collected from these 

stakeholders may further enhance safety 

efforts and facilitate development of 

pertinent regulations, minimum 

standards, guidance, and other 

information. 

Questions 

1. Did the volume of vaccines 

transported per pound of dry ice 

increase over the duration of the 

COVID–19 pandemic? Please provide 

data that captures the change. 

2. Were there observed lower 

sublimation rates due to improved 

packaging technology or other factors, 

and to what factors do you attribute 

these lower sublimation rates? 

3. What risk mitigations have you 

utilized to enable safe and efficient air 

operations with larger than normal 

quantities of dry ice? 

4. Was there anything that limited 

your ability to transport COVID–19 

vaccines efficiently while maintaining 

aviation safety? If so, please describe. 

5. What are key takeaways or 

accomplishments from the COVID–19 

vaccine transportation effort over the 

past year that show the value of working 

closely with shippers, airframe 

manufacturers, and the FAA for datadriven safe and efficient operations? 

6. What additional regulations, 

minimum standards, guidance, or other 

information would you like to see 

concerning the air transport of dry ice? 

Respondents: The FAA estimates that 

a total of 39 entities will voluntarily 

submit responses for this information 

collection request. 

Frequency: The FAA expects the 

submissions warrant a one-time burden 

to take place over the next three to six 

months for entities that choose to 

comply. The FAA may conduct this 

survey additional times, depending 

upon the duration of the COVID–19 

pandemic, any significant developments 

in COVID–19 vaccine logistics and 

transport, and interest from VDEM 

participants. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: 5 hours reporting and 0 hours 

recordkeeping. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 195 

hours reporting and 0 hours 

recordkeeping. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on January 27, 

2022. 

Daniel Benjamin Supko, 

Executive Director, FAA, Office of Hazardous 

Materials Safety. 

[FR Doc. 2022–02017 Filed 2–1–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

[Docket No. FRA–2022–0002–N–2] 

Proposed Agency Information 

Collection Activities; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Federal Railroad 

Administration (FRA), U.S. 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, FRA seeks 

approval of the Information Collection 

Request (ICR) abstracted below. Before 

submitting this ICR to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

approval, FRA is soliciting public 

comment on specific aspects of the 

activities identified in the ICR. 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before April 4, 

2022. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed ICR 

should be submitted on regulations.gov 

to the docket, Docket No. FRA–2022– 

0002. All comments received will be 

posted without change to the docket, 


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