Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 99 / Tuesday, May 22, 2012 / Notices 30351 

New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, 

DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Randall S. Fiertz, Director, Office of 

Airport Compliance and Management 

Analysis, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591, 

telephone (202) 267–3085; facsimile: 

(202) 493–1416. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A sponsor 

(applicant) seeking financial assistance 

for airport planning, airport 

development, noise compatibility 

planning or noise mitigation under 49 

U.S.C., as amended must agree to 

comply with certain assurances. These 

assurances include certain prohibitions 

on the use of airport revenue. On April 

13, 2012, the FAA published 

modifications to this assurance at 77 FR 

22376. Specifically, paragraph (a)(3) of 

Sponsor Assurance 25 permits the FAA 

to exempt certain revenue derived from 

or generated by mineral extraction, 

production, lease, or other means at a 

general aviation airport (as defined at 

Section 47102 of title 49 United States 

Code), if the FAA determines the airport 

sponsor meets the requirements set forth 

in Section 813 of Public Law 112–95. 

A complete list of the current grant 

assurances can be viewed at: http:// 

www.faa.gov/airports/aip/ 

grant_assurances/. 

Guidance Developed To Carry Out 

Section 813 of Public Law 112–95 

Airport Sponsor Actions: Airport 

sponsors seeking to exempt mineral 

revenue under Section 813 of Public 

Law 112–95 must submit a sponsor 

application. The application must 

include: 

• A statutorily mandated five year 

capital improvement program, as set 

forth in FAA’s Compliance Guidance 

Letter 2012–01 and Appendix B–1; 

• An executed agreement including 

clauses pertaining to the sponsor’s 

liability, funding waiver, revenue use, 

and airport use, as set forth in FAA’s 

Compliance Guidance Letter 2012–01 

and Appendix C–1; 

• A statement with details identifying 

eligible projects and providing the 

necessary documentation to meet the 

thresholds set by statute for the use of 

the exempted revenue, as set forth in 

FAA’s Compliance Guidance Letter 

2012–01 and Appendix D–1 and Table 

D; 

FAA’s Compliance Guidance Letter 

2012–01 and applicable appendices may 

be found at: http://www.faa.gov/ 

airports/airport_compliance/ 

mineral_revenue. 

FAA Actions: FAA and, where 

applicable, block grant state personnel 

will begin working with airport 

sponsors interested in and eligible for 

the exemption prescribed under Section 

813 of Public Law 112–95 to develop a 

proposed five-year capital improvement 

program inclusive of the items 

identified in the sponsor submission 

application, as set forth in FAA’s 

Compliance Guidance Letter 2012–01 

and Appendix B–1. At such time when 

the airport sponsor submits its 

application, the local FAA office will 

ensure the proposed five-year capital 

improvement program meets the 

statutorily mandated requirements. The 

local FAA office also will ensure the 

airport sponsor’s application includes 

the required agreements and conditions. 

The local FAA office will forward the 

sponsor’s application to the appropriate 

regional FAA office. The regional FAA 

office will notify the airport sponsor if 

the ‘‘application and requisite 

supporting documentation’’ meet the 

statutory requirements. This notice 

commences FAA’s 90-day clock to 

provide a determination on revenue 

exemption under this provision. 

For more details regarding FAA’s 

internal procedures, see FAA’s 

Compliance Guidance Letter 2012–01 

and appendices, which may be found at: 

http://www.faa.gov/airports/ 

airport_compliance/mineral_revenue. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on May 16, 

2012. 

Randall S. Fiertz, 

Director, Office of Airport Compliance and 

Management Analysis. 

[FR Doc. 2012–12375 Filed 5–21–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Sec. 221 Public Private Partnerships 

Public Meeting 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration, Department of 

Transportation. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is conducting a 

public meeting on May 30 to seek initial 

input from interested stakeholders about 

program design and implementation of 

an equipage incentives program for 

commercial aircraft and general aviation 

to equip their aircraft with Next 

Generation Air Transportation 

(NextGen) capabilities, pursuant to the 

FAA’s authority in the FAA 

Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 

(sec. 221). The statute requires that such 

a program be based on public-private 

partnership (PPP) principles and 

maximize the use of private sector 

capital. The purpose of this meeting is 

to serve as an information sharing 

session. The FAA is interested in 

engaging stakeholders and potential 

public-private partners in the process of 

developing an effective public-private 

partnership equipage incentive program. 

This notice is for the initial meeting. 

A subsequent meeting will be planned 

within 90 days of the May 30 meeting 

after FAA has assessed stakeholder 

comments and feedback and further 

solidified its policy on how to 

implement a PPP equipage incentives 

program. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann 

Tedford, Office of Finance and 

Management: Telephone (202) 267– 

8930: Email: 9-AWA-APONextGenIncentives@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The FAA Modernization and Reform 

Act of 2012 granted authority for the 

Secretary of Transportation to establish 

an equipage incentive program to equip 

US registered aircraft operating in the 

National Airspace System (NAS) in the 

interest of achieving NextGen 

capabilities. The authority states a loan 

guarantee program could be established 

either using appropriated funds or by 

fees and premiums. The FAA is working 

to understand what options exist for 

establishing the most effective program 

possible even if it receives no additional 

appropriations to fund the incentive. In 

addition, the FAA must have the 

authority to enter into a loan guarantee 

program recognized in an 

appropriations Act in accordance with 

the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990. 

The goal for an equipage program 

would be to encourage deployment of 

NextGen capable aircraft in the NAS 

sooner than would have occurred 

otherwise. Specifically, FAA would aim 

to increase the speed of adoption of base 

levels of NextGen equipage (equipage 

bundles), which will accelerate delivery 

of NextGen benefits by reducing the 

time of mixed equipage operations. The 

FAA is examining various methods of 

reducing the Government’s risk and 

determining the extent of industry 

interest in the program, but we need 

more information for our analysis. The 

May 30 meeting is therefore intended to 

share FAA’s preliminary thinking and 

seek industry feedback about what 

factors are beneficial to the various 

stakeholders, if such a program were to 

be created. 


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30352 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 99 / Tuesday, May 22, 2012 / Notices 

Meeting Information 

Public meeting at FAA Headquarters 

(800 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20591) on May 30, 

2012, from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm. The 

meeting will also be available to view 

live on-line. RSVPs will be required for 

meeting attendance as well as Web cast 

viewing. RSVP by May 25 to: 9-AWAAPO-NextGenIncentives@faa.gov. 

Background material, meeting agenda, 

and details of participation webcast for 

the May 30 meeting can be obtained at: 

http://www.faa.gov/about/initiatives/ 

equipage_incentives/. 

As the financial authority granted to 

FAA in Section 221 of the FAA 

Modernization and Reform Act is new, 

the agency believes that stakeholder 

input is necessary in order to optimize 

the design of an effective equipage 

incentives plan. Input from interested 

stakeholders will help inform the 

direction the FAA should take and raise 

issues that the agency might not have 

considered internally. A list of 

questions FAA seeks comment on is on 

display at: http://www.faa.gov/about/ 

initiatives/equipage_incentives/. 

Comments specifically addressing 

these questions will be accepted 

through June 20 and should be 

submitted to: 9-AWA-APONextGenIncentives@faa.gov. 

The FAA will also provide the 

opportunity for private meetings and 

written responses. We recognize that 

some of the information we are seeking 

might be considered proprietary or 

commercially sensitive. We will take all 

steps needed to protect any information 

provided that is marked proprietary or 

commercially sensitive. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on May 14, 

2012. 

Julie Oettinger, 

Assistant Administrator for Policy, 

International Affairs and Environment. 

[FR Doc. 2012–12378 Filed 5–21–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket Number NHTSA–2012–0064] 

Reports, Forms, and Record Keeping 

Requirements 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration (NHTSA), 

Department of Transportation. 

ACTION: Request for public comment on 

proposed collection of information. 

SUMMARY: Before a Federal agency can 

collect certain information from the 

public, it must receive approval from 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB). Under procedures established 

by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995, before seeking OMB approval, 

Federal agencies must solicit public 

comment on proposed collections of 

information, including extensions and 

reinstatement of previously approved 

collections. 

This document describes one 

collection of information for which 

NHTSA intends to seek OMB approval. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before July 23, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Comments must refer to the 

docket notice numbers cited at the 

beginning of this notice and be 

submitted to Docket Management, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. Please identify 

the proposed collection of information 

for which a comment is provided, by 

referencing its OMB clearance number. 

It is requested, but not required, that 2 

copies of the comment be provided. The 

Docket Section is open on weekdays 

from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary 

R. Toth, Office of Data Acquisitions 

(NVS–410), Room W53–303, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 

20590. Mr. Toth’s telephone number is 

(202) 366–5378. Please identify the 

relevant collection of information by 

referring to its OMB Control Number. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

before an agency submits a proposed 

collection of information to OMB for 

approval, it must first publish a 

document in the Federal Register 

providing a 60-day comment period and 

otherwise consult with members of the 

public and affected agencies concerning 

each proposed collection of information. 

The OMB has promulgated regulations 

describing what must be included in 

such a document. Under OMB’s 

regulation (at 5 CFR 1320.8(d), an 

agency must ask for public comment on 

the following: 

(i) Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(ii) The accuracy of the agency’s 

estimate of the burden of the proposed 

collection of information, including the 

validity of the methodology and 

assumptions used; 

(iii) How to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; 

(iv) How to minimize the burden of 

the collection of information on those 

who are to respond including the use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology, e.g. permitting 

electronic submission of responses. 

In compliance with these 

requirements, NHTSA asks for public 

comments on the following proposed 

collections of information: 

Title: National Automotive Sampling 

System (NASS). 

Type of Request: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

OMB Control Number: 2127–0021. 

Affected Public: Passenger Motor 

Vehicle Operators. 

Abstract: The collection of crash data 

that support the establishment and 

enforcement of motor vehicle 

regulations that reduce the severity of 

injury and property damage caused by 

motor vehicle crashes is authorized 

under the National Traffic and Motor 

Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 (Pub. L. 89– 

563, Title 1, Sec. 106, 108, and 112). 

The National Automotive Sampling 

System (NASS) Crashworthiness Data 

System (CDS) of the National Highway 

Traffic Safety Administration 

investigates high severity crashes. Once 

a crash has been selected for 

investigation, researchers locate, visit, 

measure, and photograph the crash 

scene; locate, inspect, and photograph 

vehicles; conduct a telephone or 

personal interview with the involved 

individuals or surrogate; and obtain and 

record injury information received from 

various medical data sources. NASS 

CDS data are used to describe and 

analyze circumstances, mechanisms, 

and consequences of high severity 

motor vehicle crashes in the United 

States. The collection of interview data 

aids in this effort. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 5,605 

hours. 

Number of Respondents: 9,450. 

Issued on: May 14, 2012. 

Terry T. Shelton, 

Associate Administrator, National Center for 

Statistics and Analysis. 

[FR Doc. 2012–12351 Filed 5–21–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–59–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. NHTSA–2011–0040; Notice 2] 

Forest River, Inc., Denial of Petition for 

Decision of Inconsequential 

Noncompliance 

AGENCY: National Highway Traffic 

Safety Administration, DOT. 


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