10894 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 38 / Friday, February 25, 2022 / Notices 

Grant recipients must also comply with 

2 CFR part 200, which is cited in the 

grant assurances of the grant 

agreements. The Airport Sponsor 

Assurances are available on the FAA 

website at: https://www.faa.gov/ 

airports/aip/grant_assurances. 

3. Reporting 

Grant recipients are subject to 

financial reporting per 2 CFR 200.328 

and performance reporting per 2 CFR 

200.329. Under the ATP, the grant 

recipient is required to comply with all 

Federal financial reporting requirements 

and payment requirements, including 

the submittal of timely and accurate 

reports. Financial and performance 

reporting requirements are available in 

the FAA October 2020 Financial 

Reporting Policy, which is available at 

https://www.faa.gov/airports/aip/grant_

payments/media/aip-grant-paymentpolicy.pdf. 

The grant recipient must comply with 

annual audit reporting requirements. 

The grant recipient and sub-recipients, 

if applicable, must comply with 2 CFR 

part 200 subpart F Audit Reporting 

Requirements. The grant recipient must 

comply with any requirements outlined 

in 2 CFR part 180, Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

Guidelines to Agencies on Government 

wide Debarment and Suspension. 

G. Federal Awarding Agency Contact(s) 

For further information concerning 

this notice, please contact the FAA BIL 

Implementation Team via email at 9- 

ARP-BILAirports@faa.gov. In addition, 

FAA will post answers to frequently 

asked questions and requests for 

clarifications on FAA’s website at 

www.faa.gov/bil/airport-terminals. To 

ensure applicants receive accurate 

information about eligibility of the 

program, the applicant is encouraged to 

contact FAA directly, rather than 

through intermediaries or third parties, 

with questions. 

All applicants, including those 

requesting full federal share of eligible 

projects costs, should have a plan to 

address potential cost overruns as part 

of an overall funding plan. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on February 22, 

2022. 

Robin K. Hunt, 

Manager, FAA Office of Airports BIL 

Implementation Team. 

[FR Doc. 2022–03998 Filed 2–24–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Notice of Noise Exposure Map Update 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) announces its 

determination that the Noise Exposure 

Maps submitted by City of Chicago 

Department of Aviation for Chicago 

Midway International Airport seq 

(Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement 

Act) are in compliance with applicable 

requirements. 

APPLICABLE DATE: The effective date of 

the FAA’s determination on the noise 

exposure maps is February 18, 2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Amy Hanson, Environmental Protection 

Specialist, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Chicago Airports 

District Office, 2300 East Devon 

Avenue, Des Plaines, IL 60018, Phone: 

847–294–7354. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice announces that the FAA finds 

that the noise exposure maps submitted 

for Chicago Midway International 

Airport are in compliance with 

applicable requirements of Part 150, 

effective February 18, 2022. Under 49 

U.S.C. 47503 of the Aviation Safety and 

Noise Abatement Act (hereinafter 

referred to as ‘‘the Act’’), an airport 

operator may submit to the FAA noise 

exposure maps which meet applicable 

regulations and which depict noncompatible land uses as of the date of 

submission of such maps, a description 

of projected aircraft operations, and the 

ways in which such operations will 

affect such maps. The Act requires such 

maps to be developed in consultation 

with interested and affected parties in 

the local community, government 

agencies, and persons using the airport. 

An airport operator who has submitted 

noise exposure maps that are found by 

FAA to be in compliance with the 

requirements of Federal Aviation 

Regulations (FAR) Part 150, 

promulgated pursuant to the Act, may 

submit a noise compatibility program 

for FAA approval which sets forth the 

measures the operator has taken or 

proposes to take to reduce existing noncompatible uses and prevent the 

introduction of additional noncompatible uses. 

The FAA has completed its review of 

the noise exposure maps and 

accompanying documentation 

submitted by City of Chicago 

Department of Aviation. The 

documentation that constitutes the 

‘‘noise exposure maps’’ as defined in 

section 150.7 of Part 150 includes: 

Exhibit 3–1 and Exhibit 4–1 of the Part 

150 study document. The FAA has 

determined that these noise exposure 

maps and accompanying documentation 

are in compliance with applicable 

requirements. This determination is 

effective on February 18, 2022. 

FAA’s determination on an airport 

operator’s noise exposure maps is 

limited to a finding that the maps were 

developed in accordance with the 

procedures contained in appendix A of 

FAR Part 150. Such determination does 

not constitute approval of the 

applicant’s data, information or plans, 

or a commitment to approve a noise 

compatibility program or to fund the 

implementation of that program. If 

questions arise concerning the precise 

relationship of specific properties to 

noise exposure contours depicted on a 

noise exposure map submitted under 

section 47503 of the Act, it should be 

noted that the FAA is not involved in 

any way in determining the relative 

locations of specific properties with 

regard to the depicted noise contours, or 

in interpreting the noise exposure maps 

to resolve questions concerning, for 

example, which properties should be 

covered by the provisions of section 

47506 of the Act. These functions are 

inseparable from the ultimate land use 

control and planning responsibilities of 

local government. These local 

responsibilities are not changed in any 

way under Part 150 or through FAA’s 

review of noise exposure maps. 

Therefore, the responsibility for the 

detailed overlaying of noise exposure 

contours onto the map depicting 

properties on the surface rests 

exclusively with the airport operator 

that submitted those maps, or with 

those public agencies and planning 

agencies with which consultation is 

required under section 47503 of the Act. 

The FAA has relied on the certification 

by the airport operator, under section 

150.21 of FAR Part 150, that the 

statutorily required consultation has 

been accomplished. 

The full noise exposure map 

documentation and of the FAA’s 

evaluation of the maps is available for 

examination at the https://

www.flychicago.com/community/ 

mdwnoise. 

Questions may be directed to the 

individual named above under the 

heading FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 


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1The revised guidance applies to both 49 CFR 

390.5 and the temporary regulations in 49 CFR 

390.5T that are currently in effect. See Unified 

Registration System; Suspension of Effectiveness, 

82 FR 5292, 5310 (Jan. 17, 2017), as amended, 83 

FR 22865, 22877 (May 17, 2018). 

Issued in Des Plaines, IL, February 22, 

2022. 

Debra L. Bartell, 

Manager, Chicago Airports District Office. 

[FR Doc. 2022–04035 Filed 2–24–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2021–0139] 

Accident Reporting: Change to 

Regulatory Guidance Concerning the 

Use of the Term ‘‘Medical Treatment’’ 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), Department 

of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of revised regulatory 

guidance. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA announces a revision 

to its regulatory guidance concerning 

the use of the term ‘‘medical treatment’’ 

for the purpose of accident reporting. 

The revised guidance explains that an 

x-ray examination is a diagnostic 

procedure and should no longer be 

considered ‘‘medical treatment’’ in 

determining whether a crash should be 

included on a motor carrier’s accident 

register. 

DATES: This revised guidance is 

applicable on February 25, 2022 and 

expires February 25, 2027. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Richard Clemente, Driver and Carrier 

Operations Division, FMCSA, (202) 

366–2722, richard.clemente@dot.gov. If 

you have questions about viewing or 

submitting material to the docket, 

contact Dockets Operations at (202) 

366–9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

A. Viewing Documents 

To view documents mentioned in this 

preamble as being available in the 

docket, go to https://

www.regulations.gov and insert the 

docket number (FMCSA–2021–0139) in 

the ‘‘Keyword’’ box and click ‘‘Search.’’ 

Next, click ‘‘Open Docket Folder’’ 

button and choose the document listed 

to review. If you do not have access to 

the internet, you may view the docket 

online by visiting Dockets Operations in 

Room W12–140 on the ground floor of 

the DOT West Building, 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 

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

ET, Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. To be sure someone is 

there to help you, please call (202) 366– 

9317 or (202) 366–9826 before visiting 

Dockets Operations. 

I. Background 

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Regulations define Accident as an 

occurrence involving a commercial 

motor vehicle (CMV) operating on a 

highway in interstate or intrastate 

commerce which results in: (1) A 

fatality, (2) bodily injury to a person 

who, as a result of the injury, receives 

medical treatment away from the scene 

of the accident, or (3) one or more motor 

vehicles being towed from the scene (49 

CFR 390.5T). Regulatory guidance in 

Question 27 for 49 CFR 390.5 and 

390.5T currently considers an x-ray 

examination and other imaging, such as 

computed tomography, as medical 

treatment and reads as follows: 

Question 27: 

A person is transported to a hospital from 

the scene of a commercial motor vehicle 

traffic accident. 

In one situation, the person undergoes 

observation or a ‘‘checkup.[’’] Is this 

considered ‘‘medical treatment,’’ making the 

CMV occurrence an ‘‘accident’’ for purposes 

of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Regulations? 

In another situation, the person undergoes 

x-ray examination or is given a prescription, 

but is released from the facility without being 

admitted as an inpatient. Is the x-ray or 

prescription considered ‘‘medical treatment,’’ 

making the CMV occurrence [an] ‘‘accident’’ 

for purposes of the Federal Motor Carrier 

Safety Regulations? 

Guidance: In the first situation, no. A 

person who does not receive treatment for 

diagnosed injuries or other medical 

intervention directly related to the accident, 

has not received ‘‘medical treatment’’ as that 

term is used in § 390.5T. 

In the second situation, yes. A person who 

undergoes x-ray examination (or other 

imaging, such as computed tomography or 

CT), or is given prescription medication (or 

the prescription itself), has received ‘‘medical 

treatment.’’ 

In accordance with 49 CFR 390.15(b), 

motor carriers are required to maintain 

an accident register for 3 years after the 

date of each ‘‘accident.’’ A motor 

carrier’s Crash Indicator Behavior 

Analysis and Safety Improvement 

Category (BASIC) score illustrates a 

historical pattern of crash involvement, 

including frequency and severity. The 

Crash Indicator BASIC score is based on 

information from State-reported crashes 

that meet reportable crash standards. 

A petition was submitted to FMCSA 

requesting a revision to Question 27, 

stating that an x-ray is a diagnostic test 

that may find no injury and should not 

be considered a form of medical 

treatment. The petitioner suggested that 

the Agency mirror the Occupational 

Safety and Health Administration’s 

definition of medical treatment that 

excludes diagnostic procedures, such as 

x-rays and blood tests. FMCSA agrees 

with the revision. 

II. Revised Guidance 

FMCSA clarifies when a person is 

considered to have received medical 

treatment after an accident. FMCSA 

revises Question 27 under 49 CFR 390.5 

and 390.5T, which is available at 

https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/regulations/ 

person-transported-hospital-scenecommercial-motor-vehicle-trafficaccident-one, as indicated below.1

This guidance lacks the force and 

effect of law, except as incorporated into 

a contract, and is not meant to bind the 

public in any way. This guidance 

document is intended only to provide 

clarity to the public regarding existing 

requirements under the law or Agency 

policies. 

Question 27: 

A person is transported to a hospital from 

the scene of a commercial motor vehicle 

traffic accident. 

In one situation, the person undergoes 

observation or a checkup. Is this considered 

‘‘medical treatment,’’ making the CMV 

occurrence an ‘‘accident’’ for purposes of the 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations? 

In another situation, the person undergoes 

x-ray examination or is given a prescription 

but is released from the facility without being 

admitted as an inpatient. Is the x-ray or 

prescription considered ‘‘medical treatment,’’ 

making the CMV occurrence an ‘‘accident’’ 

for purposes of the FMCSRs? 

Guidance: In the first situation, no. A 

person who does not receive treatment for 

diagnosed injuries or other medical 

intervention directly related to the accident, 

has not received ‘‘medical treatment’’ as that 

term is used in 49 CFR 390.5 or 390.5T. 

In the second situation, a person who 

undergoes an x-ray examination (or other 

imaging, such as computed tomography or 

CT) has not received ‘‘medical treatment.’’ 

The x-ray examination is a diagnostic 

procedure but is not considered ‘‘medical 

treatment.’’ However, a person who is given 

prescription medication (or the prescription 

itself) has received ‘‘medical treatment.’’ 

IV. Review of the Regulatory Guidance 

In accordance with section 

5203(a)(2)(A) and (a)(3) of the Fixing 

America’s Surface Transportation Act, 

Public Law 114–94, 129 Stat. 1312, 1535 

(Dec. 4, 2015), the revised regulatory 

guidance will be posted in the guidance 

portal on FMCSA’s website, https://

www.fmcsa.dot.gov/guidance. The 

Agency will review it no later than 5 

years after it is published and consider 

at that time whether the guidance 

should be withdrawn, reissued for 


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