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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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Barbara Hall by email at: 

Barbara.L.Hall@faa.gov; phone: 940– 

594–5913. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

OMB Control Number: 2120–0044. 

Title: Rotorcraft External Load 

Operator Certificate Application. 

Form Numbers: FAA Form 8710–4. 

Type of Review: This is a renewal of 

an information collection. 

Background: Application for 

certificate issuance or renewal of a 14 

CFR part 133 Rotorcraft External Load 

Operator Certificate. Application for an 

original certificate or renewal of a 

certificate issued under 14 CFR part 133 

is made on a form, and in a manner, 

prescribed by the Administrator. The 

FAA form 8710–4 may be obtained from 

an FAA Flight Standards District Office. 

The completed application is sent to the 

district office that has jurisdiction over 

the area in which the applicant’s home 

base of operation is located. 

The information collected includes: 

Type of application, Operators name/ 

DBAs, telephone number, mailing 

address, physical address of the 

principal base of operations, Chief pilot/ 

designee name, airman certificate grade 

and number, rotorcraft make/model 

registration numbers to be used and 

load combinations requested. 

Respondents: 358 active 14 CFR part 

133 Certificate Holders. 

Frequency: New applications as 

industry dictates, however, current 14 

CFR part 133 certificate holders must 

renew every 24 months. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: Approximately 30 minutes 

per application. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 89.5 

hours per year for 14 CFR part 133 

renewals. 

Issued in Fort Worth, TX on January 8, 

2018. 

Barbara L. Hall, 

FAA Information Collection Clearance 

Officer, Performance, Policy, and Records 

Management Branch, ASP–110. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00827 Filed 1–18–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Notice of Final Federal Agency Actions 

on Proposed Highway Project in 

Rhode Island 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of Limitation on Claims 

for Judicial Review of Actions by 

FHWA. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces actions 

taken by the FHWA that are final 

pursuant to the statute. The actions 

relate to a proposed highway project, 

Toll Locations 1 and 2 in the Towns of 

Hopkinton, Richmond, and Exeter in the 

State of Rhode Island, FHWA Project 

Number T0LL002, Rhode Island 

Department of Transportation (RIDOT) 

Contract Number 2017–OT–002. 

DATES: By this notice, the FHWA is 

advising the public of final agency 

actions subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1). A 

claim seeking judicial review of the 

Federal agency actions on the highway 

project will be barred unless the claim 

is filed on or before June 18, 2018. If the 

Federal law that authorizes judicial 

review of a claim provides a time period 

of less than 150 days for filing such 

claim, then that shorter time period still 

applies. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

FHWA: Mr. Carlos E. Padilla-Fresse, 

MSCE, Program Delivery Supervisor, 

Federal Highway Administration Rhode 

Island Division, 380 Westminster Mall, 

Suite 601, Providence, Rhode Island 

02903: telephone: (401) 528–4577; 

email: Carlos.Padilla@dot.gov. The 

FHWA Rhode Island Division Office’s 

normal business hours are 8:00 a.m. to 

4:30 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time), 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

Holidays. For RIDOT: Mr. David Fish, 

P.E., Administrator of Project 

Management, Rhode Island Department 

of Transportation, Two Capitol Hill, 

Providence, Rhode Island 02903–1124, 

telephone: (401) 222–2023, email: 

david.fish@dot.ri.gov. RIDOT normal 

business hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 

(Eastern Standard Time), Monday 

through Friday, except Federal 

Holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Effective 

December 20, 2017, the Federal 

Highway Administration (FHWA) 

assumed environmental responsibilities 

for this project pursuant to 23 U.S.C 

327. Notice is hereby given that the 

FHWA has taken final agency actions 

subject to 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1) by issuing 

a Finding of No Significant Impact 

(FONSI) for the following highway 

project in the State of Rhode Island: Toll 

Locations 1 and 2 in the Towns of 

Hopkinton, Richmond, and Exeter. 

RIDOT proposes to construct and 

operate electronic toll systems at two 

locations (Toll Location 1—between 

Exits 2 and 3, and Location 2—between 

Exits 4 and 5) along Interstate 95 in the 

southwestern part of Rhode Island 

(Proposed Action). Revenue from Toll 

Locations 1 and 2 would be generated 

and used in accordance with The Rhode 

Island Bridge Replacement, 

Reconstruction and Maintenance Fund 

Act of 2016. The proposed toll systems 

would be used to collect toll revenue 

from a tractor or truck tractor as defined 

in 23 CFR 658.5, pulling a trailer or 

trailers traveling across select bridges 

associated with the toll locations. Each 

toll system would be comprised of one 

or more gantries with communication 

and electrical connections, a roadside 

cabinet on a concrete pad, and 

additional safety guardrail. 

The actions by the FHWA, and the 

laws under which such actions were 

taken, are described in the 

Environmental Assessment (EA) for the 

project approved on December 15, 2017, 

and a Finding of No Significant Impact 

(FONSI) issued on December 20, 2017. 

The EA, FONSI, and other project 

records are available by contacting the 

FHWA or the Rhode Island Department 

of Transportation at the addresses 

provided above. The EA and FONSI can 

be viewed and downloaded from the 

project website at http://www.dot.ri.gov/ 

rhodeworks/. 

This notice applies to all Federal 

agency decisions as of the issuance date 

of this notice and all laws under which 

such actions were taken, including but 

not limited to: 

1. General: National Environmental Policy 

Act (NEPA) [42 U.S.C. 4321–4370h]; 

Federal-Aid Highway Act [Title 23] and 

associated regulations [CFR part 23]. 

2. Hazardous Materials: Comprehensive 

Environmental Response, Compensation, 

and Liability Act [42 U.S.C. 9601–9675]; 

Superfund Amendments and 

Reauthorization Act of 1986 [Pub. L. 99– 

499]; Resource Conservation and 

Recovery Act [42 U.S.C. 6901–6992(k)]. 

3. Air: Clean Air Act, [42 U.S.C. 7401– 

7671(q)](transportation conformity); 

Intermodal Surface Transportation 

Efficiency Act of 1991, Congestion 

Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement 

Program (Sec 1008 U.S.C. 149). 

4. Noise: 23 U.S.C. 109(i) (Pub. L. 91–605) 

(Pub. L. 93–87). 

5. Wildlife: Endangered Species Act [16 

U.S.C. 1531–1544]; Fish and Wildlife 

Coordination Act [16 U.S.C. 661–667(e)]; 

Migratory Bird Treaty Act [16 U.S.C. 

703–712]. Plant Protection Act [7 U.S.C. 

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6. Historic and Cultural Resources: Section 

106 of the National Historic Preservation 

Act of 1966, [54 U.S.C. 306108]; 

Archeological Resources Protection Act 

of 1977 [16 U.S.C. 470(aa)–470(mm)]; 

Archeological and Historic Preservation 

Act [16 U.S.C. 469–469 c–2]; Native 

American Grave Protection and 

Repatriation Act [25 U.S.C. 3001–3013]. 

7. Land: Section 4(f) of The Department of 

Transportation Act: [49 U.S.C. 303] 

Farmland Protection Policy Act (FPPA) 

[7 U.S.C. 4201–4209]. Solid Waste 

Disposal Act, as amended by the 

Resource Conservation and Recovery Act 

of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6901, et seq.). 

8. Social and Economic: Civil Rights Act of 

1964 [42 U.S.C. 2000(d)–2000(d)(1)]; 

Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real 

Property Acquisition Act [42 U.S.C. 61]. 

9. Wetlands and Water Resources: Clean 

Water Act [33 U.S.C 1251–1387(Sections 

319, 401, and 404)]; Flood Disaster 

Protection Act (42 U.S.C. 4012a 4106). 

10. Executive Orders: E.O. 11990 Protection 

of Wetlands; E.O. 12898, Federal Actions 

to Address Environmental Justice in 

Minority Populations and Low Income 

Populations; E.O. 11514 Protection and 

Enhancement of Environmental Quality; 

E.O. 11988 Floodplain Management; E.O. 

11593 Protection and Enhancement of 

Cultural Resources; E.O. 13007 Indian 

Sacred Sites; E.O. 13287 Preserve 

America; E.O. 13175 Consultation and 

Coordination with Indian Tribal 

Governments; E.O. 13112 Invasive 

Species. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Program Number 20.205, Highway Planning 

and Construction. The regulations 

implementing Executive Order 12372 

regarding intergovernmental consultation on 

Federal programs and activities apply to this 

program.) 

Authority: 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1) 

Issued on: January 9, 2018. 

Barbara Breslin, 

FHWA Rhode Island Division Second in Line, 

Providence, Rhode Island. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00665 Filed 1–18–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2016–0428] 

Hours of Service; Electronic Logging 

Devices; Limited 90-Day Waiver; Truck 

Renting and Leasing Association, Inc. 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT 

ACTION: Notice; grant of waiver. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA grants a limited 3- 

month waiver from the Federal hoursof-service (HOS) requirements for 

electronic logging devices (ELDs) to 

motor carriers and drivers operating 

property-carrying commercial motor 

vehicles (CMVs) that are rented for a 

period not exceeding 30 days. The 

Agency takes this action in response to 

a waiver request from the Truck Renting 

and Leasing Association, Inc. (TRALA). 

The Agency has determined that 

granting this waiver is in the public 

interest and will likely achieve a level 

of safety that is equivalent to the level 

that would be achieved absent the 

waiver, based on the terms and 

conditions imposed. 

DATES: This waiver is effective January 

19, 2018, through April 19, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Thomas L. Yager, Chief, Driver and 

Carrier Operations Division, Office of 

Bus and Truck Standards and 

Operations, Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave. 

SE, Washington, DC 20590. Email: 

MCPSD@dot.gov. Phone: (614) 942– 

6477. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Legal Basis 

The Transportation Equity Act for the 

21st Century (TEA–21) (Pub. L. 105– 

178, 112 Stat. 107, sec. 4007(a) June 9, 

1998) provides the Secretary of 

Transportation (the Secretary) the 

authority to grant waivers from any of 

the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Regulations issued under Chapter 313 of 

Title 49 of the United States Code or 49 

U.S.C. 31136, to a person(s) seeking 

regulatory relief (49 U.S.C. 31136(e), 

31315(a)). The Secretary must make a 

determination that the waiver is in the 

public interest and that it is likely to 

achieve a level of safety that is 

equivalent to, or greater than, the level 

of safety that would be obtained in the 

absence of the waiver. Individual 

waivers may be granted only for a 

specific unique, non-emergency event, 

for a period up to three months. TEA– 

21 authorizes the Secretary to grant 

waivers without prior notice or request 

for public comment. 

The Administrator of FMCSA has 

been delegated authority under 49 CFR 

1.87(e) to carry out the functions vested 

in the Secretary by 49 U.S.C. chapter 

311, subchapters I and III, relating to 

commercial motor vehicle programs and 

safety regulations. 

Background 

TRALA is a national trade association 

representing companies that engage in 

commercial truck renting and leasing as 

well as consumer truck rentals. Its 

membership encompasses major 

independent firms such as Ryder 

System, Penske Truck Leasing, U-Haul, 

Budget, and Enterprise Truck Rental, as 

well as small and medium-size 

businesses that generally participate as 

members of four leasing group systems: 

Idealease, NationaLease, PACCAR 

Leasing company, and Mack Leasing 

System-Volvo Truck Leasing. In total, its 

nearly 500 member companies operate 

more than 5,000 commercial leasing and 

rental locations, and more than 20,000 

consumer rental locations throughout 

the United States, Mexico, and Canada. 

‘‘Renting’’ is a term of art in the vehicle 

leasing industry, generally meaning a 

transaction granting the exclusive use of 

a vehicle for 30 days or less, whereas a 

lease generally means a transaction 

granting the exclusive use of a vehicle 

for more than 30 days. 

In November 2016, TRALA submitted 

a petition requesting a 5-year exemption 

on behalf of operators of propertycarrying commercial motor vehicles 

rented for 30 days or fewer from the 

requirement that motor carriers whose 

drivers are required to keep records of 

duty status (RODS) under the HOS rules 

generally must employ ELDs beginning 

December 18, 2017, in lieu of paper 

logs, pursuant to an FMCSA rule 

published December 16, 2015 (80 FR 

78292). While TRALA stated that it 

supported the ELD mandate, it was 

concerned about unintended technical 

and operational consequences that 

would unfairly and adversely affect 

short-term rental vehicles, namely, lack 

of interoperability between the motor 

carrier’s ELD technology and the rental 

company’s platform, potentially 

precluding data transfer between the 

two systems. TRALA also raised 

concerns about data liability, 

particularly if the rental companies 

needed to bear the burden of 

safeguarding data on behalf of the motor 

carrier. 

In accordance with 49 CFR 381.315, 

FMCSA sought public comment on 

TRALA’s exemption request (82 FR 

14789 (Mar. 22, 2017)). FMCSA 

evaluated TRALA’s application and the 

public comments and granted a limited 

exception, subject to specified terms 

and conditions, but only for rentals not 

exceeding 8 days (82 FR 47306 (Oct. 11, 

2017)). 

Waiver Request 

After FMCSA granted TRALA’s 

exemption in part, TRALA filed a 

request for a 90-day waiver from the 

ELD requirement for truck rentals not 

exceeding 30 days. TRALA indicated 

that a 90-day waiver would allow rental 

companies and their customers ‘‘critical 

additional time to develop compliance 

strategies’’ to address ‘‘unique issues 

relating to the use of ELDs in short-term 

rental vehicles’’ and allow time for 


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