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without edit, including any personal 

information the commenter provides, to 

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described in the system of records 

notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can 

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

privacy. 

Docket: Background documents or 

comments received may be read at 

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Follow the online instructions for 

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Keira Jones, Office of Rulemaking, 

Federal Aviation Administration, 800 

Independence Avenue SW, Washington, 

DC 20591. 

This notice is published pursuant to 

14 CFR 11.85. 

Issued in Washington, DC. 

Timothy R. Adams, 

Acting Executive Director, Office of 

Rulemaking. 

Petition for Exemption 

Docket No.: FAA–2021–0351. 

Petitioner: Sikorsky Aircraft 

Corporation. 

Section(s) of 14 CFR Affected: 

§§ 91.225(b) and 91.227(d)(18). 

Description of Relief Sought: Sikorsky 

Aircraft Corporation (Sikorsky) seeks 

relief from §§ 91.225(b) and 

91.227(d)(18) to conduct research and 

development, market survey, and 

customer training flights for two S–70i 

type aircraft (N8034M and N8048X) that 

are not type certified. Sikorsky operates 

these aircraft with a special 

airworthiness certificate under 

experimental category. The requested 

exemption will allow Sikorsky to 

operate in airspace that requires 

Automatic Dependent Surveillance– 

Broadcast (ADS–B) out equipment 

utilizing a system which enhances the 

aircraft capabilities and increases 

situational awareness in the interest of 

public safety. 

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BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2021–0052] 

Hours of Service (HOS) of Drivers; 

Application for Renewal of American 

Pyrotechnics Association Exemptions 

From the 14-Hour Rule and the 

Electronic Logging Device Rule During 

Independence Day Celebrations 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of final disposition; grant 

of exemptions. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA announces its 

decision to grant, in part, the 

application of the American 

Pyrotechnics Association (APA) for 

renewal of exemptions from certain 

hours of service (HOS) regulations that 

expired on July 8, 2020. The request is 

being made on behalf of 60 APA 

member companies. The exemptions 

will allow drivers for these companies 

to exclude off-duty and sleeper berth 

time of any length from the calculation 

of the 14-hour limit and to use paper 

records of duty status (RODS) in lieu of 

electronic logging devices (ELD) during 

the 2021 Independence Day period. 

FMCSA has analyzed the application for 

exemptions and the public comments 

and has determined that the 

exemptions, subject to the terms and 

conditions imposed, will likely achieve 

a level of safety that is equivalent to, or 

greater than, the level that would be 

achieved absent such exemptions. 

DATES: These exemptions are effective 

June 28 through July 8, 2021. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments, go to www.regulations.gov at 

any time or visit Room W12–140 on the 

ground level of the West Building, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, 

DC, 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Pearlie Robinson, FMCSA Driver and 

Carrier Operations Division; Office of 

Carrier, Driver and Vehicle Safety 

Standards; (202) 366–4225; MCPSD@

dot.gov. If you have questions on 

viewing or submitting material to the 

docket, contact Dockets Operations, 

(202) 366–9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Public Participation 

Viewing Comments and Documents 

To view comments, go to 

www.regulations.gov, insert the docket 

number ‘‘FMCSA–2021–0052’’ in the 

keyword box, and click ‘‘Search.’’ Next, 

sort the results by ‘‘Posted (NewerOlder),’’ choose the first notice listed, 

click ‘‘Browse Comments.’’ 

To view documents mentioned in this 

notice as being available in the docket, 

go to www.regulations.gov, insert the 

docket number ‘‘FMCSA–2021–0052’’ in 

the keyword box, click ‘‘Search,’’ and 

chose the document 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, 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. 

II. Legal Basis 

FMCSA has authority under 49 U.S.C. 

31136(e) and 31315(b) to grant 

exemptions from certain Federal Motor 

Carrier Safety Regulations. FMCSA must 

publish a notice of each exemption 

request in the Federal Register (49 CFR 

381.315(a)). The Agency must provide 

the public an opportunity to inspect the 

information relevant to the application, 

including any safety analyses that have 

been conducted. The Agency must also 

provide an opportunity for public 

comment on the request. 

The Agency reviews safety analyses 

and public comments submitted and 

determines whether granting the 

exemption would likely achieve a level 

of safety equivalent to, or greater than, 

the level that would be achieved by the 

current regulation (49 CFR 381.305). 

The decision of the Agency must be 

published in the Federal Register (49 

CFR 381.315(b)) with the reasons for 

denying or granting the application and, 

if granted, the name of the person or 

class of persons receiving the 

exemption, and the regulatory provision 

from which the exemption is granted. 

The notice must also specify the 

effective period (up to 5 years) and 

explain the terms and conditions of the 

exemption. The exemption may be 

renewed (49 CFR 381.300(b)). 


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III. Background 

Current Regulatory Requirements 

The HOS rule in 49 CFR 395.3(a)(2) 

prohibits the driver of a propertycarrying commercial motor vehicle 

(CMV) from driving after the 14th hour 

after coming on duty following 10 

consecutive hours off duty. Drivers 

required to prepare RODS must do so 

using ELDs. However, under 49 CFR 

395.8(a)(1)(iii)(1), a motor carrier may 

allow its drivers to record their duty 

status manually, rather than use an ELD, 

if the driver is operating a CMV ‘‘[i]n a 

manner requiring completion of a record 

of duty status on not more than 8 days 

within any 30-day period.’’ 

Applicant’s Requests 

APA requests temporary relief from 

both provisions discussed above 

because employees for its member 

companies need to drive CMVs after the 

end of the 14-hour period and because 

the proposed exemption period from 

June 28 through July 8 is 11 days long, 

which exceeds the exception from the 

ELD requirement (up to 8 days in a 30 

consecutive-day period). APA explains 

that without the extra time each day 

provided by the exemption from the 14- 

hour rule, safety would decline because 

APA drivers would be unable to return 

to their home base after each show. 

They would be forced to park the CMVs 

carrying HM 1.1G, 1.3G and 1.4G 

products in areas less secure than the 

motor carrier’s home base. Without the 

exemption from the ELD rule, these 

companies would be required to 

purchase/lease ELD systems for a 

limited period of 11 days. 

APA requests renewal of its HOS 

exemptions from the 14-hour rule for 58 

of 61 member-companies included in 

the 2016 through 2020 waivers or 

exemptions and from the ELD rule for 

the same member companies included 

in the 2019 through 2020 waivers or 

exemptions. The HOS exemptions or 

waivers for 61 of its members expired 

on July 8, 2020. The current 

applications cover 58 members that 

previously held exemptions and 2 

additional member companies not 

previously covered by the exemptions. 

APA has removed 3 member companies 

previously included in the 14-hour and 

ELD relief from the list, leaving 60 of its 

member companies applying for 

exemptions from the 14-hour rule and 

the ELD rule. Copies of the 2021 

requests are included in the docket 

referenced at the beginning of this 

notice. 

Various APA members have held 

waivers or exemptions during 

Independence Day periods from 2005 

through 2014. On May 9, 2016, the 

current exemption for APA members 

was extended to July 8, 2020, pursuant 

to section 5206(b)(2)(A) of the Fixing 

America’s Surface Transportation 

(FAST) Act. Copies of the initial request 

for an exemption from the 14-hour rule, 

subsequent renewal requests, and all 

public comments received may be 

reviewed at www.regulations.gov under 

docket numbers FMCSA–2005–21104 

and FMCSA–2007–28043. 

FMCSA granted APA’s application for 

relief from the ELD rule on February 19, 

2019, covering the Independence Day 

celebrations for 2019 and 2020. A copy 

of that request and the public comments 

received are located at 

www.regulations.gov under docket 

number FMCSA–2018–0140. 

V. Method To Ensure an Equivalent or 

Greater Level of Safety 

APA believes an equivalent level of 

safety will be achieved because the 

fireworks are transported over relatively 

short routes from distribution points to 

the site of the fireworks display, and 

normally in the morning when traffic is 

light. APA also believes that fatigued 

driving is reduced and/or eliminated 

because drivers spend considerable time 

installing, wiring, and safety-checking 

the fireworks displays at the site, 

followed by several hours off duty in the 

late afternoon and early evening prior to 

the event; during this time, the drivers 

are allowed to rest or take a nap. 

Additionally, these drivers would 

continue to use paper RODS in lieu of 

an ELD during the designated 

Independence Day periods. The 

scheduled off duty time and use of 

RODS will ensure that fatigued driving 

is managed. 

VI. Public Comments 

On May 4, 2021, FMCSA published 

notice of this application and requested 

public comments (86 FR 23779). The 

Agency received three comments, all 

opposing the exemptions. Miner’s Inc. 

said ‘‘No need to extend hours of 

service. Team drivers can keep the load 

moving. This can also be used for 

livestock.’’ Another commenter, John 

Koglman, wrote, ‘‘14 hr. Mandatory 

ELD, one or the other. Truckers are not 

children, no safer highways [since] both 

rules have been in place. Too much 

money being allocated for enforcement, 

not much spent to make truck driving 

bearable . . .’’ The third commenter, 

Joshua Hilton, asked, ‘‘What part of 

shall not be infringed do you not 

understand?’’ 

VII. FMCSA Response and Decision 

FMCSA has determined that granting 

these exemptions to APA membercompanies will likely achieve a level of 

safety equivalent to or greater than the 

level that compliance with the HOS 

rules would ensure. The Agency agrees 

with the APA that the operational 

demands of this unique industry 

minimize the risk of CMV crashes. 

Generally, the CMV drivers covered by 

the exemption transport fireworks over 

relatively short routes from distribution 

points to the site of the fireworks 

display, and normally do so in the 

morning hours when drivers are less 

likely to encounter heavy traffic and 

congestion. When the drivers arrive at 

the work site, they spend most of their 

time setting up the fireworks displays, 

followed by several hours off duty in the 

late afternoon and early evening prior to 

the event. During the off-duty breaks, 

drivers are able to rest and nap, thereby 

reducing the risk of fatigue towards the 

end of the work shift. Before beginning 

another duty day, these drivers must 

take 10 consecutive hours off duty, the 

same as other CMV drivers. FMCSA 

notes that the individuals spend very 

little time driving during any given 

work shift and they must adhere to the 

weekly hours-of-service limits which 

prohibit operating a CMV after 

accumulating 60 hours on duty within 

7 consecutive days, or 70 hours on duty 

within 8 consecutive days. 

FMCSA anticipates, and understands 

from discussions with APA, that drivers 

will be unable to exceed the 14-hour 

limit every night and yet still have time 

to take 10 consecutive hours off duty. 

But drivers may work long days 

followed by short days, alternating back 

and forth. Such arrangements will likely 

vary from company to company, 

depending on event schedules. In any 

case, drivers and motor carriers 

operating under the exemption remain 

subject to the requirement for 10 

consecutive hours off duty, and they 

must maintain records of duty status. 

With regard to ELDs, the current 

regulations include an exception for 

motor carriers that are required to 

prepare records of duty status for 8 days 

or less during a 30 consecutive day 

period. However, the APA members in 

question would need relief from the 

requirements for 11 days. Therefore, the 

exemption would only provide 3 

additional days of relief beyond the 

existing rule. The Agency does not 

believe safety will be decreased through 

the use of paper RODS and supporting 

documents during the 3 additional days. 

The carriers will be subject to the 

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for the records generated during the 

timeframe of this exemption and the 

Agency will have access to the RODS for 

6 months from the date the records were 

prepared including corresponding 

supporting documents. The carriers also 

could be subject to civil penalties for 

failure to maintain the RODS and 

supporting documents for the entire 

period of the exemption and 6 months 

thereafter. 

In addition, FMCSA has ensured that 

each motor carrier possesses an active 

USDOT registration, minimum required 

levels of insurance as required by 49 

CFR part 387, and is not subject to any 

‘‘imminent hazard’’ or other out-ofservice (OOS) orders. The Agency 

conducted a comprehensive review of 

the safety performance history on each 

of the motor carriers listed in the 

appendix table during the review 

process. As part of this process, FMCSA 

reviewed its Motor Carrier Management 

Information System safety records, 

including inspection and accident 

reports submitted to FMCSA by State 

agencies. The motor carriers have 

‘‘satisfactory’’ safety ratings and valid 

Hazardous Materials Safety Permits. The 

member carriers may be subject to 

investigations prior to future renewal of 

the exemption. 

FMCSA acknowledges the concerns of 

commenters and has decided to limit 

the exemption to the 2021 

Independence Day season, rather than 

granting a multi-year exemption as 

requested by APA. The Agency will 

review the impact of the exemption 

following the 2021 Independence Day 

Celebration and seek public comment 

whether similar relief should be granted 

in future years, if requested by APA. 

VIII. Terms and Conditions of the 

Exemptions 

Period of the Exemption 

The requested HOS exemptions from 

49 CFR 395.3(a)(2) and 49 CFR 

395.8(a)(1)(i) are effective from June 28 

through July 8, 2021, 11:59 p.m. local 

time. 

Terms and Conditions of the 

Exemptions 

The exemptions are limited to drivers 

employed by the 58 motor carriers 

previously covered by the exemptions, 

and drivers employed by the two 

additional carriers identified by an 

asterisk in the appendix table of this 

notice. Drivers covered by these 

exemptions will be able to exclude offduty and sleeper-berth time of any 

length from the calculation of the 14- 

hour limit. Drivers will be able to use 

paper RODs in lieu of ELDs to record 

their HOS. The conditions of these are 

as follows: 

• Drivers must not drive more than 11 

hours after accumulating 14 hours on 

duty prior to beginning a new driving 

period; 

• Drivers must have 10 consecutive 

hours off duty following 14 hours on 

duty prior to beginning a new driving 

period; 

• Drivers must use paper RODs, 

maintain RODS for 6 months from the 

date the record is prepared, and make 

RODS accessible to law enforcement 

upon request; 

• Drivers subject to the ELD 

requirements prior to June 28 must 

continue to use ELDs, maintain ELD 

data for 6 months from the date the 

electronic record is generated, and make 

ELD data accessible to law enforcement 

upon request; and 

• The carriers and drivers must 

comply with all other requirements of 

the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Regulations (49 CFR parts 350–399) and 

Hazardous Materials Regulations (49 

CFR parts 105–180). 

Preemption 

In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 

31315(d), as implemented by 49 CFR 

381.600, during the period these 

exemptions would be in effect, no State 

shall enforce any law or regulation 

applicable to interstate commerce that 

conflicts with or is inconsistent with the 

exemptions with respect to a firm or 

person operating under the exemptions. 

States may, but are not required to, 

adopt the same exemptions with respect 

to operations in intrastate commerce. 

Notification to FMCSA 

Exempt motor carriers are required to 

notify FMCSA within 5 business days of 

any accidents (as defined by 49 CFR 

390.5) involving the operation of any of 

their CMVs while under these 

exemptions. The notification must be 

made by email to MCPSD@DOT.GOV 

and include the following information: 

a. Identifier of the Exemptions: 

‘‘APA’’; 

b. Date of the accident; 

c. City or town, and State, in which 

the accident occurred, or which is 

closest to the scene of the accident; 

d. Driver’s name and driver’s license 

State, number, and class; 

e. Co-Driver’s name and driver’s 

license State, number, and class; 

f. Vehicle company number and 

power unit license plate State and 

number; 

g. Number of individuals suffering 

physical injury; 

h. Number of fatalities; 

i. The police-reported cause of the 

accident; 

j. Whether the driver was cited for 

violation of any traffic laws, or motor 

carrier safety regulations; and 

k. The total driving time and the total 

on-duty time of the CMV driver at the 

time of the accident. 

In addition, if there are any injuries or 

fatalities, the carrier must forward the 

police accident report to MCPSD@

DOT.GOV as soon as available. 

Meera Joshi, 

Deputy Administrator. 

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FOR INDEPENDENCE DAY PERIODS JUNE 28, 2021 THROUGH JULY 8, 2021 FOR 60 MOTOR CARRIERS

Motor carrier Street address City, state, zip code DOT No. 

1. American Fireworks Company ........... 7041 Darrow Road ................................... Hudson, OH 44236 ................................... 103972 

2. American Fireworks Display, LLC ...... 105 County Route 7 ................................. McDonough, NY 13801 ............................ 2115608 

3. AM Pyrotechnics, LLC ........................ 2429 East 535th Rd .................................. Buffalo, MO 65622 .................................... 1034961 

4. Arthur Rozzi Pyrotechnics .................. 6607 Red Hawk Ct ................................... Maineville, OH 45039 ............................... 2008107 

5. Artisan Pyrotechnics, Inc .................... 82 Grace Road ......................................... Wiggins, MS 39577 .................................. 1898096 

6. * Atlas Importers, Inc .......................... 1570 S Hwy. 501 ...................................... Marion, SC 29571 ..................................... 449827 

7. Atlas PyroVision Entertainment 

Group, Inc.

136 Sharon Road ..................................... Jaffrey, NH 03452 ..................................... 789777 

8. Celebration Fireworks, Inc ................. 7911 7th Street ......................................... Slatington, PA 18080 ................................ 1527687 

9. Central States Fireworks, Inc ............. 18034 Kincaid Street ................................ Athens, IL 62613 ...................................... 1022659 

10. * Dominion Fireworks, Inc ................. 669 Flank Road ........................................ Petersburg, VA 23805 .............................. 540485 

11. Falcon Fireworks .............................. 3411 Courthouse Road ............................ Guyton, GA 31312 .................................... 1037954 

12. Fireworks & Stage FX America ........ 12650 Hwy 67S, Suite B .......................... Lakeside, CA 92040 ................................. 908304 


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APPENDIX TO NOTICE OF APPLICATIONS FOR RENEWAL OF APA EXEMPTIONS FROM THE 14-HOUR AND ELD HOS RULES

FOR INDEPENDENCE DAY PERIODS JUNE 28, 2021 THROUGH JULY 8, 2021 FOR 60 MOTOR CARRIERS—Continued 

Motor carrier Street address City, state, zip code DOT No. 

13. Fireworks by Grucci, Inc .................. 20 Pinehurst Drive .................................... Bellport, NY 11713 ................................... 324490 

14. Legal Aluminum King Mfg., Ltd. dba 

Flashing.

700 E Van Buren Street ........................... Mitchell, IA 50461 ..................................... 420413 

15. Gateway Fireworks Displays ............ P.O. Box 39327 ........................................ St Louis, MO 63139 .................................. 1325301 

16. Great Lakes Fireworks ..................... 24805 Marine ............................................ Eastpointe, MI 48021 ................................ 1011216 

17. Hale Artificier, Inc ............................. 3185 East US Highway 64 ....................... Lexington, NC 27292 ................................ 981325 

18. Hamburg Fireworks Display, Inc ...... 2240 Horns Mill Road SE ......................... Lancaster, OH ........................................... 395079 

19. Hawaii Explosives & Pyrotechnics, 

Inc.

17–7850 N Kulani Road ........................... Mountain View, HI 96771 ......................... 1375918 

20. Hollywood Pyrotechnics, Inc ............ 1567 Antler Point ...................................... Eagan, MN 55122 ..................................... 1061068 

21. Mike Eicher, dba Homeland Fireworks, Inc.5235 John Day Hwy ................................. Jamieson, OR 97909 ................................ 1377525 

22. International Fireworks Mfg. Company.242 Sycamore Road ................................. Douglassville, PA 19518 ........................... 385065 

23. J&J Computing dba Fireworks Extravaganza.174 Route 17 North .................................. Rochelle Park, NJ 07662 .......................... 2064141 

24. J&M Displays, Inc ............................. 18064 170th Ave ...................................... Yarmouth, IA 52660 .................................. 377461 

25. Johnny Rockets Fireworks Display 

Company.

3240 Love Rock ........................................ Steger, IL 60475 ....................................... 1263181 

26. Lantis Fireworks, Inc ........................ 130 Sodrac Dr., Box 229 .......................... N Sioux City, SD 57049 ........................... 534052 

27. Las Vegas Display Fireworks, Inc .... 4325 West Reno Ave ............................... Las Vegas, NV 89118 .............................. 3060878 

28. Legion Fireworks Co., Inc ................ 10 Legion Lane ......................................... Wappingers Falls, NY 12590 .................... 554391 

29. Magic in the Sky, LLC ...................... 27002 Campbellton Road ......................... San Antonio, TX 78264 ............................ 2134163 

30. Martin & Ware Inc. dba Pyro City 

Maine & Central Maine Pyrotechnics.

P.O. Box 322 ............................................ Hallowell, ME 04347 ................................. 734974 

31. Miand Inc. dba Planet Productions 

(Mad Bomber) bBoBBomberBomber).

P.O. Box 294, 3999 Hupp Road R31 ....... Kingsbury, IN 46345 ................................. 777176 

32. Melrose Pyrotechnics, Inc ................ 1 Kingsbury Industrial Park ...................... Kingsbury, IN 46345 ................................. 434586 

33. Montana Display Fireworks, Inc ....... 9480 Inspiration Road .............................. Missoula, MT 59808 ................................. 1030231 

34. Pyro Shows, Inc ............................... 115 N 1st Street ....................................... LaFollette, TN 37766 ................................ 456818 

35. Pyro Shows of Alabama, Inc ............ 3325 Poplar Lane ..................................... Adamsville, AL 35005 ............................... 2859710 

36. Pyro Shows of Texas, Inc ................ 6601 9 Mile Azle Rd. ................................ Fort Worth, TX 76135 ............................... 2432196 

37. Pyro Spectaculars, Inc ..................... 3196 N Locust Ave ................................... Rialto, CA 92376 ...................................... 029329 

38. Pyro Spectaculars North, Inc ........... 5301 Lang Avenue ................................... McClellan, CA 95652 ................................ 1671438 

39. Pyrotechnic Display, Inc ................... 8450 W St. Francis Rd. ............................ Frankfort, IL 60423 ................................... 1929883 

40. Pyrotecnico Fireworks Inc ................ 299 Wilson Rd .......................................... New Castle, PA 16105 ............................. 526749 

41. Pyrotecnico FX, LLC ........................ 6965 Speedway Blvd. Suite 115 .............. Las Vegas, NV 89115 .............................. 1610728 

42. Rainbow Fireworks, Inc .................... 76 Plum Ave ............................................. Inman, KS 67546 ...................................... 1139643 

43. RES Specialty Pyrotechnics dba 

RES Pyro.

21595 286th St ......................................... Belle Plaine, MN 56011 ............................ 523981 

44. RKM Fireworks Company ................ 27383 May St ........................................... Edwardsburg, MI 49112 ........................... 1273436 

45. Rozzi’s Famous Fireworks, Inc ........ 118 Karl Brown Way ................................. Loveland, OH 45140 ................................. 0483686 

46. Santore’s World Famous Fireworks, 

LLC.

846 Stillwater Bridge Road ....................... Schaghticoke, NY 12154 .......................... 2574135 

47. Sky Wonder Pyrotechnics, LLC ....... 3626 CR 203 ............................................ Liverpool, TX 77577 ................................. 1324580 

48. Sorgi American Fireworks Michigan, 

LLC.

935 Wales Ridge Rd ................................ Wales, MI 48027 ....................................... 02475727 

49. Southern Sky Fireworks, LLC .......... 6181 Denham Rd ..................................... Sycamore, GA 31790–2603 ..................... 3168056 

50. Spielbauer Fireworks Co, Inc ........... 1976 Lane Road ....................................... Green Bay, WI 54311 ............................... 046479 

51. Spirit of 76, LLC ............................... 6401 West Hwy 40 ................................... Columbia, MO 65202 ................................ 2138948 

52. Starfire Corporation .......................... 682 Cole Road .......................................... Carrolltown, PA 15722 .............................. 554645 

53. Vermont Fireworks Co., dba 

Northstar Fireworks Co., Inc.

2235 Vermont Route 14 South ................. East Montpelier, VT 05651 ....................... 310632 

54. Wald & Company All American Display Fireworks Company.16004 South State 291 Highway .............. Greenwood, MO 64034 ............................ 87079 

55. Western Display Fireworks, Ltd ....... 10946 S New Era Rd ............................... Canby, OR 97013 ..................................... 498941 

56. Western Enterprises, Inc .................. 13513 W Carrier Rd ................................. Carrier, OK 73727 .................................... 203517 

57. Wolverine Fireworks Display, Inc ..... 205 W Seidlers ......................................... Kawkawlin, MI ........................................... 376857 

58. Young Explosives Corp .................... 2165 New Michigan Rd ............................ Canandaigua, NY 14618 .......................... 450304 

59. Zambelli Fireworks MFG, Co., Inc ... 120 Marshall Drive .................................... Warrendale, PA 15086 ............................. 033167 

60. ZY Pyrotechnics, LLC dba 

Skyshooter Displays, Inc.

1014 Slocum Road ................................... Wapwallopen, PA 18660 .......................... 2149202 


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[FR Doc. 2021–13892 Filed 6–29–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Transit Administration 

Fiscal Year 2021 Competitive Funding 

Opportunity: Areas of Persistent 

Poverty Program 

SUMMARY: Federal Transit 

Administration (FTA), U.S. Department 

of Transportation (DOT). 

SUMMARY: Notice of funding 

opportunity (NOFO). 

SUMMARY: The Federal Transit 

Administration (FTA) announces the 

opportunity to apply for $16,259,614 in 

funding from Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 

($39,614) and FY 2021 ($16,220,000) for 

the Areas of Persistent Poverty Program 

(Federal Assistance Listing: 20.505). As 

required by law, funds will be awarded 

competitively for planning, engineering, 

or development of technical or 

financing plans for projects that assist 

areas of persistent poverty. FTA may 

award additional funds if they are made 

available to the program prior to the 

announcement of project selections. 

DATES: Complete proposals must be 

submitted electronically through the 

GRANTS.GOV ‘‘APPLY’’ function by 

11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on August 30, 

2021. Prospective applicants should 

initiate the process by registering on the 

GRANTS.GOV website immediately to 

ensure completion of the application 

process before the submission deadline. 

Instructions for applying can be found 

on FTA’s website at http://

transit.dot.gov/howtoapply and in the 

‘‘FIND’’ module of GRANTS.GOV. The 

funding opportunity ID is FTA–2021– 

005–TPE. Mail and fax submissions will 

not be accepted. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tonya P. Holland, FTA Office of 

Planning and Environment, 202–493– 

0283, or tonya.holland@dot.gov. A TDD 

is available at 1–800–877–8339 (TDD/ 

FIRS). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents 

A. Program Description 

B. Federal Award Information 

C. Eligibility Information 

D. Application and Submission Information 

E. Application Review Information 

F. Federal Award Administration 

Information 

G. Federal Awarding Agency Contacts 

H. Other Information 

A. Program Description 

The Areas of Persistent Poverty 

Program provides funds to eligible 

recipients or subrecipients under Title 

49 U.S.C. Sections 5307, 5310, or 5311 

located in areas of persistent poverty. 

Funding to implement the Areas of 

Persistent Poverty Program was 

appropriated by the Further 

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 

(Pub. L. 116–94, Dec. 20, 2019) and the 

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 

(Pub. L. 116–260, Dec. 27, 2020), and 

will be awarded through a competitive 

process, as described in this notice. This 

funding opportunity is occurring under 

Federal Assistance Listing number 

20.505. 

FTA will award grants to eligible 

applicants for planning, engineering, or 

development of technical or financing 

plans for projects eligible under Chapter 

53 of title 49, United States Code. 

Applicants are encouraged to work with 

non-profits or other entities of their 

choosing to develop an eligible project. 

An eligible project for this NOFO is 

defined as a planning study (including 

a planning and environmental linkages 

study that advances the environmental 

analysis and review process as part of 

the metropolitan planning process), an 

engineering study, a technical study, or 

a financial plan. 

This program supports FTA’s strategic 

goals and objectives through the timely 

and efficient investment in public 

transportation. This program also 

supports the Biden-Harris 

Administration’s agenda to mobilize 

American ingenuity to build modern 

infrastructure and an equitable, clean 

energy future. By supporting increased 

transit access for environmental justice 

(EJ) populations (see FTA Circular 

4703.1), equity-focused community 

outreach, public engagement of 

underserved communities, adoption of 

equity-focused policies, reducing 

greenhouse gas emissions, and 

addressing the effects of climate change, 

FTA’s Areas of Persistent Poverty 

Program advances the goals of Executive 

Order 13985: Advancing Racial Equity 

and Support for Underserved 

Communities Through the Federal 

Government; Executive Order 13990: 

Protecting Public Health and the 

Environment and Restoring Science to 

Tackle the Climate Crisis; and Executive 

Order 14008: Tackling the Climate 

Crisis at Home and Abroad. 

FTA seeks to use the Areas of 

Persistent Poverty Program to encourage 

racial equity in two areas: (1) Planning 

and policies related to racial equity and 

barriers to opportunity; and (2) 

engineering, or development of 

technical or financing plans, for project 

investments that either proactively 

addresses racial equity and barriers to 

opportunity, including automobile 

dependence as a form of barrier, or 

redress prior inequities and barriers to 

opportunity. 

B. Federal Award Information 

FTA intends to award all available 

funding (approximately $16.26 million) 

in the form of grants to selected 

applicants responding to this NOFO. 

Additional funds made available for this 

program prior to project selection may 

be allocated to eligible projects. Funds 

will remain available for obligation for 

four fiscal years, not including the year 

in which the funds are allocated to 

projects. 

Only proposals from eligible 

recipients for eligible activities will be 

considered for funding. FTA anticipates 

a maximum grant award not to exceed 

$850,000. 

In response to a NOFO that closed on 

May 4, 2020, FTA received applications 

for 28 eligible projects requesting a total 

of $11,062,307. Of the 28 projects, 25 

projects were selected and funded for a 

total of $8.46 million. 

C. Eligibility Information 

1. Eligible Applicants 

Eligible applicants include States, 

tribes, and designated or direct 

recipients eligible under 49 U.S.C. 5307, 

49 U.S.C. 5310, or 49 U.S.C. 5311 that 

are located in areas of persistent 

poverty. State departments of 

transportation may apply on behalf of 

eligible applicants within their States. 

Applicants are also encouraged to work 

with non-profit organizations. 

For the funding made available in FY 

2021, eligible projects must be located: 

(1) In a county that had greater than or 

equal to 20 percent of the population 

living in poverty over the 30-year period 

preceding the date of enactment of the 

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 

(Pub. L. 116–260, December 27, 2020), 

as measured by the 1990 and 2000 

decennial census and the most recent 

Small Area Income and Poverty 

Estimates, or (2) in a census tract with 

a poverty rate of at least 20 percent as 

measured by the 2014–2018 five-year 

data series available from the American 

Community Survey of the Bureau of the 

Census; or (3) in any territory or 

possession of the United States. Use this 

link to confirm that your proposed 

project is in an Area of Persistent 

Poverty and document that in the 

Supplemental Form to the application— 

https://datahub.transportation.gov/ 

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