38808 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 124 / Wednesday, June 29, 2022 / Notices 

1 In Montana Rail Link, Inc., & Wisconsin Central 

Ltd., Joint Petition for Rulemaking with Respect to 

49 CFR part 1201, 8 I.C.C.2d 625 (1992), the Board’s 

predecessor, the Interstate Commerce Commission, 

raised the revenue classification level for Class I 

railroads from $50 million (1978 dollars) to $250 

million (1991 dollars), effective for the reporting 

year beginning January 1, 1992. The Class II 

threshold was also raised from $10 million (1978 

dollars) to $20 million (1991 dollars). In Montana 

Rail Link, Inc.—Petition for Rulemaking— 

Classification of Carriers, EP 763 (STB served Apr. 

5, 2021), the revenue classification level for Class 

I railroads was raised from $250 million (1991 

dollars) to $900 million (2019 dollars), and the 

Class II threshold was converted and rounded from 

$20 million (1991 dollars) to $40.4 million (2019 

dollars), effective for the reporting year beginning 

January 1, 2020. 

2The 2019 values reflect those in Indexing the 

Annual Operating Revenues of Railroads, EP 748 

(STB served June 10, 2020). 

3The 2020 and subsequent values are based on 

the thresholds established in Docket No. EP 763, 

and the deflator factor is referenced to the new base 

year of 2019. As the Railroad Freight Price Index 

remained the same from 2019 to 2020, the annual 

deflator factor for 2020 was 1.0000. 

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD 

[Docket No. EP 748] 

Indexing the Annual Operating 

Revenues of Railroads 

The Surface Transportation Board (the 

Board) is publishing the annual 

inflation-adjusted index and deflator 

factors for 2021. The deflator factors are 

used by the railroads to adjust their 

gross annual operating revenues for 

classification purposes. This indexing 

methodology ensures that railroads are 

classified based on real business 

expansion and not on the effects of 

inflation. Classification is important 

because it determines the extent to 

which individual railroads must comply 

with the Board’s reporting requirements. 

The Board’s deflator factors are based 

on the annual average Railroad Freight 

Price Index developed by the Bureau of 

Labor Statistics. The Board’s deflator 

factor is used to deflate revenues for 

comparison with established revenue 

thresholds. 

RAILROAD REVENUE THRESHOLDS 1

Year Factor Class I Class II 

2017 ............................................................................................................................................. 0.5390 463,860,933 37,108,875 

2018 ............................................................................................................................................. 0.5103 489,935,956 39,194,876 

2019 2 ........................................................................................................................................... 0.4952 504,803,294 40,384,263 

2020 3 ........................................................................................................................................... 1.0000 900,000,000 40,400,000 

2021 ............................................................................................................................................. 0.9535 943,898,958 42,370,575 

Dates: The inflation-adjusted indexes 

and deflator factors are effective January 

1, 2021. 

For Further Information Contact: 

Pedro Ramirez at (202) 245–0333. 

Assistance for the hearing impaired is 

available through the Federal Relay 

Service at (800) 877–8339. Board 

decisions and notices are available at 

www.stb.gov. 

Decided: June 23, 2022. 

By the Board, Francis O’Connor, Acting 

Director, Office of Economics. 

Kenyatta Clay, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2022–13845 Filed 6–28–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Docket No. FAA–2022–0535; Summary 

Notice No. –2022–30] 

Petition for Exemption; Summary of 

Petition Received; Republic Airways, 

Inc. 

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 July 19, 

2022. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified 

by docket number [FAA–2022–0535] 

using any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://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 

http://www.regulations.gov, as 

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 

http://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: 

Tiffany Jackson—202–267–3796, 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, 

Deputy Executive Director, Office of 

Rulemaking. 

Petition for Exemption 

Docket No.: FAA–2022–0535. 

Petitioner: Republic Airways, Inc. 

Section(s) of 14 CFR Affected: 

§ 61.160(a). 

Description of Relief Sought: The 

petitioner is seeking an exemption from 

Title 14 of the Code of Federal 


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Regulation § 61.160(a), which permits 

U.S. military or former military pilots to 

apply for an airline transport pilot 

(ATP) certificate with reduced 

aeronautical experience. The petitioner 

requests the relief for the purpose of 

allowing graduates from its pilot 

training program to apply for an ATP 

certificate with the same reduced 

aeronautical experience as military or 

former military pilots. 

[FR Doc. 2022–13800 Filed 6–28–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Summary Notice No. PE–2022–31] 

Petition for Exemption; Summary of 

Petition Received; ALOFT 

AeroArchitects 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Transportation 

(DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of petition for exemption 

received. 

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 or 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 July 19, 

2022. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified 

by docket number FAA–2022–0549 

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 (DOT), 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, 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, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michael H. Harrison, AIR–612, Federal 

Aviation Administration, 2200 S 216th 

St, Des Moines, WA 98198, phone and 

fax (206) 231–3368, email 

Michael.Harrison@faa.gov. 

This notice is published pursuant to 

14 CFR 11.85. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on June 24, 

2022. 

Daniel J. Commins, 

Manager, Technical Writing Section. 

Petition for Exemption 

Docket No.: FAA–2022–0549 

Petitioner: ALOFT AeroArchitects 

Section(s) of 14 CFR Affected: § 25, 

SFAR No. 109, 2.(b)(2) 

Description of Relief Sought: ALOFT 

AeroArchitects (ALOFT) is seeking 

relief from 14 CFR 25, Special Federal 

Aviation Regulation (SFAR) No. 109, 

§ 2.(b)(2) requirement that airplanes 

outfitted with interior doors have at 

least one flight attendant, if the airplane 

model was originally certified for 75 

passengers or more. Specifically, 

ALOFT is proposing that compliance for 

flight attendant requirements be 

governed by 14 CFR 91.533, in lieu of 

25 SFAR 109 § 2.(b)(2) on their Boeing 

Model 737–8 airplanes, as modified, 

with an executive interior, and operated 

for private, not-for-hire carriage. 

[FR Doc. 2022–13932 Filed 6–28–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Docket No. FAA–2022–0455] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Requests for Comments; 

Clearance of a Renewed Approval of 

Information Collection: Certification of 

Airmen for the Operation of LightSport Aircraft 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA 

invites public comments about our 

intention to request Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

approval to renew an information 

collection. The Federal Register Notice 

with a 60-day comment period soliciting 

comments on the following collection of 

information was published on June 6, 

2022. The information to be collected is 

necessary to ensure compliance with 

regulations governing the training and 

certification of light-sport pilots and 

instructors. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

submitted by July 29, 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: 

Craig Holmes by email at: craig.holmes@

faa.gov; phone: 202–267–1607. 

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 FAA’s 

performance; (b) the accuracy of the 

estimated burden; (c) ways for 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: 2120–0690. 

Title: Certification of Airmen for the 

Operation of Light-Sport Aircraft. 

Form Numbers: 8710–11. 

Type of Review: Renewal. 

Background: The Federal Register 

Notice with a 60-day comment period 

soliciting comments on the following 


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