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listed above. Interested persons are 

invited to comment. All comments will 

be considered by the FAA to the extent 

practicable. 

Issued in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, June 

30, 2022. 

Ricky Harner, 

Manager, Harrisburg Airports District Office. 

[FR Doc. 2022–14463 Filed 7–6–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2022–0137] 

Entry-Level Driver Training: National 

Ground Water Association; Application 

for Exemption 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of application for 

exemption; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA announces that it has 

received an application for exemption 

from the National Ground Water 

Association (NGWA) from the entry 

level driver training (ELDT) regulations 

‘‘for individuals operating class B 

ground water well drilling rigs.’’ 

FMCSA requests public comment on the 

applicant’s request for exemption. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before August 22, 2022. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by Federal Docket 

Management System (FDMS) Number 

FMCSA–2022–0137 by any of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: 

www.regulations.gov. See the Public 

Participation and Request for Comments 

section below for further information. 

• Mail: Dockets Operations, U.S. 

Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, 

Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: West 

Building, Ground Floor, Room W12– 

140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. E.T., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

• Fax: (202) 493–2251. 

Each submission must include the 

Agency name and the docket number 

(FMCSA–2022–0137) for this notice. 

Note that DOT posts all comments 

received without change to 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information included in a 

comment. Please see the Privacy Act 

heading below. 

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. 

Privacy Act: In accordance with 49 

U.S.C. 31315(b), DOT solicits comments 

from the public to better inform its 

exemption process. DOT posts these 

comments, without edit, including any 

personal information the commenter 

provides, to www.regulations.gov, as 

described in the system of records 

notice DOT/ALL 14–FDMS, which can 

be reviewed at https://

www.transportation.gov/privacy. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Richard Clemente, Driver and Carrier 

Operations Division; Office of Carrier, 

Driver and Vehicle Safety Standards, 

FMCSA, at (202) 366–2722 or by email 

at MCPSD@dot.gov. If you have 

questions on viewing or submitting 

material to the docket, contact Dockets 

Operations at (202) 366–9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Public Participation and Request for 

Comments 

FMCSA encourages you to participate 

by submitting comments and related 

materials. 

Submitting Comments 

If you submit a comment, please 

include the docket number for this 

notice (FMCSA–2022–0137), indicate 

the specific section of this document to 

which the comment applies, and 

provide a reason for suggestions or 

recommendations. You may submit 

your comments and material online or 

by fax, mail, or hand delivery, but 

please use only one of these means. 

FMCSA recommends that you include 

your name and a mailing address, an 

email address, or a phone number in the 

body of your document so the Agency 

can contact you if it has questions 

regarding your submission. 

To submit your comment online, go to 

www.regulations.gov and put the docket 

number (‘‘FMCSA–2022–0137’’) in the 

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

When the new screen appears, click on 

the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ button and type 

your comment into the text box in the 

following screen. Choose whether you 

are submitting your comment as an 

individual or on behalf of a third party 

and then submit. If you submit your 

comments by mail or hand delivery, 

submit them in an unbound format, no 

larger than 81⁄2 by 11 inches, suitable for 

copying and electronic filing. If you 

submit comments by mail and would 

like to know that they reached the 

facility, please enclose a stamped, selfaddressed postcard or envelope. FMCSA 

will consider all comments and material 

received during the comment period. 

II. Legal Basis 

FMCSA has authority under 49 U.S.C. 

31136(e) and 31315(b) to grant 

exemptions from Federal Motor Carrier 

Safety Regulations (FMCSRs). 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 

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 Agency must publish its decision 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 

specify the effective period and explain 

the terms and conditions of the 

exemption. The exemption may be 

renewed (49 CFR 381.300(b)). 

III. Applicant’s Request 

NGWA seeks an exemption from the 

ELDT regulations ‘‘for individuals 

operating class B ground water well 

drilling rigs.’’ NGWA states that it is the 

country’s largest professional trade 

association representing water well 

contractors, groundwater scientists, and 

manufacturers and suppliers of 

groundwater technology. According to 

NGWA, the exemption ‘‘could save 

hundreds of hours each year for water 

well contractors.’’ 

A copy of NGWA’s application for 

exemption is available for review in the 

docket for this notice. 

IV. Request for Comments 

In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 

31315(b), FMCSA requests public 

comment from all interested persons on 

NGWA’s application for an exemption. 

All comments received before the close 

of business on the comment closing date 

indicated at the beginning of this notice 

will be considered and will be available 


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for examination in the docket at the 

location listed under the Addresses 

section of this notice. Comments 

received after the comment closing date 

will be filed in the public docket and 

will be considered to the extent 

practicable. In addition to late 

comments, FMCSA will also continue to 

file, in the public docket, relevant 

information that becomes available after 

the comment closing date. Interested 

persons should continue to examine the 

public docket for new material. 

Larry W. Minor, 

Associate Administrator for Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2022–14507 Filed 7–6–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Transit Administration 

[Docket No. FTA–2022–0018] 

National Transit Database Reporting 

Changes and Clarifications 

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, 

Department of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice; Request for comments. 

SUMMARY: This notice provides 

information on proposed changes and 

clarifications to the National Transit 

Database (NTD) reporting requirements. 

Some of the proposed NTD changes 

would take effect beginning in NTD 

report year (RY) 2023 or 2024, which 

corresponds to an agency’s fiscal year, 

while others would take effect in 

calendar year (CY) 2023. 

DATES: Comments are due by September 

6, 2022. The Federal Transit 

Administration (FTA) will consider late 

comments to the extent practicable. 

ADDRESSES: You may file comments 

identified by docket number FTA– 

2022–0018 by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

https://www.regulations.gov and follow 

the online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• Mail: Send comments to Docket 

Management Facility; U.S. Department 

of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, West Building Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC 

20590–0001. 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, between 9:00 

a.m. and 5:00 p.m. ET, Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

• Fax: Fax comments to Docket 

Management Facility, U.S. Department 

of Transportation, at (202) 493–2251. 

Instructions: You must include the 

agency name (Federal Transit 

Administration) and Docket Number 

(FTA–2022–0018) for this notice, at the 

beginning of your comments. If sent by 

mail, submit two copies of your 

comments. 

Electronic Access and Filing: This 

document and all comments received 

may be viewed online through the 

Federal eRulemaking portal at http://

www.regulations.gov or at the street 

address listed above. Electronic 

submission, retrieval help, and 

guidelines are available on the Federal 

eRulemaking portal website. The 

website is available 24 hours each day, 

365 days a year. Please follow the 

instructions. An electronic copy of this 

document may also be downloaded 

from the Office of the Federal Register’s 

home page at https://

www.federalregister.gov. 

Privacy Act: Except as provided 

below, all comments received into the 

docket will be made public in their 

entirety. The comments will be 

searchable by the name of the 

individual submitting the comment (or 

signing the comment, if submitted on 

behalf of an association, business, labor 

union, etc.) You should not include 

information in your comment that you 

do not want to be made public. You may 

review DOT’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement in the Federal Register 

published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 

19477–78) or at https://

www.transportation.gov/privacy. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Thomas Coleman, National Transit 

Database Program Manager, FTA Office 

of Budget and Policy, (202) 366–5333, 

thomas.coleman@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents 

A. Background and Overview 

B. New Sample-Based Monthly Data (WE–20) 

C. General Transit Feed Specification (GTFS) 

D. Collecting Geospatial Data for Demand 

Response Modes 

E. Emergency Contact Information 

F. Vehicle Fuel Type 

A. Background and Overview 

The National Transit Database (NTD) 

was established by Congress to be the 

Nation’s primary source for information 

and statistics on the transit systems of 

the United States. Recipients and 

beneficiaries of Federal Transit 

Administration (FTA) grants under 

either the Urbanized Area Formula 

Program (49 U.S.C. 5307) or Rural Area 

Formula Program (49 U.S.C. 5311) are 

required by law to report to the NTD. 

FTA grantees that own, operate, or 

manage public transportation capital 

assets are required to provide more 

limited reports to the NTD regarding 

Transit Asset Management. 

Pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 5334(k), FTA is 

seeking public comment on five 

proposed NTD reporting changes and 

clarifications. These proposals are based 

on changes to Federal transportation 

law made by the Bipartisan 

Infrastructure Law, enacted as the 

Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act 

(Pub. L. 117–58) and based on input 

from the transit industry. These 

proposed changes are not related to 

safety and security (S&S) reporting, as 

FTA is proposing S&S changes in a 

separate Federal Register notice. The 

information below describes anticipated 

reporting impacts from each proposed 

change or clarification, as well as the 

proposed effective date of each change. 

FTA seeks comments on the proposed 

changes and clarifications described 

below. All impacts or changes described 

below are proposed and subject to 

finalization in a future notice. 

B. New Sample-Based Monthly Data 

(WE–20) 

During the recent COVID–19 

pandemic, FTA found that it did not 

have timely data on transit ridership or 

transit service levels that was sufficient 

to inform decision-makers at the 

Federal, State, and local levels during a 

rapidly changing crisis situation. To 

better understand changes in the transit 

industry on a timely basis, FTA 

proposes to collect additional data from 

a sample set of modal reports from 

across the universe of full, reduced, 

tribal, and rural reporters on a new WE– 

20 Form. The goal of the sample is to 

obtain a representative nationwide 

snapshot of transit ridership and transit 

service levels. The sampling 

methodology would use a stratified 

random sampling based on region, 

mode, and other factors. FTA would 

then make sampling adjustments as 

needed based on unavailable modes, 

reporters without weekly data access, or 

other factors. Sampling may not be 

purely random to ensure the accuracy of 

the nationwide estimate of ridership 

and service levels. Therefore, NTD 

reporters with the largest service levels 

nationally or regionally may be more 

likely to be selected multiple times to 

ensure the accuracy of the nationwide 

estimate. 

For the sampled modes, FTA 

proposes to collect four data points once 

each month: 

• Weekday 5-day unlinked passenger 

trip (UPT) total for the reference week; 

• Weekday 5-day vehicle revenue 

miles (VRM) total for the reference 

week; 


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