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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. 

OMB Control Number: 2120–0005. 

Title: General Operating and Flight 

Rules FAR 91 and FAR 107. 

Form Numbers: FAA Form 8130–6. 

Type of Review: Renewal. 

Background: The Federal Register 

Notice with a 60-day comment period 

soliciting comments on the following 

collection of information was published 

on July 10, 2020 (85 FR 41669). A 

person who desires to operate an aircraft 

with inoperative instruments or 

equipment under the provisions of 14 

CFR 91.213(a) must receive approval for 

their minimum equipment list and be 

issued an LOA to use that MEL. The 

person must submit the MEL for 

approval along with a written request 

for an LOA to the responsible Flight 

Standards office. The information 

collected includes only those details 

essential to evaluate the request, 

approve the MEL, and issue the LOA. 

This information includes the aircraft 

operator’s name and address, the name 

and telephone number or email address 

of the person responsible for aircraft 

operations, aircraft make, model, series, 

aircraft registration number, aircraft 

serial number, the proposed MEL, and 

nonessential equipment and furnishings 

list, if applicable. 

The FAA currently issues MEL 

approvals under the provisions of 

§ 91.213(a) through two methods: (1) 

D095 LOA and (2) D195 LOA. The FAA 

is simplifying § 91.213(a) MEL 

approvals by transitioning to one 

method of approval, LOA D195, and 

streamlining the application and 

approval process to reduce regulatory 

costs, burdens, and delays. While 

developing this new § 91.213(a) LOA 

policy, the FAA discovered that 

approval for information collection was 

inadvertently overlooked during the 

§ 91.213 rulemaking process. We now 

seek to remedy that omission. 

Additionally, the FAA is revising this 

collection request to remove sections 14 

CFR 91.9 and 91.215(a), as the FAA has 

determined that those sections do not 

contain collections covered by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act. 

Respondents: Approximately 2,638 

aircraft operators of U.S.-registered 

aircraft who desire to operate under 14 

CFR 91.213(a). 

Frequency: One time for the initial 

request for MEL approval and LOA 

issuance, and thereafter for MEL 

revision. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: 20 hours for initial approval; 

4 hours for revision. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: We 

estimate the average annual burden for 

the first 10 years will be 38,792 hours. 

Due to implementation of new MEL 

policy, we anticipate an annual burden 

of 55,392 hours for the first 5 years and 

22,192 hours thereafter, resulting in a 

10-year average of 38,792 hours per 

year. Our rationale follows: 

The FAA Aerospace Forecast for 

Fiscal Years 2020–2040 projects the 

general aviation fleet to decline slightly, 

rounded up to an average of 0% change 

annually. Therefore, we will use the 

current average of 1308 part 91 MEL 

LOAs issued per year. Over the past 4 

years, 81% of these LOAs were for 

initial MEL approval and 19% were for 

MEL revision. We estimate a 20 hour 

burden for an initial MEL request and a 

4 hour burden for an MEL revision. This 

results in an annual burden of 22,192 

hours. 

1,308 × 81% = 1,060; 1,060 × 20 hours 

= 21,200 hours 

1,308 × 19% = 248; 248 × 4 hours = 992 

hours 

21,200 hours + 992 hours = 22,192 

hours 

Additionally, there are 8,300 active 

D095 LOAs. The new FAA policy will 

phase out the use of D095 over five 

years. Holders of D095 LOAs who wish 

to operate under § 91.213(a) must 

request D195 LOA issuance. Therefore, 

on average, for the first 5 years, we 

anticipate an additional 1,660 MEL LOA 

requests. These would all be initial MEL 

requests and result in an additional 

33,200 hours each year for the first 5 

years. 

1,660 × 20 hours = 33,200 hours 

Therefore, for the first 5 years, we 

anticipate an annual burden of 55,392 

hours (22,192 + 33,200) and 22,192 

hours thereafter, resulting in an average 

of 38,792 hours per year. 

As a result of this addition, and the 

removal of sections 14 CFR 91.9 and 

91.215(a), the FAA estimates that the 

total annual burden in this Information 

Collection Request is 282,129 hours and 

1,772,836 responses. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on May 24, 

2021. 

Dwayne C. Morris, 

Project Manager, Flight Standards Service, 

General Aviation and Commercial Division. 

[FR Doc. 2021–11300 Filed 5–27–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Joint Biomedical Laboratory Research 

and Development and Clinical Science 

Research and Development Services 

Scientific Merit Review Board, Notice 

of Meeting 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA) gives notice under Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. 

App.2, that a meeting of the Joint 

Biomedical Laboratory Research and 

Development and Clinical Science 

Research and Development Services 

Scientific Merit Review Board (JBL/CS 

SMRB) will be held Wednesday, June 

23, 2021, via WebEx. The meeting will 

begin at 3:00 p.m. and end at 5:00 p.m. 

EDT. The meeting will have an open 

session from 3:00 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. 

and a closed session from 3:30 p.m. 

until 5:00 p.m. EDT. 

The purpose of the Board is to 

provide expert review of the scientific 

quality, budget, safety and missionrelevance of investigator-initiated 

research applications submitted for VA 

merit review consideration and to offer 

advice for research program officials on 

program priorities and policies. 

The purpose of the open session is to 

meet with the JBL/CS Service Directors 

to discuss the overall policies and 

process for scientific review, as well as 

disseminate information among the 

Board members regarding the VA 

research priorities. 

The purpose of the closed session is 

to provide recommendations on the 

scientific quality, budget, safety and 

mission relevance of investigatorinitiated research applications 

submitted for VA merit review 

evaluation. Applications submitted for 

review include various medical 

specialties within the general areas of 

biomedical, behavioral and clinical 

science research. The JBL/CS SMRB 

meeting will be closed to the public for 

the review, discussion and evaluation of 

initial and renewal research 

applications, which involve reference to 

staff and consultant critiques of research 

applications. Discussions will deal with 

scientific merit of each application and 

qualifications of personnel conducting 

the studies, the disclosure of which 

would constitute a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy. 

Additionally, premature disclosure of 

research information could significantly 

obstruct implementation of proposed 

agency action regarding the research 

applications. As provided by subsection 

10(d) of Public Law 92–463, as amended 

by Public Law 94–409, closing the 

subcommittee meetings is in accordance 

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with Title 5 U.S.C. 552b(c) (6) and 

(9)(B). 

Members of the public who wish to 

attend the open JBL/CS SMRB meeting 

should join via WebEx. Meeting number 

(access code): 199 345 6955. Meeting 

password: MWmXc8uc5@7. Meeting 

link: https://veteransaffairs.webex.com/ 

webappng/sites/veteransaffairs/ 

j.php?MTID=m93c418ac38f1765a68

bde6e4cf5a055b. 

Those who would like to obtain a 

copy of the minutes from the closed 

subcommittee meetings and rosters of 

the subcommittee members should 

contact Michael Burgio, Ph.D., 

Designated Federal Officer (14RD) 

Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 

Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 

20420, at 202–603–4667 or 

Michael.Burgio@va.gov. 

Dated: May 25, 2021. 

LaTonya L. Small, 

Federal Advisory Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2021–11377 Filed 5–27–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Privacy Act of 1974; System of 

Records 

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA), Veterans Health Administration 

(VHA). 

ACTION: Notice of new system of records. 

SUMMARY: The Privacy Act of 1974 

requires that all agencies publish in the 

Federal Register a notice of the 

existence and character of their systems 

of records. Notice is hereby given that 

the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) 

is establishing a new system of records 

entitled, ‘‘VA Employee Whole Health 

Program Records-VA.’’. 

DATES: Comments on this new system of 

records must be received no later than 

30 days after date of publication in the 

Federal Register. If no public comment 

is received during the period allowed 

for comment or unless otherwise 

published in the Federal Register by 

VA, the new system of records will 

become effective a minimum of 30 days 

after date of publication in the Federal 

Register. If VA receives public 

comments, VA shall review the 

comments to determine whether any 

changes to the notice are necessary. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted through www.Regulations.gov 

or mailed to VA Privacy Service, 810 

Vermont Avenue NW, (005R1A), 

Washington, DC 20420. Comments 

should indicate that they are submitted 

in response to ‘‘VA Employee Whole 

Health Program Records-VA’’ 

(199VA10). Comments received will be 

available at regulations.gov for public 

viewing, inspection or copies. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stephania Griffin, Veterans Health 

Administration (VHA) Privacy Officer, 

Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 

Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 

20420; telephone (704) 245–2492 (Note: 

not a toll-free number). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Description of Proposed Systems of 

Records 

The head of each agency of the 

Government of the United States may 

establish, within the limits of 

appropriations available, a health 

program to promote and maintain the 

physical and mental fitness of 

employees under their jurisdiction. VA 

Employee Whole Health Program 

Records will house records of 

employees engaging in whole health 

classes, education, coaching, and other 

approaches in support of their 

individual health and wellbeing. These 

records will be maintained separately 

from the employee medical file for the 

privacy of the employee as the 

Employee Whole Health Program 

records are not for documenting fitness 

for duty, job and/or hazard exposure or 

medical treatment for work-related 

injuries. The new system of records 

outlines an additional category of 

records to document and track 

employees, not previously documented, 

namely records resulting from 

participation in agency-sponsored 

whole health self-care and wellness 

activities, including health assessments, 

personal health planning, health 

coaching, preventive services, fitness 

programs, and any other activities that 

could be considered part of a 

comprehensive worksite whole health 

and wellness program. The new system 

of records will allow documentation of 

program participation, will allow 

workload to be captured, and will 

enable program evaluation to assess 

effectiveness overall and on individual 

wellbeing. 

II. Proposed Routine Use Disclosures of 

Data in the System 

We are proposing to establish the 

following routine use disclosures of 

information maintained in the system. 

1. VA may disclose information to a 

Member of Congress or staff acting upon 

the Member’s behalf when the Member 

or staff requests the information on 

behalf of, and at the request of, the 

individual who is the subject of the 

record. VA must be able to provide 

information about individuals to 

adequately respond to inquiries from 

Members of Congress at the request of 

constituents who have sought their 

assistance. 

2. VA may disclose information to 

appropriate agencies, entities, and 

persons when (1) VA suspects or has 

confirmed that there has been a breach 

of the system of records; (2) VA has 

determined that as a result of the 

suspected or confirmed breach there is 

a risk of harm to individuals, VA 

(including its information systems, 

programs, and operations), the Federal 

Government, or national security; and 

(3) the disclosure made to such 

agencies, entities, and persons is 

reasonably necessary to assist in 

connection with VA’s efforts to respond 

to the suspected or confirmed breach or 

to prevent, minimize, or remedy such 

harm. 

3. VA may disclose information to 

another Federal agency or Federal 

entity, when VA determines that 

information from this system of records 

is reasonably necessary to assist the 

recipient agency or entity in (1) 

responding to a suspected or confirmed 

breach or (2) preventing, minimizing, or 

remedying the risk of harm to 

individuals, the recipient agency or 

entity (including its information 

systems, programs, and operations), the 

Federal Government, or national 

security, resulting from a suspected or 

confirmed breach. 

4. VA may disclose information to the 

Department of Justice (DoJ), or in a 

proceeding before a court, adjudicative 

body, or other administrative body 

before which VA is authorized to 

appear, when: (a) VA or any component 

thereof; (b) Any VA employee in his or 

her official capacity; (c) Any VA 

employee in his or her official capacity 

where DoJ has agreed to represent the 

employee; or (d) The United States, 

where VA determines that litigation is 

likely to affect the agency or any of its 

components, is a party to such 

proceedings or has an interest in such 

proceedings, and VA determines that 

use of such records is relevant and 

necessary to the proceedings, provided, 

however, that in each case VA 

determines the disclosure is compatible 

with the purpose for which the records 

were collected. If the disclosure is in 

response to a subpoena, summons, 

investigative demand, or similar legal 

process, the request must meet the 

requirements for a qualifying law 

enforcement request under the Privacy 

Act, 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(7), or an order 

from a court of competent jurisdiction 

under 552a(b)(11).