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Zone Easement was originally 

purchased to enable the Airport to 

ensure airport compatible land use. The 

proposed future use of 0.50 acres of the 

land will be a compatible land use. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before June 28, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Documents are available for 

review by appointment at the FAA 

Chicago Airports District Office, 

Christina Sullivan, Chicago Airports 

District Office, 2300 East Devon 

Avenue, Des Plaines, IL 60018, 

Telephone: (847) 294–8252/Fax: (847) 

294–7046 and City of Prairie Du Chien, 

37735 US Highway 18, Prairie Du 

Chien, WI 53821, Telephone: (608)326– 

2118. 

Written comments on the Sponsor’s 

request must be delivered or mailed to: 

Christina, Program Manager, Federal 

Aviation Administration, Chicago 

Airports District Office, 2300 East 

Devon, Ste. 320, Des Plaines, IL 60018, 

Telephone: (847) 294–8252/Fax: (847) 

294–7046. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christina Sullivan, Program Manager, 

Federal Aviation Administration, 

Chicago Airports District Office, 2300 

East Devon, Ste. 320, Des Plaines, IL 

60018, Telephone: (847) 294–8252/Fax: 

(847) 294–7046. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with section 47107(h) of 

Title 49, United States Code, this notice 

is required to be published in the 

Federal Register 30 days before 

modifying the land-use assurance that 

requires the property to be used for an 

aeronautical purpose. 

The Clear Zone Easement (within 

Parcel 17B) is owned by the City of 

Prairie du Chien. The easement was 

originally purchased to ensure airport 

compatible development. 

Based on current Fair Market Value of 

Clear Zone Easement ($8,428) being 

released and Avigation Easement 

($9,384) being granted to the City of 

Prairie du Chien in exchange, the net 

gain to the airport in value of easements 

is $956.00. 

This notice announces that the FAA 

is considering the release of the subject 

airport property at the Prairie du Chien 

Municipal Airport, Prairie du Chien, WI 

from federal easement covenants, 

subject to a reservation for continuing 

right of flight as well as restrictions on 

the released property as required in 

FAA Order 5190.6B section 22.16. 

Approval does not constitute a 

commitment by the FAA to financially 

assist in the disposal of the subject 

airport property nor a determination of 

eligibility for grant-in-aid funding from 

the FAA. 

Easement Parcel 17D, Part of Airport 

Parcel 17B (Legal Description), 

Avigation Easement To Be Converted 

From Clear Zone Easement, per 

Proposed Release 

Clear Zone Easement located in Farm 

Lot 43, of the Private Land Claims at 

Prairie du Chien, City of Prairie du 

Chien, Crawford County, Wisconsin. 

Also being part of Lot 1, Crawford 

County Certified Survey Map Number 

237, Document Number 207064 

recorded in the Crawford County 

Register of Deeds Office, described as 

follows: 

Commencing at the Northeast Corner 

of Farm Lot 43 of the Private Land 

Claims at Prairie du Chien; thence 

S79°36′51′′ W, 975.51 feet along the 

north line of said Farm Lot 43; thence 

S0°00′00′′ W, 1,098.80 feet to a found 3⁄4’’ iron re-bar at the Northeast Corner 

of Lot 1, Crawford County Certified 

Survey Map Number 237; thence 

S69°31′09′′ E, along the north line of 

said Lot 1, 565.40 feet to the northeast 

corner of said Lot 1, and a found 3⁄4’’ 

iron rebar; thence S4°15′28′′ E, along the 

east line of said Lot 1, 489.86 feet to a 

set 3⁄4’’ iron rebar, said point being the 

Point of Beginning of this Clear Zone 

Easement. 

Thence continuing S4°15′28′′ E, along 

the east line of said Lot 1, 273.84 feet 

to a found 3⁄4’’ iron rebar on the westerly 

line of Lot 2, Crawford County Certified 

Survey Map Number 1220; thence 

S4°10′52′′ E, along the east line of said 

Lot 1, and the westerly line of said Lot 

2, 22.03 feet to a found 3⁄4’’ iron rebar 

on the northerly right of way line of 

U.S.H. 18 and S.T.H. 35; thence 

N47°15′09′′ W, along the northerly right 

of way of U.S.H. 18 and S.T.H. 35, 

165.09 feet, to a found 3⁄4’’ iron rebar; 

thence N47°17′32′′ W, along the 

northerly right of way line of U.S.H. 18 

and S.T.H 35, 51.16 feet, to a set 3⁄4’’ 

iron rebar; thence N42°42′28′′ E, 201.82 

feet, to the Point of Beginning. 

Containing 0.50 acres more or less. 

Issued in Des Plaines, IL, on May 24, 2021. 

Debra L. Bartell, 

Manager, Chicago Airports District Office, 

FAA, Great Lakes Region. 

[FR Doc. 2021–11342 Filed 5–27–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Docket No. FAA–2020–0661] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Requests for Comments; 

Clearance of Renewed Approval of 

Information Collection: General 

Operating and Flight Rules FAR 91 and 

FAR 107 

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 collection involves 

information required to process a 

request for a Minimum Equipment List 

(MEL) Letter of Authorization (LOA) in 

accordance with certain regulations 

prescribing general operating and flight 

rules. The information to be collected is 

necessary because a written request is 

required to obtain an MEL LOA. The 

information collected includes only 

those details essential to evaluate the 

request, approve the MEL, and issue the 

LOA. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

submitted by June 28, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments on 

the proposed information collection to 

the Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget. Comments should be addressed 

to the attention of the Desk Officer, 

Department of Transportation/FAA, and 

sent via electronic mail to 

oira_submission@omb.eop.gov, or faxed 

to (202) 395–6974, or mailed to the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget, Docket Library, Room 10102, 

725 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 

20503. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

Attebury by email at: john.h.attebury@

faa.gov; phone: 281–443–5862. 

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 

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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