This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER

contains notices to the public of the proposed

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purpose of these notices is to give interested

persons an opportunity to participate in the

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1 ‘‘Sensitive Security Information’’ or ‘‘SSI’’ is 

information obtained or developed in the conduct 

of security activities, the disclosure of which would 

constitute an unwarranted invasion of privacy, 

reveal trade secrets or privileged or confidential 

information, or be detrimental to the security of 

transportation. The protection of SSI is governed by 

49 CFR part 1520. 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

6 CFR Part 37 

[Docket No. DHS–2020–0028] 

Public Meeting and Extension of 

Comment Period on Request for 

Information: Minimum Standards for 

Driver’s Licenses and Identification 

Cards Acceptable by Federal Agencies 

for Official Purposes; Mobile Driver’s 

Licenses 

AGENCY: Office of Strategy, Policy and 

Plans, Department of Homeland 

Security (DHS). 

ACTION: Notification of public meeting 

and request for comments; extension of 

comment period. 

SUMMARY: On April 19, 2021, the 

Department of Homeland Security 

(DHS) published a request for 

information (RFI) soliciting comments 

from the public to help inform a 

potential rulemaking that would amend 

DHS regulations to set the minimum 

technical requirements and security 

standards for mobile or digital driver’s 

licenses/identification cards 

(collectively ‘‘mobile driver’s licenses’’ 

or ‘‘mDLs’’) to enable federal agencies to 

accept mDLs for official purposes under 

the REAL ID Act and regulation. In 

advance of the closing date for 

comments submitted in response to the 

RFI, DHS will hold a virtual public 

meeting on June 30, 2021, to answer 

questions regarding the RFI and to 

provide an additional forum for 

comments by stakeholders and other 

interested persons regarding the issues 

identified in the RFI. DHS is also 

extending the comment period for the 

RFI by 42 calendar days to provide an 

additional period for comments to be 

submitted after the public meeting. 

DATES: Virtual public meeting: The 

virtual public meeting will be held on 

Tuesday, June 30, 2021, from 10:00 a.m. 

to 1:00 p.m. (EDT). Requests to attend 

the meeting and request for 

accommodations for a disability must be 

received by June 25, 2021. 

Comments on request for information: 

The comment period on the RFI is 

extended by 42 days, from June 18, 

2021, to July 30, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: The virtual public meeting 

requires pre-registration. To register, 

interested persons must visit the 

following website: https://

app.smartsheet.com/b/form/ 

1a98299bbeeb4e6f988ede29f36d222b 

and provide the required information. 

Virtual attendance information will be 

provided after registration. Participants 

and persons unable to join the meeting 

may submit comments electronically 

through the Federal eRulemaking portal 

at http://www.regulations.gov. Use the 

Search bar to find the docket, using 

docket number DHS–2020–0028. See 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for format 

and other information about comment 

submissions. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Steve Yonkers, Director, REAL ID 

Program, Office of Strategy, Policy, and 

Plans, United States Department of 

Homeland Security, Washington, DC 

20528, Steve.Yonkers@hq.dhs.gov, (202) 

447–3274, or George Petersen, Senior 

Program Manager, Enrollment Services 

and Vetting Programs, Transportation 

Security Administration, Springfield, 

VA 20598, George.Petersen@tsa.dhs.gov, 

(571) 227–2215. Please do not submit 

comments to these addresses. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Public Participation and Request for 

Comments 

DHS invites interested persons to 

comment on the RFI by submitting 

written comments, data, or views. See 

ADDRESSES above for information on 

where to submit comments. Except as 

stated below, all comments received 

may be posted without change to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information you have 

provided. 

Commenter Instructions 

DHS continues to invite comments on 

any aspect of RFI through the extended 

comment period, and welcomes any 

additional comments and information 

that would promote an understanding of 

the broader implications of acceptance 

of mobile or digital driver’s licenses by 

Federal agencies for official purposes. 

This request includes comments relating 

to the economic, privacy, security, 

environmental, energy, or federalism 

impacts that might result from a future 

rulemaking based on input received as 

a result of the RFI. In addition, DHS 

included specific questions in the RFI 

immediately following the discussion of 

the relevant issues. See Section IV of the 

RFI at 86 FR 20325–26. DHS asks that 

each commenter include the identifying 

number of the specific question(s) to 

which they are responding. Each 

comment should also explain the 

commenter’s interest in the RFI and 

how their comments should inform 

DHS’s consideration of the relevant 

issues. 

DHS asks that commenters provide as 

much information as possible, including 

any supporting research, evidence, or 

data. In some areas, DHS requests very 

specific information. Whenever 

possible, please provide citations and 

copies of any relevant studies or reports 

on which you rely, as well as any 

additional data which supports your 

comment. It is also helpful to explain 

the basis and reasoning underlying your 

comment. Although responses to all 

questions are preferable, DHS 

recognizes that providing detailed 

comments on every question could be 

burdensome and will consider all 

comments, regardless of whether the 

response is complete. 

Handling of Confidential or Proprietary 

Information and SSI Submitted in 

Public Comments 

Do not submit comments that include 

trade secrets, confidential business 

information, or sensitive security 

information 1 (SSI) to the public 

regulatory docket. Please submit such 

comments separately from other 

comments on the RFI. Commenters 

submitting this type of information 

should contact the individual in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section 

for specific instructions. 

DHS will not place comments 

containing SSI, confidential business 

information, or trade secrets in the 

public docket and will handle them in 

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2The REAL ID Act of 2005—Title II of division 

B of the FY05 Emergency Supplemental 

Appropriations Act, as amended, Public Law 109– 

13, 49 U.S.C. 30301 note; REAL ID Driver’s Licenses 

and Identification Cards, 6 CFR part 37. 

3REAL ID Modernization Act, Title X, Div. U of 

the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, Public 

Law 116–260 (Dec. 27, 2020). 

4See ‘‘Minimum Standards for Driver’s Licenses 

and Identification Cards Acceptable by Federal 

Agencies for Official Purposes; Mobile Driver’s 

Licenses’’ (86 FR 20320). 

5Press Release, DHS Announces Extension of 

REAL ID Full Enforcement Deadline (April 27, 

2021), available at: https://www.dhs.gov/real-id/ 

news/2021/04/27/dhs-announces-extension-real-idfull-enforcement-deadline. On May 3, 2021, DHS 

published an Interim Final Rule to amend the 

deadlines in 6 CFR 37.5 to effectuate the extension. 

See 86 FR 23237 (May 3, 2021). 

6See 6 CFR 37.5(b) and (c), as amended by 86 FR 

at 23240. 7See 86 FR at 20325–26. 8 86 FR at 20325–26. 

and restrictions on access. DHS will 

hold documents containing SSI, 

confidential business information, or 

trade secrets in a separate file to which 

the public does not have access and 

place a note in the public docket 

explaining that commenters have 

submitted such documents. DHS may 

include a redacted version of the 

comment in the public docket. If an 

individual requests to examine or copy 

information that is not in the public 

docket, DHS will treat it as any other 

request under the Freedom of 

Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552) 

and DHS’s FOIA regulation found in 6 

CFR part 5. 

Background 

The REAL ID Act of 2005 and the 

DHS implementing regulation set 

minimum requirements for state-issued 

driver’s licenses and identification cards 

accepted by federal agencies for official 

purposes, which the Act defines as 

accessing federal facilities, boarding 

federally regulated commercial aircraft, 

entering nuclear power plants, and any 

other purposes that the Secretary shall 

determine.2 The REAL ID 

Modernization Act, enacted in 

December 2020, clarifies that the REAL 

ID Act applies to mobile or digital 

driver’s licenses that have been issued 

in accordance with regulations 

prescribed by the Secretary.3

On April 19, 2021, DHS published an 

RFI to solicit comments from the public 

to help inform a potential rulemaking 

that would amend 6 CFR part 37 to set 

the minimum technical requirements 

and security standards for mDLs to 

enable federal agencies to accept mDLs 

for official purposes under the REAL ID 

Act and regulation.4 On April 27, 2021, 

DHS announced a 19-month extension 

of the REAL ID Act full enforcement 

date due to circumstances resulting 

from the COVID–19 pandemic.5

Beginning on May 3, 2023, federal 

agencies may only accept driver’s 

licenses and state-issued identification 

documents for official purposes that are 

REAL ID-compliant and issued by a 

REAL ID compliant state.6

Specific Issues for Discussion 

The RFI lists several issues for which 

DHS seeks information and comment.7

At the public meeting, DHS seeks to 

focus on several key areas in particular 

that DHS must explore with respect to 

a potential rulemaking to amend the 

REAL ID regulation. The comments at 

the meeting need not be limited to these 

issues, and DHS invites comments on 

other aspects of mDLs. The key issues 

are: 

(1) Security risks arising from the use 

of mDLs by federal agencies for official 

purposes, solutions to mitigate such 

risks, and digital security features to 

provide security that enable mDLs to 

provide security that is commensurate 

to that of physical security features for 

physical driver’s licenses. 

(2) Privacy concerns arising from mDL 

transactions, and digital security 

features to protect the privacy of 

information submitted in mDL 

transactions. 

(3) Concerns arising from the 

adoption, in a proposed regulation, of 

certain requirements set forth in 

industry standard ISO/IEC 18013–5; 

proposals to address issues that are 

important to mDL transactional security 

but that are not included, undefined, or 

ambiguous in the standard, which if 

addressed by a federal regulatory 

framework, would improve 

interoperability and security; initial and 

ongoing costs to a stakeholder to 

implement this standard. 

(4) Digital security features and other 

protocols to enable secure provisioning 

of mDLs; estimated costs for a state 

Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to 

implement in-person or remote 

provisioning 

(5) Advantages and disadvantages of 

mobile device hardware- and softwarebased security architecture to store mDL 

data on a mobile device. 

(6) Proposals regarding appropriate 

periods for mDLs to synchronize with 

their issuing database; estimated costs 

for a stakeholder to implement such 

synchronization periods 

(7) The appropriateness of Public Key 

Infrastructure to provide the level of 

privacy and security sufficient to 

implement a secure and trusted 

operating environment; estimated costs 

for a DMV or Federal agency to 

implement necessary IT security 

infrastructure. 

(8) Estimated costs and savings, to an 

individual to obtain an mDL, including 

time and effort required to obtain an 

mDL, and fees charged by a DMV. 

For more information on the mDLs 

and the issues for which DHS solicits 

comments, please see the RFI.8

Participation at the Meeting 

Due to the limits of the virtual 

platform, meeting capacity is limited, 

and slots will be filled on a first-come, 

first served basis. Members of the public 

interested in attending must register no 

later than June 25, 2021. When 

registration is confirmed, registrants 

will be provided the virtual meeting 

information/teleconference call-in 

number and passcode. Registrants are 

responsible for paying associated costs 

(long-distance charges, cell phone fees, 

internet connectivity) for participation. 

The meeting is expected to begin at 

10:00 a.m. and end by 1:00 p.m. (EDT). 

Following an introduction by DHS, 

members of the public will be invited to 

ask clarifying questions or present their 

views. 

Anyone wishing to present an oral 

statement must indicate their request in 

their registration. DHS will schedule 

these requests on a first come, first 

served basis to the extent permitted by 

time. All participants may address 

statements, questions, comments during 

the virtual meeting’s specified ‘‘open 

floor’’ times, in the order they present 

themselves to the moderator. To 

accommodate as many questions as 

possible, the amount of time allocated to 

each speaker may be limited by DHS. 

Public Meeting Procedures 

DHS will use the following 

procedures to facilitate the meeting: 

(1) There will be no admission fee or 

other charge to attend or to participate 

in the meeting. The meeting will be 

open to all persons who are registered. 

DHS will make every effort to 

accommodate all persons who wish to 

participate, but admission will be 

subject to virtual meeting capacity 

constraints. The meeting may adjourn 

early if DHS determines it is 

appropriate, e.g., scheduled 

presentations are complete and there 

appear to be no remaining questions 

from meeting participants. 

(2) An individual, whether speaking 

in a personal or a representative 

capacity on behalf of an organization, 

will be limited to a 5-minute statement 

and scheduled on a first-come, firstserved basis. 

(3) Any speaker prevented by time 

constraints from speaking will be 


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encouraged to submit written remarks to 

the docket, which will be made part of 

the record. 

(4) For information on services for 

individuals with disabilities or to 

request technical assistance at the 

meeting, please email 

DHSMeetingSupport@icf.com by June 

25, 2021. 

(5) Representatives of DHS will 

preside over the meeting. 

(6) The meeting will be recorded by 

a court reporter. The transcript will be 

made available at www.regulations.gov. 

Any person who is interested in 

purchasing a copy of the transcript 

should contact the court reporter 

directly. 

(7) Statements made by DHS 

representatives are intended to facilitate 

discussion of the issues or to clarify 

issues. Any statement made during the 

meeting by a DHS representative is not 

intended to be, and should not be 

construed as, DHS’s official position. 

(8) The meeting is designed to invite 

public views and gather additional 

information. No individual will be 

subject to cross-examination by any 

other participant; however, DHS 

representatives may ask questions to 

clarify a statement. 

Kelli Ann Burriesci, 

Acting Under Secretary, Office of Strategy, 

Policy, and Plans, United States Department 

of Homeland Security. 

[FR Doc. 2021–12616 Filed 6–15–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 9110–9M–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2021–0501; Project 

Identifier MCAI–2021–00168–T] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; Airbus SAS 

Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to 

supersede Airworthiness Directive (AD) 

2019–20–10, which applies to certain 

Airbus SAS Model A318 series 

airplanes; Model A319–111, –112, –113, 

–114, –115, –131, –132, and –133 

airplanes; Model A320–211, –212, –214, 

–216, –231, –232, and –233 airplanes; 

and Model A321–111, –112, –131, –211, 

–212, –213, –231, and –232 airplanes. 

AD 2019–20–10 requires repetitive 

rototest inspections of the holes at the 

door stop fittings for any cracking, and 

corrective actions if necessary. Since the 

FAA issued AD 2019–20–10, a 

clarification of a certain compliance 

time for the rototest inspection was 

added. This proposed AD would clarify 

a certain compliance time and continue 

to require repetitive rototest inspections 

of the holes at the door stop fittings for 

any cracking, and repair if necessary, as 

specified in a European Union Aviation 

Safety Agency (EASA) AD, which is 

proposed for incorporation by reference. 

The FAA is proposing this AD to 

address the unsafe condition on these 

products. 

DATES: The FAA must receive comments 

on this proposed AD by August 2, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, 

using the procedures found in 14 CFR 

11.43 and 11.45, by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: 202–493–2251. 

• Mail: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, 

M–30, West Building Ground Floor, 

Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: Deliver to Mail 

address above between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

For material that will be incorporated 

by reference (IBR) in this AD, contact 

EASA, Konrad-Adenauer-Ufer 3, 50668 

Cologne, Germany; telephone +49 221 

8999 000; email ADs@easa.europa.eu; 

internet www.easa.europa.eu. You may 

find this IBR material on the EASA 

website at https://ad.easa.europa.eu. 

You may view this IBR material at the 

FAA, Airworthiness Products Section, 

Operational Safety Branch, 2200 South 

216th St., Des Moines, WA. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call 206–231–3195. 

It is also available in the AD docket on 

the internet at https://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2021– 

0501. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket on 

the internet at https://

www.regulations.gov by searching for 

and locating Docket No. FAA–2021– 

0501; or in person at Docket Operations 

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

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

The AD docket contains this NPRM, any 

comments received, and other 

information. The street address for 

Docket Operations is listed above. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sanjay Ralhan, Aerospace Engineer, 

Large Aircraft Section, International 

Validation Branch, FAA, 2200 South 

216th St., Des Moines, WA 98198; 

telephone and fax 206–231–3223; email 

Sanjay.Ralhan@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

The FAA invites you to send any 

written relevant data, views, or 

arguments about this proposal. Send 

your comments to an address listed 

under ADDRESSES. Include ‘‘Docket No. 

FAA–2021–0501; Project Identifier 

MCAI–2021–00168–T’’ at the beginning 

of your comments. The most helpful 

comments reference a specific portion of 

the proposal, explain the reason for any 

recommended change, and include 

supporting data. The FAA will consider 

all comments received by the closing 

date and may amend the proposal 

because of those comments. 

Except for Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) as described in the 

following paragraph, and other 

information as described in 14 CFR 

11.35, the FAA will post all comments 

received, without change, to https://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information you provide. The 

agency will also post a report 

summarizing each substantive verbal 

contact received about this proposed 

AD. 

Confidential Business Information 

CBI is commercial or financial 

information that is both customarily and 

actually treated as private by its owner. 

Under the Freedom of Information Act 

(FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt 

from public disclosure. If your 

comments responsive to this NPRM 

contain commercial or financial 

information that is customarily treated 

as private, that you actually treat as 

private, and that is relevant or 

responsive to this NPRM, it is important 

that you clearly designate the submitted 

comments as CBI. Please mark each 

page of your submission containing CBI 

as ‘‘PROPIN.’’ The FAA will treat such 

marked submissions as confidential 

under the FOIA, and they will not be 

placed in the public docket of this 

NPRM. Submissions containing CBI 

should be sent to Sanjay Ralhan, 

Aerospace Engineer, Large Aircraft 

Section, International Validation 

Branch, FAA, 2200 South 216th St., Des 

Moines, WA 98198; telephone and fax 

206–231–3223; email Sanjay.Ralhan@

faa.gov. Any commentary that the FAA 

receives which is not specifically 

designated as CBI will be placed in the 

public docket for this rulemaking. 


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