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1Operating Limitations at John F. Kennedy 

International Airport, 73 FR 3510 (Jan. 18, 2008) as 

amended 81 FR 32636 (May 24, 2016) and 81 FR 

40167 (June 21, 2016). 

2The FAA typically determines an airport’s 

average adjusted runway capacity or throughput for 

Level 2 and Level 3 airports by reviewing hourly 

data on the arrival and departure rates that air 

traffic control indicates could be accepted for that 

hour. We also review the actual number of arrivals 

and departures that operated in the same hour. The 

higher of the two numbers, ‘‘called’’ or actual, are 

used for these purposes. Some dates may be 

excluded from analysis such as during periods 

when extended airport closures or construction 

impacts capacity. 

number: 202–267–0613; email: 

jeffrey.planty@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA 

has designated EWR, LAX, ORD, and 

SFO as IATA Level 2 airports and JFK 

as an IATA Level 3 airport under the 

WSG. The FAA currently limits 

scheduled operations at JFK by Order 

until October 27, 2018.1

The FAA is primarily concerned 

about scheduled and other regularly 

conducted commercial operations 

during peak hours, but carriers may 

submit schedule plans for the entire 

day. At ORD, the peak hours are 0700 

to 2100 Central Time (1200 to 0200 

UTC), at LAX and SFO from 0600 to 

2300 Pacific Time (1300 to 0600 UTC), 

and at EWR and JFK from 0600 to 2300 

Eastern Time (1000 to 0300 UTC). 

Carriers should submit schedule 

information in sufficient detail 

including, at minimum, the marketing 

or operating carrier, flight number, 

scheduled time of operation, frequency, 

aircraft equipment, and effective dates. 

IATA standard schedule information 

format and data elements (Standard 

Schedules Information Manual or SSIM, 

Chapter 6) may be used. The WSG 

provides additional information on 

schedule submissions and schedule 

updates at Level 2 and Level 3 airports. 

The U.S. summer scheduling season 

is from March 25 through October 27, 

2018, in recognition of the IATA 

northern summer period. The FAA 

understands there may be differences in 

schedule times due to different U.S. 

daylight saving time dates and will 

accommodate these differences to the 

extent possible. 

The FAA generally uses average 

hourly runway capacity throughput for 

the schedule review at Level 2 airports, 

considering any differences associated 

with runway construction or other 

relevant operational and performance 

factors. The FAA will continue that 

practice to review the summer 2018 

proposed schedules. 

Airlines planning operations at LAX 

should be advised the airport plans 

construction on Runway 7L/25R and is 

expected to close the runway from midJanuary to mid-May 2018. Los Angeles 

World Airports (LAWA), the airport 

operator, is currently finalizing 

construction plans. The FAA is 

reviewing the anticipated capacity 

impacts of the construction along with 

recent operational performance and 

demand trends. This includes surface 

congestion issues that are increasing 

operational complexity and impacting 

air traffic control as it manages surface 

movements. The FAA expects 

continuing discussions with LAWA, 

airlines, and other stakeholders on ways 

to reduce congestion and delay and 

manage operations more efficiently. 

LAWA conducts monthly meetings on 

construction and other operational 

issues that include local FAA air traffic 

control facilities, airlines, and other 

stakeholders. Such meetings may be the 

best regular source of construction 

project updates and the anticipated 

impacts. 

In 2016, the FAA found it could not 

justify continued Level 3 slot controls at 

EWR as the operations were consistently 

below the allocated limits and the 

airport was underutilized. The FAA 

changed EWR from Level 3 to Level 2 

effective with the winter 2016 

scheduling season. The FAA anticipated 

as a result of the Level 2 decision, an 

increase in flights which could provide 

competitive and economic benefits. The 

FAA also anticipated that with the 

increase in flights, delays would 

increase above 2016 levels but would 

remain within the levels accepted when 

the FAA established Level 3 in summer 

2008. In reviewing schedules for 

summer 2018, as well as any new 

requests for winter 2017, the FAA will 

consider the recent operational 

performance metrics including the 

average hourly runway throughput 

trends.2

Our review of the average adjusted 

airport runway capacity indicates an 

average of 79 hourly operations, which 

is below the limit in the FAA 2008 

Order, and below the levels currently 

scheduled in some hours. For the winter 

2016 season, the FAA goal was up to 79 

movements in an hour with some 

reduced levels in adjacent hours to 

provide recovery periods. This was 

meant to allow a transition from Level 

3 to the first scheduling season as Level 

2. For the summer 2018 season, the 

performance data suggest a similar 

approach may improve performance. 

The FAA has determined a scheduling 

limit of up to 79 flights an hour is 

appropriate. The FAA will accept flights 

above that limit provided they were 

typically operated by the same airline 

for the summer 2017 season. At the 

same time, the FAA plans to work with 

airlines to retime some flights to less 

congested periods and have some hours 

to provide recovery periods. The mix of 

arrivals and departures, offsets for hours 

that may be above the limits, and the 

distribution of flights within an hour or 

adjacent hours will be considered. 

Beyond baseline flights, the FAA does 

not intend to approve new flights unless 

they can be accommodated within the 

limit. Based on demand for the summer 

2017 scheduling season, the FAA 

anticipates the 1100 to 1259 and 1800 

to 0059 UTC hours will be the peak 

periods without available capacity for 

new flights. Consistent with the WSG, 

carriers should be prepared to adjust 

schedules to meet available capacity in 

order to minimize potential congestion 

and delay. 

The Level 2 airports also have a 

separate schedule facilitation process 

managed by the airport operator or a 

designated representative for certain 

types of flights, such as international 

passenger flights, or at particular 

terminals or gates. Those processes with 

the individual airports or terminals will 

continue separately from, and in 

addition to, the FAA review of 

schedules based on runway capacity. 

Airlines should submit schedule 

information directly to the airport 

operator representatives in accordance 

with the local procedures. The FAA 

may consider the need to harmonize 

terminal and runway availability in the 

schedule review process. 

Issued in Washington, DC on September 

21, 2017. 

Michael C. Artist, 

Vice President, System Operations Services. 

[FR Doc. 2017–21045 Filed 9–27–17; 4:15 pm] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Summary Notice No. PE–2017–77] 

Petition for Exemption; Summary of 

Petition Received 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of petition for exemption 

received. 

SUMMARY: This notice contains a 

summary of a petition seeking relief 

from specified requirements of title 14, 

Code of Federal Regulations. The 

purpose of this notice is to improve the 

public’s awareness of, and participation 

in, this aspect of the FAA’s regulatory 

activities. Neither publication of this 


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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 

involved and must be received on or 

before October 12, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified 

by docket number FAA–2017–0849 

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 (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 

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

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lynette Mitterer, AIR–673, Federal 

Aviation Administration, 1601 Lind 

Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057–3356, 

email Lynette.Mitterer@faa.gov, phone 

(425) 227–1047; or Alphonso 

Pendergrass, ARM–200, Office of 

Rulemaking, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591, 

email alphonso.pendergrass@faa.gov, 

phone (202) 267–4713. 

This notice is published pursuant to 

14 CFR 11.85. 

Issued in Renton, Washington, on 

September 26, 2017. 

Suzanne Masterson, 

Acting Manager, Transport Standards 

Branch. 

Petition for Exemption 

Docket No.: FAA–2017–0849. 

Petitioner: Lockheed Martin 

Aeronautics Company. 

Section of 14 CFR Affected: 

§ 25.981(a)(3). 

Description of Relief Sought: 

Alternate requirements for lightning 

protection of fuel tank structure and 

systems for the Lockheed Martin Model 

382J Type Design Update (TDU) 382J 

Series aircraft. 

[FR Doc. 2017–21022 Filed 9–29–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Thirty Sixth RTCA SC–216 

Aeronautical Systems Security Plenary 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), U.S. Department 

of Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Thirty Sixth RTCA SC–216 

Aeronautical Systems Security Plenary. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice 

to advise the public of a meeting of 

Thirty Sixth RTCA SC–216 Plenary. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

November 13–17, 2017 9:00 a.m.–5:00 

p.m. CET. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at: 

EASA (Mon–Thu), Avenue de 

Cortenbergh 100, 1040 Brussels, 

Belgium, EUROCONTROL (Fri), Rue de 

la Fusee, 96, 1130 Bruxelles (Haren), 

Brussels, Belgium. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karan Hofmann at khofmann@rtca.org 

or 202–330–0680, or The RTCA 

Secretariat, 1150 18th Street NW., Suite 

910, Washington, DC 20036, or by 

telephone at (202) 833–9339, fax at (202) 

833–9434, or Web site at http://

www.rtca.org. Registration is required. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463, 5 U.S.C., App.), notice is hereby 

given for a meeting of the Thirty Sixth 

RTCA SC–216 Plenary. The agenda will 

include the following: 

Monday, November 13, 2017—9:00 

a.m.–5:00 p.m. (EASA) 

1. Welcome and Administrative 

Remarks 

2. Introductions 

3. Agenda Review 

4. Meeting-Minutes Review 

5. Review Joint Action List 

6. Continuation of Plenary or Working 

Group Sessions 

Tuesday, November 14, 2017—9:00 

a.m.–5:00 p.m. (EASA) 

Continuation of Plenary or Working 

Group Sessions 

Wednesday, November 15, 2017—9:00 

a.m.–5:00 p.m. (EASA) 

Continuation of Plenary or Working 

Group Sessions 

Thursday, November 16, 2017—9:00 

a.m.–5:00 p.m. (EASA) 

Continuation of Plenary or Working 

Group Sessions 

Friday, November 17, 2017—9:00 a.m.– 

12:00 p.m. (EUROCONTROL) 

1. Schedule Update 

2. Date, Place and Time of Next Meeting 

3. New Business 

4. Adjourn Plenary 

Attendance is open to the interested 

public but limited to space availability. 

With the approval of the chairman, 

members of the public may present oral 

statements at the meeting. Persons 

wishing to present statements or obtain 

information should contact the person 

listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section. Members of the public 

may present a written statement to the 

committee at any time. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on September 

27, 2017. 

Mohannad Dawoud, 

Management & Program Analyst, Partnership 

Contracts Branch, ANG–A17, NextGen, 

Procurement Services Division, Federal 

Aviation Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2017–21057 Filed 9–29–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Transit Administration 

[FTA Docket No. FTA 2017–0023] 

Agency Information Collection Activity 

Under OMB Review 

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration, 

DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of request for comments. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this 

notice announces that the Information 

Collection Requirements (ICRs) 

abstracted below have been forwarded 

to the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and comment. The 

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