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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mark Zimmer, Department of State’s 

Office of the U.S. Special Envoy for 

Sudan and South Sudan, tel.: 202–647– 

4531. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

12(b) of Executive Order 13761, as 

amended by section 1(c) of Executive 

Order 13804, states that sections 1, 4, 5, 

6, and 7 of that Executive Order are 

effective on October 12, 2017, provided 

that the Secretary of State, in 

consultation with the Secretary of the 

Treasury, the Director of National 

Intelligence, and the Administrator of 

the U.S. Agency for International 

Development, has published a notice in 

the Federal Register on or before that 

date, stating that the Government of 

Sudan has sustained the positive actions 

that gave rise to the Executive Order, 

and that the Secretary of State has 

provided to the President the report 

described in section 10 of that Executive 

Order. 

The Secretary of State, in consultation 

with the Secretary of the Treasury, the 

Director of National Intelligence, and 

the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for 

International Development, hereby 

states that the Government of Sudan has 

sustained the positive actions that gave 

rise to Executive Order 13761 of January 

13, 2017. The Secretary of State has also 

provided to the President the report 

described in section 10 of Executive 

Order 13761, as amended. 

As a result, the criteria set forth in 

section 12(b) of Executive Order 13761, 

as amended, have been satisfied, and 

sections 1, 4, 5, 6, and 7 of Executive 

Order 13761, as amended, are effective 

on October 12, 2017. 

Dated: October 4, 2017. 

Rex W. Tillerson, 

Secretary of State. 

[FR Doc. 2017–21927 Filed 10–10–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Summary Notice No. 2017–76] 

Petition for Exemption; Summary of 

Petition Received; Airlines for America 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice contains a 

summary of a petition seeking relief 

from specified requirements of Federal 

Aviation Regulations. The purpose of 

this notice is to improve the public’s 

awareness of, and participation in, the 

FAA’s exemption process. Neither 

publication of this 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 and 

must be received on or before October 

31, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified 

by docket number FAA–2017–0893 

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: Nia 

Daniels, (202) 267–7626, Office of 

Rulemaking, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591. 

This notice is published pursuant to 

14 CFR 11.85. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on October 3, 

2017. 

Lirio Liu, 

Director, Office of Rulemaking. 

Petition for Exemption 

Docket No.: FAA–2017–0893. 

Petitioner: Airlines for America. 

Sections of 14 CFR Affected: 

121.339(c). 

Description of Relief Sought: Airlines 

for America (A4A), on behalf of its 

affected operators, petitions for an 

exemption to operate Boeing B757–200 

and –300 series aircraft with the 

survival kits remotely stowed from the 

slide/rafts. A4A has also petitioned for 

survival kits to be remotely stowed from 

the slide/rafts for the Airbus A319/ 

A320/A321 aircraft, which the FAA has 

previously granted in Exemption No. 

17291. 

[FR Doc. 2017–21913 Filed 10–10–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Notice Suspending Implementation of 

the Environmental Impact Statement 

and Record of Decision for the 

Philadelphia International Airport 

Capacity Enhancement Program 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) DOT. 

ACTION: Suspending implementation of 

the Environmental Impact Statement 

(EIS) and Record of Decision (ROD) for 

the Philadelphia International Airport 

(PHL) Capacity Enhancement Program 

(CEP). 

SUMMARY: The FAA is suspending 

further implementation of the December 

2010 ROD for the Philadelphia 

International Airport (PHL) CEP. Due to 

unforeseen changes in operations at 

PHL, several of the airfield capacity 

enhancing components identified in the 

CEP ROD are not needed at this time. 

When the CEP ROD was issued, 

operations at PHL were forecasted to 

reach 555,112 in 2016 and 699,799 in 

2025. PHL was consistently ranked as 

one of the most delayed airports in the 

nation. Delays at PHL contributed to 

delays throughout the region and across 

the nation and were resulting in 

substantial costs in time and money for 

passengers and airlines. However, 

unforeseen changes in the aviation 

industry and aircraft activity have 

resulted in considerably less activity at 

PHL. Actual operations at PHL in 2016 

were 394,022, nearly thirty percent 

lower than originally forecasted. PHL is 

no longer experiencing severe 

congestion or significant delays. Over 

recent years, there has been no 

indication or reason to believe that 

forecasted operations and associated 

delays at PHL will reach the level 

experienced at the time FAA approved 

the CEP ROD. Since there is no longer 


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a foreseeable need for additional 

capacity at PHL, the airport sponsor, the 

City of Philadelphia, has elected to 

postpone several of the major 

components of CEP, including 

construction of the new southern 

runway and the extension of Runway 8/ 

26. In support of this decision, the FAA 

is suspending the ROD for the PHL CEP. 

Projects currently underway will 

continue to completion. As 

circumstances change and new projects 

are proposed, environmental analyses 

for those projects will be conducted in 

accordance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). 

DATES: Applicable upon publication in 

the Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Susan L. McDonald, Environmental 

Protection Specialist, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Harrisburg Airports 

District Office, 3905 Hartzdale Drive, 

Suite 508, Harrisburg, PA 17011. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 2003, 

the City of Philadelphia, the airport 

sponsor, who owns and operates PHL, 

asked FAA to consider ways to 

accommodate existing and forecasted 

aviation demands. PHL was one of the 

airports contributing to delays 

throughout the national airspace system, 

with delays approaching 20 minutes per 

average annual operation. Operations 

(aircraft takeoffs and landings) at PHL 

were increasing and forecasted to reach 

555,112 in 2016 and 699,799 in 2025. 

Delays at PHL were attributed to airfield 

configuration deficiencies and 

operational constraints; particularly in 

poor weather conditions. The purpose 

of the CEP was to enhance airport 

capacity in order to accommodate 

current and future aviation demand in 

the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area 

during all weather conditions. The FAA 

signed the ROD for the CEP on 

December 30, 2010. 

The CEP was designed to provide PHL 

with five runways connected by a 

redesigned and more efficient taxiway 

system. Under CEP, Runway 17/35 

would remain as a 6,500-foot-long 

crosswind runway. Runway 8/26 would 

be extended 2,000 feet to the east, for a 

total length of 7,000 feet with an 

Engineered Materials Arresting System 

(EMAS) constructed at the east end of 

the runway. Runway 9L/27R would 

remain at its current length (9,500 feet) 

and location. Runway 9R/27L would be 

extended to the east by 1,500 feet, to a 

total length of 12,000 feet, and would be 

renamed Runway 9C/27C. A new 9,103- 

foot-long runway, Runway 9R/27L, 

would be constructed 1,600 feet south of 

Runway 9C/27C (existing 9R/27L). All 

existing navigational aids would be 

relocated as necessary, or new 

navigational aids installed as required to 

meet the approach criteria for the 

particular runway end. The CEP 

included upgrades and reconfigurations 

to the existing terminal complex, and 

the addition of a new commuter 

terminal east of Runway 17/35. An 

automated people mover (APM) was to 

be constructed to transport passengers 

between terminals and parking 

facilities. The CEP would also have 

required the relocation or expansion of 

many of the other airport facilities, 

including cargo, general aviation 

(corporate), maintenance, fuel, training 

facilities, and deicing facilities. The 

FAA’s Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) 

was also to be relocated. In order to 

accommodate the CEP, several offairport facilities and properties needed 

to be acquired or, in some cases, 

relocated. 

The City of Philadelphia has actively 

worked to implement the various 

components of the CEP since 2010. To 

date, the City has acquired several 

parcels of land, constructed taxiway 

improvements, and begun work on 

extending Runway 9R/27L. During this 

period, changes in both the aviation 

industry and aviation activity have 

resulted in reductions in the number of 

operations at PHL. Although 

enplanements at PHL have remained 

steady, the number of aircraft takeoffs 

and landings has decreased. In 2016, 

annual operations at PHL were 394,022; 

nearly 30 percent lower than forecasted. 

This decrease in operations is attributed 

to airlines using larger planes that can 

seat more passengers, general aviation 

activity shifting to other regional 

airports, and consolidations within the 

airline industry, such as the merger of 

US Airways and American Airlines. 

This unforeseen drop in operations has 

resulted in the airport sponsor 

realigning its capital improvement 

program to address more immediate 

needs at the airport, and indefinitely 

deferring the construction of the 

southern runway and the Runway 8/26 

extension. For these reasons, 

implementation of the ROD for the PHL 

CEP is being suspended. Projects 

currently underway at PHL will 

continue to completion. As 

circumstances change and new projects 

are proposed, environmental analyses 

for the projects will be conducted in 

accordance with NEPA. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Susan McDonald, Environmental 

Protection Specialist, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Harrisburg Airports 

District Office, 3905 Hartzdale Drive, 

Suite 508, Camp Hill, PA 17011, 

Telephone (717) 730–2841. 

Issued in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, 

October 3, 2017. 

Lori Pagnanelli, 

Manager, Harrisburg Airports District Office. 

[FR Doc. 2017–21880 Filed 10–10–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Docket No.: FAA–2017–0975] 

RIN 2120–0768 

Request for Emergency Processing of 

Collection of Information by the Office 

of Management and Budget; 

Emergency Clearance To Revise 

Information Collection 2120–0768, Part 

107 Authorizations and Waivers 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of Agency request for 

OMB emergency information collection 

processing and request for comments. 

SUMMARY: FAA hereby gives notice it is 

submitting the following Information 

Collection request (ICR) to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

Emergency processing under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) 

and its implementing regulations. FAA 

requests that OMB authorize the 

proposed collection of information 

identified below on, or before October 

16, 2017, for a period of 180 days. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of this individual 

information collection request (ICR), 

with applicable supporting 

documentation, may be obtained by 

calling FAA’s unmanned aircraft 

systems (UAS) Low Altitude 

Authorization and Notification 

Capability (LAANC) Program Manager: 

Casey Nair (tel. (202) 267–0369) or via 

email at Casey.Nair@faa.gov. Comments 

regarding these information collection 

requirements should include the title 

and OMB control number listed below 

and should be sent directly to the Office 

of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget, 725 

Seventeenth Street NW., Washington, 

DC 20503, Attention: FAA Desk Officer. 

Comments may also be sent via email to 

OMB at oira_submissions@omb.eop.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Casey Nair, FAA’s unmanned aircraft 

systems (UAS) Low Altitude 

Authorization and Notification 

Capability (LAANC) Program Manager, 

tel. (202) 267–0369 or via email at 

Casey.Nair@faa.gov. 


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