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1A link to the Presidential Memorandum can be 

found on the FAA’s Web site www.faa.gov/uas. 

SUSQUEHANNA RIVER BASIN 

COMMISSION 

Commission Meeting 

AGENCY: Susquehanna River Basin 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Susquehanna River Basin 

Commission will hold its regular 

business meeting on December 8, 2017, 

in Annapolis, Maryland. Details 

concerning the matters to be addressed 

at the business meeting are contained in 

the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

of this notice. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Friday, December 8, 2017, at 9 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Loews Annapolis Hotel, Windmill 

Point Room (second floor of 

Powerhouse Building), 126 West St., 

Annapolis, MD 21401. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jason E. Oyler, General Counsel, 717– 

238–0423, ext. 1312. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

business meeting will include actions or 

presentations on the following items: (1) 

Informational presentation of interest to 

the Lower Susquehanna Subbasin area; 

(2) resolution concerning FY2019 

federal funding of the Groundwater and 

Streamflow Information Program; (3) 

resolution adopting amendments to 

Commission’s By-laws; (4) ratification/ 

approval of contracts/grants; (5) 

rulemaking action to codify in the 

Commission’s regulations and 

strengthen the Commission’s Access to 

Records Policy providing rules and 

procedures for the public to request and 

receive the Commission’s public 

records; (6) report on delegated 

settlements; and (7) Regulatory Program 

projects. 

The Regulatory Program projects and 

the final rulemaking were the subject of 

a public hearing conducted by the 

Commission on November 2, 2017, 

notice for which was published in 82 FR 

46343, October 4, 2017, and 82 FR 

47407, October 12, 2017, respectively. 

The public is invited to attend the 

Commission’s business meeting. 

Comments on the Regulatory Program 

projects and the final rulemaking were 

subject to a deadline of November 13, 

2017. Written comments pertaining to 

other items on the agenda at the 

business meeting may be mailed to the 

Susquehanna River Basin Commission, 

4423 North Front Street, Harrisburg, 

Pennsylvania 17110–1788, or submitted 

electronically through http://

www.srbc.net/pubinfo/ 

publicparticipation.htm. Such 

comments are due to the Commission 

on or before December 1, 2017. 

Comments will not be accepted at the 

business meeting noticed herein. 

Authority: Pub. L. 91–575, 84 Stat. 1509 

et seq., 18 CFR parts 806, 807, and 808. 

Dated: November 2, 2017. 

Stephanie L. Richardson, 

Secretary to the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2017–24240 Filed 11–7–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Unmanned Aircraft Systems 

Integration Pilot Program— 

Announcement of Establishment of 

Program and Request for Applications 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation (DOT). 

ACTION: Notice of the establishment of 

the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) 

Integration Pilot Program and request 

for applications. 

SUMMARY: Through the FAA, the DOT 

announces a new pilot program that 

encourages State, local, and tribal 

governments, in partnership with UAS 

operators and other private sector 

stakeholders, to conduct advanced 

operations safely and with public 

support in affected communities. State, 

local, and tribal governments, and any 

partnered stakeholders, with guidance 

from the FAA, will propose and define 

these operational concepts and 

determine how to manage them at the 

local level under the safety oversight 

role of the FAA. All organizations 

interested in applying or participating 

must follow the procedures set forth in 

the agency’s Screening Information 

Request (SIR), which is described later 

in this document. 

DATES: Interested State, local, or tribal 

governments must declare an intent to 

participate in the Program no later than 

November 28, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Interested governments may 

request FAA/UAS Program Portal 

(Portal) access via email to 9-AWAUASIPP@faa.gov as detailed in the SIR 

(SIR DTFAWA–18–R–00001) available 

at http://faaco.faa.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

general Program questions, Mr. Earl 

Lawrence, Director, Unmanned Aircraft 

Systems Integration Office, 490 L’Enfant 

Plaza SW., Suite 7225, Washington, DC 

20024, telephone (844) 359–6982, email 

9-AWA-UASIPP@faa.gov; or, for 

solicitation questions, Mr. Gavin Byrne, 

Manager, AAQ–220, Automation 

Contracts Branch, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591, 

telephone (844) 359–6982, email 9- 

AWA-UASIPP@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

Purpose and Objectives 

The DOT announces a new pilot 

program that will accelerate existing 

UAS integration plans by working to 

solve technical, regulatory, and policy 

challenges, while enabling advanced 

UAS operations in select areas subject to 

ongoing safety oversight and 

cooperation between the Federal 

government and applicable State, local, 

or tribal jurisdictions. In a 

memorandum dated October 25, 2017, 

the President declared that it is the 

policy of the United States to promote 

the safe operation of UAS and enable 

the development of UAS technologies 

and their use in agriculture, commerce, 

emergency management, human 

transportation, and other sectors.1 The 

President directed the Secretary to 

establish a pilot program under which 

State, local, and tribal governments can 

submit proposals to the Secretary to test 

and evaluate the integration of civil and 

public UAS operations into the lowaltitude NAS. The Program announced 

in this document implements this 

national policy under the FAA’s general 

authority to develop plans and policy 

for the use of the navigable airspace. 49 

U.S.C. 40103(b). 

Consistent with the Presidential 

Memorandum, the DOT has established 

four objectives for the Program: (1) To 

accelerate the safe integration of UAS 

into the NAS by testing and validating 

new concepts of beyond visual line of 

sight operations in a controlled 

environment, focusing on detect and 

avoid technologies, command and 

control links, navigation, weather and 

human factors; (2) to address ongoing 

concerns regarding the potential 

security and safety risks associated with 

UAS operating in close proximity to 

human beings and critical infrastructure 

by ensuring that operators communicate 

more effectively with Federal, State, 

local, and tribal law enforcement to 

enable law enforcement to determine if 

a UAS operation poses such a risk; (3) 

to promote innovation in and 

development of the United States 

unmanned aviation industry, especially 

in sectors such as agriculture, 

emergency management, inspection 


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services, and transportation safety, in 

which there are significant public 

benefits to be gained from the 

deployment of UAS; and (4) to identify 

the most effective models of balancing 

local and national interests in UAS 

integration. 

We are looking for visionary 

participants to demonstrate effective 

ways to meet these Program objectives, 

which will help the DOT to achieve the 

broader national policy objective of full 

UAS integration and United States 

leadership in unmanned aviation and 

automated technology. Never losing 

sight that safety is our highest priority, 

we expect this program to provide 

valuable data to assist us in enabling the 

UAS industry to thrive and safely share 

the airspace. 

Specifically, the Program will forge 

deep working relationships between the 

private sector and State, local, and tribal 

governments to conduct a variety of 

advanced operational testing under 

controlled criteria managed at a local 

level with FAA oversight. Applicants 

are expected to demonstrate advances in 

technological capabilities or operational 

concepts and means of communication 

with the public and law enforcement 

agencies. By ensuring safety through 

appropriate mitigations, the FAA 

intends to evaluate and approve 

advanced operations beyond those 

currently permitted today. The FAA 

will use the data provided by the 

Program to advance the overall state of 

the industry, including the development 

of enabling regulations that will 

increase other types of routine drone 

operations, such as: (1) Beyond line-ofsight flights—e.g., for pipeline 

inspections in remote areas and search 

and rescue operations; (2) operations 

over human beings—such as 

newsgathering or public safety; and (3) 

package delivery, including the delivery 

of consumer goods and medical 

supplies. The operational experience 

gained through these partnerships will 

be used to enable the FAA to more 

quickly authorize operations that 

currently require special permission and 

will inform future policy development 

to help expand this burgeoning 

industry. The Program has a number of 

short- and long-term benefits for the 

participants, the DOT, and the public. 

Activities under the Program will: 

• Accelerate the use and 

standardization of low-altitude UAS 

operations; 

• provide immediate opportunities to 

accelerate commercial-use concepts of 

operations such as: Commerce, 

photography, emergency management, 

agricultural support, infrastructure 

inspections, package delivery, and 

others; 

• identify and help resolve 

operational barriers to expanded UAS 

operations; and 

• foster community participation to 

provoke meaningful dialogue on 

balancing local and national interests in 

UAS integration. 

The DOT will use the data collected 

and experience gained over the course 

of this Program to: 

• Identify and resolve technical 

challenges to UAS integration; 

• address airspace use to safely and 

efficiently integrate all aircraft; 

• inform operational standards and 

procedures to improve safety (e.g., 

detect and avoid capabilities, navigation 

and altitude performance, and 

command and control link); 

• inform FAA standards that reduce 

the need for waivers (e.g., for operations 

over human beings, night operations, 

and beyond visual line of sight 

(BVLOS)); and 

• address competing interests 

regarding UAS operational expansion, 

safety, security, roles and 

responsibilities of non-federal 

government entities, and privacy issues. 

Program Overview 

Any State, local, or tribal jurisdiction 

(as the Lead Applicant) is eligible to 

apply to participate in the Program. The 

jurisdiction may partner with one or 

more private sector stakeholders or 

other government agencies (such as law 

enforcement) to assist in carrying out its 

obligations under this Program. The 

success of the Program will depend on 

the mutually beneficial partnerships 

between UAS operators, including 

private sector operators, and the local 

jurisdictions where the projects will 

take place. Any project partnerships 

must be established prior to the Lead 

Applicant’s completing its application. 

The first step will be for interested 

State, local, or tribal governments to 

submit a notice of intent to participate. 

Private sector stakeholders that are 

interested in participating, as well as 

jurisdictions that have not identified a 

program partner, may submit a request 

to be added to an Interested Parties list 

which the FAA will publish on its Web 

site at faaco.faa.gov. Interested parties 

can use this list to help identify suitable 

partners. All jurisdictions that submit a 

notice of intent will receive an 

invitation to apply, but no jurisdiction 

may submit an application for 

participation without first submitting a 

notice of intent. 

The DOT will evaluate all 

applications received in accordance 

with the SIR and select a minimum of 

five for participation. Once an 

application is selected, the Lead 

Applicant will enter into a 

Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) 

with the FAA. The MOA will establish 

the responsibilities of the parties, 

describe the concept of operations to be 

undertaken, establish any data sharing 

requirements, and assure that no 

Federal funds are available for Program 

participation. The MOAs will expire at 

the end of the Program unless the FAA 

terminates or extends them. 

Examples of possible Program 

proposals: 

• An agricultural State and several of 

its municipalities desiring to explore 

with stakeholders how UAS could be 

used to assist farmers in reducing costs 

(e.g., checking crops for insects or 

disease, counting spring calves, or 

checking fences for damage without 

having to walk or drive along them— 

cost reductions would be identified in 

advance and measured). 

• A State partnering with a UAS 

operator seeking to take advantage of the 

public benefits of, and the cost savings 

associated with, utilizing UAS for 

bridge inspections. 

• A city working with a UAS operator 

to tap the novel capabilities of UAS to 

support critical government activities in 

emergency management planning and 

response, and also limiting UAS 

operations within designated altitudes 

within airspace over the jurisdiction 

and specifying maximum speed of flight 

over specified areas. 

• To facilitate development and 

innovation of commercial UAS within 

the community, a city partnering with 

stakeholders to establish a dedicated 

drone-port or an asset in drone 

technology research designed to attract 

business. 

• A county or multi-county industrial 

development authority wishing to 

position itself as a national destination 

for the development of a drone-operator 

workforce to support the emerging 

drone industry in the United States. 

• A municipality interested in 

utilizing UAS for local emergency 

management, disaster response, or law 

enforcement operations. 

• A city or county working with a 

UAS manufacturer and or a hard goods 

retailer to develop and test operational 

concepts for the delivery of goods via 

UAS to businesses and homes under 

various scenarios and conditions. 

These examples are just a sampling of 

possible opportunities under this 

Program. The fundamental purpose of 

this Program is to provide an 

opportunity for stakeholders to identify 

and propose a broad spectrum of 

innovative and beneficial concepts of 


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2Examples of reasonable time limitations may 

include prohibiting flight during specified morning 

and evening rush hours or only permitting flight 

during specified hours such as daylight hours, 

sufficient to ensure reasonable airspace access. 

Reasonable place limitations may include 

designated take-off and landing zones, limiting 

operations over moving locations or fixed site 

public road and parks, sidewalks or private 

property based on zoning density, or other land use 

considerations. Reasonable manner limitations may 

include requiring notice to public safety or zoning/ 

land use authorities prior to operating, limiting 

UAS operations within designated altitudes within 

airspace over the jurisdiction; specifying maximum 

speed of flight over specified areas; prohibiting 

operations in connection with community or 

sporting events that do not remain in one place 

(e.g., parades, running events); or mandating 

equipage. 

operations, and models of local 

management, for UAS operations 

subject to FAA oversight. Accordingly, 

we look to Lead Applicants to submit 

applications showing us how their 

innovative technological and 

operational use cases can push the 

boundaries of what is possible today. 

How To Apply 

Notice of Intent. Any State, local, or 

tribal government seeking to participate 

in the Program must submit a notice of 

intent November 28, 2017, to apply. 

Eligible jurisdictions include State, 

local, or tribal transit agencies, port 

authorities, metropolitan planning 

organizations (MPOs), police 

departments, other political 

subdivisions of State or local 

governments, and multi-State or multijurisdictional groups applying through a 

single point of contact. The DOT 

encourages prospective applicants to 

work closely with all relevant State and 

local law enforcement agencies that 

would serve in the identified project 

areas and consider including them as 

project partners. 

Prospective applicants may submit a 

notice of intent before establishing a 

project partnership. The DOT 

encourages jurisdictions to submit a 

notice of intent even if they are unsure 

of their commitment to participate 

because there are no penalties for this 

submission. Jurisdictions and private 

sector stakeholders also may submit a 

request to be added to an Interested 

Parties list. The FAA will publish this 

list on its Web site at faaco.faa.gov to 

facilitate the formation of partnerships 

between jurisdictions and private sector 

stakeholders. To provide the widest 

opportunity for participation in this 

Program, the DOT encourages 

jurisdictions and private sector 

stakeholders to submit a notice of 

interest as early as possible even if the 

entity is uncertain of its desire to 

participate. 

Prospective applicants must submit a 

notice of intent by November 28, 2017, 

to be considered in this round of 

applications. The DOT has established a 

short deadline for notices of intent in 

view of the short timeframes in the 

Presidential Memorandum to begin 

integration of UAS under this Program. 

Instructions for this submission, which 

is a formatted email, are included in the 

SIR (SIR DTFAWA–18–R–00001) 

available at http://faaco.faa.gov. The 

DOT will not consider an application in 

this round unless the Lead Applicant 

has submitted a notice of intent within 

the applicable timeframe; however, the 

DOT will offer an opportunity for 

jurisdictions to submit notices of intent 

in a subsequent round as resources 

allow. 

The DOT will invite each eligible 

applicant that submitted a notice of 

intent to submit an application to 

participate through the FAA/UAS 

Program Portal (with a username and 

password). Any project partnerships 

must be formalized and documented 

before an application is finalized and 

submitted to the FAA. 

Application Submission. As detailed 

in the SIR, the FAA/UAS Program Portal 

will be open for submissions through 

January 4, 2018. An application would 

include, for example, the following 

information: 

1. Identification of the airspace to be 

used, including shape files and 

altitudes; 

2. description of the types of planned 

operations; 

3. identification of stakeholder 

partners to test and evaluate planned 

operations; 

4. identification of available 

infrastructure to support planned 

operations; 

5. description of experience with UAS 

operations and regulations; 

6. description of existing UAS 

operator and any other stakeholder 

partnerships and experience; 

7. description of plans to address 

safety, security, competition, privacy 

concerns and community outreach. 

The applicant may request reasonable 

time, place and manner limitations 2 on 

low-altitude UAS operations within its 

jurisdiction to facilitate the proposed 

development and testing of new and 

innovative UAS concepts of operations 

in addition to other selection criteria. 

The FAA will require jurisdictions to 

ensure that any time, place and manner 

limitations, including those adopted 

through means such as legislation or 

regulation, include self-implementing 

provisions that automatically terminate 

those restrictions upon the termination 

of the MOA. Monitoring and 

enforcement of any limitations enacted 

pursuant to this pilot project would be 

the responsibility of the jurisdiction, but 

the FAA retains the authority to enforce 

Federal law. 

The DOT may select among complete 

applications on a rolling basis and may 

exclude from consideration any 

incomplete applications. Once a 

proposal is selected, within five days, 

the Lead Applicant must be prepared to 

enter into a MOA with the FAA 

governing the terms of its participation 

in the Program. After the first five 

applicants have entered into MOAs, the 

DOT will continue to evaluate proposals 

as resources permit. 

II. Selection Criteria 

In making determinations, the DOT 

will evaluate whether applications meet 

or exceed the following criteria 

contained in the Presidential 

Memorandum: 

1. Overall economic, geographic, and 

climatic diversity of the selected 

jurisdictions; 

2. overall diversity of the proposed 

models of government involvement; 

3. overall diversity of the UAS 

operations to be conducted; 

4. the location of critical 

infrastructure; 

5. the involvement of commercial 

entities in the proposal and their ability 

to advance objectives that may serve the 

public interest as a result of further 

integration of UAS into the NAS; 

6. the involvement of affected 

communities in, and their support for, 

participating in the Program; 

7. the commitment of the 

governments and UAS operators 

involved in the proposal to comply with 

requirements related to national 

defense, homeland security, and public 

safety and to address competition, 

privacy and civil liberties concerns; and 

8. the commitment of the 

governments and UAS operators 

involved in the proposal to achieve the 

following policy objectives: 

a. Promoting innovation and 

economic development; 

b. enhancing transportation safety; 

c. enhancing workplace safety; 

d. improving emergency response and 

search and rescue functions; and 

e. using radio spectrum efficiently 

and competitively. 

Lead Applicants are encouraged to 

identify which of the above criteria and 

agency objectives they meet and how. 

III. Memorandum of Agreement 

Once selected, a Lead Applicant 

would become a Lead Participant. Lead 

Participants would be required to enter 

into a Memorandum of Agreement 

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under 49 U.S.C. 106(l)(6). The MOA 

would establish the terms of 

participation in the Program and would 

identify the respective rights and 

responsibilities of both the FAA and the 

Lead Participant. A sample MOA can be 

found at faaco.faa.gov. The FAA expects 

to negotiate MOAs tailored to the 

specifics of each Lead Participant’s 

proposal. 

The Lead Participant will establish a 

process to meaningfully and effectively 

notify the local community about and 

garner its support for the proposed 

operations and any related limitations 

on UAS operations within the local 

airspace. The Lead Participant will, at a 

minimum, place this information on a 

publicly accessible Web site, which will 

be referenced on the FAA Web site at 

www.faa.gov. 

Lead Participants will engage in 

periodic exchanges with the FAA 

relating to the purposes of the project, 

including discussing and sharing the 

results of and experiences with the 

expanded UAS capability. Lead 

Participants will adhere to privacy 

policies specified in the MOA. Each 

Lead Participant will bear its own costs; 

no Federal Government funds will be 

provided through the MOA. 

Upon signing, the MOA will not 

include the transfer of any authority for 

airspace management or access. 

However, a purpose of the Program is to 

explore concepts for shared Federal/ 

State/local management of the NAS. 

Any approval of airspace use will be 

handled in accordance with existing 

procedures. 

The Lead Participant will share data 

with the FAA resulting from its 

development and testing of the concepts 

of operations consistent with the terms 

of the MOA. Such data will enable the 

FAA to study the effects of UAS 

integration into the NAS. In the case 

where the Lead Participant has 

established a time, place, or manner 

limitation on low-altitude UAS 

operations, data collected would 

support the FAA’s efforts to assess the 

relative effectiveness of various 

technologies and operational aspects of 

the safe integration of UAS into the 

NAS, as well as the economic benefits 

provided by the UAS operations. 

The FAA will provide a means for the 

Lead Participant and stakeholder 

partners to submit confidential or 

proprietary data concerning their 

operations. However, any operational 

data and general experience obtained 

through the partnerships will be 

available to the public. 

The FAA may terminate the MOA for 

any reason. The Lead Participant may 

terminate the MOA, subject to 

meaningful and effective notice to the 

affected community or population. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on November 1, 

2017. 

Daniel K. Elwell, 

Deputy Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2017–24126 Filed 11–2–17; 4:15 pm] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Summary Notice No. PE–2017–90] 

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 Federal 

Aviation 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 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 November 20, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified 

by docket number FAA–2017–1053 

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: 

Deana Stedman, AIR–673, Federal 

Aviation Administration, 1601 Lind 

Avenue SW., Renton, WA 98057–3356, 

email deana.stedman@faa.gov, phone 

(425) 227–2148; 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 

November 2, 2017. 

Victor Wicklund, 

Manager, Transport Standards Branch. 

Petition for Exemption 

Docket No.: FAA–2017–1053. 

Petitioner: Airbus. 

Section of 14 CFR Affected: 

§ 25.981(a)(3). 

Description of Relief Sought: Airbus 

requests relief from 14 CFR 25.981(a)(3) 

for a period of 18 months to allow 

incorporation of a design change for 

A350–900 airplane models. The design 

change is a software upgrade to enhance 

the standard of the hydraulic engine 

driven pump, in production and retrofit. 

[FR Doc. 2017–24268 Filed 11–7–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Requests for Comments; 

Clearance of Renewed Approval of 

Information Collection: Aviation 

Insurance 

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 the Office of 


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