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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 49 / Tuesday, March 16, 2021 / Notices 14515

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: At DCA, U.S. and foreign air carriers, Public Comments Invited: Public including commuter operators, must Federal Aviation Administration comment is invited on any aspect of this notify the FAA of: (1) Written consent [Docket No. FAA–2021–0067] information collection, including (a) and requests for confirmation of slot Whether the proposed collection of transfers; (2) slots required to be Agency Information Collection information is necessary for FAA’s returned and slots voluntarily returned; Activities: Requests for Comments; performance; (b) the accuracy of the (3) requests to be included in a lottery Clearance of Renewed Approval of estimated burden; (c) ways for FAA to for the permanent allocation of available Information Collection: High Density enhance the quality, utility and clarity slots; (4) reports on usage of slots on a Traffic ; Slot Allocation and of the information collection; and (d) bi-monthly basis; and (5) requests for Transfer Methods ways that the burden could be slots in low-demand hours or other minimized without reducing the quality temporary allocations. Operators must AGENCY: Federal Aviation of the collected information. The agency obtain a reservation from the FAA prior Administration (FAA), DOT. will summarize and/or include your to conducting an unscheduled ACTION: Notice and request for comments in the request for OMB’s operation. At LGA, U.S. and foreign air comments. clearance of this information collection. carriers must notify the FAA of: (1) OMB Control Number: 2120–0524. Written consent and requests for SUMMARY: In accordance with the Title: High Density Traffic Airports; confirmation of slot transfers; (2) slots Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA Slot Allocation and Transfer Methods. required to be returned and slots invites public comments about our Form Numbers: There are no FAA voluntarily returned; (3) requests to be intention to request approval from the forms associated with this collection. included in a lottery for the permanent Office of Management and Budget Type of Review: Renewal of an allocation of available slots; and (4) (OMB) to renew a currently approved information collection. reports usage of slots on a bi-monthly information collection. The FAA Background: The FAA has basis. Carriers must also request and collects information from U.S. and implemented several initiatives to obtain a reservation from the FAA prior foreign air carriers holding a slot at address air traffic congestion and delay to conducting an unscheduled Ronald Reagan Washington National at certain airports within the National operation. At JFK, U.S. and foreign air (DCA), John F. Kennedy Airspace System (NAS). DCA slot rules carriers must notify the FAA of: (1) International Airport (JFK), and are established under 14 CFR part 93, Written consent and requests for LaGuardia Airport (LGA); operating subparts K and S. The FAA has issued confirmation of slot transfers; (2) scheduled flights at Newark Liberty Orders limiting operations at JFK and requests for seasonal allocation of International Airport (EWR), Los LGA.1 These Orders resulted from historic and additional available slots; Angeles International Airport (LAX), increasing congestion and delays at the (3) reports on usage of slots on a O’Hare International Airport (ORD), and airports requiring the FAA to allocate seasonal basis; (4) the return of slots; San Francisco International Airport arrival and departure slots at JFK and and (5) changes to allocated slots. At (SFO); and conducting unscheduled LGA. In addition, the FAA has EWR, LAX, ORD, and SFO, all carriers operations at DCA and LGA. The designated EWR, ORD, SFO, and LAX as are asked to notify the FAA of their information collected is necessary to Level 2 schedule-facilitated airports intended operating schedules during support the advance management of air under the IATA Worldwide Slot designated hours on a semiannual basis traffic demand by the FAA Slot Guidelines (WSG) now known as the (for each winter and summer scheduling Administration in an effort to reduce Worldwide Airport Slot Guidelines season) based on the IATA WASG potential delays. The FAA proposes (WASG).2 At Level 2 airports, the FAA Calendar of Coordination Activities and renaming this information collection to seeks the cooperation of all carriers provide updates throughout the year ‘‘FAA Slot Administration and planning operations, on a voluntary when there are significant schedule Schedule Analysis’’ to more accurately basis, to maintain close communications changes. The FAA estimates that all reflect the collection of information on runway schedules and facilitate information from carriers is submitted related to multiple airports subject to adjustments, as needed. different FAA regulatory and voluntary electronically from data stored in carrier scheduling databases. Requests for processes under this program. 1 Operating Limitations at John F. Kennedy DATES: Written comments should be International Airport, 73 FR 3510 (Jan. 18, 2008), as unscheduled flight reservations are submitted by May 17, 2021. most recently amended 85 FR 58258 (Sep. 18, submitted electronically via the 2020); Operating Limitations at New York internet. The FAA also proposes to re- ADDRESSES: Send comments on this LaGuardia Airport, 71 FR 77854 (Dec. 27, 2006), as name the collection to ‘‘FAA Runway most recently amended 85 FR 58255 (Sep. 18, proposal to the U.S. Department of Slot Administration and Schedule Transportation, Docket Operations, 1200 2020). 2 Analysis’’ to more accurately reflect the New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building Notice of Submission Deadline for Schedule Information for O’Hare International, John F. collection of information related to Ground Floor, Room W12–140, Kennedy International, and Newark Liberty multiple airports subject to different Washington, DC 20590–0001; telephone: International Airports for the Summer 2009 FAA regulatory and voluntary (800) 647–5527, or (202) 366–9826. You Scheduling Season, 73 FR 54659 (Sept. 22, 2008); Notice of Submission Deadline for Schedule processes. must identify FAA Docket Number Information for San Francisco International Airport Respondents: 119 unique carriers; FAA–2021–0067 at the beginning of for the Summer 2012 Scheduling Season, 76 FR unknown number of carriers conducting your comments. You may also submit 64163 (Oct. 17, 2011); Notice of Submission unscheduled operations at LGA and comments through the internet at Deadline for Schedule Information for Los Angeles International Airport for the Summer 2015 DCA. https://www.regulations.gov. Scheduling Season 80 FR 12253 (Mar. 6, 2015); Frequency: Information is collected as FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Notice of Change of Newark Liberty International needed; some reporting on bimonthly or Matthew Gonabe, FAA Slot Airport Designation, 81 FR 19861 (Apr. 6, 2016). semiannual basis. The FAA reaffirmed the Level 2 designations by 85 Administration, by email at: FR 65134 (Oct. 14, 2020). These designations Estimated Average Burden per [email protected]; phone: (609) remain effective until the FAA announces a change Response: 6 minutes per slot transaction 485–9554. in the Federal Register. per respondent (i.e., transferor and

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transferee); 6 minutes per slot return; 6 Privacy: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. the emergency drills or performance minutes per schedule update; 6 minutes 553(c), DOT solicits comments from the drills using the normal procedures. per request for inclusion in a lottery; 2 public to better inform its rulemaking [FR Doc. 2021–05431 Filed 3–15–21; 8:45 am] minutes per unscheduled slot request; process. DOT posts these comments, BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 1.5 hours per schedule submission; and without edit, including any personal 1 hour per slot usage report. information the commenter provides, to Estimated Total Annual Burden: http://www.regulations.gov, as DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 5602.6 hours. described in the system of records Issued in Washington, DC, on March 10, notice (DOT/ALL–14 FDMS), which can Federal Motor Carrier Safety 2021. be reviewed at http://www.dot.gov/ Administration privacy. Matthew S. Gonabe, [Docket No. FMCSA–2020–0224] Program Specialist, FAA Slot Administration. Docket: Background documents or [FR Doc. 2021–05334 Filed 3–15–21; 8:45 am] comments received may be read at Controlled Substances and Alcohol http://www.regulations.gov at any time. BILLING CODE 4910–13–P Use and Testing: FirstGroup plc. Follow the online instructions for Application for Exemption From the accessing the docket or go to the Docket Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse Pre- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Operations in Room W12–140 of the Employment Full Query West Building Ground Floor at 1200 Federal Aviation Administration New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 20590–0001, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Administration (FMCSA), DOT. [Summary Notice No. 2021–2062] Monday through Friday, except Federal ACTION: Notice of application for Petition for Exemption; Summary of holidays. exemption; request for comments. Petition Received; for America FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nia SUMMARY: FMCSA announces that Daniels, (202) 267–9677, Office of AGENCY: FirstGroup plc (FirstGroup) has applied Federal Aviation Rulemaking, Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of for an exemption on behalf of three of Administration, 800 Independence its subsidiaries, First Student, Inc., First Transportation (DOT). Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20591. ACTION: Notice. Transit, Inc., and First Mile Square, This notice is published pursuant to which employ commercial driver’s SUMMARY: This notice contains a 14 CFR 11.85. license (CDL) holders subject to drug summary of a petition seeking relief Issued in Washington, DC. and alcohol testing. FirstGroup requests from specified requirements of Federal Timothy R. Adams, an exemption from the requirement that Aviation Regulations. The purpose of Deputy Executive Director, Office of an employer must conduct a full query this notice is to improve the public’s Rulemaking. of FMCSA’s Drug and Alcohol awareness of, and participation in, the Clearinghouse (Clearinghouse) before FAA’s exemption process. Neither Petition for Exemption employing a CDL holder to perform publication of this notice nor the Docket No.: FAA–2020–0307. safety-sensitive functions. Under the inclusion or omission of information in Petitioner: Airlines for America. requested exemption, in lieu of a full the summary is intended to affect the Section(s) of 14 CFR Affected: query, FirstGroup would conduct a legal status of the petition or its final 121.407(c)(2), 121.409(b)(2)(i), limited pre-employment query of the disposition. 121.417(c)(2)(i)(C)–(D) and (E)(4), Clearinghouse. If the limited query DATES: Comments on this petition must 121.424(a)(1), 121.427(b)(2)(i)–(iii), indicated that information about the identify the petition docket number and (e)(1)(ii) and (e)(2), 121.441(b)(1), and driver existed in the Clearinghouse, must be received on or before March 22, 121.805(b)(5)(iii) FirstGroup would then conduct a full 2021. Description of Relief Sought: The query of the Clearinghouse, with the driver-applicant providing consent in ADDRESSES: petitioner requests an extension and Send comments identified the Clearinghouse as required. In by docket number FAA–2020–0307 amendment of Exemption No. 18512C to allow certificate holders to use addition, FirstGroup would conduct a using any of the following methods: second limited query within 30 to 35 • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to alternative methods to conduct certain days of the initial limited query and http://www.regulations.gov and follow required crewmember emergency conduct multiple limited queries on all the online instructions for sending your procedures during recurrent, its CDL drivers each year thereafter. comments electronically. conversion, and upgrade training, • Mail: Send comments to Docket checking, and evaluation until DATES: Comments must be received on Operations, M–30; U.S. Department of September 30, 2021. The petitioner or before April 15, 2021. Transportation, 1200 New Jersey seeks an amendment to the Conditions ADDRESSES: You may submit comments Avenue SE, Room W12–140, West and Limitations of Exemption No. identified by Federal Docket Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC 18512C, which require a crewmember Management System Number FMCSA– 20590–0001. using alternative methods to complete 2020–0224 by any of the following • Hand Delivery or Courier: Take the drills using the normal procedures methods: comments to Docket Operations in during the person’s next regularly • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Room W12–140 of the West Building scheduled recurrent ground training or www.regulations.gov. See the Public Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey within 12 calendar months (plus grace Participation and Request for Comments Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590– month) of the training using the section below for further information. 0001, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., alternative methods, whichever is • Mail: Dockets Operations, U.S. Monday through Friday, except Federal earlier. The petitioner seeks an Department of Transportation, 1200 holidays. amendment to allow up to 24 calendar New Jersey Avenue SE, West Building, • Fax: Fax comments to Docket months after use of the alternative Ground Floor, Room W12–140, Operations at (202) 493–2251. methods for crewmembers to complete Washington, DC 20590–0001.

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