Notice2022-04855
Agency Information Collection Activity: Request for Comments: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Airport Terminal and Tower Project Information
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Published
March 8, 2022
Issuing agencies
Transportation DepartmentFederal Aviation Administration
Abstract
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, FAA invites public comments on a new information collection form. This collection involves soliciting project information for the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Airport Terminal and Tower Programs. FAA is collecting this information to determine projects to be awarded BIL competitive discretionary grants. The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has granted a 180-day emergency approval for this collection. FAA plans to follow this emergency approval with a submission for a 3-year approval through OMB's normal PRA clearance process and will incorporate any comments received as a result of this Notice.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 8, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 13040]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-04855]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Docket No. FAA-2022-0037]
Agency Information Collection Activity: Request for Comments:
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Airport Terminal and Tower Project
Information
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of request for public comment.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995,
FAA invites public comments on a new information collection form. This
collection involves soliciting project information for the Bipartisan
Infrastructure Law (BIL) Airport Terminal and Tower Programs. FAA is
collecting this information to determine projects to be awarded BIL
competitive discretionary grants. The Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) has granted a 180-day emergency approval for this collection. FAA
plans to follow this emergency approval with a submission for a 3-year
approval through OMB's normal PRA clearance process and will
incorporate any comments received as a result of this Notice.
DATES: Written comments should be submitted by April 7, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for this information
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice
to <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>. Find this particular information
collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for
Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robin K. Hunt, Manager, BIL
Implementation Team by email at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d8e1f5998a88f59a919499b1aaa8b7aaacab98beb9b9f6bfb7ae"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e1d8cca0b3b1cca3a8ada08893918e939592a1878080cf868e97">[email protected]</span></a> or phone at
(202) 267-3831.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public Comment Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of
this information collection, including (a) whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for FAA's performance; (b) the
accuracy of the estimated burden; (c) ways for FAA to enhance the
quality, utility and clarity of the information collection; and (d)
ways that the burden could be minimized without reducing the quality of
the collected information.
OMB Control Number: 2120-0806.
Title: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Airport Terminal and Tower
Project Information.
Form Numbers: FAA Form 5100-144.
Type of Review: Emergency approval of an information collection.
Background: The FAA is developing this collection to solicit the
information necessary to evaluate and select airport terminal and tower
projects for funding under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL),
signed on November 15, 2021. The BIL provides about $1,020,000,000
annually, for five years, to award competitive discretionary grants for
airport terminal and tower development. Of this amount, about
$1,000,000,000 annually, for five years, is for the Airport Terminal
Program, and $20,000,000 annually, for five years, is for an Airport
Tower Program (referred to collectively as ``Airport Terminal and
Towers Programs''). Congress, through the BIL, instructed the FAA to
fund these projects expeditiously in order to address the nation's
aging airport infrastructure. The information collected is based on
grant considerations and priorities outlined in the BIL. Project
consideration areas include increasing terminal capacity and passenger
access, replacing aging infrastructure, achieving compliance with the
Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. 12101, et seq.) and
expanding accessibility for persons with disabilities, improving
airport access for historically disadvantaged populations, improving
energy efficiency, including upgrading environmental systems, upgrading
plant facilities, and achieving Leadership in Energy and Environmental
Design (LEED) accreditation standards, improving airfield safety
through terminal relocation, encouraging actual and potential
competition, and creating good paying jobs. The information FAA is
collecting will include general airport information, a project
overview, and narratives on project consideration areas as outlined in
the BIL. Airport owners and managers who want to pursue funding and
obtain benefits from the BIL Airport Terminal and Tower Programs will
submit information via FAA Form 5100-144 to compete for grants.
Approximately 3,075 airports are eligible to compete for this funding,
but FAA expects only a small subset of eligible airports to submit
project information through this competitive discretionary grant
process.
Use: The FAA will use submitted information to evaluate and select
projects for funding that most closely align with grant considerations
and priorities provided in the BIL. These include the areas noted
above.
Respondents: An estimated 510 airports are expected to apply for
these competitive grants.
Frequency: Information will be collected once within 180 days of
OMB approval.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 6 hours per respondent.
Issued in Washington, DC.
Robin K. Hunt,
Manager, BIL Implementation Team.
[FR Doc. 2022-04855 Filed 3-7-22; 8:45 am]
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