Agency Information Collection: Request for Comments; Clearance of a New Approval of Information Collection: Launch and Reentry Licensing Requirements

Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 90 / Thursday, May 9, 2019 / Notices
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
Approximately 51,000 hours.
Issued in Oklahoma City, OK on May 3,
2019.
John W. Peebles,
Management and Program Analyst, FAA,
Civil Aviation Registry, AFB–700.
[FR Doc. 2019–09499 Filed 5–8–19; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
[Docket No.: FAA–2019–0229]

Agency Information Collection
Activities: Request for Comments;
Clearance of a New Approval of
Information Collection: Launch and
Reentry Licensing Requirements
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the
FAA invites public comments on its
proposed collection of information
pursuant to changes to the FAA’s
commercial space transportation
regulations proposed in the
‘‘Streamlined Launch and Reentry
Licensing Requirements’’ notice of
proposed rulemaking (NPRM). A copy
of the NPRM is available in the docket
for this notice. This information
collection would consolidate two
previously approved information
collections under one, new OMB
Control Number. This collection would
allow the FAA to continue ensuring
commercial space activities do not
unduly jeopardize public health and
safety, safety of property, or the national
security and foreign policy interests of
the United States. The FAA intends to
request the Office of Management and
Budget’s approval of this information
collection.
DATES: Written comments should be
submitted by July 8, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Please send written
comments to:
By Electronic Docket:
www.regulations.gov (Enter docket
number FAA–2019–0229 into search
field).
By mail: Shirley McBride, Program
Manager, Federal Aviation
Administration, AST–300, 800
Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC 20591.
By fax: 202–267–5463.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Shirley McBride, Program Manager, by

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email at: [email protected];
phone: 202–267–7470.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Public Comments 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. The agency
will summarize and/or include your
comments in the request for OMB’s
clearance of this information collection.
OMB Control Number: 2120–NEW.
Title: Streamlined Launch and
Reentry Licensing Requirements.
Form Numbers: None.
Type of Review: This is a request for
OMB clearance of an information
collection that would consolidate two
previous collections 1 into one
collection under a new OMB Control
Number.2
Background: 51 U.S.C. Chapter 509
requires that the FAA oversee
commercial space transportation
activities in the United States, or
conducted by United States citizens
abroad, to ensure they do not unduly
jeopardize the public health and safety,
safety of property, or national security
or foreign policy interests of the United
States. Generally speaking, Chapter 509
requires a person to obtain a license to
launch or reenter a vehicle from or to
the United States, or a U.S. citizen to
obtain a license to launch or reenter a
vehicle from or to a point outside the
United States.
On April 15, 2019, the FAA published
the NPRM titled ‘‘Streamlined Launch
and Reentry Licensing Requirements,’’ a
copy of which you can find in the
docket to this notice. The proposed rule
would streamline and increase
flexibility in the FAA’s commercial
space regulations; remove obsolete
requirements; and, consolidate and
revise multiple regulatory parts to apply
a single set of licensing and safety
regulations across several types of
launch and reentry activities and related
1 OMB Control Number 2120–0608: Title 14 CFR,
Parts 401, 413, 415, 417; Licensing and Safety
Requirements for Launch (For Expendable Launch
Vehicle). OMB Control Number 2120–0643: Title 14
CFR, Parts 431, 435; Commercial Space
Transportation Reusable Launch Vehicle Mission
Licensing Regulations (Part 431) and Commercial
Space Transportation Reentry of a Vehicle Other
Than a Reusable Launch Vehicle Licensing
Regulations (Part 435).
2 OMB Control Number 2120–NEW: Title 14 CFR,
Parts 401, 413, 450; Launch and Reentry Licensing
Requirements.

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vehicles. Specifically, the NPRM would
eliminate current parts 415, 417, 431,
and 435 and replace them with part 450,
an updated, streamlined, and
consolidated version of the previous
requirements. The FAA collected
information for those parts pursuant to
OMB Control Numbers 2120–0608 and
2120–0643. As a result, the two current
Information Collection Requirements 3
associated with those eliminated parts
would be obsolete. The FAA proposes to
replace the obsolete Information
Collection Requirements with a new
collection associated with proposed part
450. The new collection reflects the
proposed requirements described in
detail in the referenced NPRM and
summarized below.
Parts 413 and 450 collectively identify
information applicants must submit for
a vehicle operator license. Part 413
(§ 413.7) sets the manner for submitting
an application. Part 450 Subpart B
(Requirements to obtain a vehicle
operator license) sets the broad
application requirements to obtain a
vehicle operator license. For example,
§ 450.41 sets requirements for policy
review, § 450.43 for payload review,
§ 450.45 covers safety, and § 450.47
addresses environmental requirements.
Part 450 subpart C (Safety requirements)
focuses on safety requirements, some of
which must be satisfied by the time of
application while others apply postlicense. Applicants must, therefore,
provide the FAA information showing
regulatory compliance both as part of
the application and after the FAA grants
a license. Part 450 subpart D (Terms and
conditions of a vehicle operator license)
contains requirements for continuing
accuracy of a license and application for
modification of a license (§ 450.211),
preflight reporting (§ 450.213), postflight reporting (§ 450.215), and
registration of space objects (§ 450.217.)
The FAA’s Office of Commercial
Space Transportation (AST) uses the
information to ensure commercial space
activities in the United States, or
conducted by United States citizens
abroad, do not jeopardize the public
health and safety, safety of property, or
national security or foreign policy
interests of the United States. AST uses
the data to assess the risk to public
health and safety, and the safety of
property. Risk must remain within the
limits set in FAA regulations. AST
shares other information with
government partners (e.g., the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration,
U.S. Department of Defense, U.S.
Department of State) during payload
and policy reviews to ensure the
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proposed activities do not present
unacceptable national security or
foreign policy implications for the
United States.
The FAA collects information before
and after the issuance of a vehicle
operator license. An applicant’s license
proposal is assessed in terms of
significant policy issues affecting the
national security, foreign policy
interests, or international obligations of
the United States. Information collected
allows AST to make a preliminary
assessment of a proposed launch or
reentry prior to beginning general
licensing application procedures. The
applicant must also demonstrate that it
can safely launch, including with a
payload if any, or reenter its vehicle. To
this end, AST’s safety evaluation
process requires an applicant to submit
information that includes a description
of its system safety program, hazard
control strategy, and mishap response
plan. Also, operators must meet
preflight and post-flight reporting
requirements.
Additionally, Article IV of the 1975
Convention on Registration of Objects
Launched Into Outer Space (Registration
of Space Objects), to which the United
States is a signatory, requires details
about the orbit of each space object. To
meet this obligation, the FAA requires
operators to register with AST the name
and mission of any payload.
Further, according to the
requirements of the National
Environmental Policies Act, 42 U.S.C.
4321, et seq., (NEPA), the Council on
Environmental Quality Regulations for
Implementing the Procedural Provisions
of NEPA, 40 CFR parts 1500–1508, and
the DOT’s Procedures for Considering
Environmental Impacts, (that is, DOT
Order 5610.1C), applicants must submit
environmental information to AST. This
includes information concerning
proposed new launch or reentry sites
and launch or reentry vehicles not
currently described in the
environmental impact statements, as
well as payloads that may have
significant environmental impacts if a
launch or reentry accident occurs.
For the most part, the information the
FAA collects is not collected by other
government entities. However, the FAA
works with regulated entities and other
government agencies to identify areas of
duplication. To the extent the FAA
identifies duplication, the FAA
encourages regulated entities to submit
the previously submitted
documentation to the FAA in its
original format. In general, an applicant
can submit information in any format.
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collected. Furthermore, instead of
resubmitting a document to the FAA,
the FAA allows a regulated entity to
reference previously submitted
materials (highlighting any changes).
The FAA expects the information
received under prior OMB Control
Numbers 2120–0608 and 2120–0643 to
be substantively similar to the
information received under the new
OMB control number.
Respondents: All entities wishing to
obtain or maintain a vehicle operator
license to conduct commercial space
launch or reentry activities would be
required to report information from this
collection.
Frequency: An operator may submit
an initial application for one or multiple
launches or reentries or may modify an
existing license or may renew an
existing license. The FAA estimates it
would receive on average 5 initial
applications, 9 modifications, and 3
renewals annually.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: Each initial application is
estimated to take 2,903 hours, each
modification is estimated to take 1,452
hours and each license renewal is
expected to take 290 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: The
estimated total average annual burden
hours is 27,000 hours.
Issued in Washington, DC, on May 3, 2019.
Kelvin B. Coleman,
Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of
Commercial Space Transportation.
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Notice of Opportunity for Public
Comment on a Proposed Change of
Airport Property Land Use From
Aeronautical to Non-Aeronautical Use
at the Myrtle Beach International
Airport, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

The FAA is considering a
request from the Horry County,
Department of Airports to change
approximately 17 acres of airport
property located on the southeastern
portion of the Myrtle Beach
International Airport from aeronautical
use to non-aeronautical use. The airport
will retain ownership of this parcel
while establishing a land lease for a
solar panel farm. Currently, ownership
of the property provides protection of

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FAR Part 77 surfaces and compatible
land use.
Comments must be received on
or before June 10, 2019.

DATES:

Comments on this notice
may be mailed or delivered in triplicate
to the FAA at the following address:

ADDRESSES:

Atlanta Airports District Office, Attn:
Rob Rau, Planning Team Lead, 1701
Columbia Ave., Suite 220, Atlanta,
GA 30337–2747.
In addition, one copy of any
comments submitted to the FAA must
be mailed or delivered to Ryan Betcher,
Director of General Aviation and
Properties, Horry County Department of
Airports at the following address:
1100 Jetport Road, Myrtle Beach, SC
29577.
Rob
Rau, Planning Team Lead, Atlanta
Airports District Office, 1701 Columbia
Ave., Suite 220, Atlanta, GA 30337–
2747, (404) 305–6799. The application
may be reviewed in person at this same
location.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

The FAA
is reviewing a request by the Horry
County Department of Airports to
release approximately 17 acres of airport
property at the Myrtle Beach
International Airport. The land is
currently owned and operated by the
airport, but not currently in use or
planned for aeronautical use. The
property will be leased with intent to
install a solar panel farm. The proceeds
from the lease of this property will be
used for airport purposes.
Any person may inspect the request
in person at the FAA office listed above
under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT.
In addition, any person may, upon
request, inspect the request, notice and
other documents germane to the request
in person at the Myrtle Beach
International Airport.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Issued in Atlanta, Georgia, on May 3, 2019.
Larry F. Clark,
Manager, Atlanta Airports District Office,
Southern Region.
[FR Doc. 2019–09584 Filed 5–8–19; 8:45 am]
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