[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 211 (Thursday, October 31, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65418-65419]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-25820]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Order 1050.1F Environmental Impacts: Policies and Procedures

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice requesting comment on proposed Order 1050.1F 
Environmental Impacts: Policies and Procedures; Re-Opening of Comment 
Period.

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SUMMARY: This action re-opens the comment period for the notice of 
draft Order 1050.1F, Environmental Impacts: Policies and Procedures 
that was published on August 14, 2013. Airports Council International--
North America (ACI-NA), which represents local, regional and state 
governing bodies that own and operate commercial airports across the 
United States, requested that the FAA extend the comment period for 14 
days.

DATES: The notice of the comment period for the Order was published on 
August 14, 2013 (78 FR 49596), closed September 30, 2013, and is re-
opened until November 8, 2013.

ADDRESSES: You may send comments identified by Docket No. FAA-2013-0685 
using any of the following methods:
    Federal eRulemaking Docket: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the online instructions for sending your comments 
electronically.
    Facsimile: Fax comments to the docket operations personnel at 202-
493-2251.
    Mail: Send comments to the U.S. Department of Transportation, 
Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 
New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001.
    Hand Deliver: Deliver comments to the Docket Operations Room on the 
ground floor of the West Building at U.S. Department of Transportation, 
Docket Operations, M-30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 
New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., 
Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
    Privacy: We will post all comments we receive, without change, to 
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information the 
commenter provides. Using the search function of the docket Web site, 
anyone can find and read the electronic form of all comments received 
into any FAA docket, including the name of the individual sending the 
comment (or signing the comment for an association, business, labor 
union, etc.). DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement can be found in the 
Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477), as well as 
at http://DocketsInfo.dot.gov.
    Docket: You may examine the docket, including comments received, on 
the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov or in person at the U.S. 
Department of Transportation Docket Operations office between 9:00 a.m. 
and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays, at U.S. 
Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M-30, West Building 
Ground Floor, Room W12-140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donald Scata, Office of Environment 
and Energy (AEE-400), Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence 
Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; telephone (202) 267-9890; email 
[email protected].
    Background: On August 14, 2013, the FAA issued a Notice requesting 
comment on proposed Order 1050.1F, Environmental Impacts: Policies and 
Procedures. In that notice, the FAA sought comment on proposed 
revisions to Order 1050.1E, which contains policies and procedures for 
implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (78 FR 49596). The 
draft revised order, re-numbered as Order 1050.1F, is available at 
http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/apl/environ_policy_guidance/policy/. The notice stated that comments to 
that document were to be received on or before September 30, 2013.

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    By letter dated September 16, 2013, Airports Council 
International--North America (ACI-NA), which represents local, regional 
and state governing bodies that own and operate commercial airports 
across the United States, requested that the FAA extend the comment 
period for 14 days. ACI-NA noted that the comment period occurs during 
an extremely busy time for airports, and stated that the requested 
extension is necessary for the organization to consider issues raised 
by the proposed revisions to Order 1050.1E.
    In response to ACI-NA's request, the FAA is re-opening the comment 
period until November 8, 2013. Absent unusual circumstances, the FAA 
does not anticipate any further extension of the comment period for 
this rulemaking.
    Re-Opening of Comment Period: The FAA has reviewed ACI-NA's request 
for an extension of the comment period for this notice. ACI-NA has 
shown a substantive interest in the proposed policy and good cause for 
re-opening of the comment period. The FAA has determined that re-
opening of the comment period is consistent with the public interest, 
and that good cause exists for taking this action.
    Accordingly, the comment period for this notice is extended to 
November 8, 2013. All comments received between August 14, 2013 and 
November 8, 2013 will be considered.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on October 25, 2013.
Lourdes Q. Maurice,
Executive Director, Office of Environment and Energy.
[FR Doc. 2013-25820 Filed 10-30-13; 8:45 am]
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