[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 176 (Thursday, September 11, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54342-54343]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-21698]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No. FAA-2014-0510]


Implementation of Legislative Categorical Exclusion for 
Environmental Review of Performance Based Navigation Procedures

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for public comment; Extension of comment 
period.

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SUMMARY: The FAA is extending the comment period on its notice 
regarding the Implementation of Legislative Categorical Exclusion for 
Environmental Review of Performance Based Navigation Procedures that 
was published on August 19, 2014.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 20, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified by ``Docket Number FAA-2014-0510'' 
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: The FAA will post all comments it receives, 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

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complete Privacy Act Statement can be found in the Federal Register 
published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477-19478), as well as at http://DocketsInfo.dot.gov.
    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: Lynne S. Pickard, Senior Advisor for 
Environmental Policy, Office of Environment and Energy (AEE-6), Federal 
Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 
20591; telephone (202) 267-3577; email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA published a notice in the Federal 
Register on August 19, 2014 (79 FR 49141) requesting comments on its 
implementation of Section 213(c)(2) of the FAA Modernization and Reform 
Act of 2012, which directs the FAA to issue and file a categorical 
exclusion for any navigation performance or other performance based 
navigation (PBN) procedure that would result in measureable reductions 
in fuel consumption, carbon dioxide emissions, and noise on a per 
flight basis as compared to aircraft operations that follow existing 
instrument flight rule procedures in the same airspace. In September 
2012, the FAA tasked the NextGen Advisory Committee (NAC) for 
assistance, especially on how measurable reductions in noise on a per 
flight basis might be measured and assessed, and the NAC developed a 
Net Noise Reduction Method which it recommended to the FAA. The FAA's 
notice provides the public an opportunity to comment on the Net Noise 
Reduction Method and possible variations of it.
    On August 29, 2014, Airports Council International--North America 
(ACI-NA) requested a 30-day extension of the comment period, citing a 
need to communicate with its membership and facilitate industry 
participation in providing the FAA with meaningful comments. The FAA 
agrees that facilitating industry participation in the development of 
comments would be helpful, and therefore has decided to extend the 
comment period until October 20, 2014. The FAA expects that the 
additional time for comments will allow the preparation of meaningful 
comments which will help the FAA in its consideration of interpretive 
guidance to implement Section 213(c)(2).

    Issued in Washington, DC, on September 5, 2014.
Lourdes Q. Maurice,
Executive Director, Office of Environment and Energy, Federal Aviation 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2014-21698 Filed 9-10-14; 8:45 am]
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