[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 81 (Friday, April 28, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19783-19784]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-08564]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee (ARAC)--ARAC Input To 
Support Regulatory Reform of Aviation Regulations--New Task

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of a new task assignment for the Aviation Rulemaking 
Advisory Committee (ARAC).

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SUMMARY: The FAA assigned the Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee 
(ARAC) a new task to consider (1) recommendations on existing 
regulations that are good candidates for repeal, replacement, or 
modification and (2) recommendations on regulatory action identified in 
FAA's regulatory agenda. Pursuant to the February 24, 2017, Executive 
Order titled ``Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda,'' each agency is 
required to establish a Regulatory Reform Task Force (RRTF) to evaluate 
existing regulations, and make recommendations for their repeal, 
replacement, or modification. As part of this process, the RRTF is 
required to seek input/assistance from entities significantly affected 
by its regulations. Since the ARAC's membership represents a broad 
spectrum of entities significantly affected the FAA's regulations, the 
Department, through the FAA, assigned this task to ARAC. This notice 
informs the public of the new ARAC activity.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nikeita Johnson, Management and 
Program Analyst, Federal Aviation Administration, Room 810, 800 
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591, [email protected], 
(202) 267-4977.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

ARAC Acceptance of Task

    At the April 20, 2017, ARAC meeting, the FAA assigned and ARAC 
accepted this task to evaluate the FAA's regulations in Title 14 of the 
Code of Federal Regulations to determine any and all regulations that 
should be repealed, replaced or modified, and to provide feedback on 
the regulatory actions identified in the FAA's regulatory agenda. ARAC 
will then provide advice and recommendations on the assigned task and 
submit a recommendation report to the FAA.

Background

    The FAA established ARAC to provide information, advice, and 
recommendations on aviation related issues that could result in 
rulemaking to the FAA Administrator, through the Associate 
Administrator of Aviation Safety.
    Improvement of regulations is a continuous focus for the 
Department. Accordingly, the Department regularly makes a conscientious 
effort to review its rules in accordance with the Department's 1979 
Regulatory Policies and Procedures (44 FR 11034, 2/26/1979), Executive 
Order 12866, Executive Order 13563, and section 610 of the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act. Through two new Executive Orders, President Trump 
directed agencies to further scrutinize its regulations. On January 30, 
2017, President Trump signed an Executive Order titled ``Reducing 
Regulation and Controlling Regulatory Costs (EO).'' Under Section 2a of 
that Executive Order, unless prohibited by law, whenever an executive 
department or agency publicly proposes for notice and comment or 
otherwise promulgates a new regulation, it shall identify at least two 
existing regulations to be repealed.
    In addition, on February 24, 2017, President Trump signed Executive 
Order 13777 titled ``Enforcing the Regulatory Reform Agenda.'' Under 
this Executive Order, each agency is required to establish a Regulatory 
Reform Task Force (RRTF) to evaluate existing regulations, and make 
recommendations for their repeal, replacement, or modification. As part 
of this process, the Department is directed to seek input/assistance 
from entities significantly affected by its regulations.
    Accordingly, the Department, through the FAA, tasked ARAC to 
consider (1) recommendations on existing regulations that are good 
candidates for repeal, replacement, or modification and (2) 
recommendations on regulatory action identified in FAA's regulatory 
agenda.

The Task

    The ARAC is tasked to:
    1. Evaluate the FAA's regulations in Title 14 of the Code of 
Federal Regulations to determine any and all regulations that should be 
repealed, replaced or modified. This evaluation will attempt to 
identify regulations that:
    a. Eliminate jobs, or inhibit job creation;
    b. Are outdated, unnecessary, or ineffective;
    c. Impose costs that exceed benefits; or
    d. Create a serious inconsistency or otherwise interfere with 
regulatory reform initiatives and policies.
For purposes of this evaluation, a regulation means any regulatory 
provision and could include a regulatory section (e.g., Sec.  121.xxx), 
paragraph (e.g., Sec.  121.xxx(y)), or subparagraph (e.g., Sec.  
121.xxx(y)(z)).
    2. Provide a detailed explanation for recommending the repeal, 
replacement or modification of each regulation. This explanation will 
include any examples of why the regulation falls into one or more of 
the categories listed in paragraph 1.
    3. Provide quantitative data on the costs and benefits of either 
repealing, replacing or modifying each regulation in the recommendation 
report.
    4. Review the FAA's current regulatory actions identified in the 
regulatory agenda, and provide feedback on the current program as 
appropriate.
    5. Develop both an initial report and an addendum report containing 
recommendations on the findings and results of the tasks explained 
above. This data will be provided in two recommendation reports. In the 
first recommendation report, ARAC will provide a list of regulations 
that are considered to address the criteria of paragraph 1 of this 
tasking. A second addendum recommendation report will provide details 
to supplement the first submittal by ARAC to the FAA, and will provide 
the additional and detailed data as described in paragraph 2, 3 and 4 
of this tasking.
    a. The recommendation report should document both majority and 
dissenting positions on the findings and the rationale for each 
position.
    b. Any disagreements should be documented, including the rationale 
for each position and the reasons for the disagreement.

Schedule

    This tasking notice requires two recommendation reports.
     The initial recommendation report must be submitted to the 
FAA no later than June 1, 2017, to allow for consideration of ARAC 
approval at the June 15, 2017 meeting.
    After the initial recommendation report is submitted, the addendum 
recommendation report must be submitted to the FAA no later August 31, 
2017, to allow for consideration of ARAC approval at the September 14, 
2017, meeting. The Secretary of Transportation determined the formation 
and use of the ARAC is necessary and in the public interest in 
connection with the performance of duties imposed on the FAA by law. 
ARAC meetings are open to the public.


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    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 21, 2017.
Dale Bouffiou,
Alternate Designated Federal Officer, Aviation Rulemaking Advisory 
Committee.
[FR Doc. 2017-08564 Filed 4-27-17; 8:45 am]
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