[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 45 (Tuesday, March 8, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 13040]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[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 www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 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 [email protected] 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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