[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 88 (Friday, May 6, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 27200]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-09803]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Docket No. 2022-0612]


Agency Information Collection Activities: Requests for Comments; 
Clearance of a Renewed Approval of Information Collection: Bipartisan 
Infrastructure Law Airport Terminal and Tower Project Information

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, FAA 
invites public comments about our intention to request the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) approval to renew an information 
collection. The collection involves soliciting project information for 
the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) Airport Terminal and Tower 
Programs. The information to be collected will be used to determine 
projects to be awarded BIL competitive discretionary grants.

DATES: Written comments should be submitted by July 5, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Please send written comments:
    By Electronic Docket: www.regulations.gov (Enter docket number into 
search field).
    By mail: Robin K. Hunt, Federal Aviation Administration, ATTN: 
Airports Financial Assistance Division (APP-500), 800 Independence 
Avenue SW, Suite 619, Washington DC 20591.
    By fax: 202-267-5302.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robin K. Hunt, Manager, BIL 
Implementation Team, by email at: [email protected]; phone: 
(202) 267-3831.

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: 2120-0806.
    Title: Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Airport Terminal and Tower 
Project Information.
    Form Numbers: 5100-144.
    Type of Review: Renewal of an information collection.
    Background: The FAA uses 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-owned Contract 
Tower Program (referred to collectively as ``Airport Terminal and 
Towers Programs''). 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.
    Respondents: Approximately 655 airports.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 6 Hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 3,930 Hours for all respondents.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on May 3, 2022.
Robin K. Hunt,
Manager, BIL Implementation Team, Office of Airports.
[FR Doc. 2022-09803 Filed 5-5-22; 8:45 am]
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