[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 147 (Tuesday, August 2, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 47272]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-16462]


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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), Transportation 
Department (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 Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment period 
soliciting comments on the following collection of information was 
published on May 6, 2022. 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 September 1, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
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]; 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.
    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 Federal Register Notice with a 60-day comment 
period soliciting comments on the following collection of information 
was published on May 6, 2022 (87 FR 27200). The FAA will use 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 participate in the BIL 
Airport Terminal Program and about 170 for Tower programs, but FAA 
expects only a small subset of eligible airports to submit project 
information through this competitive discretionary grant process.
    Respondents: Approximately 755 submissions.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Estimated Average Burden per Response: 6 Hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 4,530 hours for all submissions.

    Issued in Washington, DC.
Robin K. Hunt,
Manager, BIL Implementation Team, Office of Airports.
[FR Doc. 2022-16462 Filed 8-1-22; 8:45 am]
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