[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 145 (Wednesday, July 29, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 45051]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-18502]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
14 CFR Parts 401, 413, and 414
[Docket No.: FAA-2015-1745; Amdt. Nos 413-11 and 414-3]
RIN 2120-AK58
Electronic Applications for Licenses, Permits, and Safety
Approvals
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Direct final rule; confirmation of effective date and response
to public comments.
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SUMMARY: This action confirms the effective date of the direct final
rule, request for comments, published on May 27, 2015, and dispositions
the one public comment received. The rule amends commercial space
transportation regulations to allow an applicant for a license,
experimental permit, or safety approval the option of submitting an
application electronically.
DATES: The effective date of July 27, 2015, for the direct final rule
published on May 27, 2015 (80 FR 30147), is confirmed.
ADDRESSES: For information on where to obtain copies of rulemaking
documents and other information related to this action, see ``How To
Obtain Additional Information'' in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section of this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical questions concerning
this action, contact Shirley McBride, Office of Commercial Space
Transportation, Regulations and Analysis Division, Federal Aviation
Administration, 800 Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591;
telephone (202) 267-7470; email [email protected].
For legal questions concerning this action, contact Alex Zektser,
Office of Chief Counsel, International Law, Legislation, and
Regulations Division, AGC-250, Federal Aviation Administration, 800
Independence Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; telephone (202) 267-
3073; email [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Before publication of the direct final rule on May 27, 2015
(Electronic Applications for Licenses, Permits, and Safety Approvals,
80 FR 30147), applications for a license, an experimental permit, or a
safety approval made under 14 CFR part 413 or 414 had to be submitted
to the FAA in paper form. The FAA determined that this paper-based
submission process was unduly burdensome because an electronically-
submitted application would provide the FAA with the same information
as a paper application. In addition, the Government Paperwork
Elimination Act (GPEA) requires that, when practicable, a federal
agency must provide the public with an option to transact with the
agency electronically.\1\ Accordingly, the FAA published a direct final
rule, request for comments, amending the application process under 14
CFR part 413 for a license or experimental permit, and under part 414
for a safety approval to allow applicants to submit their applications
electronically.
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\1\ Office of Management and Budget, Implementation of the
Government Paperwork Elimination Act, http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/fedreg_gpea2 (explaining implementation of Pub. Law 105-277, sec.
1704).
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The comment period on the direct final rule closed on June 26,
2015. Only one commenter submitted a comment document.
Discussion of Comments
The FAA only received one comment on June 3, 2015, from an
individual commenter supporting the final rule. The commenter also
recommended that in addition to this rulemaking, the FAA also institute
a practice of providing an electronic response acknowledging receipt of
the application.
Conclusion
Because there were no adverse comments submitted on this rulemaking
and the only comment submitted on the rule supported the agency action,
the FAA has determined that no further rulemaking action is necessary.
The direct final rule is effective on July 27, 2015. The FAA will
consider the additional suggestion submitted by the individual
commenter separately from this rulemaking action, as the suggestion was
that the FAA institute a practice in addition to the one that is the
subject of this rulemaking.
Issued under authority provided by 49 U.S.C. 160(f), and 51
U.S.C. 50901-50923 in Washington, DC, on July 23, 2015.
Lirio Liu,
Director, Office of Rulemaking.
[FR Doc. 2015-18502 Filed 7-28-15; 8:45 am]
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