2021-09862

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: • the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document • the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to • the agency docket number / agency internal file number • the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration • 14 CFR Part 77 AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration, DOT. ACTION: Noticificaton of policy. SUMMARY: This document establishes FAA policy for proposals by sponsors of federally-obligated airports to construct solar energy systems on airport property. FAA is publishing this policy because it is in the public interest to enhance safety by analyzing ocular impact of proposed solar energy systems on airport traffic control tower personnel. The policy applies to proposed on-airport solar energy systems at federally-obligated towered ( printed page 25802) airports. This policy replaces the Interim Policy published on October 23, 2013. DATES: The effective date of this policy is May 11, 2021. ADDRESSES: You can obtain an electronic copy of this Policy and all other documents in this docket using the internet by: (1) Searching the Federal eRulemaking portal ( http://www.faa.gov/​regulations/​search); (2) Visiting FAA's Regulations and Policies web page at ( http://www.faa.gov/​regulations_​policies); or (3) Accessing the Government Printing Office's web page at ( http://www.gpoaccess.gov). You can also obtain a copy by sending a request to FAA, Airport Planning and Environmental Division, 800 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20591, or by calling (202) 267-3263. Make sure to identify the docket number, document number or amendment number of this proceeding. FOR FURTHER POLICY INFORMATION CONTACT: Mike Hines, Manager, Airport Planning and Environmental Division, APP-400, Federal Aviation Administration, 800 Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20591, telephone (202) 267-8772; email: Michael.Hines@faa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Authority for the Policy: This policy is published under the authority described in Title 49 of the United States Code, subtitle VII, part B, Chapter 471, Section 47122(a). Background In October 2013, FAA issued an interim policy for proposals by sponsors of federally-obligated airports to construct solar energy systems on airport property. 78 FR 63276, October 23, 2013. There is continued interest in installing solar photovoltaic (PV) and solar hot water (SHW) systems on airports. While solar PV or SHW systems (henceforth referred to as solar energy systems) are designed to absorb solar energy to maximize electrical energy production or the heating of water, in certain situations the glass surfaces of the solar energy systems can reflect sunlight and produce glint (a momentary flash of bright light) and glare (a continuous source of bright light). FAA has learned that glint and glare from solar energy systems could result in an ocular impact to airport traffic control tower (ATCT) personnel working in the tower cab, and compromise the safety of the air transportation system. FAA is issuing this policy pursuant to its authority under title 14 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), part 77, with the intent to ensure the safety of the development of solar energy systems on airport property by eliminating the potential for ocular impact to the ATCT cab from thes…

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