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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 47 / Friday, March 12, 2021 / Rules and Regulations
In addition to the adjustments made to the operating expenses, we made two other changes that impacted the calculation of projected revenues:
1 We updated the PCE and ECI
inflation data to use the most recently available information.
2 Based on public comment, we decided not to incorporate the proposed rounding changes to the staffing model
in this final rule. As a result of this change, District One will have one less working pilot than was proposed.
Table 42 summarizes the changes in the regulatory analysis from the NPRM
to this final rule. The Coast Guard made these changes as a result of public comments received after publication of the NPRM and a review of each
districts operating expenses by the Coast Guard and CohnReznick. In addition, the Coast Guard updated the ECI and PCE inflation data to use more recent published datasets, and removed one working pilot from District One. An in-depth discussion of the public comments is located in Section VI of the preamble, Discussion of Comments.

TABLE 42SUMMARY OF CHANGES FROM NPRM TO FINAL RULE
Element of the analysis
NPRM

Operating ExThe Coast Guard deducted penses Step 1.
$36,688 from total operating expenses for legal fees for litigation against the Coast Guard.

Operating ExThe Coast Guard deducted penses Step 1.
$594,521 from District Ones total operating expenses for applicant pilot salaries.

Operating ExThe Coast Guard deducted penses Step 1.
$6,600 from District Ones total operating expenses for dues and subscriptions.
Operating ExThe NPRM did not include expenses Step 1.
penses incurred by District One for infrastructure expenditures made in 2018.
Operating ExThe Coast Guard calculated that penses Step 1.
District One spent a total of $228,526 on applicant pilot expenses, excluding salaries. To increase transparency, we presented these expenses as Directors adjustments in Table 3
of the NPRM and then deducted them to avoid double counting.
Operating ExIn the NPRM, the Coast Guard atpenses Step 1.
tributed 40% of District Twos applicant salary costs to the undesignated area and 60% to the designated area. However, the Directors adjustment for applicant salaries used a 33/67%
spilt between the undesignated and designated areas.
Inflation of OperThe Coast Guard used a PCE inating Expenses flation value of 0.8% for 2020
Step 2.
and 1.6% for 2021, based on the most recent PCE data available at the time the NPRM was completed. June 2020 data.
Estimate of Total Estimated that there would be a Number of net addition of three additional Working Pilots working pilots.
Step 3.

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Final rule
Impact
Resulting change in RA

Based on public comment, the Coast Guard realized that $9,094 worth of intervener legal fees paid by District Three were erroneously deducted as litigation expenses. We added that amount back into the operating expenses and are deducting $27,594 in this final rule for litigation fees against the Coast Guard.
Based on public comment, the Coast Guard removed the Directors adjustment that removed applicant salaries from District Ones operating expenses. In addition, based on information provided by CohnReznick, the Coast Guard modified the applicant salary amount from $594,521 to $594,331.
Based on public comment, the Coast Guard removed an erroneous CPA adjustment of $6,600 from District Ones operating expenses.
Based on public comment, the Coast Guard added $606,836
for infrastructure costs to District Ones total operating expenses.
The Coast Guard calculated that District One spent a total of $238,520 on applicant pilot expenses, excluding salaries, based on new information from CohnReznick. To increase transparency, we presented these expenses as directors adjustments in Table 3 of this final rule and then deducted them to avoid double counting.
The Coast Guard modified the way the Directors adjustment for applicant salaries was allocated to a 40/60 split, with 40%
of the Directors adjustment attributed to the undesignated area and 60% attributed to the designated area.

Increased District Threes total operating expenses by $9,094 before inflation and accounting for the working capital fund adjustments.

Data affects the calculation of projected revenues.

Increased District Ones total operating expenses by $594,331
before inflation and accounting for the working capital fund adjustments.

Data affects the calculation of projected revenues.

Increased District Ones total operating expenses by $6,600 before inflation and accounting for the working capital fund adjustments.
Increased District Ones total operating expenses by $606,836
before inflation and accounting for the working capital fund adjustments.
No impact. Because these expenses are not included in the final operating costs for District One, modifying these amounts does not impact District Ones total operating costs.

Data affects the calculation of projected revenues.

This change reduced the operating expenses for the undesignated area by $14,175 and increased them for the designated area by $14,175. Therefore, this change had no net impact on District Twos total operating expenses.

None. There is no impact on projected revenues or the RA.

The Coast Guard updated PCE
inflation value to 1.2% for 2020
and 1.7% for 2021, based on the most recently published PCE data September 2020.

Increased total inflated operating expenses for all three districts by $43,779.

Data affects the calculation of projected revenues.

There will be a net addition of two additional working pilots.

Decreased the amount of revenue needed for pilot compensation by $378,925.

Data affects the calculation of projected revenues.

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Data affects the calculation of projected revenues.

None. There is no impact on projected revenues or the RA.