19516 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 67 / Thursday, April 7, 2011 / Notices 

ACTION: Request for public comment. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation 

Administration is requesting public 

comment on the Bradford Regional 

Airport Authority’s request to change 

35.46 acres of airport property from 

aeronautical use to non-aeronautical 

use. 

The parcel is located at Bradford 

Regional Airport (BFD) in Lafayette 

Township, McKean County, PA. The 

property is currently depicted on the 

Airport Layout Plan of record as airport 

property and consists mostly of wooded 

undeveloped land bound by State 

Highway Rt. 59 and the Airport Access 

Road. More specifically, the 35.46 Acre 

tract is positioned east of the airport 

access road and north of State Highway 

Rt. 59 at their intersection. The airport 

is proposing redesignating this area as 

available for non-aeronautical use. The 

requested change is for the anticipated 

purpose of permitting the Airport 

Owner to lease commercial space to 

tenants for commercial and light 

industrial development that is 

compatible with airport operations. 

This action will allow the 

redesignation of the 35.46 area as land 

available for non-aeronautical use on 

the Airport Layout Plan (ALP). 

Documents reflecting the Sponsor’s 

request are available, by appointment 

only, for inspection at the Bradford 

Airport Manager’s office and the FAA 

Harrisburg Airport District Office. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before May 9, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Documents are available for 

review at the Airport Manager’s office: 

Thomas C. Frungillo, Airport Director, 

Bradford Regional Airport, 212 Airport 

Drive, Lewis Run, PA 16738. 814–368– 

5928 and at the FAA Harrisburg 

Airports District Office: Oscar D. 

Sanchez, Program Manager, Harrisburg 

Airports District Office, 3905 Hartzdale 

Dr., Suite 508, Camp Hill, PA 17011. 

(717) 730–2830. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Oscar D. Sanchez, Program Manager, 

Harrisburg Airports District Office 

(location listed above). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA 

invites public comment on the request 

to re-designate current aeronautical 

property at the Bradford Regional 

Airport as available for non-aeronautical 

use under the provisions of Section 

47125(a) of Title 49 U.S.C. 

The following is a brief overview of 

the request: 

The Bradford Regional Airport (BFD) 

has requested the designation of a 35.46 

acre parcel located on airport property, 

in proximity to State Rt. 59 and east of 

the Airport Access Road, as available for 

non-aeronautical development. This 

land was acquired by The City of 

Bradford and McKean County in 

October of 1941, as part of a 600 acre 

plot composed of properties acquired 

from Bingham Petroleum Co., Anna 

Gates, Mt. Jewett Catholic Church, 

South Penn Oil Co., Sylvania 

Corporation, Erie Railroad, F.W. Paul 

Estate and Byron W. Pierce. There are 

no known adverse impacts to the 

operation of the airport and the 35.46 

acre parcel of land is not needed for 

future aeronautical development as 

indicated on the approved Bradford 

Airport Layout Plan (ALP). There is to 

be no sale or transfer of property rights 

in connection with this Airport Layout 

Plan change. Any proceeds from the 

lease of the future tenant space or other 

future non-aeronautical development, 

are to remain on the airport for capital 

development and to cover the operating 

costs of the Airport. 

Any person may inspect the request 

by appointment at the FAA office 

address listed above. 

Interested persons are invited to 

comment on the proposed change in use 

of the property. All comments will be 

considered by the FAA to the extent 

practicable. 

Issued in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, April 1, 

2011. 

Lori K. Pagnanelli, 

Manager, Harrisburg Airports District Office. 

[FR Doc. 2011–8267 Filed 4–6–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Public Meeting/Notice of Availability, 

Review, and Comment on Preliminary 

Alternatives for the Development of an 

Air Tour Management Plan for Hawaii 

Volcanoes National Park, HI 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting, 

request for comments, and availability 

of preliminary alternatives, correction. 

SUMMARY: This action corrects an error 

in the notice of public meeting, request 

for comments, and availability of 

preliminary alternatives published in 

the Federal Register on Tuesday, March 

29, 2011, announcing the availability of 

preliminary air tour alternatives and 

announcing meetings hosted by the 

National Park Service, Hawaii 

Volcanoes National Park and the FAA’s 

Air Tour Management Program. This 

document corrects two Web sites for 

public comments. 

DATES: Comment Period: Comments 

must be received on or before June 6, 

2011. 

Meetings: The meetings will be held 

at the following locations, dates, and 

times: 

Volcano, Hawaii, Monday, April 18, 

2011, 5:30–7:30 p.m., Hawai‘i Volcanoes 

National Park, Kı ̄lauea Visitor Center, 1 

Crater Rim Drive. 

Pa ̄hoa, Hawaii, Tuesday, April 19, 

2011, 5–7 p.m., Pa ̄hoa Community 

Center, 15–2910 Puna Rd. 

Na ̄‘a ̄lehu, Hawaii, Wednesday, April 

20, 2011, 5:00–7:00 p.m., Na ̄‘a ̄lehu 

Community Center, 95–5635 

Mamalahoa Highway. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Vicki McCusker, National Park Service, 

Natural Resource Program Center, 

Natural Sounds and Night Skies 

Division, 1201 Oakridge Drive, Suite 

100, Fort Collins, CO 80525; telephone: 

(970) 267–2117 or Mr. Larry Tonish, 

Federal Aviation Administration, Air 

Tour Management Program, AWP–1SP, 

15000 Aviation Blvd., Hawthorne, CA 

90250; telephone: (310) 725–3817. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

History 

On Tuesday, March 29, 2011, a notice 

of public meeting, request for 

comments, and availability of 

preliminary alternatives was published 

in the Federal Register concerning 

proposed alternatives available to the 

public which contain routes and 

altitudes used by air tour operators 

when providing air tours of the Hawaii 

Volcanoes National Park. A couple of 

web sites for the public to submit 

comments were incorrect. This action 

provides the correct information. 

Correction 

1. In the Notice document FR Doc. 

2011–7310, as published on March 29, 

2011 (76 FR 17472) on page 17473 

column one, at the end of the first full 

paragraph, make the following 

correction: 

Remove the Web site http:// 

parkplanning.nps.gov/

documentsAndLinks.cfm?

projectID=29122 and in it’s place add: 

http://parkplanning.nps.gov/ 

projectHome.cfm?projectID=36002. 

2. In the Notice document FR Doc. 

2011–7310, as published on March 29, 

2011 (76 FR 17472) on page 17473 

column one, at the end of the fourth full 

paragraph, that begins with NPS 

Planning, Environment and Public 

Comment Web site, make the following 

correction: 

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1 75 FR 9017 (Feb. 26, 2010). 

2 14 CFR 93.227 (DCA); 74 FR 51648 (Oct. 7, 

2009) (EWR); 74 FR 51650 (Oct. 7, 2009) (JFK); 74 

FR 51653 (Oct. 7, 2009) (LGA). 

Remove the Web site http:// 

parkplanning.nps.gov/

documentsAndLinks.cfm?projectID=

29122 and in it’s place add http:// 

parkplanning.nps.gov/

projectHome.cfm?projectID=36002. 

Issued in Hawthorne, California on March 

31, 2011. 

Larry Tonish, 

Program Manager, Air Tour Management 

Program. 

[FR Doc. 2011–8282 Filed 4–6–11; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Docket No. FAA–2011–0248] 

Orders Limiting Scheduled Operations 

at John F. Kennedy International 

Airport, LaGuardia Airport, and Newark 

Liberty International Airport; High 

Density Rule at Reagan National 

Airport 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of FAA Decision on 

Request for Waiver of the Slot Usage 

Requirement. 

SUMMARY: This action denies a request 

by the Air Transport Association of 

America (ATA) for a waiver of the 

requirements to use slots at 

Washington’s Reagan National Airport 

(DCA) and Operating Authorizations 

(slots) at John F. Kennedy International 

Airport (JFK), LaGuardia Airport (LGA), 

and Newark Liberty International 

Airport (EWR). 

DATES: Effective upon publication. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert Hawks, Office of the Chief 

Counsel, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone: (202) 267–7143; e-mail: 

rob.hawks@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

By letter posted in Docket Number 

FAA–2011–0248 on March 15, 2011, 

ATA requested the FAA grant a limited 

waiver of the minimum slot usage 

requirements for DCA, JFK, EWR, and 

LGA for January 7 through 18, 2011, and 

January 26 through February 4, 2011, 

due to intense snowfalls in the 

northeastern and mid-Atlantic United 

States that seriously disrupted air 

carrier operations at those airports. In 

support of its request, ATA referenced 

a waiver granted by the FAA in 

February 2010 due to multiple 

snowstorms that severely disrupted 

aviation and other modes of 

transportation.1

ATA also stated the National Oceanic 

and Atmospheric Administration 

reported New York City and Newark, 

New Jersey, experienced the snowiest 

month of January on record. New York 

City recorded 36 inches of snow that 

month, surpassing the previous record 

of 27.4 inches; Newark recorded 37.4 

inches, surpassing its previous January 

record of 31.6 inches. ATA highlights 

three major snowstorms in the regions 

occurring from January 9 through 13; 

from January 25 through 27, which also 

affected the D.C. metro area; and from 

February 1 through 3. 

ATA asserts the effects of the weather 

events at DCA, JFK, EWR, and LGA 

were dramatic and lingering, disrupting 

operations during January and into early 

February. Twelve U.S. air carriers 

reported cancellations totaling 10,944 

flights at the airports in the January 7 

through 12, January 18, January 26 

through 27, and February 1 through 4 

periods. ATA also states that major 

snowstorms in the Midwest and New 

England further disrupted operations at 

DCA, JFK, EWR, and LGA because of 

network-wide weather disruptions and 

corresponding recovery programs. 

By e-mail dated March 15, 2011, 

AirTran Airways stated its support for 

the ATA request for waiver. 

FAA Analysis 

Under the FAA’s High Density Rule 

and Orders limiting scheduled 

operations at LGA, JFK, and EWR, slots 

must be used at least 80 percent of the 

time. These rules are expected to 

accommodate routine weather and other 

cancellations under all but the most 

unusual circumstances. Slots not 

meeting the minimum usage rules will 

be withdrawn or not receive historic 

precedence for the following scheduling 

season, depending on the airport.2 The 

FAA may grant a waiver from the 

minimum usage requirements in highly 

unusual and unpredictable conditions 

that are beyond the control of the carrier 

and affect carrier operations for a period 

of five or more consecutive days. 

However, the FAA does not routinely 

grant general waivers to the usage 

requirements except under the most 

unusual circumstances. 

The FAA is sympathetic to the 

disruptions created by winter weather. 

In February 2010, the FAA granted a 

general waiver because unusual 

snowstorms closed slot-controlled 

airports for multiple days and also 

caused mass cancellations resulting 

from reduced airport capacity. FAA air 

traffic records for the 2011 snowstorms 

do not demonstrate the same magnitude 

of either airport closures or 

cancellations over an extended period. 

Although there were multiple 

snowstorms, operations do not appear to 

have been impacted for any period 

lasting five or more consecutive days as 

required by the rules, and there were at 

least several days of recovery between 

the snowstorms. Accordingly, the FAA 

has determined ATA’s request is too 

broad and may afford a benefit to some 

carriers that did not experience actual 

hardships. 

Moreover, in recent years, the FAA 

has noticed a pattern that indicates 

some carriers may be meeting the usage 

requirements without planning a 

scheduled flight for each allocated slot. 

By underutilizing allocated slots, and 

using a portion of the 20 percent 

allowable non-use of slots to cover 

planned cancellations or 

underscheduling, carriers have a 

reduced ability to meet the usage 

requirements when weather events force 

additional cancellations. The FAA 

intends allocated slots be used for actual 

operations because slots are scarce 

resources at each of these airports. 

Although existing rules do not require 

each slot to directly correspond to a 

scheduled flight, the FAA is not 

required to use its waiver authority to 

endorse underutilization of allocated 

slots. 

Although the FAA has determined 

that a general waiver of the usage 

requirements is inappropriate, it 

acknowledges that nationwide weather 

during this period may have created a 

unique hardship for some carriers. To 

assess that hardship and determine 

whether relief is warranted, the FAA 

requests that affected carriers submit an 

individual request for limited waiver. 

The FAA will consider the periods of 

January 7 through February 4, 2011, but 

will make a waiver determination on an 

individual-day basis. A waiver request 

should indicate the individual days of 

significant cancellations, a detail of the 

allocated slots on those days, a detail of 

the scheduled flights for those days, and 

a detail of the flights cancelled due to 

weather on those days. A carrier should 

also identify the specific slot or slots for 

which it is requesting a waiver and the 

utilization of the slot(s) for the reporting 

period. The FAA acknowledges weather 

in carriers’ non-slot-controlled hub 

airports may have forced additional 

cancellations because there were several 

unusual storms throughout the nation 

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