54650 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 172 / Wednesday, September 5, 2012 / Notices 

Issued in Washington, DC, on August 30, 

2012. 

Lirio Liu, 

Acting Director, Office of Rulemaking. 

Petition for Exemption 

Docket No.: FAA–2012–0606. 

Petitioner: L–3 Communications 

Integrated System, L.P. 

Sections of 14 CFR Affected: 

§§ 25.791(d) and 25.853(g). 

Description of Relief Sought: The 

petitioner requests relief from the 

requirements that lavatories must have 

‘‘No-Smoking’’ placards located on or 

adjacent to each side of the lavatory 

door and ashtrays outside lavatory doors 

on the Boeing model 747–8 airplanes 

designated for use as VVIP/Government/ 

Head of State. 

[FR Doc. 2012–21835 Filed 9–4–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Summary Notice No. PE–2012–34] 

Petition for Exemption; Summary of 

Petition Received 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of petition for exemption 

received. 

SUMMARY: This notice contains a 

summary of a petition seeking relief 

from specified requirements of 14 CFR. 

The purpose of this notice is to improve 

the public’s awareness of, and 

participation in, this aspect of FAA’s 

regulatory activities. Neither publication 

of this notice nor the inclusion or 

omission of information in the summary 

is intended to affect the legal status of 

the petition or its final disposition. 

DATES: Comments on this petition must 

identify the petition docket number and 

must be received on or before 

September 25, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments 

identified by Docket Number FAA– 

2012–0302 using any of the following 

methods: 

• Government-wide rulemaking web 

site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov 

and follow the instructions for sending 

your comments electronically. 

• Mail: Send comments to the Docket 

Management Facility; U.S. Department 

of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., West Building Ground 

Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC 

20590. 

• Fax: Fax comments to the Docket 

Management Facility at 202–493–2251. 

• Hand Delivery: Bring comments to 

the Docket Management Facility in 

Room W12–140 of the West Building 

Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 

a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

Privacy: We will post all comments 

we receive, without change, to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information you provide. 

Using the search function of our docket 

web site, anyone can find and read the 

comments received into any of our 

dockets, including the name of the 

individual sending the comment (or 

signing the comment for an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). You may 

review DOT’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement in the Federal Register 

published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 

19477–78). 

Docket: To read background 

documents or comments received, go to 

http://www.regulations.gov at any time 

or to the Docket Management Facility in 

Room W12–140 of the West Building 

Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey 

Avenue SE., Washington, DC, between 9 

a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mark Forseth, ANM–113, (425) 227– 

2796, Federal Aviation Administration, 

1601 Lind Avenue SW., Renton, WA 

98057–3356, or Frances Shaver, (202) 

267–4059, Office of Rulemaking (ARM– 

200), Federal Aviation Administration, 

800 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20591. 

This notice is published pursuant to 

14 CFR 11.85. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on August 30, 

2012. 

Lirio Liu, 

Acting Director, Office of Rulemaking. 

Petition for Exemption 

Docket No.: FAA–2012–0302 

Petitioner: Embraer S.A. 

Section of 14 CFR Affected: 

§ 25.809(a) 

Description of Relief Sought: The 

petitioner requests partial relief from 

requirements relating to the outsideviewing means on Type III overwing 

exits on the Embraer Model EMB–550 

airplanes. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Intent To Rule on Request To Release 

Airport Property at the El Paso 

International Airport, El Paso, TX 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of request to release 

airport property. 

SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to rule and 

invite public comment on the release of 

land at the El Paso International Airport. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before October 5, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Comments on this 

application may be mailed or delivered 

to the FAA at the following address: Mr. 

Mike Nicely, Manager, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Southwest Region, 

Airports Division, Texas Airports 

Development Office, ASW–650, Fort 

Worth, Texas 76137–0650. 

In addition, one copy of any 

comments submitted to the FAA must 

mailed or delivered to the FAA at the 

following: Ms. Monica Lombran ̃ a, 

Director of Aviation, El Paso 

International Airport, 6701 Convair Rd., 

EI Paso, Texas 79925–1091. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Guillermo Y. Villalobos, Program 

Manager, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Texas Airports 

Development Office, ASW–650, 2601 

Meacham Boulevard, Fort Worth, Texas 

76137, Telephone: (817) 222–5657, 

Email: Guillermo.Villalobos@faa.gov, 

Fax: (817) 222–5989. 

The request to release property may 

be reviewed in person at this same 

location. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA 

invites public comment on the request 

to release property at El Paso 

International Airport under the 

provisions of Title 49, U.S.C. Section 

47107(h). 

The following is a brief overview of 

the request: 

The El Paso International Airport 

request the release of 3.881 acres of 

airport property. The release of property 

will allow for continued use of the 

property as a pool and park. The sale is 

estimated to provide $155,000.00. 

Any person may inspect the request 

in person at the FAA office listed above 

under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

In addition, any person may, upon 

request, inspect the application, notice 

and other documents relevant to the 

application in person at: The El Paso 

International Airport, Telephone: (915) 

780–4793. 


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Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 172 / Wednesday, September 5, 2012 / Notices 54651 

1FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012, 

H.R. 658. 

2 47 CFR 22.925. 

3FAA Advisory Circular 91.21–1B, Use of 

Portable Electronic Devices Aboard Aircraft, August 

25, 2006. 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas on August 21, 

2012. 

Kelvin L. Solco, 

Airports Division. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Study on the Use of Cell Phones On 

Board Aircraft 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of availability and 

request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The FAA Modernization and 

Reform Act of 2012 (Pub. L. 112–95) 

directed the Administrator of the FAA 

to conduct a study on the impact of the 

use of cell phones for voice 

communications in an aircraft during a 

flight in scheduled air transportation. A 

draft report on this study is currently 

available for review and public 

comment at http://www.faa.gov/aircraft/ 

draft_docs/. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before November 5, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments identified 

as Cell Phone Study Comments using 

any of the following methods: 

• E-Mail: Send comments to 

CELLPHONEcomment@faa.gov. 

• Mail: Send comments to Avionics 

Maintenance Branch, AFS–360, Flight 

Standards Service, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591. 

• Fax: Fax comments to (202) 385– 

6474. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

questions concerning this action, 

contact David B. Walen, Chief Scientific 

and Technical Advisor for Aircraft 

Electromagnetic Compatibility, Aviation 

Safety, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 1601 Lind Avenue SW., 

Renton, Washington 98057; telephone 

(425) 917–6586; facsimile (425) 917– 

6590; email dave.walen@faa.gov. 

Background 

The FAA Modernization and Reform 

Act of 2012 1 directed the Federal 

Aviation Administration (FAA) to 

conduct a study on the impact of the use 

of cell phones for voice communications 

in scheduled passenger air 

transportation and provide a 60-day 

opportunity for public comment. The 

Act also requires the FAA to report to 

Congress on the results of the study by 

Nov 10, 2012. Air carriers do not allow 

the use of cell phones on their airplanes 

in flight in US airspace, because Federal 

Communications Commission 

regulations prohibit the use of certain 

classes of cell phones while airborne.2

FAA guidance 3 supports this airborne 

restriction because of the potential for 

cell phone interference to aircraft 

systems and equipment. 

The FAA Modernization and Reform 

Act of 2012 section 410 directed the 

FAA to conduct a study on the impact 

of the use of cell phones for voice 

communications in scheduled passenger 

air transportation. The study included— 

(1) A review of foreign government 

and air carrier policies on the use of cell 

phones during flight; 

(2) A review of the extent to which 

passengers use cell phones for voice 

communications during flight; and 

(3) A summary of any impacts of cell 

phone use during flight on safety, the 

quality of the flight experience of 

passengers, and flight attendants. 

FAA requested information on these 

subjects from the national aviation 

authorities that have approved the 

installation of on-board cell phone base 

stations, and allowed the use of cell 

phones in flight on aircraft equipped 

with these base stations. The responses 

from these national aviation authorities 

were documented in the FAA report to 

address the requirements of FAA 

Modernization and Reform Act section 

410. 

In accordance with the Congressional 

direction, a report on this study is 

available for review and public 

comment at http://www.faa.gov/aircraft/ 

draft_docs/. 

Considerations for Comment 

The FAA Modernization and Reform 

Act section 410 does not direct FAA or 

FCC to change the existing policies and 

regulations that govern the use of cell 

phones in flight. However, this study 

provides factual information on the 

experience of airlines and the national 

aviation authorities that allow the use of 

cell phones in flight. Any future 

rulemaking related to airborne cell 

phone use will consider this study. 

The FAA is interested in obtaining 

comments on the report that documents 

the study on the use of cell phones on 

passenger aircraft. We are soliciting 

comments in the following general 

areas: 

• Information from aircraft operators 

that may not have been provided in the 

responses from the national aviation 

authorities; 

• Flight attendant and pilot 

experience with cell phone use on 

aircraft equipped with on-board cell 

phone base stations; 

• Passenger experience on aircraft 

equipped with on-board cell phone base 

stations. 

Request for Comments 

The FAA invites interested persons to 

submit written comments, data, or 

views. The agency also invites 

comments relating to the economic, 

environmental, energy, or federalism 

impacts that might result from changes 

in our current policy. The most helpful 

comments reference a specific area of 

concern, explain the reason for any 

recommended change, and include 

supporting data. Commenters should 

submit their comment(s) only once, in 

either written or electronic form, to 

ensure there is no duplication. 

The FAA will consider all comments 

it receives on or before the closing date 

for comments. The FAA will consider 

comments filed after the comment 

period has closed if it is possible to do 

so without incurring expense or delay. 

The FAA will summarize the comments 

received in a final revision of the cell 

phone study. 

Proprietary or Confidential Business 

Information: Proprietary or confidential 

business information must be sent or 

delivered directly to the person 

identified in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 

document, and marked as proprietary or 

confidential. If submitting information 

on a disk or CD ROM, mark the outside 

of the disk or CD ROM, and identify 

electronically within the disk or CD 

ROM the specific information that is 

proprietary or confidential. 

Under 14 CFR 11.35(b), the FAA is 

aware of proprietary information filed 

with a comment and does not make it 

publically available. It is held in a 

separate file to which the public does 

not have access. If the FAA receives a 

request to examine or copy this 

information, it treats it as any other 

request under the Freedom of 

Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552). The 

FAA processes such a request under 

Department of Transportation 

procedures found in 49 CFR part 7. 

Issued in Washington, DC on August 30, 

2012. 

Susan J. M. Cabler, 

Asst. Manager, Aircraft Engineering Division, 

Aircraft Certification Service. 

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