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certain proceeds from the sale. This is 

conditioned on repayment to the Secretary by 

the private owner of an amount equal to the 

remaining unamortized portion (amortized 

over a 20-year period) of any airport 

improvement grant made to the private 

owner for any purpose other than land 

acquisition on or after October 1, 1996, plus 

an amount equal to the federal share of the 

current fair market value of any land 

acquired with an airport improvement grant 

made to that airport on or after October 1, 

1996. 

(3) Certain revenue derived from or 

generated by mineral extraction, production, 

lease, or other means at a general aviation 

airport (as defined at Section 47102 of title 

49 United States Code), if the FAA 

determines the airport sponsor meets the 

requirements set forth in Sec. 813 of Public 

Law 112–95. 

* * * * * 

29. Airport Layout Plan. 

a. It will keep up to date at all times an 

airport layout plan of the airport showing (1) 

boundaries of the airport and all proposed 

additions thereto, together with the 

boundaries of all offsite areas owned or 

controlled by the sponsor for airport 

purposes and proposed additions thereto; (2) 

the location and nature of all existing and 

proposed airport facilities and structures 

(such as runways, taxiways, aprons, terminal 

buildings, hangars, and roads), including all 

proposed extensions and reductions of 

existing airport facilities; (3) the location of 

all existing and proposed nonaviation areas 

and of all existing improvements thereon; 

and (4) all proposed and existing access 

points used to taxi aircraft across the airport’s 

property boundary. Such airport layout plans 

and each amendment, revision, or 

modification thereof, shall be subject to the 

approval of the Secretary which approval 

shall be evidenced by the signature of a duly 

authorized representative of the Secretary on 

the face of the airport layout plan. The 

sponsor will not make or permit any changes 

or alterations in the airport or any of its 

facilities which are not in conformity with 

the airport layout plan as approved by the 

Secretary and which might, in the opinion of 

the Secretary, adversely affect the safety, 

utility, or efficiency of the airport. 

b. If a change or alteration in the airport 

or the facilities is made which the Secretary 

determines adversely affects the safety, 

utility, or efficiency of any federally owned, 

leased, or funded property on or off the 

airport and which is not in conformity with 

the airport layout plan as approved by the 

Secretary, the owner or operator will, if 

requested, by the Secretary (1) eliminate such 

adverse effect in a manner approved by the 

Secretary; or (2) bear all costs of relocating 

such property (or replacement thereof) to a 

site acceptable to the Secretary and all costs 

of restoring such property (or replacement 

thereof) to the level of safety, utility, 

efficiency, and cost of operation existing 

before the unapproved change in the airport 

or its facilities except in the case of a 

relocation or replacement of an existing 

airport facility due to a change in the 

Secretary’s design standards beyond the 

control of the airport sponsor. 

* * * * * 

31. Disposal of Land. 

a. For land purchased under a grant for 

airport noise compatibility purposes, 

including land serving as a noise buffer, it 

will dispose of the land, when the land is no 

longer needed for such purposes, at fair 

market value, at the earliest practicable time. 

That portion of the proceeds of such 

disposition which is proportionate to the 

United States’ share of acquisition of such 

land will be, at the discretion of the 

Secretary, (1) reinvested in another project at 

the airport, or (2) transferred to another 

eligible airport as prescribed by the 

Secretary. The Secretary shall give preference 

to the following, in descending order, (1) 

reinvestment in an approved noise 

compatibility project, (2) reinvestment in an 

approved project that is eligible for grant 

funding under Section 47117(e) of title 49 

United States Code, (3) reinvestment in an 

approved airport development project that is 

eligible for grant funding under Sections 

47114, 47115, or 47117 of title 49 United 

States Code, (4) transferred to an eligible 

sponsor of another public airport to be 

reinvested in an approved noise 

compatibility project at that airport, and (5) 

paid to the Secretary for deposit in the 

Airport and Airway Trust Fund. If land 

acquired under a grant for noise 

compatibility purposes is leased at fair 

market value and consistent with noise 

buffering purposes, the lease will not be 

considered a disposal of the land. Revenues 

derived from such a lease may be used for 

an approved airport development project that 

would otherwise be eligible for grant funding 

or any permitted use of airport revenue. 

b. For land purchased under a grant for 

airport development purposes (other than 

noise compatibility), it will, when the land 

is no longer needed for airport purposes, 

dispose of such land at fair market value or 

make available to the Secretary an amount 

equal to the United States’ proportionate 

share of the fair market value of the land. 

That portion of the proceeds of such 

disposition which is proportionate to the 

United States’ share of the cost of acquisition 

of such land will, (1) upon application to the 

Secretary, be reinvested or transferred to 

another eligible airport as prescribed by the 

Secretary. The Secretary shall give preference 

to the following, in descending order: (1) 

Reinvestment in an approved noise 

compatibility project, (2) reinvestment in an 

approved project that is eligible for grant 

funding under Section 47117(e) of title 49 

United States Code, (3) reinvestment in an 

approved airport development project that is 

eligible for grant funding under Sections 

47114, 47115, or 47117 of title 49 United 

States Code, (4) transferred to an eligible 

sponsor of another public airport to be 

reinvested in an approved noise 

compatibility project at that airport, and (5) 

paid to the Secretary for deposit in the 

Airport and Airway Trust Fund. 

* * * * * 

Issued in Washington, DC on April 10, 

2012. 

Benito De Leon, 

Director, Office of Airport Planning and 

Programming. 

[FR Doc. 2012–8961 Filed 4–12–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Noise Exposure Map Notice; Lafayette 

Regional Airport, Lafayette, LA 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) announces its 

determination that the noise exposure 

maps submitted by Lafayette Airport 

Commission for Lafayette Regional 

Airport under the provisions of 49 

U.S.C. 47501 et seq. (Aviation Safety 

and Noise Abatement Act) and 14 CFR 

Part 150 are in compliance with 

applicable requirements. 

DATES: Effective Date: The effective date 

of the FAA’s determination on the noise 

exposure maps is April 3, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

DOT/FAA Southwest Region, Tim 

Tandy, Environmental Resources 

Specialist, ASW–640D, 2601 Meacham 

Boulevard, Fort Worth, Texas 76137. 

Telephone (817) 222–5644. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice announces that the FAA finds 

that the noise exposure maps submitted 

for Lafayette Regional Airport are in 

compliance with applicable 

requirements of Part 150, effective April 

3, 2012. Under 49 U.S.C. section 47503 

of the Aviation Safety and Noise 

Abatement Act (hereinafter referred to 

as ‘‘the Act’’), an airport operator may 

submit to the FAA noise exposure maps 

which meet applicable regulations and 

which depict non-compatible land uses 

as of the date of submission of such 

maps, a description of projected aircraft 

operations, and the ways in which such 

operations will affect such maps. The 

Act requires such maps to be developed 

in consultation with interested and 

affected parties in the local community, 

government agencies, and persons using 

the airport. An airport operator who has 

submitted noise exposure maps that are 

found by FAA to be in compliance with 

the requirements of Federal Aviation 

Regulations (FAR) Part 150, 

promulgated pursuant to the Act, may 

submit a noise compatibility program 

for FAA approval which sets forth the 

measures the operator has taken or 


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proposes to take to reduce existing noncompatible uses and prevent the 

introduction of additional noncompatible uses. 

The FAA has completed its review of 

the noise exposure maps and 

accompanying documentation 

submitted by Lafayette Airport 

Commission. The documentation that 

constitutes the ‘‘noise exposure maps’’ 

as defined in section 150.7 of Part 150 

includes: Exhibit 2.1, Existing Land Use 

and Jurisdictional Boundaries; Table 

2.4, Noise-Sensitive Sites and Historic 

Properties; Exhibit 2.2, Noise-Sensitive 

Sites and Historic Properties; Table 3.3, 

Historical Annual Aircraft Operations; 

Table 3.4, Historical Annual Operations 

by Aircraft Category; Table 3.5, Forecast 

of Commercial Operations; Table 3.6, 

Forecast of General Aviation 

Operations; Table 3.7, Forecast of 

Military Operations; Table 3.8, Forecast 

of Aviation Operations; Table 3.9, 

Existing and Forecast Average Daily 

Operations; Table 4.1, INM Aircraft 

Substitutions; Exhibit 4.1, Year 2010— 

Annual and Average Daily Operations; 

Table 4.2, 2010 Fleet Mix at LFT; Table 

4.4, 2010 Day-Night Split by Aircraft 

Category; Table 4.5, 2010 Runway 

Utilization; Exhibit 4.2, Existing and 

Future Condition Flight Tracks, Arrival 

and Departure—Runway 04L/R; Exhibit 

4.3, Existing and Future Condition 

Flight Tracks, Arrival and Departure— 

Runway 11; Exhibit 4.4, Existing and 

Future Condition Flight Tracks, Arrival 

and Departure—Runway 22L/R; Exhibit 

4.5, Existing and Future Condition 

Flight Tracks, Arrival and Departure— 

Runway 29; Exhibit 4.6, Existing and 

Future Condition Touch-and-Go Flight 

Tracks; Exhibit 4.7, Existing (2010) 

Condition Noise Contour Map; Table 

4.6, 2010 Noise Exposure Estimates; 

Table 5.1, 2016 Aircraft Fleet Mix; Table 

5.2, 2016 Day-Night Split by Aircraft 

Category; Exhibit 5.1, Year 2016— 

Annual and Average Daily Operations; 

Table 5.3, 2016 Runway Utilization; 

Exhibit 5.2, Future (2016) Noise Contour 

Map; Table 5.4, 2016 Noise Exposure 

Estimates; Exhibit 5.3, Incompatible 

Land Use; and Exhibit 5.4, Incompatible 

Land Use. 

The FAA has determined that these 

noise exposure maps and accompanying 

documentation are in compliance with 

applicable requirements. This 

determination is effective on April 3, 

2012. 

FAA’s determination on an airport 

operator’s noise exposure maps is 

limited to a finding that the maps were 

developed in accordance with the 

procedures contained in appendix A of 

FAR Part 150. Such determination does 

not constitute approval of the 

applicant’s data, information or plans, 

or a commitment to approve a noise 

compatibility program or to fund the 

implementation of that program. If 

questions arise concerning the precise 

relationship of specific properties to 

noise exposure contours depicted on a 

noise exposure map submitted under 

section 47503 of the Act, it should be 

noted that the FAA is not involved in 

any way in determining the relative 

locations of specific properties with 

regard to the depicted noise contours, or 

in interpreting the noise exposure maps 

to resolve questions concerning, for 

example, which properties should be 

covered by the provisions of section 

47506 of the Act. These functions are 

inseparable from the ultimate land use 

control and planning responsibilities of 

local government. These local 

responsibilities are not changed in any 

way under Part 150 or through FAA’s 

review of noise exposure maps. 

Therefore, the responsibility for the 

detailed overlaying of noise exposure 

contours onto the map depicting 

properties on the surface rests 

exclusively with the airport operator 

that submitted those maps, or with 

those public agencies and planning 

agencies with which consultation is 

required under section 47503 of the Act. 

The FAA has relied on the certification 

by the airport operator, under section 

150.21 of FAR Part 150, that the 

statutorily required consultation has 

been accomplished. 

Copies of the full noise exposure map 

documentation and of the FAA’s 

evaluation of the maps are available for 

examination at the following locations: 

Louisiana/New Mexico Airports 

Development Office, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 2601 Meacham 

Boulevard, Fort Worth, Texas; Gregory 

M. Roberts, Director of Aviation, 

Lafayette Regional Airport, 222 Tower 

Drive, Lafayette, LA 70508. Questions 

may be directed to the individual 

named above under the heading FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, April 4, 2012. 

Kelvin L. Solco, 

Manager, Airports Division. 

[FR Doc. 2012–8963 Filed 4–12–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Summary Notice No. PE–2012–12] 

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 

involved and must be received on or 

before May 3, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments 

identified by Docket Number FAA– 

2012–0053 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 


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