### 47882 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 152 / Monday, August 9, 2010 / Notices

Under Section 103 of Title I of the Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act of 1979 (hereinafter referred to as

‘‘the Act’’ ), an airport operator may submit to the FAA noise exposure maps that meet applicable regulations and that 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 such noise exposure maps that are found by FAA to be in compliance with the requirements of Federal Aviation Regulation (FAR) Part 150, promulgated pursuant to Title I of the Act, may submit a noise compatibility program for FAA approval that sets forth the measures the operator has taken, or proposes, for theintroduction of additional noncompatible uses.

The FAA has completed its review of the noise exposure map and related descriptions submitted by the Rhode Island Airport Corporation. The specific maps under consideration were Figure 1 Existing Condition (2010) Noise Exposure Map, Figure 2 Forecast Condition (2020 EIS No-action) Noise Exposure Map, and Figure 3 Forecast Conditions (2020 EIS Preferred Alternative) Noise Exposure Map in the submission. The FAA has determined that these maps for T.F.Green Airport are in compliance with applicable requirements. This determination is effective on July 27, 2010.

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 103 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 107 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 a noise exposure map. 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 the map or with those public agencies and planning agencies with which consultation is required under section 103 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 noise exposure maps and of the FAA’s evaluation of the maps are available for examination at the following locations: Rhode Island Airport Corporation T.F.Green Airport, 2000 Post Road,

Warwick, RI 02886; Or: Federal Aviation Administration, New

England Region, Airports Division, 12 New England Executive Park, Burlington, Massachusetts 01803. Questions may be directed to the individual named above under the heading: **FOR FURTHER INFORMATION**
**CONTACT**

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Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts, on July 27, 2010. LaVerne Francis Reid, Manager, Airports Division.
[FR Doc. 2010–19611 Filed 8–6–10; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 4910–13–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION**

**Federal Aviation Administration**

**[Summary Notice No. PE–2010–34]**

**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 involved and must be received on or before August 30, 2010.

**ADDRESSES :**  You may send comments identified by Docket Number FAA– 2010–0184 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 :**  Laverne Brunache (202) 267–3133 or Tyneka Thomas (202) 267–7626, Office of Rulemaking, 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 3,
2010. Pamela Hamilton-Powell, Director, Office of Rulemaking. Petition for Exemption

Docket No.: FAA–2010–0184. Petitioner: FlightSafety International. Section of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 61.57(c).


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Description of Relief Sought

FlightSafety International proposes an exemption that would permit FlightSafety International to provide instrument proficiency checks and endorsements in an approved 14 CFR part 142 course using a Level 6 flight training device.

[FR Doc. 2010–19512 Filed 8–6–10; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 4910–13–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION**

**Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration** 

**Elimination of USDOT Number Registrant-Only Classification** 

**AGENCY :**  Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.

**ACTION :**  Notice of procedural changes to the Performance and Registration Information Systems Management Program.

**SUMMARY :**  FMCSA announces elimination of the ‘‘registrant-only ’’ USDOT number as part of the Performance and Registration Information Systems Management (PRISM) program. FMCSA developed the concept of a ‘‘registrant-only ’’ USDOT number to identify registered owners of commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) that are not motor carriers, but lease their CMVs to entities that are motor carriers. FMCSA has concluded that registrant-only USDOT numbers are being used differently from what the Agency intended and thus the practice of issuing registrant-only numbers to entities that are not motor carriers is having an adverse affect on the Agency’s ability to track motor carriers’ safety violations. As a result, FMCSA made the decision to eliminate the PRISM procedure that requires non-motor carrier registrants to obtain USDOT numbers, and will maintain all existing numbers as dormant registrant-only USDOT numbers.

**DATES :**  The effective date of the change is September 1, 2011.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT :**  Tom Lawler, Department of Transportation, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590. (202) 366–3866 (telephone), 202–366– 3375 (fax), tom.lawler@dot.gov (e-mail). Background

PRISM was created by Section 4003 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA), Public Law 102–240 (105 Stat.1914, 2144, Dec. 18, 1991) as a demonstration project. The goal of the demonstration project was to explore the potential benefits of using State commercial vehicle registration sanctions as an incentive to improve motor carrier safety [49 U.S.C. 31106(b)]. In 1998, Congress authorized additional funding through Section 4004 of the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA–21), Public Law 105–178 (112 Stat. 107, 398, June 9, 1998) to implement the PRISM program nationwide.

In 1999, FMCSA created the

‘‘registrant-only ’’ USDOT number classification to identify registered owners of CMVs that are not motor carriers but lease their CMVs to entities that are motor carriers. Because the registrant is not a motor carrier, the registrant-only USDOT number is used to track ownership of CMVs in the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS). A registrant-only USDOT number does not authorize a non-motor carrier to operate in interstate commerce, and it should not have any safety events assigned to it. However, in numerous cases, law enforcement personnel have been presented a registrant-only number during inspections and crash investigations. As a result, data that should be assigned to the record of the motor carrier operating the CMV has been erroneously assigned to the registrant-only DOT number. The Agency conducted an analysis in 2009 and found that over 35,500 (18%) of the more than 200,000 registrant-only records in MCMIS contained crash and inspection activity that should have been recorded on the lessee’s motor carrier record.

Placement of this information on a registrant-only record adversely affects the accuracy of FMCSA’s safety monitoring system. Motor carriers that improperly use registrant-only numbers can evade FMCSA oversight, including compliance reviews and new entrant program audits. In addition, if safety events are not properly attributed to the motor carriers operating CMVs, FMCSA cannot factor those events into the motor carriers’ safety ratings.

Action To Be Taken

On September 1, 2011, FMCSA willeliminate the practice of allowing nonmotor carrier registrants to obtain registrant-only USDOT numbers. Approximately 40 of the State jurisdictions that are PRISM members will be affected by this change. Members will need to modify their forms, instruction manuals, computer systems’ validation and safety edits, renewal application and MCS–150 edits and procedures. FMCSA will be working with members to make the necessary changes. The goal is for members to make these changes by August 31, 2011.

While members are modifying their systems, the FMCSA Division Offices will be researching the events attributed to the registrant-only records and reassigning the events to the proper motor carrier record on MCMIS, or, if appropriate, changing the non-motor carrier to motor carrier status. The registrant-only USDOT numbers will remain on MCMIS as dormant numbers unless a non-motor carrier changes its status to motor carrier. FMCSA’s goal is to have all of the records corrected by December 31, 2011.

Issued on: July 30, 2010. Anne S. Ferro,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2010–19593 Filed 8–6–10; 8:45 am]

**BILLING CODE 4910–EX–P**

**DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION**

**Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration** 

**[Docket No. FMCSA–2010–0187]**

**Qualification of Drivers; Exemption Applications; Vision** 

**AGENCY :**  Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), DOT.

**ACTION :**  Notice of applications for exemptions; request for comments.

**SUMMARY :**  FMCSA announces receipt of applications from 21 individuals for exemption from the vision requirement in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. If granted, the exemptions would enable these individuals to qualify as drivers of commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) in interstate commerce without meeting the Federal vision standard.

**DATES :**  Comments must be received on or before September 8, 2010.

**ADDRESSES :**  You may submit comments bearing the Federal Docket Management System (FDMS) Docket No. FMCSA– 2010–0187 using any of the following methods:

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line instructions for submitting
comments.

• Mail: Docket Management Facility; U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., West Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, Washington, DC 20590–0001.

• Hand Delivery: West Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington,