19356 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 61 / Friday, March 29, 2013 / Notices 

1Operating Limitations at John F. Kennedy 

International Airport, 73 FR 3510 (Jan. 18, 2008) as 

amended 76 FR 18620 (Apr. 4, 2011); Operating 

Limitations at Newark Liberty International Airport, 

73 FR 29550 (May 21, 2008) as amended 76 FR 

18618 (Apr. 4, 2011). 

constitute approval of the applicant’s 

data, information or plans, or constitute 

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. 

The FAA has formally received the 

noise compatibility program for Tucson 

International Airport, also effective on 

March 20, 2013. Preliminary review of 

the submitted material indicates that it 

conforms to the requirements for the 

submittal of noise compatibility 

programs, but that further review will be 

necessary prior to approval or 

disapproval of the program. The formal 

review period, limited by law to a 

maximum of 180 days, will be 

completed on or before September 16, 

2013. 

The FAA’s detailed evaluation will be 

conducted under the provisions of 14 

CFR part 150, section 150.33. The 

primary considerations in the 

evaluation process are whether the 

proposed measures may reduce the level 

of aviation safety, create an undue 

burden on interstate or foreign 

commerce, or be reasonably consistent 

with obtaining the goal of reducing 

existing non-compatible land uses and 

preventing the introduction of 

additional non-compatible land uses. 

Interested persons are invited to 

comment on the proposed program with 

specific reference to these factors. All 

comments, other than those properly 

addressed to local land use authorities, 

will be considered by the FAA to the 

extent practicable. Copies of the noise 

exposure maps, the FAA’s evaluation of 

the maps, and the proposed noise 

compatibility program are available for 

examination at the following locations: 

Federal Aviation Administration, 

Western-Pacific Region Office, 

Airports Division, Room 3012, 15000 

Aviation Boulevard, Lawndale, 

California 90261. 

Federal Aviation Administration, Los 

Angeles Airports District Office, 

Room 3000, 15000 Aviation 

Boulevard, Lawndale, CA 90261. 

Tucson International Airport, 7005 

South Plumer Avenue, Tucson, AZ 

85756. 

Questions may be directed to the 

individual named above under the 

heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

Issued in Lawndale, California, on March 

20, 2013. 

Mia Paredes Ratcliff, 

Acting Manager, Airports Division, AWP–600, 

Western-Pacific Region. 

[FR Doc. 2013–07381 Filed 3–28–13; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Notice of Schedule Information 

Submission Deadline for O’Hare 

International Airport, San Francisco 

International Airport, John F. Kennedy 

International Airport, and Newark 

Liberty International Airport for the 

Winter 2013–2014 Scheduling Season 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of 

Transportation. 

ACTION: Notice of submission deadline. 

SUMMARY: Under this notice, the FAA 

announces the submission deadline of 

May 16, 2013, for Winter 2013–2014 

flight schedules at Chicago’s O’Hare 

International Airport (ORD), San 

Francisco International Airport (SFO), 

New York’s John F. Kennedy 

International Airport (JFK), and Newark 

Liberty International Airport (EWR) in 

accordance with the International Air 

Transport Association (IATA) 

Worldwide Slot Guidelines. The 

deadline coincides with the schedule 

submission deadline for the IATA Slot 

Conference for the Winter 2013–2014 

scheduling season. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA 

has designated ORD as an IATA Level 

2 airport, SFO as a Level 2 airport, JFK 

as a Level 3 airport, and EWR as a Level 

3 airport. Scheduled operations at JFK 

and EWR are currently limited by FAA 

Orders until a final Congestion 

Management Rule for LaGuardia 

Airport, John F. Kennedy International 

Airport, and Newark Liberty 

International Airport (RIN 2120–AJ89) 

becomes effective but not later than 

October 26, 2013.1 However, the FAA 

intends to extend those Orders prior to 

the start of the Winter 2013–2014 

scheduling season. 

The FAA is primarily concerned 

about planned passenger and cargo 

operations during peak hours, but 

carriers may submit schedule plans for 

the entire day. At ORD, the peak hours 

are 0700 to 2100 Central Time (1300 to 

0300 UTC), at SFO from 0600 to 2300 

Pacific Time (1400 to 0700 UTC), and at 

EWR and JFK from 0600 to 2300 Eastern 

Time (1100 to 0400 UTC). Carriers 

should submit schedule information in 

sufficient detail including, at minimum, 

the operating carrier, flight number, 

scheduled time of arrival or departure, 

frequency, and effective dates. IATA 

standard schedule information format 

and data elements (Standard Schedules 

Information Manual or SSIM) may be 

used. 

The U.S. winter scheduling season for 

these airports is from October 27, 2013, 

through March 29, 2014, in recognition 

of the IATA northern winter period. The 

FAA understands there may be 

differences in schedule times due to 

different U.S. daylight saving time 

dates, and the FAA will accommodate 

these differences to the extent possible. 

DATES: Schedules must be submitted no 

later than May 16, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Schedules may be 

submitted by mail to the Slot 

Administration Office, AGC–200, Office 

of the Chief Counsel, 800 Independence 

Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20591; by 

facsimile to: 202–267–7277; or by email 

to: 7-AWA-slotadmin@faa.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert Hawks, Office of the Chief 

Counsel, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20591; 

telephone number: 202–267–7143; fax 

number: 202–267–7971; email: 

rob.hawks@faa.gov. 

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Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 61 / Friday, March 29, 2013 / Notices 19357 

Issued in Washington, DC, on March 25, 

2013. 

Mark W. Bury, 

Acting Assistant Chief Counsel for 

International Law, Legislation, and 

Regulations. 

[FR Doc. 2013–07400 Filed 3–28–13; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Transit Administration 

Allocation of Public Transportation 

Emergency Relief Funds in Response 

to Hurricane Sandy 

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration 

(FTA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of allocation of 

Emergency Relief funds. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Transit 

Administration (FTA) announces the 

allocation of $2,000,000,000 under the 

Public Transportation Emergency Relief 

Program (Emergency Relief Program, 

Catalogue of Federal Domestic 

Assistance #20.527) for FTA recipients 

affected by Hurricane Sandy, which 

impacted the northeastern seaboard in 

October 2012 and had a particularly 

devastating impact on transit systems in 

New York and New Jersey. FTA is 

allocating funds as outlined in a Notice 

of Availability of Emergency Relief 

Funds published in the Federal Register 

on February 6, 2013 (78 FR 8691), and 

consistent with the requirements of the 

Disaster Relief Appropriations Act of 

2013 (Appropriations Act, Pub. L. 113– 

2). 

Concurrently with this notice of 

allocations, FTA is publishing in today’s 

Federal Register an interim final rule 

(IFR) for the Emergency Relief Program 

(49 CFR Part 602). This rule outlines 

general program requirements that will 

apply to all funds allocated in this 

notice and to subsequent grant awards 

under this program. The rule takes effect 

immediately. 

FTA’s Emergency Relief Program was 

authorized by Congress in the Moving 

Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century 

Act (MAP–21, Pub. L. 112–141) and 

provides FTA with primary 

responsibility for reimbursing 

emergency response and recovery costs 

after an emergency or major disaster that 

affects public transportation systems. 

The Appropriations Act provides $10.9 

billion for FTA’s Emergency Relief 

Program for recovery, relief and 

resiliency efforts for public 

transportation in areas affected by 

Hurricane Sandy. As a result of the 

Budget Control Act of 2011 (Pub. L. 

112–25), five percent of the $10.9 billion 

made available under the 

Appropriations Act ($545,000,000) is 

subject to the significant spending cuts 

known as sequestration and is 

unavailable for Hurricane Sandy 

disaster relief. 

The Appropriations Act requires that 

not more than $2 billion shall be made 

available no later than March 30, 2013. 

With this notice, FTA is allocating the 

initial $2 billion, excluding funds to be 

used for program implementation and 

oversight, to recipients affected by 

Hurricane Sandy (affected recipients) 

for eligible emergency response and 

recovery costs. 

In the February 6, 2013, Federal 

Register notice, FTA instructed affected 

recipients to submit requests for 

reimbursement of eligible expenses 

incurred in advance of January 29, 2013, 

and for the costs of contract work 

advertised and force account work 

budgeted prior to January 29, 2013. FTA 

announced individual allocations on a 

rolling basis beginning March 6, 2013. 

Table 1 shows a summary of the 

allocations made in this notice. Table 2 

shows the allocation for each affected 

recipient. 

In addition to funds allocated for the 

reimbursement of costs meeting the 

above criteria, FTA is allocating the 

remainder of the initial $2 billion, based 

on the anticipated cost of recovery for 

each affected recipient. These funds are 

available for eligible emergency 

operations, emergency protective 

measures, and emergency and 

permanent repairs to and replacement of 

assets that suffered serious damage as a 

result of the storm. Recipients should 

develop a list of eligible projects, 

consistent with the Emergency Relief 

Program rule, at 49 CFR § 602.17, and 

review the list of projects with the 

applicable FTA Regional Office prior to 

submitting a grant application in FTA’s 

Transportation Electronic Award 

Management (TEAM) system. FTA 

granted affected recipients pre-award 

authority for projects eligible for the 

initial $2 billion allocation in the 

February 6, 2013 Federal Register 

notice. Prior to exercising pre-award 

authority, recipients are encouraged to 

work with the appropriate Regional 

Office to ensure that the applicable 

Federal requirements are followed. All 

allocations, including these pro-rated 

allocations, are included in Table 2. 

Guidance regarding project eligibility 

and determinations regarding 

applicability of certain FTA 

requirements issued in the February 6, 

2013 notice will only apply to costs 

incurred prior to January 29, 2013, and 

to other expenses that meet the 

requirements specified in that notice for 

inclusion under Category One, Two or 

Three. Recipients may request waivers 

of FTA administrative requirements by 

submitting a request to FTA docket 

number FTA–2013–0001, as described 

in the February 6, 2013 Federal Register 

notice, and in the Emergency Relief 

Program rule at 49 CFR § 602.15, 

however, recipients should not proceed 

with a project under the expectation 

that waivers will be provided. 

Additional program requirements, 

considerations and grant application 

procedures specific to these funds are 

included in this notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Contact the appropriate FTA Regional 

Office found at http://www.fta.dot.gov 

for application-specific information and 

other assistance needed in preparing a 

TEAM grant application. For programspecific questions, please contact Adam 

Schildge, Office of Program 

Management, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE., 

Washington, DC 20590, phone: (202) 

366–0778, or email, 

Adam.Schildge@dot.gov. For legal 

questions, contact Bonnie Graves, Office 

of Chief Counsel, same address, phone: 

(202) 366–4011, or email, 

Bonnie.Graves@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents 

I. Considerations for Recipients of Emergency 

Relief Funds 

A. Allocation of Funds 

B. Use of Funds 

C. Pre-award Authority 

D. Application Process 

E. 24 Month Expenditure Requirement 

F. Waiver of Remaining Useful Life 

Requirement 

G. Disposition of Assets 

H. Treatment of Insurance Proceeds 

I. Executive Order 11988, Floodplain 

Management 

II. Award Administration 

A. Grant Application 

B. Payment 

C. Special Conditions for Grant 

Agreements 

D. Reporting Requirements 

E. Oversight and Audits 

I. Considerations for Recipients of 

Emergency Relief Funds 

A. Allocation of Funds 

FTA is allocating the first $2 billion 

to affected recipients in two steps. In the 

first step, FTA prioritized the 

reimbursement of immediate response 

and recovery expenses related to 

Hurricane Sandy. While the list of 

eligible activities is the same for all 

allocations under this notice, in order to 

qualify for reimbursement in this first 

step, costs must have met the 

requirements of one of the following 

three categories: Category One includes 

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