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available via the Internet at http:// 

www.fly.faa.gov/ecvrs. 

4. Six (6) reservations would be 

available per hour for unscheduled 

operations at LaGuardia. The ARO 

would assign reservations on a 30- 

minute basis. 

5. The ARO would receive and 

process all reservation requests. 

Reservations would be assigned on a 

‘‘first-come, first-served’’ basis, 

determined as of the time that the ARO 

receives the request. A cancellation of 

any reservation that will not be used as 

assigned would be required. 

6. Filing a request for a reservation 

would not constitute the filing of an 

instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan, 

as separately required by regulation. 

After the reservation is obtained, an IFR 

flight plan could be filed. The IFR flight 

plan would include the reservation 

number in the ‘‘remarks’’ section and 

would be filed in accordance with FAA 

regulations and procedures. 

7. Air Traffic Control would 

accommodate declared emergencies 

without regard to reservations. Nonemergency flights in direct support of 

national security, law enforcement, 

military aircraft operations, or publicuse aircraft operations would be 

accommodated above the reservation 

limits with the prior approval of the 

Vice President, System Operations 

Services, Air Traffic Organization. 

Procedures for obtaining the appropriate 

reservation for such flights would be 

available via the Internet at http:// 

www.fly.faa.gov/ecvrs. 

8. Notwithstanding the limits in 

paragraph 4, if the Air Traffic 

Organization determines that air traffic 

control, weather, and capacity 

conditions are favorable and significant 

delay is not likely, the FAA could 

accommodate additional reservations 

over a specific period. Unused operating 

authorizations could also be temporarily 

made available for unscheduled 

operations. Reservations for additional 

operations would be obtained through 

the ARO. 

9. Reservations could not be bought, 

sold, or leased. 

III. Request for Comments 

The FAA invites all interested 

persons to submit written comments on 

the proposals described in this order by 

filing their written views in Docket 

FAA–2006–25755 on or before October 

16, 2006. The FAA does not intend this 

proposal to address the longer-term 

issues that will be considered in the 

related proposed rulemaking. Therefore, 

any submissions to the current docket 

should focus on the issues specified in 

this proposed order. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on September 7, 

2006. 

Nan Shellabarger for Nancy LoBue, 

Deputy Assistant Administrator for Aviation 

Policy, Planning, and Environment. 

[FR Doc. E6–15221 Filed 9–13–06; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Noise Exposure Map Notice; Fort 

Worth Alliance Airport, Fort Worth, TX 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice 

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) announces its 

determination that the noise exposure 

maps submitted by the city of Fort 

Worth, Texas for Fort Worth Alliance 

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. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of the 

FAA’s determination on the noise 

exposure maps is September 7, 2006. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Paul Blackford, Federal Aviation 

Administration, 2601 Meacham Blvd., 

Fort Worth, Texas 76137–0650, (817) 

222–5607. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice announces that the FAA finds 

that the noise exposure maps submitted 

for Fort worth Alliance Airport are in 

compliance with applicable 

requirements of Part 150, effective 

September 7, 2006. 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 noncompatible 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 

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 the city of Fort Worth. The 

documentation that constitutes the 

‘‘noise exposure maps’’ as defined in 

section 150.7 of Part 150 includes: 

Exhibits 4.1–4.5, Exhibits 5.1–5.5, Table 

4.2, and Table 5.1. The FAA has 

determined that these noise exposure 

maps and accompanying documentation 

are in compliance with applicable 

requirements. This determination is 

effective on September 7, 2006. 

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: 

Federal Aviation Administration, 2601 


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Meacham Boulevard, Fort Worth, Texas; 

Mr. Mike Feeley, Aviation Director, City 

of Fort Worth, Aviation Department, 

4201 N. Main St., Suite 200, Fort Worth, 

Texas. Questions may be directed to the 

individual named above under the 

heading FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

Issued in Fort Worth, Texas, September 7, 

2006. 

Kelvin L. Solco, 

Manager, Airports Division. 

[FR Doc. 06–7660 Filed 9–13–06; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

RTCA Special Committee 147: 

Minimum Operational Performance 

Standards for Traffic Alert and 

Collision Avoidance Systems Airborne 

Equipment 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of RTCA Special 

Committee 147 meeting. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice 

to advise the public of a meeting of 

RTCA Special Committee 147: 

Minimum Operational Performance 

Standards for Traffic Alert and Collision 

Avoidance Systems Airborne 

Equipment. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

October 5, 2006 starting at 9 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

RTCA, Inc., 1828 L St., NW., Suite 805, 

Washington, DC 20036. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

RTCA Secretariat, 1828 L Street, NW., 

Suite 805, Washington, DC 20036; 

telephone (202) 833–9339; fax (202) 

833–9434; Web site http://www.rtca.org. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (P.L. 92–463, 5 

U.S.C., Appendix 2), notice is hereby 

given for a Special Committee 147 

meeting. The agenda will include: 

• October 5: 

• Opening Session (Welcome and 

Introductory Remarks, Review/Approve 

meeting agenda for 63rd meeting, 

Review/Approve Summary of Previous 

Meeting). 

• FAA TCAS II Program Office 

activities and charter. 

• SC–147 Activity Reports. 

• Surveillance Working Group: 

Review and resolution of Final Review 

and Comment (FRAC) comments, 

Hybrid Surveillance MOPS. 

• Pending Plenary approval, forward 

comments to RTCA PMC for final 

consideration. 

• Operations Working Group. 

• Discussion and status of draft 

‘‘TCAS Safety Bulletin’’ and draft letter 

to Flight Operations Departments. 

• Discussion of proposed ‘‘Level of 

RA’’. 

• Requirements Working Group 

(RWG). 

• Roadmap for potential FAA TCAS 

V7.1 rulemaking. 

• Workplan for DO–185B 

development. 

• Closing Session (Other Business, 

Future Actions/Activities, Date and 

Place of Next Meeting, Adjourn). 

Attendance is open to the interested 

public but limited to space availability. 

With the approval of the chairmen, 

members of the public may present oral 

statements at the meeting. Persons 

wishing to present statements or obtain 

information should contact the person 

listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section. Members of the public 

may present a written statement to the 

committee at any time. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on September 6, 

2006. 

Francisco Estrada C., 

RTCA Advisory Committee. 

[FR Doc. 06–7634 Filed 9–13–06; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

[Docket No. FMCSA–2006–25594] 

Parts and Accessories Necessary for 

Safe Operation; Application for an 

Exemption From Kershaw Fruit & Cold 

Storage Co., Inc. and Kershaw 

Sunnyside Ranches, Inc. 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of application for 

exemption; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA requests public 

comment on an application for an 

exemption received from Kershaw Fruit 

& Cold Storage Co., Inc. and Kershaw 

Sunnyside Ranches, Inc. regarding the 

transportation of wooden fruit bins from 

fields to cold storage and packing 

facilities. These companies seek the 

exemption because they believe 

compliance with the general cargo 

securement requirements prevents them 

from using more efficient and effective 

cargo securement methods. Kershaw 

Fruit & Cold Storage Co., Inc. and 

Kershaw Sunnyside Ranches, Inc. 

believe the alternative cargo securement 

method that they have historically used 

would maintain a level of safety that is 

equivalent to the level of safety 

achieved without the exemption. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before October 16, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

[identified by DOT DMS Docket No. 

FMCSA–2006–25594] by any of the 

following methods: 

• Web site: http://dms.dot.gov. 

Follow the instructions for submitting 

comments on the DOT electronic docket 

site. 

• Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 

Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building, 

Room PL–401, Washington, DC 20590–

0001. 

• Hand Delivery: Room PL–401 on 

the Plaza Level of the Nassif Building, 

400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, 

DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include the Agency name and docket 

number for this notice. Note that all 

comments received will be posted 

without change (including any personal 

information provided) to http:// 

dms.dot.gov. See the Privacy Act 

heading for further information. 

Docket: For access to the docket and 

to read background documents or 

comments received, go to http:// 

dms.dot.gov at any time or Room PL–

401 on the Plaza Level of the Nassif 

Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW., 

Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. DMS is available 24 

hours each day, 365 days each year. If 

you want to be notified that we received 

your comments, please include a selfaddressed, stamped envelope or 

postcard or print the acknowledgement 

page that appears after submitting 

comments online. 

Privacy Act: Anyone may search the 

electronic form of all comments 

received into any of DOT’s dockets by 

the name of the individual submitting 

the comment (or of the person signing 

the comment, if submitted on behalf of 

an association, business, labor Federal 

Register published on April 11, 2000 

(65 FR 19477). This statement is also 

available at http://dms.dot.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Luke W. Loy, Federal Motor Carrier 

Safety Administration, Office of Bus and 

Truck Standards and Operations, 


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