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Department of Public Works Public 

Information officer to periodically 

distribute VNAP press releases to 

aviation media; Periodically provide 

updated VNAP information for 

distribution by Fixed Base Operators; 

Erect monument signs on airport 

property along El Camino Real and 

Palomar Airport Road to inform drivers 

of the existence and location of the 

airport; Produce signs, stickers, etc., 

using VNAP logo and prominently 

display and utilize as appropriate; 

Conduct biannual VNAP training 

classes and Implement the recently 

adopted ‘‘Fly Friendly Program.’’

FAA disapproved the following Noise 

Abatement measures: When traffic 

volume permits, CRQ ATCT should 

instruct pilots to delay the left turn from 

Runway 24 until aircraft is west of I–5. 

This measure would adversely impact 

the efficiency of navigable airspace at 

CRQ, further deviation from protected 

routes would place IFR aircraft at risk. 

Work with FAA to develop a GPS/ 

RNAV departure procedure to emulate 

the ‘‘Alpha Departure’’ VNAP. This 

measure was disapproved pending 

submission of additional information to 

make an informed decision. The NCP 

did not quantify this measure’s noise 

reduction benefits. 

FAA took no action on the following 

Noise Abatement Measure: Consider 

joining Sound Initiative, A Coalition for 

Quieter Skies. FAA action on this 

measure would conflict with antilobbying restrictions on Federal 

agencies. 

FAA disapproved the following 

Program Management Measures: 

Upgrade GEMS software to ANOMS8 

and upgrade computer hardware as 

necessary to support operations of 

ANOMS8. If eligible for AIP funding, 

hardware should be upgraded at 

existing NMTs and two additional 

NMTs should be installed at CRQ. This 

measure was disapproved for the 

purposes of part 150 with respect to 

Airport Improvement Program funding. 

Section 189 of Public Law 108–176, 

Vision 100-Century of Reauthorization 

Act of 2003 specifically prohibits FAA 

approval of part 150 program measures 

that require AIP funding to mitigate 

aircraft noise outside of DNL (CNEL) 65 

through Fiscally Year 2007; When 

Feasible, CRQ ATCT should encourage 

the use of the VNAP. This measure was 

disapproved because implementation of 

this measure by the ATCT would 

adversely affect air traffic workload and 

efficiency; Conduct the recommended 

workload study. This measure was 

disapproved because it is outside of the 

scope of 14 CFR part 150. 

These determinations are set forth, in 

detail, in the Record of Approval signed 

by the Manager of the Airports Division, 

Western-Pacific Region, on December 5, 

2006. The Record of Approval, as well 

as other evaluation materials and the 

documents comprising the submittal, 

are available for review at the FAA 

office listed above and at the 

administrative offices of the San Diego 

County Public Works Department. The 

Record of Approval will be available online at: http://www.faa.gov/ 

airports_airtraffic/airports/ 

environmental/airport_noise/part_150/ 

states/. 

Issued in Hawthorne, California on 

December 11, 2006. 

Mark A. McClardy, 

Manager, Airports Division, Western-Pacific 

Region, AWP–600. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Noise Exposure Map Notice: Receipt of 

Noise Compatibility Program and 

Request for Review 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) announces its 

determination that the noise exposure 

maps submitted by Saint Louis County 

for Spirit of St. Louis 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. The FAA also announces 

that it is reviewing a proposed noise 

compatibility program that was 

submitted for Spirit of St. Louis Airport 

under Part 150 in conjunction with the 

noise exposure map, and that this 

program will be approved or 

disapproved on or before June 10, 2007 

DATES: The effective date of the FAA’s 

determination on the noise exposure 

maps and of the start of its review of the 

associated noise compatibility program 

is December 12, 2006. The public 

comment period ends February 10, 

2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mark H. Schenkelberg, 901 Locust, 

Kansas City, MO 64106, 816–329–2645. 

Comments on the proposed noise 

compatibility program should also be 

submitted to the above office. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice announces that the FAA finds 

that the noise exposure maps submitted 

for Spirit of St. Louis Airport are in 

compliance with applicable 

requirements of Part 150, effective 

December 12, 2006. Further, FAA is 

reviewing a proposed noise 

compatibility program for that airport 

which will be approved or disapproved 

on or before June 10, 2007. This notice 

also announces the availability of this 

program for public review and 

comment. 

Under 49 U.S.C., section 47503 (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 

proposes to take to reduce existing noncompatible uses and prevent the 

introduction of additional noncompatible uses. 

St. Louis County submitted to the 

FAA on November 6, 2006, noise 

exposure maps, descriptions and other 

documentation that were produced 

during the FAR Part 150 Airport Noise 

Compatibility Study. It was requested 

that the FAA review this material as the 

noise exposure maps, as described in 

section 47503 of the Act, and that the 

noise mitigation measures, to be 

implemented jointly by the airport and 

surrounding communities, be approved 

as a noise compatibility program under 

section 47504 of the Act. 

The FAA has completed its review of 

the noise exposure maps and related 

descriptions submitted by St. Louis 

County. The specific documentation 

determined to constitute the noise 

exposure maps includes: 

1. Existing Noise Exposure Map 

(2001). 

2. Future Noise Exposure Map (2009). 

The FAA has determined that these 

maps for Spirit of St. Louis Airport are 

in compliance with applicable 

requirements. This determination is 

effective on December 12, 2006. FAA’s 


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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 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 responsibilies 

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 Spirit of 

St. Louis Airport, also effective on 

December 12, 2006. 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 June 10, 2007. 

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, 

Central Region Airports Division, 901 

Locust, Kansas City, MO 64106 

Richard E. Hrabko, Director of Aviation, 

Spirit of St. Louis, 18270 Edison 

Avenue, Chesterfield, MO 63005 

Questions may be directed to the 

individual named above under the 

heading, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

Dated: Issued in Kansas City, Missouri, 

December 12, 2006. 

George A. Hendon, 

Manager, Central Region Airports Division. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Summary Notice No. PE–2006–43] 

Petitions for Exemption; Summary of 

Petitions Received 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of petition for exemption 

received. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to FAA’s rulemaking 

provisions governing the application, 

processing, and disposition of petitions 

for exemption, part 11 of Title 14, Code 

of Federal Regulations (14 CFR), this 

notice contains a summary of a certain 

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 any petition or its final 

disposition. 

DATES: Comments on petitions received 

must identify the petition docket 

number involved and must be received 

on or before January 8, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by DOT DMS Docket Number 

FAA–2006–26279–1 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. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to http:// 

dms.dot.gov at any time or to 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Robert Stegeman (816–329–4140), Small 

Airplane Directorate (ACE–111), Federal 

Aviation Administration, 901 Locust, 

Kansas City, MO 64106; or Frances 

Shaver (202–267–9681), Office of 

Rulemaking (ARM–1), Federal Aviation 

Administration, 800 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591. 

This notice is published pursuant to 

14 CFR 11.85 and 11.91. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on December 

11, 2006. 

Pamela Hamilton-Powell, 

Director, Office of Rulemaking. 

Petitions for Exemption 

Docket No.: FAA–2006–26279–1. 

Petitioner: Cessna Aircraft Company. 

Sections of 14 CFR Affected: 14 CFR 

part 23, §§ 23.25, 23.29, 23.235, 23.471, 

23.473, 23.477, 23.479, 23.481, 23.483, 

23.485, 23.493, 23.499, 23.723, 23.725, 

23.726, 23.727, 23.959, 23.1583(c)(1) 

and (2), Appendix C23.1, Appendix 

D23.1 through Amendment 23–55. 

Description of Relief Sought: To allow 

Cessna Aircraft Company to obtain a 

type certificate for the Cessna Model 

525C with parallel rules of Title 14 CFR 

part 25. 

[FR Doc. E6–21454 Filed 12–15–06; 8:45 am] 

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