29576 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 102 / Tuesday, May 29, 2007 / Notices 

Dated: May 18, 2007. 

Michael E. Tousley, 

Executive Secretary, Shipping Coordinating 

Committee, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. E7–10255 Filed 5–25–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Approval of Noise Compatibility 

Program, Craig Municipal Airport, 

Jacksonville, FL 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice 

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) announces its 

findings on the Noise Compatibility 

Program submitted by the Jacksonville 

Airport Authority under the provisions 

of 49 U.S.C. (the Aviation Safety and 

Noise Abatement Act, hereinafter 

referred to as ‘‘the Act’’) and 14 CFR 

part 150. These findings are made in 

recognition of the description of Federal 

and nonfederal responsibilities in 

Senate Report No. 96–52 (1980). On 

December 22, 2006, the FAA 

determined that the noise exposure 

maps submitted by the Jacksonville 

Airport Authority under Part 150 were 

in compliance with applicable 

requirements. On May 14, 2007, the 

FAA approved the Craig Municipal 

Airport noise compatibility program. All 

of the recommendations of the program 

were approved. 

DATES: Effective Date: The effective date 

of the FAA’s approval of the Craig 

Municipal Airport Noise Compatibility 

Program is May 14, 2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lindy McDowell, Federal Aviation 

Administration, Orlando Airports 

District Office, 5950 Hazeltine National 

Dr., Suite 400, Orlando, Florida 32822–

5024, phone number: 407–812–6331. 

Documents reflecting this FAA action 

may be reviewed at this same location. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice announces that the FAA has 

given its overall approval to the Noise 

Compatibility Program for Craig 

Municipal Airport, effective May 14, 

2007. 

Under Section 47504 of the Act, an 

airport operator who has previously 

submitted a Noise Exposure Map may 

submit to the FAA a Noise 

Compatibility Program which sets forth 

the measures taken or proposed by the 

airport operator for the reduction of 

existing non-compatible land uses and 

prevention of additional non-compatible 

land uses within the area covered by the 

Noise Exposure Maps. The Act requires 

such programs to be developed in 

consultation with interested and 

affected parties including local 

communities, government agencies, 

airport users, and FAA personnel. 

Each airport noise compatibility 

program developed in accordance with 

Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR) Part 

150 is a local program, not a Federal 

Program. The FAA does not substitute 

its judgment for that of the airport 

operator with respect to which measure 

should be recommended for action. The 

FAA’s approval or disapproval of FAR 

Part 150 program recommendations is 

measured according to the standards 

expressed in FAR part 150 and the Act, 

and is limited to the following 

determinations; 

a. The Noise Compatibility Program 

was developed in accordance with the 

provisions and procedures of FAR Part 

150; 

b. Program measures are reasonably 

consistent with achieving the goals of 

reducing existing non-compatible land 

uses around the airport and preventing 

the introduction of additional noncompatible land uses; 

c. Program measures would not create 

an undue burden on interstate or foreign 

commerce, unjustly discriminate against 

types of classes of aeronautical uses, 

violate the terms of airport grant 

agreements, or intrude into areas 

preempted by the Federal government; 

and 

d. Program measures relating to the 

use of flight procedures can be 

implemented within the period covered 

by the program without derogating 

safety, adversely affecting the efficient 

use and management of the navigable 

airspace and air traffic control systems, 

or adversely affecting other powers and 

responsibilities of the Administrator 

prescribed by law. 

Specific limitations with respect to 

FAA’s approval of an airport Noise 

Compatibility Program are delineated in 

FAR Part 150, Section 150.5. Approval 

is not a determination concerning the 

acceptability of land uses under Federal, 

state, or local law. Approval does not by 

itself constitute an FAA implementing 

action. A request for Federal action or 

approval to implement specific noise 

compatibility measures may be 

required, and an FAA decision on the 

request may require an environmental 

assessment of the proposed action. 

Approval does not constitute a 

commitment by the FAA to financially 

assist in the implementation of the 

program nor a determination that all 

measures covered by the program are 

eligible for grant-in-aid funding from the 

FAA. Where Federal funding is sought, 

requests for project grants must be 

submitted to the FAA Airports District 

Office in Orlando, Florida. 

Jacksonville Airport Authority 

submitted to the FAA on February 14, 

2006, the Noise Exposure Maps, 

descriptions, and other documentation 

produced during the noise compatibility 

planning study conducted from August 

2004, through November 2005. The 

Craig Municipal Airport Noise Exposure 

Maps were determined by FAA to be in 

compliance with applicable 

requirements on December 22, 2006. 

Notice of the determination was 

published in the Federal Register on 

December 22, 2006. 

The Craig Municipal Airport study 

contains a proposed Noise 

Compatibility Program comprised of 

actions designed for phased 

implementation by airport management 

and adjacent jurisdictions from the year 

2006 to the year 2009. It was requested 

that FAA evaluate and approve this 

material as a Noise Compatibility 

Program as described in Section 47504 

of the Act. The FAA began its review of 

the Program on December 22, 2006, and 

was required by a provisions of the Act 

to approve or disapprove the program 

within 180-days (other than the use of 

new or modified flight procedures for 

noise control). Failure to approve or 

disapprove such program within the 

180-day period shall be deemed to be an 

approval of such program. 

The submitted program contained 

nine (9) proposed actions for noise 

mitigation on the airport. The FAA 

completed its review and determined 

that the procedural and substantive 

requirements of the Act and FAR part 

150 have been satisfied. The overall 

program, therefore, was approved by the 

FAA effective May 14, 2007. 

Outright approval was granted for 

eight of the specific program elements. 

Operational measure number five (5) 

was approved in part and does not 

extend to the use of monitoring 

equipment for enforcement of any 

voluntary measure. 

These determinations are set forth in 

detail in a Record of Approval signed by 

the FAA on May 14, 2007. 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 office of the 

Jacksonville Airport Authority. The 

Record of Approval also will be 

available on-line at: http://www.faa.gov/ 

airports_airtraffic/airports/ 

environmental/airport_noise/part_150/ 

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Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 102 / Tuesday, May 29, 2007 / Notices 29577 

Issued in Orlando, Florida on May 22, 

2007. 

W. Dean Stringer, 

Manager, Orlando Airports District Office. 

[FR Doc. 07–2645 Filed 5–25–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Tenth Meeting: RTCA Special 

Committee 203/Minimum Performance 

Standards for Unmanned Aircraft 

Systems and Unmanned Aircraft 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of RTCA Special 

Committee 203, Minimum Performance 

Standards for Unmanned Aircraft 

Systems and Unmanned Aircraft. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is issuing this notice 

to advise the public of a meeting of 

RTCA Special Committee 203, 

Minimum Performance Standards for 

Unmanned Aircraft Systems and 

Unmanned Aircraft. 

DATES: The meeting will be held June 

19–21, 2007 from 9–5 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

RTCA, Inc., 1828 L Street, NW., Suite 

805 Washington, DC 20036. Point of 

Contact: Rudy Ruana; Telephone: 202–

833–9339; e-mail: rruana@rtca.org 

Note: Dress is Business Casual. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: (1) 

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 (Pub. L. 92–

463, 5 U.S.C., Appendix 2), notice is 

hereby given for a Special Committee 

203 meeting. The agenda will include: 

• June 19: 

• Opening Plenary Session (Welcome 

and Introductory Remarks, 

Approval of Ninth Plenary 

Summary). 

• Review SC–203 Progress Since 

• Presentations to the Plenary. 

• Workgroup 1: Work Plan; boundary 

Setting; Human Factors Key 

Consideration. 

• Workgroup 2: UAS Contro and 

Communications Link Spectrum 

Consideration: UAS Control and 

Communications Link Security 

Considerations. 

• Workgroup 3: Sensor Capabilities 

Overview; DSA Safety Metrics. 

• Plenary Adjourns. 

• Workgroups 1,2, and 3 Breakout. 

• June 20. 

• Workgroups 1, 2, and 3 Breakouts. 

• June 21: 

• Workgroups 1, 2, and 3 Breakouts. 

• Plenary Reconvenes. 

• Closing Plenary Session (Action 

Item Review, Other Business, Date, 

Place and Time of Next Plenary, 

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. 

Dated: Issued in Washington, DC, on May 

21, 2007. 

Francisco Estrada C. 

RTCA Advisory Committee. 

[FR Doc. 07–2646 Filed 5–25–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Railroad Administration 

Petition for Waiver of Compliance 

In accordance with Part 211 of Title 

49 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), 

notice is hereby given that the Federal 

Railroad Administration (FRA) received 

a request for a waiver of compliance 

from certain requirements of its safety 

standards. The individual petition is 

described below, including the party 

seeking relief, the regulatory provisions 

involved, the nature of the relief being 

requested, and the petitioner’s 

arguments in favor of relief. 

The Red River Valley & Western 

Railroad 

[Waiver Petition Docket Number FRA–2004–

17993] 

The Red River Valley & Western 

Railroad (RRVW) has petitioned FRA to 

grant a waiver of compliance from the 

Safety Glazing Standards of 49 CFR part 

223, for a change within an existing 

waiver, docket number noted above. 

The request is to allow Locomotive 

Number RRVW 1213 to service new 

business within an extended 25-mile 

radius of Breckenridge, MN. There has 

been no record of vandalism or any 

record of any accident/incident and/or 

injury to any railroad employee prior to 

the issuance of the present glazing 

waiver and up to present time. The track 

speed will remain the same and will not 

exceed 25 miles per hour. Most of the 

area is remote and not heavily 

populated. 

Interested parties are invited to 

participate in these proceedings by 

submitting written views, data, or 

comments. FRA does not anticipate 

scheduling a public hearing in 

connection with these proceedings since 

the facts do not appear to warrant a 

hearing. If any interested party desires 

an opportunity for oral comment, they 

should notify FRA in writing before the 

end of the comment period and specify 

the basis for their request. 

All communications concerning these 

proceedings should identify the 

appropriate docket number (e.g., Waiver 

Petition Docket Number FRA–2004–

17993) and must be submitted to the 

Docket Clerk, DOT Docket Management 

Facility, Room PL–401 (Plaza Level), 

400 7th Street, SW., Washington, DC 

20590. Communications received within 

45 days of the date of this notice will 

be considered by FRA before final 

action is taken. Comments received after 

that date will be considered as far as 

practicable. All written communications 

concerning these proceedings are 

available for examination during regular 

business hours (9 a.m.–5 p.m.) at the 

above facility. All documents in the 

public docket are also available for 

inspection and copying on the Internet 

at the docket facility’s Web site at 

http://dms.dot.gov. 

Anyone is able to search the 

electronic form of all comments 

received into any of our dockets by the 

name of the individual submitting the 

comment (or signing the comment, if 

submitted on behalf of an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). You may 

review DOT’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement in the Federal Register 

published on April 11, 2000 (Volume 

65, Number 70; Pages 19477–78). The 

Statement may also be found at http:// 

dms.dot.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC on May 21, 

2007. 

Grady C. Cothen, Jr., 

Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety 

Standards and Program Development. 

[FR Doc. E7–10172 Filed 5–25–07; 8:45 am] 

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