Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 13 / Tuesday, January 21, 2014 / Notices 3453 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Notice of Noise Exposure Map; Bradley 

International Airport, Windsor Locks, 

Connecticut 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) announces its 

determination that the noise exposure 

maps for Bradley International Airport, 

Windsor Locks, Connecticut, as 

submitted by the Connecticut Airport 

Authority under the provisions of Title 

I of the Aviation Safety and Noise 

Abatement Act of 1979 (Pub. L. 96–193) 

and 14 CFR Part 150, are in compliance 

with applicable requirements. 

DATES: Effective Date: The effective date 

of the FAA’s determination on the noise 

exposure maps is December 31, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the noise 

exposure maps and of the FAA’s 

evaluation of the maps are available for 

examination at the following locations: 

Connecticut Airport Authority, Bradley 

International Airport, Windsor Locks, 

Connecticut 06096. 

Federal Aviation Administration, New 

England Region, Airports Division, 12 

New England Executive Park, 

Burlington, Massachusetts 01803. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Richard Doucette, Federal Aviation 

Administration, New England Region, 

Airports Division, 12 New England 

Executive Park, Burlington, 

Massachusetts 01803. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice announces that the FAA finds 

that the noise exposure maps submitted 

for Bradley International Airport are in 

compliance with applicable 

requirements of Part 150, effective 

December 31, 2013. 

Under Section 103 of Title I of the 

Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement 

Act of 1979 (hereinafter referred to as 

‘‘the Act’’) (49 U.S.C. 47503), an airport 

operator may submit to the FAA noise 

exposure maps that meet applicable 

regulations and that 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 such noise exposure maps 

that are found by FAA to be in 

compliance with the requirements of 

Part 150 of FAA’s regulations (14 CFR 

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 the 

introduction of additional noncompatible uses. 

The FAA has completed its review of 

the noise exposure map and related 

descriptions submitted by the 

Connecticut Airport Authority. The 

specific maps under consideration were 

Exhibit NEM–1, Existing (2013) Noise 

Exposure Map and Exhibit NEM–2, 

Future (2018) Noise Exposure Map in 

the submission. The FAA has 

determined that these maps for Bradley 

International Airport are in compliance 

with applicable requirements. This 

determination is effective on December 

31, 2013. 

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 

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 (49 

U.S.C. 47506). 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 Part 150, that the statutorily required 

consultation has been accomplished. 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 47501–47510; 14 CFR 

Part 150. 

Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts, 

January 9, 2014. 

Bryon H. Rakoff, 

Acting Manager, New England Region 

Airports Division. 

[FR Doc. 2014–00942 Filed 1–17–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

[Summary Notice No. PE–2014–04] 

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 and 

must be received on or before January 

31, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments 

identified by Docket Number FAA– 

2013–0769 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 


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