44510 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 162 / Thursday, August 21, 1997 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Noise Exposure Map Notice; Nashville

International Airport, Nashville,

Tennessee

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA) announces its

determination that the noise exposure

maps submitted by the Metropolitan

Nashville Airport Authority for

Nashville International Airport 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.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The effective date of the

FAA’s determination on the noise

exposure maps is August 5, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Charles L. Harris, 2851 Directors Cove,

Suite 3, Memphis, TN 38131–0301,

901–544–3495.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

notice announces that the FAA finds

that the noise exposure maps submitted

for Nashville International Airport are

in compliance with applicable

requirements of Part 150, effective

August 5, 1997.

Under section 103 of the Aviation

Safety and Noise Abatement Act of 1979

(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 Title I of the

Act, may submit a noise compatibility

program for FAA approval which sets

forth the measures the operator has

taken or proposes for the reduction of

existing noncompatible uses and for the

prevention of the introduction of

additional noncompatible uses.

The FAA has completed its review of

the noise exposure maps and related

descriptions submitted by Metropolitan

Nashville Airport Authority. The

specific maps under consideration are

entitled Noise Exposure Map—1996 and

Noise Exposure Map—2001 in the

submission. The airport owner has

verified that the existing and forecast

conditions presented in the 1996 and

2001 noise exposure maps are

considered to be representative of 1997

and 2002 conditions, respectively. The

FAA has determined that these maps for

Nashville International Airport are in

compliance with applicable

requirements. This determination is

effective on August 5, 1997. 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 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.

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 which submitted those

maps, 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 § 150.21 of FAR Part 150, that the

statutorily required consultation has

been accomplished.

Copies of the noise exposure maps

and of the FAA’s evaluation of the maps

are available for examination at the

following locations:

Federal Aviation Administration, 800

Independence Avenue, SW., Room

617, Washington, D.C. 20591

Federal Aviation Administration, 2851

Directors Cove, Suite 3, Memphis, TN

38131–0301

General William G. Moore, President,

One Terminal Drive, Suite 501,

Nashville, TN 37214–4114.

Questions may be directed to the

individual named above under the

heading FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT.

Issued in Memphis, Tennessee, August 5,

1997.

LaVerne F. Reid,

Manager, Memphis Airports District Office.

[FR Doc. 97–22260 Filed 8–20–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Summary Notice No. PE–97–43]

Petitions for Exemption; Summary of

Petitions Received; Dispositions of

Petitions Issued

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of petitions for

exemption received and of dispositions

of prior petitions.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to FAA’s rulemaking

provisions governing the application,

processing, and disposition of petitions

for exemption (14 CFR Part 11), this

notice contains a summary of certain

petitions seeking relief from specified

requirements of the Federal Aviation

Regulations (14 CFR Chapter I),

dispositions of certain petitions

previously received, and corrections.

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 September 10, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on any

petition in triplicate to: Federal

Aviation Administration, Office of the

Chief Counsel, Attn: Rule Docket (AGC–

200), Petition Docket No. llll, 800

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, D.C. 20591.

Comments may also be sent

electronically to the following internet

address: 9–NPRM–CMNTS@faa.dot.gov.

The petition, any comments received,

and a copy of any final disposition are

filed in the assigned regulatory docket
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and are available for examination in the

Rules Docket (AGC–200), Room 915G,

FAA Headquarters Building (FOB 10A),

800 Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, D.C. 20591; telephone

(202) 267–3132.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Heather Thorson (202) 267–7470 or

Angela Anderson (202) 267–9681 Office

of Rulemaking (ARM–1), Federal

Aviation Administration, 800

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20591.

This notice is published pursuant to

paragraphs (c), (e), and (g) of § 11.27 of

Part 11 of the Federal Aviation

Regulations (14 CFR part 11).

Issued in Washington, D.C., on August 14,

1997.

Donald P. Byrne,

Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.

Petitions for Exemption

Docket No.: 28946.

Petitioner: Construcciones

Aeronauticas, S.A.

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR

25.571(e)(1).

Description of Relief Sought: to permit

exemption, for the CASA C–295

airplane, from the bird strike provisions

of § 25.257(e)(1) to allow compliance

with the requirement using bird impact

velocity of Vc at sea level or 0.85Vc at

8,000 feet, whichever is more critical.

Docket No.: 28963.

Petitioner: Wiggins Airways, Inc.

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR

43.3.

Description of Relief Sought: In the

event of an ignition box failure, permit

appropriately trained certificated pilots

employed by Wiggins to change the

electrical leads from the ignition box to

the spare ignition box on Wiggins’

Cessna C208B caravan aircraft used in

operations conducted under 14 CFR part

135.

Docket No.: 28954.

Petitioner: Heart of Georgia Technical

Institute.

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR

65.17(a), 65.19(b), 65.75 (a) and (b),

183.11(b).

Description of Relief Sought: To allow

HGTI to: (1) Administer the Federal

Aviation Administration (FAA) oral and

practical mechanic tests to students at

times and places identified in HGTI’s

FAA-approved Aviation Maintenance

Technology Policies, Procedures, and

Curriculum Handbook; (2) conduct oral

and practical mechanics tests as an

integral part of the education process

rather than conducting the tests after

students successfully complete the

mechanics written tests; (3) allow

applicants to apply for retesting within

30 days after failure without presenting

a signed statement certifying additional

instruction in the failed area; and (4)

administer the aviation mechanic

written test to students immediately

after they successfully complete the

general curriculum but before they meet

the experience requirements of § 65.77.

Dispositions of Petitions

Docket No.: 27998.

Petitioner: Petroleum Helicopters, Inc.

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR

43.3.(g).

Description of Relief Sought/

Disposition: To permit appropriately

trained pilots employed by PHI to

remove and reinstall the copilot’s

‘‘quick release’’ cyclic and collective

controls (copilot’s controls) and the tail

rotor pedal shield (shield panel) on Bell

Model 230 helicopters owned and

operated by PHI.

Denial, 7/30/97, Exemption No. 6663.

Docket No.: 28638.

Petitioner: U.S. Department of Justice,

Immigration and Naturalization Service.

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR

91.111(b), 91.159(a), and 91.209(a).

Description of Relief Sought/

Disposition: To permit INS to conduct

in-flight identification, surveillance, and

pursuit operations consistent with the

assigned mission of INS.

Grant, 8/6/97, Exemption No. 1533D.

Docket No.: 26326.

Petitioner: T.B.M., Inc., and Butler

Aircraft Co.

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR

91.611.

Description of Relief Sought/

Disposition: To permit T.B.M. and

Butler to conduct ferry flights with one

engine inoperative on its Lockheed C–

130A aircraft without obtaining a

special flight permit for each flight.

Grant, 8/6/97, Exemption No. 6667.

[FR Doc. 97–22104 Filed 8–20–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

[Summary Notice No. PE–97–44]

Petitions for Exemption; Summary of

Petitions Received; Dispositions of

Petitions Issued

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of petitions for

exemption received and of dispositions

of prior petitions.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to FAA’s rulemaking

provisions governing the application,

processing, and disposition of petitions

for exemption (14 CFR part 11), this

notice contains a summary of certain

petitions seeking relief from specified

requirements of the Federal Aviation

Regulations (14 CFR Chapter I),

dispositions of certain petitions

previously received, and corrections.

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 September 2, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Send comments on any

petition in triplicate to: Federal

Aviation Administration, Office of the

Chief Counsel, Attn: Rule Docket (AGC–

200), Petition Docket No. 28998, 800

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, D.C. 20591.

Comments may also be sent

electronically to the following internet

address: 9–NPRM–CMNTS@faa.dot.gov.

The petition, any comments received,

and a copy of any final disposition are

filed in the assigned regulatory docket

and are available for examination in the

Rules Docket (AGC–200), Room 915G,

FAA Headquarters Building (FOB 10A),

800 Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, D.C. 20591; telephone

(202) 267–3132.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Heather Thorson (202) 267–7470 or

Angela Anderson (202) 267–9681 Office

of Rulemaking (ARM–1), Federal

Aviation Administration, 800

Independence Avenue, SW.,

Washington, DC 20591.

This notice is published pursuant to

paragraphs (c), (e), and (g) of § 11.27 of

Part 11 of the Federal Aviation

Regulations (14 CFR Part 11).

Issued in Washington, D.C., on August 14,

1997.

Donald P. Byrne,

Assistant Chief Counsel for Regulations.

Petitions for Exemption

Docket No.: 28998.

Petitioner: Trans Continental Airlines,

Inc.

Sections of the FAR Affected: 14 CFR

21.93(b)(2)(2)(iii).

Description of Relief Sought: To

permit petitioner to continue the

operation of a DC–8–62 aircraft for an

additional 60 days without its Stage III