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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

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

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463, 5 U.S.C., App.), notice is hereby 

given for a meeting of Special 

Committee 222. The agenda will include 

the following: 

February 01, 2013 

• Greetings & Attendance. 

• Review summary of 11th Plenary 

(November 2012) meeting. 

• Finalize comment resolution for 

new DO-xxx, Minimum Aviation System 

Performance Standard for AMS(R)S 

Data and Voice Communications 

Supporting Required Communications 

Performance (RCP) and required 

surveillance performance (RSP) in 

Procedural Airspace. 

• Status, update and review of SSBspecific material for DO 262A. 

• Other items as appropriate. 

• Review action items from 11th 

Plenary. 

• Schedule 13th Plenary. 

• Adjourn. 

Attendance is open to the interested 

public but limited to space availability. 

With the approval of the chairman, 

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 December 14, 

2012. 

Paige Williams, 

Management Analyst, Business Operations 

Group, NextGen, Management Services, 

Federal Aviation Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2013–02596 Filed 2–5–13; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Noise Exposure Map Notice; Receipt of 

Noise Compatibility Program and 

Request for Review: Tweed New Haven 

Regional Airport, New Haven, CT 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) announces its 

determination that the noise exposure 

map for Tweed New Haven Regional 

Airport, as submitted by the Tweed New 

Haven 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, 

is in compliance with applicable 

requirements. The FAA also announces 

that it is reviewing a proposed noise 

compatibility program that was 

submitted for Tweed New Haven 

Regional Airport under Part 150 in 

conjunction with the noise exposure 

map, and that this program will be 

approved or disapproved on or before 

May 25, 2013. 

DATES: Effective Date: The effective date 

of the FAA’s determination on the noise 

exposure map and of the start of its 

review of the associated noise 

compatibility program is November 26, 

2012. The public comment period ends 

on March 29, 2013. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Richard Doucette, Federal Aviation 

Administration, New England Region, 

Airports Division, ANE–600, 12 New 

England Executive Park, Burlington MA 

01803. 

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 map submitted 

for Tweed New Haven Regional Airport 

is in compliance with applicable 

requirements of Part 150, effective 

November 26, 2012. Further, FAA is 

reviewing a proposed noise 

compatibility program for that airport 

which will be approved or disapproved 

on or before May 25, 2013. This notice 

also announces the availability of this 

program for public review and 

comment. 

Under Section 103 of Title I of the 

Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement 

Act of 1979 (hereinafter referred to as 

‘‘the Act’’), an airport operator may 

submit to the FAA a noise exposure 

map which meets applicable regulations 

and which depicts non compatible land 

uses as of the date of submission of such 

map, a description of projected aircraft 

operations, and the ways in which such 

operations will affect such map. The Act 

requires such map 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 a noise exposure map that is 

found by FAA to be in compliance with 

the requirements of Federal Aviation 

Regulation (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 introduction of 

additional non-compatible uses. 

The Tweed New Haven Airport 

Authority submitted to the FAA, on 

November 26, 2012, a noise exposure 

map, descriptions, and other 

documentation that were produced 

during the Airport Noise Compatibility 

Planning (Part 150) study at Tweed New 

Haven Regional Airport from July 2011 

to November 2012. It was requested that 

the FAA review this material as the 

noise exposure map, as described in 

Section 103 (a)(1) 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 104(b) of the Act. 

The FAA has completed its review of 

the noise exposure maps and related 

descriptions submitted by Tweed New 

Haven Airport Authority. The specific 

maps under consideration were: 

Figure 1: Existing (2012) Baseline Noise 

Exposure Map, page xix. 

Figure 2: Future (2017) Baseline Noise 

Exposure Map, page xx. 

The FAA has determined that the 

maps for Tweed New Haven Regional 

Airport are in compliance with 

applicable requirements. This 

determination is effective on November 

26, 2012. 

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 map 

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 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 

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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 FAR Part 150, that the statutorily 

required consultation has been 

accomplished. 

The FAA has formally received the 

noise compatibility program for Tweed 

New Haven Regional Airport, also 

effective on November 26, 2012. 

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 May 25, 2013. 

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 map, the FAA’s evaluation of 

the map, and the proposed noise 

compatibility program are available for 

examination at the following locations: 

Tweed New Haven Regional Airport, 

New Haven, Connecticut 

Federal Aviation Administration, New 

England Region, Airports Division, 

ANE–600, 16 New England Executive 

Park, Burlington, Massachusetts 

01803 

Questions may be directed to the 

individual named above under the 

heading: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT. 

Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts, on 

November 26, 2012. 

Richard Doucette, 

Manager, Environmental Programs, FAA 

Airports Division, New England Region. 

[FR Doc. 2013–02608 Filed 2–5–13; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Notice of Opportunity for Public 

Comment on Surplus Property Release 

at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport 

in Manchester, NH 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Request for Public Comments. 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of Title 

49, U.S.C. Section 47153(d), notice is 

being given that the FAA is considering 

a request from Manchester-Boston 

Regional Airport in Manchester, NH to 

waive the surplus property 

requirements for approximately 19 acres 

of airport property located at 

Manchester-Boston Regional Airport in 

Manchester, NH. The subject parcels 

have been used for non-aeronautical 

purposes for over 30 years under 

temporary relief of surplus property 

requirements. It has been determined 

through study and master planning that 

the subject parcels will not be needed 

for aeronautical purposes as they are not 

contiguous to the airport proper. Full 

and permanent relief of the surplus 

property requirements on these specific 

parcels will allow the airport and its 

tenants on these parcels to make the 

necessary and aviation-compatible 

improvements to the parcels. All 

revenues through the leasing of the 

parcels will continue to be subject to the 

FAAs revenue-use policy and dedicated 

to the maintenance and operation of the 

Manchester-Boston Regional Airport. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before March 8, 2013. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments on this 

document to Mr. Barry J. Hammer at the 

Federal Aviation Administration, 12 

New England Executive Park, 

Burlington, Massachusetts 01803, 

Telephone 781–238–7625. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Documents are available for review by 

appointment by contacting Mr. David 

Bush, Telephone 603–624–6539 or by 

contacting Mr. Barry J. Hammer, Federal 

Aviation Administration, 16 New 

England Executive Park, Burlington, 

Massachusetts, Telephone 781–238– 

7625. 

Issued in Burlington, Massachusetts on 

January 29, 2013. 

Mary T. Walsh, 

Manager, Airports Division, New England 

Region. 

[FR Doc. 2013–02599 Filed 2–5–13; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

Establishment of the National Freight 

Network 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice defines the 

planned process for the designation of 

the national freight network as required 

by Section 1115 of the Moving Ahead 

for Progress in the 21st Century Act 

(MAP–21). This notice defines the 

process for the initial designation of the 

primary freight network, the designation 

of additional miles critical to future 

efficient movement of goods on the 

primary freight network, and how data 

on the State-designated critical rural 

freight corridors will be collected. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

questions about the program discussed 

herein, contact Ed Strocko, FHWA 

Office of Freight Management and 

Operations, (202) 366–2997, or via email 

at ed.strocko@dot.gov. For legal 

questions, please contact Michael 

Harkins, FHWA Office of the Chief 

Counsel, (202) 366–4928, or via email at 

Michael.Harkins@dot.gov. Business 

hours for the FHWA are from 8:00 a.m. 

to 4:30 p.m., e.t., Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Electronic Access 

You may retrieve a copy of the notice 

through the Federal eRulemaking portal 

at: http://www.regulations.gov. The Web 

site is available 24 hours each day, 

every day of the year. Electronic 

submission and retrieval help and 

guidelines are available under the help 

section of the Web site. 

An electronic copy of this document 

may also be downloaded from Office of 

the Federal Register’s home page at: 

http://www.archives.gov/federal_register 

and the Government Printing Office’s 

Web page at: http://www.gpoaccess.gov. 

Background 

Freight in America travels over an 

extensive multimodal network of 

highways, railroads, waterways, 

pipelines, and airways. Freight moves 

throughout the United States on 985,000 

miles of Federal-aid highways, 141,000 

miles of railroads, 11,000 miles of 

inland waterways, and 1.6 million miles 

of pipelines. There are over 19,000 

airports in the United States, with 

approximately 540 serving commercial 

operations, and over 5,000 coastal, Great 

Lakes, and inland waterway facilities 

moving cargo. 

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